It's raining outside.
There was thunder and lightning.
The first thing Xiang Jin did after turning over was to grab her phone. The screen showed only the time and date; there were no messages.
It seems that Murong Xiao is still in seclusion. The message asking if she received the flowers must have been sent in a hurry during her busy schedule. There has been no news since then, and three days have passed since the day she was supposed to receive the flowers.
It's said to be closed for a week, but there are too many stakeholders involved in this kind of international merger and acquisition, and it may not be completed as scheduled. I just hope it goes smoothly.
Xiang Jin touched her flat stomach.
If he knew he was pregnant, would he be happy? Maybe... he would. Even if she wasn't the one he loved most, even if she wasn't sure about his feelings, the child was still his.
Xiang Jin smiled.
As she opened the door and went downstairs, the canna lily kept bouncing around in front of her, as happy as a silly dog. Xiang Jin patted its head, then smelled the aroma wafting from the kitchen. She covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom, vomiting violently.
"Is your wife feeling unwell? Should we call the family doctor?"
Xiang Jin smiled and shook his head.
After breakfast, she tricked the canna lily into going to the pet room and then went out alone.
Last night, Li Shuhui called her and said that Jiang Anqing's condition had improved, but after waking up, she refused to eat and said she wanted to see her. Li Shuhui had no choice but to arrange for them to meet today.
"You're really that kind?" Xiang Jin asked suspiciously. Just because Jiang Anqing is on a hunger strike, you're going to soften your stance and let them meet? Last time Jiang Anqing was sick, she had to go through a drinking session before she agreed to call a doctor, and this time she's not even asking for anything?
The Li Shuhui she knew was not like this.
"Xiang Jin, so you're nothing special after all. I thought you really cared about Jiang Anqing. After all, she's your own mother, and she's become like this because of you. Now that she wants to see you, you actually refuse? Sure enough, you can't raise an ingrate."
She made a sarcastic remark, but Xiang Jin remained silent, her eyes calm. It wasn't that she didn't want to see Jiang Anqing, but this sudden kindness was rather unusual, like a trap had been set for her to fall into.
"Let me talk to her first, otherwise I won't go." Xiang Jin hung up the phone.
Two hours later, Li Shuhui made a video call.
On the other end of the video, Jiang Anqing, who was so thin she was practically skin and bones, gave a bitter smile. She parted her lips slightly and called out, "Ajin."
Aunt Jiang, are you alright?
"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you. It's all my fault for this weak body, I should have gone sooner so you wouldn't have to worry about me." Jiang Anqing's pale face was full of self-blame.
Xiang Jin felt a pang of guilt.
Although she looked slightly better than when she was sick, she still appeared haggard, sickly, and listless. Even so, she said she was fine, probably because she felt guilty for being a burden to her, but this was never what she wanted!
"I'm sorry, it's my fault."
One day, I will rescue you.
"Why say all that? As long as you're happy, that's all that matters..." Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Anqing coughed violently.
The camera cuts to Li Shuhui's calm, sophisticated, and calculating face in the dilapidated old room: "I've watched the videos I needed to watch. See you at the intersection of East and West Roads at ten o'clock tomorrow. Come if you want, or don't."
The call ended.
…………
Xiang Jin decided to go see Jiang Anqing.
Regardless, she was her biological mother, her only blood relative in this world. If she didn't go, Li Shuhui would have a hundred or a thousand ways to torment her, and she didn't want her to suffer any more harm.
The black sedan arrived at the intersection of East and West Roads on time. The door opened, and Li Shuhui glanced out. Xiang Jin got into the car.
The car door closed, and a black blindfold was immediately placed over Xiang Jin's eyes.
As usual, we can't let her find her way around.
Xiang Jin didn't speak, but listened quietly.
Gradually, she realized something was wrong.
In the past, when I went to see Jiang Anqing, there would be a very quiet stretch of road, with almost no noise, only the whistling wind and the occasional bird call. But today, the street voices kept coming in, and it only became quiet ten minutes before I got off the bus.
The car stopped, the door opened, and before Xiang Jin could even remove her blindfold, she was pushed into a room and pinned to a table.
"What are you doing? Let me go."
The room smelled of disinfectant, and the creaking sound beneath me was just like the swaying of a hospital bed.
"Don't worry, we'll let you go once we've confirmed everything," Li Shuhui said casually. Then, a needle was inserted into Xiang Jin's wrist, and Xiang Jin's hands and feet were held down, making it impossible for him to move.
After an unknown amount of time, someone came out from inside: "It's confirmed, she's more than two months pregnant, and all her indicators are normal."
Whoosh, the blindfold on their heads was ripped off.
A slap landed on Xiang Jin's face. Xiang Jin felt dizzy and before she could react, another slap landed on her other cheek.
"You bitch, you're really something! You secretly kept this from us for so long, it must have been so hard for us to believe you." Li Shuhui gripped her chin tightly, as if she wanted to crush her.
This little bitch, who looks exactly like Li Zhirou, has played them all! She forced them to marry the short-lived Feng Jianian, but by sheer luck, she ended up becoming the wife of the richest man, Murong Xiao! They thought she was suffering in place of her daughter, but in reality, she was enjoying the good life in her place. How could she not hate her!
She was mute, physically disabled, abused, a beggar, and imprisoned. She was at the bottom of society, the most despicable person in this prosperous and wealthy metropolis, not even worthy of carrying her daughter's shoes! How could such a person be worthy of the status of the richest man's wife!
In this world, the only one worthy of Murong Xiao is Aqi. Murong Xiao belongs to Aqi!
As for Xiang Jin, she only deserves to live in a stinking ditch, spending her whole life with maggots!
"Li Shuhui, what are you trying to do?"
"What are you doing? Ah Jin, you don't actually think you're Madam Murong anymore, do you? Giving orders here?" Li Shuhui said sneer.
His mind went blank for a moment, and Xiang Jin stood frozen in place, forgetting even to struggle.
She found out! She actually found out!
It's over. Today's situation isn't a trap or a pitfall; it's designed to completely cut off her path to survival!
"If you dare touch me, Murong Xiao will not let you off, nor will he let Xiang Qi off! Name your price, and I will do it if I can." Xiang Jin struggled desperately, trying to break free from his control.
Li Shuhui sneered.
She touched Xiang Jin's temples, a chill emanating from her lips: "Don't you know very well what I want?"
She stood up and said to the doctor next to her, "Choose the worst doctor to remove the seed in her belly. There's no need for anesthesia or anything. She's such a lowly thing, she doesn't deserve it."
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