Afraid of upsetting Lin Sa, Tang Guo ultimately didn't mention that Fu Yanci hadn't even replied to her messages.
By the time Lin Sa was discharged from the hospital, Fu Yanci was still nowhere to be seen.
After being discharged, the two of them, along with Li Li and Zhang Sao, moved into Wanshi Shengjing—a fully furnished apartment Lin Sa had bought six months prior.
Tang Guo's home was right across the hall; buying apartments next to each other had been their wish since university.
Therefore, when she heard six months ago that the apartment across from Tang Guo's was for resale, Lin Sa bought it without hesitation.
The apartment was fully equipped with furniture and appliances, though it felt a bit empty.
Tang Guo quickly brought over bedding, a kettle, and other daily necessities from her own home.
Lin Sa made a list for Zhang Sao to go grocery shopping, then called Huolala to move all the baby supplies she had prepared for her daughter from Taoyuan.
The sky had completely darkened.
It was only then that Fu Yanci's call finally arrived, albeit late.
Looking at the word "Husband" on the screen, Lin Sa hung up, deleted the contact, and blocked him without hesitation.
Not long after, Tang Guo's phone rang.
She answered the call with a cold, sarcastic tone:
"President Fu, who is swamped with work, finally remembers your newborn daughter and your wife who just finished her postpartum confinement?"
"Tang Guo, let Lin Sa take the phone."
Fu Yanci's tone remained calm, with a detached, business-like aloofness.
He had just returned home, still carrying clothes and toys he had specially bought for his daughter.
He had expected a warm dinner waiting at home, but instead, his eyes fell upon the scorched marble pillars in the yard and ashes scattered everywhere.
The living room and bedrooms were in disarray, as if ransacked.
Fu Yanci suppressed a surge of anger in his chest—Lin Sa had made a complete mess of things!
Tang Guo scoffed:
"What does President Fu want with our Sa Sa? Shouldn't you be spending more time with your childhood sweetheart cousin while your best brother is away? What does Sa Sa mean to you?"
"Watch your words."
Fu Yanci's voice was cold and deep, his anger almost bursting forth.
Tang Guo completely erupted:
"Fu Yanci, I'm already showing great restraint by not cursing you! You neglected Lin Sa throughout her pregnancy, even increasing her workload; where were you when she had a hemorrhage during childbirth? Where were you when she suffered from breast engorgement and insomnia during her postpartum confinement? You ignored your own daughter's full moon celebration but threw a lavish banquet for someone else's son, inviting all your friends and relatives?"
"Are you even human? Lin Sa fainted and was hospitalized, and you didn't even reply to my message! Is your cousin homeless or without a husband that you have to constantly dote on her, leaving Lin Sa to live like a widow?"
"Also, Qitian Building was Sa Sa's painstaking effort, yet you suddenly brought in Su Yurou to get a piece of the pie? You're simply not human!"
"Don't ever appear before her again! She finds you disgusting! Wait to receive a lawyer's letter!"
Tang Guo unleashed a torrent of scolding and directly hung up the phone.
Fu Yanci stood frozen, phone in hand, his arm trembling slightly, his heart filled with shock and confusion.
Why didn't Lin Sa mention that her workload during pregnancy was too heavy?
Why didn't she mention the hemorrhage during childbirth?
There was a confinement nanny at the postpartum care center, so how could she not sleep well?
What was the harm in bringing in a nominal designer? It wasn't like Su Yurou was actually going to be involved; he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Moreover, breast engorgement... did it really hurt that much?
But Su Yurou had never complained of pain—
He hadn't ignored their daughter's full moon celebration; he had planned to combine it with Chen Bao's 100-day celebration, but Su Yurou was unwilling, so he decided to hold it later.
As for the message Tang Guo mentioned—he checked his phone carefully; indeed, there were no unread messages.
Chen Bao kept spitting up milk and wanted him to hold him. He was patting his back using the method the nanny taught him, and his phone was not with him.
No one knew his password, and it was impossible for anyone to have used his phone; Tang Guo must be deliberately sowing discord.
Lin Sa had fainted and been hospitalized... no wonder she hadn't called him.
Fu Yanci was stunned for a long time before finally calling Zhang Sao, but Zhang Sao didn't dare to answer.
Tang Guo returned to the living room and saw Lin Sa staring intently at her phone screen, her eyes filled with hatred.
She quickly leaned closer, "What are you looking at?"
On the screen was a nine-grid post from Moments by someone named "Gentle Moonlight," with the caption:
"A full moon gift meticulously prepared by Uncle. PS: Uncle truly spoils Chen Bao even more than his father."
Tang Guo snatched the phone and scrolled through each picture—the full moon gift ceremony was full of ceremony. One photo showed a man holding a child from the waist up; although his face wasn't visible, it was unmistakably Fu Yanci.
Tang Guo was furious again:
"So he threw such a grand full moon celebration for someone else's son, while his own daughter got nothing?"
Lin Sa's gaze was icy, "Yes."
Tang Guo was so angry she almost threw her phone, jumping up with a "whoosh":
"This is utterly ridiculous! What bewitchment soup did that Su Yurou feed him? I have to help you find out!"
Just as she was about to make a call, Lin Sa stopped her and tapped on a voice message in WeChat:
"Sa Sa, I found out. Su Yurou is the adopted daughter of Fu Yanci's aunt and grew up in the Fu family. It's said that she had a crazy secret crush on Fu Yanci during her adolescence, even attempting suicide by cutting her wrists and dropping out of school. Five years ago, she drunkenly climbed into his bed and almost had relations. Fu Yanci was very angry at the time, slapped her, and told her to get out."
The next voice message continued to play:
"But for some reason, not long after, she got together with Fu Yanci's best brother, Jiang Yang, and they went abroad together. It wasn't until a year ago when she became pregnant that Jiang Yang entrusted Fu Yanci to take care of her. Since then, Fu Yanci has often flown to Country A to accompany her."
"Also, her due date was originally half a month later than yours, but on the day you gave birth, she suddenly fell and bled, leading to a premature cesarean section, and she gave birth on the same day as you."
The sender was their mutual good friend Gu Wangwo, a well-known "gossip monger" in their circle.
Tang Guo was so angry she repeatedly slapped the coffee table:
"This Su Yurou is definitely a scheming bitch! You wanted to give birth, so she had a fall and a premature birth? She's truly ruthless to keep Fu Yanci! Sa Sa, this kind of woman is very troublesome, you need to be careful!"
A sneer appeared on Lin Sa's lips:
"The one who should be careful... is her!"
Having grown up navigating the world with her mother, Lin Sa had already encountered all sorts of women.
Su Yurou dared to be so arrogant merely by relying on Fu Yanci's favoritism and the fig leaf of being "siblings."
What if she forcefully tore down that fig leaf? At that time, who knew who would be more ashamed, Fu Yanci or Su Yurou.
Recalling Su Yurou's provocative call, recalling how the other party enjoyed Fu Yanci's meticulous care throughout her pregnancy, recalling how her son was cherished by Fu Yanci while her own daughter was treated like dirt underfoot.
The cold smile in Lin Sa's eyes instantly transformed into sky-high rage and hatred!
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