Le Hai Tian turned his wheelchair, "Yan Ran, come over and have a bowl too."
Le Yan Ran didn't move. After a while, she suddenly ran out.
Zhao Shu Yao watched Le Yan Ran leave, the room door slamming shut with a bang. She lowered her eyes and continued to ladle the porridge.
Feeling hungry, Zhao Shu Yao also served herself a bowl. Seeing there was still some left in the pot, she sat down and took out her phone to text Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang returned within ten minutes, served himself some porridge, and sat down. "This is the porridge Yao Yao made? It's as sweet as she is."
Zhao Shu Yao's ears turned red. "Ahem, I need to get back to work. You don't need to worry about Dad's health, he'll be fine after a period of recuperation."
"Okay, I'll book your flight ticket."
That evening, Xiang Liang flew back to the capital with her.
Zhao Shu Yao hadn't expected Xiang Liang to book first-class tickets.
Even less did she expect to run into Qin Yu Sheng here.
The three of them were seated in the same row.
What was going on!
Zhao Shu Yao's face turned pale!
This Qin Yu Sheng, with his luxurious private jet, why wasn't he flying on it, but instead flying first-class on a commercial airliner?!
Was he kidding her!
Upon seeing Qin Yu Sheng, Zhao Shu Yao's good mood vanished instantly.
The worst part was being in the same row.
Although first class had four seats.
But Qin Yu Sheng had no one sitting next to him, which meant there were only the three of them in this row.
Sitting on pins and needles was an understatement.
Zhao Shu Yao wished she could just open the plane door and jump out.
Zhao Shu Yao put on her eye mask and closed her eyes, wanting to ignore the aura emanating from the man.
But the air inside the plane seemed stagnant.
It had no effect at all, she could even smell the familiar, faint, sharp scent of mint.
Zhao Shu Yao was going crazy.
"Dr. Xiang, I'm going to the restroom."
Zhao Shu Yao got up and went to the restroom, locked the door, and splashed cold water on her face.
She felt much more awake. She sat on the toilet until someone knocked on the door, then slowly got up.
Opening the door, Zhao Shu Yao apologized and was about to walk out with her head down.
The man outside the door didn't move.
He made no move to let her pass.
Zhao Shu Yao then brought her thoughts back and saw the small leather shoes and the high-end custom suit pants in her line of sight.
The texture was excellent, clearly expensive.
It was him!
Zhao Shu Yao's heart skipped a beat. She didn't look up and tried to walk past.
"You're quite good at playing dumb, why aren't you so arrogant now?"
The man let out a low scoff, a cold smile on his face, and grabbed her arm.
"Mr. Qin, please be respectful and let go!"
Zhao Shu Yao's blood rushed to her head. She tried to break free from Qin Yu Sheng's grasp.
This man was truly a persistent shadow.
"Let go? What I, Qin Yu Sheng, want to hold onto, never escapes my grasp."
The man seemed to imply something.
Zhao Shu Yao pretended not to understand. "If you don't let go, I'll scream!"
Seeing that Qin Yu Sheng had no intention of letting go, Zhao Shu Yao opened her mouth wide.
Before she could scream, the plane suddenly lurched.
Zhao Shu Yao's stomach churned.
She turned her head and rushed to the sink, leaning over it, and vomited loudly.
She vomited until she was dizzy, her stomach feeling like it was churning.
This was truly awful.
Her morning sickness during her last pregnancy hadn't been this severe.
Zhao Shu Yao rinsed her mouth and rubbed her lower abdomen.
When she turned her head, she saw the man standing at the restroom door, his face grim and scrutinizing her.
Zhao Shu Yao's back broke out in a cold sweat. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Are you pregnant?"
The man's eyes were dark.
Hearing what the man said, Zhao Shu Yao instinctively raised her hand to protect her abdomen.
"I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"
"The child you're carrying is a bastard. It's best if you're not, otherwise, you know what to do. I have a fiancée now, and you are not worthy of carrying my child, nor are you worthy of carrying Qin family blood!"
The man stared at Zhao Shu Yao coldly.
Seeing photos of Zhao Shu Yao and Xiang Liang a few days ago had almost sent him into a rage.
But he had no right, and he didn't understand why he was angry.
Seeing Zhao Shu Yao's innocent face, he had the urge to strangle her.
"Bastard? Qin Yu Sheng, I feel disgusted just by you touching me! I wish I could tear off the skin where you've touched me! What right do you have to call me disgusting? Do you think you're not disgusting by having one foot in two boats?!"
Zhao Shu Yao's excessively loud voice attracted the attention of the flight attendants.
She glared at Qin Yu Sheng forcefully, then turned and walked away.
Qin Yu Sheng stared at Zhao Shu Yao's retreating back.
A moment of daze flickered in his cold eyes.
It was still the same face, yet he felt as if he didn't know her anymore.
He took a bracelet out of his pocket.
It was an inexpensive agate bead bracelet.
With a few gilded characters on it:
Qin Yu Sheng.
This was the bracelet Zhao Shu Yao had made for him when she first married into the Qin family.
That day, she had happily given him the bracelet.
Seeing this cheap bracelet, he had contemptuously knocked away the hand offering the gift.
The bracelet fell to the ground, the red string broke, and the beads shattered everywhere.
Later, some servant must have picked them up and repaired it.
He found it in his room by chance and, on impulse, picked it up.
He had been wearing it ever since.
It was clearly a cheap trinket worth tens of dollars on the market, exuding cheapness everywhere.
He didn't know why he had kept it with him for so many years.
The cold agate stone seemed to have become warmer under the rub of his fingers.
Upon returning to the capital, the temperature had dropped, making it even colder.
Xiang Liang gave his jacket to Zhao Shu Yao, and she felt warmer after getting into the car.
Le Yan Ran had returned to Hai Cheng. Zhao Shu Yao still had the key to the Beijing apartment.
The moment she opened the door, Zhao Shu Yao was stunned.
The living room was filled with takeout trash. The food containers had been left for days, smelling rotten, and there were even cockroaches and flies crawling on them.
Because it was all trash, the indoor doors and windows were tightly shut, and a nauseating odor filled the air.
Even Xiang Liang, who was usually gentle and unreadable, frowned. He scanned the surroundings, and a turbulent anger could be seen in his eyes.
"I'll call an auntie to come and clean. Dr. Xiang, please go back to your room to rest and avoid the mess!"
Zhao Shu Yao immediately took out her phone and called the cleaning lady.
Xiang Liang stood still, looking at the cockroaches crawling on the floor, his expression turning a little unpleasant.
Zhao Shu Yao made the call, and the cleaning ladies arrived quickly. Two efficient women cleaned up the place in just half an hour, even clearing out the refrigerator.
Zhao Shu Yao then discovered that the meat and vegetables in the refrigerator were also in disarray. Even the milk had been half-drunk and left in the refrigerator without the lid being closed.
Half an hour later, the living room was spotless, although a lingering smell of decay remained. After some ventilation, the smell was no longer so pungent.
After sending the cleaning ladies away, Zhao Shu Yao let out a sigh of relief. Finally, she could get some proper rest!
She opened her room door.
And was stunned again.
It was a mess.
All her clothes were thrown on the floor, even dirty. The white shirt she was supposed to wear tomorrow was also messy and dirty. Her shoes were scattered, and they looked like they had been worn.
She picked one up to smell it.