After rejecting my celebrity husband

Chapter 621 - 625: Gentleman Tang Ming [1]

Tears slid down the side of my face, then spilled into my hair, cold and devoid of warmth.

My stomach, which had hardly ingested any food these past few days, was now aching and contracted into a tight ball. Xu Pei turned over, curling up beneath the thin blanket.

Raising her hand, she gently touched her cheek, where the swelling from Leng Zimo’s hit had already subsided, no longer painful, but as she touched her face, her heart still ached as if pierced by needles.

Why should he, why was he entitled to hit her?

After all, it was he who had done wrong at first, he who had said he would take responsibility, he who had betrayed her...

And she was supposed to apologize to Luo Xiaoqian, why?!

If it weren’t for that expert actress, the one best at playing the victim, Luo Xiaoqian, would he have betrayed her?

...

Xu Pei curled up, clutching her hands so tightly her nails almost drew blood from her palms.

The door was pushed open gently.

Light footsteps slowly approached the bedside, and a hand reached out carefully to touch her face.

"Who is it!"

Xu Pei, startled, cried out in alarm.

Click!

The small lamp beside the bed lit up, warming the entire room with its glow.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" Tang Ming withdrew his hand and put the mug of hot water he was holding on the table. He glanced at the tear streaks on her face, his brows furrowing slightly behind his glasses, "Have you been crying?"

"No." Xu Pei hurriedly raised her hand, trying to wipe away the tear marks on her face.

With a sigh, Tang Ming took a handkerchief from his pocket, intending to help her wipe her face.

"I can do it myself." Xu Pei took the handkerchief, dabbed her eyes, and as Tang Ming handed her the cup of water, she softly thanked him.

"Drink some hot water to warm your stomach, I’ve already called them, and soon they’ll bring up some hot porridge. Have something to eat before you sleep." Tang Ming sat down beside her bed, "I know you’re strong, but keeping things bottled up inside will only make you sick!"

Xu Pei took a sip of hot water, "Don’t ask, I really don’t want to talk about it."

"How about this, let me guess, and if I get it right, you just nod," Tang Ming’s gaze swept over her face, "Is it because of Leng Zimo?"

Xu Pei hadn’t expected him to hit the mark so precisely. She was stunned and remained silent.

Tang Ming continued to ask, "Or is it because of Luo Xiaoqian?"

Xu Pei looked up in surprise and asked him, "You also know about Luo Xiaoqian?"

Tang Ming laughed, "The affairs of these two are known by everyone in the world now. A public proposal at the concert, a drum beat and a song at the press conference, I never thought Leng Zimo would go so crazy for a girl. Since you’re now at Emperor View, you must know Luo Xiaoqian, right? Is that girl really that exceptional?"

"She has nothing to do with being exceptional," Xu Pei blurted out instinctively.

"Oh?" Tang Ming’s eyes flashed with amusement, "How so?"

"What innocent maiden, what positive energy idol, it’s all an act, all fake!" Xu Pei’s emotions were highly charged, letting out all that had been suppressed in her heart, "Others don’t know, but I’m well aware that her original entanglement with Leng Zimo was just for fame and money. A girl who sells her body for fame and fortune doesn’t deserve Leng Zimo at all!"

"Isn’t that just hearsay?" Tang Ming shrugged, "Isn’t it typical for the media to speculate like that about every girl who suddenly becomes famous?"