The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 807: She Wants to Drive a Wedge

Chapter 807: Chapter 807: She Wants to Drive a Wedge

When Xia Qingtian came back, the dishes she had ordered were already served.

Bo’s mother looked at the table of dishes, seemingly drooling over them, but thinking of her illness, she sadly put down her chopsticks and just watched.

Xia Qingtian gave her a puzzled look, "Why aren’t you eating? Is it not to your taste?"

Bo’s mother swallowed her saliva before saying, "I’m ill, I have to avoid certain foods and can’t eat these dishes."

Xia Qingtian knew about her illness, so she was somewhat suspicious whether Bo’s mother was intentionally trying to get back at her.

Xia Qingtian really didn’t do it on purpose.

She just knew that Bo’s mother’s cancer hadn’t recurred, and everything was Shi Qian’s doing, so she subconsciously treated her as a normal person and didn’t think too much about it.

Now, seeing Bo’s mother clearly longing to eat but painfully resisting because of her sickness, Xia Qingtian felt a bit tender-hearted; after all, Bo’s mother was actually healthy and could eat whatever she wanted.

Now she had to suppress her own desires because of a lie Shi Qian told.

Xia Qingtian placed a piece of diced chicken in Bo’s mother’s bowl and said, "One must enjoy life to the fullest, why worry about so much? Eat first and speak later. If we don’t live happily, then what’s the point of living?"

"Really?" Bo’s mother’s eyes suddenly brightened, as no one had ever said such things to her before.

Xia Qingtian insincerely said, "Really."

Of course, those words were false; nothing in the world was more important than one’s own life. She said that because Bo’s mother was actually not sick at all, and eating wouldn’t have any effect on her.

If Bo’s mother’s cancer had truly recurred, even if Xia Qingtian had misspoken, she wouldn’t have uttered such words.

Bo’s mother was indeed a little greedy. Since her supposed cancer recurrence, she had started eating a bland diet that lacked any taste.

Xia Qingtian’s words just now really struck a chord with her, and it was the first time she realized that her former daughter-in-law was so articulate.

"Alright, I think you make sense," she said, putting on a difficult expression and modestly agreeing.

If she could eat a bit slower, Xia Qingtian might have truly believed that Bo’s mother was eating reluctantly.

Although Bo’s mother ate with great elegance, her pace was not slow at all, and the dishes on the table were quickly finished.

After the meal, she let out an inelegant burp, and her face immediately turned red.

Xia Qingtian went to pay the bill and turned to Bo’s mother, saying, "It’s getting late now; I’ll take you back."

Bo’s mother had just enjoyed a very satisfying dinner, and her mood was much improved. Upon hearing this, she didn’t refuse and said, "Take me back to the hospital."

"Well..." Xia Qingtian was about to say something when suddenly...

"Bo’s mother..." someone interrupted her.

Xia Qingtian looked toward the source of the voice and immediately rolled her eyes upon seeing who it was.

It was Shi Qian again!

She really was like a bad penny.

"How did you get here?" Bo’s mother looked surprised to see Shi Qian.

Shi Qian quickly came to Bo’s mother’s side, looking her up and down, and asked, "Bo’s mother, are you alright? I heard from the doctor that you were missing, and I was almost worried to death."

Seeing her concern, Bo’s mother’s expression softened considerably and she replied comfortingly, "Don’t worry, I’m fine."

"That’s good," Shi Qian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Bo’s mother, your health isn’t well, so you shouldn’t be running around everywhere anymore. Let’s go back to the hospital now."

"Okay," Bo’s mother didn’t object.

She had gone out for a stroll today and encountered so many things, and had even enjoyed a big meal, so her mood was very good, and she was no longer so resistant to the idea of returning to the hospital.

She turned her head to look at Xia Qingtian and said, "Now that Qianqian has come over, I won’t trouble you anymore. I will pay you back the money as soon as possible!"

It was only upon hearing Bo’s mother’s words that Shi Qian noticed Xia Qingtian.

Her eyes widened in shock as she looked at Xia Qingtian. She didn’t understand how Bo’s mother could be together with Xia Qingtian – didn’t she dislike Qingtian very much?

"Xia Qingtian, what are you doing here?" she asked, stunned.

Before Xia Qingtian had the chance to answer, a receptionist from the restaurant came over and said to her, "Miss, here is your receipt and invoice; we forgot to give it to you just now."

As she said this, she handed the items over.

Seeing this, Shi Qian snatched the items from the cashier’s hand and carefully examined them. She discovered that the tea seat charge was for two people.

So Xia Qingtian and Bo’s mother had eaten together?

These two could actually sit down and eat together?

Realizing this made Shi Qian feel very panicked. The biggest obstacle to Bo Jingyan being together with Xia Qingtian was Bo’s mother’s opposition.

Because Bo’s mother was ill and couldn’t be agitated, Bo Jingyan had no choice but to compromise and break up with Qingtian. If this obstacle disappeared, then...

Then all the things she had done, including bribing Bo’s mother’s doctor and faking her cancer recurrence, would all have been in vain, and her plans would fail.

She couldn’t accept such an outcome!

No!

She couldn’t let Xia Qingtian ease the relationship between her and Bo’s mother, she had to find fault!

As Shi Qian thought this, her mind raced, and in a flash of inspiration, she suddenly thought of an excuse to drive a wedge.

She looked at Xia Qingtian with a face full of accusation and scorned, "Xia Qingtian, you actually brought Bo’s mother here to eat, knowing very well how spicy the food here is. Haven’t the doctors told you repeatedly that she can’t have spicy food? What exactly are your intentions?"

"Do you want to harm Bo’s mother until you’re content? Do you still resent her for not liking you, for not agreeing to let you be with Brother Jingyan, so you’re seeking revenge on her?"

Upon hearing these words, Bo’s mother immediately looked at Xia Qingtian, thinking back to the words and actions she had said earlier about persuading her to eat spicy food.

Could what Shi Qian said be true?

With suspicion in her heart, Bo’s mother didn’t immediately believe what Shi Qian said, but instead asked Xia Qingtian, "Is what Qianqian said true?"

Seeing this, Shi Qian felt her heart sink even more.

She could sense that Bo’s mother had changed – if it had been before, Bo’s mother would have unquestionably chosen to believe her without seeking confirmation from Qingtian.

Xia Qingtian shook her head and said, "It’s not!"

Shi Qian wasn’t going to let Xia Qingtian get out of the trap she had set so easily and pressed on aggressively, "If you say it’s not, then explain why you brought Bo’s mother to eat such spicy food when you clearly know her health is poor and she can’t eat such stimulating food?"

Xia Qingtian frowned, suddenly feeling quite troubled.

Bo Jingyan was investigating Shi Qian at the moment, and if she were to reveal that Bo’s mother wasn’t ill, it could potentially cause trouble for him.

But if she didn’t say so, she would have no way to counter Shi Qian’s questioning.