He was filled with resentment and only wanted to tear Xu Xiaoxiao to pieces.

Gu Yiming was so grief-stricken that he almost lost his mind and ruined his original plan. So he ordered people to monitor Xu Xiaoxiao and did not intend to take action against her immediately.

Sitting in the hospital room, he stared blankly at Jiang Hua, who lay unconscious on the bed. His hand unconsciously reached for her flat stomach, where their child, a lovely little life, had once lived—and it was gone before it even began. He withdrew his hand, clutching his hair in anguish, lost in deep self-reproach.

"Xiaoya, when will you wake up? I hope everything will be calm when you wake up." He held her hand tightly. Her fair hand was bloodless, pale and weak in his grasp, and he murmured softly.

The more grief he felt, the more he forced himself to calm down. Thinking of Xu Xiaoxiao, the one who caused all this, his eyes turned bloodshot and ruthless. He wasn't going to let Xu Xiaoxiao atone for her sins so easily. He wanted to torture her bit by bit, to make her feel Xiaoya's despair and pain, to make her watch herself slowly walk towards hell.

"Jinyu, find a few reliable people to stay here and take good care of her. Don't let anything go wrong." He stood up, reached out and stroked the top of her head, and gave instructions to Jinyu behind him.

"Then, Mr. President?"

"Don't worry about me, I have my own ideas. Just take good care of her." His hand lingered on her cheek, but he couldn't feel any warmth. His heart felt as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he quickly withdrew his hand from her cheek, turned around, and walked away with steady steps.

"Mr. Gu, Xu Xiaoxiao is currently at the villa," the person he sent to investigate Xu Xiaoxiao reported over the phone.

"Okay, I got it." He sat in the car, hung up the phone, tossed it onto the passenger seat, and drove to Xu Xiaoxiao's villa.

Standing at the door, he composed himself, trying to suppress the hatred in his eyes and adopting a sorrowful and desperate expression before knocking on her door.

"Who is it?" After what happened today, Xu Xiaoxiao was in a daze. She was afraid that Gu Yiming would come back to settle accounts with her, so she quickly fled back and hid in the villa, afraid to go out.

"Xiaoxiao, it's me." Gu Yiming's tired tone made Xu Xiaoxiao lower her guard.

She rushed out, and the moment she opened the door, she saw the person she had been waiting for for days. She immediately rushed over and hugged him.

"You're finally here. Do you know how much I've missed you?" Gu Yiming's appearance put her at ease. It seemed he wasn't going to blame her for what happened. Did this mean Jiang Hua wasn't that important to him? The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She simply pushed him out of his arms and instead took his arm, pulling him into the house.

Sitting on the sofa, she leaned against him, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, breathing in his scent.

Such contact made Gu Yiming feel nauseous. He looked down at the culprit who had caused his child's death, who was snuggling in his arms, rambling on about his ridiculous longing and love. This made him even more heartbroken, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it.

"Let me tell you, I..." She continued talking about her joy, completely unaware of any unusual emotion in Gu Yiming's expression. When she finished speaking and heard no response from the person next to her, she looked up at him.

He lowered his eyes, staring blankly into a certain place, his face expressionless, which made Xu Xiaoxin's heart tighten.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Xu Xiaoxiao lifted her head from his arms, looked at the dazed Gu Yiming, and asked him timidly.

He ignored Xu Xiaoxiao, only lowered his head in anguish, gently closed his eyes, leaned back on the sofa, and slowly raised one hand to touch his forehead, looking utterly heartbroken.

"What happened? Tell me, okay?" Xu Xiaoxin felt sorry for his current state, gently took his hand and held it in her own, her eyes looking at his strong and powerful hand as she 'touched' it.

He suddenly sat up straight, and the sudden movement startled Xu Xiaoxiao, who abruptly raised her head and stared at him.

"Xiaoya's baby is gone. The doctor said it couldn't be saved." After saying that, she took out a cigarette from her pocket.

She took the cigarette from his hand and placed it on the coffee table beside him. Turning to face him, she leaned closer, hugged him, and looked up at him, comforting him, "Don't be sad. I know it's your child too, but since the doctor said so, there's really nothing we can do. You've done your best, haven't you? Don't be too sad, okay?"

He didn't speak, still silently staring at something, still with that sad and melancholy expression.

Seeing Gu Yiming's heartbroken state, Xu Xiaoxiao figured he must really love children to be so sad and unable to recover from the pain of losing his child. So she decided to tell him about her pregnancy, secretly delighted: since Jiang Hua wasn't destined to have his child, let her own child fill the void in his heart; after all, it was the fruit of their love.

"Do you really like children that much?" Xu Xiaoxiao looked at him seriously. Finally seeing another emotion on his face, she became even more convinced that it was indeed because of children that he was so heartbroken.

"Yes, that was my child. It's gone just like that. How could I not be sad?" He looked at Xu Xiaoxiao, and his eyes finally held something else, no longer empty and dim.

After hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao revealed a meaningful smile. She tilted her head and said with a smile, "Then I have some good news to tell you. Listen carefully."

Gu Yiming was puzzled. Looking at her standing in such a dangerous position, he could only picture her vicious face when she provoked Jiang Hua. He blinked, pulling himself back to reality, and asked, "Tell me."

"I'm pregnant." Xu Xiaoxiao took his hand and pressed it to her lower abdomen, telling him the results of her checkup that day with a happy expression.

Gu Yiming stared at her in astonishment, his surprise turning into joy. He finally forced a happy smile, one hand caressing her lower abdomen, while the other hand gripped her unseen, his nails almost digging into her flesh. Xu Xiaoxiao saw the change in his expression and couldn't help but sigh that the child had arrived at just the right time.

Meanwhile, the doctor's tireless research into the drugs Xu Xiaoxiao had previously used finally yielded a major breakthrough.

A slight vibration from the phone interrupted their conversation.