The night was deep. Shen Meiyan slumped onto the stairs. The atmosphere in the cramped stairwell was heavy, as if suffocating her. It felt like a huge stone was lodged in her heart, making her feel suffocated and in pain.
She had initially thought that Shen Yanshan's affairs were merely a fling, perhaps a mistress to satisfy his vanity. But she never imagined that the woman would be pregnant, and with the son Shen Yanshan had longed for for years. This news was a devastating blow to Shen Meiyan, one she could not accept.
The conversation between Shen Yanshan and Xiaoling kept echoing in Shen Yanyan's mind. He promised to give Xiaoling a formal status, which meant that he had already considered divorcing Lin Yueshan. This thought terrified and unsettled Shen Yanyan. She didn't know if this was just sweet talk from Shen Yanshan to Xiaoling to reassure her, but she dared not gamble.
Just as Shen Yanshan stepped off the elevator, Shen Meiyan dashed out like lightning, heading straight for Xiaoling's residence. Her heart was pounding, her anger burning, and she desperately wanted to uncover the truth behind this betrayal.
Shen Meiyan stood in front of Xiaoling's door, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down. She knocked on the door hard, each knock feeling like a blow to her own heart, as if her self-esteem was being pressed to the ground and rubbed repeatedly.
"Did you forget your car keys again?" a teasing voice came from inside.
The door finally opened slowly, and Xiaoling's smile froze on her face the moment she saw Shen Meiyan. She clearly hadn't expected Shen Meiyan to be there, and stood frozen in the doorway for a moment.
However, Shen Meiyan didn't give her a chance to respond. She shoved Xiaoling aside and forcefully barged into the room. Xiaoling stumbled and almost lost her balance. She instinctively reached for her phone on the table to ask for help, but Shen Meiyan beat her to it.
Shen Meiyan rushed to the living room table, gripped her phone tightly with both hands, and slammed it to the ground with all her might. The phone shattered instantly, the screen breaking into countless pieces, as if symbolizing Shen Meiyan's broken heart at that moment.
"What? You still want to call my dad for help?" Shen Meiyan's voice was cold and sharp. Her gaze was fixed on Xiaoling's swollen belly, as if she wanted to etch the evidence of that betrayal into her heart. Her eyes flashed with anger and jealousy, making Xiaoling feel a sense of fear.
Xiaoling trembled, not daring to look Shen Meiyan in the eye, and could only silently endure her anger.
"What? You seem like such a smooth talker, don't you? You have such an innocent and cute face, yet you want to swindle my dad's money and climb the social ladder? You've got quite the scheme!" Shen Meiyan sneered, glaring at her fiercely as she cursed, "But forget about it! You won't be competing with my mother for anything!"
"I didn't, Meiyan, you've misunderstood." Xiaoling tried to explain to Shen Meiyan in a flustered manner.
"Shut up! How dare you, a bitch, call my name like that?" Shen Meiyan was even more furious, staring at Xiaoling's belly as she approached her step by step. A cold smile played on her lips, her eyes flashing with a chilling light, like a ferocious lion ready to pounce on its prey.
"I just heard that you're carrying a boy?" Shen Meiyan curled her lips. "It's not even certain he'll be born. I think it's better for him to die in the womb."
Xiaoling felt a suffocating pressure, and her body trembled involuntarily. Her eyes filled with tears and fear, as if she were seeing death itself. She shrank back, retreating in fear until she was cornered against the wall, with nowhere left to go. "What do you want to do?"
Shen Meiyan gave a cold laugh, her laughter echoing in the empty room, sending a chill down one's spine. "What do I want? It's simple, I want you to leave my father!" Her voice was cold and firm, as if there was no room for negotiation.
Hearing this, Xiaoling's heart ached. She cried, her hands nervously clutching her stomach as if protecting her child. "I...I can't help it," she choked out, "The child is innocent, he's your own brother!"
"My own brother?!" Upon hearing this, Shen Meiyan completely lost her temper. Her face turned ashen, and her eyes flashed with furious flames. She shoved Xiaoling violently, and Xiaoling's back slammed against the wall with a heavy thud. She felt a sharp pain spread throughout her body, as if her bones had shattered.
"I don't have a younger brother! This is just an unwanted, illegitimate child!" Shen Meiyan viciously poked her stomach, her fingers digging deep into the flesh. She gritted her teeth and said, "What good thing do you think you're carrying? It's nothing but a bastard!"
Xiaoling trembled with pain, looking at Shen Meiyan with eyes filled with despair and helplessness. "You!" she said with difficulty, "How could you be so heartless?! He's not a bastard, he's your father's biological child."
Xiaoling tried to awaken a shred of conscience in Shen Meiyan with familial affection, but Shen Meiyan coldly smirked and said indifferently, "I'm used to being an only child. Even Shen Zhi Qiu is someone I don't take seriously. Let alone this child whose origins are unclear?" Her voice was cold and ruthless, as if devoid of any emotion.
"Either you go to the hospital and get an abortion, or I'll help you myself!!" Shen Meiyan took a step forward, her eyes full of mockery. "You choose."
"I," Xiaoling cried, "the baby is already over six months old, he'll be full-term soon, you can't be so cruel!"
Hearing Xiaoling's pleas, Shen Meiyan's smile grew increasingly sinister. "So you want me to help you personally?" she whispered, but the threat in her tone was unmistakable. She reached out and made a "kill" gesture towards Xiaoling's neck from a distance, her cold fingers seemingly already gripping Xiaoling's throat.
Xiaoling panicked instantly. Looking at Shen Meiyan's狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face, she was filled with terror. She knew Shen Meiyan was serious; she really would do something so heinous. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and tears streamed down her face like broken beads.
"No, no," Xiaoling said in a trembling voice, her eyes filled with pleading and fear. "I beg you, Shen Meiyan, please let me and the child go. We won't threaten your position, I promise."
"Oh. You should have thought about your fate when you seduced my dad." Shen Meiyan's face was full of hatred as she approached her.
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