The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 642 Seeing Through Her_1

Chapter 642: Chapter 642 Seeing Through Her_1

Shi Qian calmed herself down and after a bit of thought, she quickly had a plan.

She did not recklessly confront Bo Jingyan alone. Instead, she decided to look for reinforcements. With that, she swiftly headed back to the banquet hall and found the Bo family matriarch who was surrounded by a few high society ladies.

She dragged the matriarch out and lied angrily, "Mrs. Bo, I saw Xia Qingtian pestering Brother Jingyan again."

The matriarch’s dislike for Xia Qingtian was due to Shi Qian’s instigation.

She was uncertain if the matriarch would continue to disapprove when she found out that the one currently with Bo Jingyan was a strange woman, or if she would be pleased.

After all, it was obvious that Bo Jingyan detested her.

The matriarch had seen everything and had been deliberately introducing other men to her. However, her only desire was to marry into the Bo family and become Mrs. Bo.

For fear of the matriarch not cooperating in sabotaging Xia Qingtian, she had to lie that the person with Bo Jingyan was Xia Qingtian.

Looking into the shrewd eyes of the matriarch at this moment, she felt an even greater sense of guilt.

"Mrs. Bo, I..." she bit her lip, unsure whether she should continue lying.

She had a feeling that her cunning tactics were seen through.

The matriarch truly loved Shi Qian. Seeing her stuttering, what more was there to understand?

She did not probe further and instead changed the topic, "If you can’t find him then let it be. It’s time for me to take my medicine. Could you get me some hot water..."

Shi Qian was now rather anxious.

She had not found Bo Jingyan and the woman mentioned by the waiter, and the pair had now disappeared. She was afraid that another woman would replace Xia Qingtian, whom she had lunged great efforts to drive away.

Nevertheless, it was clear that the matriarch had seen through her, but she was still willing to give her an easy way out.

If she didn’t take this opportunity, she would appear ungrateful.

So far, the matriarch was her biggest support in the Bo family, and she undoubtedly couldn’t afford to lose the matriarch’s support and love. Otherwise, with Bo Jingyan having no reservations, he wouldn’t consider marrying her anymore.

Let alone marry her, not killing her would be a mercy.

With that realization, Shi Qian did not continue to be stubborn and wisely said, "Then Mrs. Bo, please wait here. I’ll be back soon."

"Okay," seeing that Shi Qian understood, the matriarch’s face softened a little.

Shi Qian quickly brought a cup of hot water.

The matriarch’s statement about needing to take medication was indeed a reminder for Shi Qian, but it was true as well.

She took out a pile of medicine from her bag and according to medical advice, she took each kind one by one.

She took about five minutes before she finished.

The medicine she brought out today was just enough for one evening dose.

After taking her medicine, the matriarch said to Shi Qian, "It’s getting late. Let’s go back earlier. Don’t you have a magazine cover shoot tomorrow?"

Shi Qian hesitated for a while before cautiously asking, "Mrs. Bo, what about Brother Jingyan..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, but her intention was clear. She wanted the matriarch to summon Bo Jingyan too, so that he wouldn’t have the chance to be with the mysterious woman.

"I’ll call him later," the matriarch assured and left with Shi Qian.

Soon, only Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan were left here.

Xia Qingtian stood there in a daze, staring at the direction where the matriarch and Shi Qian left, completely indifferent to the fact that Bo Jingyan was still covering her mouth.

Her mind was completely filled with the image of the matriarch taking medicine.

Why did the matriarch have to take so much medicine?

Was she sick? What was the illness?

Xia Qingtian felt as though something flashed through her mind quickly, but sadly, she wasn’t able to grasp it.

Bo Jingyan, on the other hand, maintained his previous posture and did not move.

At this moment, he wished that time could stop so that he and Xia Qingtian could stay together forever without separation.

Until the sound of a phone ringtone awakened the two of them.

Only then did Xia Qingtian realize that everyone had left, and Bo Jingyan was still covering her mouth. She reached out with annoyance, pulled back, and finally created distance between them.

At the same time, her mouth was finally freed.

Bo Jingyan sighed.

He had just wished that time could stop, but he hadn’t expected his wish to be shattered so quickly.

He took out his phone without checking the caller ID and already knew that his mom was calling. She was undoubtfully calling to ask him to follow them home.

Indeed, after picking up the call...

"Bo Jingyan, come out and drive us home," the matriarch ordered on the other end of the phone.

"Okay." Bo Jingyan agreed, having no other choice.

After hanging up the call, he turned towards Xia Qingtian and said, "Qingtian, I have to leave first today. We can talk about everything else later."

After he finished speaking, Bo Jingyan prepared to leave.

However, as he took his first step, he was suddenly halted by someone.

He turned and saw that it was Xia Qingtian who had halted him.

Xia Qingtian didn’t have much strength, so he could easily break free if he wanted to. However, he didn’t want to do so. Instead, he stood still and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"Your mom... I mean... Is Madam Bo sick?" Xia Qingtian tried to address the matriarch as ’mom’, but recalling their divorce and consequent lack of relations, she quickly corrected herself.

Bo Jingyan hadn’t expected her to guess it and his body tensed momentarily.

He did not want Xia Qingtian to know about the matriarch’s illness and lightly said, "Yes, just some minor problems. There’s nothing to worry about."

Xia Qingtian frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

Just as Bo Jingyan wanted to say more, his phone rang again. Realizing that the matriarch was calling again because he hadn’t shown up yet.

Not wanting to arouse suspicion from the matriarch, despite his reluctance, he pushed away Xia Qingtian’s hand ruthlessly.

"I really have to go now!" After saying that, without waiting for Xia Qingtian to respond, he turned around and left quickly.

This time, Xia Qingtian did not stop him.

She just stood there, watching Bo Jingyan’s retreating figure disappear from her sight. Only then did she slowly shift her gaze.

She left the bushes and did not immediately return to the banquet hall. Instead, she found a seat and sat down.

She wanted to calm down and sort out her thoughts.

A cold breeze blew past and Xia Qingtian shivered. However, her thoughts were clearer than ever before. She started piecing together everything that had happened recently.

The chaos in her relationship with Bo Jingyan started from the night that he stood her up.

Until now, she couldn’t understand why Bo Jingyan had failed to show up that night. He seemed particularly reticent about it and he was unwilling to mention it.