Chapter 224 The child is Liang Jian's.

"No...no one instructed me to do it."

Xie Yunshu lowered her head and spoke very softly.

“Liang Jian suddenly cut off contact. I couldn’t find him, and Han Bin wouldn’t say anything either. Until a week ago, I found out I was pregnant…”

Xie Yunshu felt a lump in her throat and almost cried.

“Even if we’re going to break up, we should at least make things clear. What’s with him not answering my calls or replying to my texts? I heard my uncle was coming to Kun City, so I begged him to bring me along, but Liang Jian… he acted like he didn’t even know me.”

"It's all because of you!" Her voice trembled. "He abandoned me for you! I hate you!"

Ji Ying's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she said expressionlessly, "Something happened to him, and his memories of you and me overlapped. This is not his fault, and it certainly isn't mine."

"What?" Xie Yunshu didn't understand. "Stop making excuses, you just are..."

Believe it or not. If you have eyes, you should be able to see that I have no feelings for him.

Xie Yunshu paused at her words.

"How long have you been with the Xie family?" Ji Ying asked.

"What does this have to do with you?"

Xie Yunshu closed her eyes, turned her face away, and refused to look at her.

“Let’s make a deal,” Ji Ying said.

Xie Yunshu remained silent.

Ji Ying didn't care whether she was listening or not, "The Xie family may have secrets that I want to know. I want to investigate the Xie family in depth through you."

Xie Yunshu laughed at her words, "You dare to covet the Xie family's property? You really don't want to live anymore."

Ji Ying said indifferently, "Whether I want to live or not is none of your business. In exchange, I can do something to make Liang Jian remember you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunshu immediately became interested. "Are you serious?"

Ji Ying's face remained expressionless. "But I can't guarantee the results."

Xie Yunshu suppressed her excitement, "I can offer you help within my capabilities, but I won't do anything for you."

Ji Ying smiled very faintly, "Deal. I'll help you first. Do you still want the baby in your belly?"

Xie Yunshu remained silent for a moment, a bitter look appearing in her eyes.

"I don't know. The Xie family definitely won't accept my relationship with Liang Jian. Me and him..."

She choked up and didn't continue.

Ji Ying nodded, "I understand, otherwise you wouldn't have run me over while you were pregnant."

Xie Yunshu's face paled slightly.

Ji Ying asked, "What's the most memorable thing between you two?"

“He hates me. He's cold to everyone, but he can't help but hate me the moment we meet.”

Ignoring Ji Ying's speechless expression, Xie Yunshu, her ears burning red, continued to chatter on and on: "And he likes me in white dresses, like on my eighteenth birthday night..."

"Alright." Ji Ying couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted her, "Prepare a white dress. Once your pregnancy is stable and you can be discharged from the hospital, let's get started."

After she finished speaking, she did not intend to stay in the ward for long.

"etc."

Xie Yunshu called out to her.

Ji Ying stopped and looked back.

"My uncle's affairs have nothing to do with the Xie family. His entertainment company is just a shell; his real business is in Beijing."

She paused, a deep, unfathomable glint in her eyes.

"However, even the Xie family doesn't know what he's doing in Beijing."

Beijing city?

Could it be that everything is related to Beijing?

That terrible thought lingered in his mind for a moment before being forcibly dispelled.

Not far from where Ji Ying left the ward, Jiang Ran came to greet her.

"Your car has been towed for repairs. I'll take you back to the Liang residence."

Ji Ying nodded.

As Jiang Ran walked downstairs with her, she said, "This Xie Yunshu seems pretty useless. Why are you cooperating with her?"

"It's because of Liang Jian," Ji Ying said frankly. "If I can help him regain his memories, then I won't owe him anything."

So that's what she was thinking. Jiang Ran suddenly realized.

"Jiang Ran!"

Ji Ying called her by her name directly.

Jiang Ran paused, straightened her back instantly, and subconsciously replied, "Here!"

Ji Ying was taken aback by this overly standard reaction, then burst out laughing.

"Relax, I'm not calling anyone out. But there is something important I need to discuss with you."

Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief and scratched her head sheepishly.

"Boss lady, your voice is so powerful, it's exactly like my old drill instructor's, it's given me a conditioned reflex."

Ji Ying's eyes lit up with a smile as she was amused, but she quickly composed herself and became serious.

"Now that you're following me, there's something I need to make clear. There are certain things I see or hear around me that I need you to keep secret."

She paused, then deliberately added, "It's an absolute secret, including to Liang Yizhi."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's playful expression vanished.

She thought for a moment, straightened up, and gave a clear and rigorous response.

"Understood. My duty is to protect your safety. As your boss, Mr. Liang, I will truthfully report your personal safety situation if you inquire about it. But apart from that, I will not utter a single word about anything you forbid me to say."

This answer both adhered to the bodyguard's basic duties to the client and respected Ji Ying's privacy requirements as the person directly under their protection.

Ji Ying agreed with this very tactful answer.

"Then it's settled. Don't call me 'boss lady' anymore. I'm two years older than you. Call me Sister Ying."

A flicker of emotion flashed in Jiang Ran's usually alert eyes.

She opened her mouth, but this simple address seemed to leave her more at a loss than dealing with the unexpected situation.

Ji Ying noticed her nervousness and continued walking towards the parking lot, saying, "Save it for next time when you change your address."

Jiang Ran touched the tip of her nose somewhat embarrassedly and quickly followed.

...

When Ji Ying returned to the Liang residence, no one else was there except Liang Jian in the living room, as if he was waiting for her.

“I went to the company to pick you up, but they said you left early.”

Jiang Ran did a good job of keeping it a secret; the news of the car accident did not reach the Liang family's ears.

Ji Ying said indifferently, "I went to get my hair done."

You should tell me.

"I don't like having to report everything."

Ji Ying ignored his expression and continued upstairs.

"Ji Ying!" Liang Jian called out to her, his voice tinged with anger, "How long are you going to give me the cold shoulder?"

Ji Ying didn't answer. She returned to her room and noticed that the lotion she had placed in the morning had been moved.

Liang Jian had just reached the door when she turned to him and said, "I told you, I don't need anyone to clean my room."

Liang Jian said nonchalantly, "My uncle had the servants tidy it up a bit."

What is Xie Mingxuan doing in my room?

Ji Ying paused for a moment, then looked at Liang Jian with a cold gaze.

"Please respect my privacy."

“This is my home,” Liang Jian frowned. “Besides, what’s the conflict between tidying up the room and respecting privacy?”

Ji Ying couldn't reason with someone whose domineering nature was ingrained in his bones, so she slammed the door shut on him.

She quickly checked the room, a question popping into her mind: Why did Xie Mingxuan take her toothbrush?

Confused, she immediately sent a message to Liang Yizhi: "Xie Mingxuan came to my room, and my toothbrush is missing."

She quickly received a reply: "It's okay, we'll use disposable ones from now on, and throw them away after use."

Ji Ying stared at the screen, her questions growing.

On the other end, Liang Yizhi put down his phone.

The man beside him reported in a low voice, "The item has been sabotaged to ensure it cannot be detected."

Liang Yizhi leaned back in his chair, his gaze deep and unfathomable. "Keep an eye on Xie Mingxuan's people in Kun City. I want him to be unable to obtain any evidence."

"yes!"

...

Three days later, Xie Yunshu returned to the Liang residence after her pregnancy was saved.

There is a two-meter-deep swimming pool in the backyard of the Liang family.

According to Xie Yunshu, she accidentally fell into the water on her 18th birthday, and Liang Jian pulled her out. It was that night that the two had their first time together.

Given how deeply etched this experience was in her memory, Ji Ying planned to "recreate the scene" to stimulate Liang Jian's confused memories.

In the evening, Ji Ying sent a message to Liang Jian, asking him to come to the swimming pool.

When Liang Jian arrived, he saw Xie Yunshu wearing a white dress standing by the pool. She "accidentally" slipped and fell into the water with a scream, struggling in the water.

However, Liang Jian just frowned, and after finding no one around to command, he took out his phone, intending to call for help.

Seeing this, Ji Ying worried that Xie Yunshu would miscarry if she struggled for too long, so she rushed out from behind the bushes and jumped into the pool.

The instant she entered the water, Liang Jian's pupils constricted, he dropped his phone, and without hesitation, jumped in after her...

Then, the servants rushed over upon hearing the commotion and helped the three people ashore.

Xie Mingxuan quickly stepped forward and instructed the servants, "Quickly help the eldest young master and Miss Ji up."

As he spoke, he extended his hand to Ji Ying.