Hong Jie stood to the side, watching Jiang Chengmu, who had not spoken since he arrived. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up, "Jiang Shao... there will be children in the future. Don't blame Qingqing; if you must blame someone, blame Gu Lvq Qi for being so cruel. She clearly knew Qingqing was pregnant and still pushed her off such a high building!"
"What does this have to do with Qiqi?" Jiang Chengmu suddenly turned his head, his icy gaze landing on Hong Jie.
"Today, Qingqing arranged to meet Gu Lvq Qi, but unexpectedly, after learning that Qingqing was pregnant, she had malicious intentions. However, evil people get their comeuppance; she fell herself!"
"What did you say? Say it again!" Upon hearing that Green Qi also fell down the stairs, Jiang Chengmu's voice rose sharply as he shouted at Hong Jie.
"She... she also fell down the stairs..." Glancing at Jiang Chengmu's knife-like gaze, Hong Jie trembled slightly and lacked the courage to continue.
Jiang Chengmu abruptly turned away, clenched his fists tightly, took a deep breath to suppress his raging anger, and glared at the pale-faced woman on the hospital bed. "Did I not tell you not to trouble Qiqi anymore? Do you not understand or are you pretending not to hear?"
Once, he had cherished her deeply, but now he only felt a sense of betrayal.
"Jiang Chengmu, how can you still protect her? All I wanted was to give our child a home. We were supposed to be together; she inserted herself into our lives and now she has caused me to lose our child..."
"Shut up!" Jiang Chengmu suddenly interrupted her. His cold dark eyes were chilling, and the smile on his lips was mocking and sarcastic. "You keep saying the child is mine; are you so sure?"
"Why wouldn't I be sure? Jiang Chengmu, do you doubt me?" Upon hearing his words, Lu Manqing immediately reacted like a startled rabbit, nearly jumping out of the hospital bed. She widened her eyes at Jiang Chengmu as if that was the only way to conceal her current guilt and anxiety.
"Don't think I don't know about the things you've done; I just didn't care!" He snorted coldly. "Fu Zong from Xinyuan Media and Director Jin from V-Live Entertainment—do you dare say you don't know them?"
"You..." As soon as those two men were mentioned, Lu Manqing gasped in disbelief and looked at him with wide eyes filled with panic.
"Do you really think I'm a fool? I thought what I gave you was enough, but it seems you still feel it's not. I left you partly because I fell in love with Qiqi, and partly because I hate being betrayed, especially by someone I once cherished and protected!"
He raised an eyebrow mockingly, his gaze falling on her belly. "You know exactly whose child it is, so don't casually pin this on me. I have no obligation to take responsibility for someone else's child."
After a pause, he let out a bitter laugh. "Back when we got married, I was truly foolish to undergo a vasectomy for someone like you. Who would have thought you'd repay me like this? It's utterly ironic!"
If it weren't for the surgery he had undergone, this child would surely be his responsibility.
"Jiang Chengmu..." Lu Manqing bit her lip, her eyes red as she looked at him, reaching out to grab Jiang Chengmu's arm, only to have him recoil in disgust.
Her hand grasped nothing but air as she trembled and cried out, "Jiang Chengmu, please forgive me just this once! I promise to love you well from now on. I don't want anything else, just to be with you. Please don't leave me!"
Everything she did was for him. To match her family background and marry into a wealthy family, she wanted to shine brightly, but relying solely on Jiang Chengmu's support wasn't enough, which led her to be coerced into compromising situations.
Why could he dismiss all her efforts and love with a single stroke?
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