Chapter 24 – The Simp is Forcibly Loved by the Overbearing CEO 24

“N-no, it’s not that I wanted to use a wheelchair… It’s just, I ran into Young Master Bai on the way…” Chen Dongyun explained anxiously, stammering.

The moment Yan Qianqian heard “Young Master Bai,” her expression instantly turned hideous.

“Miss Yan, are you all right…?” a nearby nurse asked with concern, noticing her strange expression.

Forcing down the urge to curse, Yan Qianqian secretly regulated her breathing and shook her head with a pained smile. “I’m fine. I’m sorry, I’m just too emotional. It’s just that that person has been pestering me recently, and I’m really in pain… I didn’t expect him to follow me all the way here.”

Her words implied that Bai Shuangyu was shamelessly pursuing her, and when he saw she wouldn’t budge, he started targeting her mother. The public knew that Yan Qianqian was being fervently pursued by the nouveau riche Bai Shuangyu; after all, the two of them were trending online every other day. After hearing her explanation, the young nurse was immediately filled with sympathy. To be entangled with such a scoundrel, Miss Yan was truly pitiful.

“Thank you for bringing my mom back. You’ve worked hard. I can take it from here,” Yan Qianqian said with deep gratitude.

“You’re welcome, it’s what I should do. Um, don’t worry too much. The security here is very good. Rest assured, I’ll help you. The security department can handle small matters like this,” the young nurse offered gallantly.

This was the most high-end private hospital. As clients, they had the right to refuse visitors.

“Thank you, you’re such a good person,” Yan Qianqian said with a grateful smile.

Having been given the “good person” card, the young nurse’s favorability towards her shot up, and she rushed off to call for help. After she left, Yan Qianqian didn’t push Chen Dongyun back to the ward. Instead, with a cold face, she pushed her towards the emergency exit. She was a cautious person and worried that the media might have bribed staff to install surveillance cameras in the room, so she didn’t even go back to the ward. The best place to avoid surveillance was the emergency exit next to the elevator. In her view, there was no better place for a conversation.

Just as Yan Qianqian pushed Chen Dongyun into the emergency exit, Shuang Yu and Feng Yan walked out of the elevator. “So, that old woman is Yan Qianqian’s family?” Feng Yan stopped in his tracks, his voice sinister as he stared at the backs of the two disappearing figures.

Shuang Yu didn’t deny it, looking thoughtfully at the emergency exit door. A meaningful curve appeared on his thin lips. He turned to look at Feng Yan, raised a long index finger to his lips, and made a shushing gesture. The jade-like finger and his slightly swollen, vibrant red lips created the most striking contrast. Feng Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he once again felt his mouth go dry. And the only water that could quench his thirst was on his lips!

If he wanted him to be obedient, he’d have to pay a price to seal his lips. He’d just… let him owe him for now. A meaningful smile curved his lips, and Feng Yan obediently nodded.

At that moment, Shuang Yu couldn’t be bothered to think about what crazy ideas this lunatic was cooking up. He had more important things to do. He lifted his feet and walked silently towards the emergency exit. After all, he was a Ghost Messenger. Even with a physical body, he was no mere mortal. Casting a simple spell to hide their presence was an easy task for Shuang Yu.

In the spacious stairwell, Yan Qianqian was furiously berating Chen Dongyun, completely unaware that someone was listening on the other side of the wall. Shuang Yu gently pushed the door open a crack, took out his phone, started recording a video, and aimed the camera in the direction of Yan Qianqian and Chen Dongyun.

“Qianqian… p-please don’t be angry with me. I was wrong, okay? And don’t be angry with Young Master Bai either. He wasn’t here to see me, he just…”

Chen Dongyun was very fond of the original host. After learning that Yan Qianqian’s mother was hospitalized, he, out of love for the daughter, became very concerned for her mother. In both lifetimes, he visited Chen Dongyun in the hospital more times than Yan Qianqian, her own daughter, ever did. He, who was indifferent even to his own father, treated Chen Dongyun with the reverence of a biological mother. Chen Dongyun was not an ingrate like Yan Qianqian. Having been constantly looked down upon and cold-shouldered by her daughter for years, she was naturally grateful for the original host’s sincere care. But her fondness for the original host was useless; it only made Yan Qianqian despise him even more.

“Shut up! All you talk about is Young Master Bai, always speaking up for him. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he was your real son!” Yan Qianqian spat out sarcastically, her eyes filled with disgust.

“No, it’s not like that…” Chen Dongyun tried to explain, her face pale.

“Hah, what, are you feeling guilty? Did his dad patronize your business too? Maybe we really are half-siblings? Mom, you’re so damn cheap. No wonder you got such a strange, dirty disease!” Yan Qianqian sneered again, her eyes flashing with endless coldness and hatred.

Yes. She hated. She hated her biological mother, Chen Dongyun. She was a stain she could never erase from her life.

A dog doesn’t mind a poor home, and a son doesn’t resent an ugly mother. Chen Dongyun had endured countless hardships to raise this child, yet her child detested her for her poverty and her profession. Even a stranger might not be able to say such vicious words, but her own daughter repeatedly rubbed salt in her wounds. Chen Dongyun felt her heart being torn in two, the pain making her breath catch.

“Qianqian, how-how could you say such things to me…” she sobded, hot tears rolling down her cheeks.

“You did the despicable things yourself, so am I not allowed to talk about it? Did I make you become a prostitute? There are so many jobs in the world, why did you have to choose the filthiest one! Do you know how many cold stares I’ve suffered because of you since I was a child? Do you know how much I hate the way you smile while serving clients? If I were you, after doing something so disgusting, I wouldn’t have the nerve to keep living in this world. I would have found a quiet place to die long ago. What right do you have to be alive, and what right do you have to boss me around! Do you know how much money you cost me every day? You’re my burden! If it weren’t for the fact that you raised me, I wouldn’t want to see you at all!”

Yan Qianqian’s face was contorted as she screamed abuse, her ferocious expression making it seem like she might grab Chen Dongyun by the neck at any moment and strangle her to vent her anger. Chen Dongyun clutched her chest, sobbing silently, her body trembling uncontrollably. Her eyes were filled with despair, and her heart was like dead ashes.

How ridiculous… This was the child she had given everything to raise. It was one thing not to be grateful. But she even wished she were dead.

“It’s-it’s my fault. I’m dirty, I’m cheap… You-you don’t have to worry about me. Just let me fend for myself. Don’t worry, even if I die, I’ll stay far away from you. I won’t dirty your place…”

“What, are you trying to threaten me with death now? You want the outside world to criticize me for being unfilial?” Yan Qianqian didn’t buy it. She was the one who had been screaming for Chen Dongyun to die, but now that Chen Dongyun said something that displeased her, she started sneering again.

“So, what do you want from me?” Chen Dongyun asked with a bitter smile.

“From now on, don’t have any private contact with that trash Bai Shuangyu, or I won’t acknowledge you as my mother! And wipe away those fake tears. My president will be here later. You know what to do. Don’t disappoint me again!” Yan Qianqian warned, a vicious glint in her eyes.