Chapter 17 (Xiang Siling's chapter is slightly dark, so be careful when buying)
No one expected that not long after, Xiang Siling would be found out to be pregnant. Judging from the time, this child can only be Qian Chengfeng's. Luo Hongmin had made the underage Xiang Siling pregnant a few years ago. Now, he would regret not being able to keep the child. Because he and his ex-wife, Li Meiling, and other women were unable to have children. After going to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor vaguely stated that it would be difficult for Luo Hongmin to get a woman pregnant. After Xiang Siling became an adult, he no longer took any safety measures, but she still couldn't get pregnant. But Luo Hongmin had already let it go.
Xiang Siling originally didn't want to keep the child, but Qian Chengfeng was ecstatic and insisted on keeping the child. But Luo Hongmin suddenly changed his mind. He no longer summoned Xiang Siling frequently, and even did not touch her in the first three months. He also hired the best doctor to protect her pregnancy. He said to her kindly: No matter what, the child is innocent. I have no offspring, so your children are of course my offspring. When the baby is born, you will divorce him and it will be our child.
Looking at Luo Hongmin's expectant eyes, Xiang Siling suspected that he might be getting old and began to envy others for having a large family. But how could Xiang Siling let the child grow up in front of his lap? Even if there were mountains of gold and silver, she couldn't bear it.
However, Qian Chengfeng seemed to be looking forward to the child so much that he could not accept any reason to abort the child. Luo Hongmin's obviously softening attitude also made Xiang Siling breathe a sigh of relief, and she began to consider the pros and cons of keeping the child.
She decided to take a gamble.
Give birth to this child and confront him. Isn’t it said that children are the deepest bond between husband and wife? Since he loves children so much, will she have a better chance of success?
Although Xiang Siling was unwilling to admit it, deep down in her heart, she was so eager to keep this man and continue to have this little home.
During Xiang Siling's pregnancy, Qian Chengfeng received unprecedented attention from Luo Hongmin and was promoted continuously. In terms of salary and position, he was second only to senior executives at the group level. To others, although they are jealous, they can do nothing about it because, after all, he is the chairman's son-in-law and may become the next president in the future.
But Xiang Siling felt vaguely uneasy. She once expressed her concerns to Qian Chengfeng, but he was full of confidence and motivation and would not listen at all. He worked hard every day and repeatedly assured her: I will never let your father down, and I will definitely let you and the children live a better life.
Xiang Siling said nothing more.
She touched her already big belly. The presence of the child made her feel extremely peaceful and gave her a lot more confidence. At this point, she just wanted to give birth to this child safely, this beautiful and magical life growing in her body, and then wait for fate to decide.
The child was born naturally. Because Xiang Siling has always had a good physique and a habit of exercising, the delivery was very fast. The baby weighed 6.8 jin, and both mother and daughter were safe.
On that day, the weak Xiang Siling lay on the hospital bed, looking down at the monkey-like child, tears in her eyes. She held Qian Chengfeng's hand and said, "When the baby is one month old, I will have something very important to tell you."
Qian Chengfeng was so happy that he didn't care about anything else. He carefully picked up the child, and with red eyes, he answered casually: "Okay, okay, you have worked hard, I will listen to you in everything."
Xiang Siling looked at the father and daughter again, closed her eyes and stopped talking.
However, before Xiang Siling had the chance to reveal his cards, Luo Hongmin revealed his cards first.
That night, Luo Hongmin called Xiang Siling, who had just finished her confinement, to his villa. Xiang Siling told herself that this was her last bit of patience - she would rather tell Qian Chengfeng everything in person rather than have Luo Hongmin reveal it, that would be completely different.
Luo Hongmin tied Xiang Siling's hands and feet to the back of the chair with ropes.
When Qian Chengfeng knocked on the door, Xiang Siling's whole body tensed up.
"Come in."
Xiang Siling struggled fiercely, but it was useless.
Qian Chengfeng didn't see clearly who the woman was at first. When he saw the scene, he felt extremely embarrassed. He was about to leave, but he caught a glimpse of the clothes on the table and paused. Then, his heart was like a raging storm.
He saw the woman's lowered profile clearly, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze. He raised his fist and rushed forward.
"Try to take another step forward!" Luo Hongmin shouted like a true emperor, "Qian Chengfeng, look clearly at who I am!"
"That's my fucking wife! That's your daughter! You..." Qian Chengfeng's face flushed and he gasped, but he still swallowed the last few dirty words.
Luo Hongmin sneered, patted the man under him, pushed forward and said, "I have been doing this to her since she was a child, that's how it is. You are so smart, how could you not guess it? Ah Feng, I chose you as my son-in-law because I value your knowledge of current affairs and your ability to do everything according to my wishes. If you don't want to do this, it's simple for me. I can just change someone else to be the branch manager and son-in-law. Why don't you go back and think about it? The project of Bangsheng Group is at a critical stage, right?"
Qian Chengfeng's eyes turned red, his hands clenched into fists, staring at Xiang Siling, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Xiang Siling, is what he said true? You have always been with him..."
Xiang Siling had no expression and didn't speak a word. She was crawling lifelessly like a snow-white iceberg beauty.
Qian Chengfeng's face turned ashen, tears of hatred welled up in his eyes. He looked at the couple again, turned around and walked away quickly, slamming the door.
Luo Hongmin was very satisfied with the couple's breakup. If Xiang Siling hadn't been pregnant, this day would have come a long time ago. And he had used soft words to coax Xiang Siling before just to catch them off guard today. Couldn't he guess that Xiang Siling gave birth to this child for Qian Chengfeng? He wanted to make her fall to pieces at the most hopeful moment and completely crush her heart that would never surrender.
Luo Hongmin sat down on the sofa, smoking with hatred and pleasure. Xiang Siling was still tied up in the same place. She suddenly started crying, wailing loudly, her heart broken. His whole body went limp, with only his hands and feet hanging by ropes. Her long hair was disheveled and scattered on her shoulders. She cried for a long time until Luo Hongmin untied her and left the bedroom impatiently. She was still huddled in the corner, sobbing quietly, without getting up.
Later that day, Luo Hongmin and Li Meiling both went to sleep in the villa. Xiang Siling walked alone to the edge of Mingya Lake, standing there for a long time, feeling the cool autumn night breeze. Later, she slowly walked into the lake. The cold water had spread over her knees. She thought in a daze that she hated many people, but the one she hated the most was herself.
One wrong step, all wrong. Her soft-heartedness and cowardice in her youth trapped her from the age of 16 to 22. It turned out that Luo Hongmin and Li Meiling were not sure they could control her at that time, and they were afraid that she would call the police immediately, but she was fooled by them. The hideous and dirty Xiang Siling now is all her own fault.
Just as she was dozing off, the cell phone in her pocket rang a few times. She lowered her head and took it out, and saw that it was a message from Qian Sitian's confinement nanny.
[Mr. Xiang, you and Boss Qian haven't come back yet. Tiantian was looking for you everywhere before going to bed last night and even cried for a while. She is so smart. I drank 100 grams of milk before going to bed, and my bowel movements were good today. I'm going to bed first. 】
Posted another photo of Tiantian sleeping soundly.
Xiang Siling looked at the little man in the painting and touched it with trembling fingers, feeling so greedy and yet so painful. She suddenly remembered the plate that the young and kind assistant brought to her with red eyes in that dark clinic when she was in her second year of high school.
She slowly turned her head and looked at the villa. The mountains are quiet, the manor is silent, and the lights are dim.
That couple who were neither human nor ghost lived such a happy life. They were wealthy, had a high status, could do whatever they wanted, and had countless lovers.
But Xiang Siling was just a little girl, a girl who had never meant any harm to anyone. How could they have the heart to do that to her?
Xiang Siling suddenly felt less sad and no longer wanted to die. She walked back to the villa, took a nice shower as if to wash away all traces of dirt on her body, changed into a clean white pajamas, and fell into a sound sleep.
The next day, Xiang Siling slept until noon. When I went downstairs, Li Meiling was already sitting on the sofa with a facial mask on and watching TV series, while Luo Hongmin was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper at the dining table.
In the past, Xiang Siling would always be dressed neatly and cover herself as tightly as possible when going downstairs. But today she didn't even change out of her silk suspender pajamas, revealing most of her snow-white shoulders and the kiss marks on them. She sat down at the dining table yawning.
Luo Hongmin looked at her from behind the newspaper, feeling quite surprised.
The nanny brought breakfast to Xiang Siling, who was eating it half-heartedly. She asked, "When will I get a divorce from him?"
Luo Hongmin smiled and said, "Are you willing to give it up?"
Xiang Siling snorted and said, "He left me alone yesterday, and he has already lost me forever. He is a coward, and it is not worth it."
Luo Hongmin laughed loudly, causing Li Meiling to look at him sideways.
However, Luo Hongmin felt that Xiang Siling today was very different from usual. She was very lively and had a lot of style. He felt his throat go slightly dry and said, "Come here."
In the past, Xiang Siling would have been reluctant and resisted stiffly. But today, she was like a soft little bird, sliding gracefully into his arms and sitting down, and even took the initiative to hug his neck.
Luo Hongmin was surprised and happy.
For the first time in her life, Xiang Siling took the initiative to kiss him and said, "Hongmin, I've thought it through. You're right. In this world, you're the only one who treats me well unconditionally. No other man can compare to you. From now on, I will love you wholeheartedly, just like you love me."
Luo Hongmin's expression was a little dazed.
"Really?" His voice trembled slightly.
"Really." She stared at him with eyes as clear as gems.
Luo Hongmin hugged her tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to strangle her into his bones. He buried his face in the shoulder of this girl who was more than 20 years younger than him, and tears silently fell from the corners of his wrinkled eyes. He thought, My treasure, my love, I have tamed you at last.
Xiang Siling felt the dampness and heat on her neck, and she thought calmly: I was right, he has been a mentally ill person for a long time.
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