Chapter 144 Your love for me and your tenderness for me are the greatest blessings I could receive.
Shi Yuanxing smiled and said, "My own company keeps me busy enough. Do you think I'm not tired enough to manage the Shi Group?"
He had actually told Shi Qingman a long time ago that he would not compete with her for the family fortune.
This time, returning to the group...
It was originally just a stopgap measure to appease his father and, incidentally, to get rid of the parasites in the group.
From beginning to end, he never intended to stay in the company for long, nor did he want to compete for the position of successor.
However, before exposing Qiao Wenbo, he did not want Shi Qingman to marry Qiao Wenbo without her knowledge.
So when she returned to the group, she misunderstood that he was fighting for the company. Shi Yuanxing didn't explain, so that she could focus more on her work and not think about getting married.
He knew Shi Qingman's personality very well. As long as he was in the company, she would definitely focus more on her career and wouldn't pay attention to marriage and having children, so...
He even suspected that this pregnancy was intentionally orchestrated by Qiao Wenbo.
The purpose was to force him into marriage.
Because as long as he becomes the son-in-law of the Shi family and has a child with the Shi family, even if the truth comes out in the future, his father and sister, even if they don't care about him, Qiao Wenbo, will care about the young child and won't go too far.
As Shi Yuanxing was thinking, he suddenly noticed the woman beside him looking at him with red eyes.
Shi Yuanxing's heart tightened suddenly. "Zhizhi, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Shuzhi leaned into his arms, hugged his waist, and looked up at him, saying, "I feel sorry for you."
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Shi Yuanxing was slightly taken aback.
Why did I suddenly feel sorry for him all of a sudden?
Qin Shuzhi said with a heavy heart, "You're so good to my sister, you never compete with her for anything, and you always think of her first..."
But his sister always seemed so hostile towards him.
Upon hearing this, Shi Yuanxing paused slightly, and after a moment, he turned his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "My mother is gone, and I have the responsibility and obligation to take good care of her daughter."
A bitter look appeared in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "A little girl who has lost her beloved mother will inevitably suffer psychological trauma. I can understand why she treated me like this."
Hearing him say that, Qin Shuzhi felt as if she had been pricked by a needle.
Looking at her expression, Shi Yuanxing could only smile reassuringly at her, "It's alright, in the future... she might gradually come to terms with it."
Qin Shuzhi hugged him tighter, "But Mingming... you also lost your mother."
She knew that none of them could blame Shi Qingman for this, but she just couldn't help... couldn't help feeling sorry for her Mr. Shi.
Shi Yuanxing gently stroked her hair. "I'm a grown man, so naturally I have to be strong."
Qin Shuzhi disagreed, "What's wrong with being a grown man? Grown men are human too, they have hearts and flesh."
It will hurt too.
In the soft light, Shi Yuanxing saw the deep love and heartache in the woman's eyes, and his heart softened instantly. He raised his hand and gently stroked her face with affection.
"Yes, God must have taken pity on me, which is why He sent such a wonderful wife to my side."
Qin Shuzhi lowered her eyes in frustration, "But there's nothing I can do to help you."
"Who said that?"
Shi Yuanxing held her slender waist tightly, lowered his head to touch her forehead, and gazed at her affectionately.
"Your love and care for me are the greatest blessings to me."
Qin Shuzhi's heart raced under his burning gaze, and she said coquettishly, "What time is it, and you're still saying sweet nothings?"
Shi Yuanxing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle things outside."
His steady gaze always gave Qin Shuzhi an indescribable sense of security. She nodded gently, "I believe you."
"Alright, Teacher Qin."
Shi Yuanxing patted her bottom lightly, "You have to get up early for school tomorrow, go to sleep quickly."
"good."
Qin Shuzhi obediently rolled off him back to her seat and then leaned over to kiss his cheek.
Good night, Mr. Shi.
Shi Yuanxing looked at the woman who had closed her eyes to sleep after kissing him, chuckled, reached out to tuck her in, and then leaned in to kiss her forehead.
Good night, Mrs. Shi.
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At the same time, in a hospital ward.
Unable to fall asleep late at night, Shi Qingman sat on her hospital bed, lost in thought.
She had been feeling depressed these past few days because of the difficult decision of whether or not to have a child.
So when Qiao Wenbo took her to the mall to shop for maternity and baby products today, she became even more irritable.
Especially when she saw him holding some baby supplies and constantly talking in her ear about what to do if it was a boy and what to do if it was a girl, it was as if he had already decided that she absolutely had to have this child.
Feeling annoyed, she immediately shook off Qiao Wenbo's hand and left.
Qiao Wenbo chased her all the way to the parking lot before he managed to forcibly pull her away.
He questioned her about what she meant, whether she had never really intended to have the child and that her previous statement about considering it was just a way to appease him.
Shi Qingman felt very wronged.
Yes, she didn't want the child, because the child's arrival was not part of their plans or expectations.
But out of consideration for his feelings and wishes, she kept trying to convince herself to accept the child.
Now, being questioned and speculated about like this, Shi Qingman, who had already been unable to eat or sleep well and whose mood was unstable for the past few days, immediately became angry.
She blurted out in a fit of pique, "Yes, I just don't want this child, and I don't want to get married for it."
She regretted saying it as soon as she finished.
Because she saw Qiao Wenbo's face turn extremely ugly on the spot.
"You don't not want to get married because of this, you just don't want to marry me, right?"
Hearing this, she was startled and instinctively reached for his hand, "Wenbo, that's not what I meant..."
Qiao Wenbo angrily shook off her hand, "What the outsiders say is right. I, Qiao Wenbo, am not good enough for you, Miss Shi. It's no use in me being by your side for years. You simply don't want to marry a down-on-his-luck person like me."
It wasn't until he drove away that Shi Qingman came to her senses from those shocking words.
She was unaware that people outside would speak of him like that, and she never looked down on him because of his social status.
She thought he understood her.
From the time she first fell in love until now, the only person she has ever liked and wanted to marry is him.
She just... felt that they were still young and should focus on their careers first.
She knew that Shi Yuanxing wouldn't really give up the family business and not compete with her, so for so many years, she never dared to slack off at work, just wanting her father to see the best version of herself and feel that she could shoulder the responsibility of the family business.
She was indeed outstanding in the group before, and received praise from everyone in the group.
Originally, she thought she would be able to marry Qiao Wenbo soon, but at this time, Shi Yuanxing returned to the group.
She couldn't accept that after all these years of hard work, he had surpassed her.
She thought Qiao Wenbo knew her feelings for him, and that he would understand her ambition and be sympathetic to her, but she never imagined that he had such a deep misunderstanding about her.
She never imagined that her actions and decisions would cause him such great harm.
In the past, no matter how much she threw a tantrum, he would always tolerate it and coax her.
But today, knowing full well that she was pregnant, he abandoned her and left.
He must be really angry today, right?
Shi Qingman could not describe her feelings at that moment.
When she recalled Qiao Wenbo's sad words that day, saying "I want to have a home with her," her heart ached.
Shi Qingman slowly lowered her head to look at her belly and gently stroked it.
It seems... she really was wrong.
She shouldn't selfishly focus only on her own career and ignore Wenbo's feelings.
After all, relationships involve two people.
This child belongs to both of them, and she cannot be willful and only consider her own wishes.
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