Dominant Marriage: The CEO's Overbearing Love

Chapter 261 - 239: Could it be that he’s keeping a mistress outside?

Mo Ming only woke up on the third night, seeing Gu Qimiao with her back to him as she was tidying up. Only then did he slowly start to recall what happened before.Gu Qimiao threw the garbage into the bin, turned around, and saw his eyes open. She immediately exclaimed with joy, "You’re awake?"

He responded with a cold tone, his voice slightly deep and hoarse, "Why are you here?"

"Where else would I be if not here?" Her tone sounded slightly complaining. She had stayed in the hospital for two days. The first night, she was still waiting for Shen Yanchen to call her, expecting he would come back and ask her to go home. But he never came to find her, not even calling to ask about her condition.

She only then realized the seriousness of the situation, but she didn’t know how to find him to apologize. Besides, Mo Ming hadn’t woken up, and she couldn’t leave.

She went back early the second morning to gather some daily necessities, originally planning to arrive before he left for work, but upon arrival, she found he wasn’t there at all.

It seemed like he hadn’t returned at all. Everything was still as it was when she left, even the bed was unmade.

Initially, she wanted to gauge his mood, but she didn’t even get to see him.

For the past two days, she lingered in the hospital, burdened with worries.

She called the doctor to examine Mo Ming, ensuring he was fine before she felt relieved.

His mind was hazy and not very comfortable, so he slept for a few days. After waking up briefly, he soon fell asleep again.

Gu Qimiao only slept after the last bottle of IV was done. It was very late, and these days, she had been suffering from insomnia. She fell asleep almost instantly on the companion bed.

But her dreams were terrible. Shen Yanchen was cold and indifferent, talking about divorce. He ruthlessly gave her no chance to reconcile, throwing all her things out of the room and pointing at her nose, telling her to get out.

Startled awake, the room was brightly lit, and it was already daylight. The sunlight on her face was blinding.

She raised her hand to block her eyes, her mind a chaotic mess. The scenes from the nightmare scared her so much she hadn’t collected herself for a long time.

When she saw the empty hospital bed, she hurriedly gathered her thoughts. She thought he had run off again, but then she saw him coming out of the toilet. He glanced at her frightened look, gave her a disdainful look, and with one hand on the wall, walked back to the bed, coldly saying, "Look at the time yourself. Is the patient taking care of you, or are you taking care of the patient?"

Gu Qimiao was stunned, turning her head to look at the clock on the wall, the hour hand pointing at "11". "Why didn’t you wake me?"

"Shouldn’t you have realized this yourself? If I had something abnormal at midnight, I’d probably have died because of you."

Gu Qimiao pouted and immediately went into the bathroom to freshen up.

Mo Ming lay back on the bed, involuntarily thinking of that woman. During their time in the hospital, she probably hadn’t slept well either. At night, whenever he made even a slight move, she would wake up immediately to ask him what was wrong. Sometimes, even if he just turned over, she would sit up in bed looking at him, and only lie back down when he closed his eyes again.

Gu Qimiao went out to buy lunch. They ate in silence, each with their minds preoccupied.

"Aren’t you going to look for him? Did he allow you to stay here?"

Gu Qimiao paused as she was picking up food, sighed lightly, her tone a bit resentful, "He hasn’t cared about me since that day..."

"Aren’t you thick-skinned? If he doesn’t look for you, why don’t you go to him?"

"Don’t I have to take care of you first?"

Mo Ming continued eating calmly, never once looking at her. "You’re already someone else’s wife, why bother with me? Finish eating and leave; you’re an eyesore here."

Gu Qimiao knew his words were harsh, but they were for her sake. "Can your aunt take care of you alone?"

"That’s none of your business. Leave when you’re done eating."

Gu Qimiao lowered her eyes. Before leaving, she informed the aunt about his medicine and some precautions. When Mo Ming got impatient with her nagging, he drove her away.

She walked out of the hospital with her belongings, wondering whether to call him. Would just a phone call after so many days seem insincere?

That man’s anger had to be coaxed away; confronting him directly would make things worse. If she didn’t appease him well, life ahead would be tough.

On the bus, she thought about strategies, feeling her mind go blank, unsure of what to do with him.

When she got home, his slippers were still by the door, and the bed was still messy. Hadn’t he come back these days?

Could he have been seeing another woman outside?

She didn’t know that just like her, he had been returning every day to see if she was back. Seeing she wasn’t, he angrily went back to live at the company.

Gu Qimiao cleaned the house, thinking that if he came back and saw the mess, he might be in an even worse mood.

After a thorough cleaning inside and out, she was exhausted by the end of the afternoon.

She slumped on the sofa, looking at the sunshine outside. But no matter how good the view, it couldn’t fill the emptiness inside.

Hugging her phone, hesitating endlessly, she stared at his number for a long time before getting a bright idea. She hurriedly found He Ye’s number and called without hesitation.

"Little sister-in-law?"

"Brother He, where is Shen Yanchen?"

"He’s at the company..." He then lowered his voice and asked her, "Sister-in-law, are you guys still arguing? The company has been in turmoil these days!"

Gu Qimiao paused, hesitantly asking, "Has he been at the company all these days?"

"Yes, day and night, dragging me along for extra work."

"Is he just working overtime?" She had thought he was out playing around since he hadn’t come home. Turns out he was working overtime.

Being moody and throwing himself into work—what kind of weird behavior was this?

After thinking for a while, she asked, "And... does he stay at the company at night?"

"Not always. Sometimes he isn’t here, seems like he went to see his sister."

"Then... is he off work now? Do you know where he’s going tonight?"

"Tonight? There’s a banquet..." He Ye revealed Shen Yanchen’s schedule without reservation.

Gu Qimiao’s eyes lit up, she asked for the time and location, and He Ye told her everything in detail.

"Brother He, can you get me an invitation?"

He Ye immediately laughed, "Sister-in-law, you don’t need an invitation. Just show your face, everyone knows you’re Mrs. Shen now."

Gu Qimiao thought about it and agreed. She had to be thick-skinned in this situation; otherwise, this cold war would drag on indefinitely.

Determining to find him, Gu Qimiao immediately got energized. She took a bath, changed clothes, and with the bank card he had given her earlier, went to a design studio and dressed herself up nicely.

They said heroes couldn’t resist the charms of a beautiful woman. Maybe if he saw her looking so pretty, he’d forgive her?