Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 939: The Fruit of Love

Xia Duo couldn’t believe what she was witnessing. She knew Zhou Jinlian was not a good person; he could plot against even his own brother to obtain the inheritance rights. But seeing his true face still made Xia Duo feel like she was about to break down.

After all, it was already a fact that she had slept with Zhou Jinlian.

And now, what should she do?

Seeing her not answering, Zhou Jinlian tightened his grip on her chin, "Did you hear me?"

Since he’d served her all night, asking for some payback wasn’t too much, was it?

Xia Duo, in pain from the clutch, was forced to nod.

Only then did Zhou Jinlian release her.

He reached out, smoothing Xia Duo’s long hair, "That’s better, help me properly, completely bring down Zhou Yixiu, and you’ll benefit later, otherwise, neither of us will have a good time."

Thinking about how Zhou Yixiu was in that situation, yet their father naively wanted to make Zhou Yixiu the legitimate heir, Zhou Jinlian was especially angry.

Now that Xia Duo was willing to help, he regained some confidence.

After all, for now, it seemed like Zhou Jilin favored Xia Duo more than Zhou Yixiu.

And the reason, naturally, was because last time Zhou Jilin fell ill, Xia Duo had performed well.

Looking at Zhou Jinlian, Xia Duo felt a little breathless. Having slept with someone she hated was one thing, but now being used as leverage, that despicable man Qi Cheng had tricked her time and again.

Just like before, it was him who caused her to lose her engagement with Fu Zilin and be abandoned. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have shamelessly married the old man Zhou Jilin.

He was old enough to be her father, and even his two sons were older than her.

She hated Qi Cheng to death at the thought of it.

Zhou Jinlian didn’t linger for long and left. Not long after he was gone, someone delivered clothes for Xia Duo.

After freshening up and changing her clothes, Xia Duo finally went back home.

Today Zhou Jilin was coming back, and if she returned late, she’d be in big trouble.

As expected, as soon as she entered, she discovered Zhou Jilin had already returned.

He had come back early in the morning and, not seeing Xia Duo, couldn’t help but inquire about her.

Xia Duo kept herself calm, afraid that Zhou Jilin would notice anything: "I just went out for a bit, how come you’re back so early?"

"The work finished earlier than expected, and I wasn’t feeling well, so I came back early." He enjoyed having Xia Duo take care of him when he was sick.

Examining Xia Duo, "I heard you spent the night out last night."

"I went to a friend’s house. My friend was sick, so I took care of her for a bit."

"How come I don’t know you have a friend like that?" Zhou Jilin looked at her with suspicion.

He wasn’t usually like this, but whenever he was sick, he couldn’t help but become suspicious.

Xia Duo was exhausted.

But she dared not show any dissatisfaction on her face. She smiled and said, "Just a girl, even if I told you, you wouldn’t know her. Why, do you want to invite her for a meal to get acquainted?"

Zhou Jilin looked at her. He didn’t really want to. Recently, he had a lot on his mind. Ever since Zhou Jinlian became the heir, he hadn’t been able to eat or sleep well.

In his view, how did Zhou Jinlian compare to Zhou Yixiu in terms of capability?

Zhou Yixiu had control over Brother Long’s former influence and was well-connected abroad, whereas Zhou Jinlian, growing up, thought only about how to counter Zhou Yixiu. Although brothers, they had very different perspectives on the big picture. Hence, he kept trying to find an excuse to bring Zhou Yixiu back to his rightful place.

Yet, he had to be mindful of the Qi Family’s side, making him quite irritated, with no desire to get to know any of Xia Duo’s friends.

Xia Duo took this opportunity to show concern for Zhou Jilin, "How are you feeling? Where are you uncomfortable? What did the doctor say?"

Successfully shifting Zhou Jilin’s attention, he no longer questioned her as he had before but instead started talking about his own health.

After all, he was getting older, and his health wasn’t very good in the first place, so his condition was indeed deteriorating by the day.

Once people age, various ailments begin to surface.

Xia Duo, beside him, comforted, "You’ll recover from being ill. There’s nothing to worry about. Didn’t Mr. Qi Sr. live to be eighty or ninety? You can live just as long."

Zhou Jilin smiled, "How can I compare to Mr. Qi? In his youth, he was a general, stayed fit, and took great care of his health throughout his life, which is how he lived to such an age. I can’t do that. If I can live another ten years, it would be a blessing."

"How could that be?" Although sometimes she wished the old man would die quickly, Xia Duo never dared to say that in front of Zhou Jilin. Her eyes were full of concern, as if Zhou Jilin’s early death would be a torment for her, "If you die, who will I depend on? How am I supposed to live if you leave me in this world? I hope you can live longer, so that even when I’m old and gone, there’s always someone protecting me."

"You little fairy." Zhou Jilin looked at her lovingly.

Just then, a servant came in to announce, "Second Young Master is here."

Upon hearing that it was Zhou Jinlian, Zhou Jilin frowned. He really disliked the second child, and hearing Zhou Jinlian’s name always made him very displeased.

Xia Duo looked at Old Man Zhou but said nothing.

Zhou Jinlian came in soon. The moment he did, Xia Duo felt the atmosphere in the room become uncomfortable.

Although she knew Zhou Jinlian probably wouldn’t reveal what happened, she still felt guilty, afraid that Old Man Zhou might see something through their eyes.

-

Ji Yunhuan personally took Yangyang to school today, and then conveniently went to the company.

Since coming back to C City, a week had passed, and during this week, she hadn’t spared a moment to care about the Qi Family matters, nor had she paid any attention to Qi Cheng.

After what happened that day, she dared not have any expectations of Qi Cheng anymore.

It always felt like whenever she involved herself in life, sorrowful things would follow.

Just like now, if she didn’t care about him or mind him, everything would be fine.

In the afternoon, it rained a bit. Ji Yunhuan left the company with an umbrella. The driver was waiting for her at the entrance. Before going home, she needed to pick up Yangyang. She enjoyed this routine of revolving around her son daily.

Her son was the crystallization of her and Qi Cheng, and a part of her life.

The amnesiac Qi Cheng always saddened her, but these two children clearly did not.

Spending each day with her children, she could clearly feel that she still loved Qi Cheng.

This way, she no longer needed to worry.

At the school gate, Ji Yunhuan got out of the car with an umbrella, and Yangyang quickly came out of the school.

Seeing Ji Yunhuan, he trotted a few steps, walked over, and took Ji Yunhuan’s hand, "Didn’t I tell you that you don’t have to come pick me up? You can just send the driver."