Jiaxi received a text message from Lili while he was busy with a charity event with his family.
Lili texted that she wasn't feeling well and asked if Jiaxi could come and keep her company that evening.
Jiaxi saw the message while he was busy entertaining guests and didn't reply.
After the performance began, he noticed everyone's attention was focused on the stars on stage. He took the opportunity to slip out, wanting to see what was wrong with Lili.
He thought no one would notice, but he didn't know that Luo Hang had been secretly watching him. Seeing him drive away at this time, Luo Hang was sure he was going to see that woman outside again.
Luo Hang thought that by taking Mengyao to catch him in the act, the effect would be more sensational than if he just told her.
Jiaxi drove to the apartment where Lili lived. He saw Lili sitting alone at the cold, deserted dining table, crying.
"What's wrong? If you're not feeling well, why didn't you go to the hospital?" Jiaxi asked as soon as he entered.
As soon as Lili saw him, she immediately stood up, ran to him, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears uncontrollably.
Jiaxi hugged her back tightly, not knowing what was wrong with her.
After she cried for a while, he asked, "What happened? Who bullied you?"
Lili tried to stop crying and shook her head, saying, "I just came back from the hospital. The doctor said my mother... she might be dying soon..."
"How could that be? Your mother doesn't have a terminal illness," Jiaxi said, a little surprised.
Lili cried and said, "Her illness isn't terminal, but the cause wasn't found for too long. The doctor said my mother's immune system is problematic, and her internal organs have already been damaged. Although it's being controlled with medication, the effect isn't good."
Jiaxi said, "If it doesn't work, let's switch to another hospital and find a better doctor or specialist."
"It's no use. The hospital in charge of my mother's condition now has a famous specialist," Lili cried. "If my mother dies, what will I do then?"
Jiaxi comforted her, "Don't you still have me? I'll take care of you."
Lili gratefully leaned in to kiss him, but she thought, if he ever got tired of her, how would he still take care of her? Her heart ached even more.
Her sad kiss made Jiaxi's heart melt.
The more pitiful Lili seemed, the more it stirred his most primal instincts. They kissed passionately.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Jiaxi stopped and asked, "Who would come to see you at this time?"
Lili also found it strange. She wiped her tears and guessed, "Could it be the property management?"
Jiaxi sat down and said, "Go and open the door."
Lili went to the door and saw from the video intercom that it was a woman, wearing an evening gown.
The woman looked familiar. She suddenly recognized that the woman at the door was Jiaxi's wife, and she was shocked.
But in an instant, she changed her mind. Letting Jiaxi's wife discover her existence meant it wasn't a bad thing for her.
Lili opened the door and said, "Are you from property management? What's wrong?"
"I'm looking for Hong Jiaxi." Mengyao stood outside the door and saw Jiaxi sitting on the sofa like the master of the house. She couldn't believe her eyes.
At first, she thought Luo Hang was just making trouble and trying to sow discord between them.
But the photos on Luo Hang's phone made her believe him. She decided to follow Luo Hang to confirm it.
Mengyao didn't expect that this was indeed where he kept his mistress.
Lili pretended not to have realized and asked, "Who are you?"
The moment Jiaxi heard Mengyao's voice, he froze. He couldn't understand how she found her way here and was completely stunned.
But after a few seconds, Jiaxi calmed down. He knew that Mengyao would find out sooner or later, so he wasn't afraid of her finding out now.
She was carrying his child, so he wasn't worried about controlling her.
Mengyao never expected to face something like this. Didn't Jiaxi once swear that he only loved her?
"Let Jiaxi come out. I have something to say to him." Mengyao looked at the woman in front of her. She didn't think this woman was particularly beautiful or had any attractive qualities.
Lili was about to call Jiaxi when she heard him say from the sofa without moving, "Come in. Let's sit down and talk."
Mengyao didn't expect Jiaxi to have this attitude. She couldn't stand it anymore and shouted angrily, "Hong Jiaxi!" Then she stepped inside, wanting to ask for an explanation.
As she rushed in, Lili, when Mengyao was not paying attention, stuck her foot out.
Mengyao didn't notice and tripped over the outstretched foot, falling forward onto the ground. She felt a sharp pain and couldn't even cry out.
From his angle on the sofa, Jiaxi didn't see Lili deliberately trip her. He thought she had fallen on her own and rushed over, wanting to help her up and ask, "Mengyao, are you alright?"
It took Mengyao a while to recover from the pain. She couldn't question him about Lili anymore. Gritting her teeth, she said, "It hurts, my stomach hurts so much, the baby, the baby..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiaxi immediately picked her up forcefully. He saw a pool of red blood on the ground and felt that something was seriously wrong. He shouted at Lili, "Quick, call an ambulance!"
Lili was terrified and fumbled for her phone to make the call.
Jiaxi held Mengyao tightly and watched as the blood stained her evening gown red. He grew increasingly panicked and said to her, "It's okay, the baby will be fine."
But Mengyao no longer had the strength to speak. She felt a churning pain in her abdomen, and something was constantly falling.
Before the ambulance arrived, she lost consciousness.
Mengyao had a long dream. She couldn't remember what she dreamed about, only that someone was constantly calling her name with deep affection. The voice sounded so heartbroken.
It was because of that voice that she felt there was still something in this world that she couldn't let go of, and she had to wake up.
She opened her eyes, unable to distinguish between life and death. Seeing Jiaxi tightly holding her hand, she immediately withdrew her hand and asked coldly, "The baby, is the baby safe?"
"It's good that you're awake. We can still have a baby," Jiaxi didn't expect that by just wanting her to take a few more steps, the baby would be lost.
"Get out. I don't want to see you again." Mengyao's voice was weak but firm.
Jiaxi grabbed her hand and slapped his own face, saying painfully, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. Hit me, hit me hard!"
Mengyao had had enough of his act. Only now did she realize that he was all fake, faking apologies, faking pity, faking remorse... In reality, he didn't think he had done anything wrong at all, but was just playing her into the palm of his hand with these tricks.
Mengyao was completely indifferent to his actions. She just wanted him to disappear from her sight as quickly as possible.
But she found that there was no one else in the hospital room besides Jiaxi. She was utterly tired of him, but she didn't have the strength to stop his frantic behavior.