The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 829: Venting Anger Ferociously

Chapter 829: Chapter 829: Venting Anger Ferociously

Cheng Bingbing squeezed Huo Qilin’s hand tightly but remained silent.

Shi Qian was too unscrupulous in achieving her goals, and Bingbing had no idea what Shi Qian was planning next, so she simply didn’t want to initiate a conversation.

Huo Qilin could feel Cheng Bingbing’s anxious emotions and gripped her hand tightly.

"Why are you not speaking? Got a frog in your throat?" Shi Qian, seeing her silent demeanor, said impatiently.

Seeing her aggressive manner towards his girlfriend, Huo Qilin couldn’t care less about maintaining gentlemanly decorum and bluntly asked, "So we are together, so what? How is that any of your business?"

"Qilin..." Cheng Bingbing shook his hand, signaling him not to speak recklessly.

Huo Qilin, however, didn’t care at all, "Us being together is something to be proud of; there’s nothing to hide!"

Because Madam Huo objected, making Cheng Bingbing secretly date him under the guise of the Energy King’s daughter was humiliating enough for her. He did not want to deny their relationship in front of someone who didn’t matter.

Before Cheng Bingbing had a chance to say anything, Shi Qian had already begun to taunt her.

"Ha..." She looked down on Cheng Bingbing disdainfully, saying, "You always seem so innocent and obedient; I didn’t expect you to be no better. Xia Qingtian has been so good to you—tearing down resources for you, standing up for you, and even risking her life to save you when you were in danger. And here you are, mixing up with her man. That’s just too funny, haha."

She couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The things she had just said were not spoken out of fairness for Xia Qingtian; they were merely to mock Cheng Bingbing, who had stolen many resources from her.

Next time she saw Xia Qingtian, she would take the opportunity to belittle her further, to blow off steam.

"You..." Cheng Bingbing’s face turned red with shame.

Huo Qilin’s face was grave, warning with a hint of threat, "I’m warning you, stop spouting nonsense in front of me, or don’t blame me for losing my temper with a lady."

Shi Qian was not scared at all.

Huo Qilin was known in the circle for being a gentleman; there was no way he would hit a woman. Such a threat was meant to scare her, but she was not at all intimidated.

"Is what I said not correct?" She raised the corner of her mouth, continuing to provoke, "Are you daring to say you’ve never dated Xia Qingtian?"

"Of course, I dare!" Huo Qilin said firmly, without a hint of guilt.

If Shi Qian had asked if he had ever liked Xia Qingtian, he might not have been able to answer so confidently, but as for whether he had dated her, even if the King of Heaven questioned him, the answer would still be no.

"How could that be?" Shi Qian didn’t believe his words at all, "The paparazzi had exposed you dating a woman before, you dare to say that woman wasn’t Xia Qingtian?"

She remembered that incident vividly; the day Bo Jingyan went to a masquerade ball with a woman who looked very much like Xia Qingtian. If not because the paparazzi exposed Huo Qilin dining with a mysterious woman in a very private restaurant, and during that time, Xia Qingtian and Huo Qilin were dating, she would have believed that the woman with Bo Jingyan was Xia Qingtian.

Now Huo Qilin was denying he ever dated Xia Qingtian.

How could that be possible?

After pondering for a while, Huo Qilin quickly recalled which incident Shi Qian was referring to.

The person he had met that day was clearly Cheng Bingbing.

He would never forget that day because it was the first time he had confessed to Cheng Bingbing, only to be rejected in the end.

"Qilin..." Cheng Bingbing wanted to stop him from saying more.

Although she didn’t know why Shi Qian had asked that, she subconsciously felt that she couldn’t let Shi Qian know, but it was already too late.

Huo Qilin spoke with conviction, "Of course not, the person who was with me that day was Bingbing!"

He didn’t want Cheng Bingbing to carry any bad reputation because of baseless accusations; they hadn’t done anything to wrong Xia Qingtian, and Shi Qian shouldn’t try to frame Cheng Bingbing.

Upon hearing this, Shi Qian looked at Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin’s expressions and realized that what he said seemed to be true, not a lie. Moreover, they were friends of Xia Qingtian; what good would lie in this matter for Xia Qingtian?

So...

What Huo Qilin said was true!

That evening, he hadn’t arranged to meet with Xia Qingtian at all?

And the woman she saw at the masquerade party who looked a lot like Xia Qingtian, was indeed Xia Qingtian!

Shi Qian realized something else, that Xia Qingtian and Huo Qilin had truly gotten back together!

One or two incidents she could attribute to coincidence, but with so many events unfolding before her eyes, this was no longer about coincidences, but the hard truth.

She felt like a fool, played and spun around by the two of them.

"Let’s go, don’t bother with her!" Cheng Bingbing really didn’t want to waste more time with Shi Qian here and affect their relationship, so she tugged Huo Qilin’s arm again and turned to leave.

Shi Qian was still reeling from the shock that Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan had reconciled, and didn’t pay any attention to Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin.

She stood there for a long time, and only when her legs grew sore did she finally recover, finding a quiet place to sit down, a flicker of hatred flashing in her eyes.

She wouldn’t let those who humiliated her get away with it!

She loved Bo Jingyan and couldn’t bear to do anything to him, and for the time being, Xia Qingtian was protected by Bo Jingyan, so she couldn’t do anything about her either. But it was different with Huo Qilin and Cheng Bingbing; they were accomplices in making a fool out of her, and she wouldn’t let them off the hook either.

With that thought, Shi Qian took out her phone and made a call.

After a moment, she hung up, a twisted smile of a schemer’s success on her face, murmuring contentedly, "Cheng Bingbing, Huo Qilin, I hope you’ll enjoy the gift I’m sending you!"

...

After leaving the hospital with Huo Qilin, Cheng Bingbing thought about her conversation with Shi Qian and felt increasingly uneasy.

After some thought, she decided to call Xia Qingtian to inform her of the recent episode.

Xia Qingtian was smarter than she was; if Shi Qian really had any schemes, she could be prepared in time, maybe even expose her and foil her plans.

The call was quickly connected.

Cheng Bingbing didn’t waste any time and directly told Xia Qingtian what had happened.

After finishing, she added, "By the way, when Qilin and I left, Shi Qian’s expression looked rather bad. I have a feeling she might be plotting something."

Xia Qingtian was silent for a while.

Seeing that she didn’t speak, Cheng Bingbing asked anxiously, "Qingtian, why aren’t you saying anything? Did Qilin and I cause you a lot of trouble?"