"Don't you think your thinking is outdated? There are many DINK couples now," Susu said with a smile. "It's great not to have children; you can always have your world of two."
"I know you're trying to comfort me. If you and President Qin could truly have your world of two forever, you'd also feel like something was missing and the house was too quiet."
"I just mean you shouldn't dwell on it. It's not your fault Kangxi is gone. Don't overthink it. Now that you've adopted this child, your home will be lively."
Yanan still asked with some worry, "Do you think Kangxi will truly never mind not having his own child for his entire life? Maybe he was just comforting me. Who knows if his thoughts will change in the future?"
"Don't worry, Kangxi won't. I know him; he's not someone who says one thing and means another," Susu said with certainty. "Your worries are completely unnecessary."
Yanan felt much better. She had been keeping this matter to herself for a long time, and finally talking to Susu made her feel less distressed.
Susu smiled and said, "Since you've both agreed to adopt the child, I'll ask Tianyi today about the procedures you'll need to complete. By the way, this child can't keep his original name. You should give him a new name, including a nickname."
"Okay," Yanan nodded. "It seems I'll need to spend more time at home from now on and learn how to be a qualified mother."
"You were always good at taking care of Xiao Xingxing, so don't worry, you'll be fine," Susu said, knowing she was patient with children and good at teaching them.
In fact, if she weren't in accounting, she would be well-suited for early childhood education.
...
Recently, videos of a certain group's chairman being severely injured by his goddaughter went viral on major websites.
The video circulating online was the surveillance footage from the game room, showing Xi Xianya stabbing Zhao Jianhua in the back of the head with a bottle opener.
It made the woman in the video seem insane, and all sorts of rumors began to spread.
Most websites had blurred the faces in the videos, but netizens still managed to identify the chairman and his goddaughter.
The comments below the videos were all over the place, making one's scalp tingle.
Ai Yifeng also saw the video and kept staring at how the woman in the video was attacking, replaying it over and over, unwilling to believe that Xi Xianya could be so impulsive.
"Manager Ai, Manager Ai, do you think this revised program is okay?"
Ai Yifeng seemed not to hear anything until a colleague tapped his desk.
He immediately closed the video on his phone and looked up, asking, "What is it?"
"Manager Ai, are you still looking at this revised program?"
"Oh, leave it there. I'll look at it later," Ai Yifeng replied.
The colleague had no choice but to put down his laptop and leave his office.
He had no mood to look at the programs. He opened the video again and saw the netizens' comments.
"What goddaughter? They're clearly in that kind of relationship, otherwise, this woman wouldn't have attacked so viciously."
"The age gap between them is huge. The man must be married, and this woman was probably abandoned."
"The man has a little money and cheats. This woman isn't any good either. They both deserve it!"
...
Ai Yifeng couldn't bear to watch any longer; his heart felt like it had fallen into an abyss.
He couldn't understand how Xi Xianya had ended up like this with Zhao Jianhua.
The money in the card he left her was enough for her to repay Zhao Jianhua and treat her mother's illness.
She shouldn't have needed to do something so foolish?
The only thing he could think of was, did she not find the bank card he had placed in the jewelry box?
Ai Yifeng felt annoyed. He should have reminded her.
He got up immediately, wanting to get to Lancheng as quickly as possible to figure out what happened and see if he could help her.
...
An Jing hadn't concerned himself with Xi Xianya's affairs for the past few days, thinking that the professional lawyers he had hired would be able to help her somewhat.
The lawyers needed to talk to the family about a letter of understanding and prepare for the defense in court, so there wouldn't be a quick resolution.
However, today he received a call from the lawyer, who gave him astonishing news: during Xi Xianya's physical examination at the detention center, the doctors discovered she was pregnant.
Given her relationship with the victim, the child in her womb was highly likely to be the victim's.
According to legal provisions, she could be released on bail for medical treatment, and her prosecution could be deferred until after the pregnancy ended, after which her legal responsibility would be pursued.
An Jing asked, "You mean she doesn't have to go to jail for now?"
"Yes, she doesn't have to go to prison, but she still needs to be monitored while receiving medical treatment to protect the pregnancy until the child is born, or after an abortion, the judicial process will continue."
"Okay, I understand." An Jing felt that the child might not be Zhao Jianhua's; perhaps it was Ai Yifeng's.
But the matter had already become a huge sensation online. If people found out that Xi Xianya was also pregnant.
It was unlikely that Zhao Jianhua's wife would issue a letter of understanding, and the situation would escalate further.
As the lawyer was about to hang up, he hurriedly instructed, "The matter of Miss Xi's pregnancy must be kept confidential. Don't let anyone else know."
"Understood," the lawyer replied. "If it's posted online again, I will pursue responsibility for the poster in my capacity as a lawyer."
"Keep a close eye on her and ensure Miss Xi's personal safety. Don't let her do anything foolish."
"I will pay attention. Every time I see her, I use my legal knowledge to guide her."
"That's good."
As soon as An Jing hung up with the lawyer, Ai Yifeng called him.
He knew at a glance that Ai Yifeng must have seen Xi Xianya's situation online.
Ai Yifeng rarely called him proactively in the past.
"Hello, how have you been lately, Yifeng? Is the new project over there going smoothly?"
Ai Yifeng had already bought his ticket at the station and was talking to An Jing on the phone in the waiting hall.
"The project is going very smoothly. It's fine for other colleagues to continue following up. I want to return to Lancheng."
"You want to come back?" An Jing asked. "Is something wrong?"
"It's a personal matter," Ai Yifeng said vaguely.
An Jing stopped beating around the bush and knew it wasn't appropriate to joke with him at this time.
"It's about Xi Xianya, isn't it? When did you two get together?"
Ai Yifeng immediately denied it, saying, "What are you talking about? I don't understand. The personal matter I mentioned..."
"Oh, stop pretending. Tianyi and I have already figured it out. You two have been a couple for a long time, and you even helped her leak the bidding reserve price." An Jing decided to lay everything bare.
Ai Yifeng asked in surprise, "You both know? Then why haven't you fired me? Aren't you afraid I'll continue to harm the group's interests?"
An Jing playfully said, "What's your relationship with Tianyi? Who would dare to fire you."
"I don't want to be relied upon because of this relationship. Then I'll resign myself..."
"Hey, why can't you take a joke?" An Jing quickly said. "We know you were momentarily confused and won't blame you. Also, after Miss Xi got into trouble, it was I who hired a lawyer for her, and Tianyi agreed. We are all trying to help her."