Jiang Can took her hand and gently put his arm around her shoulder.
In fact, Lin Yuqing's married life is very happy. Lu Lishan cooks all three meals a day by himself, and no matter how busy he is with work, he always puts her first.
During her pregnancy, she had a craving for strange and unusual things, and even in the middle of the night, Lu Lishan would wander all over the city to buy them.
But perhaps it's precisely because we're so happy that we can't tolerate even the slightest flaw...
Jiang Can patted her back and gently advised, "Brother Shan isn't that kind of person. You must put your mind at ease. Think about how good he's been to you!"
"By the way, I saw that he's still wearing the ring you two got together! How could someone as devoted as him ever change his mind?"
Lin Yuqing remained silent for a while, then nodded slightly.
“He’s in this industry, so some social obligations are unavoidable,” Jiang Can said softly. “You’ve been through so much together, don’t you even have this much trust?”
“Can Can…”
Jiang Can smiled at her.
She knew that one could not truly empathize with something that hadn't actually happened to them.
If it were her, she might not be as calm as Lin Yuqing.
But as a good friend, she couldn't just watch Lin Yuqing get stuck on her own ideas.
“Okay,” Jiang Can handed her the phone, “send him a message saying you’re hungry and tell him to hurry home and cook for you. He’ll definitely be rushing back!”
Lin Yuqing looked at her for a long time before finally breaking into a smile through her tears.
After sending a message to Lu Lishan, Lin Yuqing softly apologized, "I'm so sorry for disturbing you and Huo Zhixing. Please tell him you'll be back soon!"
"Then I need to get you home safely first!" Jiang Can smiled.
The two walked hand in hand toward the parking lot, and as they passed through the hospital lobby, they were met by two familiar faces.
"Mom!" Yao Manning tried to take Madam Yao's arm in a flattering manner, but Madam Yao remained expressionless and pushed her away without making a sound.
"Mom, I'll go with you to see the attending physician!" Yao Manning said with a beaming smile. "I've been worried about Wanyin's condition too. Actually, I..."
"I told you!" Madam Yao glared at her, "You don't need to worry about Wan Yin's affairs anymore!"
“But she’s my sister…” Yao Manning put on a pitiful act, her eyes reddening. “Mom, I’ve been her older sister for over twenty years, especially in recent years, I’ve been the one taking care of her. It hurts me to see her like this…”
Mrs. Yao was getting impatient.
However, the hospital lobby is bustling with people, and since this is a top-tier private hospital in the city, those coming and going are all prominent figures in the city.
If they were to run into someone, Yao Wanyin and Yao Manning's identities would be exposed.
At this moment, Madam Yao looked up and suddenly saw Jiang Can and Lin Yuqing standing in front of her.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her disgust for Yao Manning, and forced a smile.
"Miss Jiang!" Mrs. Yao greeted her.
Jiang Can nodded politely, but deliberately avoided looking at Yao Manning when she saw her.
"Is Miss Jiang feeling unwell?" Mrs. Yao asked with concern. "I know several of the department heads at this hospital, otherwise..."
"Thank you, Auntie," Jiang Can said softly. "I'm not feeling unwell; I'm just accompanying my friend to her prenatal checkup."
"Oh!" Mrs. Yao smiled. "This... must be Mrs. Lu? Mr. Lu's entertainment company is very successful, and Mrs. Lu is a virtuous and capable wife. It's truly enviable!"
Yao Manning glanced at Lin Yuqing's stomach, her gaze lingering there.
Now, everyone's happiness seems like a thorn in her eye.
She clenched her fists, a cold smile playing on her lips.
“Miss Jiang, we have other matters to attend to, so we won’t disturb you any longer.” Madam Yao looked at the two of them. “We’ll meet again.”
After she finished speaking, she continued walking forward, with Yao Manning following closely behind.
Lin Yuqing watched their retreating figures and sneered, "That must be Yao Manning, right? Heh, if I weren't so heavily pregnant right now, I'd really like to stand up for you!"
"I'm not that pathetic!" Jiang Can laughed. "Don't worry, Yao Manning can't bully me!"
“Yes, with Huo Zhixing around, who would dare bully you?” Lin Yuqing smiled, then suddenly said thoughtfully, “Does Yao Manning look like her father?”
Why are you suddenly asking that?
"I just feel that she and Madam Yao have nothing in common, not even their temperaments!"
Jiang Can paused, realizing she hadn't noticed this before.
However, Lin Yuqing had studied sketching and oil painting for many years, and her best skill was drawing portraits. When she met people, she always liked to examine their facial features and contours.
"Sister Yuqing, are you itching to draw again?"
Lin Yuqing smiled gently.
"Then I'll take you home quickly. You still have an afternoon to draw to your heart's content!"
...
Yao Wanyin was like a fragile piece of paper, her mouth covered and stuffed into a van.
The car drove out of the hospital and onto the main road. Yao Wanyin had black tape over her mouth, her hair was disheveled, her eyes were bloodshot, and she stared at the man beside her in terror.
The man said as he drove, "Miss, don't be afraid! Once we get there, you just need to take some medicine!"
Yao Wanyin trembled.
"Heh, don't worry, it won't hurt!" the man grinned. "It's just a drug that will make you mute!"
Large tears streamed down Yao Wanyin's face.
She knew that Yao Manning had done all of this, that the driver was one of her people, and that everything he did was arranged by her.
Mrs. Yao simply went to see the attending physician, and the bodyguards guarding the ward door disappeared. The driver rushed in, and she was powerless to resist.
"Miss," the driver sneered, "Miss Manning said she won't kill you, she just needs to shut up!"
Yao Wanyin gasped, forcing herself to calm down.
She can't die, and she definitely can't become mute!
But she was at her wit's end...
She shifted her body and coughed violently several times.
The driver glanced at her and gave a disdainful smile. "What's the difference between her and a dead person! Why bother going to the trouble of taking her to the suburbs to give her a drug to make her mute?"
As he spoke, he loosened the ropes binding Yao Wanyin's hands and feet.
“Miss Manning said she only wants to make you mute, not kill you! So I'm loosening your bonds a bit, so you don't cough yourself to death, or I won't be able to explain it!”
Yao Wanyin flexed her wrists, and at the critical moment, she saw the car in front of her.
She didn't have time to think, and with all her might, she grabbed the steering wheel!
The driver was startled and pushed her aside with his arm.
The car was swaying violently as it drove through the middle of several lanes, prompting other cars around it to honk their horns in frustration.
"Are you fucking asking for it?!" the driver cursed hysterically.
However, Yao Wanyin did not give up. This time, she went straight for the driver's eyes... The vehicle went out of control, and the driver instinctively tried to step on the brakes, but it was too late.
With a loud thud, the car rear-ended the car in front, and the front of the car was severely damaged.
Due to the immense inertia, Yao Wanyin slammed into the windshield and bounced back into her seat, her forehead bleeding profusely from the impact.
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