At this moment, the atmosphere inside the car had reached an unbearably oppressive level.
The air grew increasingly stagnant.
After a long while.
Yu Sheng finally mustered enough courage to steal a glance at the man beside her using her peripheral vision, intending to say something to ease the tense atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, she caught sight of the Yu couple storming out of the building through the window.
Startled, she instinctively grabbed Wen Zhuqing’s sleeve and ducked down, practically throwing herself onto him without warning.
Wen Zhuqing: “…”
A faint, almost imperceptible blush crept up the ears of the stern-faced man.
The weight of her pressing against him seemed to trigger a switch somewhere, involuntarily bringing back memories of that night.
That night, she had wept bitterly, her misty, tear-filled eyes seeming to speak directly to the deepest recesses of his heart.
Yu Sheng was terrified of being caught and dragged back by the Yu family before she could escape. To cure Yu Jiaojiao, they would undoubtedly force her to undergo a bone marrow transplant, regardless of the cost—even if it meant aborting the child in her womb.
If that were all, she might have resigned herself to it.
But her greatest fear was…
Yu Jiaojiao’s vicious and unstable nature, like that of a madwoman. Once Yu Sheng had outlived her usefulness, she would likely be left to die on the operating table.
The thought made Yu Sheng tremble with fear, and she urgently pleaded, “Hurry, let’s go! Go now!”
Wen Zhuqing remained silent, so the driver dared not act without instruction.
Cautiously, the driver glanced in the rearview mirror and, seeing Wen Zhuqing nod slightly, immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Wen Zhuqing’s slender, well-defined fingers pressed the button to raise the car window slowly, just as they passed by the Yu couple.
Too preoccupied with frantically searching for Yu Sheng, the couple completely failed to notice the situation inside the vehicle.
Only when the car had traveled a considerable distance did Yu Sheng slowly lift her head from Wen Zhuqing’s embrace.
As she looked up, she met the man’s fierce, almost murderous gaze, startling her so much she nearly slid off the seat.
Wen Zhuqing’s impeccably tailored suit now bore a few wrinkles from her weight. Flustered and frightened, Yu Sheng reached out to smooth them haphazardly.
Instead, the man seized her wrist firmly.
His cool palm exerted a forceful grip, as if intending to snap her wrist. “Let’s talk.”
What?
Yu Sheng assumed Wen Zhuqing had no intention of keeping the child and shrank back in fear.
“Mr. Wen!”
“No matter what, the child is innocent. I know the Wen family may not accept its existence. I can leave with the child and never return to Rongcheng!”
Was it truly unavoidable?
Even if she escaped the Yu family, could she not keep this child?
Tears welled up in her deer-like eyes, mesmerizing yet fragile, brimming with a vulnerability that seemed ready to shatter at the slightest touch.
The man before her remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly.
“My child, Wen Zhuqing’s child, will naturally be kept.”
However, his tone shifted, his deep and refined voice still icy, with a coldness gradually rising in the depths of his eyes.
“What do you want?”
She had been so resolute in avoiding him before.
Now, she was yielding because of the child?
He didn’t believe it.
This seemingly delicate rose was, in truth, covered in intimidating thorns, brimming with stubborn defiance.
Yu Sheng gradually freed her wrist from his grip, leaning into the corner between the car door and the seat as she gasped for breath.
Tears still glistened in her eyes as she lifted the corners of her lips in a tearful smile.
“I want money. I want to leave the Yu family!”
“I want my child to grow up safe and sound!”
If possible, she also wanted to ruthlessly take revenge on the Yu family!
Regardless of the reason, having leverage meant there was room for negotiation!
“Fine!”
The moment Wen Zhuqing’s cool voice rang out, Yu Sheng felt the heavy stone in her heart finally settle.
Even if it was just a single word.
It filled her with an immense sense of security.
Wen Zhuqing’s exclusive vehicle slowly pulled into the Wen Family Private Hospital.
Though she was still deeply afraid of this man, the thought that his power could protect her and her child made Yu Sheng feel she had gambled correctly.
At the Wen Family Private Hospital, Yu Sheng experienced top-tier VIP treatment.
During the ultrasound, she could clearly see the tiny, round embryo appearing on the screen mounted on the left wall.
Her heart raced with awe as she marveled inwardly, “How miraculous!”
Looking at the ultrasound report, Wen Zhuqing felt deeply moved.
No matter how obsessive and ruthless his nature was, the sudden prospect of becoming a father still brought him a surge of joy.
Wen Zhuqing had personally brought the young woman for the check-up, and she was pregnant.
Such significant news prompted the hospital director to immediately call the Wen Family Mansion upon hearing it.
“What? Pregnant? Is it true? Where are they now?”
When Madam Wen received the call, she froze completely on the spot.
She had assumed it was about some critical issue at the hospital.
After all, aside from their regular health check-ups, they rarely had any contact with the hospital.
Who would have thought such thrilling and shocking news would come? For a moment, her heart raced wildly.
“Old Wen, Old Wen! Something’s happened, something huge!”
After hanging up, Madam Wen hurried outside. Wen Mingjie, who had been crouched in the courtyard discussing with the gardener how to cultivate a new plant variety, turned instinctively at the sound of his wife’s voice.
His back still received an unexpected slap.
“Old Wen, guess what happened?”
Wen Mingjie: “…Did our son kill someone or set a fire?”
With that cold, icy demeanor and his obsessive, ruthless personality, nothing he did would surprise him!
Madam Wen deliberately teased him, leaning close to his ear and whispering.
“You’re going to be a grandfather!”
“Oh~”
Wen Mingjie, still holding a shovel and about to continue digging, suddenly paused.
“Wait, what did you say?”
Madam Wen repeated loudly, “I said, you’re going to be a grandfather!”
Wen Mingjie struggled to stand, nearly stumbling and falling, but Madam Wen steadied him. He then sighed deeply.
“Good heavens, he, he, he…”
He’s gotten someone pregnant!
While waiting for the blood test results, Yu Sheng’s phone rang again. Seeing an unknown number, she assumed it was a delivery or something from the university.
“Hello?”The moment she spoke, her father’s voice, irritable and filled with extreme fury, instantly flooded her eardrum.”
It made Yu Sheng instinctively hold the phone farther from her ear.
Unaware that his thumb had pressed the speakerphone button.
“Where the hell have you been!”
“Get your ass back here right now and get that abortion done! I’m telling you, this child absolutely cannot be kept. You need to schedule Jiao Jiao’s surgery immediately, or else, I swear I’ll beat you to death!”