Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 2268: Chapter 72: My Heart for You Has Never Changed

“The woman that I, Mo Ziye, want to marry doesn’t need to have talents to stand beside me, nor a prestigious background, but she must have a kind heart.” This statement was like a bomb thrown in the press conference.

It shocked Shi Xi, who had just stood up, causing her to fall back into her seat. Her face, already pale, lost all color.

The label of a “snake-hearted” woman was instantly pinned on her.

Her gaze was empty as she watched Mo Ziye’s departing figure, proud and indifferent.

After a long while, she clenched her teeth tightly, and as she lowered her head, her eyes were filled with hatred.

——

Hospital.

Qin Qingqing’s phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Mo Ziye, she spoke briefly to Grandfather Qin and Granny Qin.

Then she took her phone out of the ward to answer the call in the corridor.

“Brother Ziyi, I saw everything.”

Qin Qingqing felt very touched in her heart.

She hadn’t expected Mo Ziye to break up with Shi Xi in public, but she knew that Mo Ziye must have done it for her.

A low chuckle came from the other end of the phone.

“Were you touched?”

The familiar and deep voice penetrated her eardrum, warming Qingqing’s heart with a sense of pampering and pride.

A smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Although she felt somewhat sorry for Shi Xi, she did not think her Brother Ziyi had done anything wrong. Despite Shi Xi’s public apology to her, she knew it was just a ploy.

Not only did Shi Xi portray herself as pure, innocent, and pitiful in front of the reporters, but she also tried to imply that as Mo Ziye’s ex-girlfriend, she intended to disrupt their relationship, which led to her misunderstanding her.

“When are you coming back?”

Before she could speak, Mo Ziye’s gentle voice came through.

“My grandmother is not well, and I’ll be back after staying with her for two days,” Qin Qingqing replied softly, her gentle voice carrying a hint of joy.

“Is there anything you want to say to me?”

“Brother Ziyi, thank you for breaking up with Shi Xi,” Qin Qingqing smiled and said lightly.

“Anything else?”

Evidently, Mo Ziye was a man hard to satisfy.

However, Qin Qingqing couldn’t reject his domineering manner. Instead of being angry, she felt sweet and tender inside.

After thinking for a moment, she softly said, “Brother Ziyi, my feelings for you have never changed. In the future, I will ensure I trust you unconditionally and not make the same mistakes as before.”

“…”

There was a moment of silence on the phone.

The man on the other side said nothing.

Qin Qingqing didn’t know what he was thinking.

Yet, this silence slowly gripped her heart.

Unable to hold back, she called out again, “Brother Ziyi, are you listening?”

“Yes.”

Just a single word.

The low tone made Qin Qingqing’s heart tighten.

She might have realized that Mo Ziye was simply waiting for her to say something.

“Brother Ziyi, wait for me to come back.”

After saying this, she hung up the phone without waiting for a response.

Thinking of what he had said in front of the reporters earlier, Qin Qingqing’s heart rippled with emotion.

Qin Qingqing went to the restroom, and on her way back to the ward, she ran into Shi Dongping in the corridor.

“Qin Qingqing.”

As she walked past him, Shi Dongping stopped her.

She paused, turned around, and looked at the man in military uniform standing a few steps away.

Qin Qingqing had only seen Shi Dongping a few times; she was not familiar with him but still recognized him.

“Do you need anything?”

She asked lightly, without any formality.

In reality, Qin Qingqing deliberately concealed her emotions to appear calm while looking at Shi Dongping.

As she gazed at him—the man roughly the same age as her father—who might well be the murderer of her mother.

Without revealing anything, she put her hands into her pockets, slowly clenching them into fists, calmly accepting Shi Dongping’s sharp scrutiny.

“Do you still know who I am?”

Shi Dongping was smiling, but Qin Qingqing felt a murderous intent emanating from him.

Automatically she frowned, an innocent and naive smile on her delicate face. “Don’t recognize you.”

Shi Dongping’s fake smile vanished as he frowned and laughed.

The murderous aura became even more intense.

Yet, he made no physical move, only his voice carried a tone of anger, “I am Shi Xi’s father, Shi Dongping. The Shi Xi you teamed up with Mo Ziye to humiliate at the press conference this afternoon. You recognize her, right?”

“You might have misunderstood. Shi Xi apologized to me because she not only misunderstood me previously but also humiliated me. It could be she realized her mistake or possibly wanted to gain fans by apologizing.”

Qin Qingqing’s words elicited a sneer from Shi Dongping.

“I should thank you and Mo Ziye. If you hadn’t humiliated Xiao Xi like that, Xiao Xi wouldn’t have realized how terrible Mo Ziye is.”

“Commander Shi’s ability to distort the truth is unmatched,” Qin Qingqing shrugged, wearing an expression suggesting he was right no matter what he said.

After speaking, she rolled her eyes and turned to leave.

Shi Dongping didn’t call her back.

Only the expression in his eyes was replaced by a sinister look.

Qin Qingqing, Mo Ziye!

——

In the evening, Qin Qingqing spotted Shi Xi at Old Master Ye’s birthday banquet, finally understanding Shi Dongping’s words of thanks were genuinely sincere.

“Qingqing, do you remember me? I’m Shi Zhen, we met when we were little.”

Qingqing had just taken a drink from the tray of a waiter when a delicate voice sounded behind her.

That exaggerated tone made her skin crawl. Qin Qingqing furrowed her fine eyebrows, tilting her head to look at the woman in the red dress in front of her, regretting how little it covered.

She certainly recognized her as Shi Xi’s cousin, Shi Zhen.

But why should she remember such a hypocritical, impure-minded woman?

“Don’t remember.”

Just three faint words, Qin Qingqing’s gaze shifted away from Shi Zhen’s face, lifting the drink to her lips for a sip.

She heard Shi Zhen say exaggeratedly, “You don’t remember me, but I’ve always remembered you. When we were little, Brother Ah Zhan praised you as a doll. I’m Shi Zhen. You used to call me Sister Shi Zhen.”

“…”

Qin Qingqing frowned.

Did she ever call her Sister Shi Zhen when she was a child?

Of course not.

It was Shi Zhen who tried to trick her into calling her Sister Shi Zhen and said that Ye Zhan saying she looked like a doll was actually an insult, meaning she was ugly and dumb.

“I remember; you’re Shi Xi’s sister.”

The enemy’s enemy won’t be a friend, but could be an ally.

Qin Qingqing smiled slyly as she said this, glancing toward Shi Xi’s direction before returning her gaze to Shi Zhen, lowering her voice as she continued, “However, Shi Xi isn’t as pretty as you.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhen’s face lit up with joy.

She covered her mouth with a smile, saying, “Sister Qingqing, you’re still as cute as when you were little, always telling the truth. I watched the news of Young Master Yi breaking up with her this afternoon so many times. I dream of finding a man who loves me like Sister Qingqing.”