Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 835: He Sat in the Room

The next day when Mrs. Qi arrived, Qi Mo didn’t lock the door. He was sitting in the room when Mrs. Qi knocked and entered, seeing her son sitting at the desk with his back to her, she called out, "Qi Mo."

Even before Mrs. Qi reached the door, Qi Mo knew from the window that she was there. At this moment, he deliberately pretended to sit there. Hearing Mrs. Qi’s voice, he said haughtily, "What are you here for?"

"I came to check on you."

Mrs. Qi walked over, and Qi Mo looked up.

The bruise on his lip from that day had faded a lot, and Qi Mo said indifferently, "I don’t need you to check on me."

Mrs. Qi sat down on a chair, "You had promised earlier not to get into fights again. You shouldn’t have done something so reckless this time."

"This is my issue, it’s none of your business." Qi Mo spoke coldly and didn’t even meet Mrs. Qi’s eyes.

"You’re just a kid, you shouldn’t involve yourself in adult matters. No matter what happens, we will handle it. If you get hurt, both your father and I will be very upset, understand?"

Mrs. Qi’s voice was filled with concern, and Qi Mo became quiet as Mrs. Qi spoke to him.

Mrs. Qi said, "Why don’t you stay at your aunt’s house for these days, since you’ve already taken leave from school. The Fang Family has been looking for you, so keep a low profile. I’ll come to pick you up when your dad and I have settled everything."

Qi Mo gazed at Mrs. Qi, his expression calming down.

Mrs. Qi knew he had taken her words to heart, and warmth filled her heart. "I brought you some clothes. I’ll have the servant bring them up for you. I’ll be going now."

Despite Fang Zihuan’s actions causing her significant trouble, Mrs. Qi felt much better due to Qi Mo’s attitude.

Ji Yunhuan saw Mrs. Qi coming down from upstairs and knew Qi Mo hadn’t upset her.

Mrs. Qi saw Ji Yunhuan and said, "I’m leaving now."

Ji Yunhuan followed Mrs. Qi out of the room, "By the way, the hotel staff called today saying they’ve prepared everything as required. I want to go and take a look."

Mrs. Qi said, "I have things to do these days, you can handle the party arrangements yourself. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Thank you for your hard work."

"That’s fine." Ji Yunhuan knew Mrs. Qi was busy, and with the issue with Fang Zihuan, she probably wasn’t in the mood to deal with these matters.

After Mrs. Qi left, Ji Yunhuan went to the hotel alone. The hotel, according to their previous requests, had set up the venue very well, not much different from imagined.

As Ji Yunhuan passed by the hotel’s internal cafe with her staff, she was called out by Xia Duo, "Mrs. Qi."

Ji Yunhuan turned towards Xia Duo sitting there upon hearing the voice.

Ji Yunhuan remembered clearly that the first time she met Xia Duo was in this hotel, back then she was Qi Cheng’s wife, and Xia Duo was Fu Zilin’s fiancée.

In this very cafe, Xia Duo had wanted to splash Ji Yunhuan with coffee but ended up being splashed by Ji Yunhuan instead.

So much time had passed, the same hotel, the same cafe, the same people...

Ji Yunhuan paused, "Madam Zhou."

Now everyone knew Xia Duo was Zhou Jilin’s wife. Not just Ji Yunhuan, even the rich in City A had to show her respect. Xia Duo approached Ji Yunhuan, her limited edition attire drawing attention. She looked at Ji Yunhuan with friendliness, "Long time no see."

Ji Yunhuan calmly looked at Xia Duo. Although Xia Duo hadn’t troubled her recently, Ji Yunhuan didn’t feel they were close enough to catch up on old times.

Ji Yunhuan glanced around the hotel and said to Xia Duo, "Appearing here, won’t Mr. Zhou get upset? If I remember correctly, the owner of this hotel should be your former fiancé, right?"

This was Fu Zilin’s hotel, Xia Duo being here surprisingly didn’t mind the awkwardness.

Xia Duo sighed, "After so many years, things have changed. My relationship with Director Fu is something only you remember."

"If you have nothing else, I’ll take my leave, I have things to do, very busy." Ji Yunhuan checked the time—she had to go to the company after leaving here and didn’t have the leisure to chat idly with Xia Duo.

Xia Duo could feel Ji Yunhuan’s reluctance to engage, and she smiled as she stopped Ji Yunhuan, "In such a hurry? I waited here for a while, wanting to tell you something."

"Are we that familiar?" Ji Yunhuan asked, puzzled.

She didn’t show Xia Duo any courtesy, yet Xia Duo wasn’t angry at Ji Yunhuan’s words. "Don’t you want to hear about Qi Cheng? You might regret it if you don’t listen!"

"..." Ji Yunhuan had a feeling that if she listened, she might regret it even more, but she inexplicably sat down with Xia Duo in the cafe.

The server brought the coffee. Xia Duo sat by the window, looking outside, and said to Ji Yunhuan, "Remember when we first had coffee here?"

Unexpectedly, she brought up the past. Ji Yunhuan laughed, "Of course I remember, but surely Madam Zhou wouldn’t still hold grudges over past matters, right?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Though not fond of Xia Duo, given Xia Duo’s current status, Ji Yunhuan didn’t want to provoke her, so it was best to avoid conflict.

Xia Duo smiled, "Of course not, don’t worry, what’s past is past, I’ve forgotten it."

"Oh? I didn’t expect that after marrying into a wealthy family, Madam Zhou’s way of handling things has changed." Xia Duo was no longer the troublesome woman she used to be.

At least, when Ji Yunhuan saw Xia Duo previously at her grandfather’s birthday banquet, Xia Duo hadn’t deliberately made things difficult for her.

It seemed that after marrying into the Zhou Family, Xia Duo’s intelligence had also improved somewhat.

Xia Duo said, "People grow up. I was too foolish before, now I think, if I had been smarter then, Qi Cheng wouldn’t have hated me so much."

... nor would Qi Cheng have schemed against her, causing her to miss out on Fu Zilin. Although Fu Zilin wasn’t as prestigious as the Zhou Family, the Fu Family was a giant in the hotel industry, and Fu Zilin was young and promising. If Qi Cheng hadn’t schemed, ruining her relationship with him, she might at least be Mrs. Fu today, rather than trying to please that old man Zhou Jilin.

Regrettably, it’s useless to regret now.

Fu Zilin got married earlier this year, the bride was a young lady from a renowned family. Xia Duo saw her last month and found it ironic to see the woman glowing with happiness—

In the end, she neither obtained the one she loved nor the one who loved her, even marrying an old man nearing the end of his life. So what if people had to respect her outwardly? In private, no one really respected her.