Chapter 3
Chapter 3
That night, I sat at home holding my daughter, waiting for Qin Jing to return.
We needed to have an honest conversation.
But Qin Jing didn’t come back.
He sent a message: “Nuonuo, there’s an urgent request for the project. I’ll probably have to work all night. You and our daughter should get some rest early.”
Staring at my phone, I forced a bitter, cold smile.
He wasn’t at the office at all-he was at the hospital with Chen Xingyue.
A close friend with connections at the hospital helped me look into it-
After leaving our daughter’s hundred-day celebration, Chen Xingyue had gone to the hospital due to heart arrhythmia and shortness of breath. She told Qin Jing she’d been struggling with depression for many years.
Just as I was about to put my phone away, a message from an unknown number popped up.
It was a photo-a hand hooked up to an IV, Qin Jing sleeping peacefully beside it.
The caption was simple: “Do you really think he loves you? If I want, he could come back to me at any time.”
I stared at the screen, my whole body trembling.
It was from Chen Xingyue.
She was deliberately provoking me.
Sitting in the dark, I watched my daughter’s peaceful sleeping face.
For a fleeting moment, I regretted bringing her into this world.
A world full of lies, betrayal, and despair-this was no place for her.
But in the very next second, I berated myself harshly and held my daughter tightly to my chest.
She’s my child. I love her, and no matter what kind of man her father is, I will protect her with everything I have.