After a pause, he asked darkly, "Or did... someone else say something?"
Su Qiao hurriedly shook her head. "No, no one said anything."
The more she denied it, the less Cheng Haoming believed her, and anger simmered in his heart.
"Xiao Qiao, if my mother said anything, don't pay attention to her or take it to heart. Wait a little longer. Once my father transfers the company shares to me, I'll take you out to live on our own."
"Then you can eat whatever you want and do whatever you want, all right?"
A trace of sorrow showed in Su Qiao's eyes. After a moment of silence, she looked away. "Haoming, why don't... we get a divorce?"
"With my condition, I can't help you at all. I'll only drag you down."
Cheng Haoming's heart sank.
He grew even more certain that something had happened that afternoon while he was away.
"How could you be dragging me down?"
"Your health has almost completely recovered. After some more time, you'll be able to live like a normal person and work like one too."
"But... but I can't even satisfy your most basic needs, and I can't give you a child either. I..."
Su Qiao lowered her shoulders dejectedly and dropped her gaze, concealing the coldness in her eyes.
"I really can't bear to watch you work under so much pressure every day."
"So let's separate. That way, you can find a woman who suits you and is worthy of you, and have her bear your children and carry on your family line."
Cheng Haoming felt a little flustered.
Could it be... could Xiao Qiao have discovered something?
He steadied himself and said angrily, "Xiao Qiao, how can you push me toward another woman?"
"In my heart, you're the best and the one