Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 645

「Over at Turanxi.」

Ever since Tang Xi arrived, she had seen Ye Yuning constantly busy. Ye Yuning was either working on designs, discussing collaborations, or planning for the entire Southwest Province network. She worked day and night, and Tang Xi’s heart ached watching her. "Do you really think money is that important to you at this critical juncture?"

At this moment, Yuning finally had a rare break, holding her phone and scrolling through short videos. Hearing Tang Xi’s words, Yuning’s gaze remained fixed on her phone screen. The news from Upper City was all abuzz, mostly reporting on Qi Mulan and Xiao Linye. Currently, a short video showed Qi Mulan carrying a thermal flask to the Xiao Family; someone delivering her wedding dress had also gone there. Headlines like "Xiao Family’s Seventh Master is about to wed, deeply in love with his wife!", "The Seventh Master adores his wife dearly," and "Miss Qi is extremely caring and gentle towards the Seventh Master" caught her eye. In just ten minutes of sitting, she had scrolled through several such videos.

Hearing Tang Xi’s words again, Ye Yuning gripped her phone harder. Money? It sounds so vulgar. But it’s something everyone needs. "What doesn’t cost money after the child is born?" she finally said.

"But you aren’t lacking the money to raise a child now. Do you need to exert yourself so much while you’re this heavily pregnant?"

Tang Xi huffed. "Besides, there are ways to raise children whether you have a lot of money or a little!" The bottom line was she didn’t want Yuning to struggle so much at this time. In just a dozen hours or so, Tang Xi had profoundly understood Yuning’s hardships. She was really suffering so much! Seeing her in such distress, Tang Xi couldn’t help but harbor resentment towards Xiao Linye. How could such a despicable man exist in this world? Doesn’t he have any idea whether the child is his or not?

Speaking of raising the child, Yuning chuckled lightly. "Who wouldn’t want to give their child a better life? Besides, I’m the only one earning money, so I have to provide her with enough security."

Tang Xi was speechless for a moment. Hearing this, a poignant sadness welled up inside her. Yuning was right; who doesn’t want to give their child a good life? Everyone does! And when other women are pregnant, they at least have someone to rely on. Even for Tang Xi herself, despite Jiang Bo being such a scoundrel, he had taken good care of her during her pregnancy. But Yuning... Especially that last phrase—that she was the only one earning money and needed to give her child more security. Any mother hearing those words would feel her heart ache.

Tang Xi took a deep breath. "You don’t have to push yourself so hard. You have me, you know."

"Let’s not talk about you," Yuning replied. "You have two kids of your own, and you’re also the sole earner." That was the inherent vulnerability for children in single-parent families: the one providing support couldn’t afford to falter, not even slightly. If they did, the children’s entire world would collapse.

"But you still don’t need to work this hard right now," Tang Xi insisted. Moreover, Gui Xingli and Ling Yan are still helping her settle accounts with Old Master Xiao. Once that money actually comes through, she won’t have to worry for a very long time.

Ye Yuning helplessly caressed her belly. "That’s easy for you to say, and I understand the reasoning, but I just want to work a little harder for her." She added, "And it’ll be even tougher being a mother after the child is born, right? At least now I can still put in the effort quietly, can’t I?"

Her words silenced Tang Xi. It seemed Yuning had really done her homework; she even knew whether pregnancy or raising a child was easier. Indeed, just as she said, the most trying times would begin after the child was born.

Not wanting to dwell on the topic of Yuning’s hardships, Tang Xi changed the subject, looking at the phone in Yuning’s hand. "What are you looking at?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Speaking of the phone, Yuning lowered her gaze. She had scrolled through several more short videos, and they were, yet again, about Xiao Linye and Qi Mulan.

Seeing Yuning didn’t respond, Tang Xi leaned over for a look. When she saw the content of the video, her expression changed drastically, and she snatched the phone from Yuning.

Ye Yuning gave a bitter chuckle. "What are you doing?"

"You should watch less of this stuff in the future," Tang Xi said. "It’s not doing you any good." Just not seeing anything about Xiao Linye and Qi Mulan was already frustrating enough. Now, seeing news of their impending wedding made Tang Xi even more furious. The Xiao Family was making such a grand affair of this wedding, clearly trying to completely cover up the previous scandal.

Seeing Tang Xi fuming, Ye Yuning smiled bitterly. "It’s not like I want to see it. But now, whenever I scroll through videos, something about Xiao Linye and Qi Mulan inevitably pops up. It’s impossible to avoid."

"Their wedding is approaching," Tang Xi said, "so most of the content you’re seeing now will be related to them. And they’re doing this to cover up what happened between you and the Seventh Master before." That incident had caused such an uproar, and the entire Xiao Family considered it a disgrace, a joke.

Hearing Tang Xi’s last remark, Yuning’s previously composed expression instantly turned deathly pale.