Chapter 5 The posthumous child Qin Lingchuan's muffled groans were his stimulant...
On the black leather sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Qin Lingchuan lay wearily, rubbing his forehead in deep thought. The only nightlight cast an eerie pale blue hue over his profile.
This must be an inside job.
Tao Bei and Mo Ye have already gone to investigate, but the person hasn't returned yet. Boss Li, however, has shown up with his daughter, his eyes filled with exploitation.
"Brother Qin, don't worry too much. I've already found the mole for you."
Qin Lingchuan felt a soreness in his lower back. When he saw someone coming, he stood up nimbly so that no one would notice that something was wrong with his body.
After a few pleasantries, Xia Youzhen was grabbed by the arms by two burly men and thrown from outside the door to Qin Lingchuan's feet.
There were several scratches on her skirt, and Qin Lingchuan immediately helped her up: "Youzhen?"
He reached out and touched the tears on her face.
Zhou Yuanli followed closely behind, noticing his expression, and spoke up for Boss Li: "The clients are all waiting for an explanation. She's your assistant, and she's the one who leaked the information. As long as you deal with her in person, this matter will be over. From now on, we'll still be loyal partners with Boss Li."
Qin Lingchuan held her tightly in his arms, her forehead pressed against his chin: "I will compensate for all the losses, but how to deal with my people is none of your concern."
Li Xiaotan suddenly said, "Qin Lingchuan, are you protecting her?"
Boss Li stopped her, saying, "Xiao Tan, you have no right to speak here."
Xiao Tan dared to talk back to her father to his face: "Then why did you bring me here?"
Naturally, it was meant to deflate her rival's arrogance, but little did she expect that Qin Lingchuan would choose the beauty over the throne without hesitation.
A strange light flashed in Li Xiaotan's eyes, and she began to think more highly of him.
Zhou Yuanli gave him a breakdown of the costs and benefits. In addition to the compensation he was entitled to and the 30% stake in Qin's Group under his own name, he also had to deal with Youzhen.
Qin Lingchuan released the person and pulled her behind him to protect her: "If President Zhou insists on doing so, then I will take the punishment for her."
After saying that, he took off his brand-new pure black trench coat, revealing his well-defined muscles tightly wrapped under his white shirt.
"Qin Lingchuan!" Youzhen grabbed his clothes.
Her tears, fragility, and helplessness were all meticulously planned.
She thought Qin Lingchuan would definitely agree to hand her over to Boss Li.
After all, he was a cold-blooded hunter who valued money above all else.
Qin Lingchuan turned his head slightly towards her and reassured her, "It's alright."
"Tao Bei, take Youzhen out first."
Seeing how much he had done for Youzhen, Zhou Yuanli felt a mixture of jealousy and mockery, as if a hero couldn't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. She touched her face and handed the iron rod to her subordinate.
Youzhen turned to look at him, and behind the towering, imposing figure, his face remained as resolute as ever.
Tao Bei always obeyed Qin Lingchuan's orders. Since his boss wouldn't let her see him being beaten, he was determined to push Youzhen out the door before they could do anything.
Zhou Yuanli didn't want Youzhen to see such a scene, so he slammed the door shut, waved his hand, and his men rushed forward.
The newcomers were all skilled martial artists, their kung fu no less than Tao Bei's.
Qin Lingchuan had no choice but to bear the impact, so he had to kneel on one knee to withstand the force.
The more Zhou Yuanli thought about how Youzhen still couldn't let go of him, the more indignant he became.
He suddenly dismissed the crowd, knelt down on one knee in front of him, grabbed Qin Lingchuan by the collar, and punched him in the upper abdomen.
The dull pain screamed and spread.
Qin Lingchuan quickly grabbed the man's arm to stop him from further injuring vital organs.
Although he couldn't see it, he had a gut feeling that the punch must have been delivered by her senior brother, Zhou Yuanli.
The two forces were locked in a stalemate. Zhou Yuanli showed no sign of letting go, twisting his fist around Yuanli's warm abdomen several times.
He was physically weak since childhood, a frail scholar, and didn't have abs like Qin Lingchuan.
But why have his abdominal muscles become soft?
Qin Lingchuan finally let out a painful groan: "You can't hit my stomach."
Zhou Yuanli withdrew her hand in dissatisfaction: "You want to fight back? There's no such rule."
Qin Lingchuan's muffled groans were his stimulant. He punched Qin Lingchuan's stomach again and again, feeling the calm inside turn into agitation, and then into endless churning. Zhou Yuanli turned his cufflinks and finally got up.
Qin Lingchuan gathered his energy and calmed himself down, saying, "Second brother, you're quite ruthless. Ever since you started training Youzhen, you've never been soft-hearted."
Zhou Yuanli's temple indeed twitched – Second Brother, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't get rid of this title.
"Don't try to provoke me with this. I won't acknowledge you until you step into the Zhou family's old house."
Qin Lingchuan said slowly and earnestly, "You're like a spoiled child who hasn't learned how to love others at all. You have a home, family, and family who love you, yet you live as if you're starved for love, with no feelings in your eyes except for self-interest."
Zhou Yuanli's jaw tightened, her emotional defenses crumbling: "Who do you think you are to talk to me like that?"
He gave a signal with his eyes, and the thugs launched another attack.
Just like the stormy night when Youzhen found him, he curled up his long legs, tightly protecting his lower abdomen.
Zhou Yuanli narrowed her eyes, suddenly sensing something, and beckoned the doctor over.
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After waiting for a long time, Qin Lingchuan still hadn't returned. Unable to suppress her unease, Youzhen resolved to wait for him to come back that very night.
The lights outside the window gradually dimmed and went out, completely erasing the appearance of countless lights in the homes.
There was movement outside the door after midnight.
She heard Tao Bei's anxious voice and asked someone to fetch Dr. Huang. Then she saw Qin Lingchuan being helped into the room.
He was leaning most of his weight on Tao Bei, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was pressing his fist against his upper abdomen, making his shirt a little wrinkled.
Youzhen had never seen him so weak before, so she quickly went over to help him.
Qin Lingchuan was surprised to see her there, and after a moment of astonishment, his expression softened.
Tao Bei stepped in half a step, saying, "Miss Xia, there's no need for you to trouble yourself."
"Tao Bei!" As soon as Qin Lingchuan spoke, Tao Bei curled his lip. This woman had already harmed his master so badly, yet he still insisted on protecting her.
Tao Bei, feeling awkward, handed the person over to You Zhen and went outside to wait for Dr. Huang.
Qin Lingchuan straightened up silently, removed his left hand from his abdomen, and forced a smile: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Not knowing where he was injured, I didn't dare to help him up.
Youzhen confessed, "I'm waiting for you."
She took another step closer to him: "Where are you hurt? Let me see."
Qin Lingchuan was somewhat pleased: "You're concerned about me?"
“I…” Youzhen looked away and focused her gaze on his lower abdomen.
"It's nothing, Tao Bei was just making a fuss over nothing, insisting on helping me. It's just a superficial injury, a little medicine will do."
Without a trace of calculation or hypocrisy, Youzhen said, "I'm sorry, it's all because of me that you..."
Qin Lingchuan suddenly hugged her tightly. Youzhen was surrounded by his scent, the familiar smell filling her heart. After that passionate night, she had also been craving and searching for his scent.
She clutched his suit, wanting to permanently imprint the man's scent on her.
But when that flavor returned, she dared not possess it.
Qin Lingchuan: "I've said it before, you never need to apologize to me."
As long as you come back to me, I don't care what you do to me.
Qin Lingchuan feigned nonchalance: "These people are greedy by nature; they just want to grab more of my shares. Don't overthink it. With you here, they won't dare to touch you."
He had grown up in luxury and his body had never endured such pain. Even so, he refused to hand her over.
Even though she betrayed him, he didn't utter a single word of blame.
Why did he try to seize the secret formula back then, and now he's handing over his shares to someone else?
What are the reasons behind this?
Qin Lingchuan tightened his arms, as if trying to meld the person into his own body.
Youzhen clenched her fists slightly, hesitated for a while, but still didn't hug him back.
His heart was pounding, his breathing was erratic, and the hand that was gently stroking her back loosened and tightened again. Youzhen suddenly realized that he was in pain, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw bloodstains under his trouser leg.
"Qin Lingchuan, you!" Youzhen struggled out of his arms. "Let me see your injuries."
That punch to the abdomen was really hard, and he was feeling a little panicked, with a faint feeling of heaviness in his lower abdomen.
He was reluctant to let go of her, his arm still resting on Youzhen's shoulder, but his weight was supported by the wall on his right, and he slowly walked back into the house with his right hand supporting him.
The moment he touched the bed, Qin Lingchuan let out a soft groan: "Uh-huh—".
Youzhen hastily tried to undo his belt: "Is it an injury to your abdomen, waist, or thigh? Let me stop the bleeding first."
The touch touched thick bandages, and Youzhen paused for a moment. Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Lingchuan endured the pain and pressed down on her hand: "Don't look, it will scare you."
The smell of blood grew stronger, and Youzhen forcefully shook off his hand: "I've also studied medicine, I'm not afraid, just tell me where the bleeding is."
Footsteps sounded in the corridor, and Dr. Huang arrived just in time: "Don't touch him!"
From what Tao Bei said on the way here, it seems she has had a miscarriage.
Upon seeing Youzhen there, Dr. Huang dared not vent his anger.
She was the apple of her employer's eye, so Dr. Huang carefully said, "The employer is pregnant, and I'm afraid she has threatened miscarriage."
His lower body was covered in blood. He hadn't noticed it before, but now that Youzhen was beside him, he felt quite embarrassed.
Qin Lingchuan said haltingly, "I'm fine. Be good, go and rest, don't look, um—"
Dr. Huang placed a hand on his lower abdomen, and Qin Lingchuan groaned unexpectedly.
She was kicked out, completely disoriented, and subconsciously murmured, "He... is pregnant?"
At the end of the corridor, Zhou Yuanli's figure was hidden in the lamplight. As he walked forward step by step, the shadow on his face gradually magnified.
He put his hands in his pockets: "You knew all along?"
"Senior brother, is it true? Qin Lingchuan is pregnant? A man, pregnant?"
Zhou Yuanli raised an eyebrow, leaned close to her ear, and said in an extremely businesslike tone, "He is two months pregnant now, which shows how deeply he loves your sister."
"Two months?" Youzhen stared wide-eyed in surprise.
“Yes, it’s all in the doctor’s prenatal checkup report. I’ve seen it. Do you want me to show you a copy?” Zhou Yuanli’s leather shoes touched the ground with his heels, and he wiggled his toes.
Yes, of course it wasn't four months. He was drugged that night and was completely passive. How could he have become pregnant because of her?
The child is definitely the older sister's.
This child is now a posthumous child, and the only remaining connection between Qin Lingchuan and his sister, so of course he's nervous.
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