Chapter 347 He loved her, loved her to the point of madness

Night fell over the Fu family's old house.

Gu Xingnian carried Yu Yu and strolled slowly in the garden. The evening breeze was slightly cool, and the little guy was wrapped up like a small rice dumpling, with only his fair and tender face showing.

"Baby, look, those are little fish."

Gu Xingnian spoke softly, pointing to several leisurely, plump red carp in the pond.

The little one in my arms seemed to understand, and its two little hands, wrapped in its clothes, fluttered a few times, making babbling sounds.

“That’s a cat.” A large, snow-white cat trotted past with elegant steps, and Gu Xingnian pointed it out to her son.

Suddenly, her body felt light as she was lifted up by the waist.

Gu Xingnian was startled and instinctively hugged her son tightly.

She looked up and met a pair of familiar eyes; the handsome face she had been longing for was now filled with weariness.

"Why did you suddenly come back?" Her voice was full of barely suppressed surprise.

Fu Beichen didn't say anything, but lowered his head and kissed her lips first.

After kissing the older child, she lowered her head and kissed her son's soft cheek.

"I really missed you, so I came back." His burning gaze was fixed on her, and he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her twice.

"How is Qingning?" Gu Xingnian leaned against him and looked up to ask.

"He's still not awake." Fu Beichen held the mother and child, his voice low. "Shen Yuan will be able to leave the ICU in a couple of days, and Nanwan will arrange for them to stay together then."

"Hopefully, this will wake her up." Fu Beichen carried her into the mansion, his face grim.

"Yes, I hope she can wake up soon." Gu Xingnian's face also showed worry.

"Your birthday is coming soon, how do you want to celebrate it?" He suddenly changed the subject.

"It just so happens to be the same day as Sheng's anniversary celebration, and I don't want to make a fuss about it."

"Going to Sheng's anniversary celebration will be a way to celebrate," she said casually.

Given Qingning and Shen Yuan's current situation, she really wasn't in the mood for a big celebration.

"Then you can celebrate with your husband." Fu Beichen didn't want her to go to Sheng's anniversary celebration; he didn't want that guy to have another chance to keep an eye on her.

"Um."

After dinner, Fu Beichen took Gu Xingnian and his son back to Emperor View No. 1.

He gently placed his son in the crib, then turned around and hugged Gu Xingnian, pressing her directly onto the living room sofa.

Hot kisses rained down on him.

Before long, he carried her back to the master bedroom.

He really missed her; every cell in his body was screaming for her.

But tonight he was unusually restrained, a stark contrast to his usual domineering and forceful nature.

He was extremely gentle and patient, taking good care of her and making her comfortable.

Then, he slowly began to enjoy his meal...

Gu Xingnian felt a passion from him that she had never experienced before tonight.

She sensed that he had changed, that he had become more mature.

Fu Beichen just wanted to spend these twenty-odd days peacefully.

Their wedding absolutely cannot have any more mishaps.

While she was lost in passion, he took no action.

He was looking forward to the arrival of his beloved daughter.

...

The next day, Lin Xiaoli had to return to the president's office to report for duty.

Zhou Yu's wife, who had been sent to the police station for education, didn't dare to cause any more trouble and had already been taken back to Chuancheng by Zhou Yu.

The public relations department also issued a statement in a timely manner, clearing Lin Xiaoli's name.

Sheng Weiwei only learned about Lin Xiaoli's pregnancy last night when she went to chat with her older brother.

Since she and Zhou Yu are innocent, whose child is it?

As Sheng Weiwei was frowning in thought, there was a knock on the office door.

Lin Xiaoli walked in with a hot latte and gently placed it on her table.

"Your eyes are so swollen, did you not sleep well last night?" Sheng Weiwei stared at her slightly swollen eyelids. "What happened?"

"Sister Weiwei, I want to resign." Lin Xiaoli's voice was thick with a nasal tone.

She cried alone for a long time after she got home last night.

She thought about it all night before making this decision.

Perhaps, staying far away from him will allow us to gradually forget everything, which would be better for everyone.

Sheng Weiwei was stunned.

"Xiao Li, don't be impulsive. Don't you really like this job?"

"How about I talk to my older brother again and get you transferred back to the public relations department?"

"Sister Weiwei, don't bother President Sheng." Lin Xiaoli shook her head.

“You have already helped me a lot, and I don’t want to upset him anymore. I have let him down.”

“Since you’ve made your decision, I respect your choice. But you’re still part of the CEO’s office, so you need to personally submit your resignation to your brother.”

"Okay." Lin Xiaoli nodded.

She suddenly stepped forward and hugged Sheng Weiwei, saying, "Sister Weiwei, thank you for taking care of me all this time."

Sheng Weiwei patted her on the back and suddenly asked, "Have you fallen for him?"

Lin Xiaoli looked at her, her eyes dim, and said only faintly, "I know my own limitations."

It is precisely because of self-awareness that I am in so much pain.

Sheng Weiwei asked again, "Whose child is that?

Lin Xiaoli was silent for a few seconds before answering her seriously, "It's mine."

"I'm going up first."

After saying that, she turned and left the office.

At 9:00 a.m. sharp, Sheng Tingxiao stepped into the president's office.

His aura was frighteningly low; his handsome face was like a walking, thousand-year-old iceberg.

Lin Xiaoli quickly stood up from her seat and greeted him quietly.

"Good morning, Mr. Sheng."

He didn't even glance at her out of the corner of his eye, and walked straight into his office, exuding a chilling aura.

Shen Sheng walked over with a cup of hand-ground coffee, gestured to Lin Xiaoli with his chin towards the president's office, indicating that she should go in.

She shook her head vigorously.

She would rather die than go in.

Sheng Tingxiao is like a time bomb that could explode at any moment; anyone who gets close to him is doomed.

At the 9:30 a.m. morning meeting, Lin Xiaoli followed behind him with her notebook in hand and her head down.

The two walked one after the other along the quiet corridor. As they were walking, he suddenly stopped.

She didn't react in time and bumped straight into his back.

The man's back was broad and strong, and the impact made her nose sting.

He turned around abruptly, his eyes sharp.

"Lin Xiaoli, don't bring your emotions to the company."

"How can you do your job well when you're so distracted?"

"I...I didn't," Lin Xiaoli quickly shook her head, explaining in a flustered manner, "Just now...it was an accident."

"You don't need to go to the meeting room. Let Shen Sheng come over." His tone was devoid of any warmth.

"Yes," she replied softly, watching his back as he walked into the conference room, then turned to call Shen Sheng.

The meeting lasted an hour and a half.

When Sheng Tingxiao and Shen Sheng came out and returned to the office door, they saw Lin Xiaoli resting her right hand on the table, supporting her right cheek, and she had actually fallen asleep.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the blinds, casting dappled shadows on her face, her long eyelashes drooping quietly.

Seeing her like this, Sheng Tingxiao felt a surge of anger rising in his chest.

I wanted to yell at her, but the words were on the tip of my tongue, and I was afraid of actually scaring her.

This woman is getting worse and worse; she even dares to slack off and sleep during work hours.

"Xiao Li, she might not have fully recovered from her illness yet," Shen Sheng quickly lowered his voice and spoke up for her.

"Have her pour me a cup of coffee," Sheng Tingxiao said coldly as he walked into his office.

“Okay,” Shen Sheng quickly agreed.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, wake up." Shen Sheng gently patted her shoulder.

Lin Xiaoli was startled and suddenly raised her head, her forehead hitting the edge of the table with a dull thud.

She gasped in pain and gently rubbed her forehead.

"Are you alright? Quickly take some coffee in to President Sheng," Shen Sheng whispered a reminder.

"He saw it?" Lin Xiaoli was shocked and turned pale.

Shen Sheng nodded heavily.

We're doomed.

Lin Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat, and she ran anxiously to the tea room.

I'm so sleepy today, my eyelids are so heavy I can't lift them, and I still want to sleep.

She couldn't help but wonder if it was because she was pregnant.

A moment later, she knocked on the door of the president's office and brought in the coffee.

"Mr. Sheng, here's your coffee." She carefully placed the coffee on his desk, not daring to look at him for even a second.

Sheng Tingxiao glanced at her, his gaze icy.

What is the schedule for today?

"Please wait a moment." Lin Xiaoli immediately went out to get the documents, her fingers trembling slightly, and she also slipped in the resignation letter that she had already typed out.

She went back into the office, took a deep breath, and gave him a briefing on the day's schedule.

"Cancel the afternoon appointment and reschedule it as a video conference with Jingxinyuan Company." He tapped the table with his long, slender fingers.

"Yes." Lin Xiaoli nodded, but she did not leave.

"Is there anything else?" He looked up, his eyes filled with impatience.

She took the resignation letter out of the folder and placed it on his desktop.

His eyes narrowed suddenly.

"Mr. Sheng, I want to resign." She mustered her courage and looked at him earnestly.

The air pressure in the office instantly dropped to freezing point.

Sheng Tingxiao leaned back in his chair and said clearly, "When you were promoted to assistant general manager, you signed a three-year contract with a non-compete agreement and a penalty clause for leaving the company against the company's will."

“If I’m not mistaken, you need to pay the company 384,000, plus the 10 million you owe me before, for a total of 10,384,000. I’ll round it down for you.” He glanced at her and continued slowly, “Go to the finance office to pay the money, then hand over your work to Shen Sheng. Let’s go.”

Lin Xiaoli was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

She can't even come up with 10,000 yuan now, let alone more than 10 million.

"What? No money?" Sheng Tingxiao smirked, his smile full of sarcasm. "If you don't have money, go out and get back to work."

"From now on, don't mention the word 'resignation' in front of me."

"President Sheng, do you really have to force me to do this?" Lin Xiaoli looked up at him defiantly, her chest heaving with anger.

"Lin Xiaoli, have you forgotten what you said back then?"

"Work hard, save money, and repay me properly."

"Is this how you repay me?"

He spoke sternly, staring at her with burning anger in his eyes.

“President Sheng, given our current situation, my resignation would be better for everyone.” Lin Xiaoli managed to squeeze out a complete sentence. “I don’t want to upset you anymore.”

"Moreover, my body can't handle this kind of high-intensity work."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Tingxiao suddenly stood up from his chair and walked a few steps to her.

He was tall and imposing, completely casting her in his shadow.

"If you don't want to make me angry, then you'd better behave."

"If you quit your job, how will you live? How will you take care of your mother and raise your children?"

Are you expecting that man to give you money?

"Can he support you for the rest of your life? Can you guarantee that his wife won't cause trouble again?"

He spoke bluntly, every word laced with sarcasm, striking her sore spot.

Lin Xiaoli looked at him, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"President Sheng, my resignation is my personal decision and has nothing to do with anyone else."

"As for how to take care of my mother and how to raise my children, that's my own business."

"Please... approve my decision."

"I will pay back the money I owe the company. As long as I live, I will be able to pay it back." She tried her best to finish speaking, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She felt as if her heart had been crushed into pieces by him once again.

Sheng Tingxiao suddenly reached out and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up.

I disagree.

He was determined not to let her have her way.

At this moment, the two are like adversaries, each holding one end of a spring and facing off against each other. No matter which end lets go, the other will be severely injured.

"Mr. Sheng, if you hate me so much, why won't you let me go?" she asked, her voice trembling with tears.

She couldn't understand it at all. Why did this man have to make things so difficult for her?

Seeing her teary-eyed face, Sheng Tingxiao's heart softened.

Sheng Tingxiao did not answer the question and slowly loosened his grip.

"Get out." He squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth.

Lin Xiaoli turned around and walked out in a disheveled state.

Does he hate her?

Damn it, he likes her, he's insanely infatuated.

That's why I'm like this now, completely irrational, like a madman.

But she not only rejected his arm bone, she also insisted on keeping the child in her womb to fight against him.

He would never let her continue down this path of depravity.

He picked up the internal phone and dialed Shen Sheng's extension.

"Come in."

Shen Sheng quickly pushed open the door and entered.

Sheng Tingxiao's face was terribly gloomy.

"Give the order: anyone who cooperates with the Zhou family of Chuancheng again is an enemy of the Sheng family and Shengchuang Financial."

"I will intercept all of Zhou's projects and bankrupt the Zhou family within three days."

"Yes." Shen Sheng nodded quickly, not daring to ask a single more question.

He was startled. It seemed that President Sheng was serious this time and was going to use ruthless methods to win back his love.

Who said he doesn't care about Xiao Li?

This isn't indifference; it's clearly the resentment of unrequited love.

Lin Xiaoli spent the day in a daze, feeling completely drained of energy.

I finally got home, cooked some noodles, ate them, and took a shower.

I had just fallen asleep when the phone rang.

"Xiao Li, President Sheng is drunk. Come and pick him up right away." Shen Sheng's voice was a little urgent.

"Brother Sheng, can you go in my place?" she whispered.

“I was there, but he kept calling your name. He wouldn’t leave until you came.”

"He's going to smash the whole clubhouse in a minute."

Lin Xiaoli: ...

"Wait for me a moment, I'm coming over now."

She quickly changed her clothes and headed out the door...