The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 698 Ambiguous Marks on the Body_1

Chapter 698: Chapter 698 Ambiguous Marks on the Body_1

Once Xia Qingtian noticed that no one was paying attention to them, she immediately stopped tolerating Shi Qian.

She forcefully slapped Shi Qian’s hand away, and sternly warned her, "If you keep acting like this in front of me, don’t blame me for being rude to you!"

Shi Qian’s hand instantly reddened from the smack.

She didn’t seem to care, as if she couldn’t feel the pain at all, persistently staring at Xia Qingtian, "What’s that on you?"

Xia Qingtian was taken aback, wondering what could possibly be on her.

She unconsciously looked down and found that one of the buttons on her shirt dress had come undone, revealing her sexy collarbone.

That wasn’t the main issue though, what was more noticeable was the teeth mark on her collarbone.

Together with the streaks of red marks on her chest, it created a rather suggestive sight.

These were traces left by Bo Jingyan when, due to an excess of emotion, he had been a bit too passionate upon his return from business a few days ago. Because they were so numerous and deep, even after two days, the suggestive traces were still visible on her body.

Xia Qingtian was somewhat at a loss for words.

Seeing Xia Qingtian silent, Shi Qian’s expression turned more frantic, "Whose traces are those on your body? Could it be Brother Jingyan?"

Other than Bo Jingyan, she could currently not think of anyone else.

Could it be that Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan had started an affair behind her and Bo’s mother’s back?

Realizing this possibility made Shi Qian almost lose her mind, with intense hatred burgeoning within her.

A sense of gravity flashed across Xia Qingtian’s eyes.

She didn’t fear Shi Qian finding out about her reconciliation with Bo Jingyan. She wasn’t afraid of Shi Qian confronting her.

However, she needed to consider Bo’s mother’s illness. Bo’s mother couldn’t endure stimulation and disliked her so much. If she found out that she and Bo Jingyan were back together, Xia Qingtian didn’t know if it would further stimulate her, causing her cancer cells to keep proliferating.

She didn’t want to take that risk, so she was forced to lie, "No!"

But Shi Qian was not going to be fooled so easily!

She continued to stare unblinkingly at Xia Qingtian, interrogating, "If not Brother Jingyan, then who could it be? Don’t think I don’t know. After your divorce with Brother Jingyan, there hasn’t been another man in your life."

Xia Qingtian frowned and felt no need to explain.

But she was afraid that Shi Qian would make inappropriate comments to Bo’s mother after returning home.

Currently, Bo Jingyan had found an extremely skilled traditional doctor for Bo’s mother. But the doctor had not yet arrived, and she was worried that any stimulation would worsen her condition.

Although Bo’s mother didn’t like her, she was Bo Jingyan’s mother.

Before Bo’s father died, he had repeatedly urged her and Bo Jingyan to be more tolerant and take care of Bo’s mother.

Both of them agreed to this.

With this in mind, Xia Qingtian managed to calm herself, and said to Shi Qian, "Who said there aren’t any men around me? Isn’t Huo Qilin a man?"

As she spoke, she inwardly told herself that she was just borrowing Huo Qilin for a bit, and once she dispelled Shi Qian’s suspicions, she would hand him back to Cheng Bingbing.

"Really?" A hint of doubt shimmered in Shi Qian’s eyes.

She was a bit incredulous, and couldn’t believe Xia Qingtian had moved on so easily.

"Of course it’s real!" Xia Qingtian tried her best to project a genuine expression.

Still not reassured, Shi Qian opened her mouth, "I don’t believe it unless you prove it to me!"

Xia Qingtian was incredibly exasperated inside. She really wanted to snap back at Shi Qian, "Who do you think you are for me to prove myself to you? Can’t you see that you are not my match?"

However, for the greater good, she held back.

Suppressing her short temper, she asked, "So, how would you like me to prove it?"

"Get Huo Qilin and make him admit to you being his girlfriend! Admit that you two are together now!" Shi Qian spun her eyes around and quickly came up with a solution.

Xia Qingtian took a deep breath and silently told herself that she wasn’t doing this for Shi Qian, but for Bo’s mother. She was doing it for Bo’s father and his peace of mind.

With that in mind, she finally regained her composure and said calmly, "I can promise you that, but there are too many people here. I don’t know where Huo Qilin is."

"I know!" Shi Qian declared instantly, "I saw him earlier with Cheng Bingbing, they were both in a corner. I can take you there."

Not giving Xia Qingtian the chance to refuse, she stared in one direction and started making her way there.

Previously, she had spotted Huo Qillin and Cheng Bingbing, who were both the center of attention, out of the corner of her eye while searching for Xia Qingtian and remembered them clearly.

Xia Qingtian was at a loss for words.

Why was her luck so bad? She originally thought Shi Qian could easily be fooled, but she didn’t expect Shi Qian to be so persistent. She could only hope that Huo Qilin would know how to improvise and not reveal everything in front of Shi Qian.

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Meanwhile.

Huo Qilin was completely unaware that Xia Qingtian and Shi Qian were coming to find him.

Earlier, he had heard Cheng Bingbing’s stomach rumbling with hunger, and he immediately turned into a diligent worker bee, serving her tea, refilling water, and fetching her favorite food.

Within moments, a pile of food had accumulated in front of Cheng Bingbing.

Even if Cheng Bingbing had two stomachs, she wouldn’t have been able to finish everything.

Yet, Huo Qilin still felt it was insufficient, afraid she might still be hungry, "How is it? Is the food enough? I should go get you some more."

As he spoke, he was ready to get more food.

Cheng Bingbing was in the middle of eating and wanted to stop him when she heard this.

But because she tried to intervene too quickly, she choked and started coughing.

"Cough, cough..."

Seeing Cheng Bingbing in distress, Huo Qilin became frantic.

While patting her back to help her catch her breath, he picked up a cup of orange juice and held it to her lips, encouraging, "Have a sip, it might help."

Drinking the juice Huo Qilin gave, Cheng Bingbing did indeed feel a lot better.

Even though she had stopped coughing, Huo Qilin was still unconvinced, anxiously looking at her, "How are you feeling? Better?"

"I ..." Cheng Bingbing lifted her head, ready to say she was okay. But as she was about to speak, she met his eyes.

She could clearly see the concern and worry in Huo Qilin’s eyes.

It was evident that Huo Qilin really cared about her.

This level of concern seemed to have crossed the boundary of friendship.

All of a sudden, Cheng Bingbing remembered the vague answers Huo Qilin had given during the red carpet interview. His responses made her wonder whether he was referring to Xia Qingtian or to her.

A sudden urge filled her, the urge to confront Huo Qilin and find out the truth.