Qiao Wanwan stopped and turned to look at her. "Qiao Yuqi, are you crazy? Or have I been too polite to you?"

"You don't believe me?" Qiao Yuqi put down her coffee and walked step by step to her in her high heels. "It's no wonder you don't believe me, since you don't remember. Have you forgotten that you lost a year's worth of memories?"

Qiao Wanwan frowned slightly, "Keep making this up, as long as someone will believe it."

"Qiao Wanwan!" Qiao Yuqi reached out and grabbed her shoulders, saying each word clearly, "I told you, I ruined your life long ago. On your eighteenth birthday, I personally sent you to a strange man's bed, and then you got pregnant! The doctor said that your body was special and the child couldn't be aborted, so your parents locked you at home and made you give birth to the child!"

"They thought you were incredibly shameful, and since Grandpa Gu specifically wanted Xu Lin to marry you, that's why they kept it a secret!" A sly smile flashed in Qiao Yuqi's eyes. "I was the one who suggested having someone hypnotize you. How about that? Isn't your sister very considerate?"

Qiao Wanwan's brows furrowed even more. "Impossible! If that were really the case, you wouldn't need to go through all that trouble to secretly meet with Gu Xulin. You could just tell the Gu family about it and the engagement would be dissolved."

"What do you know? I want more than just to ruin you. I want you to feel controlled by me, and I want Xu Lin to willingly abandon you and be with me. Look at you, Qiao Wanwan. Even if you become disabled and disfigured for him, he doesn't have the slightest pity for you. That's my goal, hahahahaha!"

"I don't believe it..." Qiao Wanwan pushed her hand away. "I absolutely will not believe what you're saying!"

Qiao Yuqi shrugged. "I know you won't believe me, so I specially arranged to meet you at the hospital so that it would be convenient for you to get a checkup. With today's medical technology, it's possible to determine whether someone is pregnant or not. Go get checked, Qiao Wanwan. I'm waiting to see you suffer, to see you become a discarded wife of the Zhan family. For the rest of your life, you will only be able to be trampled under my feet!"

Qiao Wanwan turned and walked away, blankly stepping into the elevator and going downstairs to Cheng Zaozao's ward.

"Sister, you're here?" Cheng Zaozao put down her book. "Come and sit down."

Qiao Wanwan walked to the bedside and sat down.

Cheng Zaozao grasped her hand and was immediately startled, "Sister, why are your hands so cold!"

"Huh?" Qiao Wanwan tried to compose herself and asked, "Zaozao, do you still remember my eighteenth birthday?"

"Why are you suddenly asking about this? Didn't you forget about it?" Cheng Zaozao asked curiously.

"That's why I want to know, because I've forgotten. Please tell me quickly."

“On your eighteenth birthday, I was in the hospital and couldn’t attend the birthday celebration. Of course, I wasn’t entitled to attend either. I called you the next day but no one answered. I was worried, so I sent the caregiver to the Qiao family to look for you. The Qiao family said you drank too much at the birthday party and hadn’t gotten up yet.”

"And then what happened?"

"You didn't come to see me in the hospital for a year after that. You wouldn't answer my video calls, you would only reply to me with text messages."

Qiao Wanwan's fingertips trembled slightly. "It lasted for a whole year?"

"Yeah, pretty much. You didn't come to the hospital to see me until before my second birthday."

"Is there anything unusual about me?"

"No, you just seem to have lost more weight and your complexion isn't very good. You told me you were sick, but you forgot what happened that year."

Qiao Wanwan's face turned paler inch by inch.

She didn't want to believe Qiao Yuqi's words, but she knew Qiao Yuqi well; without having any leverage over her, she wouldn't be so confident.

Something unbearable must have happened in the year she forgot!

Could what Qiao Yuqi said be true? She really... has given birth?

"Zaozao, you should get some rest. I'll come see you another day."

"Sis, where are you going?"

Qiao Wanwan didn't answer Cheng Zaozao's question and left the ward directly.

Instead of having her check-up done at this hospital, she went to a private hospital for a comprehensive physical examination.

The test results didn't come out until the afternoon.

"Ms. Qiao, based on the condition of your uterus, it can be confirmed that you have given birth before, and the baby should have been delivered normally via vaginal delivery."

Qiao Wanwan trembled, her mind went blank, and a ringing in her ears made her dizzy and almost lost her balance.

"Miss Qiao, are you alright?" The doctor quickly helped her up.

Qiao Wanwan didn't know how she got out of the hospital. She crossed the road blankly and was startled by a series of urgent horn blasts!

The car slammed on the brakes and stopped less than half a meter away from her. The driver stuck his head out and cursed, "Are you looking to die?! Get the hell away from me!"

Qiao Wanwan hurriedly stepped back to the side of the road and stood there blankly.

After what seemed like an eternity, Xiang Yang rushed over. "Boss, what are you doing standing here? Inhaling dust?"

Qiao Wanwan struggled to pull herself back to reality and turned to look at him. "Why are you here?"

"I just called you, and you told me you were here." Xiang Yang asked, puzzled. "Boss, you look terrible. What happened? Why are you at the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"

Qiao Wanwan grabbed his hand and asked anxiously, "Xiang Yang, what happened on my eighteenth birthday?"

"Boss, I was sent abroad to study by the Xiang family for those two years, have you forgotten? If I were in China, I wouldn't have just watched you become like this because of Gu Xulin."

"I'm not talking about Gu Xulin, I'm talking about that year I forgot."

"Oh, you did lose a year's worth of memories because of illness, but I only found out after I returned to China and heard it from you. I didn't know what happened to you that year, boss. Is there a problem?"

Qiao Wanwan slowly released him. "It's nothing, I was just asking casually."

"Boss, you have to tell me if anything's wrong. I'm really worried about you."

"I have something to do, I'll be going now."

"Boss, we agreed to have hot pot together tonight!"

"Let's talk about it another day!"

Qiao Wanwan took a taxi back to Wutong Bay, took out her computer, and started working on it smoothly.

Since she has given birth, there must be medical records at the hospital. She must find out the details!

But after searching for a long time, no trace was found.

Either she didn't give birth in a proper hospital, or her records were deleted!

Qiao Wanwan took out her phone and made a call.

"Wanwan?" Qiao Yuqi answered quickly, "What, you went to the hospital?"

"Where is the child?" Qiao Wanwan asked coldly. "Where is the child?"

Qiao Yuqi chuckled, "As expected of someone who's been a mother, you're so worried about your child. To find out where your child is, we'll have to see how you do."

What do you want?

"I haven't decided what I want yet, but for now... you should get a divorce first."