When being forceful failed, Nan Yu changed tactics and softened her tone. She sighed.
“Nan Xin and I are biological sisters. She’s always been improper. Now that she’s married, she’s still sleeping around and got herself pregnant. Who even knows who the father of that child is?”
“Nan Yu, don’t you feel guilty saying things like that?”
Nan Xin looked at Nan Yu sarcastically.
This was her own biological sister, shamelessly spreading rumors about her and ruining her reputation in front of everyone.
Nan Yu sneered.
“Which part of what I said is wrong? Isn’t the child in your belly the result of sleeping with some random man?”
Nan Xin’s face turned even paler, and her lowered eyelids trembled uncontrollably.
Just then, a cold, indifferent voice sounded beside her.
“What does that have to do with me?”
Nan Yu’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at Ji Zhouye.
“You… You don’t care?”
Wasn’t he Nan Xin’s lover?
“Why should I care about any of this?”
Ji Zhouye frowned, seemingly extremely impatient with Nan Yu’s inability to understand what he was saying.
Seeing his attitude, Nan Yu gritted her teeth and ordered the bodyguards, “Take Nan Xin away from him. She cannot be allowed to leave this place!”
The corners of Ji Zhouye’s lips slowly curled upward, while a hint of amusement appeared in his otherwise icy eyes.
“You’re the first person who has ever dared to provoke me like this.”
“Ji… Young Master Ji?”
Just then, a startled voice came from nearby.
It was the chairman of a company that partnered with the Fu Group. He had been delayed by something and had not yet left.
When he saw Ji Zhouye, Chairman Li was so shocked that he could barely speak.
He had once been on a business trip in the capital and happened to see Ji Zhouye from a distance when he passed by the Great Hall.
At the time, Ji Zhouye had been dressed impeccably in a traditional Chinese tunic, a red badge pinned to his chest. He had been supporting an imposing elderly man as they entered the hall, surrounded by a crowd of people.
Curious, Chairman Li had asked his companions about him.
Only then had he learned that the man was Ji Zhouye, the second young master of the Ji family in the capital.
The Ji family was one of the four major families in the capital. For three generations, they had been an influential and prestigious family with an impeccable background.
Not to mention their accumulated wealth, the Ji family’s connections and influence were something most people would never dare to cross.
“Chairman Li, you know him?”
Noticing something unusual in Chairman Li’s tone, Nan Yu’s expression stiffened. She forced a smile and cautiously asked.
Chairman Li opened his mouth to speak, but Ji Zhouye’s imposing presence intimidated him into instinctively taking a step back.
He forced a smile.
“N-No… I don’t know him.”
“Chairman Li, you really don’t know him?”
Nan Yu looked suspicious.
“I…”
“He’s my attending physician. What? Are you afraid of offending someone, Sister?”
Nan Xin interrupted Chairman Li and looked at Nan Yu mockingly.
Regardless of Ji Zhouye’s identity, she didn’t want him getting involved in her personal affairs.
Nan Yu scoffed.
“The Fu Group is worth hundreds of billions. There’s no one in Jiangcheng who dares to go against Beichen.”
She folded her arms and looked at Ji Zhouye, deliberately trying to provoke him.
“What exactly is Nan Xin to you that you’re willing to go against the Fu Group for her?”
“She…”
Ji Zhouye’s gaze fell on Nan Xin’s pale face and the hand protectively covering her abdomen.
His voice was deep and calm.
“She’s my patient.”
“Your patient? How is that possible? I clearly saw that she was…”
“Move.”
Nan Yu hadn’t even finished saying what she was about to say when she met Ji Zhouye’s emotionless yet bone-chilling gaze.
Every word instantly died in her throat.
She had no doubt that if she dared to stop him again, the consequences would be more than she could bear.
Who exactly was this man?
Ji Zhouye no longer paid attention to anyone. Holding Nan Xin in his arms, he strode toward the exit of the banquet hall.
Nan Xin’s consciousness was already beginning to fade. If this continued, not only would she lose the baby, but her own life would also be in danger.
“Mm…”
The warmth of his arms and the jostling caused by his movements made Nan Xin let out a faint groan of pain.
Once she relaxed, the cramps in her abdomen came in increasingly intense waves, and her consciousness began to blur again.
Before she completely lost consciousness, she used the last of her strength to clutch Ji Zhouye’s collar and plead,
“Don’t take me to the hospital. Please…”
As the final word left her lips, her head fell to the side, and she completely passed out in Ji Zhouye’s arms. Her fingers, which had been gripping his shirt, slowly slipped away.
As she moved, a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance drifted into Ji Zhouye’s nose.
The arm holding her stiffened slightly.
That scent…
He lowered his head and looked at the lifeless face in his arms, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
“Doctor Ji?”
His assistant, who had been waiting at the entrance of the banquet hall, quietly asked for instructions.
Ji Zhouye remained silent for several seconds. He stared at the pale yet beautiful face in his arms, and his dark eyes grew deeper.
Forget it.
Who asked him to make a promise to this woman?
“Prepare the car. We’re going back to Yunding.”
“Yes!”
Watching Ji Zhouye carry Nan Xin away, Nan Yu’s expression became twisted with anger.
“Xiaoyu, I just saw a man carry that wretched girl away. What happened?”
After seeing the guests off, Mrs. Nan immediately returned and questioned Nan Yu.
She had originally wanted to stop him, but in the end, she hadn’t dared approach. The man’s presence had been far too intimidating, leaving her feeling deeply uneasy.
Nan Yu’s expression darkened completely.
The banquet hall was empty now, so there was no need for her to pretend anymore. She cursed through gritted teeth.
“That bitch Nan Xin did it on purpose! She’s been stealing my spotlight ever since we were children. I almost ruined her completely today, but then some damn Doctor Ji suddenly appeared out of nowhere. How can that bitch be so lucky?”
“Don’t let an illegitimate child upset you.”
Mrs. Nan lovingly patted Nan Yu’s back.
“She’s nothing but an unwanted piece of trash from an orphanage. How could she possibly compare to my precious daughter? If you hadn’t gotten into trouble back then, she never would have had the chance to marry Beichen and take your place as Mrs. Fu.”
That was right.
If she hadn’t accidentally become pregnant back then, how could she have possibly given Fu Beichen up to Nan Xin?
Thinking about the way Fu Beichen had looked at Nan Xin today, Nan Yu’s expression became even more vicious.
Nan Xin had only been adopted from an orphanage by their parents for the sake of their careers and so that their biological daughter, Nan Yu, could grow up without restraints.
She was merely a pawn meant to be used for a future marriage alliance.
So why had Nan Xin been the one to get everything good all these years?
She had clearly been on the verge of destroying Nan Xin completely this time, yet Nan Xin had escaped again.
She couldn’t let her off that easily!
With that thought, Nan Yu took out her phone and called Fu Beichen.
The moment the call connected, tears had already gathered in Nan Yu’s eyes.
“Beichen, I wanted to take Xinxin to the hospital, but a man suddenly appeared and carried her away. That man even said… He said…”
“What did he say?”
Fu Beichen’s gloomy voice came through the phone.
Nan Yu bit her lip.
“He said Xinxin is his woman. Beichen, you said Xinxin didn’t go to Chairman Li’s room that night. Could she have been with that man instead…?”
Bang!
A loud crash suddenly came from the other end of the phone, and then the call was abruptly disconnected.
The corners of Nan Yu’s lips curled upward.
If she couldn’t destroy Nan Xin outright, then she would slowly ruin her life.
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