Chapter 39
Ling Yichen sat downstairs in his car, his eyes fixed on the door of his flat.
He had actually thought that such a day would come, but he just didn't expect it to come so soon.
He had thought that when their relationship had stabilised, he would talk to her about it in detail, that he would give her all the pampering and would be good to their child, and that Yuan Qi was also her child, so she did not have to worry at all that Yuan Qi would not be able to accommodate her other child.
He would be by her side every day and stay with him until he was old, but was there any use for him to say that now?
Xia Mao cried for a while in her room, dazed for a while, and by the time she was fully awake, it was almost eleven o'clock.
She went to the bathroom to wash her face, then put all her things into her old suitcase, looked around the place she had just called "home", put her bank card and keys on the table at the door, and turned around and walked out of the flat without a second thought.
She had just left the door of the flat and had not walked five metres when a tall man stood in front of her.
Xia Mao was startled, the suitcase in her hand loosened and she took several steps back before she could see that the man in front of her was Ling Yichen.
"Where do you want to go?" The man's voice was dry and harsh.
"Can you tell me where my mother is now?" Xia Mao looked at him with a bitter smile, "For the sake of old times, tell me, where is my mother?"
Ling Yichen's eyes were astringent, and he remembered the way she had fallen in a pool of blood.
When he took a step forward, the woman was busy taking a step back, "Don't you lean over!"
"Have you already decided to leave me?" Ling Yichen stopped moving forward and just stood under the streetlight, his gaze as deep as ink as he looked at her, "There's no turn at all?"
Xia Mao was just crying and shedding tears, but she couldn't say a single word.
She was unable to say that she had decided to leave him.
She couldn't say the words "no chance at all" because she knew how sad she felt in her heart, how unhappy she was, how much she wanted a turnaround, but where was it?
"I can give you everything except the marriage certificate." The last struggle of Ling Yichen was, "I will always treat you well, in my heart, I will put you first."
Xia Mao suddenly crouched down on the ground and buried her head in her knees, crying out in pain.
She didn't want to be a third party, but she couldn't let go of him, what should she do?
Looking at her, Ling Yichen's eyes were also red, and he went up to her and hugged her in his arms, "I'm sorry."
Whether it was before or now, he always owed her an "I'm sorry".
"Ling Yichen! You're a bastard!" Xia Mo reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, pounding his back with her hands, "Why did you lie to me? Two years ago, I was only seventeen weeks old, why did you lie to me? Lying to me about being a third party, was I hurt because of being your third party too?"
Ling Yichen gently patted her back, allowing her to wipe her tears and snot on her body, but there was no way to answer those questions of hers.
"Don't cry, it's all my fault, I'll treat you well in the future." He coaxed her gently until she stopped crying, then he picked her up off the ground and rushed to the driver not far away, saying, "Carry the things up."
In her heart Summer knew she should push him away, take her things and go.
Leave this man forever and be done with him from now on.
But she couldn't let go, she thought about it for hours, repeatedly, but no matter which outcome she thought of, she found that she couldn't let go of him, whether it was her heart or her body, she couldn't leave him.
Her whole being was screaming that she liked him, she wanted to be with him, she didn't want to leave him!
Xia Mao knew she was finished, degraded, about to become a woman she hated, and her mood was overwhelmingly depressed.
Even after being carried back to the flat by Ling Yichen, she didn't go back to her bedroom, but had to sleep on the sofa.
Ling Yichen was unable to do so and had to carry her back to the bedroom, while he himself slept on the sofa.
The next morning, Ling Yichen waited on the sofa until she came out of the bedroom before walking up to her and looking at her tenderly.
Xia Mao's big eyes were as swollen as peaches and she looked at him pitifully.
Ling Yichen's voice was even softer, "If you want to leave, let me know, don't sneak off alone, take that card on the table, no matter where you want to go, you can't do it without money on you. I like you, so I don't want to force you, and I want you to be happy."
Ling Yichen didn't have a good night, he was afraid that she would run away and also afraid that she wouldn't be able to think straight, his ears were perked up listening to the bedroom, now not only was his beard stubbled, even his eyes were green underneath, his hair was also messed up this night, he looked unspeakably haggard.
Summer's eyes were red again.
"Stop crying, do you want me to die of heartache?" Ling Yichen stepped forward and wrapped her in his arms, "I didn't find you to make you sad, I found you to make you happy."
The tears rolled down Xia Mao's face once again, and Ling Yichen lifted her head and kissed her teary eyes, dried her tears bit by bit, and finally, to her dismay, pressed his lips against her slightly open ones.
The sensitive woman and the awakened man naturally went back to bed, and after a good deal of tossing and turning, Summer buried her head under the covers like an ostrich.
She was embarrassed to look at the man again, just now she was crying like the sky was about to collapse, and now she was screaming and shouting underneath him, how could she live?
The man lost his depression and became as energetic as a chicken blood, pulling the lovely woman into his arms and ravaging her for a while, until the woman's face was pink and her eyes were like silk and she was in love again, before he rolled over and pressed himself on top of her again ......
The two of them had a lot of time to work together.
The two of them tossed and turned all morning, and when they got up again, they both consciously stopped talking about what happened before.
But neither of them asked the other if the matter was really over, or what would happen to them in the future.
In his mind, Ling Yichen planned that he must be doubly kind to Xia Mao, so that she would know that he really liked her and that she would not be able to leave him.
He felt that he just needed time now, and he believed that in time this woman would like him even more than she did now and could not leave him.
But very often, one's wishes are hard to come true after all.
What Ling Yichen never expected was that when he left the flat to go back to the Ling residence to warn Lu Wanru first and then turn around to warn Lu Wanqiu, Lu Wanqiu had already arrived downstairs at the flat with the baby in her arms.
Chapter 40
Lu Wanqiu had already had people pay attention to this place since last night.
This included Ling Yichen sitting in the car and keeping watch downstairs for over four hours, Xia Mao carrying the suitcase to leave and being carried back by Ling Yichen, and the fact that Ling Yichen had just left in a glowing manner, she knew all about it.
She had thought that the Xia Mao she had investigated was a self-respecting and self-respecting girl who would back off as soon as she saw her and Lu Wanru.
But to her surprise, she had overestimated her. Not only did she not leave, she had even eaten Ling Yichen to death, so that he could actually guard her downstairs for more than four hours, she was also a formidable character.
So Lu Wanqiu couldn't sit still, she had to play the bitter card again, if she couldn't get her to leave, then don't blame herself for being rude to her!
Lu Wanqiu rang the doorbell, and it was Tian Ma who opened the door.
"Second ...... second sister?" Tian Ma was an old man who had served Ling Yichen, and although she didn't go back to the Ling residence much now, she still recognized the two sisters of the Lu family.
"Tian Ma?" Lu Wanqiu also did not expect this Ling Yichen to send Tian Ma to take care of Xia Mao, this was Ling Yichen's beloved belly.
"Why are you here?" Tian Ma blocked the doorway and didn't immediately let her in, "Does the young master know you're coming?"
"Is this Tian Ma's way of not letting me and the young master in?" Lu Wanqiu hugged the child in her arms and said delicately, "I don't mind, but the young master is sleepy and hungry, do you still want to stop the young master at the door? To put it bluntly, everything in the Ling family, including you servants, will all have to listen to the young master in the end ...... Tian Ma, you can't do anything without leaving a way out for yourself."
Tian Ma's hand shook and she retreated to the door.
The Ling family has always had a poor heirship, and whether or not this child is acknowledged by Ling Yichen, the old man of the Ling family must be willing to acknowledge it.
This is also the real reason why Lu Wanqiu has the courage to risk being disliked by Ling Yichen and come here.
This is because she has not only the Lu family behind her, but also this child as a bargaining chip.
Lu Wanqiu entered the room and sat down on the sofa with a swagger.
This flat, apart from being annoying to her, did not look good to her, and together, it was not as big as her bedroom, making her feel shabby.
She could see that Ling Yichen's vision was no better than that, how could he live in a place this size?
"Can you invite him out?" Lu Wanqiu looked at Tian Ma, who looked like a wooden stump, "If I go in and invite him, it might not look good, right?"
Tian Ma thought about it, so she went to the kitchen and called Ling Yichen's driver before knocking on the bedroom door.
Xia Mao, who was weak and sore, got out of bed and opened the door, looking at Tian Ma, who suddenly squeezed in through the doorway, and froze, "What's wrong?"
"Second sister Lu is here, waiting for you in the living room, please freshen up quickly!" The driver said that the young master had not yet come out of the Ling residence, but if the one outside really rushed here with the baby in her arms, she wouldn't dare to stop her.
But if she let Xia go out, what if she got beaten up by Lu?
Xia Mao's mind was already buzzing with confusion.
In her perception, this second sister must be fighting for her elder sister to avenge her grievances. Should she fight back, or not fight back?
"Where is Ling Yichen?"
"Young master has gone out, I called him just now, he should be heading back as soon as he gets the news." Tian Ma said.
Xia Mao nodded and went to the bathroom, she thought for a moment and braided her hair into a long braid, at least if she really fought, a handful of hair would be more likely to be yanked down.
She found another shirt and a pair of jeans, both of which were harder to rip.
She took a deep breath and looked at Tian Ma, who was standing at the side, "Let's go!"
Naturally, Tian Ma could see her nervousness and whispered reassuringly, "You don't have to worry, I'll be right beside you."
"Thanks." Xia Mao wanted to smile at her, but she knew herself that she was smiling in an ugly way.
She was a third child, what else was there to laugh at?
Lu Wanqiu was worried in her heart that Ling Yichen would rush back, and was anxiously trying to open her mouth and scream when she saw the bedroom door open.
The woman wearing a white shirt and jeans came out.
Lu Wanqiu's eyes narrowed slightly, she had to admit that this Xia Mao was able to tether Ling Yichen, not only because of her youthful beauty, but also because of her unique innocence and delicacy, which was not possessed by ordinary women.
"I'm sorry for taking the liberty of coming here today." Lu Wanqiu straightened the blanket for the child in her arms, allowing his pink, chubby face to be revealed.
Xia Mo was momentarily confused as to what she meant, but her eyes couldn't help but dip into the child in her arms.
Did you bring a child like that to a door-to-door fight?
"Do you see how cute he looks?" Lu Wanqiu asked in a soft voice, looking at Xia Mao.
Xia Mao didn't know what she meant, so she didn't squeak.
"It's a pity that he is only this old and will be without a father, and my elder sister's son, who is just one year old, is also about to be without a father."
At the end of her sentence, Lu Wanqiu was already crying, she looked up at Xia Mao who was pale and shaking, "Give Yichen back to us! Even if my elder sister and I can leave him, the child can't leave him either, right? You're so young, so beautiful, and you're a good student, what kind of man can you find in the future, why do you want to be a woman who steals a husband and a father? My elder sister and I will give you as much money as you want, as long as you name the amount, even if we can't afford it, I will go back to the Lu family to get it for you."
Xia Mao, whose legs were already sore and weak, almost didn't fall to the floor on her buttocks, and Tian Ma was busy helping her from behind before she took two steps forward and sat down on the sofa.
She felt as if she was having difficulty breathing, her throat was dry and tight, as if it was about to catch fire. The corners of her mouth buzzed for half a day before she said with difficulty, "You mean to say that you and your sister both gave birth to Ling Yichen's child?"
Lu Wanqiu nodded through her tears, "Yuanqi is a week old in a few days, and Peiqi is a few days away from being a hundred days old."
Xia Mao's mind went blank and she collapsed on the sofa when she heard Tian Ma's "Sister Xia".
Sister?
What an ironic term of endearment!
What kind of situation had she been in with Ling Yichen two years ago?
Ling Yichen's wife was pregnant.
And what were the circumstances under which she left a year ago?
His wife had given birth to a child and his sister was pregnant with his child!
Xia Mao gently closed her eyes, a tear flowed down the corner of her eye and into her long hair ......