His tone wasn’t particularly icy, but it couldn’t be called gentle either. It seemed he was suppressing inexplicable anger in his heart yet didn’t want to vent it on her.
Yu Sheng cautiously shifted her position, attempting to put a little more distance between them.
The rumors about him being a cold-blooded, ascetic unattainable flower were definitely not unfounded!
“No!”
Yu Sheng’s response was soft, but just loud enough for Wen Zhuqing to hear.
The moment her voice faded, Wen Zhuqing suddenly looked up at the chief lawyer of the legal department. “I’ll leave this to you.”
Such a trivial matter actually required his involvement!
The chief lawyer felt this was truly overkill. Any intern from the legal department could have handled this. When he received Wen Zhuqing’s call, he had thought it would be about a multi-billion cross-border merger case or something similar.
Never expected it would be…
By the time Yu Tianhai rushed to the police station, Wen Zhuqing had already taken Yu Sheng into his car. Just as the car door closed, Yu Tianhai got out of his vehicle and hurried inside.
Wen Zhuqing glanced at Yu Sheng, who was once again deliberately trying to hide beside him, and asked with some confusion, “What? Do you think I’m afraid of him?”
As the sole heir of the Wen family, Wen Zhuqing’s methods and status in Rong City were naturally not to be underestimated.
Yet he kept being provoked by the Yu family like this.
He truly felt he couldn’t tolerate it any longer!
Only after Yu Tianhai’s figure disappeared from view did Yu Sheng carefully sit up straight.
“No, even if we’re going to deal with him, the timing isn’t right yet!”
The first three months of pregnancy were particularly risky, especially since she currently needed to protect the fetus.
If possible, she should avoid confronting the Yu family for now.
After all, she had already secured the most powerful backing in Rong City. Would there be no opportunity to deal with the Yu family and eliminate Yu Jiaojiao?
Hmph!
Before returning to the company, Wen Zhuqing took Yu Sheng to the hospital for an injection.
After leaving the hospital, he called the Wen family’s private doctor. “Yes, for the time being, you and the nurses should stay at my place.”
This matter was due to his lack of consideration.
To prevent similar situations from happening again, it would be better to have doctors and nurses on standby at home 24/7.
Facing the Wen family’s chief lawyer, the people Yu Tianhai brought were clearly outmatched.
Especially with witnesses, material evidence, and surveillance footage all present.
Yu Tianhai’s distant nephew and the several security guards he brought were all detained and sentenced.
Even Yu Tianhai couldn’t escape a warning.
“Medical treatment must be conducted within reasonable and legal boundaries! Please don’t attempt to challenge the Rong City police!”
The warning was unmistakably clear.
Yu Tianhai could only awkwardly smile and repeatedly promise never to repeat such actions.
By the time they left the police station, it was already dark.
Chi Ying, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, immediately looked behind Yu Tianhai upon seeing him.
“Where is that little bitch!”
The Wen family’s chief lawyer, who had followed them out, silently activated the recording pen in his pocket, looking down at the Yu couple with contempt.
He wanted to see just how shameless people could be!
Yu Tianhai grabbed her with a dark expression. “Let’s discuss this at home first!”
Unaware of the full situation, Chi Ying shook him off. “Are you still trying to protect her? What, since there’s no blood relation, you want to develop some other kind of relationship?”
“I’m telling you, I must have her heart!”
Jiao Jiao was the child she had carried for ten months, nearly died in childbirth, and brought into the world against all odds.
After Yu Tianhai brought her back with the DNA test report, Chi Ying immediately changed her name, “Jiao Jiao, from now on you’ll be my precious darling, my little Jiao Jiao!”
To compensate for the maternal love she felt she owed, she allowed Yu Jiaojiao to mistreat Yu Sheng.
She even came to believe that if it weren’t for Yu Sheng’s existence, she would never have been separated from her own daughter for so many years!
Hmph!
Yu Sheng, that damned wretch!
Before Chi Ying’s hysterical screams could fade from the empty courtyard, the uniformed police officer glared sternly at the couple.
Frightened, Yu Tianhai didn’t dare say another word, quickly covering Chi Ying’s mouth while offering the officer several apologetic smiles.
“My wife has gone a bit mad with worry over our child’s illness!”
Having been raised as the cherished daughter of the Chi family, Chi Ying was accustomed to having her way and never being contradicted.
She had never been spoken to like this before.
Enraged, she began hitting and kicking Yu Tianhai. As the two made a scene while leaving, the lead lawyer switched off the recording device.
What an amusing joke—he’d have to let Young Master Wen hear it tomorrow.
Evening.
After dinner, Yu Sheng paced back and forth in the spacious living room.
Although Aunt Jiang was in the habit of listening to romance novels while cooking, her culinary skills were truly exceptional.
She had accidentally eaten too much!
After finishing his meeting in the study, Wen Zhuqing irritably rubbed the cigarette box in his hand, the silver-gray lighter spinning twice between his fingers.
The slender cigarette was gradually crushed, a faint tobacco scent drifting to his nose.
After some time, Wen Zhuqing tossed the unlit but thoroughly crushed cigarette into the trash.
He threw the cigarette box and lighter into the drawer as well.
Then, he made a phone call, “Investigate further what exactly happened with the Yu family back then!”
He always felt that Yu Sheng’s origins couldn’t be that simple!
Regardless of whether she was a daughter of the Yu family, he should first help her find her biological parents. What if they had twisted morals, favored the rich and despised the poor, or preferred sons over daughters?
Would Yu Sheng potentially face emotional manipulation from her biological parents in the future?
When he came downstairs after handling his affairs, he saw Yu Sheng on the phone with Duan Jin Yan.
His steps paused slightly. He hadn’t meant to eavesdrop, but her soft, gentle voice kept drifting into his ears, stirring restless thoughts within him.
To suppress the restlessness in his heart, Wen Zhuqing went downstairs and poured himself a glass of ice water, his expression dark and intimidating.
Just as Yu Sheng ended the call, she turned and met his chilling gaze, startling so badly she stumbled, nearly performing an accidental fall on flat ground.
Trembling, she steadied herself against a decorative piece in the living room, her eyes avoiding his.
It wasn’t that she was cowardly!
She just… her legs felt weak, that was all!
Wen Zhuqing, unaware of what was wrong, thought she might be unwell. Setting down his glass, he walked over and scooped her up into his arms.
Pressed against his chest, Yu Sheng was too frightened to even breathe heavily.
Especially when his cold hand rested on her waist, the biting chill seeped through her thin clothing, instantly piercing through her entire body.
It jolted her previously muddled mind into sharp clarity!
Wen Zhuqing carried Yu Sheng to the sofa and sat her down. As his strong, weathered palm slid away from her waist, his fingertips could still faintly detect the soft flesh of her waist trembling slightly.
He half-knelt down, raised his gaze, and fixed his eyes on the girl before him.
“Where do you feel unwell?”
Yu Sheng slowly shook her small head, her posture on the sofa remaining extremely restrained.
Overall, she was just utterly timid.