Jiang Lirong glanced at Sheng Xuan out of the corner of his eye and said, "A Lang, I'm worried about leaving you here alone. I'll stay and keep you company."

"No need," Ning Lang said gently. "I'm here to rest and recuperate during my pregnancy. Senior, you have several new real estate projects under the Ming Group's umbrella, how could I trouble you with so much?"

Sheng Xuan ignored him and continued bending over to water the vegetables.

Yuan Heng rolled his eyes openly, showing his disdain for Jiang Lirong's "opportunistic intrusion."

The atmosphere in the vegetable garden became increasingly awkward and uncomfortable.

Jiang Lirong seemed to have anticipated her words, and his handsome face turned serious as he said, "I want to stay and take care of you and the child. I've said it before, whatever is your child is my child."

Sheng Xuan paused for a moment while watering the plants, but quickly resumed.

Ning Lang frowned slightly, clearly disliking Jiang Lirong discussing such topics in public.

"I conceived the child through artificial insemination, and the father's identity is unknown. Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I'm used to living alone. It's safe and comfortable here, so I don't want to trouble you all the time."

Yuan Heng stared in disbelief, glancing at Sheng Xuan, who remained calm. He was utterly bewildered.

Artificial insemination? Identity unknown?

Jiang Lirong's expression darkened slightly as he said, "Alang, the reason I said this in front of them is because I wanted to express my feelings for you, which can transcend many practical constraints or concerns. I'm different from others."

After speaking, he glanced in Sheng Xuan's direction, his eyes full of provocation and a desire to compete.

Ning Lang smiled slightly, her expression somewhat indifferent: "Thank you."

Sheng Xuan finally finished watering all the vegetables and looked up at Ning Lang: "Should we pick some vegetables? Which ones?"

Ning Lang's gaze lingered on his handsome face for a few seconds before she finally spoke: "Pick whichever kind you want to eat."

Sheng Xuan squatted down, her movements somewhat clumsy, carefully pulling out the vegetables.

Jiang Lirong was surprised that Sheng Xuan was not provoked by him. His fierce provocation seemed to hit a cotton ball, with no reaction at all.

Yuan Heng was caught in the middle, somewhat at a loss.

On the contrary, Sheng Xuan remained calm and composed, pulling up one tree after another without saying a word.

Time seemed to pass slowly until the usually gentle and refined Jiang Lirong suddenly erupted in anger: "Sheng Xuan! What exactly do you mean?! Huh?! If you're a man, speak up!"

Ning Lang gently stroked her pointed belly, her complexion not looking good.

Sheng Xuan continued pulling up the vegetables, her voice calm: "She worked so hard to grow these vegetables, we have to finish them before we leave. Mr. Jiang, what do you want me to say? My relationship with her is not just what you think, we are family."

"You and Alang are already divorced! Why are you still clinging to her?!" Jiang Lirong shouted, "Don't you think this is very irresponsible and unfair to Alang?!"

Sheng Xuan didn't even look up, her voice low: "Long before you met her, I was already very special to her, the only special kind. I grew up without parents to care for me, and the people who taught me turned me into a twisted little devil. I don't understand love, nor do I understand affection. I secretly knew that she was special to me, but I didn't know that it was love."

His mother was in a serious car accident while pregnant with him, but she gave birth to him with great difficulty and has been in a coma ever since.

Dad left the company to Shengju and devoted himself to taking care of Mom, so he had no time to look after him.

As a child, he only had Sheng Ju as a relative, but Sheng Ju only taught him to be disobedient, spoiled, wasteful, and resentful of others...

He grew up in a distorted and overindulgent environment, and his attitude towards emotions is also distorted.

Back then, he opposed her, bullied her, and held a grudge against her, unaware that he still loved her.

Jiang Lirong sneered: "You've had so many opportunities, but you didn't cherish them at all! You've missed her time and time again, what right do you have to come back to pursue her now, to come here looking for her?!"