At the start of the new semester, Shi Lan devoted all her energy to her studies. While most of her classmates were busy writing resumes and going to interviews, Shi Lan was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. Professor Wang valued Shi Lan highly and invited her over several times to give her inside information.

Shi Lan didn't want to disappoint the old professor's high expectations and wanted to repay his kindness with her achievements. So, she was busy day and night during this period until a news story swept through the entire city and some busybodies even mentioned it to her. Shi Lan was completely clueless and didn't know what was going on.

Out of curiosity, and also to avoid becoming disconnected from society, she bought a newspaper to catch up on outdated information.

Opening the newspaper, there was a striking headline: "Sister-in-law breaks into apartment, sister-in-law catches him cheating in bed," followed by a report about the incident.

Shi Lan raised an eyebrow and skimmed through the contents at a glance.

To protect privacy, the names above are replaced with Liu Moumou and Han Moumou. The gist of the story is that Han Moumou went to her lover Liu Moumou's place for an affair, but her husband's sister found out and gathered a group of people to go to the lover's apartment and caught the two of them in bed.

The two were having sex when the man got stuck in the bed due to shock. In their panic, they couldn't separate. The woman's sister-in-law initially wanted to beat them up, but instead called an ambulance and took them to the hospital.

Thanks to the hospital's timely treatment, neither of them was in life-threatening danger. However, Ms. Han was only recently pregnant, and this incident affected her health. Considering all aspects, the doctor suggested she have an abortion. Ms. Han immediately objected and threatened to call the police, claiming that her sister-in-law had attempted murder.

The eldest sister-in-law was also frightened when she heard this, and called Han's husband.

Ms. Han's husband is an honest man. He only found out about the child when he arrived and was heartbroken to hear that the child was gone. However, he said that it was just a coincidence and that he couldn't blame his sister.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Han berated her husband, calling him a good-for-nothing and a spineless coward, and said that the child wasn't his and that he had no say in the matter.

My sister-in-law is a straightforward person. After hearing this, she knew that she might go to jail if things went wrong, so she decided to go all out and make a scene at the hospital.

The two sides are currently negotiating how to resolve this matter, and no conclusion has been reached yet.

After reading the contents, Shi Lan snorted, crumpled the newspaper into a ball, and turned to go to the bookstore.

It was nearly evening, and there was only a cashier and a shelf tidier in the bookstore. Shi Lan nodded to the two of them and went straight into the office inside.

Pushing open the door, Shi Lan was taken aback. Besides Cheng Hao, there was another person inside. The person had his back to the door, and Shi Lan could only see the man's back as he sat in a wheelchair.

Shi Lan was surprised that Cheng Hao still had guests at this time, so she quickly let go of his hand and tried to leave.

Cheng Hao saw her and smiled, "Lanlan, what brings you here?"

Shi Lan gave a forced smile. "Ah, I need to talk to you about something."

Cheng Hao glanced at the person opposite him, paused for a moment, and then said, "Wait for me, I'll be right there."

The man nodded slightly and said nothing.

Cheng Hao smiled, stood up, walked out the door, pulled Shi Lan a few steps, and then asked, "What is it?"

Shi Lan handed the crumpled newspaper to Cheng Hao. "What happened here?"

Cheng Hao paused, glanced at the newspaper, and asked her, "What's wrong?"

Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Shi Lan gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean? Is this your solution?"

Seeing her angry expression, Cheng Hao laughed, "You're quite clever; you could tell at a glance that the people inside are Liu Jinxiang and Han Chunyan."

Shi Lan's chest heaved violently twice as she bit her lip and glared at her hatefully.

Seeing that she was really angry, Cheng Hao quickly comforted her, saying, "Look, isn't this a good thing? Once their matter is exposed, the Liu family will be too embarrassed to have anything to do with you anymore. Isn't this a way of indirectly severing ties with the Liu family? You've also fulfilled your promise to Han Chunyan."

Shi Lan frowned and said in a low voice, "But that child is gone."

Indeed, she hated Han Chunyan and Liu Jinxiang, and had even beaten them up more than once.

But that child is innocent. If there's any mistake, it's that he was born into the wrong body, into Han Chunyan's womb. And that man, he's the victim from beginning to end. Now that the news has been exposed, he's forced to stand under the spotlight, and his family's private affairs are being casually pointed at and gossiped about. This is really unfair to this man.

Cheng Hao knew Shi Lan very well and knew that she was kind-hearted and couldn't accept such a thing, especially since it was related to her. In addition, she had also lost a child, so he empathized with her and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Cheng Hao reached out and gently touched her silky long hair, and said in a low voice, "Things happened so suddenly back then, and nobody really wanted anything to happen to the child."

Shi Lan remained silent for a moment, then lowered her head, turned around, and left.

Cheng Hao sighed as he watched her dejected figure disappear into the distance, then returned to his office.

After taking his seat, the man in the wheelchair parted his thin lips slightly and said calmly, "You once told me that you and she only had a brother-sister relationship."

Cheng Hao's smiling face froze for a moment before he asked him, "What do you mean?"

The man gave a slight smirk, his voice cool and detached. "It's nothing. I just wanted to remind you."

Cheng Hao leaned back against the soft backrest. "No need for you to remind me. You've reminded me countless times over the years."

The man nodded almost imperceptibly and asked, "What does she want from you?"

Cheng Hao said, "It's all because of Liu Jinxiang's matter. You should know her personality very well. She was a little regretful that the child was gone."

The man rolled his eyes, his gaze shifting to the snow-white wall. For some unknown reason, a soft smile appeared on his lips, but a moment later his face darkened, his eyes turning cold and flashing with a chilling light.

Seeing his appearance, Cheng Hao sighed and advised, "Yiran, so many years have passed, you should let it go. Liu Jinxiang's life is a mess now, and you've set up a trap for his father. Once that child is born, who knows what kind of trouble the Liu family will cause. You've finally gotten revenge for your leg."

Cheng Hao looked at Yi Ran and saw that he seemed not to hear him and was still staring at the wall. He then said, "Now that your junior sister is single, if you really care, go after her. I know that she has always had a place for you in her heart."

Yi Ran didn't answer. He looked down at his legs, and after a long while, he gave a deep laugh. "Chase her? How can I chase her? I can't even stand up. What can I offer her to make her happy?"

Cheng Haojian frowned, feeling quite helpless. Over the years, he had tried to persuade him countless times, but each time he was turned away here.

"So you're just going to watch from afar and see her find someone else to date and marry?"

Cheng Hao truly couldn't understand this genius whose intelligence index far exceeded that of ordinary people. He could easily complete his studies in three years and defeat his competitors in the same industry in one year to start his own business. Why couldn't he be brave enough to take a gamble and go for it? Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, at least he would be true to the feelings in his heart.

Cheng Hao frowned deeply, his face full of worry. Yi Ran's mood suddenly improved, and she said in a light tone, "Who knows? Maybe..." (To be continued.)