From that day on, Shen Yunhui began to take care of her health.

She no longer busied herself in the kitchen cooking and making soup. Instead, she rested more as advised by the doctor and instructed the maid to prepare various health-preserving foods for her, drinking various bitter Chinese herbal soups every day.

Qi Ruo naturally knew Shen Yunhui's purpose in doing this, but she was somewhat worried.

That day, she saw Shen Yunhui drinking a bowl of Chinese medicine again, which smelled bitter from afar.

Qi Ruo stepped forward and asked her, "Mom, why are you drinking these things again? Are you really planning to get pregnant?"

Shen Yunhui frowned as she finished drinking the bowl of Chinese medicine. After putting the bowl down, she replied, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just wanted to recuperate."

Even so, Shen Yunhui looked around and, seeing that no one was around, lowered her voice and said, "If you really can get pregnant, that would be fate. If I could give you a younger brother, he would be someone you can rely on in the future. Wouldn't you be happy?"

Qi Ruo hesitated before saying, "Of course I'm happy, as long as you and Dad are happy. I'm just worried about my sister, I wonder if she'll be unhappy..."

"Do not worry."

Shen Yunhui had already figured out Qi Tongsheng's attitude, and she said confidently, "What man doesn't want a son? Your father actually wants one too. As long as he wants it, that's all that matters."

"As for your sister... Qi Ning is getting married to Fu Shiyi next year and will be joining the Fu family, right?"

Shen Yunhui thought to herself, how could Song Wenze compare to Fu Shiyi? The Song family was far inferior to the Fu family. Qi Ning not only had better treatment than Qi Ruo in other aspects, but her marriage was also many times better than Qi Ruo's.

In addition, since Qi Ruo was nominally only Qi Tongsheng's stepdaughter, the Song family was not very satisfied with this marriage. During the engagement, they had repeatedly expressed their dissatisfaction in their words.

Shen Yunhui did this not for herself, but for her daughter.

If she could give birth to a son for Qi Tongsheng, then when Qi Ruo marries into the Song family, she would have someone to back her up, and the Song family would no longer dare to look down on her like that.

Qi Ruo heard Shen Yunhui's last words: Qi Ning is getting married to Fu Shiyi next year...

She felt conflicted and didn't reply.

Shen Yunhui thought that Qi Ruo had taken her words to heart, so she took Qi Ruo's hand and said, "Ruo Ruo, Mom is doing this for you. You will understand in the future."

Not only did Qi Ruo know that Shen Yunhui had begun to recuperate, but Qi Tongsheng and Qi Ning also noticed it.

Qi Ning continued to treat the mother and daughter with a cold shoulder, occasionally making sarcastic remarks.

In the past, if Qi Tongsheng had heard Qi Ning's sarcastic remarks, he would have patiently offered her some advice.

But now, Qi Tongsheng is advising Shen Yunhui to be more understanding, saying that Qi Ning is probably just too tired from work and is in a bad mood, and that Shen Yunhui and Qi Ruo should be considerate of her.

Only in this way can harmony at home be barely maintained.

In reality, Qi Tongsheng was not purely happy to see Shen Yunhui so enthusiastic about taking care of her health and actively preparing for pregnancy, as if she really planned to have another child. His suspicions grew stronger as a result.

In addition, Qi Ning was heartbroken, and her eyes were always full of disappointment when she looked at Qi Tongsheng. She was even unwilling to talk to him anymore, which made Qi Tongsheng feel more and more guilty.

After much deliberation, Qi Tongsheng consulted a lawyer and revised his will.

That evening, Qi Tongsheng took the items to Qi Ning.

"Ningning, after thinking about it, Dad has revised his will. He's only leaving 20% ​​of his estate, and the other 20% will now be transferred to your name."

Qi Ning looked at the share transfer document in front of him, secretly satisfied, but outwardly remained calm.

"Dad, have you thought this through? Are you really going to transfer these 20% of the shares to me right now?"

"I've thought it through. The company was going to give it to you anyway, so it doesn't matter whether they give it to you sooner or later. I don't need to keep that much; keeping 20% ​​is enough."

Qi Ning lowered her eyes, looking dejected and not very happy, seemingly unconcerned about the shares.

"Dad, did you do this because Aunt Shen is pregnant? Did you change your will to transfer 20% of the shares to me ahead of time, and then decide to leave the remaining 20% ​​to your children?"

“What are you talking about? I did change my will, but only to give you 20% of the shares first. The rest is still yours. It’s clearly written in the new will that this will not change, no matter if I have other children in the future,” Qi Tongsheng explained.

Upon hearing these words, Qi Ning's eyes slowly reddened.

"Ningning, what's wrong?" Qi Tongsheng asked anxiously.

Qi Ning said with a slight sob in her voice, "I'm just a little sad. Since Dad said that these shares will be given to me in the future, your rush to give them to me now is just to appease me."

"In reality, you gave all your love to Aunt Shen and Qi Ruo, as well as your unborn child, leaving me with only cold, hard shares."

When Qi Ning said this, she almost couldn't help but laugh.

What cold, hard shares? This is much warmer than Qi Tongsheng's vague and ethereal fatherly love.

Qi Tongsheng heard this but didn't feel anything was wrong. In the past, the original owner would often act coquettishly with him, saying things like he loved his father the most to make him happy.

Since Shen Yunhui and Qi Ruo entered the Qi family, Qi Ning has not been able to act coquettishly with him for a long time.

He felt a pang of heartache instantly, thinking that Qi Ning really valued his love more than the shares.

"Silly child, what are you saying? I'm not doing this because I really want to have a child with your Aunt Shen. It's just in case."

"Don't worry, your Aunt Shen is getting old and may not be able to get pregnant. I don't feel the need to have another child either. Dad's favorite child will always be you."

"Really?" Qi Ning asked, still somewhat doubtful.

“Of course it’s true,” Qi Tongsheng assured.

He urged Qi Ning, "Hurry up and sign this share transfer agreement."

"OK then."

Qi Ning then "reluctantly" picked up the pen and signed his name on the share transfer document.

Qi Tongsheng felt much more at ease after seeing that Qi Ning had accepted the gift.

The father and daughter chatted for a while before Qi Ning saw Qi Tongsheng off.

As soon as Qi Tongsheng left, Qi Ning immediately concealed the sad and disappointed expression on her face.

She looked at the new share transfer document in her hand, a smile playing on her lips.

Qi Ning understood perfectly well that Qi Tongsheng's actions today were mainly because he genuinely wanted a son, but out of guilt, he was transferring a portion of the shares to her in advance to ease his conscience.

In the original storyline, Qi Tongsheng was overjoyed to have a son late in life, and he completely forgot about the original owner's disabled daughter who was living abroad.

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