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Countless nights, she couldn't tell Mu Yu that she was afraid that he and his mother would have a falling out. She couldn't tell anyone, so she had to break her teeth and swallow them.

She thought it was all worth it, as long as their family was harmonious and happy.

However, that was not the case. Everything that she did was only natural in their eyes. What was most terrifying was not the lack of payment, but the fact that they took it for granted.

On the other side of the phone, there was a long silence. Mu Yu frowned and said in confusion, "Qiao Mengning, speak!"

Mu Yu's voice pulled Qiao Mengning out of her thoughts. Qiao Mengning replied coldly, "I'm in the hospital."

Hospital? Why go there? The anger in his heart subsided a little, but the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time.

After a while, Mu Yu softened his tone and said, "Why didn't you tell Mom what you were doing in the hospital?"

"I came last night. I wanted to call, afraid of disturbing Mom's rest. I just woke up." "No," Qiao Mengning replied, not at all saying what she was going to the hospital for.

Mu Yu was a bit irritated. Thinking about yesterday's slap, he couldn't have been injured, right?

With guilt in her heart, she asked Qiao Mengning which hospital she was in.

"Eastern Hospital." Qiao Mengning hung up the phone after she said that. She didn't care if Mu Yu would come over or not. The current her had a dead heart. Mu Yu was just the source of her pain to her.

The phone buzzed. Mu Yu frowned. Qiao Mengning actually dared to hang up his phone. For some reason, he felt that Qiao Mengning was different from before.

Mu Yu didn't have time to think about anything else as he got into his car and drove to the hospital in the east.

When Soong Nannan returned from buying breakfast, she saw Qiao Mengning sitting quietly by herself and was a little worried, "Ning, what's wrong? "Are you still sad about what happened yesterday? Let me tell you, you don't need to be angry about people like Mu Yu. He is just …"

Before Soong Nannan could finish her words, she saw Mu Yu walk in, momentarily forgetting what she had to say.

When he entered the room, Mu Yu saw Qiao Mengning lying on the bed with one foot in a cast.

Mu Yu frowned and asked, "What happened to your foot?"

Soong Nannan reacted first and stopped Mu Yu. She glared at him as if she was her enemy: "What are you doing here, you scum. How dare you, Ning. Do you want to get divorced and be with that woman next?"

Mu Yu didn't say anything. He just looked at Soong Nannan coldly.

Seeing Mu Yu remain silent, Soong Nannan felt even more proud of herself. He deserved what he said! Who asked you to bully our Ning.

Witnessing all this, Qiao Mengning didn't say a word. She raised her head to look at Mu Yu, who was standing in front of her, and met his gaze.

Without the slightest shyness, Qiao Mengning looked straight into Mu Yu's eyes and said indifferently: "Nannan, you go out first. I have something to say to him."

Soong Nannan turned around with a puzzled expression and frowned at Qiao Mengning. What if Mu Yu bullies you?

Qiao Mengning smiled and indicated for her to leave first, reassuring her.

Seeing that Qiao Mengning had made up her mind, Soong Nannan didn't insist. She turned around and walked past Mu Yu. With a cold snort, she left the room.

After Soong Nannan left, only Qiao Mengning and Mu Yu were left in the room. Mu Yu sat down, looking at Qiao Mengning's feet and asked again: "What happened to your feet?"

"I accidentally fell yesterday."

Without any more words, Qiao Mengning didn't explain anything. Mu Yu lowered his eyes. Perhaps he still had feelings for Qiao Mengning after all these years, so he asked with concern, "Is it serious?"

"It's nothing. The doctor said that we can stay in the hospital for a few days."

Qiao Mengning was extremely cold, which made Mu Li uncomfortable.

"Have a good rest. I'll talk to Mom about it. I'll go get Mu Kui. I'm leaving for the company if there's anything else." With that, Mu Yu turned around and left. He could see that Qiao Mengning didn't like him at all because of what happened yesterday.

The moment they walked out of the ward, Soong Nannan told Mu Yu to stop.

Mu Yu turned around and saw that Soong Nannan had slapped his face.

For a split-second, Mu Yu was stunned as he stared coldly at Soong Nannan. He was actually beaten up by a woman, and she was his wife's best friend?

Heh, Mu Yu had lived for more than 20 years, but this was the first time he was beaten up by a woman. An icy aura emanated from his body. This was the sign of his fury.

Looking at Soong Nannan right now, he really wanted to put his hand on her neck and tell her, "If the tiger doesn't show off his might, do you think I'm a sick cat?" Did she really think that she was a vegetarian and didn't know how to hit a woman when she fought against him time and time again?

He clenched his hand into a fist and couldn't help but want to make a move, when he heard Soong Nannan's voice.

"Mu Yu, you are scum! "Do you know that if Ning's feet were to become inflamed, she would be amputated? It's one thing if you didn't come back to help her, but you actually beat her up. You're not worthy of being her husband!" Soong Nannan crouched down and burst into tears.

Mu Yu, who was standing on the spot, was confused. Amputation?

Didn't that woman say that she would be fine after a few days of rest? How could it be so serious? Could it be because he fell down the stairs yesterday?

Damn it! Why didn't she say anything? He had even slapped her once, and when she thought back to Qiao Mengning's expression back then, it didn't seem like he was faking it at all.

He turned around and ran towards Qiao Mengning's ward. When he opened the door, he saw the nurse changing the medicine for her. Mu Yu's heart ached as he glanced at Qiao Mengning's feet.

Seeing Mu Yu standing at the door, Qiao Mengning frowned. "Why are you here?"

Mu Yu stood there without saying anything. After the nurse left, he went up and hugged Qiao Mengning. "Why didn't you tell me? I... It wasn't intentional yesterday. "

Seeing Mu Yu's reaction, Qiao Mengning knew that Soong Nannan had lost her cool and told Mu Yu.

Qiao Mengning didn't hug Mu Yu as she said lightly, "The doctor said it's only if it's the case, he didn't say that he must have an amputation."

Mu Yu let go of Qiao Mengning as a trace of injury flashed across his eyes. He looked at Qiao Mengning and said apologetically, "Sorry, I was too rash yesterday. I …"

Before Mu Yu could finish his sentence, Qiao Mengning hurriedly interrupted him: "You don't need to explain. I understand, I forgot."

Hearing Qiao Mengning's words, Mu Yu felt relieved and asked worriedly, "Really? Mengning, I shouldn't have listened to you. I'm sorry. "

"It's alright, I did fall down holding Mu Li, so we were even."

Hugging Qiao Mengning tightly, Mu Yu felt relieved. He thought Qiao Mengning would cry and say that he had been wronged. He didn't expect her to think so much for him. He had blamed her wrongly.

Mu Yu felt a bit guilty as he thought about what happened in the past few days. His arms tightened around Qiao Mengning.

Qiao Mengning leaned on Mu Yu's shoulder, her face expressionless. If it was the past, she would definitely be moved to tears. Mu Yu was so concerned about her.

However, this was not the case now. Her heart was like a still deathtrap, unable to stir up even the slightest ripple. Her heart was dead, and this was probably what she was like now.