Chapter 0052 Revenge

Chen Yan's words were truly thought-provoking. If Zhao Nanyue were rational enough, she would have cooperated with Chen Yan in the divorce proceedings, and Chen Yan might have helped her in the future public opinion battle. But she simply wouldn't listen.

She felt that Chen Yan was just making excuses, and she was not as cunning as him. She couldn't argue with him, and when the wall fell, everyone pushed her down. Everyone was bullying her!

She fell in love with Chen Yan the moment she first met him when she was fourteen. Yes, it was love.

Don't assume that a fourteen-year-old girl doesn't understand love. The precocious girl had a vague affection for the young teacher who taught her jazz. He was tall and handsome, like a supple willow branch after peeling its bark. His only flaw was that he was a bit too old. But when she met Chen Yan, she understood what love was.

Love is when a single glance from the other person makes you daydream; love is when a few words from them make your heart race and your face flush for days; love is when you can't help but smile at the thought of them; love is when you suddenly worry about whether they have an umbrella in the rain, or if other girls are bringing them one...

She even foolishly prayed that if Chen Yan could love her too, she would be willing to shorten her lifespan by thirty years. In any case, she only wanted to live to fifty, which was the maximum number she had observed in upper-class ladies to determine how well they maintained their beauty. No matter how much money a woman over fifty spends on skincare, signs of aging can still be seen in the details.

But Chen Yan was too difficult to approach, let alone win Yue's heart or make her fall in love with him.

She confessed her feelings to him for the first time in her life, but it became a mark of shame. She vowed to start hating him, but after seeing him only twice more, she regretted it.

She changed her strategy, started frequently changing boyfriends, and pretended to be aloof and unconventional in order to stand out and attract Chen Yan's attention.

She acted very well, and as she acted, the fake became real, but Chen Yan still looked down on her.

Knowing that he would also be attending Cheng Jue's graduation party, Zhao Nanyue painstakingly rehearsed in advance on how to showcase her outstanding dance skills and aloof personality. As a result, he brought his girlfriend from a humble background along with him.

Haha, isn't he afraid she'll feel inferior in this kind of situation?

Zhao Nanyue's heart was bleeding, but she restrained herself from acknowledging the girlfriend the whole time. She knew that most people here thought the same way as her, that arguing was a waste of breath, and that indifference was the highest form of contempt.

Her conversation with Chen Yan on the cruise ship infuriated her, and she made up her mind to sever all ties with him.

Just when she resigned herself to her fate and thought that this was how her life would end with Chen Yan, her father, Zhao Chonghua, suddenly told her that Chen Yan's eldest uncle was in trouble and that he could take the opportunity to ask Chen Yan to marry her.

Her first reaction was that it was impossible; that was Chen Yan, how could he give in? Her father chuckled and asked, "So, do you want to or not?" She blushed and lowered her head, replying, "How could I not want to?"

Not long after, Chen Yan agreed, and she was overjoyed to receive the crown-shaped ring. However, this joy did not last long; after they registered their marriage, Chen Yan never touched her.

What should I do? Can she force him to marry her, and also force him to sleep with her?

Years of suppressed love have turned into a terrifying obsession. She coldly thought, "If you don't want to touch me, then don't. I, Zhao Nanyue, have plenty of men. No matter how capable you, Chen Yan, your only legal partner is me. You can only appear openly with me in social situations and receive others' envy and blessings."

Countless times, she would hug her beautiful body in loneliness, imagining the man behind her as Chen Yan, and the missing half of her heart would gradually become whole again...

She continued to ignore Xu Ruyi as always, but she couldn't help but secretly find someone to investigate. She knew that Xu Ruyi was pregnant and had been placed in a sanatorium in the western suburbs of Lancheng by Chen Yan. She knew that Chen Yan would take time to accompany her from time to time and personally take her to that very famous private hospital for prenatal check-ups.

Recalling the scene at the Cloud Peak Center, she gained a more concrete understanding of just how much Chen Yan loved Xu Ruyi.

She thought viciously, "This woman did nothing, so why does she have everything? And Chen Yan caused her to fall to this state, so why should he get what he wants?"

In the near future, she will become a pariah, hated by everyone. It would be better for her to go back to America than to stay here.

But before leaving, she decided to do one thing: to leave decisively and without regrets.

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Ruyi lay supine on the ultrasound examination table, and the middle-aged female doctor gently moved the probe across her abdomen, which was covered with transparent coupling gel. Occasionally, pressure had to be applied to obtain a clearer image, and she never forgot to gently ask how she felt.

This is a well-known private hospital located in Xicheng District, specializing in maternal and infant health services, and appointments are usually very difficult to get. Although the sanatorium has medical staff, its target audience is not pregnant women, and it lacks some professional examination equipment, so regular prenatal checkups are done here.

Chen Yan was very busy with work, but he always tried his best to accompany her to prenatal checkups. This time, he was in the United States to sign an important contract and couldn't leave, so he only instructed his bodyguards to protect her. When Ruyi went for her prenatal checkup, the two of them stood at the door of the examination room.

As the doctor wiped away the coupling gel, he smiled and asked Ruyi if she wanted to know the gender. Chen Yan had instructed her beforehand that he could tell her if she wanted to know.

Looking at the frozen ultrasound image on the screen, Ruyi saw the tiny figure curled up in a ball, as if having a sweet dream, and her heart was filled with tenderness.

She shook her head, indicating that it was better to keep it a surprise and find out in another month. Although she wanted a girl, she was certain she would love a boy just as much.

Thinking about her child's future, she couldn't help but feel lost. Chen Yan and Zhao Nanyue were already going through divorce proceedings, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would naturally get married next. But she didn't want that. Just because he could marry her, did she have to happily accept it? What about the deception and confinement of the past few years? If the child was born, he definitely wouldn't let her take it with her, and might even continue to keep her aunt in Canada, using it to blackmail her and the child into staying with him…

What should we do?

When the hospital's underground parking garage was full, the bodyguards parked the car in the designated temporary parking area at the hospital's south entrance, where one hour of free parking was allowed, after which a fee would be charged.

The amount of money was nothing to them. After paying the fee, the bodyguard in the driver's seat carefully turned the steering wheel, and the car slowly and steadily drove out of the gate. Because of the heavy traffic at the gate, it was necessary to stop and wait from time to time.

The bodyguard driving focused on the road conditions, while the bodyguard in the passenger seat cautiously scanned the surroundings, his gaze sweeping over an indigo car. Decades of experience had given him a keen intuition.

His eyes were fixed on the car.

At first, all that could be seen were the dark car windows. As my companion turned the car around, the indigo blue car started its engine, the parking lights came on, but the turn signals were not activated.

The rearview mirror reflected the image of the owner of the indigo car, wearing a brown wide-brimmed hat, with most of her face hidden in shadow, only revealing half of her clearly woman's pointed chin.

He gestured to his partner in the driver's seat, signaling him to accelerate.

Almost simultaneously, the indigo car finished accelerating and crashed into their Toyota Land Cruiser from the rear at a speed exceeding 100 kilometers per hour.

To be precise, it crashed into the rear compartment where Ruyi was located.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Even the well-trained professional bodyguards were caught off guard. Despite the Toyota Land Cruiser's sturdy body, it still slid two lanes under the enormous impact, its body spinning 180 degrees before finally stabilizing under the bodyguards' control.

Seeing the huge dent and shattered window on the right rear of the black Toyota, Zhao Nanyue could easily guess the horrific scene inside. Her eyes were bloodshot as she revealed a gleeful smile. If she had killed this woman, Chen Yan would have been in great pain. Unfortunately, she was about to leave on her private jet and wouldn't be able to see it for herself.

She continued to accelerate toward the exposed left rear, but this time the bodyguard prevented her from succeeding, quickly adjusting the direction and meeting her head-on with the front of the car.

The Toyota Land Cruiser's sturdy front end instantly deformed Zhao Nanyue's hood. Seeing that there was little chance left, Zhao Nanyue quickly turned the steering wheel, leaving behind a group of terrified vehicles and pedestrians, and fled the scene.

The bodyguard and driver glanced in the rearview mirror. The woman they were responsible for protecting was lying on her seat with her eyes closed. Her body and face were covered with broken glass, her clothes were stained red with blood, and fresh blood mixed with amniotic fluid kept gushing out from under her. Her skin was gradually turning as pale as paper due to the rapid loss of blood.

He felt an uncontrollable chill run through his body, yet he tried his best to remain calm. He said to his passenger, "I'll search for a top-tier hospital with an emergency department nearby. You go to the back and stop the bleeding..."