"Yes, I'll attend." Wong Qifu's voice was heavy, each word carefully enunciated.
Xu Ke was astonished. "So that's what this is..." At that mont, knowing Wong Qifu as he did, he finally understood her real reason for agreeing to the press conference.
"What do you an, 'so that's what this is'?" Wong Qifu laughed, her voice sharp with anger. "Did you really think I was going to issue a clarification?"
"No, I just..." Xu Ke began, defending himself nervously. He knew she was absolutely furious.
But a great weight was lifted from his heart.
Whether it was holding a press conference or imdiately bombarding him with calls the mont he missed one... these were all expressions of Wong Qifu's unique brand of tenderness. She was protecting their relationship in her own way.
"What do you an, 'what do you an'?" Wong Qifu threw his own words back at him mockingly. "And who was it just yesterday telling , 'To protect you, I don't think we need to part ways,' and, 'We'll use our own strength to shut everyone up'?"
"You also said, 'You trust , and I trust you.' You sounded so sure of yourself then. Why the complete change of heart this morning?"
Sweat beaded on Xu Ke's forehead. "I was just afraid that for the sake of the corporation..."
"Corporation this, corporation that! Stop being so fussy," Wong Qifu cut him off. "Dating a younger man is such a hassle."
Xu Ke chuckled dryly, not refuting her. He really had been a bit fussy.
Impatience tinged her tone. "Alright, how are you now?"
She was well and truly infuriated with him.
"I've completely recovered," Xu Ke replied.
"Recovered, recovered..." Wong Qifu took a deep breath. "How could treating soone leave you unconscious and bleeding from your seven orifices?"
Hearing the suppressed anger in her voice, Xu Ke hurriedly explained, "It wasn't that dramatic. I only bled from my mouth and nose."
"Don't split hairs with ," Wong Qifu snapped. "Tell , did you use that dical technique or not?"
In her mind, bleeding from the seven orifices could only an one thing: he had used the Heaven-Defying Fate Change Technique. That was why she was so furious. Xu Ke had promised her he would never use it again. What's more, her deepest fear was... what if this ti he wasn't as lucky as he was on the mountain? What if instead of amnesia, he ended up paralyzed, or even dead? She had spent the entire night on edge, terrified that the morning would bring news of his death.
Xu Ke shook his head like a rattle drum. "No, no, no! This situation was special. I'll explain everything in detail later. But trust , I absolutely did not use that dical technique."
Wong Qifu's expression softened slightly. "Fine."
"Oh, by the way, I called your parents and your second uncle last night. You can rest easy. I've temporarily arranged for people to protect them and told them to turn off their phones, leave Jiang City, and take a trip for a while. Your mother is still very worried about you, though. I also told your parents that the slander against you was soone else's doing."
Hearing that Wong Qifu had already taken care of his parents, Xu Ke was filled with gratitude, followed by a pang of guilt. "Thank you. And I'm sorry... I really thought for a mont you wanted to..."
"Don't waste ti on that," Wong Qifu interrupted. "After I agreed to the press conference last night, I was planning to find you and talk it over. We would have had all night and this morning to co up with a solid plan. Now we're short on ti. Let's et at Triumph Pavilion to discuss this."
The Wang Family Corporation must be crawling with people watching for him right now, so he couldn't go there. They had to et sowhere else.
"Okay," Xu Ke nodded.
Then, after a mont of contemplation, Wong Qifu added, "Oh, by the way, Qi Ya cried last night. When you have a mont, could you call and comfort her? She doesn't want to listen to right now."
Xu Ke was taken aback. "What happened?"
Only then did he rember Wong Qifu ntioning that Wang Qiya was angry not just with her, but with him as well.
"It's all because of you..." Wong Qifu said irritably. "She heard you were at the Zhou Family's residence, coughing up blood while treating soone, and that I imdiately turned around and scheduled a press conference to abandon you."
Xu Ke was stunned. He hadn't expected such a strong reaction from Wang Qiya. Rubbing his nose, he said, "Okay, I'll talk to her in a bit."
"Fine." Wong Qifu nodded, then suddenly asked out of the blue, "By the way, Xu Ke, when did you beco so important to my sister? She hasn't argued with once since my father passed away. This is the first ti she has ever yelled at so loudly, and it was for you."
Hearing this, Xu Ke held his breath, a cold chill running down his spine. A wrong answer here could be fatal.
His Adam's apple bobbed. "No... It might seem like it's about , but it's really about you."
Wong Qifu frowned. "Hmm?"
Xu Ke chose his words with extre caution. "She was probably afraid that if you drove away, you wouldn't have a husband anymore."
"...Do you have a death wish?"
"No, I do not."
"Stop spouting nonsense. Get going to Triumph Pavilion, and explain things to her on the way. I'll have Uncle Wu pick you up."
Xu Ke breathed a sigh of relief. "Right! No need, though. I rember Triumph Pavilion is on the way to Jincheng Hotel. I'll ask Brother Duan for a ride."
Wong Qifu was taken aback. "The boss of Dapeng is your chauffeur?" Xu Ke certainly has so serious clout.
"Uh, I can drive myself," Xu Ke said automatically.
Wong Qifu chuckled. "Alright, enough of your wisecracks. Get going, but rember to eat breakfast first. I've already eaten."
"Okay."
Xu Ke had planned to leave the Zhou Family's ho imdiately. But as soon as he hung up, his phone rang with an unknown number. He knew at a glance they were calling to curse him out. So he declined the call. But the mont he did, his phone started ringing again, repeatedly. Taking a deep breath, Xu Ke removed his SIM card. If he didn't, he'd probably be bombarded with abusive calls twenty-four hours a day.
Afterward, he left the room. Zhou Xiuyun wanted to ask him to stay for a al, but she didn't insist after he explained it was an ergency. Since Duan Chongfeng was about to return to Jincheng Hotel, they left together.
It wasn't Duan Chongfeng driving, however. He hadn't slept all night and had only just woken from a stupor, so how could he possibly drive? Duan Jia was in the driver's seat instead.
"Thanks for the ride," Xu Ke said.
"No problem, he's driving anyway," Duan Chongfeng yawned. "I'm going to get so sleep. You can use my phone's hotspot."
"Sure!" Xu Ke nodded.
With no SIM card, his only option was to connect to Duan Chongfeng's mobile hotspot. He opened his ssages and saw that Wang Qiya had already texted him. The ssage read: "Brother-in-law, I'm sorry. The announcent from the Wang Family wasn't from my sister; my aunt wanted to publish it."
Xu Ke sighed upon seeing the ssage. It seed Wang Qiya was truly afraid he would misunderstand Wong Qifu. He quickly replied, explaining what Wong Qifu had really intended.
Afterward, Xu Ke began to scroll through ssages from other people. The first thing that greeted him was a barrage of insults from his WeChat contacts...
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