strictlysupreme Chapter 1329 Yunrui's First Man
Chapter 1329 Yunrui's First Man
Qi Ruixiang's fingertips rested on the cold door, and he could clearly feel Yang Xiaotang's suppressed sobs coming from inside. The sound was like fine needles, piercing his heart again and again, causing pain in his internal organs.
He slid down slowly against the wall, his knees against his chest, and his mind kept replaying the look on Yang Xiaotang's face when she said "You are my first man" - the grievance in her eyes was like a lake filled with water. She was obviously crying, but she still raised her head stubbornly, refusing to let the tears fall even more embarrassingly.
When he was with Gu Yunxi before, he never felt this flustered and helpless. Even when they argued and threw things, even when Gu Yunxi cried and said, "I never want to see you again," he always had a sense of certainty in his heart, knowing that she would not really leave.
But facing Yang Xiaotang, this confidence vanished completely. He couldn't even imagine if his reaction just now had been a little more extreme, would this woman who gave him everything completely disappear from his life.
The phone in his pocket vibrated. It was a work email from his assistant, reminding him that there was an important multinational meeting tomorrow morning.
Qi Ruixiang glanced at it and casually tossed his phone aside. At this moment, even if the sky fell, he couldn't move his feet, let alone the meeting.
He just wanted to stay here, guarding the heartbroken woman inside the door, even if he couldn't do anything...
Inside the door, Yang Xiaotang sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees with her hands, her tears falling silently on the bed sheet, leaving a small dark mark.
"Why..." She choked and spoke, her voice as light as a sigh, "Why can't you be nicer to me..."
The moonlight from outside the window shone through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled shadows on the ground. Yang Xiaotang raised her hand to wipe away her tears, but found that the more she wiped, the more tears came.
She remembered Qi Ruixiang's suspicious look just now, and the tone of his voice when he compared her to Gu Yunxi. Her heart felt like it was being tightly gripped, and she felt so painful that she couldn't breathe.
After an unknown amount of time, there were slight footsteps outside the door.
Yang Xiaotang thought Qi Ruixiang was leaving, her heart suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously held her breath. But the footsteps stopped at the door, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.
Yang Xiaotang was stunned - this was not the sound of Qi Ruixiang's keys, but Yan Wanqing's.
If Yan Wanqing hadn't discovered that Yang Xiaotang and Qi Ruixiang were close, she would have deliberately adjusted her working hours to later and later, just to give them some space.
But today the company had to work overtime, so she came back later than usual, and unexpectedly she ran into him.
The moment the door opened, Yan Wanqing saw Qi Ruixiang sitting at the door.
He leaned against the wall, his head on his knees, his suit jacket wrinkled and his hair a little messy, looking particularly disheveled. The bedroom door was closed, and a faint muffled gasp could be heard from inside.
"Did you... have a fight?" Yan Wanqing asked cautiously, her steps light. She had lived with Yang Xiaotang for two years and had never seen her so sad, much less the usually high-spirited Qi Ruixiang in this state.
Qi Ruixiang raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse as if rubbed with sandpaper: "She's in there, please... take good care of her."
Yan Wanqing was stunned for a moment and wanted to ask something, but she saw Qi Ruixiang stand up and stagger before he could stand firm.
He didn't look at the bedroom door again, but just lowered his head and walked out quickly. He closed the door so quietly as if he was afraid of disturbing something.
Watching Qi Ruixiang disappear at the entrance of the corridor, Yan Wanqing was filled with doubts. She turned and walked to the bedroom door, knocking gently: "Xiaotang? It's me, Wanqing."
The gasping sound from inside the door stopped, and after a long while, the door was gently opened.
Yang Xiaotang stood at the door, her eyes were red and swollen like walnuts, and there were still traces of tears on her face. When she saw Yan Wanqing, she couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Wanqing..." She choked and couldn't hold back any longer. She threw herself into Yan Wanqing's arms and burst into tears.
Yan Wanqing patted her back gently to soothe her emotions. She could feel Yang Xiaotang's body trembling and knew that she had suffered a great injustice.
After Yang Xiaotang calmed down a little, Yan Wanqing helped her sit on the sofa and poured her a glass of warm water.
"What happened?" Yan Wanqing sat down beside her and asked gently, "Did Qi Ruixiang bully you?"
Yang Xiaotang held the cup of water, her fingertips cold, and tears began to well up in her eyes again. She hesitated for a long time before sniffing and saying in a hoarse voice, "I... I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Yan Wanqing's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with shock. "You mean... your child with Qi Ruixiang?"
Yang Xiaotang nodded, tears falling into the water glass, creating ripples. "He doesn't believe me. He said we took precautions, so it's impossible for us to get pregnant. He also said... He also said that he and Gu Yunxi had been together for so long and still hadn't gotten pregnant, so why would he and me..."
She didn't say anything else, but Yan Wanqing already understood. Seeing Yang Xiaotang's aggrieved expression, she felt a surge of anger in her heart - how could Qi Ruixiang say that!
"This Qi Ruixiang!" Yan Wanqing gritted her teeth in anger, "How could he do this to you! Don't be sad, I will definitely find a way to give you an explanation for this matter!"
Yang Xiaotang shook her head, her eyes filled with despair. "What else can I say... He didn't care anyway, so why would he care about this child?"
"Don't say that." Yan Wanqing held her hand, trying to give her strength. "The child is in your belly. His attitude is no match for your own!"
Yang Xiaotang didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and looked at his blurry reflection in the water glass.
She didn't know if what Yan Wanqing said was true, nor did she know what Qi Ruixiang was thinking. She only knew that at this moment, she was scared and helpless.
Yan Wanqing looked at Yang Xiaotang's distraught look and secretly calculated in her heart.
The more I think about it, the more my head hurts. Why are all men the same? Even if they clearly don't love you, they still use their lower body to think, and only think of walking away when someone dies.
When she thought of her relationship with Qi Ruixiang, she felt ashamed to face this Jiangdong elder beside her.
"It's getting late, go get some rest. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."
Yan Wanqing helped Yang Xiaotang back to the bedroom to rest, covered her with a quilt, and stayed by the bed for a while until she heard her even breathing, then she gently closed the door and left.
Back in her room, Yan Wanqing took out her cell phone and found Qi Ruixiang's contact information. She hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not dial the number.
She knew that calling Qi Ruixiang now would only make him more irritable and might even backfire. She needed to find a suitable time to have a good talk with him...
Yang Xiaotang in the bedroom seemed to be sleeping soundly, but in fact it was just a light sleep after being extremely tired.
Her consciousness floated between half asleep and half awake. Sometimes she saw Qi Ruixiang's suspicious eyes, sometimes his tone comparing her to Gu Yunxi, and sometimes the two glaring red lines on the pregnancy test stick.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and the moonlight from outside the window shone through the gaps in the curtains, casting long and thin shadows on the sheets, like cold chains, trapping her tightly.
She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, which was still flat, but already nurtured a small life.
The child came too suddenly, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, disrupting all her plans and making her realize her position in Qi Ruixiang's heart.
She knew Yan Wanqing was doing this for her own good, saying Qi Ruixiang had feelings for her, but Qi Ruixiang's reaction couldn't be deceiving—he was more shocked than happy, more skeptical than accepting, and even compared her to Gu Yunxi...