Chapter 181 Gan Xiaoxing's Child is Gone
Yu Yan and Shao Muyan are attending a seminar together today.
No sooner had we learned that Gan Xiaoxing had been released than news of Chairman Gan's sudden death from an acute illness became a trending topic on social media.
After the meeting, everyone was discussing this matter during dinner. After all, Gan Xiaoxing was once a "celebrity" in the scientific research circle, and he almost ruined the reputation of the entire scientific research circle and academia.
Later, she single-handedly raised the bar for academia, making the plagiarism rate for papers increasingly strict. Students who were working late into the night to finish their manuscripts hated Gan Xiaoxing so much that they gritted their teeth at the mention of her name.
"Gan Xiaoxing is a real jinx; she brought death to her father as soon as she came out."
One of the PhDs attending the conference, holding his phone, made sarcastic remarks, endlessly mocking: "Any family that gets stuck with a daughter like this is really unlucky."
Many people cast gossipy glances at Yu Yan, after all, they all knew about the complicated love-hate relationship between Yu Yan, Gan Xiaoxing, and Xiang Jingheng.
However, no one dared to come over and ask anything. Anyone who approached was forced back by Shao Muyan's gaze before they could even speak.
Shao Muyan sat next to Yu Yan, eating with her and serving her food. Since it wasn't a work setting, he didn't shy away from their relationship.
Now anyone can see that these two are in talks.
No one dared to ask Yu Yan about her ex-husband in front of the wife; that would be tantamount to courting death.
"Let's eat our own food and ignore them."
Shao Muyan handed the meat from the plate to Yu Yan. They used to use serving chopsticks, but now that they had a formal title, they became arrogant and no longer cared so much, so they just used their own chopsticks to pick it up.
Yu Yan took a bite of meat and let out a long sigh of relief.
Shao Muyan gently stroked her back with his clean left hand. "Don't be upset, it's easy to have indigestion."
Yu Yan gave a soft "hmm".
She was indeed upset.
Human life is of paramount importance. No matter how much one dislikes the Gan family, hearing the news of Chairman Gan's death is still unsettling.
On the way back, Yu Yan recalled the sarcastic remarks made by those who said Gan Xiaoxing had caused her father's death, their words chilling.
“I don’t like hearing this. People always say that women bring bad luck to their fathers and husbands, as if it’s the woman’s fault if someone in the family dies or is unhappy. But isn’t it the fault of Gan Xiaoxing’s father and mother that she grew up like this? If they hadn’t spoiled her, Gan Xiaoxing wouldn’t have become so lawless.”
No one should claim that anyone is innocent.
"yes."
Shao Muyan agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Family education has a great influence on people. Gan Xiaoxing was spoiled all her way up. No matter what trouble she caused, someone would help her deal with it and clean up the mess. Later, she couldn't stop it even if she wanted to."
—
Chairman Gan wasn't actually angered to death by Gan Xiaoxing, but rather betrayed by his adopted son whom he had personally promoted, which triggered a heart attack.
The person had already died by the time they arrived at the hospital.
The Gan Group is in complete chaos.
Upon hearing the news, Chairman Xiang rushed over to help with his friend's funeral arrangements and also offered advice on future developments.
Lin Mao, the current president of the Gan Group, was indeed promoted by Chairman Gan himself, but he was originally Chairman Xiang's subordinate.
He rose through the ranks at breakneck speed, and Xiang Dong's encouragement and support undoubtedly played a significant role in this.
In Xiang Jingheng's eyes, his father's move was too ruthless.
Chairman Gan had helped the Xiang family before, but in the end, the cruelest blow came from his most trusted brother.
As the sun set, Xiang Jingheng sat on a bench outside the hospital, smoking, his fingers trembling incessantly.
He said his father was ruthless, but he was no less so.
It is said that even tigers do not eat their cubs, but didn't he also want to kill his own flesh and blood?
He said he didn't want his child to be stained with Gan Xiaoxing's blood, even though his own blood wasn't exactly clean either.
Their genes aren't exactly good.
In essence, they are all ruthless and selfish people.
Fortunately, Xiang Chu still had half of Yu Yan's blood in her body, so it was still clean.
It's fine if Xiang Chu doesn't want to come back. In the future, let him spend more time with his mother and be influenced by the scholarly atmosphere of his family. It's better than him getting tainted by money.
Mei Nan walked over and sat down next to Xiang Jingheng.
Xiang Jingheng turned his head slightly, his expression full of exhaustion, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Gan Xiaoxing? Why did you come out?"
Mei Nan said, "No need to look, she's asleep."
Xiang Jingheng paused slightly, then looked sharply at Mei Nan, his pupils shrinking as if he had anticipated something.
Mei Nan looked at his bloodshot eyes and smiled easily.
"Don't worry, she's in her early pregnancy and had a medical abortion, so it won't be very painful. She'll wake up one morning and the baby will be gone."
Xiang Jingheng froze completely, staring wide-eyed at Mei Nan.
My child, just like that, gone?
—
That evening, Shao Min came to Yu Yan's place for dinner and secretly talked about Gan Xiaoxing behind Xiang Chu's back.
"I heard that after Xiang Jingheng took Gan Xiaoxing to the hospital, he arranged for her to have an abortion and remove the baby."
Yu Yan was processing pork ribs when she chopped them with her knife, causing blood and flesh to splatter.
Shao Muyan frowned and quickly took the cleaver from Yu Yan's hand.
"Let me do it. Don't hurt yourself."
Yu Yan was startled.
Gan Xiaoxing went through so much hardship to get pregnant with this child, how could she just abort it like that?
Shao Muyan was tidying up the ribs when he glanced at his sister and asked, "Is your information accurate?"
Shao Min shrugged: "I don't know, I heard it's gone."
She added another comment: "Putting everything else aside, your ex-husband is really ruthless."
Shao Muyan frowned and clicked his tongue.
"Alright, alright, Xiang Jingheng, is that enough?"
Shao Min glanced outside, afraid of disturbing the child, and fanned her mouth, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore, it's bad luck."
Yu Yan frowned, feeling that things weren't so simple.
Shao Muyan noticed and asked her, "What are you worried about?"
"I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel like something's not quite right."
Yu Yan's face turned slightly pale. Two lives lost in one day—it sounded terrifying no matter how you looked at it.
Xiang Jingheng is indeed ruthless, but no matter how cold and heartless he is, he wouldn't do something so cruel to Gan Xiaoxing. Doesn't he love her very much?
Is this how you treat someone you love?
Just as the food was served, Yu Yan's phone vibrated. She wiped her hands, picked it up, and looked at it.
Mei Nan.
Yu Yan paused and answered the phone.
"Yu Yan, I'm outside the gate of the family compound." Mei Nan spoke bluntly, stating her purpose directly: "I've come to pick up Xiang Chu."
"Wait a moment."
Yu Yan told Xiang Chu, and without thinking, Xiang Chu immediately shouted, "I'm not going back!"
Mei Nan heard this, but still politely said to Yu Yan, "Could Xiang Chu take the call? I'll talk to him."
Yu Yan handed the phone to Xiang Chu and said, "Don't shout. Whether you go back or not, talk it out properly."
"oh."
Xiang Chu obediently responded, took the phone, and immediately turned on the speakerphone, saying reluctantly, "Aunt Mei, you can speak now."
Mei Nan's voice was still as soft and gentle as ever.
"Xiao Chu, don't be afraid or worried. Your godmother's baby is gone. You won't have any more little brothers or sisters. The crisis is over. Come back soon."
"..." Xiang Chu's pupils suddenly widened.
Yu Yan, Shao Muyan, Shao Min, and Shao Yun all fell silent upon hearing this.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com