Monopolize My Mysterious Wife

Chapter 365 - 365 351 The Mystery of the Past (3)_1

?Chapter 365: 351, The Mystery of the Past (3)_1 Chapter 365: 351, The Mystery of the Past (3)_1 After a moment of contemplation, Old Master An’s eyes hardened, and he looked at Zhou Qi and An Rong. “Do you two still remember the incident when you plotted against Azhe back in the day?”

Bringing up this matter again after so many years, An Rong and Zhou Qi were still somewhat guilty and dared not look at Mo Xiao.

Back then, Zhou Qi arranged a blind date for Azhe with a wealthy heiress from an aristocratic family. But when Azhe returned from a mission, he announced to his family that he was in love with someone else and would no longer adhere to their arrangement for a political marriage. At that time, the old master, who was deeply fond of Azhe, did not wish to force him and thus respected his wishes.

However, Zhou Qi was discontented. In her opinion, aside from the heiress she approved of, no other woman deserved to step through the doors of the An family.

Unable to contain her frustration, one day when Azhe returned from a mission for a vacation, Zhou Qi used the excuse of a long overdue mother and son dinner to deepen their bond. She, accompanied by An Rong, invited Azhe to dine at a restaurant.

On that day, Zhou Qi also invited the heiress she admired to the restaurant in advance. She then drugged Azhe’s drink, hoping to force a fait accompli to make Azhe agree to the marriage despite his resistance.

But the best-laid plans often go awry. Just when Zhou Qi thought her scheme had come to fruition when they had left Azhe in the hotel room, she didn’t anticipate receiving a call from the traumatized heiress the next morning. Azhe had knocked her out and escaped, and nothing had happened between them.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi knew she was in trouble. Sure enough, not long after she hung up the phone, Azhe returned and they had a heated argument. Since that incident, their mother-son relationship had been strained. Azhe seldom returned to Beijing, and only came back once a year.

Because of this incident, Mo Xiao held a grudge against her and An Rong.

Now that Old Master An was bringing up this matter again, Zhou Qi felt somewhat guilty.

“Dad, it’s been so many years. Why do you have to bring this up again?”

Azhe still holds a grudge against her. By bringing this up, it seemed like they were bringing up past grievances intentionally.

Old Master An said with a somber tone, “Zhou Qi, on the day you plotted against Azhe, there was another matter you did, right?”

Upon hearing this, An Chong instinctively felt that this had something to do with Yun Xi.

He pushed past Yang Xiang and others and walked up to Zhou Qi. “Mom, did you do something to Yun Xi back then?”

“You, what nonsense are you talking about? What can I do to that woman?” Zhou Qi reflexively retreated, her eyes evading his.

“Arong, you tell me.” An Chong turned his gaze to An Rong. She had been with her mother the whole day, she must know something.

Facing An Chong’s gaze, An Rong became somewhat nervous.

“I, second brother, what are you saying, I don’t know anything.”

She tried her best to maintain a calm expression on her face as she spoke.

A hint of displeasure crossed An Chong’s face. Just as he was about to say something, a chill crept up his spine.

A shadowy figure bypassed him and charged towards An Rong.

In the blink of an eye, Jian Qing seized An Rong’s arm, with a sharp knife held at her throat.

The sudden turn of events was quite startling.

Aqiu glanced at the fruit plate on the table. The fruit knife was missing.

“Mom!” Yang Lin and her sister cried out in alarm.

“Jian Qing, drop the knife immediately, this is illegal.” Zhou Qi still felt a lingering fear from what happened to An Man in the living room. Seeing An Rong being held hostage by Jian Qing with a knife, she felt weak in the knees and could hardly balance herself.

Mo Xiao looked at the shadowy figure, an obscure glow flickered in his eyes, but he didn’t step forward to stop her.

“Jian Qing, don’t do anything rash,” An Rong said. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the chilling blade against her neck, which put her on edge.

Jian Qing exerted force on her hand. The icy blade pressed against her throat, she coldly said, “Did you or did you not do something to my mother back then? Remember, I want the truth. If you dare lie, I’ll slash your face with this knife. Try me if you don’t believe.”

As she spoke, she turned her wrist and pointed the blade at An Rong’s cheek.

“Speak!” she barked.

After what had happened during the incident with An Man, An Rong no longer dared to think that Jian Qing was joking. She froze, not daring to move, for fear that the knife might accidentally leave a scar on her face.

“I, I will speak, just don’t act rashly.”

“Arong, don’t say anything.” Zhou Qi tried to stop her.

She had already lost Azhe’s heart. If she revealed everything about what transpired years ago, Achong would certainly never forgive her.

Right now, all An Rong cared about was her own safety, paying no attention to Zhou Qi’s thoughts.

She spilled everything out at once, “Years ago, Second Brother was constantly not home due to that woman, Yun Xi. Mother said that Yun Xi was attracted to our An family’s power and status and wanted to seduce Second Brother. At that time, Second Brother’s career was rising at a crucial point, and there was absolutely no room for scandalous affairs. Mother was worried that Yun Xi would drag down Second Brother, so on the same day she arranged to meet with Big Brother at a hotel, Mother planned to deal with the Yun Xi problem.”

Feeling Jian Qing’s growing anger, An Rong couldn’t help but shudder uncontrollably.

“Continue.” Jian Qing glanced at Zhou Qi and commanded in a cold voice.

An Rong’s expression was even worse than crying, her voice shaking as she continued, “That day, Mother and I went to see Big Brother, and Third Sister lured Yun Xi to the hotel as well. Third Sister had drugged Yun Xi as per mother’s plan and intended to film her with another man to show to Second Brother so he would completely give up on Yun Xi. But when Mother and I rushed to find Third Sister, she told us that Yun Xi had grabbed a vase and injured her in a moment of carelessness before fleeing. Third Sister said the drug was very strong, and if Yun Xi didn’t find someone to counteract it, she would not survive the night. At that time, we were afraid of causing trouble, so we didn’t dare to make a fuss. After taking Third Sister to the hospital, we returned home as if nothing had happened.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

Mo Xiao frowned, and a blurry image surfaced in his mind.

That night, he had been drugged. To distract his mother, he deliberately went into that room. After they left, he knocked out the woman in the room.

Later, he ran into a suite upstairs. He planned to soak in cold water the entire night to suppress the effects of the drug, but he never expected another woman to be in the suite.

And that woman, like him, had been drugged. She was completely submerged in the bathtub. In the dim light, her eyes, similar to his Weiwei’s, made him feel dizzy.

For years, he had been crazily searching for his Weiwei all over the world. On the day he was drugged, he saw a woman who looked very similar to his Weiwei. Especially her eyebrows, they made him feel like his Weiwei had returned to his side.

At that time, the effects of the drug had reached their maximum in his body. As he approached her, she lunged at him in a dazed state.

What happened next was a blur.

The next morning when he woke up, that woman was gone. He returned home, had a fight with Zhou Qi, then soon after, his men found traces of Weiwei. He went overseas again, temporarily forgetting to find the woman he had spent that night with.

Perhaps, at that time, he subconsciously wanted to forget that night because he felt like he had betrayed Weiwei.

He never imagined that the woman was the one his brother loved, and even less that she had given birth to his child.

Jian Qing let go of her, and An Róng quickly ran behind Zhou Qi, hiding.

She raised her eyes and swept the room. When her gaze landed on Mo Xiao, she hesitated for a few seconds, subtly shifting her gaze onto Grandpa An.

“Is this the truth you never wanted to tell me?”

No wonder he always insisted that she and Luoluo were of An family’s lineage, no wonder he always protected her and Luoluo. It turns out it was because of this relationship.

She, ultimately, could not sever ties with the An family.

Looking at her cold and distant eyes, Grandpa An panicked, “Xiao Qing, listen to me, it wasn’t exactly like that. After you and Jian Luo were born…”
“Enough, I don’t want to hear anymore.”

Jian Qing snapped coldly, dropping the knife in her hand, and stormed out of the room.

Mo Xiao raised his hand, intending to stop Jian Qing, but seemingly thinking better of it, he withdrew his hand and watched as she ran out.

“Xiao Qing!” Grandpa An’s face tensed, “Aqiu, quickly go check on her, don’t let anything happen to her.”

She is emotionally unstable right now, it won’t be good if something happens.

“Yes.”

Aqiu rushed out, and Grandpa An’s heart was still heavy with worry.

The moment Jian Qing left, the tense atmosphere remained.

“BOOM BOOM BOOM-”
A burst of thunder broke the silence.

Mo Xiao looked out of the window, the sky was shrouded in ominous, dense clouds, with a light drizzle progressively intensifying.

He remembered the figure that had rushed out just now, his eyes deepened, and he followed suit.