"I'm...I'm sorry, Jiang Hua ran away." These words exploded like a thunderclap from the sky.

"What! She escaped? You couldn't even handle a woman and she got away! What are you good for! I paid you to do this and this is how you do it!" Xu Xiaoxiao was furious when she heard the news that Jiang Hua had escaped.

"No, no, listen to me. We had caught her, but we got drunk and she got away," the thug said at Gu Yiming's prompting.

"Drunk? Did I give you permission to drink? Don't you know drinking will cause trouble?! If she runs away, go after her! I don't believe she can outrun you!" Xu Xiaoxiao said angrily.

“We went after her, but she ran away at some point and we couldn’t find her. How about this, we don’t want the money, and we won’t do this anymore. There’s no point in doing anything if she’s already gone.”

"You, you useless piece of trash." With that, Xu Xiaoxiao angrily hung up the phone.

Xu Xiaoxiao was both nervous and scared. She was afraid that Jiang Hua would escape back, which would probably mean the end of her good days. But seeing that Gu Yiming seemed unaware, she gradually relaxed.

"Hmph, Jiang Hua, so what if you come back? I'm already living with Gu Yiming, he's mine now. I don't believe you won't be angry when you come back and see this." Xu Xiaoxiao laughed inwardly.

"You, you see, I've done as you said, could you please let us off the hook?" the thug asked Gu Yiming cautiously.

"You've hurt Xiaoya so badly, caused her so much distress, and you still expect me to let you off easy!" Gu Yiming said, clenching his fist.

"But we were only asked by Xu Xiaoxiao, we were just doing someone else's job, please be magnanimous and forgive us this time." The thugs kept begging Gu Yiming to spare them.

"Take them away, I don't want to see them." Then the police took the thugs away.

Xu Xiaoxiao, it seems I need to speed up my revenge on you. Only then will I be worthy of Xiaoya. You will pay the price for what you have done!

"Hello, Xu Mo." Gu Yiming dialed Xu Mo's number.

"Oh, it's Nan Jue! What brings you here to call me? Is there something you need from our young master Gu?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to let you know that Xiaoxiao is with me, so you don't need to worry."

"So Xiaoxiao is with you. I was wondering where she'd gone these past few days. She didn't tell me anything. Sigh, my little sister, how did she end up at your house again?" Xu Mo said helplessly.

"It's nothing, she just wants to come and stay for a few days. She'll go back in a few days. I know she didn't tell you, so I called to tell you. Don't worry."

"Okay, okay, I feel much more at ease with you here. Then please take good care of my disobedient little sister," Xu Mo said with a smile.

"Of course, I will take good care of her." Gu Yiming said with a forced smile.

"Alright, Nanjue, take good care of my sister. I have something to do here, so I'll have to go now. Let's grab a drink sometime." Xu Mo hung up the phone after saying that.

Jiang Hua overheard this conversation. She had just gone to the restroom when she saw Gu Yiming making a phone call at the corner. She wasn't really interested in listening to him, but when she heard the name "Xiao Xiao," she hid and listened to what he was saying.

Hearing Gu Yiming and Xu Mo's conversation was like a bolt from the blue for Jiang Hua.

Heh, Gu Yiming, you've kept this from me quite well. Xu Xiaoxiao is at my house now. Heh, you've brought her home with you. Jiang Hua felt more and more heartbroken.

Gu Yiming, I think you'd be hoping I'd be kidnapped. I was even praying you'd come to my rescue. What are you and Xu Xiaoxiao up to? Jiang Hua clenched her fists involuntarily.

At this moment, she hated Xu Xiaoxiao, but she hated Gu Yiming even more.

She stroked the baby in her belly. "I can't get angry for the sake of the baby," Jiang Hua calmed herself down, went to the restroom, and then returned to the ward.

"Where did you go? I was gone for a little while and you disappeared. You're feeling weak right now, so don't wander around. You should rest in bed. Tell me if you need anything, and I'll take care of it," Gu Yiming said gently.

Jiang Hua ignored him, turned around and lay down to rest. Gu Yiming assumed she was too tired, so he didn't bother her anymore. He called Jiang Kefan and told her that he had something to do and that Jiang Kefan could come and take care of him temporarily.

"Mom, are you alright? Does your body still hurt? Is the baby in your belly okay?" Jiang Kefan asked worriedly.

"It's okay, Mom is fine. Mom just needs to rest for a few days."

Although she said that, Xiaoya was still sad.

“Dad is busy, so I took a few days off to take care of you.”

“I’m fine. You can come visit your mother occasionally, just don’t miss your classes. Go to school now,” Jiang Hua said gently to her son.

"It's alright, I've already looked at the homework beforehand, there's no problem. You can rest assured and let me take care of you. You're pregnant and need me to take care of you even more."

Jiang Hua felt very gratified to see her sensible son.

Gu Yiming returned after finishing his work and brought a lot of things for Xiaoya, but Xiaoya ignored him.

"Xiaoya, what's wrong? Cong, you haven't spoken to me since that day. Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the doctor."

"Don't ignore me. I was so worried about you. I'm rushing to save you. Are you still reeling from that day?" Gu Yiming said, reaching out to hug Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua avoided his embrace and wouldn't look at him. Gu Yiming felt a pang of heartache; he didn't understand why Jiang Hua was acting this way. He secretly called his son out.

"Jiang Kefan, do you feel like something's wrong with your mother? Why is she ignoring me? I haven't done anything wrong these past few days, have I?" Gu Yiming asked Jiang Kefan with suspicion.

“My mom has been acting strange lately, but she’s still chatting and laughing with me. I don’t know why she’s acting like this towards you. Think about whether you’ve offended her recently.”

Gu Yiming racked his brains but still couldn't figure out what he had done wrong.

"I really don't know. Go ask your mom for information. If I've done anything wrong, I'll correct it immediately. Don't let her ignore me." Gu Yiming looked aggrieved.

Jiang Kefan casually asked Jiang Hua about Gu Yiming, but Jiang Hua didn't answer his question, which made Jiang Kefan very anxious.

"Mom, what's wrong with you and Dad lately? Did he do something wrong? Tell me and I'll make him change," Jiang Kefan asked cautiously.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either," Jiang Hua said calmly.

"Don't you know why you've been ignoring him for so long? Dad is very worried about you!"

"Heh, worried about me? He seems quite happy! Don't mention him in front of me again."

Jiang Kefan couldn't understand why his mother had become like this, and he felt helpless. Seeing Gu Yiming carefully taking care of Jiang Hua, but Jiang Hua ignoring him, Jiang Kefan was also very anxious.

Both of them harbored their own thoughts and suffered for each other.