Chapter 53 A Moment of Anger
As the hot water was poured over her, Zhou Yanci staggered back half a step, her leather shoes slipping on the floor where the medicinal soup was sticking, and she fell directly to the ground.
"Words!"
Zhou's mother was startled and quickly went forward with the maid to help her.
Zhou Yanci's face contorted in pain, and the medicinal soup dripped down her body, quickly soaking her completely.
The expensive suit is ruined.
Zhou Yanci looked up, about to lash out, when he was caught off guard by Shang Wu's reddened eyes.
Shang Wu stood there helplessly, her face full of guilt and self-reproach, tears welling up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, the medicine was too hot and I lost my grip. I didn't mean to..."
When Zhou's mother pulled open Zhou Yanci's shirt collar, she saw that it was already red from the scalding medicine. She was so angry that she got up and was about to slap Shang Wu.
"mom!"
Zhou Yanci was annoyed and could no longer bear it: "Why did you touch her! This is not Shang Wu's fault at all. If you hadn't insisted on making her drink the medicine, would I have gotten burned and fallen?"
He took the towel from the maid with a huff, wiped himself off, stood up, and took off his coat.
"I'm going upstairs to change my clothes, Awu, you wait for me in the car!"
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow slightly, quickly swallowing back the tears welling up in her eyes.
I thought Zhou Yanci was going to have a big fuss, but nothing happened.
She looked away and turned to leave.
Zhou's mother pulled her back and questioned her in a stern voice, "Were you doing this on purpose? You're just angry with me and deliberately trying to get revenge on my son!"
Shang Wu's eyes held a mocking smile as she blatantly scoffed at her, then suddenly switched to a look of terror.
"Madam, what are you doing? I really didn't mean to hurt Yanci. I feel more pain than anyone else for his burns... Ah!"
Zhou Yanci was changing her clothes when she heard the screams. She rushed out before she had even buttoned up her clothes properly.
Downstairs, Shang Wu covered her arm, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Zhou's mother.
"Madam, why...why did you hit someone?"
Zhou's mother was furious: "What's wrong with you! When did I hit you?"
Zhou Yanci's face was ashen; she was disgusted by everything that had happened that day.
Chenmian and her mother, one deliberately caused trouble, while the other relentlessly pressured Shangwu, wanting to expose all the things he had done to wrong and betray Shangwu, forcing Shangwu to run away and leaving the branch in this mess, right?
Zhou Yanci strode over, helped Shang Wu up, and gave Zhou's mother a cold glance.
“Awu, you don’t need to come to the Zhou family anymore. If my mother asks you to come again, call me and tell me that what happened today will never happen again.”
"Words! She orchestrated this whole thing herself!" Zhou's mother suddenly raised her voice.
Shang Wu quickly tugged at Zhou Yanci's arm and whispered, "Yes, don't blame Madam, it's all my fault. I accidentally bumped into the table and hurt myself..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yanci couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't say that. I know what's going on. Let's go."
Zhou Yanci didn't look at her mother again, and pulled Shang Wu out.
Zhou's mother stood there, stunned, her chest heaving with anger.
Shang Wu followed closely behind Zhou Yanci, glanced back, and gave a half-smile.
To Zhou's mother, her gaze seemed to say: See, you still can't outsmart me.
In her anger, Zhou's mother only raged for a moment, grabbing the maid's collar and shaking her violently: "Are you dead?! Why didn't you expose Shang Wu's act? What use are you to me?!"
The maid trembled, on the verge of tears: "The young master's anger is terrifying, I... I dare not interrupt..."
Zhou's mother almost fainted because she couldn't catch her breath.
...
Outside, inside the car.
Shang Wu sat silently in the passenger seat, rubbing her arm, which she felt nothing at all, with a pained expression.
Seeing her in pain, Zhou Yanci felt that even the burns on her body didn't hurt so much anymore.
He said worriedly, "Let's go to the hospital now for an X-ray."
"It's so late, let's not bother anymore, it's fine." Shang Wu's eyes flickered slightly. "I'm sorry, Yan Ci, I really didn't spill that bowl of medicine on purpose."
Zhou Yanci smiled dismissively: "It's not your fault. It's all my mother's fault. She's been going too far lately. Don't come to the Zhou family to see her anymore, and she won't have a chance to hurt you."
"Okay," Shang Wu obediently replied.
Just then, a cell phone rang in the carriage.
Zhou Yanci drove with one hand, answering the phone while her hand was close to Shang Wu's.
At a distance of less than ten centimeters, Shang Wu could clearly hear Xiao Dong's anxious voice.
"Mr. Zhou, something's happened! News has surfaced online that Ms. Shen is pregnant and went for a prenatal checkup. There are also photos of Ms. Shen leaving your house half an hour ago. They're all saying the child is yours!"
Zhou Yanci's expression changed drastically, and she quickly looked at Shang Wu.
Shang Wu pursed her lips and stared at him with a probing gaze.
Zhou Yanci immediately tensed up and gave an uneasy hum: "These paparazzi are really good at making things up. They can't stand me and Awu being together, right? Go and arrange for the public relations department to respond for me. Chenmian came to my house to deliver documents. She is now my company secretary."
"Then, how do you explain the child? Miss Shen has always maintained that she is single..."
Zhou Yanci immediately switched to the other side of the phone to answer it, afraid that Shang Wu would hear something she shouldn't. The hand gripping the steering wheel unconsciously tightened until it turned white.
He coughed lightly, his tone cold and deep: "Then tell everyone that Chen Mian has a boyfriend, and this child is hers and her boyfriend's. The rest is up to you."
Shang Wu listened quietly, staring blankly ahead, a cold smile playing on her lips.
This paparazzi, as expected of the partner she chose from the beginning, is quite reliable in his work.
Since Chenmian dared to let her know about the pregnancy, she should accept the consequences of provoking her.
Now Zhou Yanci has no choice but to sever ties with Shen Mian and clarify that the child is not his.
She was really looking forward to seeing what would happen when evidence of their betrayal and infidelity was released.
The fact that she cheated on her boyfriend and had a child with her ex is enough to completely destroy Zhou Yanci's public image, making her unable to hold her head up high.
Of course, Zhou Yanci didn't need to look up.
After all, he will only be able to face the cold, hard walls of prison from now on.
Shang Wu was deep in thought when Zhou Yanci hung up the phone. He almost ran a red light without realizing it.
He gritted his teeth, desperately trying to calm himself down, his face growing increasingly grim.
Seeing this, Shang Wu gently comforted her: "Yan Ci, don't be anxious. They want to use the child's situation to smear you and ruin our relationship. No way. I believe you unconditionally in this matter."
Zhou Yanci took a deep breath: "I really don't know why there are so many unfounded rumors online these days! We've been in love for three years, isn't that enough to prove my feelings for you?"
"Of course it can be proven, but those who are just watching the show won't understand. Calm down, let me take a look at the online opinions for you."
As Shang Wu spoke, she picked up her phone and went online to check the trending topics.
The comments section was filled with people mocking Chenmian and her unknown boyfriend.
"This woman, who is pregnant out of wedlock, is letting others misunderstand that the child is with Zhou Yanci, affecting the relationship between Zhou Yanci and Shang Wu. Doesn't she say anything about it?"
"President Zhou is really unlucky. He was very kind to his ex-girlfriend and arranged for her to work at the company, but he ended up getting into trouble. Shang Wu was also generous and didn't care about their past. Who knew that such an unlucky thing would happen out of nowhere?"
"And what's going on with that guy? Isn't he going to take responsibility for Shen Mian? He's ruining the reputation of that engaged couple."
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow.
Zhou Yanci immediately noticed something was wrong with her. Her throat bobbed, and she asked nervously, "What did you see? What are the comments saying?"
The thought of everyone criticizing him made him furious with Chen Mian.
If Chenmian hadn't come to the Zhou family without warning, she wouldn't have been photographed.
Shang Wu then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Yan Ci. They all feel sorry for us being dragged into this. Shall I read you some comments?"
Zhou Yanci breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I'll listen to what they have to say."
Shang Wu swiped the screen, looking down as she read a non-existent comment: "The woman doesn't respect herself, getting pregnant out of wedlock deserves a slap, and the irresponsible scumbag deserves two slaps. Pack them up and bury them."
Zhou Yanci had just relaxed when she heard this, and her expression changed.
Shang Wu paused for a moment: "There's also this one: we should dig this man out of the ground, even if it means digging him up. He's a man with cerebellar atrophy who only works on his lower body. His child's mother is trending on social media, but he doesn't dare to come out and give an explanation."
Zhou Yanci gasped, forcing a dry laugh: "Alright, that's enough..."
“And this one is even funnier.” Shang Wu patted his arm, forcefully interrupting him, “This man is such a coward. His sense of responsibility is even less than his hairline, right? He has no value whatsoever. He thinks it’s bad luck that no one can handle his garbage collection.”
She leaned back in the passenger seat with a laugh, "Tell me, who is this guy? We haven't heard a word from him yet. He's so pathetic and disgusting."
Zhou Yanci gripped the steering wheel tightly, his face ashen, veins bulging on his temples.
The next second, he slammed on the brakes and stopped the car in front of Shang Wu's house.
"Ah Wu." Zhou Yanci forced a gentle smile. "Go back and rest first. If your arm still hurts, call me and I'll have the driver take you to the hospital for a checkup."
After venting his anger, Shang Wu casually asked, "So, what are you going to do?"
“The online comments are involving us, and I don’t want to be discussed. I’ll go to the public relations department to resolve this,” Zhou Yanci said, trying to remain calm.
Seeing that he was almost furious but still had to hold it in, Shang Wu sighed softly and pretended to feel sorry for him: "Then you must apply the medicine in time. Burns cannot be ignored. I'll go back first."
She got out of the car and waved to Zhou Yanci from the doorway.
After watching the car drive away, Shang Wu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
That night, those caught in the turmoil could not sleep.
Zhou Yanci worked through the night to deal with the online controversy, clarifying and distancing herself from the rumors of Shen Mian's pregnancy.
She was so heartbroken by the news that she was exposed by reporters that she suffered a miscarriage and had to be sent to the hospital.
Since Zhou Yanci couldn't visit him in the hospital, he sent Xiao Dong to take care of him.
Outside, chaos reigned, but Shang Wu slept soundly.
In the early morning, she sat up refreshed, stretched, picked up her phone, and found that several people had contacted her after she put the call on Do Not Disturb last night.
There was a caring text message from Zhou Nanchuan, overflowing with theatricality, as well as phone calls from Tang Xueli and Lu Rang.
Shang Wu frowned slightly.
Lu Rang wouldn't contact her late at night unless it was something particularly important.
She immediately called back, "Hello, Lu..."
Lu interrupted her: "Ji Yu, I saw that her social media account has been updated. She has already left that villa."
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