Chapter 11 Why Do You Care

Jin Xiaolu really could not tell whether Xia Munuan dedicates herself too much on her work or she is just too ignorant about her sister's plight. At 9 o'clock at night, Muqing's face was so badly swollen that by the time their filming was wrapped up, her cheeks looked like an overstuffed dumpling. She could still feel the scorching sensation on her cheek. She did not expect her sister to exert so much force in that final slap. But Muqing did not blame her sister. She knew that Xia Munuan only did so because of the plot's requirement. Muqing felt completely drained after a full day of work. She leaned against the door weakly as she inserted the security combination to enter the house. “You've entered the wrong password. Please try again.” Muqing was dumbfounded by the automated voice. She felt her heart stopped beating momentarily. Muqing entered the password again, but she received a similar reply from the automated voice of the security door. She froze and her mind went blank. I'm being locked out of my own house by that cold-hearted Xie Tiansheng after a full day at work. I'm already overwhelmed by fatigue at this point. Muqing heard voices from within the house but she could not tell the gender from the voice she heard The black sexy lingerie flashed across Muqing's mind. She felt a cold and sharp pain pierced her heart as anguish suffocated her. “Xie Tiansheng, are you in there?” Muqing knocked on the door lightly. She could no longer muster any more strength than that as she was on the brink of despair. The voices inside the house turned silent suddenly but after a few moments, a woman's laugh can be heard from within. Then Xie Tiansheng's voice called out from the other side of the door. “Xia Muqing, are you sure you want to enter the house? Must you see me making love to another woman only then you'll give up?” He sneered like a devil. “How long do you plan to humiliate yourself in this manner? Do you plan to think of this place as your home forever? It's my house now.... you know?” Xie Tiansheng was not mad, mockery filled his speech instead. His words were like salt rubbing into Muqing's wounded heart and she felt torment washing over her. She bawled her fists tightly as tears welled up in her eyes.... Tears streamed down from the corner of her eyes and brushed against her swollen cheeks causing her to gasp agonizingly. Muqing was once again rejected by her husband in a cruel manner while he shared the room with another woman. “Ahhh.... Argh!” Muqing covered her ears and shrieked hysterically as she exited the building. She could no longer withstand the emotional shock. She could hear Xie Tiansheng and that woman's voice ringing inside her ears constantly like a curse. She crouched on the street and covered her ears with both hands forcefully and fell into a trance-like state that made her appear as someone that had lost her senses... Xia Muqing, pull yourself together! He's not worthy of your tears. Let go of that despicable man! Muqing repeated the words to herself time after time, but her tears continued to fall like water leaking through a broken dam. Rain started to pour from the night sky as Muqing continued crouching by the street... The pouring rain drenched her freezing body, but she could not feel a thing. “Grr-” Suddenly, the sound of tires screeching to a stop broke the silence of the miserable night. A dark-colored Maybach skidded to a stop in front of Muqing. The door to the car opened and a bewitching face was revealed seated inside the car. A pair of deep blue, sharp-looking eyes were fixated oppressively on Muqing's fragile figure soaked by rainwater. Muqing raised her head and as her gaze met with that pair of deep blue and mysterious eyes, she was left feeling stunned. “Qi... Chenjue?” Why.... Why is he here? I thought that he's residing in Japan? “Get in the car.” He squinted his eyes and gave her an order. He spoke with an indifferent tone. Muqing stared at that handsome and mesmerizing face in a daze. Qi Chenjue spoke again when he saw that she was not moving. “I'll give you 3 seconds to enter the car.” The words left his sexy lips. “3...” “2...” He counted down in an indifferent tone and without any care. He stared at Muqing with his pair of sharp eyes. Muqing thought to herself. If a person can kill someone else with a gaze, I'd probably be dead by now. “Wait, I'll hop on right away.” Muqing took a deep breath, picked herself up and entered Qi Chenjue's car. I've nowhere to go anyway. I might as well take up his offer to take me in. Well, it's not like he's giving me a choice either. A powerful man like him would not accept any form of refusal after all. “Go....” Qi Chenjue ordered the driver. The car drove into the night as Muqing's neighborhood slowly disappeared behind her. “Xia Muqing, wipe away those cheap tears from your face!” Qi Chenjue frowned without looking at her. Muqing suppressed her tears and spoke with a hint of anger after listening to Qi Chenjue's command. “Mr. Qi, why do you care so much?”