The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 644: Feeling Sad for Young Master Bo_1

Chapter 644: Chapter 644: Feeling Sad for Young Master Bo_1

As he thought this, Huo Qilin suggested, "I also want to try this restaurant and see if it’s as delicious as you say."

"Don’t worry, it absolutely won’t disappoint you." The smile on Cheng Bingbing’s face became more genuine, containing a hint of anticipation. "I’m sure it’ll be delicious."

Her reaction let Huo Qilin know, he hadn’t made a wrong decision.

Just as he was about to say something, that moment...

Cheng Bingbing suddenly draped her arm around his, her soft and fragrant body leaning against him, stiffening his entire body. His heart was wildly pulsating.

To his surprise, he didn’t feel repulsed by such intimacy. On the contrary, he felt an impulse to pull her into his arms.

Just as he was about to act on this impulse, he heard Cheng Bingbing whispering to him, "Do me a favor, don’t push me away right now, or I’ll be doomed!"

Huo Qilin felt that something about her tone was off.

"What’s wrong?" He asked.

Cheng Bingbing didn’t answer but merely tightened her grip on his arm. Just as he was about to press further, he heard a warm male voice.

"Bingbing, are you here to eat as well?"

Huo Qilin looked towards the source of the voice to see a man in a suit with a potbelly walking towards them, his gaze fixed on Cheng Bingbing.

His brows furrowed in discomfort at the man’s direct gaze.

Before he could react, Cheng Bingbing had already replied, "Yes, I’ve heard that the food here is great. It so happens that my boyfriend came for a visit today, so I brought him along to try it."

Only then did the man glance at Huo Qilin by her side, a scornful look in his eyes.

His gaze then returned to Cheng Bingbing, and he cordially asked, "Since you’re here to eat, why are you waiting outside? Why not go in?"

"As you can see, the restaurant is very busy." Cheng Bingbing answered.

"No problem, I’m good friends with the restaurant owner. I’ll mention it to him, and he can reserve a private room for you permanently. No more waiting in line." The man generously suggested, "Why don’t you dine with me today given the number of people waiting, it might take forever."

"No need!" Cheng Bingbing declined, "I enjoy the experience of queuing with my boyfriend."

Seeing her response, the man’s expression momentarily darkened.

However, it vanished just as quickly.

He graciously said, "In that case, I will not disturb you."

With that, he turned and walked into the restaurant.

Once inside, he instructed his assistant, "Investigate the relationship between Cheng and that man."

Cheng Bingbing was oblivious to the fact that she was being investigated.

Seeing the man leave, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huo Qilin turned to ask her, "Who was that man?"

Bingbing looked annoyed. "That’s Zhou Lu, the investor from the drama crew next door. I once found something he lost and returned it to him. Since then, he’s been begging me to have dinner with him."

After some thought, she added, "But I always decline!"

Thinking of Zhou Lu’s lustful gaze at Cheng Bingbing, Huo Qilin realized his intentions were not pure.

"You did the right thing not agreeing, Zhou Lu clearly has ulterior motives." He agreed.

As he spoke, he radiated a hint of jealousy that he himself was unaware of.

Cheng Bingbing noticed this, but found it implausible considering she knew he was in love with Xia Qingtian, so how could he possibly be jealous of her?

She quickly dismissed her absurd thought.

However, realizing that they were likely to run into Zhou Lu again at the restaurant, Cheng Bingbing changed her mind and suggested they cook something at home instead.

As for the highly-rated restaurant, they could visit another time.

Next time, she would make sure to reserve a table so they don’t have to queue.

Huo Qilin, of course, had no objections to her proposal.

He wasn’t particularly curious about the restaurant. The only reason he had been waiting was to keep Cheng Bingbing company.

Right after she expressed her desire to head home, he took her hand saying, "Let’s go, then."

Subsequently, they quickly departed from there.

...

Three days had passed in a blink of an eye.

During these days, although Xia Qingtian continued to work as usual, she was often lost in thought, thinking about everything that had occurred at the banquet and her plausible speculations.

But no matter how plausible her speculations, they were mere conjecture without any evidence.

Eventually, on the third day, Xia Qingtian received a call from the private detective.

The detective told her over the phone that he had found all the information she needed.

Out of respect for the seriousness of the situation, she didn’t just briefly speak to the detective as usual, but instead arranged to meet him at a coffee shop downstairs of her company.

Once they had agreed on a meeting, Xia Qingtian went downstairs to the coffee shop to wait.

After roughly half an hour, the detective arrived.

The detective took a seat and, without any small talk, gave her a document saying, "Miss Xia, the answers you seek are all in here."

Xia Qingtian grasped the document and immediately opened it.

She quickly skimmed through all the documents. Her previously taut nerves were finally relieved as her conjectures were indeed correct.

Bo Jingyan’s mother had health issues again!

And this time, they were serious!!

The reason Bo Jingyan had stood her up that day was due to his mother’s recurrence of leukemia. Any stressful situation could lead to the cancer cells spreading.

Having already undergone two bone marrow transplant surgeries, her health could not withstand a third procedure.

If the cancer cells were to spread, the only outcome waiting for Bo Jingyan’s mother would be death.

So, Bo Jingyan dared not upset his mother.

His mother dislikes her, so Bo Jingyan can’t let his mother see them together. He would even rather get divorced.

Because Bo Jingyan’s mother indulges and pampers Shi Qian, Bo Jingyan is so wary of her. Despite disliking her, he has to tolerate her presence and cannot confront her!

Realizing the burdens Bo Jingyan had been carrying all this time, Xia Qingtian’s heart ached.

She suddenly very much wanted to see Bo Jingyan and give him a hug.

Since she felt this way, she wasn’t about to deny herself.