Chapter 949 - 992: The Hidden Hand
I feel deeply deceived and hurt! At that moment, I really wanted to strangle her; if I just moved my hand down a little and used some force, she would die in my hands!
But, seeing her distressed little face, her lips constantly groaning in pain, I couldn’t bring myself to do it and instead vented all my anger onto her!
Even when she cried and pleaded for mercy again and again, I did not let her go!
When she was about to faint from being unable to take it anymore, only after I had vented all my anger did I finally stop all my actions!
Clearly a moment ago, I hated her so much, hated her for deceiving me! But, seeing her utterly exhausted, lying on the bed, I felt pity in my heart, smoked a cigarette, and then went to the bathroom to fill the bathtub with water before carefully washing her!
After cleaning her body, I changed the sheets to a set of clean ones and only then did I hold her as we fell asleep on the bed!
The next day, when she woke up and I saw her smiling face just like before, I wanted to be good to her. But remembering her betrayal and deceit, I couldn’t get past that hurdle in my heart, so I began to blame myself, blame myself for not meeting her sooner, for letting another man have her first.
Throughout the day, I was in a bad mood, trying my best to avoid her. Yet her personality and temper are really good; no matter how angry I get or how stern my face is, she always has a smile. Every time I see her eyes curving into crescent moons, every time she hooks her arm around mine, and when she softly calls me "Uncle," even if I have the greatest anger, it disappears instantly!
That day she asked me to go shopping with her, and I agreed! Yet I didn’t expect to run into Yan Qinghan again while she was trying on clothes!
Seeing his face, I felt like beating him up once more.
He said, "Ruan Zhitong is back!" He even talked about new loves and old loves meeting together! I was indifferent; what does Ruan Zhitong returning have to do with me? I have long since had nothing to do with her! I don’t understand why everyone likes to associate us together.
Sadly, not long after, his crow’s words really came true! Anxin really ran into Ruan Zhitong!
Watching the two of them together before me, I felt even more certain that between the two, I preferred Anxin more! Being with her makes me feel comfortable and relaxed! Even when I say nothing, she always chatters on in my ear, trying all kinds of ways to cheer me up.
No matter what she says, I don’t find it bothersome, even enjoy hearing her speak all the time! But Ruan Zhitong is different; Ruan Zhitong is sometimes very quiet! The two of them could be together for a whole day without saying more than ten words.
I don’t like this kind of quiet; I’ve already suffered enough quietness the first thirty years of my life. I like Ye Anxin’s youthful liveliness.
In my heart, I’ve never considered Su Yuexin and Ruan Zhitong to be anything significant; I’ve never thought they would be barriers between me and Anxin.
Not long after Anxin and I got together, she got pregnant! This is my first child, and hearing her tell me she was pregnant brought a complex feeling I couldn’t describe! I didn’t want a child so soon; the initial reason to get married was to carry on the family name, but now I don’t want a child so soon. I don’t want a child to disturb our world of two; I want to be alone with her!
But seeing her love for children and her desire to have a child, I still agreed to have the child!
I thought, after the child is born, I can leave them with a nanny, and I could still maintain our world for two!
Because I’ve made a lot of enemies in business, and feared someone might harm the mother and child, I’ve always had people protect her! Even when Su Yuexin came to tell me the child was someone else’s, I never believed it. I firmly believed the child in Anxin’s belly is mine!
Perhaps, her first wasn’t with me, but after marriage, she’s only ever been with me! So the child is undoubtedly mine!
At first, I didn’t feel anything towards the child in Anxin’s belly! But as her belly grew day by day, when I put my hand on her belly and felt the child’s movements, I gradually came to feel a joy of being a father for the first time.
We eagerly awaited the child’s arrival.
Yet, because of my inadequate protection, we lost our child! Anxin blamed herself, felt sad, and shut herself away!
I was also very sad, very pained!
Perhaps, at first, I didn’t feel anything for this child, and even hoped they wouldn’t disturb our world for two! But later I truly grew fond of this child, hoped they would arrive sooner! When a child we’ve awaited for months suddenly was no more, I was so remorseful and regretful I wished I could go with the child.
But I knew I couldn’t collapse yet; Anxin needed me, I still needed to take good care of her.
Under my guidance, she finally regained her spirit! I believe the child we’ve lost will one day return to us.
To help Anxin fully move past the shadow of losing the child, I went on a business trip to Jiangcheng, taking her along, hoping to let her play and relax.
But instead, she got kidnapped by Xie Yunlu!
Xie Yunlu placed Su Yuexin and Anxin in front of me and forced me to choose one, threatening to push the unchosen one into the river.
I knew, Xie Yunlu’s child died by my hand, why would she choose to spare my beloved woman! Whoever I choose, she certainly would not spare them!
So, I made a decisive choice and chose Su Yuexin directly.
Sure enough, after I chose Su Yuexin, she really pushed Su Yuexin into the river.
After my choice, I clearly saw the disappointment and sadness in Anxin’s eyes! At that time, my heart felt like it was being torn apart, it ached so much.
After successfully rescuing Anxin, she began to remain silent, not speaking. I knew she was angry at me, angry that I had chosen Su Yuexin instead of her earlier.
She asked me, clearly Xie Yunlu was locked up, so how could she escape!
I don’t know, I genuinely don’t know why Xie Yunlu would escape! I know someone must have deliberately freed Xie Yunlu to deal with Anxin, someone with a deliberate plan against Anxin! Yet in Jin City, there are few with the power to oppose me, but as for who this person is, I truly don’t know yet. I could only have people investigate.
Until the incident with Li Lin’s phone recording happened later, I was more certain there was a dark hand behind it all, controlling everything, and the purpose of that hand was to target Anxin!