It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Tug of War of Heart

Dusk fell outside the window, and the lights began to shine, casting a shadowy veil over Luo Yichen's angular face. He closed his eyes and rubbed his brow in pain. Su Jiu's sudden appearance had already caught him off guard, and now that she was pregnant, it felt like an invisible net, trapping him tightly.

Responsibility, child—these words hammered at his heart like a heavy hammer. He couldn't imagine the consequences of abandoning Su Jiuai and their child. However, when he thought of Wu Xinyan's clear eyes and everything she had done for him, his heart ached as if it were being torn apart.

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the door, pulling Luo Yichen out of his chaotic thoughts. "Come in."

Wu Xinyan pushed the door open and walked in, her usual gentle smile on her face, but beneath it, a subtle hint of bitterness was hidden. She gently placed a document on the table and said softly, "Here are the financial statements for next quarter. Please take a look."

Luo Yichen didn't say anything, but just looked at her quietly, his deep eyes filled with complex emotions.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Wu Xinyan seemed to see through his thoughts, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of her mouth. "Company matters are more important, you go ahead and do your work."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to leave, but Luo Yichen grabbed her wrist.

"Xinyan..." He hesitated to speak, and all his words turned into a sigh.

Wu Xinyan gently broke free from his hand, turned around and looked at him directly with a firm gaze: "Yichen, I know you are in a difficult situation. I will not force you to make any decision. However, I hope you can understand that I, Wu Xinyan, am not a substitute for anyone."

Her words were calm and powerful, but they were like a heavy hammer, hitting Luo Yichen's heart hard. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found himself speechless.

At this moment, a rapid phone ring broke the solemn atmosphere between the two. Luo Yichen glanced at the caller ID and his face suddenly became even uglier.

"It's Grandpa..." He whispered, with an imperceptible tremor in his tone.

Wu Xinyan's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to her mind.

"Answer it." She said softly, suppressing her inner uneasiness.

Luo Yichen took a deep breath and pressed the answer button. Old Master Luo's low and majestic voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yichen, tomorrow morning, bring Miss Su and Xinyan to the old house. There are some things we should talk about."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Luo Yichen's response.

The room was completely silent. Luo Yichen clutched the phone, veins bulging on the back of his hand. After a long pause, he managed to utter, "I understand, Grandpa."

After hanging up the phone, the air in the room seemed to freeze. Luo Yichen slumped weakly onto the sofa, his hands covering his face, in agony. Mr. Luo's unwavering attitude, with no room for negotiation, left him feeling unprecedented pressure.

Wu Xinyan stood by, taking in his loss and pain. She took a deep breath, walked over to him, gently held his hand, and said softly, "It's okay, everything will pass."

Luo Yichen raised his head and looked at her forced smile, feeling even more guilty. He held her hand with his backhand and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, Xinyan, I've wronged you."

"I'm not wronged." Wu Xinyan shook her head, but her eyes were misty. "I just hope you can be happy."

The next day, at the Luo family’s old house.

Mr. Luo sat on the armchair, his expression serious and intimidating. Luo Yichen and Wu Xinyan sat opposite him, while Su Jiuai stood aside with a bulging belly and a look of grievance.

"Yi Chen, Miss Su is pregnant with your child, you must be responsible for her." Mr. Luo's tone left no room for doubt.

"Grandpa, I..." Luo Yichen wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Grandpa Luo with a wave of his hand.

"I know you still have Xinyan in your heart, but the child is innocent. You can't let a child be born without a father."

Wu Xinyan remained silent the entire time, just listening quietly, with no expression on her face, making it impossible to tell what she was really thinking.

However, at this moment, Su Jiuai suddenly cried out, holding her stomach and bending over in pain: "My stomach... hurts..."

Seeing this, Luo Yichen immediately stepped forward to support her and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"I...I think I'm about to give birth..." Su Jiuai said weakly.

The Luo family was thrown into chaos, and the servants hurriedly called the family doctor. Wu Xinyan stood at the edge of the crowd, looking at the chaotic scene before her, and a trace of doubt suddenly flashed through her mind.

She clearly remembered that during Su Jiuai's last prenatal checkup, the doctor said the due date should be one month later. How could it suddenly be so much earlier?

A plan slowly formed in her mind. She calmly walked over to Su Jiuai and, while no one was paying attention, quickly took out the pregnancy handbook from her bag.

When Wu Xinyan opened the handbook, the date on it made her heart sink suddenly... "This..." She took a breath, "This is impossible!"

She suddenly looked up, her eyes shooting sharply at Su Jiuai, just meeting her panicked eyes and the barely perceptible sneer at the corner of her mouth... Su Jiuai was startled by Wu Xinyan's gaze, and trying hard to suppress her panic, she covered her stomach and groaned in pain: "Ah... It hurts... Send me to the hospital..." Seeing this, the servants didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly lifted her into the car and sent her to the hospital.

Wu Xinyan didn't stop him, but just watched it all coldly, her eyes as sharp as a hawk. She had completely seen through Su Jiuai's scheming. But she didn't understand why Su Jiuai was so deliberate, even using a child to deceive Luo Yichen?

Is it just to get Luo Yichen's love?

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath, tightly grasped the maternity handbook in her hand, and resolutely followed the car to the hospital. She wanted to find out for herself what tricks Su Jiuai was playing!

In the hospital, Su Jiuai was sent to the VIP ward. Luo Yichen paced anxiously outside the ward, while Wu Xinyan sat in the corner, silent.

"Mrs. Luo, are you okay?" Su Jiuai's personal doctor walked out of the ward and saw Wu Xinyan, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"I'm fine." Wu Xinyan replied calmly, but her eyes were fixed on the doctor. "How is Miss Su?"

"Miss Su just had a miscarriage. It's nothing serious. She will be fine after a few days of rest." After the doctor said this, he turned and left.

Wu Xinyan took the opportunity to get up and quietly slipped into Su Jiuai's ward.

"What are you doing here?" When Su Jiuai saw Wu Xinyan, her face suddenly changed and her tone became sharp.

"I came to see you and, by the way, ask you a few questions." Wu Xinyan walked to the bedside, looking down at Su Jiuai with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Su Jiuai turned her face away guiltily, not daring to look at Wu Xinyan.

"Su Jiuai, how long are you going to keep pretending?!" Wu Xinyan slammed the bedside table with a loud noise. "The child in your belly is not Luo Yichen's at all, right?!"

Su Jiuai was shocked by Wu Xinyan's aura and was speechless for a while.

"Do you think I don't know? The date of your last prenatal checkup doesn't match at all!" Wu Xinyan threw the maternity handbook in front of Su Jiuai, "What is your purpose?!"

Su Jiuai's face turned pale. She hadn't expected Wu Xinyan to already know the truth. She bit her lip, a glint of resentment flashing in her eyes as she sneered, "Even if you knew, what would it matter? Brother Yichen already believes me. Do you think you still have a chance?!"

Wu Xinyan sneered and was about to expose Su Jiuai's true face when the door to the ward suddenly opened and Luo Yichen appeared at the doorway... Luo Yichen's appearance instantly froze the tense atmosphere. He looked worriedly at Su Jiuai lying on the bed, then at Wu Xinyan, whose face was cold and tired.

"What happened?" His voice was low and trembling slightly.

Su Jiuai had tears in her eyes. She looked at Luo Yichen pitifully and said weakly, "Brother Yichen, I'm fine, it's just..." She paused, wanting to say something but stopping herself, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Seeing this, Wu Xinyan sneered in her heart and was about to expose Su Jiuai's lies, but she saw Luo Yichen had already walked to the bed and gently held Su Jiuai's hand.

"Xinyan, why are you here?" Luo Yichen didn't look at her. His tone was calm, but there was a hint of alienation.

Wu Xinyan's heart suddenly sank, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. He knew nothing, but he had chosen to believe Su Jiuai without even asking her a question.

"I..." Wu Xinyan opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't say anything. The maternity handbook in her hand became extremely heavy at this moment.

"Brother Yichen, don't blame Sister Xinyan. She also cares about me..." Su Jiuai's weak voice sounded again, as if she was pleading for Wu Xinyan, but in fact she was adding fuel to the fire.

Luo Yichen gently patted the back of Su Jiuai's hand and comforted her softly, "I know, don't think too much, just have a good rest."

His gentle look stung Wu Xinyan's eyes. She felt like an outsider, isolated from their world.

"Luo Yichen," Wu Xinyan took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in her heart, "Do you really believe what she said?"

Luo Yichen finally raised his head and looked at Wu Xinyan with a complicated look in his eyes: "Xinyan, I hope you can understand that my old love needs to rest now. If there is anything, let's go back and talk about it, okay?"

Although his tone was gentle, it was filled with unquestionable firmness. Wu Xinyan knew that no matter what she said at this moment, Luo Yichen would not believe her.

"Okay." Wu Xinyan clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh, but she felt no pain. She turned and left the ward without looking back.

Luo Yichen looked at Wu Xinyan's departing back, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, but he finally chose to stay with Su Jiuai.

Outside the ward, Wu Xinyan's phone suddenly rang, and the words "Mr. Luo" appeared on the screen...