strictlysupreme Chapter 1096 Debt Collection
Chapter 1096 Debt Collection
The air in the ward seemed to freeze. Cheng Yunchuan held the child in his arms, and his eyes instantly changed from the joy of being a father to fierceness, like a sword drawn from its sheath pointing directly at the intruder. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
The man sneered, his eyes contemptuously swept over Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang Mubai, and finally fell on the baby, with a hint of amusement in his tone. "My name is Zhao Zhiyuan, and I'm here to collect a debt. Jiang Mubai, do you think you can escape everything by hiding here and having a child?"
Jiang Mubai's face turned even paler. She clutched the quilt tightly, her body trembling slightly. "Zhao Zhiyuan, what...what do you want to do? I have already done what we agreed..."
"Promise? What you call a promise is to disappear and then find an excuse to get married and have children?" Zhao Zhiyuan approached step by step, his tone sinister, "What you owe me cannot be offset by a child!"
Cheng Yunchuan gently placed the child beside Jiang Mubai, stood up, and stood in front of the mother and daughter. Although he was thin, his eyes were firm, and he looked at Zhao Zhiyuan fearlessly. "I don't know what grudges you have with her, but now she is my wife, and my child is here too. If you dare to touch them, I will never let you go!"
Zhao Zhiyuan sneered disdainfully, "You? A washed-up actor, you dare to yell at me? Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are!" Cheng Yunchuan said in a cold tone, "This is a hospital. If you dare to cause trouble here, I will call the police immediately!"
"Call the police?" Zhao Zhiyuan laughed arrogantly as if he had heard a joke. "What do you think the police can do to me? Jiang Mubai, I'll give you one last chance. Come with me, otherwise..." He paused meaningfully, his eyes falling on the baby. "You will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Jiang Mubai hugged the child tightly in fear, tears flowing silently. She looked at Cheng Yunchuan for help, her eyes full of despair and helplessness.
Cheng Yunchuan clenched his fists tightly, struggling internally. He loved Jiang Mubai deeply and would never let her get hurt, but he also understood that Zhao Zhiyuan had bad intentions and was not someone he could easily deal with.
At this moment, the door of the ward was pushed open again, and a man in police uniform walked in. He was followed by several policemen, one of whom was holding a camera.
"Zhao Zhiyuan, you are suspected of intimidating and threatening others. You are now under arrest!"
Zhao Zhiyuan's face changed drastically. He pointed at Jiang Mubai and shouted hysterically: "Jiang Mubai, you actually called the police! You will die a horrible death!"
The police stepped forward to control Zhao Zhiyuan and took him out of the ward. The ward returned to calm, but Jiang Mubai was still in shock. She hugged the child tightly, her body still shaking.
Cheng Yunchuan patted her shoulder gently and comforted her: "It's okay, Mu Bai, it's okay..."
Jiang Mubai raised his head, looked at Cheng Yunchuan with tears in his eyes, and said with a sob: "Yunchuan, I'm sorry, I..."
"Don't say sorry," Cheng Yunchuan hugged her in his arms distressedly, "You don't have to say anything, I understand."
Jiang Mubai buried her head in Cheng Yunchuan's arms and burst into tears. The emotions she had suppressed for too long finally burst out at this moment, and her crying was mixed with fear, grievance and regret.
Cheng Yunchuan hugged her tightly, letting her tears soak his clothes. He knew that Jiang Mubai must have some unspeakable secrets, and this Zhao Zhiyuan was probably the shadow of her past.
When Jiang Mubai's emotions stabilized a little, Cheng Yunchuan asked softly: "Mubai, can you tell me what happened between you and Zhao Zhiyuan?"
Jiang Mubai hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke slowly, telling a secret that had been buried in her heart for many years... a secret about her "exposure"...
Jiang Mubai took a deep breath, tears blurring her vision. Memories flooded back like a tide, pulling her back to the glamorous yet dangerous entertainment industry.
"Five years ago, I debuted under the stage name 'Xinghe' and quickly became famous. Zhao Zhiyuan is my agent. He made me famous, but he also controlled everything about me." Jiang Mubai's voice trembled. "He took advantage of my ignorance of the entertainment industry and forced me to sign an extremely unfair contract. I almost became his puppet."
Cheng Yunchuan hugged her tightly with heartache, gently stroking her back with his fingertips, silently comforting her.
"He controlled my income, arranged for me to attend various social events, and even..." Jiang Mubai bit his lower lip, tears welling up again, "He even forced me to date some powerful people."
Cheng Yunchuan's breathing stagnated, and a surge of anger surged in his chest. He suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to listen to Jiang Mubai's story.
"I couldn't stand this kind of life and wanted to terminate the contract, but he wouldn't let me go. He said that if I dared to leave him, he would destroy me and ruin my reputation." Jiang Mubai's voice became lower and lower. "I was afraid. I didn't dare to resist. I could only endure it silently."
"Later, I got pregnant..." Jiang Mubai's body trembled violently and his voice became choked. "I don't know who the father of the child is. Zhao Zhiyuan forced me to give birth to the child, and then...then he disappeared."
Cheng Yunchuan's heart felt like it was being stabbed by a needle. He couldn't imagine how Jiang Mubai could bear all this alone.
"I took my child with me, hiding everywhere, afraid that Zhao Zhiyuan would find me. Later, I met you..." Jiang Mubai raised his head and looked at Cheng Yunchuan with tears in his eyes, "Yunchuan, thank you, thank you for appearing in my life, giving me a home, and giving me and my child a stable life."
Cheng Yunchuan gently kissed away the tears on her face and whispered, "Silly girl, why are you thanking me? We are husband and wife, and this is what I should do."
"But I lied to you," Jiang Mubai lowered his head guiltily, "I concealed my past and the identity of my child..."
"I don't care," Cheng Yunchuan held her face and looked at her seriously, "Let the past be the past. What's important is the present, and what's important is that we are together."
Jiang Mubai's tears flowed again, this time, they were tears of happiness. She hugged Cheng Yunchuan tightly, feeling his warm embrace, feeling his strong arms, as if she had found support and a home.
The two hugged each other quietly, and the ward was filled with warmth and tranquility.
However, this tranquility did not last long.
Suddenly, the door of the ward was pushed open, and a tall man walked in aggressively. Behind him were several bodyguards in black, all of whom looked ferocious.
The man walked up to Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang Mubai, looking down at them with cold eyes and threatening tone: "Jiang Mubai, do you think I can't find you if you hide here? You must pay me back for what you owe me!"