Chapter 263 - No problem

Song Qiao's smile froze on her face as she thought, "He's doing this for her..."

She saw the hickeys on his neck and sighed. A mixture of sadness and anger swirled within her as she was sure that they were not there earlier. It means that he got it after he returned home today.

"Why? She did this to me, so why do you still choose her? Why do you still let her touch you?" thought Song Qiao sadly.

Seething with anger that Kai Xin dared to place her mouth on him, she placed her hands underneath the blanket and clenched her fists so tightly that the nails dug into her palm.

As she looked at him, she thought, "What is so great about her? Why can't you look at me instead?"

After a few seconds of silence, DX called out, "Qiao Qiao?"

When she heard him calling her, Song Qiao snapped out of her thoughts. With a smile, she shook her head before saying, "Sorry, I was distracted earlier...Yeah...There's nothing to forgive. It was just an accident. I'm sure that she didn't mean it."

DX gave her a half smile before placing the knife aside along with the plate filled with sliced apples. Once he wiped his hands down using a clean towel kept inside the drawer of the stand, he reached over to pat her head.

In a soft voice, he thanked her and while he passed another slice of the peeled apple to her, he added, "That's great then. Kai Xin is not a bad person...Qiao Qiao, during the press conference tomorrow, I hope you can tell everyone the truth."

Taking the slice of apple from him, Song Qiao nodded. Once she was done, DX urged her to finish the rest of the apple slices.

As he placed the plate on her lap, he said, "Don't worry about me. I ate before I came..."

She ate the apple slices slowly as if she was savoring it. It was the first time that DX offered her food that he prepared himself.

Ever since she was young, her father repeatedly told her that she would be the future wife of DX and he made sure that she was capable enough to work alongside the DX.

As a result, he had always been the apple of her eyes ever since she was a little girl. However, he had always kept a distance from her. She was a lovely child but he would never carry her up or placed her in his laps. He was always busy with the friends of his and barely paid any attention to her even when his mother told him to play with her.

DX's cold attitude towards her made her worked harder in everything she does. She hoped that one day he would be able to see her as the only person who could be his wife.

"I'm the only wife for Du XiAn..." thought Song Qiao.

She kept her eyes down on the plate while she thought about his request. Her people were ready and all she needed to do was to send them a message. Even if she said good things about Kai Xin, the public sentiments would still be the same. After a while, she answered him, "I'll tell them the truth, XiAn."

"I appreciate it. If there's anything you want, just let me know..."

Song Qiao batted her eyelids at him as she asked meekly, "XiAn...Would you stay with me tonight? I'm scared to stay by myself and when I called Dad earlier, he said that he has work to do."

DX had expected this request earlier. It was a good thing that he informed Kai Xin earlier and he was sure that she had expected this as well.

Since she agreed to his request, he agreed with hers as well. With a nod, he said, "Of course...It must be scary for you to stay here alone...But I'll have to leave early morning tomorrow to prepare for the press conference. Do you have anything to wear? Should I ask your dad or someone from your house to bring a new set of clothes for you tomorrow?"

"Yes, please..."

"As for the painkillers, if you are still hurting from it, let me know. I'll ask the doctor to change it. Don't endure the pain senselessly...Phillip...He was one of the doctors who did the operation on you...I asked him earlier about your condition and he said that your leg will heal properly but it would be best if we don't take any chances with it."

When she heard that he was concern about her, she smiled happily and polished off the rest of the apple slices before handing him the empty plate to be placed aside.

After a while, Song Qiao frowned and looked at her casted leg before asking in a worried tone, "XiAn, would I be able to walk properly once the cast is off?"

"You'd be fine," reassured DX as he reached over to pat her casted leg.

Song Qiao reached out to clasp his hands as she said worriedly, "The doctor said that I would need weeks of physical therapy. You only need physical therapy if there's something seriously wrong."

DX removed his hands from her and gently placed her hands back onto her laps before comforting her by saying, "Don't scare yourself. You won't be able to use that left leg for at least the next two months. Physical therapy is necessary to retrain muscles in your left leg. Just relax for now. I'd be with you if you have no one to with."

"Thank you, XiAn. I really appreciate it. As you know, with Mum long gone, Dad is the only one I can rely on but he's always busy with work."

"No problem."