The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 810: She Has Someone Behind Her

Chapter 810: Chapter 810: She Has Someone Behind Her

Xia Qingtian had only taken a few steps when she suddenly felt a tight grip around her waist.

She hadn’t realized what was happening when she found herself in a firm embrace, startling her greatly.

"Ah..." She couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

The person holding her from behind seemed to realize he had startled her and immediately switched on the room’s light with a snap.

"Qingtian, it’s me!"

Xia Qingtian turned her head and saw it was Bo Jingyan.

Her pale face from the fright finally eased a bit, and she slapped Bo Jingyan discontentedly, saying, "You were in the room, why didn’t you make a sound or turn on the light? You almost scared me to death."

Bo Jingyan caught her hand and looked at her still somewhat pale face with distress, saying, "I’m sorry, it was my mistake. I wanted to surprise you."

Xia Qingtian was somewhat speechless.

The surprise Bo Jingyan gave her made her feel only the shock, without any of the joy.

However, Bo Jingyan hadn’t really done anything wrong, and she didn’t dwell on it but asked him instead, "Why are you here?"

Embracing her waist, Bo Jingyan confined her in his arms and said, "I got off work early today and went to your company to pick you up, but when I got there, it had turned out to be a wasted trip; your assistant said you hadn’t come to work today. Worried you weren’t feeling well, I came to the manor to find you, but Uncle Wang said you had gone out early in the morning."

Hearing this, Xia Qingtian was somewhat amused.

From what Bo Jingyan said, even if she hadn’t bumped into Bo’s mother at the mall to help her and thus got delayed, when she arrived at Bo Group with her makeup done, she still wouldn’t have seen Bo Jingyan; they would have completely missed each other.

As he was lost in thought, Bo Jingyan suddenly lifted her chin and asked, "Where did you go today, huh?"

Feeling a bit tired, Xia Qingtian leaned completely into Bo Jingyan’s embrace and lazily recounted everything that happened that day.

After she finished, she realized just how much she had done that day—accompanying Cheng Bingbing to visit Mrs. Huo and comforting Cheng Bingbing, who wasn’t accepted by Mrs. Huo.

Then, she had encountered Bo’s mother at the mall, not only helping her chase away those who wronged her but also having a meal together, encountering Shi Qian and setting a trap for her, ensuring she wouldn’t dare to provoke her for the time being.

At the mention of Shi Qian’s name, Bo Jingyan’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he said, "Shi Qian actually installed a tracking device on my mother!"

"Yes," Xia Qingtian nodded, "I hadn’t expected it to be such a coincidence, I was just trying to shift the conflict and didn’t expect it to lead to this."

As she spoke, she seemed to recall something and asked, "By the way, how is the investigation into Shi Qian’s matter going?"

As soon as she asked the question, she could distinctly feel Bo Jingyan’s body stiffen for a moment, followed by a silence.

Xia Qingtian realized then that Jian Xuan must have uncovered some important information, but for some reason, Bo Jingyan found it inconvenient to tell her.

"What’s wrong?" she raised her head to look into Bo Jingyan’s eyes and asked, "Given our relationship now, is there still anything you need to hide from me?"

Bo Jingyan helplessly replied, "It’s not that I don’t want to tell you; I’m just afraid of scaring you."

"My courage isn’t so small that I’d be easily frightened," Xia Qingtian insisted, "The most important thing is that I know you are by my side, no matter what happens, you’ll be there with me, so I have nothing to fear."

Seeing she had made up her mind, appearing as if she wouldn’t rest until she got a satisfactory answer, Bo Jingyan decided to respect her wish.

He affectionately caressed Xia Qingtian’s cheek, saying, "Then prepare yourself mentally, and don’t be afraid!"

Xia Qingtian took a deep breath and promised, "Okay."

After she had mentally prepared herself, Bo Jingyan finally began, "Do you remember the time when you were in the parking lot, held hostage by two men, and only after you managed to immediately contact me through the emergency button on your phone watch, I arrived just in time to save you?"

As this incident was brought up again, even though it had been a long time, Xia Qingtian involuntarily shivered; the reason being nothing else but the deep psychological shadow that the incident had left on her.

It was indeed the closest she had come to death—if Bo Jingyan hadn’t promptly shot the man holding her hostage, she would have likely become a soul under the blade.

She still remembered that moment when the dagger was drawn toward her neck, carrying a bone-chilling coldness. For no reason at all, why had Bo Jingyan mentioned that incident, could it be...

Her voice tightened as Xia Qingtian asked, "Jingyan, is it those people..."

She didn’t finish her sentence.

Bo Jingyan had already guessed what Xia Qingtian was thinking from her tone and demeanor and nodded in explanation, "Yes, it’s those people who have resurfaced. Jian Xuan found that the people who kidnapped the old Chinese doctor’s grandson, those who kidnapped you, and even tried to kill you, are professional assassins from the same organization."

"If their instructions hadn’t been just to kidnap the old Chinese doctor Dr. Gu’s grandson, but instead to silence by killing, that child would almost certainly have faced certain death."

Xia Qingtian had dealt with those people before and knew how sinister and formidable they were—she was also well aware of their methods.

If it weren’t for Bo Jingyan’s protection, her tombstone grass might already be two meters tall by now, so this incident had left a deep impression on her.

Feeling a bit nervous, she licked her lips and said, "Didn’t you say before that, with Shi Qian’s capabilities, she couldn’t possibly have access to such a professional assassin organization? Could it be that we were mistaken and that your mother’s situation really has nothing to do with Shi Qian? Are we prejudiced against her, subconsciously assuming she’s related to this incident, even though we might actually be wronging her?"

At the end of her sentence, her eyebrows knotted tightly.

She had a strong intuition that Shi Qian was undoubtedly involved with the fabrication of Bo’s mother’s illness.