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"Cleaned up? Come on in and take good care of the Third Master!" Outside the Presidential Suite, Qiao Zheng was pushed in wearing a white bathrobe. There were no lights on in the room, and it was pitch black. A man lay in bed, breathing heavily and his face was obscured. He shivered as he took off his bathrobe, revealing a youthful body. Qiao Zheng was about to climb onto the bed when she was flipped over by the man. "Who are you?" His voice was weak, yet there was a cruel edge to it. Qiao Zheng was almost scared to tears: "I... I'm here with you..." Tonight, I will give myself to a stranger just to save the one I love, Huo Bei Heng. Qiao Zhe fell in love with Huo Bei Heng at first sight. From the age of fifteen to eighteen, she had harbored feelings for him for three whole years. After graduation, Huo Beihen started his business with a loan and saw his company thriving. However, he was framed by his rivals and imprisoned. He will be sentenced next month. These days, I've been running around everywhere, asking everyone I can think of for help, but no one has offered a hand. At some point, someone contacted me and gave me an address. The other party said, the man was over forty years old, had an ugly appearance, and was seriously ill. He was about to die. Before I die, I want to find someone to... Qiao Zheng didn't know the man's identity, only that...the other party called him "Third Master." "Heh." Just then, the man let out a chilling sneer: "So... the gift they sent me was you." Qiao Zheng curled up, her heart filled with fear and anxiety. She was trembling. Noticing he was trembling, the man stopped and questioned, "What, you weren't willing?" Remembering Huo Beiheng, Qiao Zheng submitted to him, resignedly closing her eyes: "Third Master, I'm doing this willingly." This night was extremely difficult. Qiao Zheng has been crying, her tears have soaked the bedsheet. The first time, it should have been on her wedding night, entwined with her loving husband, not ruined by a dying old man! Before dawn, he was dragged out of the room. The old man showed no mercy, leaving him bruised and battered. Fresh crimson kisses bloomed on his skin. Soon after, he saw someone carrying a man out. The man was covered with a white cloth, which just happened to conceal his face. "...Did he die?" Joe trembled, her legs giving way beneath her. She collapsed onto the floor, a chill coursing through her entire body. "Master Three has just passed away. You served him well last night, so stay here and wait." Hearing these words, Qiao Zheng's face paled. A man from last night... he was dead! Although it was early winter, he felt a chill that gave him goosebumps. Having returned home in a daze, Qiao Zheng fell seriously ill. Half a month later, his face was haggard, and he hurried to the prison gate. Seeing Ho Bei Heng walk out of prison safely, I finally let out a sigh of relief. "Brother Bei Heng, I'm glad you're alright..." Qiao Zheng hugged Huo Beiheng tightly, her eyes welling up again. The deceased Third Master, he did not lie, helped clear Huo Beiheng's name! But...how could I tell Huo Beiheng that I saved him with such a disgraceful night! "Ho Bei Heng, you hurry to the Su family and see Si Si! If you don't go now, it will be too late..." Just then, a child ran over. Joe Zheng recognized her, it was Qiao Sisi's bosom friend Fei Er. From a young age, Josies's parents passed away, and she often lived with her, the two having an extremely close relationship. Later, I met Huo Bei Heng, who was two grades senior. He was in the same class as Qiao Si Si and was often praised as a perfect match! Luckily, Josi told me she didn't like Huo Bei Heng and always encouraged me to pursue what I wanted. "What's wrong with sister? Why is she at the Su family?" Instinctively, Qiao Zheng asked hastily. The Su family once came to propose a marriage alliance with the Qiao family. The Su family is powerful and influential, so an alliance through marriage with the Qiao family would be advantageous in every way. But she had her own thoughts and naturally wouldn't agree. She refused to eat and argued with her father, so nothing came of it. "Qiao Zheng, you still have the face to ask? Everyone in Tongcheng knows about Su family's despicable behavior... Since the Su family wants to form an alliance, the target should be you!" Liang Feier glared fiercely at him, then looked at Huo Beiheng: "Huo Beiheng, do you know... Sisi agreed to the Su family's marriage in order to save you, replacing Qiao Zhe and marrying into their family!" Upon hearing this, Qiao Zheng's face turned pale, and she stammered, "How could that be? I clearly saved Brother Beiheng..." "Tsk, you're young but so naive! The Su family has power and influence. They said if you married into the family, they would help rescue Huo Beiheng. You rejected outright, yet gave thoughts to..." "Qiao Zheng, no one is a fool. You obviously want Si Si to marry in her place! Now that Si Si has sacrificed herself to just save Huo Bei Heng, you come over and take credit for her? How can you be so shameless and despicable!" Ho Beiheng listened to all this, lowered his head and looked at Qiao Zheng for a moment, his handsome face carrying a hint of anger: "Qiao Zheng, do you have anything else to explain?" Qiao Zheng's heart turned cold, she was almost speechless: "Brother Bei Heng, it's not like that! It was really me who saved you, I sacrificed myself..." "Those two characters, I couldn't utter them. Shame overwhelmed me." "For the past half month, you've been stuck at home. With what will you save people? Huo Beiheng, are you going to continue listening to lies, or go see SiSi for one last time?" Liang Feier's voice trembled with emotion, a hint of crying in her tone: "The Su family said that Mr. Su is ill and wants SiSi to accompany him abroad for treatment after she gets married..." Huo Beihen hesitated no longer and strode away. "Brother Bei Heng..." Qiao Zhēn reached out to grab him, but he was flung away by him. His strength was so great that Qiao Zheng couldn't stand firm and fell clumsily to the ground. "Faking a fall, how disgusting!" Liang Feifei spat in disdain and followed Huo Beiheng. As he passed by Qiao Zhe, he deliberately stepped on Qiao Zhe's hand. Perhaps it was a serious illness, or perhaps the stimulation, as Qiao Zheng watched Huo Beiheng leave without looking back, her vision went black and she fainted. I woke up again, lying in a hospital ward, smelling the faint scent of disinfectant. " Bang! " Before I could react, something hit me in the face. It was only then that Qiao Zhe realized Huo Bei Heng was standing by the bed. "Brother Bei Heng…" "Qiao Zhe, we got our marriage license, are you happy?" He had barely opened his mouth when Huo Beiheng coldly interrupted him. For a moment, Qiao Zheng was incredulous and picked up the little red notebook. It really is a marriage certificate, the one I've always dreamed of. Tears welled up in my eyes: "Brother Bei Heng, you already know everything..." Knowing that he was saving him, he did not despise him, but married... But the next moment, Huo Beiheng sneered: "Yes, I know... This is the first time I know how disgusting you are!" "Brother Bei Heng..." " Don't do that to me, it disgusts me! " Huo Bei Heng's usually handsome face was contorted with disgust: " Qiao Zhe, if you don't save me, I won't blame you! You shouldn't have taken Si Si's place and claimed the credit—" "I have not…" Qiao Zheng clutched the marriage certificate, hurriedly shaking her head in denial. "Qiao Zhe, do you know? Si Si and I went out early. She was worried that you'd be sad and wouldn't let me tell you... Originally, I was going to propose. You should have called me 'brother-in-law'." If Qiao Zheng was just bewildered, she was being saved, wasn't she? How did it turn into her aunt instead?! Then, at that moment, feeling like I was facing hell, I looked into his eyes through tears and said: “My sister told me she doesn't like you…” "Yes, because I was concerned about you, I didn't even dare to admit it! Do you know that Master Su has contracted AIDS, and this is why he wants to marry into your family…" The amount of information was overwhelming, Qiao Zheng's mind went blank. Until then, Yu caught sight of the marriage certificate and finally managed to regain his voice: “If that’s the case, why did you marry me? Why did we get the license!” Huo Beiheng's usually serene and composed face was now contorted with a rare expression of hatred: "I owe a lifetime, but you... have destroyed a lifetime." She cried and begged me to marry her, I couldn't refuse, besides... At this point, he suddenly leaned down, his large palm pressing heavily against her stomach through the blanket. "If I don't marry you, what will happen to the child in your belly?" "...What?" Qiao Zheng's face was pale, biting her lip tightly. "Silly Sisi keeps saying you like me. Your liking... is it just because when I was in prison, you slept with other men?" He said that and threw something in front of Qiaozheng. Joe's eyes were wide with shock, fixed on the thing above him. That was a pregnancy test, ……pregnant! |