Chapter 129: Sister Chi, Everyone Else Calls Me Mrs. Xiao!

When Chi Wanwan opened her eyes and saw who had arrived, she froze for a moment, but then, the charming, petite face beneath her oxygen mask immediately bloomed with the same kind, elegant smile as before.

She looked at Shi Runrun and said softly, "Sister Run..."

Listening to her, Shi Runrun sneered inwardly. She had to admire Chi Wanwan’s psychological fortitude; to be able to act as if nothing had happened was truly something.

Shi Runrun parted her own dry lips and replied, "Sister Chi, why are you wearing an oxygen mask?"

Chi Wanwan scrutinized Shi Runrun, noting that her expression remained unchanged. She sat up and, pointing to the mask on her face, said slowly, "I have asthma. It flared up just a moment ago, so the doctor is giving me oxygen."

Shi Runrun gave a simple "oh" and fell silent. The large hospital room plunged into quiet.

Chi Wanwan watched her and couldn't help but smile. "Sister Run, why did you run out of the room crying earlier? And it seems you know my husband? Why were you so unhappy when you heard the news of my pregnancy? Oh, that’s right!"

She paused, pulled out her phone, and opened a photo of herself and Xiao Xuezheng. She held the screen up for Shi Runrun to see, raised an eyebrow, and smiled. "Isn't my husband handsome? Let me tell you, he treats me so well. Since finding out I'm pregnant, he comes to see me every single day before work, terrified that something might happen to me. He insists on staying with me for a long time before he’s willing to go home."

As she listened, Shi Runrun’s face turned even paler, and she took a step back. So, Xiao Xuezheng’s early departures and late returns had all been to spend time with Chi Wanwan. She had previously thought it was because of his grandfather, but it turned out... it was all so ironic.

Shi Runrun suppressed the pain in her heart, her hands clenching into fists at her sides.

The next second, Chi Wanwan looked at her with a gentle smile. "Sister Run, what’s wrong? Why does your expression look so poor when you look at my husband's photo? Oh! I forgot! You’re injured—quickly, sit down. Do you need me to call a doctor for you?"

Shi Runrun looked at her and returned the same smile. "Why call a doctor? Aren't you feeling a bit disappointed that the perpetrator didn't kill me with a single shot, Sister Chi?"

Chi Wanwan: "..."

At this sudden remark, Chi Wanwan’s expression stiffened. "What did you say..."

Shi Runrun continued with a light laugh: "Isn't that right? In your heart, wouldn't you be happier the sooner I die?"

Chi Wanwan: "Sister Run..."

Shi Runrun covered her mouth and let out a laugh, then added, "Sister Chi, Xiao Xuezheng is my legal husband. From now on, please call me Mrs. Xiao!" She said each word with deliberate weight.

Chi Wanwan shivered. Then, her expression began to shift. From Shi Runrun’s perspective, the way this terrifying woman’s face cycled through expressions over the next few seconds was nothing short of spectacular. It was the first time Shi Runrun had ever witnessed someone capable of hiding their thoughts so deeply while wearing so many different masks. It was truly terrifying.

A moment later, Chi Wanwan stared at this girl, who was a far cry from the person she used to be, and chuckled. Her voice turned cold. "I am truly surprised! Shi Runrun, did being held hostage actually sharpen that incredibly foolish head of yours?"

Since she had dropped the act, Chi Wanwan stopped pretending. She laughed in a sinister way. "Before, I thought you were like a mentally disabled child. Playing with you felt easier than crushing an ant. I never imagined you would be capable of saying such things now! Heh, how interesting! Shi Runrun, I suddenly find myself impressed by you."

Shi Runrun stood silently, not responding, watching this terrifying woman perform. She only felt fear—why did everyone around her live behind so many masks? Approaching her, plotting against her, manipulating her, only to leave her in total ruin and cast her into a living hell. It was all so horrifying. Chi Wanwan was like this, and so was Xiao Xuezheng.

She didn't know how to play these games of intrigue. In her naivety, she had always believed that if she were kind to others, they would be kind to her in return. But why was this the end result? Shi Runrun couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried. The world was so terrifying, so dirty, and so dark.

A girl named Shi Runrun grew up overnight, but she would never smile again.

"Xiao Xuezheng is your legal husband? Don't be ridiculous! Shi Runrun! I am the one carrying his child now! Don't you know that? I am carrying his baby, the precious great-grandchild that Grandpa Xiao is looking forward to most! What standing do you have left in the Xiao family? If you're smart, you'll divorce him and get out of the Xiao family immediately! Don't force me to use my own methods against you!"

With the masks torn off, Chi Wanwan no longer felt the need to pretend. She spoke the most heart-wrenching words, mocking the shattered girl before her.

"How does it feel? To hear with your own ears that I'm pregnant with his child, and to see with your own eyes how much he cares for me? Does it hurt? Does the feeling of a blade piercing your heart make you feel like you're suffocating? Do you regret not just dying under that gunman's fire earlier? Let me tell you, dying like that would have been too easy for you! Ultimately, you tried to steal a man from me, so you are destined to live a life of misery! How pathetic!"

Shi Runrun looked at this woman, who was gasping for air due to her asthma but whose face was filled with triumph and spite, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She had used so many schemes, approaching her and plotting against her, step by step, all just to steal Xiao Xuezheng away. It was truly pathetic.

Shi Runrun curled her lips in a mocking smile. "Sister Chi, I forgot to tell you: as long as I don't agree to a divorce, you have no way of marrying Xiao Xuezheng. Besides, I know that he has always loved someone else; he doesn't love you at all! I’m afraid all your painstaking designs will end in nothing. So, compared to me, who is the truly pathetic one?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Wanwan’s expression changed instantly. This girl, who didn't know her place, had actually poked at her most sensitive sore spot!

Fine! Very well!

Chi Wanwan’s beautiful eyes narrowed, and a thought flashed through her mind.

The next second, she snapped with rage, "A twenty-year-old brat, putting on airs in front of me! Don't get cocky! I’ll show you that coming here alone was your biggest mistake!"

Chi Wanwan ripped the oxygen mask off her face and slammed it into Shi Runrun’s face!

*Clatter!*

The mask fell to the floor. Then, Chi Wanwan violently pressed the emergency call button. Because her asthma was still flaring up, the moment she removed the mask, her breathing became ragged, and her face turned instantly pale, drained of all color.