Chapter 348 - 122 Without ruthlessness in women, their status is unstable.
He An, though a notorious playboy, was always good to women and couldn’t stand to see them mistreated. Hearing her words, he said, "You are the mother of my child, my future wife, what is it that you can’t tell me?"
Kang Jinxian bit her lip, her eyes were like pears in the rain, weak and pitiful.
"I am just a foster daughter in the Yun Family, and now that the legitimate daughter has returned, I’ve become dispensable. I just had a few verbal disagreements with Yun Ya, and she had someone beat me...sob...sob..."
He An was filled with righteous indignation, "To look so beautiful, I didn’t expect such malice, and what about Lady Yun, does she just watch you get bullied?"
"Mother has always been good to me, but Yun Ya is after all her biological granddaughter, and it’s no big deal if I suffer a little..."
He An held her hand sympathetically, "I didn’t expect you to live such a life in the Yun Family, rest assured, from now on I will take good care of you."
Kang Jinxian glanced at him cautiously, "Won’t you reject me if I’m not favored in the Yun Family?"
That look of dependence satisfied He An’s male ego, "Never, you are my child’s mother, I absolutely won’t let you suffer."
Kang Jinxian gave him a soft smile, "Young Master He, meeting you is indeed the fortune of my past three lives."
He An frowned, "Still calling me Young Master He? Just call me by my name, come on, say it for me to hear?"
Kang Jinxian, flushed with shyness, timidly cast her eyes downward and called out gently, "He An." That voice, that demeanor, it so stirred He An that he couldn’t help but embrace her and plant two big kisses on her face.
A flash of coldness in Kang Jinxian’s eyes was quick to disappear as she smiled, wrapped her arms around He An’s neck, and offered her lips eagerly.
In the small private room, things almost escalated, but it was Kang Jinxian who pushed him away gently, "The child..."
He An sighed, his desires scarcely containable, and immediately walked out, "I’ll go to the restroom."
After He An left, Kang Jinxian furiously wiped her mouth with a napkin, her eyes swirling with hatred, her fingers digging into the palm of her hand—a pain that reminded her to endure.
It seemed that this move had been the right one. Although He An was known as a womanizer, in truth, he was not a bad person, something he inherited from his father.
It was said that his father, He Cheng, had also been a famous playboy in his youth but had settled down after meeting Lady He, no longer philandering, earning He Cheng the reputation of being henpecked. Lady He was praised for her excellent skills in managing her husband, shrewd and capable.
She had heard a rumor that a young model had gotten pregnant with He An’s child, and He An insisted on marrying her. But then it was revealed that the model was cheating on him, and He An, in a rage, had the adulterous couple thrown into a pigpen...
Whether the rumor was true or not, He An was known to value his children highly, and so she decided to take a chance.
Her gamble did not disappoint her. Though the He Family’s business empire couldn’t compare to the Yun Family’s, it was still quite prominent in Jiangzhou. With a compliant He An, it became easier to do as she pleased.
After a while, He An returned, appearing to have taken care of himself in the bathroom. Kang Jinxian sneered coldly, but her face quickly shifted to an apologetic smile.
He An didn’t seem to mind at all, thinking that as long as she bore him a son, any suffering was worth it.
He An called over the waiter to order, choosing dishes to suit Kang Jinxian’s tastes and even specifically asked about dietary restrictions for pregnant women—a side of He An that seemed attentive and considerate, unbeknownst to outsiders who thought of him as a womanizer.
In the end, the waitress even envied Kang Jinxian, saying, "Your husband is really good to you."
Kang Jinxian’s lips curled up slightly, a trace of triumph gleaming in her eyes.
After dinner, He An offered to drive her back, and Kang Jinxian did not refuse.
Just as they were about to leave the restaurant, they were met by two people walking in, arm in arm.
The woman was charming and alluring; the man was refined and scholarly. They looked like two people who wouldn’t be caught dead together, yet there they were, a sense of unspoken understanding enveloping them.
Kang Jinxian paused, her gaze falling on the intertwined arms of the couple.
The woman had also noticed her, her eyes playfully scanning over He An beside Kang Jinxian, as she greeted them with a smile, "Miss Kang, Young Master He, what a coincidence to see you here at this restaurant."
He An recognized the woman as Bai Ran; wasn’t she Yun Shen’s wife? Why was she arm in arm with a stranger?
Caught in the act by her sister-in-law, yet showing no sign of embarrassment or shame; instead, Bai Ran smiled enchantingly, brazenly cuckolding her husband.