Upon hearing the word "pregnant," Lin Qiutong's face turned ashen.
How could this be?
"Tongtong, are you really..."
Meeting her agent's probing gaze, Lin Qiutong gave a guilty laugh. "I don't even have a boyfriend, how could I be pregnant?"
The agent thought about it and agreed. Lin Qiutong had always been in love with Shen Chi Yan. Even though their relationship had never materialized, everyone around her knew her affections lay with Shen Chi Yan.
His eyes were only for Shen Chi Yan; he wouldn't look at anyone else.
However, some things still had to be said.
"Tongtong, you're in a critical stage of your career. You absolutely cannot do anything foolish. Dating is a major taboo for artists nowadays, let alone pregnancy."
Lin Qiutong felt a bit annoyed but patiently replied, "I know all of that. It's just that I've been feeling unwell these past few days."
"Mm, then get some good rest for a day. You've been filming continuously, not getting much rest."
"Alright."
After the agent left, Lin Qiutong grew more and more fearful. They had taken precautions every time she was with Shen Qi Wen, so how could she be pregnant?
She immediately took out her phone to search. Seeing that her symptoms were very similar to pregnancy, she was nearly scared out of her wits.
To avoid anyone knowing, she disguised herself heavily and went out in the middle of the night to buy a pregnancy test from a vending machine. Upon seeing the two red lines on the test, her legs went weak and she collapsed in the bathroom.
However, thinking that pregnancy tests might not be accurate, she decided to go to the hospital for a check-up. Of course, she dared not go openly and had to use connections.
The moment she received the report confirming her pregnancy, Lin Qiutong felt like the sky was falling.
Her hand tightly clutched the pregnancy report. She immediately made a decision: "Help me get rid of this child!"
The doctor was Lin Qiutong's best friend. Upon hearing this, her immediate reaction was to try and persuade her. "Whose child is it? Why do you want to abort it?"
Lin Qiutong's eyes were filled with coldness. "It doesn't matter who the father is. This child should never have been born. It must be aborted, otherwise, it will ruin my life."
Seeing that Lin Qiutong was resolute, her best friend had nothing more to say and proceeded to arrange for the painless procedure.
Lin Qiutong never imagined that she would find herself on the operating table again, under such circumstances.
She had seen Song Qi Nian's son. That child was delicate and beautiful, and incredibly lovable when he smiled. Her child would surely not be inferior to Song Qi Nian's child. The only blame was that his father was Shen Qi Wen, not Shen Chi Yan.
Just as the doctor was preparing to operate with instruments, a man suddenly burst into the operating room.
He was covered in sweat, his face filled with anxiety and fear.
Seeing the man barge in, the doctors immediately stopped him. "Who are you? This is..."
"Get out of the way!"
Shen Qi Wen forcefully pushed the doctors aside and rushed to Lin Qiutong's side. "Tongtong... this is our child. Don't abort him..."
The moment Lin Qiutong saw Shen Qi Wen, her anger surged. She furiously slapped him. "You bastard! How dare you show your face to me? If it weren't for you, would I have to suffer like this?"
"Sir, please leave!"
The doctor tried to have Shen Qi Wen removed. Shen Qi Wen glared fiercely at them, protectively shielding Lin Qiutong like an eagle protecting its chick. He even picked up a surgical knife and pointed it at the doctors. "Let's see who dares to come closer. Anyone who harms my child today, I'll kill them!"
"Shen Qi Wen, what are you doing?"
Shen Qi Wen didn't turn back, his gaze still warily fixed on the doctors. "Get out! All of you, get out!"
Lin Qiutong's best friend, seeing the situation was deteriorating, looked at Lin Qiutong for guidance. Lin Qiutong, seeing Shen Qi Wen acting like an enraged leopard, worried he might actually injure someone and escalate the situation. She frowned and said, "You all want to leave, right? I'll talk to him."
Only after all the doctors had withdrawn did Shen Qi Wen put down the surgical knife and turn to look at Lin Qiutong. "Tong..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Qiutong slapped him fiercely again. "Tell me, why am I pregnant? Didn't you always wear a condom? Or did you deliberately set me up?"
Shen Qi Wen didn't answer Lin Qiutong's question. Instead, he held her tightly, begging, "I will take responsibility. I will protect you both with my life."
Hearing this, Lin Qiutong was furious. Crying, she punched and kicked Shen Qi Wen. "You did it on purpose! Why would you do this to me?! Do you want to ruin my life?"
"No... I just want a child! Our child!"
Lin Qiutong wiped her tears and stared at Shen Qi Wen expressionlessly. "Do you think I'll keep this child?"
Shen Qi Wen knew that Lin Qiutong wouldn't keep it, otherwise, they wouldn't be meeting in this place. But he had finally managed to get Lin Qiutong pregnant and would absolutely not let her abort the child.
Shen Qi Wen fell to his knees with a thud. He tightly clasped Lin Qiutong's waist, appearing like a humble and submissive weakling. "Tongtong, please. I'm begging you, can we keep this child? As long as we keep this child, I'll do anything you want."
"Impossible!"
Lin Qiutong shoved Shen Qi Wen away fiercely. "Do you think because you got me pregnant, I'll do as you wish? Let me tell you, I will never give birth to this child!"
Lin Qiutong didn't love Shen Qi Wen at all. The reason they slept together was simply due to loneliness, coupled with Shen Qi Wen's excellent stamina and energy, and his attentive service. So, she maintained a friends-with-benefits relationship with him.
But she never expected Shen Qi Wen to be so audacious as to deliberately get her pregnant.
She now wished she could kill Shen Qi Wen. How could she possibly have a child for him!
"Tongtong, I'm begging you. I've never asked you for anything all these years. I've always been helping you. This time, please be kind. Consider all that I've done for you and keep this child."
"Dream on!"
Seeing Lin Qiutong's firm attitude, Shen Qi Wen's expression changed. He stood up and stared straight at Lin Qiutong.
Lin Qiutong trembled at his dark and cold gaze. Shen Qi Wen could be extremely gentle when he wanted to be, but when he got angry, he was quite terrifying.
Although he had always been obedient to her over the years, Lin Qiutong was still startled. She instinctively took a step back. "You... what are you going to do?"
Shen Qi Wen grabbed Lin Qiutong by the shoulders. "Are you just going to give up like this?"
Lin Qiutong didn't understand Shen Qi Wen's meaning. "What?"
"You should know that the old lady brought Song Qi Nian's son back to the ancestral home, treating him as her own beloved grandson. In the future, everything in the Shen family might belong to him. And Song Qi Nian is his mother. Shen Chi Yan has also brought Song Qi Nian into the household. From now on, everything in the Shen family will belong to Song Qi Nian."