The moment Lin Sa rushed out of the hospital room, she ran into Su Yurou being pushed down the corridor by the nanny.
She held a child in her arms, and the infant let out an incredibly loud, heartbreaking cry.
Seeing Lin Sa appear, Su Yurou's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had grasped a lifeline. She immediately urged the nanny to push the wheelchair in front of Lin Sa.
"Cousin-in-law, I'm begging you, give my Chen Bao some milk! I have a fever, he can't drink my milk, and he won't drink formula. He's been crying all night!"
Su Yurou was so anxious she was about to cry, with dark circles under her eyes from staying up all night.
Lin Sa quietly gazed at her, a cold smile slowly curling the corner of her lips:
"Alright, then let's find a private room. It's not very convenient to feed the baby with so many people around."
Su Yurou's eyes immediately lit up, and she impatiently shoved her son into Lin Sa's arms:
"Cousin-in-law, you're so kind! I'll entrust Chen Bao to you!"
Lin Sa looked down at the chubby infant in her arms. Thinking of how this child had taken away all the affection that should have belonged to Li Li, her emotions became complex and hard to describe.
Holding the child, she turned and walked towards her own room, her voice indifferent:
"Su Yurou, you come with me. Everyone else, get out."
Su Yurou obediently replied, "Mm."
Tang Guo vaguely sensed what Lin Sa was planning and immediately signaled Zhang Sao to take Li Li and follow, closing the door behind them.
The child in her arms continued to cry, his throat already hoarse, looking utterly pitiful.
Lin Sa's expression was numb, and she delayed lifting her clothes.
Su Yurou was getting anxious and quickly urged,
"Cousin-in-law, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and feed him! Look how much Chen Bao is crying!"
Lin Sa remained motionless.
Su Yurou called out again, anxiously:
"Our Chen Bao is the treasure in everyone's heart! Not just the Jiang Family, but the entire Fu Family and our Su Family dote on him immensely. Not the slightest mistake can be made!"
"Brother Yan said that Chen Bao is above everything to him, and he must take good care of him for me! Cousin-in-law, hurry up and feed him!"
Lin Sa was unmoved, only glancing at her with her cold eyes. For the first time, she clearly examined Su Yurou's appearance.
Su Yurou's face was like a melon seed, with phoenix eyes and thin lips. Her skin was a sickly white, and her figure was graceful and slender, exuding a delicate beauty like "Lin Sister," instantly evoking a man's desire to protect.
Her voice was also charming and coquettish, with a hint of affectation. When she acted cute, it seemed to melt a man to his core.
No wonder both Fu Yanci and Jiang Yang were captivated by her.
Meeting the chilling coldness in Lin Sa's eyes, Su Yurou tugged at the corner of her lips and suddenly lowered her voice:
"Cousin-in-law, if you don't feed him soon and starve Chen Bao, Brother Yan will dislike you even more."
"Do you know why Brother Yan chose to marry you back then? I'll tell you the truth: it was because I got angry and married Jiang Yang. He was heartbroken and lost, got drunk, and accidentally slept with you, so he had to take responsibility."
Lin Sa's body suddenly swayed, and she barely managed to stand, gasping for air.
Five years ago, the night of the Aid Xinjiang mission.
It was the first time she had seen Fu Yanci drink so much since they started working together.
After he drank, as Fu Yanci's disciple, she helped him back to his room, wiped his face and hands, took off his shoes, and covered him with a blanket.
She had already had a secret crush on him for a long time, but she only dared to bury that admiration deep in her heart. After all, Fu Yanci was her mentor and her boss.
She never dreamed that Fu Yanci would push her down while drunk that night.
Everything happened as if it were meant to be... The next morning, Fu Yanci woke up, discovered the truth, and saw the red on the bedsheet.
Lin Sa initially wanted to act magnanimous and let him not worry about it, treating it as an adult game.
Unexpectedly, Fu Yanci decisively said he would take responsibility for her and soon officially announced their relationship.
At that time, Lin Sa felt a sense of daze, as if she had won a five-million-dollar lottery.
For a long time after getting together with Fu Yanci, she felt like she was dreaming.
Especially on the first night they moved into their bridal chamber, Taoyuan, looking at the man sleeping beside her, whose face had appeared in her dreams countless times, she was filled with mixed emotions.
His decisive, responsible attitude gave her immense support.
For these five years, she willingly followed behind him, loving him, protecting him, admiring him, revering him, and regarding him as her sky.
But now, as the truth was brutally revealed, Lin Sa finally understood:
So, what she considered responsibility and commitment was merely his impulsive act out of spite.
So, he didn't like her, but merely saw her as a lifeline that could bring him emotional salvation.
Lin Sa's eyelids slightly lifted, her voice hoarse:
"You mean, he liked you, and because you married someone else, he married me out of spite?"
Although she already had an answer in her heart, Lin Sa still wanted to confirm it again.
Su Yurou's lips curved into a smile, her tone arrogant and domineering:
"Of course. He's doted on me since childhood. The day I registered my marriage with Jiang Yang, he threatened Jiang Yang with red eyes, telling him to treat me well or he'd break his legs!"
Su Yurou sighed softly:
"It's a pity that although we're not blood-related, we are nominal cousins. Otherwise, why would it be your turn... to get such a great deal."
Lin Sa: "..."
The child in her arms had already cried himself hoarse, but Su Yurou didn't seem to feel much heartache. Instead, her eyes were filled with pride and mockery.
Such a woman could actually make two prominent figures in the architecture world so preoccupied.
Lin Sa felt even more that her five years were wasted.
She couldn't help but let out a cold laugh:
"It seems the person you truly like is Fu Yanci, and marrying Jiang Yang was just a moment of pique, right?"
Su Yurou lowered her head and gazed at the jade bracelet on her wrist.
Lin Sa's eyes were sharp, and she immediately recognized it as the one Fu Yanci had placed in his closet three months ago.
She had seen it when she was helping him organize his clothes and thought he was going to give it to her, so she quietly put it back.
For the past few months, she had been waiting for Fu Yanci to surprise her, but it turned out...
Lin Sa felt as if she had been doused with a basin of cold water.
Perhaps feeling that the door was closed and the child was crying loudly, Su Yurou didn't hide her despicable thoughts:
"Of course, Brother Yan is mine. Even if I don't want him, I won't let anyone else snatch him away."
Su Yurou looked at Lin Sa mockingly:
"Do you know why Brother Yan only let you have a child after a full five years? Because he needed my permission to have a child."
Lin Sa's entire body went numb.
She was now completely sure that everything was as she had suspected; their relationship was definitely not a simple one.
For these five years, Fu Yanci had watched his mother use all sorts of methods to pressure her into having a child.
There was even an instance at a family dinner where his mother forced her to swallow lizard meat raw, yet Fu Yanci sat by indifferently the entire time.
Despite knowing she was suffering from his mother's pressure to have children, Fu Yanci insisted on using condoms.
He had always claimed that he temporarily didn't want her to get pregnant to ensure work progress, but only at this moment did Lin Sa realize the truth was because of Su Yurou.
Su Yurou: "Lin Sa, a woman like you marrying Brother Yan has already used up all the luck in your life. How about we make a deal?"
Lin Sa snorted coldly: "What deal?"
Su Yurou leaned closer:
"I don't want to breastfeed; it will affect my figure. But everyone in the family wants him to drink breast milk. You have milk, so why don't you breastfeed my son? As long as you cooperate obediently, I'll advise Brother Yan to treat you and your daughter better and not divorce you, how about it?"
For the first time in her life, Lin Sa experienced what it meant to be shameless in one person.
She sneered:
"What if I don't agree?"
"Then I'll have Brother Yan divorce you immediately and kick your daughter out too. He listens to me in everything; he'll definitely agree."
"I recorded everything you just said. It's quite interesting."
Lin Sa walked closer step by step, raised her mobile phone, and squatted down to pat Su Yurou's face:
"Tell me, if I send these recordings to Jiang Yang, will he still feel so at ease with your cousin taking care of you and your son?"
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