He Yun was slightly taken aback, then realized that Fu Yan Ting was paving the way for him.
The He family appeared to be harmonious on the surface, but in reality, everyone harbored their own ambitions. Even Old Master He was secretly manipulating the shares of the He Corporation.
After Fu Yan Ting finished speaking, he left with Yan Xi in his arms.
He Yun watched Fu Yan Ting's departing figure, his heart filled with a whirlwind of thoughts.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Fu Yan Ting handed Yan Xi over to the doctors for treatment.
Yan Xi had fallen into a coma.
Fu Yan Ting feared that Yan Xi might die.
He waited anxiously outside the operating room.
After examining Yan Xi, the doctor emerged from the operating room and asked Fu Yan Ting, "Are you her husband?"
"Are you her husband?"
Fu Yan Ting vaguely remembered that when he first woke up, Yan Xi had told him she was his wife.
At that time, Fu Yan Ting had been resistant to Yan Xi.
He had never even given his wife a pleasant look.
He also rarely mentioned to others that Yan Xi was his wife.
But when the doctor asked, "Are you her husband?"
Fu Yan Ting did not feel any aversion. On the contrary, he felt a slight sweetness in his heart.
Fu Yan Ting nodded and replied, "I am her husband. Do you need to see the marriage certificate?"
The doctor sighed helplessly.
"What do I need to see your marriage certificate for? I just want to tell you that your wife's condition is rather serious. You'd best be prepared."
Fu Yan Ting did not know what aspect of Yan Xi's "rather serious" condition the doctor was referring to. His heart was in his throat, and he looked at the doctor with a worried expression.
"Your wife has too much coldness in her body, which caused her to miscarry. The dead fetus has been in her womb for too long and has damaged her uterus. Even if I help her remove the dead fetus, it will be very difficult for her to conceive again."
For a moment, Fu Yan Ting was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.
He was happy that the child in Yan Xi's womb was still there.
He didn't know what method Yan Xi had used to persuade the doctor to keep it a secret from Fu Yan Ting that the child was still alive.
But when Fu Yan Ting heard the doctor say that the child in Yan Xi's womb was still alive, he felt a flicker of joy.
However, this joy lasted for less than a second before sorrow descended.
The child in Yan Xi's womb could not be saved, and from now on, Yan Xi would never be able to conceive again.
Fu Yan Ting remembered the look in Yan Xi's eyes when he had forced her to go to the hospital to have the child aborted.
Yan Xi had desperately wanted to keep the baby; she must have loved children very much.
But now, Yan Xi had lost her qualification to be a mother.
"Your wife will be moved to a regular ward later. She will wake up after the anesthesia wears off, but her emotional state will not be good. You need to comfort her well. A nurse will tell you later about the precautions after a miscarriage."
Fu Yan Ting nodded, thanked the doctor, and then anxiously waited outside the operating room for Yan Xi to come out.
The He family's stock plummeted by three percentage points.
Old Master He was furious and summoned He Yun to his study for a talk.
He Yun stood at the study door, letting Old Master He vent his anger.
After Old Master He finished his tirade, he threw the company's confidential documents into He Yun's hands and questioned him, "How have you been managing the He Corporation? Why have the shares dropped by three points? You'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or you won't be vice president anymore."
"Grandpa, it's not me who caused the He Corporation's shares to drop by three percentage points. It's you."
He Yun said indifferently.
Old Master He was furious and cursed, "You scoundrel, you've learned to shift the blame now. Who taught you to say this?"
A smile played on He Yun's lips, but it didn't reach his eyes.
Old Master He had always thought this grandson was under his control, but now he realized he was wrong.
"What are you smiling about?"
Old Master He questioned him angrily.
"Grandpa, you're missing the point. It's not me who caused the He Corporation's shares to drop, but you."
Upon hearing He Yun say this, Old Master He had a gut feeling that He Yun knew the inside story.
"What do you mean by that?"
"He Qi acted recklessly, and you followed suit. Do you truly not know who Yan Xi is? She is the legally wedded wife of Fu Yan Ting, yet you made her suffer greatly in the He family. Do you think Fu Yan Ting will let the He family off the hook?"
At that time, he had only noticed that He Xue Feng was acting strangely towards Yan Xi and calling her Yao Wan Qi's name. He had thought perhaps this girl had some connection to Yao Wan Qi.
That was why he had gone along with He Qi's plan to lock Yan Xi in the basement.
But he never expected that this girl had no connection to Yao Wan Qi, but a deep connection to Fu Yan Ting.
If he had known this information earlier, he would never have done such a thing.
"You've offended Fu Yan Ting."
He Yun said, word by word.
Hearing He Yun's words, Old Master He felt as if every word was a stab to his heart.
He regretted it.
He truly should not have done this.
Seeing Old Master He's extremely grim expression, as if he could collapse at any moment, He Yun felt no sympathy for him.
The consequences he faced were entirely his own doing.
Overnight, besides the three-point drop in the He family's stock, another major family in Yancheng, the Shi family, declared bankruptcy.
Yancheng... the times had changed.
Fu Yan Ting felt that these punishments were far from enough. Thinking of all that Yan Xi had endured, Fu Yan Ting wished he could carve them into a thousand pieces.
His grandmother was old now, and Fu Yan Ting dared not tell her that Yan Xi could no longer have children.
After all, his grandmother's greatest wish was to have a great-grandchild.
Yan Xi opened her eyes and saw Fu Yan Ting's face.
When had Fu Yan Ting appeared by her side?
Seeing Fu Yan Ting's stubble and haggard appearance, had he not slept well these past few days?
Yan Xi gently lifted her arm, wanting to touch Fu Yan Ting's face. She didn't know if this was reality or a dream.
She didn't know if the Fu Yan Ting before her was real, or if Yan Xi was hallucinating from missing him too much.
The moment Yan Xi raised her hand, Fu Yan Ting opened his eyes. Seeing that Yan Xi had woken up, his raised hand was still frozen in mid-air. Fu Yan Ting couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and teased her with a hint of playful banter, "Mrs. Fu, are you that thirsty?"
Yan Xi's face instantly turned red, all the way to her ears.
She quickly and awkwardly lowered her hand, turned her back to Fu Yan Ting, and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry."
It was over. She had never expected Fu Yan Ting to suddenly wake up.
Now, Fu Yan Ting must have misunderstood that she had improper thoughts about him.
How could Yan Xi explain to Fu Yan Ting in a way that would make him believe she didn't do it on purpose?
How long had it been since Fu Yan Ting had seen Yan Xi act shy? They had been married for so long, and Yan Xi had always been the one relentlessly pursuing him, calling him "Husband" with every breath.
Now, seeing Yan Xi's shy demeanor, Fu Yan Ting's mood gradually improved.