kingnovel Chapter 1072 Leaving without saying goodbye
Chapter 1072 Leaving without saying goodbye
"Mu Bai, I'm sorry..." He choked and his voice trembled, "It's my fault. I didn't protect you well..."
Jiang Mubai shook his head, "No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye..."
"No, it's my fault..."
The two hugged each other tightly, their tears blending together. Their cries and whispers were heard again in the church, but this time, it was no longer sadness and pain, but the joy of reunion and the expectation for the future.
Suddenly, the door of the church was pushed open again, and a woman in a white wedding dress walked in. She was tall and pretty, with a smug smile on her face. She walked straight to Cheng Yunchuan and took his arm affectionately, "Yunchuan, why are you here? The wedding is about to start."
Cheng Yunchuan pushed her away abruptly, his face gloomy, "Siqi, what are you doing?"
Siqi looked aggrieved, "Yunchuan, what's wrong with you? I'm your fiancée!"
Jiang Mubai was stunned. She looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief, her mind went blank. Fiancée? Cheng Yunchuan...has a fiancée?
Cheng Yunchuan looked at Jiang Mubai's shocked expression, and his heart tightened. He was about to explain, but Siqi spoke first, "Yunchuan, this is..." She looked Jiang Mubai up and down with a hint of disdain in her eyes, "Your... old lover?"
"Siqi!" Cheng Yunchuan roared, "Shut up!"
Siqi was startled by his sudden roar, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes, "Yunchuan, you...you are mean to me?" She cried aggrievedly, and her tearful appearance was heartbreaking.
Cheng Yunchuan scratched his hair irritably. He looked at Jiang Mubai's pale face, feeling powerless. He took a deep breath and was about to explain when the door of the church was pushed open again. A short man walked in, holding a... child in his hand?
The short man stood timidly at the door, holding a tightly wrapped little ball in his arms, with only a chubby little face showing. The child's big eyes looked at everything in the church curiously, and he was completely unaware of the tense atmosphere in front of him. When he saw Cheng Yunchuan, his eyes lit up, and he stretched out his chubby little hand and called out in a baby voice: "Dad!"
The word "Dad" was like a thunderclap that exploded in the hearts of everyone in the church. Jiang Mubai stood there stiffly as if struck by lightning, staring at the child. Cheng Yunchuan's fiancée Siqi was also stunned. She looked at the child in disbelief, then looked at Cheng Yunchuan, and her face turned pale instantly.
Cheng Yunchuan's face also changed. He didn't expect the child to appear at this time. He opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.
"Daddy, hug me!" Seeing that Cheng Yunchuan did not respond, the child called out again in a baby voice and stretched out his little hands even longer.
The short man smiled awkwardly and said to Cheng Yunchuan: "Yunchuan, look, the child misses you..."
Cheng Yunchuan took a deep breath, walked up to the man, and took the child from his arms. The child happily hugged his neck and kissed him on the face. Cheng Yunchuan's heart softened at this moment. He looked down at the child in his arms, feeling mixed emotions.
Jiang Mubai looked at this scene, her heart aching. She covered her mouth to stop herself from crying. It turned out that in the past five years, he not only had a fiancée, but also a child...
Siqi couldn't bear it any longer. She rushed to Cheng Yunchuan and shouted hysterically: "Cheng Yunchuan! What do you mean? You actually carried me... carried me..." She pointed at Jiang Mubai and then at the child, "You...you...you guys..."
Cheng Yunchuan frowned and interrupted her impatiently: "Siqi, calm down! Things are not what you think!"
"It's not what I thought? What is it like?" Siqi's tears fell like pearls from a broken string. "Tell me! Tell me!"
Cheng Yunchuan took a deep breath and was about to explain, but the short man suddenly spoke: "Miss, you misunderstood, Yunchuan and Mubai are husband and wife, and this child is their child."
Siqi was stunned. She looked at the short man in disbelief, then looked at Jiang Mubai, her eyes full of confusion.
Jiang Mubai was also stunned. She didn't expect this man to say that. She looked at Cheng Yunchuan, her eyes full of questions.
Cheng Yunchuan looked at Jiang Mubai, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Mubai, five years ago, after you left, I..."
"Yunchuan!" Siqi screamed and interrupted him, "You...you really...are you with her..."
Cheng Yunchuan frowned impatiently, "Siqi, can you please shut up first?"
Siqi ran out crying. The sound of her high heels hitting the ground echoed in the empty church, which was particularly harsh.
Only Cheng Yunchuan, Jiang Mubai, the short man and the child were left in the church. The atmosphere was solemn and awkward.
Cheng Yunchuan looked at Jiang Mubai, his eyes full of apology and helplessness. "Mubai, I..."
"Dad, Mom is crying." The child's sweet voice broke the silence. He stretched out his little hand and gently wiped the tears from Jiang Mubai's face.
Jiang Mubai's heart completely melted at this moment. She hugged her child and couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Cheng Yunchuan looked at the mother and son hugging and crying, feeling mixed emotions. The short man sighed, walked to Cheng Yunchuan, patted him on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Yunchuan, it's time to make some things clear..."
He leaned close to Cheng Yunchuan's ear and whispered a few words. Cheng Yunchuan's face turned pale instantly. He looked at the short man in disbelief, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word...
Cheng Yunchuan's face was pale, like a crumpled piece of paper, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a complete syllable. Jiang Mubai's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and it became difficult to breathe. She hugged the child tightly, and the child's little hands were still clumsily wiping the tears from her face, which made her even more heartbroken.
The short man, named Uncle Liu, was the old housekeeper of the Cheng family for many years. He looked at the two of them, sighed deeply, and his tone was as heavy as an ancient bell: "Five years ago, my wife had a difficult childbirth..."
"Difficult labor?" Jiang Mubai raised his head suddenly, looking at Uncle Liu with tearful eyes, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
"Yes," Uncle Liu's voice was low and hoarse, "The child was...gone right after birth. Madam also suffered from heavy bleeding..." He paused, as if he couldn't bear to continue, "Madam's only wish before her death was that you could come back and see her for the last time...but we couldn't contact you..."
Jiang Mubai felt a blackout in front of her eyes and a buzzing in her ears, as if the whole world was collapsing. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with serious pregnancy complications, and the doctor advised her to terminate the pregnancy, otherwise her life would be in danger. She didn't dare to tell Cheng Yunchuan, fearing that he would give up her life for the child, so she chose to leave without saying goodbye and went abroad for treatment alone. She thought that as long as she was alive, she would have a chance to start over with him. However, she never expected that the price of her leaving would be her and her child's life...