Five years after being dumped, President Jiang became increasingly entangled in...

After what could not have been a pleasant encounter, Jiang Jingsi got off her, pinched her chin with his fingertips, and saw that she was biting her lower lip in repression, her hands crossed in front of her chest to block the alluring light, and her lips were completely bloodless.

Seeing Xu Chaoxi like this gave Jiang Jingsi a sense of vengeful pleasure. He should have been in a good mood, but now an inexplicable fire burned in his heart, and he couldn't help but ask in a hoarse voice, "Did I wrong you? You look like I raped you."

"I wouldn't dare." Her voice was hoarse; she had been biting her lip so hard that she dared not make a sound.

At this point, my throat was so sore that I couldn't speak.

He quickened his pace because she made even the slightest sound, and insulting words rang in his ears.

He hated her, hated her to the core; every word he uttered expressed his deep resentment over what had happened.

"You dare not?" His fingertips caressed her chin. "When you left back then, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"No." She lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze, which was filled with anger.

She never imagined she would run into Jiang Jingsi again, much less that she would bow her head to him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingsi's eyes sharpened, and he suddenly shook off her chin, got out of bed, and went into the bathroom.

Xu Chaoxi closed her eyes.

Just then, her phone rang at an inopportune moment. She looked at it and saw that it was Zhong Qingli calling.

She called me at noon, and now she's calling again; something must have happened.

"Qingli, what happened?"

"Chao Xi, she's sick! Come to the hospital right away!"

Xu Chaoxi's expression changed, and she immediately got out of bed to get dressed, her tone filled with urgent worry: "I'm coming right away!"

Jiang Jingsi wasn't exactly gentle just now; her legs went weak as soon as she got out of bed. But thinking of Yi Yi, she gritted her teeth, stood up, and hurriedly went out.

She had tried to hail a taxi using an app before leaving home, but she couldn't get one no matter what she tried. There was nothing she could do; the location was too remote.

Time passed slowly, and she gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and went straight into the villa's garage.

Before driving, she sent a message to Jiang Jingsi.

After sending the message, she quickly drove Jiang Jingsi's car to the hospital.

She can wait, but she can't wait any longer.

Fortunately, it was already quite late, and there was no traffic congestion on the road.

When she rushed to the hospital in a panic, Zhong Qingli, with red eyes, said remorsefully, "Chaoxi, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I... I didn't take good care of Yiyi."

"What's wrong with Yi Yi?" Her eyes were filled with deep concern.

"When I picked her up from kindergarten in the afternoon, she was fine. But shortly after I brought her here, she suddenly fainted."

Zhong Qingli's voice trembled as she spoke of these things.

Yi Yi is very well-behaved. Even when she was taken to the hospital, she behaved herself, played by herself, and sometimes even tried to write by herself, without disturbing her work.

She never expected things to turn out this way today.

"Don't blame yourself, this has nothing to do with you. Wait until the doctor comes out and hear what he has to say."

As soon as he finished speaking, the doctor took Yi Yi back to her ward.

outside the ward.

"Senior brother, how is Yi Yi?" Zhong Qingli asked anxiously.

"Yi Yi has severe anemia, and that's why she fainted this time," Qi Heng said, frowning.

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Chaoxi: "Are you the child's mother?"

Xu Chaoxi nodded: "How is Yiyi now?"

"Anemia is not a minor issue, especially for someone so young. It could lead to bigger problems later on. She will be hospitalized for observation for the next few days."

Xu Chaoxi pursed her lips and nodded.

"Thank you, Dr. Qi."

Qi Heng nodded and looked at Zhong Qingli: "Call me if you need anything."

In the ward, Xu Chaoxi carefully held Xiao Yi's soft little hand, afraid of hurting her.

"Mommy." Yi-yi woke up sometime earlier, opened her eyes, and looked at her sleepily: "Mommy, where is this?"

Only then did I belatedly realize that my mother had arrived.

"Mom, am I seeing things?"

Her mother is very busy, and she usually lives with her godmother. She never expected that her mother would actually come to see her today.

"This is a hospital. Your godmother brought you here. Don't you remember?" Zhong Qingli bent down and touched her head.

"Godmother." Little Yi Yi smiled sweetly, her eyes crinkling, then looked at Xu Chao Xi, her little hand gripping Xu Chao Xi tightly: "Mommy, did you come to keep Yi Yi company?"

Xu Chaoxi's heart softened, and she nodded, reaching out to touch her little face: "Mommy is here to keep you company."

"Will Mom leave tonight? Can Mom come home with me tonight?" She blinked her bright, watery eyes, which were filled with longing.

That look in her eyes made Xu Chaoxi feel a pang of sadness.

She's such a terrible mother.

"Yi-yi, Mom is so sorry."

"Mommy, you're the best, you love Yi-Yi the most. My godmother told me that you're working hard to earn money to support me and to pay for Grandma's medical treatment. My godmother is also very good to me, so Mommy, don't worry," Yi-Yi said in her childish voice.

She was so well-behaved and sensible that it broke my heart.

"Yi-yi is such a good girl." She leaned over and kissed Yi-yi's little cheek. "Yi-yi, play by yourself for a while, then I'll go see Grandma. After I see Grandma, Mommy will put you to sleep, okay?"

"Okay." Yi Yi's eyes lit up when she heard that her mother was coming back to coax her to sleep.

Mom keeps her word; she said she would stay with Yi Yi, and she will.

After speaking with Yi Yi, Xu Chaoxi got up and left the ward.

She called Jin Yue as she walked.

Jin Yue is the manager of Yeyan Huating. The job of selling alcohol at night was introduced to her by Jin Yue.

"I was just about to tell you that Mr. Li has already paid for that bottle of wine last time. I'll transfer your commission to him right now."

Upon hearing this news, Xu Chaoxi was stunned for a moment.

With a "ding," Jin Yue transferred her commission to her WeChat.

"Thank you, Sister Yue."

With the 5,000 yuan, my mother's hemodialysis this month can proceed smoothly.

Chung Ching-li asked the on-duty nurse to watch over Yi-yi for a while, and then followed her up in a few steps.

Are you going to visit your aunt?

"Yeah, I'll go check it out while I'm at it."

Upon hearing her words, Zhong Qingli's expression instantly became complicated. She grabbed Xu Chaoxi, and under Xu Chaoxi's questioning gaze, took out her phone, opened the camera, and pointed it at her.

"Look at your neck."

Xu Chaoxi then noticed a red mark below her collarbone.

Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly pulled her clothes up, trying to cover the glaring mark.

But no matter how much you pull, you can't cover it up.

Seeing this, Zhong Qingli sighed and said, "Come with me to my lounge. I have some cosmetics there. Let's cover it up for now and at least fool Auntie."

After finally managing to cover the mark on her collarbone, Zhong Qingli's eyes became complicated.

"Chaoxi, I know you're under a lot of pressure because of Aunt's illness and Yiyi's situation. I also know you've been trying to find ways to make money, but..."

She hesitated, saying, "But you absolutely must not take the wrong path. Once you embark on this road, it will be difficult to turn back, and you will be doomed."

Xu Chaoxi understood what she meant and smiled faintly, "Qingli, it's not what you think. I know what I'm doing. Don't worry, nothing like what you said will happen."

She was finally relieved.

When they arrived at the ward, Su Mei was already asleep, with the caregiver snoring beside her. The ward was quiet, with only the slight sound of the wind outside the window.

After confirming that Su Mei was alright, Xu Chaoxi left the ward and transferred the five thousand yuan she had just received to Zhong Qingli.

"Could you please pay my mother's medical bills for me tomorrow?"

Seeing that she had transferred five thousand, Zhong Qingli inevitably thought of the mark on her neck again.

Knowing what she was thinking, Xu Chaoxi comforted her, "This is my commission from selling alcohol, don't worry."

Zhong Qingli nodded, took her hand, and said sincerely, "Chaoxi, everything will be alright. Auntie will be alright, Yiyi will be alright, and everything you are facing now will be alright."

"Yes, I believe things will get better. Once I've established myself at JT, I'll bring Yi-yi back and take care of her myself."

"Yi Yi is with me..." Zhong Qingli couldn't bring herself to say the words "Don't worry."

She didn't even notice when Yi Yi fainted in her own rest room today.

"You really don't need to blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you. It's my fault as a mother. I didn't even know that Yi-Yi was anemic."

The two looked at each other, and both saw the heartache in each other's eyes.

"I'll go and put Yi Yi to sleep. I'll take her to kindergarten tomorrow."