?Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Help Your Husband Put It On, Hm?   Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Help Your Husband Put It On, Hm?                                   “Mo Chen, why do I suddenly feel a bit nervous…”


    After all, it was her first marriage, and she had no idea what it would feel like standing at her wedding.


    Mo Chen chuckled, his long fingers ruffling her hair as his voice lowered affectionately, “Nervous about what? Haven’t you experienced it all while acting?”


    “How can that be the same? That’s just acting, but this time it’s a real marriage, and it’s with you…”


    From the pregnancy until now, she had never really recovered, feeling as though she was living in a dream.


    The man suddenly remembered something, took out a ck velvet box, and handed it to her, “Open it and see.”


    “What’s this?”


    Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes held a hint of confusion as she opened the ck velvet box and then saw a men’s wedding ring, the very one she had chosen that night.


    The actual object was more exquisite and grandiose than in the photos.


    “It’s beautiful, worthy of my choice,” sheughed lightly.


    As she admired the ring, Mo Chen was staring at her intently, his voice sexy, “Help your husband put it on, hmm?”


    “Hmm, okay.”


    Qiao Ruoxin revealed a happy smile, took out the men’s wedding ring, and ced it on the ring finger of the scoundrel’s hand.


    Mo Chen’s fingers were long and had distinct knuckles, and the ring looked fitting on him.


    She raised her head to meet his eyes, those ck and profound orbs that might have been fixed on her all along.


    “It’s on.”


    Mo Chen nced down at his ring finger and smiled, “Not bad.”


    From now on, he would be a married man.


    …


    The airport.


    A ne from the United States had justnded.


    Simon, wearing a ck trench coat, appeared in the airport with an assistant pushing a luggage cart behind him.


    “How’s the situation with father?”


    “It seems not too good, Mr. Lawrence is hospitalized, it looks like he coughed up blood, and his condition is deteriorating…”


    Simon’splexion changed slightly, and he quickened his pace, “Go straight to the hospital, I need to see father.”


    “Yes!”


    The assistant behind him also quickened his step.


    Initially, Lawrence had ordered Simon not toe to China, but now the circumstances had changed, and Lawrence immediately summoned him to China, presumably for something important he needed to do.


    An hourter, in the hospital, in a high-level ward.


    Lawrencey on the hospital bed, hisplexion deathly pale; in just a few days, he had suddenly be so haggard.


    When Jiang Pen entered the ward and saw this scene, she was stunned for a long time. A perfectly healthy person, how could he just cough up blood like that?


    She had never noticed anything unusual about Lawrence’s health because her focus over thest two years had all been on Qiao Ruoxin, scheming to bring Qiao Ruoxin and Simon together, wanting to keep Qiao Ruoxin obediently by her side.


    Indeed, she had been somewhat negligent towards Lawrence, so she didn’t know the state of Lawrence’s health.


    “You… why are you coughing up blood…” Jiang Pen’s voice choked up.


    Lawrencey in the hospital bed, his voice hoarse, “That’s why I wanted to take back our daughter. My health is declining day by day. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to distract you, but even then, I couldn’t keep our daughter. I absolutely can’t let the Lawrence Family perish on my watch!”


    Jiang Pen stood there, unable to snap back to reality for a long while, crying and saying, “If you were in such a state, why did you never tell me?”


    At that moment, there was a knock at the door from outside.


    “Come in,” Mr. Lawrence said.


    Then, the door to the ward opened, and Simon walked in. Seeing Jiang Pen wiping away tears, he frowned, “Auntie Lan, why are you crying?”


    “It’s nothing…”


    “You go out for a bit, I want to speak with my son alone,” Mr. Lawrence said, looking at Jiang Pen. Looking somewhat aggrieved, Jiang Pen turned and left.


    Only Simon and Mr. Lawrence lying on the hospital bed were left in the ward.


    Simon was the first to speak, “Dad, is Auntie Lan… okay?”


    “Never mind her for now. Do you know why I asked you toe to China?”


    Simon stayed silent, though in his heart he had already guessed a bit of it, probably still concerning Qiao Ruoxin, wanting to bring her back to the United States.


    Mr. Lawrence said, “Bring Ruoxin back. I don’t care what you have to do, the Lawrence family cannot fall into the hands of others, she must be a descendent of the Lawrence family!”


    “Dad, your real issue…”


    “There’s no need to worry about my health. It is always that the Lawrence family cannot fall into the hands of others, understand! I don’t care by what means you achieve it, if soft approaches don’t work then go with the hard, in any case bring Qiao Ruoxin back to the United States for me! When she eventually holds the lifeline of the Lawrence family, she’ll know who truly loves her the most! Now she’s just a brat, all day her mind’s on love, utterly clueless about what’s most important in life!”


    Seeing his father’s resolute attitude, Simon could only nod.


    When he thought of Qiao Ruoxin’s face, his heart trembled slightly. He’d heard that she had already started preparing for the wedding, huh… was she really that in love with Mo Chen? Was that love so deep? Or was it merely a youthful obsession?


    …


    Late at night.


    Mo Chen dealt with official business in the study, while Qiao Ruoxin, having showered,y in bed reading a book, nning to sleep after a while.


    Just then, her cell phone started to ring.


    She picked it up to see that it was her mother calling.


    Her expression changed slightly as she gripped the phone, undecided whether to answer. And if she did pick up, what would she say?


    She could already imagine what her mother would say, the same old things, to the point her ears felt callused.


    She ced the phone on the nightstand, with no intention of answering.


    Then the cell phone kept ringing, persistently, as if it wouldn’t stop until she picked up.


    In the end, Qiao Ruoxin did put down the book in her hand and answered the call with a somewhat cold tone, “Why are you calling sote? Is something the matter?”


    From the other end of the phone came her mother’s crying, “Xinxin, don’t hang up, I just want to talk to you, to hear your voice.”


    “What do you want to say, if not to ask me to return to the United States and be with Simon?”


    “It’s not that, I don’t want to say anything right now, I just want to hear your voice.”


    Her mother’s voice over the phone was choked with sobs, as if something had happened.


    Qiao Ruoxin frowned, “What’s wrong?”


    “Nothing much, I just wanted to hear your voice. It’s been a long time since west talked properly. Actually… I just want you to be happy.”


    Her gaze flickered slightly.


    “If being with Mo Chen makes you happy, I don’t want to stop you. I feel my whole life has been filled with suffering. Although I’ve experienced love, I’ve also endured a lot of hardship, letting everyone down, including you…”


    Qiao Ruoxin felt something was off, as if this was like a confession before a final farewell.


    “Where are you?”


    “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I just wanted to talk to you. Are you suffering badly from morning sickness? When I was pregnant with you, my morning sickness was quite severe. Are you going through the same?”


    Qiao Ruoxin replied, “Yes, the morning sickness is quite bad.”