LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 30
Sheng Mumu's phone was out of battery, so she nudged Qi Mo's arm with her shoulder.
"Can I borrow your phone to check out some gossip? My phone is dead."
Qi Mo naturally reached into his pocket and handed her his personal phone.
Sheng Mumu quickly browsed the news headlines to finally understand what had happened.
In the news photo - Mr. Wang had his arm around the waist of a wealthy lady, with a look of sincere concern on his face.
The headline read: The tycoon of the steel industry has a secret 10 year marriage, turns out his son-in-law is...
It turned out that Wang Qinwei's husband had already been married once before, his wife was the daughter of the steel tycoon, two years older than him.
The news article was written vividly.
It said that this was the first time the couple had publicly revealed their relationship, because Mr. Wang's company was facing a crisis, and he had no choice but to seek help from his father-in-law. So they took this opportunity of the news announcement to boost the company's stock price.
Sheng Mumu scrolled through the screen, both surprised and disgusted.
How could Mr. Wang's company suddenly face a crisis at this time? Just two days ago, Wang Qinwei was still bragging in the wives' chat group about the 2 million diamond necklace Mr. Wang had bought for her. It didn't seem like they were in financial difficulty!
If Sheng Mumu remembered correctly, Wang Qinwei had just mentioned during their card game that she had been married for 5 years.
So that meant, all these years, Wang Qinwei's husband had two families?
He married the daughter of the steel tycoon 10 years ago, and married Wang Qinwei 5 years ago.
Bigamy!
Sheng Mumu's gaze moved away from the phone and she slowly looked towards Wang Qinwei.
Wang Qinwei had already collapsed to the floor from the tremendous blow, with tears streaming down her face.
Sensing Sheng Mumu looking at her, Wang Qinwei clenched her fists tightly and glared up at her, eyes full of anger.
"Are you satisfied now?"
"Seeing me in such dire straits, you're happy right?"
Wang Qinwei was like a madwoman who had nowhere to vent her grief, anguish and resentment, and took it all out on Sheng Mumu.
After her words, she didn't wait for Sheng Mumu's reply, but picked up her phone again and again, and suddenly started laughing in self-deprecation.
"Ha...hahaha..."
The man in the news photo had a humble smile while helping carry the steel tycoon's daughter's handbag. He was completely different from the husband in her impression.
Just a moment ago, she was still aggressive and mocking others, but it turns out that she herself failed to hold onto her husband's heart, and the one her husband had on the side was her.
Oh no.
To be precise.
She was the one he kept on the side.
It really was too ironic.
Sheng Mumu pursed her lips, her fine brows slightly knitted, and it took her a long while before she finally spoke up in a calm tone, with normal volume:
"I won't laugh at you, there's nothing funny about this."
Wang Qinwei stared blankly at Sheng Mumu, her lips moved but no words came out.
Sheng Mumu turned her head and said to Qi Mo, "Let's go back."
Qi Mo's gaze flickered slightly as he nodded lightly.
After leaving the Sun residence, Sheng Mumu and Qi Mo walked side by side on the road.
She was still thinking about what had just happened.
The world was really unpredictable.
Who could have thought that the one who liked to show off the most in the wives' chat group, the one who liked to spread other people's gossip the most, would end up becoming the biggest gossip herself.
Her phone had died, but she could guess that the wives' chat group must have exploded by now.
Just this morning, she was still hoping that some new gossip would appear as soon as possible to divert the attention of the ladies in the chat group.
But when the new gossip really came out, she somehow felt uncomfortable inside.
After all, the source of all this gossip always revolved around which woman got hurt again.
Thinking of this, she felt a sense of sighing regret.
Just as she was lamenting, Qi Mo called the butler Zhang to bring the car around.
Butler Zhang got out of the car, handed the car keys to Qi Mo, and respectfully nodded in greeting: "Sir, Madam."
Qi Mo took the keys and said to Butler Zhang: "Alright, you can go back first."
Sheng Mumu returned to her senses, "Aren't we going back?"
Qi Mo walked to the driver's side, pulled open the door, and leaned on it. He looked at her playfully:
"Your stomach was growling just now. If I don't take you to get something to eat, you'll keep me up tonight."
Sheng Mumu's earlobes secretly turned a little red.
She had been so absorbed in her thoughts just now that she didn't even notice her stomach rumbling.
She smiled awkwardly, and pulled open the passenger door.
Just as she sat down, Qi Mo leaned over and a crisp, pleasant scent invaded Sheng Mumu's nostrils.
She couldn't help but shrink her neck, her back pressed tightly against the seat.
When Butler Zhang took the car from the garage just now, he had randomly grabbed one of the luxury cars, which happened to be one with not too spacious interior.
Sheng Mumu watched as Qi Mo stretched out his long arm, reaching over her to pull out the seat belt and buckle her in.
It was clearly a very common, gentlemanly gesture, yet she suddenly felt nervous when he leaned over.
His handsome, striking features were magnified up close, his deep brows and eyes seemed to have an attractive force, like a whirlpool that made it hard to look away.
She didn't feel overwhelmed by Qi Mo's good looks under the dim atmosphere lighting at Mrs. Sun's place, but was struck by his up close visual impact in the dark car interior.
Sheng Mumu: "Thank you."
Qi Mo sat back leisurely, methodically rolled up his sleeves, his movements calm and composed.
A section of his fair yet powerful forearm was revealed, lightly resting on the steering wheel as he turned to look at her and suddenly said:
"In the future, if you don't want to participate in this kind of gambling gathering, you can directly refuse, no need to force yourself."
When the gambling gathering was mentioned, Sheng Mumu beamed.
"I didn't force myself, it was fine since I went today, otherwise I wouldn't have known that I'm so good at gambling."
Qi Mo's gaze was fixed intently on her: "Oh? How much did you win?"
Sheng Mumu patted her bulging pocket, "I won close to 100,000! You have to say I'm awesome right?"
The corner of Qi Mo's mouth curled up slightly, his tone carrying a hint of laughter.
"Cool."
Having received affirmation, Sheng Mumu was extremely pleased with herself, tilting her chin up.
"Let's go, today's meal is my treat. Money won through gambling must be spent quickly, so that good luck will continue to flow."
This was Qi Mo's first time hearing such a notion, and he found it amusing. He nodded.
"Alright, what do you want to eat?"
Sheng Mumu cocked a proud brow, smiling brightly, "Anything you choose is fine."
......
Butler Zhang stood by the roadside with his hands behind his back, watching as the car's tail lights gradually faded into the distance. A pleased, gratified smile spread across his old face.
Butler Zhang: Ah, this family can't do without me!
When he went out earlier, he didn't know what inspired him to choose this car from the garage full of luxury cars.
Seeing the shy expression on Madam's face when Sir helped buckle her seatbelt just now, Butler Zhang felt that he had performed his duty as a butler perfectly!
At that time.
A lanky teenager wearing a T-shirt and shorts walked in from outside the villa area.
The boy was holding a basketball, idly playing with it in his hands.
Two maid-looking people walked ahead of him, chatting as they strolled.
He vaguely heard snippets of the conversation ahead.
"Have you heard, there's another family in the compound whose husband had an affair and got caught by his wife!"
"Are you talking about the biggest villa?" "I don't know about that, I heard my wife talking to someone else and seems to be surnamed Qi? Is it pronounced Qi Liuhao? Do you know which family it is?"
"Oh no, it's not Qi, it's Qi, the biggest villa."
"I also heard they will most likely get a divorce."
Boom - boom boom -
Hearing the noise, the two lowered their volume and turned around.
They discovered it was a teenage boy who had accidentally dropped his basketball. They turned their heads back and continued chatting.
Qi Shaobai bent over to pick up the ball, his eyes gradually becoming overcast.
When he stood up, he looked up and heaved a long sigh.
At his current age, he didn't yet have the ability to hide his worries deep in his heart. The previously calm expression on his face turned gloomy and overcast.
Even though he tried his best not to think about it, his mind kept replaying what he just overheard.
The street lamp shone obliquely on Qi Shaobai's cold countenance.
He gritted his teeth, brows furrowed tightly.
Dad had an affair?
The abstract concept of "family" that had just barely taken shape in his heart seemed to crumble in an instant.
The evening air temperature was stuffy on a July night.
Qi Shaobai's chest was blocked by a lump of gloom, his throat even more stifling than the summer night weather.