Fu Yan Ting left the police station as dusk began to fall.
Worried about Yan Xi, Fu Yan Ting drove directly to the hospital. Upon arriving and seeing Yan Xi lying in the hospital bed, still and quiet, Fu Yan Ting pushed open the ward door and said, "There was a lot going on today, which delayed me. Are you feeling any better?"
As soon as Fu Yan Ting finished speaking, he noticed the chicken soup that the maid had painstakingly brewed at home remained untouched.
Fu Yan Ting sat down, naturally reaching for Yan Xi's hand, and asked gently, "How are you? Feeling any better today?"
Hearing Fu Yan Ting's voice, Yan Xi slowly came back to her senses. She looked at Fu Yan Ting and suddenly asked, "Where did you go? It took you so long. I was scared alone in the hospital."
"I apologize. I won't leave you alone again. Today, I just had a few things to take care of, and I came back immediately after they were done."
Fu Yan Ting observed that Yan Xi was unusually calm today. This calmness suggested she knew everything, yet she wasn't crying or making a scene, which made Fu Yan Ting feel a bit unsettled.
He reassured himself, thinking Yan Xi must not know anything, and he was just being too worried and sensitive.
Although Fu Yan Ting thought this, a sense of unease lingered in his heart.
His gaze remained fixed on Yan Xi. He had questions he wanted to ask her but didn't know how to begin.
"Husband, I know everything."
Fu Yan Ting's nerves were on high alert at Yan Xi's words. What did she know?
Did she know about the child?
Fu Yan Ting had already spoken to the doctors and nurses at the hospital, instructing them not to mention the child to Yan Xi.
He didn't want Yan Xi to suffer the pain of losing a child again.
Even though Yan Xi had given birth, five years ago, when they were newly married, he had forced her to have an abortion. Yan Xi hated him for that. If, this time, because of his negligence, she was unable to protect their child and lost her chance to be a mother again, Yan Xi would never forgive him.
Forget Yan Xi; Fu Yan Ting couldn't forgive himself now.
Fu Yan Ting looked at Yan Xi. Even though he already had an answer in his heart, he still played dumb as long as Yan Xi hadn't explicitly revealed it.
He didn't want Yan Xi to know about this, but he couldn't protect her.
In the end, Yan Xi had learned the truth.
"Husband, do you think I've done too many wicked deeds? Otherwise, why would heaven be so cruel to me? Why would it take my child away from me? This isn't the first time."
"Xi Xi, it's not your fault. It's my fault. I failed to protect you and the child. I'm so sorry."
Fu Yan Ting lowered his head and gently comforted Yan Xi, apologizing to her.
He was afraid that if his voice was too loud, he would frighten Yan Xi.
After a long time of comforting her, Yan Xi finally stopped crying and fussing.
Fu Yan Ting watched Yan Xi until she closed her eyes and her breathing became even. Only then did Fu Yan Ting get up and leave the ward.
What Fu Yan Ting didn't know was that Yan Xi wasn't actually asleep. She could see that Fu Yan Ting was also heartbroken by the loss of the child. However, Yan Xi feared that if she couldn't control her emotions, she might inadvertently affect Fu Yan Ting, which was why she deliberately pretended to be asleep.
After Fu Yan Ting got up and left, Yan Xi slowly opened her eyes, staring blankly at the hospital ceiling with empty, lifeless eyes.
As Fu Yan Ting walked out of the ward, he saw a nurse and asked, "Did anyone visit my wife today?"
Fu Yan Ting asked this because he knew in his heart that someone must have come to the hospital to see Yan Xi. Otherwise, given Yan Xi's nature, she wouldn't have found out the truth.
After all, Fu Yan Ting had already spoken to the hospital staff, and they wouldn't dare to tell Yan Xi about her miscarriage.
As expected, when the nurse heard Fu Yan Ting's question, she thought for a moment and replied, "A Mrs. Lin came to see Madam Fu. Mrs. Lin was only here for a few minutes. Her expression was quite grim when she left, so we don't know what happened."
Mrs. Lin.
A chilling coldness emanated from Fu Yan Ting's stern eyes.
The Mrs. Lin the nurse mentioned could be no one other than Lin Qian.
It seemed Lin Qian was still persistent. If he didn't teach the Lin family a lesson, Lin Qian would continue to pester him.
Fu Yan Ting knew that Yan Xi's low mood was due to Lin Qian.
He walked into the corridor and called Shen Hao Lin. Shen Hao Lin answered, asking, "President, is there something you need?"
Actually, it was the weekend. Shen Hao Lin, as Fu Yan Ting's assistant, rarely had weekends off even though it was the weekend. Thanks to Yan Xi, Fu Yan Ting was too preoccupied with caring for her at the hospital to work, which had given Shen Hao Lin some time off.
At that moment, Shen Hao Lin was at a restaurant on a blind date with a young woman.
He had barely sat down when his phone rang. If it weren't for his year-end bonus and attendance bonus, Shen Hao Lin would have loved to pretend he didn't hear the phone.
Despite his thoughts, Shen Hao Lin dutifully pressed the answer button and asked, "President, what are your orders?"
"The Lin family in B City. I want you to bankrupt them within a day, to the point where they can never recover."
"President, are you sure you want to do this?"
That was Fu Yan Ting's maternal grandfather's family.
Why would Fu Yan Ting be so ruthless towards his own relatives?
Didn't Fu Yan Ting help the Lin family before?
"You talk too much."
With that, Fu Yan Ting hung up the phone.
Shen Hao Lin was unaware that Lin Qian had visited Yan Xi and revealed to her the fact that she had been pregnant but lost the child.
After hanging up, Shen Hao Lin looked at the girl in front of him and said apologetically, "I'm very sorry, but I suddenly have to return to the company for overtime."
He hadn't been particularly fond of this girl at first glance, so even as he was leaving, he had no urge to exchange contact information.
Shen Hao Lin returned to the company and began working overtime.
Meanwhile, after settling Yan Xi, Fu Yan Ting called Lin Qian.
Fu Yan Ting had not returned to the villa. Lin Qian knew that Fu Yan Ting deliberately avoided her because he didn't want to see her.
However, when Fu Yan Ting's call came through, Lin Qian answered, asking in a calm tone, "Do you need something?"
"Where are you?"
"Fu Yan Ting, you don't acknowledge me as your mother, and you don't want to see me. Now you remember I exist and want to see me? It's too late. I won't give you this chance."