"Why are you here?"
"Was it Le Yanran's call?"
The man walked over.
Zhao Shuyao bit her lip, "Yes, but I also have responsibility for this matter. It's all my fault. I caused this situation. If it weren't for me, Dad wouldn't have gotten into trouble. It must be Qin Yusheng playing tricks behind the scenes. This man holds grudges."
"Have you considered telling Qin Yusheng about your pregnancy?"
"How could I? Of course, I wouldn't tell Qin Yusheng. If this man knew, it would be over, especially if Huo Yanxue found out... Grandpa is eager for a grandson, and Huo Yanxue can't have children for Qin Yusheng."
Thinking of this, Zhao Shuyao suddenly began to waver.
"I'll send someone to find out who's behind this. I'll go to Haicheng later. You shouldn't move around while you're pregnant. Stay at home and wait for my call. I'll tell Sheng Jing at the company that you're on sick leave."
Xiang Liang pressed his phone, his voice fast and clear.
After giving instructions, the man walked towards the outside.
Zhao Shuyao hadn't recovered when the man had already left.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Zhao Shuyao seemed to finally come to her senses.
She hadn't even figured out the whole story, and this man had already arranged everything perfectly.
A trace of warmth bloomed in her heart.
Le Yanran's calls kept coming, as if she hadn't vented enough, and she bombarded her with text messages.
Annoyed, Zhao Shuyao glanced at her phone and turned it off.
After thinking about it, she still felt uneasy. She turned her phone back on, intending to buy a plane ticket back to Haicheng.
Xiang Liang didn't want her to go back, but after all, Le Haitian was her father, and she had to fulfill her duty as a daughter.
Before Zhao Shuyao could open the flight booking software, an unknown number called.
Although it wasn't saved, Zhao Shuyao recognized it at first glance.
It was Huo Yanxue's call.
Annoyed, she hung up.
Seeing that the call couldn't get through, Huo Yanxue directly sent a text message.
With a ding, the text message popped up from the top of the phone.
Zhao Shuyao saw the first line.
"Zhao Shuyao, this is just a small warning. Qin Yusheng and I are about to get engaged. If you ruin my engagement with Qin Yusheng, and I can't become Mrs. Qin, you'd better wait!"
Although she couldn't see Huo Yanxue's face, she could almost hear her tone from the words.
Zhao Shuyao glanced at it.
Her brows furrowed.
She knew it.
It must be Huo Yanxue's doing.
However, being so arrogant wasn't Huo Yanxue's usual style.
Ever since their meeting at the Qin family's old house last time, she couldn't even bother to pretend to be polite with her anymore.
Heh.
Zhao Shuyao let out a cold laugh, staring at the phone screen, her eyes filled with a deep, cold light.
"You're just a hen that can't lay eggs, only squawking. If you anger me, I'll tell the media about your inability to lay eggs. The wealthy families value heirs the most. Let's see how arrogant you can be then. Even if you marry Qin Yusheng, do you think you'll be happy without an heir?"
Zhao Shuyao's words were like daggers. Within a minute of sending the message, Huo Yanxue's incessant calls started flooding in.
Glancing at the phone screen, Zhao Shuyao calmly turned it off.
She threw the phone aside.
Opening her laptop, she booked a flight to Haicheng.
Arriving in Haicheng in the early morning, Zhao Shuyao was so tired her eyelids were drooping. She forced herself to take a taxi home.
When she arrived, she happened to meet Xiang Liang coming downstairs.
Seeing Zhao Shuyao, Xiang Liang's brows immediately furrowed.
"Why did you come? You didn't tell me."
"I was just worried. I can't always let you handle these difficult matters for me. I wanted to come and see, and share the burden with you. No, this shouldn't be something you have to bear."
Thinking of this, a wave of guilt washed over Zhao Shuyao.
This was her responsibility.
Even flying to Haicheng had made her so tired.
Let alone Xiang Liang, who had to be busy running around after arriving in Haicheng.
"Dr. Xiang, you're so good to me, I really don't know how to repay you!"
When she took a taxi into this neighborhood, she saw the beautiful environment. Although the location wasn't in the city center, it was still convenient, a good area in Haicheng, and definitely not cheap.
This was like a scene from an idol drama!
"I'll repay you with myself."
The man uttered four words lightly.
Zhao Shuyao choked, "Cough, cough, cough... Dr. Xiang, are you going to be a dad?"
She was pregnant with Qin Yusheng's child.
Although the father of the child didn't know about its existence yet.
"What's wrong with that? It doesn't matter if he's biologically mine or not, as long as he calls me father. I don't mind helping Qin Yusheng raise his child."
Zhao Shuyao felt she couldn't talk to this man anymore.
Just how deep was his obsession? Even though she only bore a resemblance to his first love, this man was so good to her.
"Dr. Xiang, you should go upstairs and rest. Don't go to a hotel."
"I'm coming down for a smoke. You go upstairs first."
"Mhm..."
Zhao Shuyao nodded and went upstairs without her luggage.
She knocked on the door. Li Huiyun thought it was Xiang Liang and opened the door. Seeing Zhao Shuyao, she was first stunned, then happily hugged Zhao Shuyao.
"Why are you back? Aren't you busy with work? It's late, you didn't even call me. Your father is fine, don't worry. He's still in the hospital. I made chicken soup to take to him. Are you hungry? I'll serve you a bowl..."
As she spoke, Li Huiyun turned to serve Zhao Shuyao the chicken soup.
Zhao Shuyao sat down in the dining room and took a sip of the warm chicken soup before noticing the room.
It was a furnished apartment, with no signs of use, clearly bought right after it was renovated.
Was this Dr. Xiang's own apartment?
Probably not. If it were his own apartment, he would let his family live in it, why would he buy another one?
Zhao Shuyao looked around. Li Huiyun came out of the kitchen, seeming to know what Zhao Shuyao was thinking.
"Dr. Xiang is truly a good person. This apartment was just renovated. Because the seller needed to move in urgently and didn't want an unfurnished apartment, Dr. Xiang specifically bought a renovated one. The cost was higher than the market price, so the seller readily accepted the payment. I only found out about this later."
After speaking, Li Huiyun saw that Zhao Shuyao didn't say anything and continued,
"Does Dr. Xiang have feelings for you? He's so good to our family. If he said he had no feelings for you, I wouldn't believe it. But it seems you don't have romantic feelings for Dr. Xiang." "Auntie, please don't worry about me. I know what I'm doing."
"Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. I'm going to take chicken soup to your father. Don't worry too much. It's not a big deal, just losing a job. We've endured worse hardships. This is something we should have faced years ago, but it was just delayed. You take care, I'll go see your father first."