Jiang Bei raised his voice in surprise, "Gu Qingyan could actually do something so despicable? The president of the prestigious Gu Group is so incompetent!"
Then he glanced at Zhou Xiaoran again and said softly, "Miss Zhou, I'm so sorry, you've suffered because of Zhi Qiu."
Zhou Xiaoran was taken aback when Jiang Bei apologized to her on behalf of Shen Zhi Qiu. She quickly said, "Mr. Jiang, you're too kind. Zhi Qiu and I are best friends. Besides, the fault doesn't lie with Zhi Qiu; it was all that bastard Gu's fault!"
Speaking of Gu Qingyan, Zhou Xiaoran was furious. "To be honest, I don't know what he was thinking. He didn't care about Zhi Qiu's feelings at all and brought Xiao Wanqing to live in his and Zhi Qiu's marital home. Since he can't let go of his Miss Xiao, he should be happy to let Zhi Qiu propose a divorce. Wouldn't that be doing them a favor?"
But his reaction was strange, especially after he learned that Zhi Qiu was pregnant. He came to my house and acted like he was very affectionate, insisting on finding Zhi Qiu and firmly stating that he would not divorce her.
"Hmph, this kind of man doesn't deserve Zhi Qiu at all. A married man with no shame! Xiao Wanqing just returned from abroad, and Gu Qingyan couldn't hold back. Don't mention this man in front of Zhi Qiu later, it's bad luck!" Lu Jia said with disgust.
Jiang Bei was taken aback. Gu Qingyan wasn't like this back in school. He glanced at Lu Jia, his brows twitching slightly, but he just sighed and didn't say anything more.
A few hours later, at the sanatorium.
"Zhi Qiu!" Zhou Xiaoran spotted Shen Zhi Qiu in a white cotton dress at a glance and waved excitedly at her.
Shen Zhi Qiu was pruning gardenias in a vase when she heard Zhou Xiao Ran's voice and was pleasantly surprised. She looked up and waved to Zhou Xiao Ran.
Zhou Xiaoran scurried up the steps and ran into the courtyard, eagerly giving Shen Zhi Qiu a hug.
The noise woke up the ball lying on its back on the table. It raised its head, opened its mouth wide, yawned, and then curled up and lay back down.
Shen Zhi Qiu gently patted Zhou Xiao Ran's back and said apologetically, "Xiao Ran, I didn't expect to involve you. I'm really sorry."
"Zhiqiu, I know this isn't your fault, you don't need to apologize." Zhou Xiaoran let go of her hand, glanced at Shen Zhiqiu's face, and then took a step back to examine her carefully.
Shen Zhi Qiu's clean face was free of makeup, her skin looking delicate and smooth, and strands of hair gently brushed her cheeks in the mountain breeze. She smiled faintly, her dimples appearing and disappearing. Perhaps because she had been pruning gardenias, she carried a faint fragrance. Although she wore only a simple white dress and no accessories, she looked even more beautiful than usual.
"Zhiqiu, you seem different after not seeing you for a while?" Zhou Xiaoran looked at her and nodded with satisfaction.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Bei and Lu Jia walked up as soon as he finished speaking. Hearing Zhou Xiaoran's words, Jiang Bei asked with a smile.
"I can't quite put my finger on the specific changes, but it's very comfortable. I guess I'm doing well here with Brother Lu," Zhou Xiaoran said with a smile.
“Of course, Zhi Qiu must be comfortable here with me.” Lu Jia’s lips curled up.
"Yes, yes, it's all thanks to Lu Jia." Shen Zhi Qiu laughed, then said to Jiang Bei, "Thank you for your help today too."
Jiang Bei waved his hand, "It's nothing, you're being too polite. The three of us haven't seen each other in a long time, so we can have a meal together today."
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Five days later, in the hospital in Nancheng.
Xiao Wanqing lay on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, her face devoid of color.
Gu Qingyan gently turned the doorknob and slowed her pace as she walked over.
When Zhang Ma saw Gu Qingyan, she quickly got up.
Gu Qingyan put her index finger to her lips, making a "shh" gesture, and glanced at the door, signaling Zhang Ma to go outside to talk.
The two gently closed the door.
"Young Master, the doctor said that Miss Xiao may not be able to have children again," Zhang Ma said with some regret.
Gu Qingyan pursed his lips, feeling a pang of guilt for not protecting Xiao Wanqing.
"Young Master, there's one more thing." Zhang Ma hesitated, but didn't say it for a long time.
"Go ahead," Gu Qingyan said in a low, muffled voice.
"That's right, that's right... Lin Su had the doctor take tissue from the fetus for a paternity test."
Aunt Zhang lowered her head nervously, not daring to look at Gu Qingyan's face.
"The test results have just come out, showing that neither Lin Su nor Xu Qingchuan are the child's biological father."
Gu Qingyan suddenly opened her eyes wide, her expression tightened, and she looked at the ward in disbelief.
Aunt Zhang continued, "After learning the news, Assistant Huang was afraid that Lin Su would cause trouble, so he has sent two more bodyguards. They will arrive soon."
Gu Qingyan nodded. Xu Qingchuan's leg was broken in the building next door, so he couldn't cause any trouble for the time being.
As they were talking, Zhang Ma saw Lin Su appear at the top of the stairs, and a look of fear unconsciously appeared in her eyes.
Gu Qingyan turned around and saw Lin Su, who looked blank and was walking unsteadily. Seeing Gu Qingyan at the door, she pursed her lips tightly, lowered her head, and tried to hide the sorrow in her eyes.
"Young Master." Zhang Ma was a little worried that Lin Su would make a move, since the bodyguards hadn't arrived yet.
"Zhang Ma, you go in first," Gu Qingyan said in a low voice.
Zhang Ma nervously wrung her hands, afraid that Lin Su might do something rash and hit Gu Qingyan, so she didn't dare to move. But Gu Qingyan urged her to go in and keep an eye on Xiao Wanqing, so Zhang Ma had no choice but to go in first.
At this moment, Lin Su had already walked to a position about one meter in front of them.
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