the seventh bride

Chapter 264 Ending ([-])

Bai Muqing sat cross-legged on the bed, her gaze stayed on Nangong Chen who was standing in front of the changing mirror and arranging her clothes.

Nangong Chen in front of the changing mirror regained his previous weight, and his face also returned to its former radiance.The whole person looked the same as when Bai Muqing saw him for the first time, handsome, noble, and cold.

After exhausting all the good adjectives, they are not enough to describe him at this time!
There are two good harvests in love and career. Sure enough, both men and women need internal and external nourishment to be beautiful.

Nangong Chen pulled up his tie, turned around and found that Bai Muqing was staring at him with fascination, the corners of his pretty lips were slightly raised, and he looked at her dull: "What? Didn't you eat enough last night?"

Bai Muqing regained her composure, and said angrily, "What did you say?"

"Otherwise, why are you looking at me like a tiger watching you?" Nan Gongchen leaned over, lifted her chin and kissed her on the lips.

"I was just thinking, are you really going to go to court today?" Bai Muqing said with some concern.

Today is the day when Qiao Siheng's case will start, that is, the day when the court pronounces the verdict.

"Honey, I didn't open the court. I can open it if I want to, or not?" Nangong Chen smiled and pinched the tip of her nose with his hand: "Don't think of your husband too great."

"I mean you and Su Xizhen."

"Really." Nan Gongchen interrupted her, ran his palm along her cheek and tucked a strand of messy hair behind her ear, and said, "Do you want to go with me? Witness Qiao Siheng's desolate appearance with his own eyes."

"I'm not going." Bai Muqing turned her head away.

"That's fine, you stay at home obediently and accompany Wan Qing." Nangong Chen rubbed the top of her head with his hands after speaking: "Hurry up and brush your teeth, and go downstairs for breakfast."

After finishing speaking, Nangong Chen turned around and walked out of the bedroom first.

Little Wanqing's cheerful voice came from outside the door: "Dad, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Baby, what are you waiting for me? Are you waiting for me to fly high?" Nan Gongchen also smiled happily, and the laughter of the father and daughter gradually faded away.

Bai Muqing hurriedly got off the bed and began to wash and change clothes.

When she packed herself up and went down to the first floor, the restaurant was already very lively. The old lady poured milk for Ban Qing and said with a smile: "This cup is for Ban Qing, drink more milk to grow white and fat fat."

"Then grandma, can you drink with me? Grandma will also grow white and fat." Xiao Wanqing said with a smile.

"Okay, Grandma Zu will be white and fat like Wan Qing." The old lady nodded, and after taking a sip of milk, she nodded and smiled like a child: "Oh, it's really delicious."

Nangong Chen reached out to bring a cup to Bai Muqing, and said, "You, too, will be fat for nothing with them."

"I don't want it, I want to be thin and beautiful." Bai Muqing returned the milk to him: "You should drink it."

After breakfast, Nangong Chen was about to go out, Bai Muqing picked up the bag on the sofa and chased after him.

Nangong Chen turned his head and glanced at her, and smiled slightly: "Why? Aren't you not going?"

"I'd better go with you." Bai Muqing said.

"you sure?"

"En." Bai Muqing nodded.

Nangong Chen stretched her into his arms, smiled and walked towards the car.
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After the two arrived at the court together, less than 10 minutes before the trial, Bai Muqing sat down in the lounge and looked around, but she didn't see Su Xi.She leaned into Nangong Chen's ear and asked, "Where's Xiaoxi? Why didn't you see her?"

Nangong Chen was looking through the materials handed over by the lawyer, and replied casually: "I don't know, I guess it hasn't arrived yet, or I changed my mind temporarily."

"Will she change her mind temporarily?" Bai Muqing expressed doubts.

"I haven't been in touch with her recently, you should ask her yourself."

Bai Muqing looked at him suspiciously: "Why don't you care at all? If she doesn't come, wouldn't you be doomed?"

Nangong Chen raised his eyes and stared at her: "Then what about you? If Su Xi doesn't come, will you be so happy?"

"I don't have it." Bai Muqing muttered and retreated.

Although she didn't want Su Xi and Qiao Siheng to quarrel like this, Nangong Chen was her husband after all, and it was unreasonable for her to always help outsiders, so she was also very embarrassed.

Bai Muqing took out her mobile phone and dialed Su Xi's number, but Su Xi's phone was still unavailable, and she didn't know if she came or not.

Su Xi was not seen until the time of the court session, so Bai Muqing had no choice but to go in first.

Bai Muqing saw Mrs. Qiao with red and swollen eyes in the auditorium, and Qiao Feng in the wheelchair. Seeing the two of them, she involuntarily stopped and dared not go in.

Mrs. Qiao and Qiao Feng also saw him. Qiao Feng's expression was quite calm, but Mrs. Qiao looked at them with eyes full of hatred.

Mrs. Qiao had begged Nangong Chen before the trial, but Nan Gongchen resolutely rejected her. It's no wonder that she now looks hostile when she sees Nangong Chen.

Bai Muqing didn't dare to meet the eyes of the two, and lowered her head uncomfortably.

She failed to persuade Nangong Chen, nor did she persuade Su Xi, presumably Qiao Feng must have been disappointed in her, right?
"Nangong Chen, can't you really let my family, Si Heng, go away?" Mrs. Qiao said with a suppressed cry.

Qiao Siheng made a silent gesture to her, and said apologetically, "Mrs. Qiao, this is the end of the matter, let's stop talking about these useless things."

Mrs. Qiao begged without giving up: "You and Si Heng are good friends who have played together since childhood."

good friend?Nangong Chen shook his head and laughed.

Qiao Feng handed the tissue to Mrs. Qiao and comforted her: "Don't beg him, he won't agree."

Mrs. Qiao took the tissue, covered her nose and cried.

With the beginning of the court session, Qiao Siheng was brought in. He hadn't seen him for a few days. He looked haggard and bearded.

As soon as she saw her son's appearance, Mrs. Qiao couldn't stop crying immediately.

Bai Muqing took out a pack of tissues from the bag and handed it to Qiao Feng, motioning him to pass it to Mrs. Qiao, and said to him apologetically, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Qiao Feng said these three words calmly.

Before Bai Muqing had time to say anything else, she was pulled back by Nangong Chen.

She raised her eyes to look at Nangong Chen, and found that his lips were tightly drawn, showing displeasure.

As the plaintiff, Nan Gongchen did not sit in the plaintiff's seat, but entrusted a lawyer with full authority to handle it.

He looked at the emaciated Qiao Siheng in the dock, and thought of the scene when he hid Bai Muqing's mother and daughter and kept drinking with him, he couldn't feel sympathy at all.

When the court procedure came to witness testimony, the plaintiff's witness was required to appear in court. The first one to appear in court was the nurse from Joe's Hospital. Her testimony had already been submitted to the court before the court session. Now it is just a routine face-to-face reply.

After the nurse went down, the court approved the plaintiff's second witness to attend.

Everyone's eyes fell on the entrance in unison. Obviously, both the plaintiff and the defendant were extremely concerned about the appearance of the next witness.

Bai Muqing even unconsciously pinched a corner of the bag tightly, her heart beating faster.

Qiao Siheng in the dock was also looking at the direction of the witness's entrance. Although he knew Su Xi's character, he still had some expectations in his heart, hoping that Su Xi would not be so cruel to him.

And when he saw Su Xi walking in from the entrance, the hope in his heart instantly disintegrated. It seemed that Su Xi's hatred for him was unusually deep!
Su Xi seemed very calm and determined, and went straight to stand on the witness stand.

Her gaze passed over everyone, and finally landed on Qiao Siheng and smiled at him: "Hello, Young Master Qiao."

Qiao Siheng stared at her with the same calm expression.

Next came the defense part. Su Xi stated the details that were not clearly stated in the statement of defense in detail, and answered the questions raised by the opponent's lawyer fluently. Obviously, she came here after being fully prepared.

The opposing lawyer suddenly raised his hand in protest, turned around and said to the court: "Your Honor, Miss Su and Master Qiao are a well-known husband and wife relationship. Since the two are having conflicts recently, Miss Su obviously intends to take revenge on Master Qiao. Most of her testimony is extreme and biased, and cannot be fully accepted."

"But everything I said belongs to it." Su Xi choked back: "You can ask you, Young Master Qiao, whether the incident happened exactly as I said."

The lawyer said solemnly: "Mr. Qiao's confession has been stated very clearly."

"There's no need to say any more." Qiao Si interrupted him suddenly, and after a few seconds of silence, he raised his head and said to the court: "I plead guilty to all Miss Su's testimony."

There was an uproar at the scene.

The lawyer also panicked and reminded in a low voice, "Young Master Qiao..."

"Quiet!"

"I plead guilty, as long as it is accused by Ms. Su." Qiao Siheng stared at Su Xi and spit out this sentence.

"What's wrong with Qiao Siheng? He pleaded guilty so easily?" Bai Muqing asked in a low voice beside Nangong Chen's ear.

Nangong Chen hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'm probably very disappointed."

After coming out of the court, Su Xi was dragged and scolded by Mrs. Qiao regardless of her image, Bai Muqing hurried up, pulled Su Xi out of Mrs. Qiao's hand, and said anxiously: "Mrs. Qiao, don't do this, Xiao Xi is still pregnant." Pregnant."

"She's still pregnant? She actually aborted the child, this vicious woman!" Mrs. Qiao rushed forward crying and cursing, trying to pull Su Xi.

Bai Muqing was surprised: "What did you say? Xiaoxi aborted the child?" She turned to Su Xi: "Xiaoxi, is it true?"

"Really." Su Xi sneered: "Otherwise, what should I do? Keep him as a single-parent child without a father?"

"You! What are you talking about? Si Heng will not be sentenced to death, how can you say such a thing?" Mrs. Qiao said angrily.

"Mom, have you scolded enough? Can I go?" Su Xi stared impatiently at Mrs. Qiao and asked.

"Miss Su." Qiao Siheng's lawyer suddenly caught up, stared at Miss Su and said, "Miss Su, Young Master Qiao wants to see you."

"What's wrong with Si Heng? Take me to see him quickly." Mrs. Qiao said anxiously.

"Ma'am, no one can see Young Master Qiao right now. Please wait a few days, and you will definitely see Young Master Qiao." The lawyer whispered.

"Then why can she see it?"

"She is the opportunity that Qiao Shao asked for with great difficulty. If there is no important matter, Qiao Shao will definitely not be so anxious to see Miss Su, right?"

Mrs. Qiao thought for a while, then glared at Su Xi reluctantly.

"Miss Su, can I go see Qiao Shao?"

Su Xi nodded after thinking for a while: "Yes."

Qiao Siheng's case was pronounced in court, and he was sentenced to three years in prison, but Qiao Siheng gave up appealing.

Through the glass window, Su Xi looked at Qiao Siheng and said, "What do you want me for?"

Qiao Siheng laughed at himself: "I thought you would never see me again."

"Why don't you come?"

"Don't you hate me?" Qiao Siheng looked at her: "How is it? Have you relieved your hatred in this way? Is it enough?"

Su Xi nodded: "Enough."

"Now that the hatred has been resolved, can we consider keeping the child?" Qiao Siheng said again.

Su Xi smiled: "Oh, by the way, I am willing to come here to meet you because I have something to show you." While speaking, she lowered her head and took out a piece of A[-] paper from her bag and spread it out. Paste it on the glass window, indicating that you can also see it.

Qiao Siheng cast his eyes on the A[-] paper in her hand, his face froze for an instant, and he was stunned.

It was a miscarriage order issued by the hospital, clearly written in black and white.

"You." Qiao Siheng's brain was blank, his face was pale, and he said in a daze for a long time: "You knocked out the child."

"That's right." Su Xi put down the A4 paper pasted on the glass: "I said I wouldn't want this child, you can give up now."

"Su Xi..." Qiao Siheng gritted his teeth and spit out a few words: "You are too cruel."

"Compared to you, what am I?" Su Xi smiled disapprovingly. ruthless?"

"I'm with Fang Mi." Qiao Siheng shook his head and laughed, "How many times do you have to explain it to you before you believe that I have nothing to do with her anymore?"

"I don't believe it no matter how many times." Su Xi suddenly stood up from the chair, and said with a blank expression: "By the way, I have one last thing to inform you. Next, I will force you to divorce through litigation. That is to say, from this day on, you and I will have nothing to do with each other, goodbye!"

After leaving this sentence, Su Xi turned and walked towards the door without saying another word.

Qiao Siheng, who was inside the glass window, looked at the back of her leaving resolutely, his legs softened, and his body took a step back and fell on the chair.

He never expected that Su Xi would kill the child so quickly, never at all.
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Su Xi came to the coffee shop in the annex building of Nangong Group as scheduled.

While looking at her watch, she frequently looked in the direction of the entrance of the coffee shop, and finally expected Bai Muqing to come.

Bai Muqing put the bag on the sofa, sat down, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just took a nap in Chen's office, and I accidentally fell asleep."

"You're pretty cool now. You Xinqing came to the company to eat and take a nap with Young Master Chen when you have time." Su Xi smiled and said, "It's all about you and Young Master Chen."

"I think I did suffer a lot back then, but fortunately everything is over." Bai Muqing smiled.

"It's worth it no matter how hard it is to survive." Su Xi raised her cup and shook it at her: "Come on, congratulations."

"Thank you." Bai Muqing picked up the juice glass and touched her, took a sip, put the glass back on the table and began to look at her: "Then what about you? Is this the end with Qiao Siheng?"

"Well, it's over." Su Xi nodded.

"Have you enjoyed it?" Bai Muqing looked at her and asked again.

Su Xi nodded: "It's cool, it's cool like never before!"

"Xiaoxi, do you really not love Qiao Siheng at all?" Bai Muqing didn't know how many times she had asked this question. In her opinion, even if she loved the other party a little bit, she would not be willing to put the other party in such a way. Terrible.

"What's the point of saying this now?" Su Xi shrugged her shoulders indifferently, and said with a smile, "I'm finally free, aren't you happy for me?"

"Should I be happy for you?"

"Of course, for so many years, I didn't dare to propose a divorce because of the kindness of the Qiao family, and I kept running around to avoid him and his women. If he didn't push me into a hurry a while ago, maybe I would continue to run. Keep running, never find the end."

"But now that you have abandoned the Qiao family's kindness, can you really feel at ease?" Bai Muqing looked at the depression in her brows, and shook her head: "Are you not happy? I can see it."

Su Xi took a sip of the juice and said with a smile: "It's impossible to have the best of both worlds in many things, just don't think about it."

She paused, and then said: "Mu Qing, I know you are worried about me, but don't worry, since my father passed away, I have become as strong as a boy, and I won't be unable to live because of this."

"I hope it's true as you said." Bai Muqing sighed quietly.

Su Xi raised her wrist and looked at the time: "Xiaomei said just now that it's almost here, why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Maybe there's a traffic jam." Bai Muqing said.

The mobile phone she placed on the table rang suddenly, and the word 'husband' jumped on the screen. Su Xi glanced at it and said with a smile: "It seems that Young Master Chen of your family really can't leave you for a moment, that's why this happened." Kung Fu started to find people."

"Maybe he saw that I was not in the office after the meeting, and thought I had gone somewhere." Bai Muqing picked up the phone and swiped the answer button, and said to the phone: "Chen, Su Xi and I are nearby. In the coffee shop upstairs, I have dinner with Su Xixiaomei at night."

"Are you with Su Xi?" Nangong Chen said.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"I happened to have something to do with her, so let's go."

"Okay." Bai Muqing hung up the phone, and took a look at Su Xi: "Chen said he has something to do with you, and he's coming here."

"What can he do with me?" Su Xi bit her suction pipe.

"He didn't say." Bai Muqing shrugged.

Nan Gongchen soon came over from the office to the annex building. He walked to Bai Muqing and sat down, stroked her hair affectionately and said, "Honey, you go upstairs for a while, I want to talk to Su Miss, we will have a chat alone."

Bai Muqing looked at Su Xi, and then at him.

Seeing her expression, Su Xi on the opposite side laughed out loud, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in married men."

"That's not what I meant." Bai Muqing smiled embarrassedly: "Then you guys talk, I'll go downstairs to see if Xiaomei has arrived."

After seeing Bai Muqing's back and walking out of the coffee shop, Nangong Chen looked back at Su Xi who was opposite, and said with a smile, "I've been busy these days, so I didn't thank you properly."

"no need thank me?"

"Testify Qiao Siheng for me."

"You're welcome, let's take what we need."

"If you hadn't testified in court, it would be almost impossible for me to win this lawsuit." Nangong Chen said: "So I still have to thank you."

Su Xi sank down suddenly, she supported her head in one hand and gently stirred the fruit in the cup with a spoon in the other, and after a while she said without haste: "Young Master Chen, do you still remember the scene when we first met? "

"The scene when I met you for the first time?" Nangong Chen was surprised, obviously did not expect her to ask such a question suddenly.

"Correct."

"I think it seems to be at the gate of your school? At the school celebration party? No, the real meeting seems to be at our school. I don't remember it very well." Nan Gongchen shook his head, then asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly So ask?"

Su Xi looked at him and smiled self-deprecatingly: "That day may not be worth mentioning to you, but to me it is unforgettable."

Nangong Chen's face was slightly surprised, and he finally heard something.

Su Xi went on to say: "Because that day was the biggest ugliness in my dancing career. That day was our school's school celebration gala. Because of my outstanding dance and appearance, I was selected to lead the dance that night. I didn't expect that I just Shortly after taking the stage, the skirt was completely torn, and there was a roar of laughter on and off the stage. I was frightened on the spot, and my ears were full of malicious ridicules. Fortunately, someone came up from the stage and put his coat on On me. At that time, because the spotlight was too strong, I didn't even see who put the clothes on me, and then I was taken backstage by the logistics staff. My show was ruined that night, and I was about to be mad , and had a big fight with that tiehua who secretly ruined my skirt."

Su Xi smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Anyway, I became famous for being ugly that night. I didn't think of the boy who put the clothes on me until I got back to the dormitory. I didn’t even have time to say anything to him. In order to find the owner of the windbreaker, I started to look for clues on the clothes. Fortunately, I found a wallet in the pocket of the coat and the owner’s ID card from the wallet.”

"I found his school address from the campus website, and returned to his school three days later to return the coat. That's how I saw you." Su Xi squinted at him and smiled slightly: "Nangong Chen, you don't remember all this clearly Is it?"

Nangong Chen looked at her with surprise on his face.

Su Xi hurriedly said: "Nangongchen, I tell you this for no other purpose, just to let you know that I, Su Xi, had a crush on you, and also to let you understand why Qiao Siheng hates you so much."

"But these are not important anymore. I have nothing to do with Qiao Siheng anymore, and he has no reason to hate you anymore. As for me, when I decided to follow Mrs. Qiao's arrangement to marry Qiao Siheng, what admiration I had for you no longer exists.”

"Right now, we don't know who helped whom in Qiao Siheng's case, but I have to admit that everything Qiao Siheng did to you was caused by me, so... since you think I helped you, Then take it as if I am making up for you and Mu Qing."

After Su Xi finished speaking, she immediately said: "I have never told Mu Qing about those things in the past. In order to prevent her from thinking too much, you'd better not tell her."

The scene suddenly became quiet, Su Xi looked at Nangong Chen, unable to see what he was thinking.

The first time she confessed to him, she felt a little guilty in her heart.

After a long while, Nangong Chen said: "Are you finished?"

Su Xi nodded her head. She thought that Nangong Chen would get up and leave, but unexpectedly he said calmly: "Miss Su, what you see and think often is not necessarily true. In fact, my first The first time I knew you, I saw you not at the gala or at our school, but earlier. I can’t remember which year or day it was, Qiao Siheng suddenly told me that he had a younger sister , I was in high school at the school next door to ours, and even took me to the gate of your school to see you secretly. I remember that was the first time I saw you, and I often heard about your deeds from Qiao Siheng. He also told me the glorious story of him beating up a boy who pursued you. The second time I saw you was at the gala after you went to college, and I was pulled over by Qiao Sihengqiang to watch your performance. And He and I were under the stage when you made a fool of yourself. When he saw you making a fool of himself, he grabbed my windbreaker hanging on the arm of the chair and rushed to the stage. Yes, although the clothes belong to me, they are not mine. It was Qiao Siheng who put it on you. Speaking of so many girls with heavy makeup on the stage, I didn't even recognize any of them as you, so naturally it was impossible to go on stage to save the beauty."

Seeing Su Xi's surprised expression, Nan Gongchen smiled slightly: "That day you had a big fight with Xihua on campus, and Qiao Siheng had a big fight with Xihua's boyfriend outside the school, the whole face was swollen from the beating It’s like a pig’s head. Later, Department Hua transferred to another school. On the surface, she seemed to be frightened away by you, but in fact, Qiao Siheng forced her to leave. You probably don’t know about this, do you? Because Qiao Siheng said that you don’t like boys who are too domineering and violent, so He didn't dare to let you know. Miss Su, Qiao Liheng has liked you since the day he knew you, and he has been bluffing around you, but you didn't feel it. He is indeed a little playful, but his feelings for you are not. It’s from the beginning to the end, there’s no doubt about that.”

"It's just." Nangong Chen shook his head: "You two are too strong, neither of you is willing to bow your head and express your feelings in the bottom of your heart. He has liked you for so many years and never dared to let you know. In order to make you face her, He intentionally uses courtship to stimulate you. These behaviors are indeed perverted, but they are the most effective methods he thinks. To put it bluntly, he is used to being pursued by women, but he has never actively pursued a woman, so he can't find the right way. Methods."

Su Xi looked at him, and after a long while, she said quietly: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"I said earlier, would you still help me testify against Qiao Siheng?" Nangong Chen smiled wickedly.

"You!" Su Xi was speechless.

Nangong Chen looked at her: "What? Regret it?"

Su Xi shook her head, calming down her chaotic emotions: "I don't regret it."

Even if Qiao Siheng really likes her, so what?So what if he helped her in the first place?None of these can conceal the fact that he imprisoned her and betrayed her.Even if it is a man who loves her to the bone, she will never allow him to keep a pregnant woman outside, never!
In order to prevent herself from really regretting it, Su Xi reminded herself over and over in her heart.

She raised her head, stared at Nangong Chen and said, "Thank you for telling me this, but it doesn't mean anything."

"You don't regret it, just don't resent me." Nangong Chen shrugged his shoulders, took a sip from Bai Muqing's water glass and stood up from the sofa: "Okay, I still have work to do, so I'll go up first."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards the door of the coffee shop.

Watching his leaving back, Su Xi curled up her hands on the table little by little, and clenched the tablecloth into a ball.

No regrets?Can she really do it?
I hope I can!

(End of this chapter)