Chapter 3: Losing her Mother

“Hey! Mom? Are you okay?” Xiaoxi asked anxiously. There was a strange voice on the other side. “ Ms. Chen, I am the doctor of your mother. I am sorry, she passed away! She felt anxious when she couldn’t find you this morning and after that, she never woke up again. “ Ms. Chen, do you know that a person with heart disease can’t stand the stimulation, we are sorry!”

“What are you talking about?” Xiaoxi Chen stuffed her other hand to her mouth trying to stop her emotion but tears starting to flow on her cheeks. “ No----that’s impossible, my mom will not die, no…….”

The man was shocked upon hearing her voice. He turned around and looked Xiaoxi with empathy. The woman’s beautiful face filled with tears and her nude back trembling. He asks her gently after approaching her, “Has someone died?” He squatted in front of her trying to ignore her nude appearance, he saw her mouth was bleeding, the hand was bitten by her mouth and injured. He slightly frowns, her little face really looks pity. He doesn't know what would be the exact words to say because Xiaoxi continues crying.

“I’m going now, I’m going to see my mom at the hospital right now!” she still crying. She put down her phone and stood up, but the pain between her legs causing her almost fell, so the man reached out and held her.

“What’s going on? Can you please elaborate it to me. How can I help you?”

She ignored him, she picked her dress and fix herself. She is still not in a good state but she needs to see her mother. After a while, she said, “ I want to go out, I want to go out Mr. I don’t want money, our contract ended here. I don’t want that money anymore!”

“Are you sure?” The man frowned. No matter how surprised the man behind her she picked her small bag the only thing she brought in this villa. She’s heading towards the door when she heard the man’s voice. “ I really felt bad with your attitude and I don’t know what’s going on but consider everything before you make a final decision” he clenched his hands while trying to figure out what’s really going on. Xiaoxi doesn’t have much time to talk to him so she walks forward. “My mom had passed away!” she said it painfully.

The man grabbed her. “ There is no car going down at night, I will send you to the hospital”. He was so irritated but at the same time felt sad for her.

“Sir, please let’s end this contract and forget what had happened. I wanna go down now!” her voice is begging. He is hesitant to agree with her pleading but he can’t convince her anymore.

Along the way, Xiaoxi tears kept flowing. The man driving silently, giving her all the time to cry. This woman really makes him crazy. At the main entrance of the hospital she heard him saying, “ If you don’t want to continue our agreement, I won’t force you then! Half of the cost is paid through your bank account as compensation for your first night!”

Xiaoxi felt insulted and humiliated but she doesn’t dare to utter any words, then she got out of his car immediately. Looking at her figure which is rushing inside the hospital his slender fingers was holding the steering wheel tightly and turn pale. Out of desperation, he takes off the mask. Revealing a handsome and beautiful face, he frowned tightly and a trace of sorrow show on his eyebrows.“ Hard-headed little kitten,”he said silently then leave.

When Xiaoxi Chen arrived at the wardroom, the nurse just covered her mom’s body with a white sheet. She ran towards her mom’s dead body like a madman while crying. She’s screaming to death because of so much pain. She tried her best to raise the money but why all of a sudden her mom passed away.

The doctor approached her, “Ms. Chen, I am sorry, we had tried our best but she didn’t make it. Feeling guilty and apologizing to her. Although the death of the patient is very common and normal for someone who had suffered heart disease still the doctor felt sympathy for her.

Looking at her mom’s dead body she screamed so loud, “No------- why? Why mom leave me so soon?”

“Ms. Chen, our deepest condolences to you!” The doctor and nurses tried to console her. Tears rushing down in her face, the agony and pain remains. The moment is heartbreaking, she only burst into tears and tried to prevent herself painted. “Mom-------

Two months later. Xiaoxi was in dazed and finally, she accepted the fact that her mom passed away. She returned to school and doing a part-time job. She discovered that she was pregnant. Only one night, she was pregnant! She gathered her strength to work harder to save money for all her maternity needs. Her best friend Chaoxing Bai always encouraging her to stay strong. Today is her monthly check-up, she’s holding her tummy while looking at the hospital entrance trying to remain calm.

After an hour she’s walking out of the door of her gynecology. Xiaoxi held the test result and she smiles because the baby in her tummy is in good condition. She suddenly remembered the man in a fox mask, the father of her child who never comes again after sending her to the hospital two months ago. If this was known by him, she didn’t know what would happen and what will be his reaction. When she thought of this, Xiaoxi Chen panicked, no, she wanted to escape and immediately fled to a place where no one knew her. She doesn't want to get in touch with him.

Walking forward in the hospital hallway, Xiaoxi was in a hurry because she needed to return back at work. Suddenly she bumped into a wide embrace, “Oh sorry Sir.!” Instinctively looking up, she saw a slender figure, a black suit wrapped around his strong body. The figure is getting longer and longer, the thin but fortified face was as cold as winter and snow. Deep and dark pupils like the stars falling in the sky, it flashes with dazzling brilliance but it seems to contain with gloomy. The nose as straight as the ancient Greek sculpture and the thin lips pressed together without any expression.

“Sir I’m sorry, I'm in a hurry” Xiaoxi once again apologize. She inexplicable felt this person was somewhat familiar, but she can’t figure out where she encountered him. The man lowers his head and stunned when he saw Xiaoxi Chen. In his mind, she’s the woman who destroyed their contract. Giving him so many sleepless nights. He ignored his thoughts and nodded. “It’s ok!”

The low and indifferent voice is as cold as the winter snow, Xiaoxi Chen’s inexplicable trembling then she bowed to him expressing her sincere apology then left. The man did not stop her, but he looked back at the thin figure that had left urgently with his deep and unpredictable eyes. Why all of a sudden he saw her again, looking at her beautiful and innocent face the night they shared together flashes back in his mind. He cursed silently. When he looked down, he found a test report on the floor and picked it up. He was shocked as he saw Xiaoxi Chen’s name on it and indicating that she was pregnant. The man slit his deep eyes and looked around to find Xiaoxi but unfortunately, she’s gone. His eyes look dangerous like a leopards catch the prey.

“Rouzhen, why you come here? Didn’t I say that you don’t need to come here?” Suddenly the voice of the euphemistic woman came. Rouzhen quickly put the report into the pocket of his suit, and the corners of his mouth evoked a gentle smile.

“ Jingfei, I felt worried about you, that’s why I come. How was the result?” The woman approaching him was as beautiful and delicate as her voice. A fair-skinned with a pair of bright small eyes and her lips revealing a trace of sadness. “ Rouzhen, there is no other choice, the doctor said I needed surgery to remove my womb, maybe I couldn’t have a baby in my life anymore! “ Uncle Lui won’t let me marry you!”

“Jingfei, don’t worry, we will go to the US and check again maybe we can find the best way to cure  your illness and have the best option later on.” Rouzhen comforts her and patted her shoulder. “Let’s go home!”

On the other side, Xiaoxi walked out the hospital gate and quickly call a taxi, after she got on the taxi she found out that her pregnancy result was gone. It must have been accidentally lost when she bumped into that man earlier.

While on the taxi she heard the radio broadcasting a piece of news: “Dear listener, our station just received the news. It was previously rumored that Gu Corp CEO, Mr. Rouzhen Gu, and the Jiang Group heiress Jingfei Jiang wedding is coming soon but recently report said, Mr. Liu Gu, who is the current chairman of Gu Corp declaring that the wedding is canceled. As of the moment we tried to reach out Mr. Rouzhen Gu to get his opinion on this issue but his personal assistant said that he is busy!”

Xiaoxi Chen was shocked upon hearing the news and that figure appeared in her mind realizing that the man whom she signed a contract was the current CEO of Gu Corp. She saw the man several times on a business magazine being featured.

Truly rich people have their trouble, poor people also have their own troubles. Life is impermanent and fate sometimes makes a way to let certain individuals meet. She now realized that the father of her baby is Rouzhen Gu who wore fox mask the first time she saw him. That’s explained why the man covered his face, to avoid any controversy. Her hand once again touch her tummy, she will give birth to a baby soon without Rouzhen.

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