Xu Wei was startled and instinctively protected her stomach, pleading, "But he's our child, shouldn't we let him come into this world safely?"
The Gu family has no children, and she doesn't believe Gu Yiming would be so heartless.
In fact, Gu Yiming was indeed that heartless. But all he could do was apologize to the child in her womb. That night was a mistake to begin with. If the child were to be born, he and Jiang Hua would be completely over. He would feel even more guilty facing both children. Rather than letting the child experience complete fatherly love, it was better to abort it now.
"This child must not be kept."
Xu Wei, drawing courage from who-knows-where, slowly clenched the folder in her hand, met the man's piercing gaze, and resolutely said, "I don't want to abort him."
After saying that, he ran back to the office. He was so flustered that he almost tripped when he got out of the elevator.
Gu Yiming stared at the wide-open door, his whole body radiating a cold aura.
Xu Wei avoided the office like the plague. When she returned, she was tripped by a colleague and almost fell. She leaned against the wall and looked at the person who bumped into her. Just as she was about to scold them, she realized it was her supervisor. She immediately felt guilty and hugged the folder to her chest.
"Excuse me, Xu Wei, are you alright?"
Xu Wei shook her head, revealing a fake smile, "I'm fine, I was just about to send you some documents, please wait a moment."
The supervisor looked at her suspiciously. She had indeed been walking too hastily, but since she had bumped into someone, an apology was appropriate. As for the documents she mentioned, since they had already met at the door, he might as well wait for her for a while.
Xu Wei slowly stood up, a cold, sharp glint in her eyes. Without wasting any more time, she placed the document that was originally meant for her supervisor on top and returned to her office with her supervisor.
The supervisor wanted to take it; it was only a few steps away, no need to go to all that trouble. But Xu Wei avoided her hand, saying, "Let me take it for you. I have something to ask you."
When Xu Wei put the documents back on her desk, her supervisor was busy turning on the computer and didn't even notice that she had put down two folders.
"I would like to ask you for leave," Xu Wei said after waiting a moment.
The supervisor also noticed that she hadn't been looking well lately. After thinking for a moment, he immediately agreed, "Okay, you look very tired these past few days. Why don't you take a couple of days off? I'll hand over your work to someone else."
The department wasn't busy to begin with, and Xu Wei's position was practically a sinecure, so the supervisor readily agreed.
Xu Wei immediately packed her things and went home without hesitation. Just as she arrived home, she received a package from the company. Holding a large box, she found it full of her belongings and looked at the deliveryman with a puzzled expression.
"Please sign for this." The deliveryman took out a pen and handed it to her.
This same-city delivery was considered expedited because double the price was paid, and the recipient personally instructed that the delivery must be delivered to the customer by hand, so the deliveryman was also in a hurry.
After Xu Wei finished signing the papers, she returned to her room and dumped everything on the floor. While cleaning up, she found a transparent paper bag inside, which turned out to be the termination of her employment contract!
And she was the one who got fired!
She had gone through so much today, she was completely devastated. She took out her phone and called Gu Yiming directly, asking him anxiously, "Why? What exactly do you want to do?"
Gu Yiming replied impatiently, "I should be asking you. I've made myself perfectly clear. But don't worry, as long as you listen to me and abort the child, I'll give you a sum of money that will be enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life."
"But what I want isn't money at all." Xu Wei cried, her fingers trembling as she gripped her phone, her voice growing weaker and weaker.
She was in so much pain that she couldn't control herself, but the phone on the other end was hung up abruptly, leaving no room for negotiation.
As she collapsed to her knees, crying for an unknown amount of time, the door was knocked on again. She wiped away her tears and went to open the door in a daze. She saw two tall men wearing sunglasses outside the door and tried to close it in alarm, but it was too late. One of the men, both tall and strong, held the door open while the other covered her mouth and dragged her out of the room.
Xu Wei's lips felt numb and tingly, and her consciousness gradually blurred. Only then did she belatedly realize that the handkerchief covering her mouth was probably stained with blood, but it was too late for her to regret it.
A man warned her dangerously in her ear: "Don't try to struggle, you can't escape."
They've cloned her house key and are determined to take her to the hospital; if she doesn't open the door, they can still get in.
Xu Wei's head grew heavier and heavier, her whole body felt weak and sore, only her eyes could still move. Helplessly shedding tears, her vision quickly blurred, but she knew perfectly well that who else but Gu Yiming could be so ruthless as to kill her.
She should have known that falling in love with Gu Yiming was like a moth drawn to a flame, or a sheep falling in love with a wolf. The ending was predetermined from the start; it was just wishful thinking on her part, and she even dared to try to get something out of a tiger.
She shouldn't have confronted him at all today.
The scarcest thing in the world is a "medicine" for regret. Xu Wei was filled with remorse and cried all the way to the hospital.
The car slowly came to a stop, and she was barely conscious, letting a man carry her out of the car.
The air was thick with the smell of disinfectant. The man holding her showed no pity as he placed her on a cold, icy bed and mechanically told someone, "Trouble, minimally invasive."
The doctor, looking at their posture and the woman on the hospital bed, was very puzzled. However, he had already received a notice from the hospital director. He was just an ordinary gynecologist who only did his job for money. But judging from the situation, he could guess that she was probably pregnant with the child of a powerful and wealthy family and had been ordered to have an abortion.
Such things are rare to see, but the doctor was no longer curious. He nodded seriously, manipulated the cold instruments, and skillfully performed the surgery.
Time passed quickly. After the person finished the surgery and thanked the doctor, the man in black patiently stayed with the person who was still unconscious. When it was almost time, he carried the person back to the car and drove back to her home, buying the tonics and daily necessities the doctor had mentioned along the way.
“Ms. Xu, please take good care of yourself. This card was specifically instructed by Mr. Gu. We are only responsible for bringing it to you. Whether you accept it or not is your business. However, Mr. Gu said that if you have other ideas, he doesn’t mind dealing with you to the end.” The man placed the card on the bedside table, then bowed and left the room.
From beginning to end, they didn't care about Xu Wei's reaction.
Xu Wei's anesthesia had worn off. Lying on the familiar bed, the stranger's warning still echoed in her ears. She sighed deeply, and tears streamed down her face again. Her body didn't hurt much, but her heart ached. That man was so heartless!
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