"When did you go? Who told him about this?" Shen Du asked, frowning as he got into the car.
Yang Xu quickly started the car and replied, "I guess they've arrived at the hospital by now. Mr. Ye came by this afternoon and happened to see Miss Ye talking to the surgeon, and he overheard this."
Shen Du's expression was serious. Upon hearing this, he only urged, "Drive faster."
In the past two years, Old Master Shen's health has been deteriorating, and his mental state has been declining day by day. His only wish is for Shen Du to get married and start a family as soon as possible. In the past few years, Shen Du has been almost completely obedient to him. He even agreed to Shen Du's engagement to Ye Zhao. The only thing that has been delayed is the marriage.
Ye Zhao had been intentionally keeping her pregnancy a secret from the old man, fearing that the child would not survive and his hopes would be dashed. But he never expected that the old man would find out anyway.
There weren't many cars on the street late at night, and they arrived at the hospital entrance in no time. Before Yang Xu had even parked his car, he heard Chen Du say, "Open the door."
He opened the car door, and only when Shen Du got out of the car did he see the two people coming out of the hospital. It was none other than the old man and Butler Liu.
After getting out of the car, Chen Du quickly walked over: "Grandpa..."
When Old Master Shen saw him, he stopped and said with an extremely serious expression, "I only ask you, is it that you don't want the child or that Zhaozhao doesn't want it?"
Zhao Zhao had always been obedient to this guy and couldn't wait to marry him and have children. How could she be pregnant and want to abort the child? He always felt that Shen Du had done something to wrong Ye Zhao, which made her decide not to have the child.
Looking at his expression, Shen Du seemed to know what he was thinking. After a two-second silence, he slowly replied, "It's what I don't want."
Yang Xu, who was walking behind, paused when he heard this. The next second, he heard the old man's cane hit the floor tiles with a loud thud.
Old Master Shen's face was ashen, his eyes blazing, and he roared, "You're all grown up now, and Grandpa can't control you anymore, but that was a life! How could you treat it so lightly? So irresponsibly?"
Chen Du remained silent, keeping his head down as he listened to the reprimand.
"Zhaozhao is a girl, not like a man. Don't you know how harmful it is to her body to abort a child? If you don't want her to get pregnant, then don't do those things. If you do, you should take responsibility!"
Old Master Shen's voice was hoarse yet extremely intimidating. Yang Xu listened attentively with his head down, not understanding why Shen Du was taking the blame upon himself, when it was clearly Miss Ye who didn't want the child.
After he finished scolding her, Shen Du said, "I know I was wrong, please don't be angry."
Old Master Shen's face was still grim: "I don't care whether the child can stay or not, this is a one-time thing! Make arrangements for Zhao Zhao's side, and I don't want her to make any mistakes no matter what."
"yes."
Grandpa Shen was silent for a few seconds, then his tone became somewhat heavy: "If the child can stay, then keep her. But if Zhaozhao really doesn't want her... then forget it..."
After he finished speaking, he leaned on his cane and left. Shen Du and Butler Liu exchanged a glance, and Butler Liu nodded and followed him out.
After the two got into the car and left, Chen Du turned around and went upstairs.
Ye Zhao was chatting with Aunt Wang, asking about Old Master Shen.
"He was a kind and gentle old man."
Aunt Wang laughed and said, "That's for you young people. The old man wasn't like this in his younger days."
Ye Zhao calmly retorted, "Is that so?"
While cutting fruit for her, Aunt Wang replied, "Yes, we were among the first generation, who isn't afraid of him? A few years ago, the old man had a bad temper and was very decisive. No one in the house was afraid of him. But these past two years, his health has deteriorated, and his temper has improved a lot."
"Especially towards you, his granddaughter-in-law, he couldn't be better. And Miss Su, the old man's temper is the gentlest in front of you."
Ye Zhao listened quietly without saying a word.
Seeing you two makes me feel so much better...
Ye Zhao thought to herself, "This time it's probably not going to be good. I don't want the great-grandson that my father has been longing for."
The sound of the door opening came again from outside. Before the two could react, the person had already reached the door. Aunt Wang put down the fruit in her hand, got up and went out.
Ye Zhao frowned as she looked at Chen Du standing at the door and asked, "Is something the matter?"
Chen Du didn't speak, but walked to the chair in front of the hospital bed and sat down. His tone was unusually calm: "Shall we talk?"
Ye Zhao met his deep gaze, her eyes filled with suspicion: "What do you want to talk about?"
Chen Du pointed to her stomach: "This."
"What's there to talk about? Didn't we already agree on this? Do you want to back out?" Ye Zhao was getting a little anxious.
Chen Du stared at her silently without saying a word, but his blatant gaze was practically a direct indication that he had changed his mind.
Ye Zhao hurriedly said, "Why? I don't want to have children, I won't have children!"
Having grown accustomed to Ye Zhao's obedient manner, Shen Du suddenly felt that the Ye Zhao in front of him was very unfamiliar. Although it was the same person, she just felt different.
He said in a calm tone, "Could you please let me finish speaking first?"
Ye Zhao remained silent, but did not interrupt him either.
“I still want to keep the child. I’ll agree to any conditions you set.”
Ye Zhao suddenly looked up at him, and Shen Du's expression was serious and earnest: "Including marriage."
Who would want to marry him, let alone get married? Who's he trying to impress with that heroic act? Ye Zhao curled her lip in disdain: "Who wants to marry you? Anyway, I don't want to keep the child..."
Shen Du frowned and looked at her. Ye Zhao lowered her head to avoid his penetrating gaze, afraid that Shen Du would notice something was wrong with her.
Chen Du did feel that something was wrong with her, but he only assumed it was because he hadn't met her conditions. So he frowned and thought for a while before saying, "What other conditions do you want? I'll agree to anything."
Ye Zhao suddenly chuckled. Did this man see her as the kind of person who wouldn't do anything without a profit? Coincidentally, she really was that kind of person; it all depended on how much he was willing to offer.
"What conditions can you offer?" Ye Zhao asked casually, munching on an apple.
Chen Du's furrowed brows relaxed slightly. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I can help the Ye family overcome their current difficulties, find you the best medical team, and take care of your food, clothing, and shelter from now on. I will also give you some compensation..."
Does this mean having children to support you in your old age? Goodness, Ye Zhao suddenly felt like a sow when she thought about it, and her whole body trembled.
After Chen Du finished speaking, he fell silent and waited for her reply.
Ye Zhao remained silent for a while, then said seriously, "Give me a few days to think about it."
Chen Du replied readily, "Okay, contact me when you've thought it through. Aunt Wang will stay here to take care of you for the next few days."
Ye Zhao nodded, noticing that the man wasn't planning to leave after speaking. She frowned and looked over, meeting Shen Du's slightly complicated gaze. Just as she thought he was about to say something, Shen Du turned and left.
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