Marriage Rights: Billionaire's Forgotten Wife

Beep, Beep. 

Mo Lihua woke up from the beeping sound from the machines around her. When she opened her eyes, she found out that she was laying on the hospital bed, with Yu Qiao sitting next to it. 

He currently has his eyes closed. Arms crossed over his c.h.e.s.t as he rested.

It would have been easier for Mo Lihua to call him and have him rest beside her instead if she did not remember the way she left him and the message that she had sent asking him to do what he wants and leave her alone.

Knock!

Knock!

Yang Chen knocked the room door that also woke up Yu Qiao.

"Glad you are already awake." Yang Chen greeted Mo Lihua before looking at Yu Qiao, "Mr. Yu, nice seeing you here." He said with a knowing smile on his face.

"What are you doing here?" Yu Qiao hissed, unwelcoming. He already ignored the fact that Mo Lihua seemed to be awake since earlier but did not bother to call his attention. 'I should not have slept.' 

"I am on official business with Mo Lihua." He answered casually before sitting at the nearest available chair. "So I have a couple of questions for you-"

"I'm sorry. Wait for a moment." Mo Lihua interrupted Yang Chen as she did not want for him to start questioning her while Yu Qiao was around. "Could you check on Piore or Angelo? I need them to do something for me." She asked Yu Qiao softly. Her eyes averted away from him like a kid that was caught from making mischief.

Yu Qiao gritted his teeth as he reluctantly nodded and left the room. He, of course, knew that there were things that Mo Lihua was not willing to say.

But why is it fine to talk to Yang Chen regarding the incident?

"He's a police officer. It just made sense for him to visit." Angelo spoke before going inside the room. Since Yu Qiao was not called, he did not bother going back and instead waited for them to finish talking.

It hurts to be left out, but what else could Yu Qiao do? Their circ.u.mstances were different from the start of their marriage, and personally, he failed big time.

'It was probably just like what Rita said, a bad omen…'  Yu Qiao wanted to make up for his mistakes, but it was so hard to do so when Mo Lihua was not giving him a chance. 'I should stick to her like a glue…'

…

A Beach House at City S…

"So what do you all think?" Rita asked when they arrived at the beach house where they would be staying until Mo Lihua fully recovered. Unsurprisingly, the doctor felt that there was no further need for her to keep after detoxification for the entire day.

Mo Lihua looked around the beach house, that looks more like a mansion. She then walked with her crutches towards the inside of it, behind her was Yu Qiao, who was silently following closely.

The front door opened into the great room which had large vaulted ceilings and a winding staircase that led up to the two smaller bedrooms.

Right off the great room was a large open kitchen and an attached breakfast bar as well as a small informal dining room table.

Just off the kitchen was the large formal dining room could host more than twenty people.

For Mo Lihua, the place looks beautiful. The dark oak rafters, they go perfectly with the beige walls. There was also a fireplace with elegant stonework that goes all the way up the wall and into the ceiling.

"It looks too big for five people," Angelo replied casually while looking around.

Rita released a deep breath, "I agree, but Piore said, it was necessary." She said before giving Angelo a meaningful stare pointing at Mo Lihua and Yu Qiao who was still busy looking around.

Angelo raised a brow, before smirking, "It's getting late. Make something to eat." He said before leaving the room and going to who knows where.

"Er, young miss, young master, please rest in your room first for the meantime. I will prepare for the food very quickly." Rita said in a hurry. It was already passed seven, and having her cook may take a while.

Mo Lihua frowned, "Rita, why not just order takeout?" She asked, but Rita already went somewhere.

"She already left." Yu Qiao answered for her. He was standing close behind her, and Mo Lihua could almost feel the heat from him.

'Focus! Right, Rita. Food. The kitchen is here. Where is she going?' She asked herself in confusion. Mo Lihua did not want to be around Yu Qiao alone. She awkwardly walked out of the kitchen while using her clutches. The doctor deliberately said not to have her left leg got overworked. She also wanted not to use the crutches anymore so. It would be best to follow the doctor's advice.

"Rest first. You just got out of the hospital." Yu Qiao spoke softly behind her, almost like next to her ear.

"Stay away. Don't touch me." Mo Lihua hissed when she felt him touched her shoulder for whatever reason.

Yu Qiao released a tired sigh, "Lihua, I was trying to help. I am sorry if you feel repulsed by my very presence. I will make sure you settled in your room, and then I would leave. Okay?" He said like persuading a child, but the hurt under his tone did not go unnoticed.

Feeling guilty, Mo Lihua allowed Yu Qiao to guide her towards her room. She did not question how Yu Qiao learned where it was. The only thing that she had in her mind was the want to get closer to him.

Piore and Francesca were right. The hospital could not cure her entirely. The detoxification machine could only remove a part of the aphrodisiac to make it bearable. However, it was still there, and by just getting close to Yu Qiao, it was making its presence known.

"You are not going to ask me anything?" Mo Lihua curiously asked suddenly to Yu Qiao before he left the room. He made sure to tuck her under the blankets, earlier and did not question her with anything.

She was asking out of curiosity since everything should be confusing for Yu Qiao. However, the questions that she was waiting for did not arrive at all.

Yu Qiao stiffened and turned around from the door to look at Mo Lihua intently, "Me not asking was one of our agreements. I could not ask, even if I badly wanted to know what you were up to and leave me behind. Or why you were asking me to leave you alone. Why you were wounded, and who are the people that did this to you. I wanted to know all that. However, Piore told me that I should ask you, but I know I couldn't, and you will not answer even if I try."

"Regardless, what is happening, I could only hope that you would not consider me to be so useless and weak that I deserve to be in the dark. Because that would be the worse that you could do to me, bear everything, forget that I am a man that should be taking care of you." He said before leaving her on her own.

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