Seeing Zhang Fan's curiosity, Leng Juan explained, "The Wei family is small, with only two children, Wei Yangze and his elder brother. They each only have one child, Wei Lai and Wei Qing."
"When Wei Qing was giving birth to him, his mother lost the jade pendant in the hospital. They searched the hospital thoroughly but couldn't find it, so Wei Qing's jade pendant is the only one of its kind."
Zhang Fan thought of the jade pendant in Bai Rou'er's childhood photo and figured it was probably found by Bai Rou'er's family.
After talking for a while, Wei Lai got sleepy. Zhang Fan walked out of the room and heard faint celebratory sounds coming from outside Wei Qing's ward.
Zhang Fan couldn't help but glance at it. The butler explained, "Today is Young Master Wei Qing's birthday. If Madam knew, she would be unhappy, so Master only dared to celebrate with Young Master Wei Qing in the ward."
That strange feeling welled up in his heart again, and Zhang Fan asked curiously, "Is Wei Qing Wei Yangze's child?"
The butler hurriedly shook his head: "Impossible, the master and the first wife have no connection whatsoever."
Zhang Fan glanced at the butler's hesitant expression and sensed there was more to the story. He couldn't help but tease, "Oh? Is something wrong with Madam Wei?"
"Those are all rumors." The butler blurted out instinctively, then quickly shut his mouth, realizing he had said the wrong thing.
Seeing that he had actually gotten something out of her, Zhang Fan threatened, "If you don't tell me what's going on, I'll go tell Madam that you spread this gossip."
The butler looked panicked and glanced around instinctively. After confirming that no one was around, he whispered, "There were indeed such rumors before."
Just six months ago, there was a rumor that Leng Juan had a first love, and the two were deeply in love, but were later broken up by the Leng family.
Leng Juan was forced to marry Wei Yangze, but she always missed her first love. Later, when Wei Yangze was away on a business trip, she secretly met with her first love. Even Wei Lai was this man's child.
Upon learning of this rumor, Wei Yangze and Leng Juan had a big argument. Leng Juan was furious, wondering if Wei Yangze was deliberately picking a fight to slander her. She was willing to do a paternity test, but Wei Yangze refused.
Wei Yangze said he had been cuckolded, and from then on he gradually distanced himself from Wei Lai, but treated Wei Qing very well.
The butler shook his head: "Madam is deeply in love with Master, how could she do such a thing? I think this will probably become a rumor. I don't know why Master has changed. Before, he would have firmly believed in Madam."
"Dr. Zhang, you must keep today's events a secret, or I'll lose my job."
Zhang Fan's brows furrowed slightly, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
It wasn't that he was gossiping, but Wei Yangze's behavior was very awkward, as if he were being controlled.
By piecing together the information he had gathered, Zhang Fan roughly understood the reason for Wei Yangze's drastic change in personality.
After leaving the hospital, Zhang Fan did not go straight back, but went to the largest shopping mall in Jiangcheng.
Today is Bai Rou'er's birthday, and he wants to choose a birthday gift for her.
Not knowing what women really like, Zhang Fan took Ji Zhi's advice and bought jewelry for Bai Rou'er.
The jewelry store is located outside the shopping mall, in the area with the highest foot traffic.
Ji Zhi waited in the car while Zhang Fan walked into the jewelry store alone. A female salesperson approached him, swaying her slender waist and wearing a polite smile: "Excuse me, sir, what would you like to buy?"
Zhang Fan looked at the object under the spotlight, which shone with dazzling light, making him dazzled and causing him to squint slightly.
This was the first time he had ever seen so much jewelry; it was dazzling, and he couldn't understand why women liked it so much.
Suddenly, a familiar and pretty figure caught Zhang Fan's attention. He looked closely and was surprised to see Chen Yao trying on jewelry.
She was wearing a red backless mini dress and sitting in front of the display case putting on a necklace.
The off-the-shoulder neckline revealed her fair shoulders, which were dazzlingly white under the fluorescent lights. Nothing that shouldn't be exposed was revealed, and her long, black waves cascaded down her back, making her exceptionally sexy.
Her delicate collarbone swayed slightly with her movements. A thin gold necklace had a diamond pendant on it. The pendant was movable and trembled slightly with her breath, reflecting a cold, sharp light that created a striking visual contrast with her bright red lips.
However, the faint sadness between her brows seemed completely out of place with her sexy and queen-like aura.
Just as Zhang Fan was about to walk over and greet Chen Yao, he saw Chen Yao look up at him with the same sorrow in her eyes. The moment she saw Zhang Fan, she even showed a hint of resentment.
She then turned away indifferently, as if Zhang Fan were a stranger. Zhang Fan wouldn't want to make a fool of himself, so he ignored Chen Yao and went about picking out gifts from the counter.
Just as Zhang Fan looked away, he felt Chen Yao's gaze return to him. However, as soon as he raised his head, Chen Yao's eyes quickly looked away.
Too lazy to guess what women were thinking, Zhang Fan picked out a gold necklace worth five thousand and swiped his card directly.
He walked out carrying the gift box, just as Chen Yao came out. She seemed to want to avoid Zhang Fan, and Zhang Fan could clearly hear her deliberately slowing down her pace.
Zhang Fan walked toward Ji Zhi carrying the gift box. Just then, a motorcycle drove past Zhang Fan, very close, almost brushing past him.
"Watch out!" Chen Yao exclaimed. Zhang Fan turned his head and saw Chen Yao's panicked eyes.
Seeing that Zhang Fan was alright, Chen Yao turned her head away, pretending that the sound she had just made wasn't hers.
Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow slightly: "You care about me?"
Chen Yao snorted coldly: "Who cares about you?"
Although her voice was cold, Zhang Fan could see Chen Yao's face turn red; she was shy.
Zhang Fan: "I heard you were sick. Are you feeling better?"
Chen Yao's face flushed red, even her neck turned red. Zhang Fan stared at Chen Yao, his eyes darkening. Why did Chen Yao's brow suddenly turn so dark? Was she about to have bad luck?
"I...I'm fine," Chen Yao stammered. As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly looked to her left and her expression changed drastically.
"Beep—" A large truck sped by, its tires hitting a large stone ball on the side of the road. It lost control and drove straight toward Chen Yao. The driver looked panicked and frantically honked the horn.
Chen Yao's face turned ashen as she watched the approaching truck. She tried to run away, but her legs wouldn't obey her commands.
Especially after Zhao Shuang hit someone with her car last time, she almost died, and her legs go weak uncontrollably whenever she hears a car horn.
As the truck drew closer, her pupils reflected its size, and she could even clearly see the truck driver opening his mouth and shouting something.
Just when things were at their most critical, Zhang Fan darted forward, grabbed Chen Yao, rolled around on the spot a few times, and came to a steady stop in front of the coffee shop not far away.
The truck crashed into a Roman column in front of the mall entrance. The windshield shattered and the front of the truck was deformed. The driver, covered in blood, got out, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, muttering, "The brakes failed. I didn't mean to."
Chen Yao lay on top of Zhang Fan, feeling his firm muscles, listening to his strong heartbeat, and smelling the aroma of coffee. She felt a sense of peace and security she had never experienced before.
"Clap clap clap!" Loud applause rang out from all around.
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