My Wife Longs for Divorce Every Day-Chapter 809 - : 809, I want to hear you call me husband
Chapter 809: 809, I want to hear you call me husband
Watching Mo Weiyi’s pretty face gradually change, Xiao Yebai gained an advantage, “This matter will probably reach dad’s ears soon, maybe even grandpa’s… What do you think, how will they feel about it?”
The hospital room fell into utter silence.
Nobody spoke.
And Mo Weiyi also slowly calmed down.
She thought about when she entered the room earlier, Xiao Yebai was looking at the computer screen, Zhong Kai was typing away, and it seemed like a man’s voice was coming from the computer…
Yesterday, Mo Yaoxiong reminded her that the Mo Group was discussing a cooperation with the Zhou Family, and today Zhong Kai also mentioned this matter to her.
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In Nancheng, the Zhou Family is one of the “Four Great Aristocratic Families,” just like the other three major families, they possess an unshakable foundation and a strong industrial base.
Although the Mo Family has developed rapidly under Xiao Yebai’s leadership and has strong financial resources, if one talks about family heritage, they still can’t compare with these top-tier aristocratic families.
Even without a deep understanding of business operations, Mo Weiyi knew the consequences of such a strategic partnership suddenly being sabotaged mid-way; not only would all the Mo Family’s prior efforts be in vain, but the negative impact that would follow was even more incalculable…
The marriage between Xiao Yebai and her was too special, and the outside world already had some criticisms of the Mo Family, especially since he had just announced her pregnancy not long ago. Now, to suddenly have rumors of discord between them…
The contradiction, not only affecting the image of the Mo Family, made it easier for potential partners to have a crisis of trust in the Mo Family, especially with the Mo Family elder still lying in the hospital room…
Mo Weiyi considered herself a reasonable woman, although when she heard Ling Zhizhou’s wrist was dislocated, she really got angry, angry enough to momentarily lose her rationality.
Mo Weiyi clenched her fingers tightly, her expression twisted, her emotions even more complex.
She remained silent.
The others nearby also didn’t speak.
Then, Xiao Yebai gave a faint order, “You guys go out first.”
Zhong Kai glanced over and hurriedly started walking out of the hospital room.
The others followed one by one.
When the door closed, Xiao Yebai looked at the woman standing in front of the hospital bed, “Come here.”
Mo Weiyi’s brow furrowed slightly, and, biting her teeth, she said, “I didn’t know you were in a meeting just now.”
Xiao Yebai’s tone was heavy, “And then?”
Mo Weiyi: “…”
She furrowed her brow again and slowly started speaking, “I was too impulsive. I shouldn’t have embarrassed you regardless of circumstances, and let so many people see it.”
The Little Princess of the Mo Family was rarely admitting her mistake.
Especially now with the couple’s relationship being as terrible as it was.
But Xiao Yebai’s expression still didn’t improve, his voice remained low, “Is that it?”
Mo Weiyi wasn’t someone with a good temper, and upon hearing these words, she once again felt provoked, “You are the one who went too far! If you have any dissatisfaction, you can take it out on me, but what does it mean to let someone target my friend? Ling Zhizhou is just a naive student. I know you’ve always disliked him and were prejudiced against him, but he was hurt that badly without doing anything wrong, and in front of so many people… What do you expect his classmates to think of me? How do you expect people at the school to look at me?”
Xiao Yebai’s lips curled coldly into a shallow arc, “Since when have you ever cared so much about what your classmates think?”
Mo Weiyi: “…”
“You are pregnant. For the sake of your health, it’s best not to go to school for a while.”
Mo Weiyi immediately asked, “Is this your condition?”
Is it that as long as she doesn’t go to school, he won’t do anything to Ling Zhizhou?
Xiao Yebai neither confirmed nor denied, “The doctor will come for a check-up later, there are clean shirts in the closet.”
Mo Weiyi looked at the man sitting on the hospital bed.
His face was still dripping with water, his hair also wet, the front of his hospital gown was soaked through and stuck to his chest…
Through the thin fabric, one could clearly see the white bandage underneath.
Mo Weiyi struggled for a good while internally, before she put down her bag and turned towards the closet.
…
At that time Xiao Yebai had lost a lot of blood and was urgently taken to this public hospital close to Lishui Bay.
It wasn’t a private hospital, so the conditions were not as good as Nangong Hospital.
Mo Weiyi remembered when she stayed here before, someone insisted very strongly that she either move to another hospital, or go back home.
But now he had been here for a week, and he was about to be discharged without mentioning moving to a better-equipped hospital.
…
Mo Weiyi pulled open the simple closet door, seeing two sets of clean, neatly hung shirts and trousers inside.
They were the style Xiao Yebai usually wore.
She picked out a white shirt.
Turning around, she was met with the man’s deep, dark eyes.
Mo Weiyi lowered her head, walked over to the bed, and held out the shirt straight to him.
However, Xiao Yebai said, “My right hand is injured.”
Mo Weiyi’s fingers tightened, “Zhong Kai said you’re almost fully recovered.”
At this remark, a slight movement flickered in the man’s eyes.
Mo Weiyi also suddenly realized what she had just said.
And the man’s expression clearly showed he had picked up on it.
He probably thought she was inquiring about his recovery through the assistant behind his back…
But Mo Weiyi couldn’t be bothered to explain, and placed the shirt on top of the bed, “Then let Auntie Zhou help you change later.”
“Is this your sincerity?” Xiao Yebai questioned faintly.
Mo Weiyi said, “I’ve already apologized.”
She should help him change his clothes?
Impossible!
“You did apologize.” Xiao Yebai’s tone was still calm, “You must also be aware that even if you didn’t apologize and let everyone know that I, Xiao Yebai, had water splashed on my face by you in public, I wouldn’t do anything to you, but…”
He slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile, “I really dislike that Ling Zhizhou.”
Although he was smiling, it made her feel a chill in the early summer season.
His tone and demeanor were calm, yet they conveyed an obvious sense of oppression.
Mo Weiyi bit her lower lip hard.
She was naturally fair-skinned and had basically given up makeup since becoming pregnant, but she had still applied a thin layer of lipstick today because she was going out.
Now, as she bit on it, it resembled a prominent red mark that contrasted sharply with her pale cheeks.
Then she closed her eyes.
And took a deep breath.
“Forget it.” Mo Weiyi faced death bravely, raising her hand to the man’s collar, just about to help him undo the button of his patient gown…
“First, help me clean my face.”
Mo Weiyi: “…”
She told herself to be patient.
After all, Ling Zhizhou was innocent.
He was just an ordinary student, and there was no need to bring malice or revenge upon him because of her personal grievances with Xiao Yebai.
And he could never be a match for Xiao Yebai.
Mo Weiyi reached for the tissue box on the table next to her, pulled out a tissue, and wiped away all the water stains on his face.
“The hair.”
“…”
“There’s also some on your neck.”
“…”
Mo Weiyi, wiping with the tissue, did everything one by one.
Finally, after wiping all the spilled water clean, she put down the tissue and reached to undo the buttons of his patient gown.
She undid the buttons from top to bottom and caught sight of the white bandage wrapped around the inside of his chest.
Her eyes rapidly blinked.
The bloody scene from the bedroom a few days ago seemed to flash before her eyes…
Then Mo Weiyi forced herself to look away and took the patient gown off his body.
Xiao Yebai just sat there, his gaze fixed on Mo Weiyi’s face from beginning to end.
When she came close, the familiar and enticing scent of her hair reached him…
And those slightly cool hands, inadvertently brushing over his bare skin…
His Adam’s apple moved up and down uncontrollably, and Xiao Yebai said, “Why are your hands so cold?”
Mo Weiyi’s fingers paused momentarily.
She didn’t respond.
She tossed aside the patient gown she had removed, grabbed a white shirt, and helped him put it on, buttoning it from the bottom up.
Finally, after changing his clothes, she truly breathed a sigh of relief.
Picking up the wet patient gown, just as she was about to leave, her arm was grasped by the man’s hand.
Mo Weiyi stiffened, her fingers involuntarily tightening, “I’ve already helped you change your clothes, isn’t that enough sincere effort?”
Xiao Yebai looked at her beautiful yet cold profile, “It’s been a long time since you called me by my name.”
Lately, whenever she was in a bad mood, she would call him “Xiao Yebai,” “Xiao Yebai,” and sometimes even “President Xiao.”
“What do you mean?” Mo Weiyi abruptly turned her face around.
Xiao Yebai curved his lips, “Just like before, call my name for me to hear.”
Mo Weiyi, fighting the urge to roll her eyes, forced herself to speak, “Xiaobai.”
The long-missed name, once again called out, actually didn’t stir much feeling in her.
Xiao Yebai seemed to have no reaction either, still maintaining his gaze on Mo Weiyi’s facial expressions, then said, “Not that.”
Mo Weiyi squinted her eyes with anger, “Xiao Yebai, are you playing with me?”
Xiao Yebai smiled, “I want to hear you call me ‘husband’.”
Mo Weiyi could no longer contain her rage, and completely unable to calm down, she threw the wet patient gown in her hand on the ground, “Xiao Yebai, don’t push your luck!”
Xiao Yebai glanced indifferently at the clothes on the ground and slowly spoke, “Before we got married, you seemed to refer to me as your husband every day in front of your best friend. Now that we’ve been married for so long, is it too much for me to ask you to call me ‘husband’ once?”
Mo Weiyi turned her face away again.
It took her almost a minute to gradually calm her emotions down.
But when she attempted to open her mouth…
Five seconds later.
“I can’t say it.” Mo Weiyi’s voice was wooden and stiff.
“Why can’t you say it?”
“Maybe I’m allergic to those two words.”
Xiao Yebai: “…”
His eyes narrowed, and the fingers holding her arm tightened.
But before he could speak, a ringtone suddenly sounded.
Mo Weiyi quickly pulled her arm away and went to grab her bag.
But when she found her phone and saw the incoming call screen, she hesitated.
The call was from Ling Zhizhou.
“Who’s calling?”
Hearing Xiao Yebai’s voice, Mo Weiyi pressed the hang-up button.
Speaking again, her voice had regained its calm, “The situation was mishandled by me, I’ll explain it to dad and grandpa myself, but please remember what you said. If I find out you had someone move against my friends again, I won’t let it go so easily.”
Xiao Yebai watched her.
His gaze was measuring, as if weighing something.
After about a few seconds, he raised an eyebrow, “Don’t go to school recently.”
Mo Weiyi agreed, “Okay.”
She was just going out for some air anyway.
Since she got pregnant and because her health wasn’t good, she had been too lazy to go out. Who knew that returning to school for the first time today would cause such a scene.
If not going meant not going, that was fine. She could just go somewhere else.
**
The door of the ward was opened again, and the people in the corridor returned to the ward.
Zhong Kai clearly noticed that the atmosphere in the room was no longer as tense as before.
Moreover, Xiao Yebai’s clothes had actually been changed, probably by the Little Princess…
“Take the princess to Nangong Hospital and pay attention to safety on the road,” Xiao Yebai ordered in a deep voice.
“Yes.”
Mo Weiyi turned around and left without looking back.
…
After closing the door, Zhong Kai cautiously asked, “Mr. Xiao, the Zhou Family wants an explanation from us. Plus, that video from earlier seems to have been uploaded to Weibo.”
Xiao Yebai didn’t say a word.
But with such matters being discussed on Weibo, he must be in a bad mood!
So.
“That’s outrageous! Don’t worry, Mr. Xiao, I’ve already had someone look into the blogger’s IP. If it is someone from our company, you must…
“Bring the computer here.”
“Okay.” Zhong Kai immediately placed the laptop on a rolling desk and pushed it in front of Mr. Xiao.
Xiao Yebai operated the computer with one hand, his expression unchanging as he read the comments on Weibo.
Zhong Kai stood by, not daring to speak unnecessarily.
It wasn’t until Xiao Yebai took out his phone and dialed a number that he spoke, “Hello.”
His voice was cold and his demeanor unenthusiastic, which Zhan Yao found very unsatisfying. “Hello what? Don’t I have a name? You haven’t called me in days, were you expecting me not to call you? I seriously thought you were dead!”
“I’m not dead.”
“Damn it! Then why are you calling me?” Zhan Yao’s tone was aggressive.
Ever since being kicked out of the hospital room by someone a few days ago, he swore he would no longer be the one to make the first move.
After waiting a week, finally, the kid called him. He thought he was going to apologize, but he still had the same indifferent tone.
“Then I’ll hang up,” said Xiao Yebai, about to disconnect the call.
“Fuck that, if you hang up, I swear I’ll never speak to you again!”
So Xiao Yebai didn’t hang up, “I need your help with something.”
“I’ve seen it, you want to delete the posts, right?”
Zhan Yao was close to being infuriated by him.
Maybe this is what they call a scumbag, right?
He hurts others, and never takes the initiative to appease them.
Time passes and wounds heal, yet when asked, he doesn’t even realize where he went wrong.
Injuring a loneliness!
“No wonder the Little Princess wants to divorce you,” Zhan Yao blurted out.
Xiao Yebai’s brows furrowed slightly.
I’m discussing serious matters with you, and you bring up divorce?
Zhan Yao asked him, “What exactly is going on between you and the Little Princess? The internet is saying she suddenly splashed water on your face in the hospital. Is that true? Was it really her?”
Xiao Yebai didn’t speak.
His silence was an admission.
“Heh.” The thought of the scene made Zhan Yao want to laugh. “I guessed as much. Aside from her, who would dare to splash water on the President of Mo Group? Last time, she even slapped you, right? Tsk tsk tsk, look at you, how did you manage to get yourself into this situation? I really regret it now. I should never have advised you to use her. And now, I actually feel like I owe you both…”
“It has nothing to do with you,” Xiao Yebai interrupted him indifferently.
Some things, like the gradual accumulation of ice, don’t happen overnight.
Xiao Yebai was aware that over the years, there was too much Mo Weiyi didn’t know, but people always grow up. The naivety of the past turns into a backlash after becoming sensible.
Growth comes at a price.
It just so happened that it all erupted at this point.
It will pass.
Zhan Yao sighed for a while, then suddenly said, “Maybe you should just let it go.”
“What do you mean?” Xiao Yebai inquired.
“Women are like that, always wanting more and often stubborn. Sometimes the more you resist them, the more rebellious they become. They might do anything. Why bother? You see, she doesn’t feel a bit sorry for how hurt you are. I suggest giving her the cold shoulder for a while. If that doesn’t work, just get a divorce…”
“I won’t get a divorce.”
“Why?” Zhan Yao didn’t understand. “After all, this marriage was never your choice, and old Mr. Mo never liked you to begin with. Now that you have more than half of the shares, getting a divorce doesn’t really matter. It’s not like you’re the one at a loss.”
Xiao Yebai remained silent.
“Is it because you can’t bear to part with the child in her womb? Or is it because you can’t let go of her as a person? Sure, the Little Princess is indeed very beautiful, but now her feelings for you have faded. She doesn’t love you anymore. What’s the point of clinging to this marriage?”
A sneer formed on the man’s lips.
Mo Weiyi’s feelings for him had faded? She didn’t love him anymore?
He didn’t believe it.
And even if she didn’t love him anymore, so what?
As long as she continued to stay by his side, that was fine. Soon they would have a child, and they would still be the model couple everyone in Nancheng envied.
**
As soon as Mo Weiyi got back in the car, she called Ling Zhizhou, “Sorry, I didn’t see my phone just now.”
Ling Zhizhou: “No problem, I was worried and called you. Sister Ji, are you alright?”
“What could be wrong with me?”
“I only found out through a classmate just now that you splashed water on Mr. Xiao in the hospital. I was worried he would get angry at you for it.”
Mo Weiyi replied, “No, he didn’t.”
“That’s good.” Ling Zhizhou continued, “Does Mr. Xiao have stomach issues?”
The news of Xiao Yebai’s hospitalization was widely known, but the official statement to the public was that he was in for a stomach ailment.
They didn’t know, in fact, it was due to injuries.
Mo Weiyi had no intention of telling the truth and merely responded with a “Mhm.”
“It’s all my fault. I didn’t know Mr. Xiao was ill. It seems he’s in the hospital and couldn’t take care of you, so he assigned bodyguards to follow and protect you. If I hadn’t insisted on dragging you to play games this morning, he wouldn’t have gotten angry and ordered his bodyguard to act, and you wouldn’t have lost your temper with him because of me. Now it’s blown up all over the internet—hopefully, it won’t affect your family’s company…”
“This has nothing to do with you,” Mo Weiyi said. “He went too far.”
“Mr. Xiao is just worried about you, Sister Ji. Maybe you should come to school less from now on, and we should meet less often to avoid upsetting him again.”
Ling Zhizhou’s words left Mo Weiyi feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
She asked, “Does your hand still hurt?”
“No, it doesn’t hurt. It’s just a minor injury. The doctor said it will be fine with a few days of rest,” Ling Zhizhou said nonchalantly. “Don’t worry, I’m not that fragile.”
Mo Weiyi still felt bad about it, “I won’t go to school for the time being, but I will have someone visit you.”
“Okay, thank you, senior.”
After hanging up, Mo Weiyi immediately opened the Weibo app on her phone.
Just one click on the trending topics list, and she saw a Weibo post pushed to the top.
[Mo Group’s President Publicly Splashed with Water by Wife!]
The author claimed to be a member of the business department at Zhou Family Corporation, who had long been responsible for facilitating the leadership’s tracking of cooperation projects between the two companies. This morning, during a video conference between both parties, Xiao Yebai’s camera suddenly showed a woman barging into the hospital room and splashing him with water from a cup.
At the time, someone in the room shouted “princess,” so it was pretty much confirmed that the woman who threw the water was none other than President Xiao’s wife, Mo Weiyi. Since the camera was quickly cut off, the specific reasons are still unknown.
The Weibo post also included a video clip. Although it was less than 10 seconds, the barrage of comments was quite exciting:
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[Isn’t this a live broadcast accident?]
[A divine live broadcast accident; he was suddenly splashed during a meeting!]
[Probably didn’t know there was a meeting.]
[Of course. Otherwise, how could it have been caught on camera?]
[Never thought that the exemplary couple of high society would interact like this behind closed doors.]
[Can’t the camera capture if they actually start fighting?]
[It seems both wealthy families and the entertainment industry are the same, couples in name only, and playing their own games privately!]
[Does anyone still remember the scandal about Miss Mo’s affair six months ago?]
[I felt something was off back then, call me the prophet!]
[But isn’t President Xiao way too handsome?]
[A close-up shot without beautifying filters and still looks so good!]
[Could he marry into wealth as a son-in-law if he wasn’t good-looking?]
[I heard he’s an adopted son who married in because the Mo Family had no heir.]
[Miss Mo just got an obedient husband to inherit the company, right?]
[Pitifully beautiful…]
Clearly, Xiao Yebai, as the victim of the water splashing, became an object of pity in everyone’s eyes.
And she, the woman who splashed the water…
Is nothing but an arrogant, domineering miss with a chaotic private life!
Mo Weiyi turned off her phone.
She didn’t care about what was said about her online, but such talk would definitely have a negative impact on the Mo Family. And then she thought of the words Xiao Yebai had said in the hospital room just now…
Mo Weiyi looked out at the traffic below, feeling an overwhelming headache.
**
Half an hour later, the car slowly drove into Nangong Hospital.
The hospital room of the old Mr. Mo was on the top floor, in the furthest room.
It was designed for privacy.
Aside from the doctors and the Mo Family, no one else was allowed to visit.
There were also several bodyguards in black suits standing guard at the door, extremely vigilant.
Mo Weiyi was also aware that in its early years, the Mo Family started in the underworld, and for quite a long period, they were involved with both legal and illegal activities, inevitably getting mixed up with some shady dealings.
Now that the old Mr. Mo was hospitalized for recuperation, rumors were circulating that he was at the end of his life, on his last legs. To prevent enemies from taking advantage of this opportunity to settle scores, it was necessary to be on high alert.
“Princess,” Rong An helped push open the door.
Mo Weiyi entered the hospital room.
The old man on the bed had just finished his lunch porridge and turned his head to look at her when he heard the noise.
It had been just a week since she last saw him, but the elder seemed to have lost a lot of weight and his complexion was worse than before.
“Uncle Shi, why does my grandfather seem to be in worse condition?” Mo Weiyi asked.
She had never seen her grandfather looking so… frail before.
Uncle Shi explained, “The old master is getting on in years, and such a major surgery takes a heavy toll on his vitality. It’s already a miracle that he got through it. Don’t worry, the doctor said he needs peaceful recuperation, so when you talk to him later, be careful not to upset him.”
“Okay,” Mo Weiyi nodded.
After Uncle Shi left, she sat down beside the bed, “Grandfather.”
Old Mr. Mo looked at her and weakly called out, “Weiyi, you’re here.”
His voice was feeble and powerless, but seeing his granddaughter still brought a smile to his face, even his mustache curling up with joy.
Mo Weiyi held the old man’s hand, her emotions complex.
The resentment she felt towards him a week ago had completely dissipated after all the events of the past week.
Perhaps seeing his granddaughter upset, old Mr. Mo asked, “What’s wrong? Did you have another argument with Yebai?”
Mo Weiyi shook her head.
“It’s good that you haven’t had a dispute,” the old man gasped weakly. “Don’t worry, I’ve been working on my will these past few days.”
Mo Weiyi felt a sudden pang of sorrow, “Why are you drafting a will, you’ll get better.”
“I know my own body the best.”
Age had caught up with him, and he had to accept his limitations. The surgery had drained him of his strength, and even if he recovered, he could never regain his former vigor.
Now, he was little more than a dying old man who could pass away at any moment.
Therefore, he had to ensure that all necessary arrangements were made in advance.
“I’ve divided my shares into three parts, one to be donated to our Mo Family’s charitable organization, one for you, and the last for your child,” the old Mr. Mo took a deep breath, rested a moment, and then continued weakly, “I’ll have the lawyer make it clear that until the child reaches eighteen years of age, no one, including his father Xiao Yebai, has the right to touch my great-grandchild’s share of the stock.”
Mo Weiyi’s vision blurred, “Grandfather…”
She blinked hard, trying to hold back her tears, but her voice still wavered with emotion as she spoke, “You don’t have to worry about these things, just focus on getting better. You will recover…”
“Okay, okay,” old Mr. Mo soothed her. “Don’t cry; crying isn’t good for the baby while you’re pregnant.”
“Yes,” Mo Weiyi nodded, quickly wiping away her tears.
