The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

Enraged by Gu Yinshen's words, Ruolan's beautiful makeup became distorted and ferocious due to her twisted expression.

"Gu Yinshen, don't forget, if it weren't for my father's investment, the Gu family would have gone bankrupt long ago!"

"Now, for some unknown little girl, you're going to abandon me after I've served my purpose?"

She grabbed the crystal paperweight from the table and smashed it against the wall. The sound of shattering glass startled her assistant, who shrank back outside the door.

"You're threatening me?!"

Veins bulged on Gu Yinshen's forehead; the paternity test results felt like a steel needle twisting in his temples. He leaned closer to Ruolan, his icy breath washing over her face: "I'm warning you, don't mess with Mengmeng again, or else—"

Before she could finish speaking, her phone rang. It was a video from the nanny. In the video, Mengmeng was curled up in the corner of the children's room, hugging a teddy bear and sobbing softly. The fever reducer on the bedside table was untouched.

"Mr. Gu, Miss has been refusing to take her medicine."

The nanny's voice was choked with sobs, "She kept muttering that she wanted to find Miss Xie..."

Gu Yinshen's nails dug deeply into his palms, and the child's trembling shoulders in the video overlapped with Xie Yumin's cold and stern gaze when she questioned him.

The nanny's hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and the camera shook as she spoke: "Mr. Gu, Miss has spilled all the fever reducers. She says... she'll only drink them if Miss Xie feeds them to her."

In the video, Mengmeng's flushed face was buried in the soaked pillow, with tears still clinging to her eyelashes, and her intermittent sobs made Gu Yinshen's temples throb.

Ruolan suddenly leaned close to the phone screen, her bright red lips curling into a mocking smile: "Look at you, after raising this 'treasure' for so long, you're still thinking about some wild woman when it really matters."

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Yinshen suddenly grabbed her wrist, the force of which made her scream in pain.

"Arrange for a doctor to come immediately."

Gu Yinshen growled into his phone, his nails almost piercing his palms, "Mengmeng must drink her medicine!"

The nanny swallowed nervously, then cautiously said, "Mr. Gu, perhaps... we could take Miss to the hospital? Miss Xie is there; maybe the baby..."

"shut up!"

Gu Yinshen's roar made the phone receiver buzz loudly, "I'm saying this one last time, Mengmeng is not allowed to have any contact with Xie Yumin! If she causes any more trouble, then..."

His gaze swept over Ruolan's contorted face, and he finally gritted his teeth and spat out the rest of the sentence, "Give her a sedative."

There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone, before the nanny answered with a tearful voice a moment later.

Gu Yinshen hung up the video call and casually tossed his phone onto the table.

Ruolan rubbed her reddened wrist, a sinister glint in her eyes: "Feeling sorry for her? I should have known better than to be soft-hearted and keep this burden with me..."

"enough!"

Gu Yinshen whirled around, his tie askew around his neck. "Ruolan, you'd better pray Mengmeng doesn't get hurt. Otherwise, even if your father is a shareholder of Gu's Group, I can still make you..."

At this point, Gu Yinshen's expression suddenly froze.

shareholder……

By the way, isn't Xie Yumin's financial situation not good?

Gu Yinshen's white-knuckled fingertips suddenly stopped, and then a plan came to mind.

"Make room in a VIP ward on the top floor of the inpatient department."

He suddenly turned around, snapped his fingers towards the door, and his assistant opened the door.

"What instructions did President Gu give?"

“Starting tomorrow, Xie Yumin will be in charge of Mengmeng’s daily care.”

Are you out of your mind?!

Ruolan's laughter was sharp, like fingernails scraping against glass: "Gu Yinshen, lock your beloved bastard child with her mother?"

She approached in her high heels, "Don't you think Xie Yumin knows enough?"

"Everything I'm doing right now is cleaning up your messes, so stop interfering in my business!"

Gu Yinshen loosened his tie, and the metal tie clip clattered against the table.

"Arrange a car, we'll leave in twenty minutes, I need to go to the hospital."

"You dare to see her!"

Ruolan tugged at his suit sleeve, "Don't forget, the Gu family's current success is all thanks to our family..."

“I know the situation of the Gu family better than you do.”

Gu Yinshen shook off her hand, and the sound of the suit fabric tearing made the air freeze instantly.

"I've already made my decision about going to the hospital, and I don't need your support or not."

"As for the Gu family's situation..."

He suddenly turned his head, his cold gaze like ice, "I'm warning you, you'd better behave yourself."

"Next month is the Gu Group's board meeting. Remind your father that he knows better than you do!"

The assistant's hand trembled slightly as he gripped the car keys, watching Gu Yinshen unbutton the top two buttons of his shirt and stride towards the door.

……

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the blinds, cutting thin strips of light across the ward floor.

Xie Yumin curled up in the corner of the hospital bed, her pale fingers stroking the sheets, the coolness of the IV tube spreading along her skin.

She stared intently at the digital clock by her bedside, her mind filled with the image of Mengmeng leaving.

"I wonder how that child is doing now..."

Xie Yumin's throat burned with pain. She reached for the enamel mug on the bedside table, only to find that the water had already gone cold.

"It's definitely not very convenient to be alone..."

Just as Xie Yumin was about to notify the nurse—

Wow.

The sound of the ward door being pushed open startled her, and she nearly dropped the enamel mug in her hand.

Gu Yinshen stood at the door, rain streaks on the shoulders of his suit.

"Looks like you're having a pretty good time?"

Gu Yinshen looked around, then casually pulled up a chair and sat down.

"What are you doing here?"

Xie Yumin's tone was unfriendly, her eyes fixed on Gu Yinshen, "Why don't you focus on making your own money and come see a patient like me?"

"You speak so awkwardly, making it seem like I'm not as good as someone who does it personally."

Gu Yinshen silently twitched the corner of his mouth. "I just came to see you. Don't overthink it."

The smell of disinfectant became increasingly pungent, and Xie Yumin turned her face away, staring at the swaying IV drip.

"Since you have the time and inclination, Mr. Gu, why don't you first teach your wife how to take good care of Mengmeng?"

"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing."

Gu Yinshen slowly took off his suit jacket, his silver cufflinks gleaming coldly.

He draped his coat over the back of the chair, his fingertips tracing the surface of a half-empty bottle of cold water: "It must be tough living alone in such a big hospital room, right?"

Xie Yumin turned her head sharply, hitting the back of her neck painfully.

She sat up, clutching the sheet tightly, her collarbone protruding: "Just say what you want to say. I'm not interested in playing along with your act."

"Since you've put it that way, I won't waste any more time with you here."

The mineral water bottle was placed heavily on the bedside table. Gu Yinshen pulled out a brown paper envelope, and a yellowed bill was spread out on her lap.

"This is the bill the hospital gave me during your two days of hospitalization."

"Hospitalization fees, nursing fees, imported antibiotics... although they are all small amounts of money, I am, after all, a businessman."

Gu Yinshen tapped the total amount column with his finger, "Miss Xie, how do you plan to repay?"