Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

84. It’s For the Baby

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Cao Mo couldn’t take Qiushuang back to Xiao Manor after he purchased her, so he asked the man where he could buy a house.

The man beam with smiles, “Young lord, I have to say you are asking the right person, I know everything going on in the capital city. Tell you what, there is a house near Four Ocean Tavern on sale now. It used to belong to a male wife of a big family, but the male wife got repudiated and somehow he died recently, people are superstitious in the capital city, that’s why it’s actually a good deal, so cheap, two hundred taels.”

Cao Mo nodded, but the thing was he didn’t have that much cash in hand.

“Young Madam, your jade pendant is worth at least three hundred taels.” Qiushuang suggested, she hoped to have a place she could stay.

Cao Mo shook his head, “I will think about it.”

He understand Qiushuang wanted to have a place to stay, but he didn’t like the shrewdness she was showing.

Qiushuang soon realized she had made an indiscreet remark, so she changed the subject by criticizing the man, “How dare you to introduce a house owned by a repudiated male wife?”

Cao Mo frowned as he heard that.

The man got worried, he wanted to make this deal, so he said promptly, “One hundred and sixty taels!”

Cao Mo nodded and said, “Sounds good.”

Cao Mo pawned his jade pendant for three hundred taels.

It was almost noon after they had finished all the paperwork, Cao Mo took Qiushuang to a restaurant for lunch.

Qiushuang stood behind Cao Mo while Cao Mo was seated and waiting for the food.

Cao Mo didn’t like to be waited on, so he turned around, “Qiushuang, we are not in the Marquis Valour’s Manor, no need to stand on ceremony, plus you are pregnant now, come sit with me.”

“Young Madam, that’s against the rule.” Qiushuang found that too good to be true.

“Rule? Haha, I hate the rules. You know I’m not doing this for you, I know you are by no means innocent, but your baby is innocent.” Cao Mo looked so sincere and serious.

Qiushuang felt so guilty, “I know, I’ve make so many mistakes, I will repay you with the rest of my life, Young Madam.”

Qiushuang regretted it so much that she had listened to Lady Lu and framed Cao Mo, she regretted it even more that she believed Xiao Jin’s sweet words and she was abandoned by him as soon as she found she was pregnant. And she was so grateful for Cao Mo’s great kindness.

Then Qiushuang couldn’t help but think Cao Mo might be interested in her, because there was no other explanation why would he be so nice and saved her life. She didn’t believe there were people who were that kind.

“Come sit!”

Cao Mo was a very straightforward person, he felt so uncomfortable when Qiushuang stood behind him and he himself got to dive in, “Here, I’m not good at taking care of people, come sit and have some food, have some chicken, you are so skinny now, you gotta eat more, remember you are eating for two now.”

Tears streamed down from Qiushuang’s eyes, she felt so touched.

Seeing Qiushuang’s tears, Cao Mo withdrew a hankerchief from his sleeve in a hurry.

“Why are you crying? People would think I’m bullying you, first you are standing while I am seated and eating, and now you are crying your eyes out.” Cao Mo was so confused.

Qiushuang found what Cao Mo said so amusing, “It’s just… it’s just no one is this nice to me, I will work like a horse to repay you, Young Madam.”

Cao Mo sighed, “I don’t need you to work like a horse for me, all I need is you to take good care of yourself.”

Qiushuang nodded and grabbed a drumstick, but the rich smell made her vomit.

Qiushuang rushed to the window for some fresh air, and the drumstick fell from the window.

As luck would have it, Xiao Yi was walking past the window. He raised his head only to see Cao Mo and a woman standing close to each other.

Xiao Yi’s face darkened, he couldn’t believe his Mo was away with a woman while he worked his ass off looking for him.

Xiao Yi rushed upstairs, hoping he had mixed someone up with Cao Mo.

But what came to his sight when he pushed open the door was Cao Mo serving a bowl of soup for the woman he had just seen, funny he didn’t recognize who the woman was.

“What are you doing here? I’ve been looking for you like crazy!” Xiao Yi shouted.

Cao Mo was startled, he wasn’t expecting to see Xiao Yi here.

“Yi!”

“Young Master!”

Cao Mo and Qiushuang raised their heads and saw Xiao Yi.

It wasn’t until now did Xiao Yi recognize the woman was Qiushuang.

“Mo, I need an explanation here, what are you doing here with Qiushuang?” Xiao Yi’s voice was as sharp as a knife.

Cao Mo’s heart was pounding, somehow he felt so guilty even though he hadn’t done anything bad.

“Nothing… nothing, I can explain!” Cao Mo stammered.

“I saw you just now, but you’ve run away from me, why?” Xiao Yi hugged Cao Mo tightly.

“Yi… Yi, I need… I need to breathe.” Cao Mo tapped Xiao Yi on his shoulder.

“I know it, she has seduced you, right? Is this why you have run away from home without telling me?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Cao Mo stamped his foot in frustration, “I didn’t run away from home, Lady Lu asked her people to abduct me, and I sneaked out. One thing leads to another, I’ve run into Qiushuang this morning, some man was selling her! But she is pregnant, your brother Xiao Jin is the father! So I bought Qiushuang.”

Hearing that, Xiao Yi felt like shit, “I’m so sorry for acting like a jerk, Mo. Do you… do you want to take care of Qiushuang’s baby?”

Cao Mo nodded.

“All right, but we need to do it secretly though.” Xiao Yi pondered for a while, “Qiushuang needs a new name, Moshi it is.”