Chapter 618: Don't Do Things That Make Me Unhappy

Jiang Chenghao watched the two of them in silence, wanting to speak, but realized he had no room to interject at all.

"Let's go."

Liu Xin'ai spoke softly, pulled her hand free from his, and took the initiative to walk toward where the cars were parked.

Qin Yiyan followed immediately, nodded at Jiang Chenghao, and only then withdrew his gaze.

"Vroom—"

The sound of a car engine starting rang out.

Jiang Chenghao sat alone in his car, watching Qin Yiyan's car drive away.

After a long silence, he finally started his own car as well, turned around, and left.

His mind was filled with the slightly boastful look in Qin Yiyan's eyes when he had glanced over earlier, and the momentary panic Liu Xin'ai had shown when she saw Qin Yiyan.

Xin'ai...

Jiang Chenghao silently recited Liu Xin'ai's name in his heart, but the unwillingness within him grew heavier and heavier.

On the other side—Qin Yiyan drove the car without saying a word.

Liu Xin'ai was equally silent, merely turning her head to look out the window.

After a while.

Qin Yiyan finally couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "Liu Xin'ai, do you have nothing you want to explain to me?"

"Will you listen?"

Liu Xin'ai retorted.

Qin Yiyan paused upon hearing this, his temper instantly ignited by her current attitude; just as he was about to speak, he heard Liu Xin'ai continue, "Cheng Hao and I ran into each other at the Li Mansion by accident."

"What were you doing at the Li Mansion?"

Qin Yiyan continued to press.

Liu Xin'ai replied indifferently, "I went to deliver a wedding gift to Baobao, and then my car broke down on the way back; Cheng Hao was just dropping me off at the roadside to hail a taxi."

Qin Yiyan did not speak, but let out a cold snort.

It felt as if a ball of fire were lodged in his heart, burning away his reason bit by bit.

Going to deliver a wedding gift?

Jiang Chenghao had already moved out of the Li Mansion long ago; why did it have to be today, of all days, that the two of them just happened to meet at the Li Mansion?

Qin Yiyan let out a cold snort, his tone mocking, "It just happened to be today?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to you."

Liu Xin'ai seemed to have known he would have this reaction, her tone calm and unruffled.

Qin Yiyan felt another breath get stuck in his chest.

"I really underestimated you; do you think that since we're already married, it doesn't matter what you do now, is that it?"

Liu Xin'ai chuckled, finally turning her head to look at Qin Yiyan, and asked deliberately, "Are you trying to say that Cheng Hao and I had an appointment all along, and seeing Baobao was just a convenient excuse?"

She had spoken out everything he was thinking in his heart.

Qin Yiyan's expression tightened, and the anger in his heart grew even more intense.

"Isn't it?"

He asked back in a deep voice.

Liu Xin'ai couldn't be bothered to say more and replied firmly, "I have already explained; if you don't believe me, think whatever you want."

Qin Yiyan suddenly gripped the steering wheel tightly, his expression turning fierce, and he slammed his foot down on the accelerator!

"Whoosh!"

The car instantly shot forward at high speed!

"Qin Yiyan!!!"

Liu Xin'ai was startled by his sudden, crazy move and, using the momentum, hurriedly grabbed the handle above the door.

Fortunately, such acceleration only lasted for a moment, and there were no other vehicles around.

Qin Yiyan stopped quickly.

Liu Xin'ai, however, had been frightened pale by that instant.

"Qin Yiyan! Are you crazy! If you don't want to live, you don't have to take me with you!"

Liu Xin'ai rarely lost her composure and shouted at him.

Qin Yiyan sneered, "You know fear too? If you do, then don't do things that make me unhappy."

"You... you lunatic! Stop the car! I'll hail a taxi back myself!"

Liu Xin'ai's heart was still pounding non-stop, and she didn't want to continue sitting in Qin Yiyan's car.

Not only did Qin Yiyan not stop, but upon hearing this, he actually accelerated even more!

Liu Xin'ai was immediately frightened into grabbing the handle again, afraid to say anything more for fear of provoking the person in front of her.

This time, Qin Yiyan did not slow down, keeping his lips tightly pressed together almost the entire way, constantly overtaking other cars.

Half an hour later—the car finally screeched to a halt in front of the villa.

As soon as it came to a steady stop, Liu Xin'ai immediately unbuckled her seatbelt, pushed open the door, and ran out without looking back.

Qin Yiyan watched her retreating figure, feeling that the anger in his heart had not diminished in the slightest, but rather showed signs of intensifying, and a dark, fragmented light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Jiang Chenghao...

He had better not keep pestering his woman.

Otherwise...

Upstairs—Liu Xin'ai rushed all the way back to her room.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard her phone ring once.

She picked it up casually and saw that Jiang Chenghao had sent a text message.

It contained only a short line of small text, asking if she had arrived home safely.

Liu Xin'ai hesitated, her finger hovering over the reply button; after pondering for two seconds, she simply tossed the phone aside without replying.

She could not be in contact anymore.

She and Cheng Hao had long since become two parallel lines with no connection.

Continuing would only push both of them into an endless abyss.

Jiang Family—Jiang Chenghao waited and waited, but the message he sent remained like a stone sinking into the sea.

Finally—the phone suddenly rang.

A flash of joy instantly crossed Jiang Chenghao's face, but the moment he saw the screen, he returned to calmness.

"Hello? Baobao?"

Jiang Chenghao answered the phone.

On the other end of the line, Jiang Baobao heard that it was very quiet around him, so she asked, "Little Uncle? Have you arrived home?"

"Mm, just arrived."

Jiang Chenghao replied, his tone showing nothing unusual.

"That's good..."

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao finally felt relieved; she hesitated for two seconds, did not ask what happened after he and Liu Xin'ai went out, chatted for a few more sentences, and then hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, she felt somewhat uneasy.

Little Uncle and Xinaijie had both returned to their respective lives...

If nothing happened when they met today, then if they ran into each other in the future, they should be able to be friends, right?

Her own wedding was coming up soon, and at that time, they would definitely meet again...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking, she suddenly heard a "clatter" sound.

She instinctively looked toward the sound and saw Mobai accidentally drop a toy car on the floor.

It happened to be an exquisitely crafted toy crane.

Jiang Baobao's memory instantly returned to the day she was kidnapped, and her whole body suddenly felt a bit cold.

"Mommy, what's wrong?"

Mobai picked up the toy and saw Jiang Baobao staring blankly in this direction, so he asked hurriedly.

Jiang Baobao instantly came back to her senses: "It's nothing, Mommy was thinking about something; you guys go ahead and play, Mommy is going to go rest for a bit."

As she spoke, she stood up and walked in the direction of the stairs.

Even after returning to her bedroom, the images from that day could not help but echo in her mind.

Recently, she had been trying her best to adjust her mood and forget.

Yet, she would always be pulled back into the memories of that day whenever she inadvertently triggered a certain point.

For example, Mobai's toys, the tool ropes in the garden, or even an ordinary Shitou...

"Sigh..."

Jiang Baobao sighed, sat down on the edge of the bed, her expression somewhat grave.

Li Xiao said that group of people shouldn't have any major movements for a period of time recently...

So, there shouldn't be any accidents at her wedding, right?