She not only prevented her from entering but also addressed him as Mr. Qin again. Did she really want to maintain such distance?
For the next half a month, every weekend, Qin Siye would bring Yin Xi to the Qin family to visit Xu Zhilan.
Although she had deliberately kept her distance from him and always called him Mr. Qin, she automatically switched roles whenever they returned to the Qin family, her acting skills still intact.
However, she would no longer have any physical contact with him.
It was another Friday. Yin Xi hummed a tune and opened her door.
Just now, she had submitted her internship completion certificate obtained from K Feng to K University. It was estimated that she would soon receive her graduation certificate and be able to support herself.
She had expected Lu Yushan to obstruct her, but she hadn't anticipated obtaining the completion certificate so smoothly.
Recently, Lu Yushan seemed to have changed, and she hadn't deliberately made things difficult for her at the company.
She had initially wanted to apply to stay at K Feng, but ever since Lu Yushan appeared there, she had abandoned the idea.
K City was a first-tier city in the country, and there should be many opportunities for reporters. She was sure she could find a very good job.
Putting down her bag, Yin Xi walked into the kitchen and cooked a bowl of simple vegetable and egg noodles for herself. However, after taking a few bites at the table, her stomach churned, and she felt like vomiting.
Yin Xi immediately rushed to the bathroom and vomited out the few mouthfuls of noodles she had just eaten.
After a while, Yin Xi rinsed her mouth and looked up at herself in the mirror.
What was wrong with her? Could she have caught a cold?
But she didn't have any other symptoms.
Could it be…
Oh my god! It was only now that Yin Xi remembered that after she was violated that night, her father had immediately suffered a car accident, her company had gone bankrupt, and the Yin family had been sealed off.
She had also experienced her boyfriend’s infidelity and being chased for debts. She had actually forgotten to take the emergency contraceptive pill.
If she calculated carefully, her period seemed to be more than ten days overdue. Could she really be pregnant?
The next morning, Yin Xi went to the hospital for a check-up with a heart full of anxiety.
As she walked out of the doctor's office holding the pregnancy test report, her hands trembled slightly, and she found it difficult to face this reality.
How could she be pregnant?
Even now, she still didn't know who the man was that night.
What would she do when the child was born?
But, after all, it was a small life full of hope. How could she bear to abort it?
Yin Xi quickly decided to have the child and raise it alone.
Lu Yushan, accompanied by Liu Ying, had just walked out of the adjacent room when she saw Yin Xi.
"Why is she here?" Lu Yushan furrowed her brow.
"Who knows?" Liu Ying glanced over and replied indifferently.
However, Lu Yushan became suspicious. "Sister Ying, please have someone check which tests Yin Xi underwent here today."
"Okay." Liu Ying patted her arm and asked meaningfully, "What are you planning to do about your pregnancy?"
"Of course, I'll find Qin Siye. Chen Fa returned a few days ago and admitted that he was the one chasing me that night. Qin Siye can't deny it now." Lu Yushan's lips curled into a slight smile.
Liu Ying smiled back knowingly, and the two walked side by side in another direction.
Leaving the hospital, Yin Xi walked towards the bus stop, lost in thought.
Suddenly, her phone rang, startling her.
She took it out in a panic and saw it was Qin Siye.
"Hello? Yin Xi, aren't you at home?"
"I'm out for a bit, I'll be back soon," Yin Xi replied, taking a deep breath and feigning calmness.
"Okay. Grandma wants us to go over for dinner today."
"Oh."
"Do you need me to pick you up?"
"No, I can get there quickly by taxi."
Yin Xi immediately changed her plan from taking the bus to a taxi. Twenty minutes later, she arrived at Jinxiu Huafu.
Before she could even change her clothes, she got into Qin Siye's car.
Not long after they started driving, Qin Siye received a call, and his usually calm and handsome face instantly turned grim.
"What did you say? Say it again."
After a pause, Qin Siye slowly said, "Alright, I'll be there shortly."
Qin Siye dropped Yin Xi off at the Qin family's residence and then used the excuse of company business to drive away. It wasn't until after dark that he returned to pick Yin Xi up.
On the way back, he seemed preoccupied, his brow constantly furrowed, and he didn't say a word.
Upon arriving at Jinxiu Huafu, Yin Xi opened the car door, and Qin Siye followed closely.
"Yin Xi, wait a moment." Seeing her turn to leave, Qin Siye suddenly called out to her, "I have a few things I want to say to you."
"Okay." Yin Xi stopped and turned back to look at him.
"I want to terminate that contract early. You don't need to pretend to be my girlfriend anymore." The streetlights in the residential area were dim, and Yin Xi couldn't see Qin Siye's face clearly.
She lowered her head in thought for a moment and then calmly asked, "May I know the reason?"
"Lu Yushan is pregnant," Qin Siye replied softly after a slight pause.
"Oh, I see," Yin Xi managed to force a smile onto her face and continued, "It's just that I feel a bit bad. You've done so much for me, and I..."
"You've done a great job. Grandma has been very happy during this time, and it's all thanks to you," Qin Siye quickly interrupted her.
Yin Xi lowered her head, not responding to his words.
After a moment, she looked up and said, "I will move out of here as soon as possible."
"No rush. If you feel this place is nice, you can stay for now. Later, when you start working and receive your salary, you can pay the rent then." Qin Siye, fearing she might refuse, insisted on bringing up the rent.
"I think it's best not to. The rent here should not be low, and I'm afraid I can't afford it," Yin Xi said with a faint smile. Suddenly, her eyes flickered a few times.
"That jade bracelet, I've returned it to you several times, but you didn't accept it. Please wait a moment, I'll go get it and give it to you."
Saying that, she turned and walked briskly towards the elevator.
By the time she retrieved it and came downstairs, Qin Siye was nowhere to be seen.
At that moment, she received a message from Qin Siye on WeChat.
"I have an urgent matter, I've left. We can talk about the jade bracelet in a few days."
Back at Xinglan Bay, Qin Siye immediately went into his study and made a call to Zhao Ze.
He instructed him to prepare some gifts and go to the Lu family to propose on his behalf the next day.
The next day, Qin Siye walked down from the third-floor bedroom and his gaze involuntarily swept towards the room where Yin Xi used to live. A sense of emptiness filled his heart.
From last night, that woman was no longer connected to him.
Perhaps in this world, there was no longer a woman he was willing to approach.
It seemed he was destined to grow old alone.
Suddenly, his phone rang. He looked down and saw it was Zhao Ze.
It seemed his tasks were almost complete, and Zhao Ze must be calling to report the situation.
Qin Siye walked down the stairs, lazily answering the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hello? President, Miss Yin… Miss Yin was in a car accident."
"What did you say? Where?" Qin Siye's heart tightened, his face panicked, and he stopped in disbelief…