Chapter 2

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Yan Xia’s heart ached even more at the mention of the child. She retorted, “Am I the one who wanted to get married?”

“For who? It’s all for you! As long as we have a child, Jiang Huai will treat our family better!”

In order to make Yan Xia pregnant, her mother-in-law, Liang Lan, had given her all kinds of tonics and made her visit the hospital countless times. She was exhausted.

Gu Ling was saying the same thing now, and she couldn’t refute it.

Yan Xia laughed bitterly. Jiang Huai hated her so much and had been on guard against her day and night. Now, he even pushed her to the elders’ side. He really did not want her to have a good time.

Gu Ling gave her a sideways glance. “Wu Chen is back in the country now. I’m warning you. Stay away from him. Even if you don’t think for yourself, you have to think for your father.”

Three years ago, during the economic crisis, the Yan Corporation suffered a heavy blow and was suppressed by their peers. They almost couldn’t recover from it. If Yan Xia hadn’t married into the Jiang family and stabilized the stock market, the upper class of A City would have been refreshed.

However, for the past three years, all Yan Xia got from Jiang Huai was the news of the stock market stabilizing, and endless torture.

Even so, his every move would cause Madam Yan to tremble.

Thinking of this, Yan Xia suddenly regretted asking him to let her go.

Her and Jiang Huai’s dignity was pitifully supported by the ‘overall situation’ and couldn’t withstand any more waves.

She didn’t want to hear her mother continue talking. She was also worried that her mother-in-law would come over later and talk about the child problem. Yan Xia quietly left the room and went to a quiet balcony.

It was August, and the wind at night was muffled, hot, and sticky, but it was just right to isolate the noise in the hall. It should have been a time for her to let her thoughts run wild.

But Yan Xia did not dare to.

Recalling the past, other than regret and pity, she could not feel any sweetness. Instead, it was like a knife smeared with honey, ruthlessly poking at her scars bit by bit.

“What are you thinking about?”

The sudden voice behind her startled Yan Xia so much that she dropped the glass of red wine on the balcony.

Jiang Huai’s temper was getting worse and worse. Even Yan Xia was like a frightened bird after being by his side for three years.

Now that she had done something wrong, she was even more afraid. She lowered her head and looked at the broken glass.

Wu Chen slowly walked closer and pulled her into his arms.

“It’s okay, I’ll get someone to handle it.”

Yan Xia recognized the owner of the voice. She did not dare to look up and quickly stepped away from him.

She still remembered Jiang Huai’s warning before she left.

If anyone saw her being intimate with Wu Chen, the rumors would spread throughout the entire A City tomorrow.

Yan Xia did not even have the courage to look up at the person in front of her. Like a deserter, she threw away her armor and fled.

“Yan Xia, long time no see.”

Yan Xia turned her back to him and wanted to leave, but Wu Chen stopped her.

She thought, ‘Please, don’t let Jiang Huai see this!’

However, Jiang Huai had never appeared in such a timely manner before. Just as Yan Xia had that thought, he was already standing at the door.

The dazzling golden light in the hall enveloped his back, like a prince who had descended from the sky, but he was not there to save her.

“I wonder what Young Master Wu and my wife are doing here alone?”

Jiang Huai emphasized the word ‘wife’ but Yan Xia could hear the anger in his tone.

He walked closer and looked at Yan Xia from head to toe. She was trembling.

Jiang Huai laughed in exasperation. Was this woman afraid of him?

Jiang Huai had been raised by his family since he was young, so he was more than capable of attending such parties.

But today, for some reason, he was so frustrated that he was not in the mood to deal with the guests.

He subconsciously looked for Yan Xia, but she was nowhere to be found. He saw the corner of a white skirt disappear at the end of the corridor.

The familiar silhouette made him furious. He put the glass in his hand on the waiter’s tray and strode to the balcony.

‘Yan Xia, you better remember my warning!’

Yan Xia’s back was facing Wu Chen as Jiang Huai pulled her into his arms.

Jiang Huai placed his hand on her slender waist. It was as if this was the first time he realized that the woman in his arms was so thin and weak. He subconsciously pinched the soft flesh on her waist.

Yan Xia was very ticklish, especially the soft flesh on her waist. Yan Xia could not help but groan as she was caught off guard.

Jiang Huai found it interesting. He lowered his head and got close to her long hair as if he was playing with a pet. His breath blew into her ear as he spoke.

“Young Master Wu has just returned to the country. I don’t think he knows that Yan Xia married into the Jiang family three years ago.” It sounded like he was declaring his sovereignty.

Only Yan Xia knew how hurtful those words were.

She was married into the Jiang family, not Jiang Huai.

Well, in Jiang Huai’s eyes, she had always been someone who would resort to unscrupulous means to gain benefits.

Jiang Huai admired the pain in Yan Xia’s eyes, but he had no intention of letting her go.

Under Wu Chen’s angry gaze, he kissed Yan Xia’s earlobe.

“I beg you, please don’t do it here.” Yan Xia sounded like she was about to cry.

Jiang Huai felt a dull pain in his heart, as if someone had punched him. He couldn’t help but feel annoyed. He bit Yan Xia’s lips until he tasted the sweet blood.

In the end, he even used the tip of his tongue to lick the bloodstains on her wound.