Yan Xi was truly disappointed in Kong Yalan. For so many years, Kong Yalan had always stood on the highest moral ground to criticize Yan Xi, and Yan Xi had had enough of such a life.
Now that Yan Xi knew the truth – that Kong Yalan was not her biological mother – she felt a sense of relief.
However, Yan Xi was very worried about Yan Yi. She knew Kong Yalan well enough to know that Kong Yalan would not let this matter rest.
Kong Yalan seemed to have thought of Yan Yi as well. Looking at Yan Xi, Kong Yalan said coldly, "Yan Xi, don't you always care about Yan Yi? If you don't go and beg Fu Yanting today to spare Xiao Xiao, I won't let you off the hook. I won't let Yan Yi off either."
Yan Xi clenched her fists tightly. Kong Yalan was a woman of her word, and Yan Xi dared not oppose her.
At least, not on the surface.
Yan Xi remained silent for a moment before responding, "I can help you beg Fu Yanting, but I can't guarantee that Fu Yanting will listen to me. Even though we are married, our relationship is not good."
Yan Xi was unaware that among the crowd of onlookers, reporters were hidden.
Upon hearing Yan Xi admit in person that her relationship with Fu Yanting was not good, they quickly began taking photos of Yan Xi in secret.
As the prominent figure of Yancheng, Fu Yanting had always maintained a low profile and remained mysterious.
It was incredibly difficult for these reporters to dig up any news related to Fu Yanting.
Now, Fu Yanting's wife had personally admitted their relationship was strained. This was a trending topic that simply couldn't be ignored.
After returning to the villa, Yan Xi had been waiting for Fu Yanting. She wanted to have a good talk with him about divorce once he returned.
Now that Kong Yalan was desperate, Yan Xi couldn't guarantee what other extreme actions she might take.
She had to leave with Yan Yi before Kong Yalan could harm him.
Yan Xi waited for Fu Yanting in her room. However, in the early stages of her pregnancy, Yan Xi had become very sleepy and fell asleep on the bed.
It wasn't until evening that Yan Xi was awakened by the noise outside.
She groggily opened her eyes and, as she reached the door, she saw Zhang Ma.
Yan Xi eagerly asked, "Zhang Ma, has Fu Yanting returned?"
Zhang Ma hesitated, looking like she had something to say but couldn't bring herself to.
Yan Xi decided not to trouble Zhang Ma further and went to see for herself.
As soon as she reached the first-floor hall, she saw Fu Yanting hosting a party.
Two popular female celebrities were leaning against Fu Yanting, fawning over him in sweet voices.
Upon seeing Yan Xi, Fu Yanting raised an eyebrow slightly but did not look at her.
Seeing this scene, Yan Xi felt disgusted and nauseous. She covered her mouth with her hand, trying desperately to control herself and not vomit.
She had already decided to divorce Fu Yanting and didn't want to pay attention to his every move.
Yet, at this moment, seeing Fu Yanting with women on either side, Yan Xi couldn't control her emotions and stared intently at him.
Sensing Yan Xi's gaze.
Fu Yanting calmly raised his eyes and met Yan Xi's gaze.
Yan Xi was somewhat flustered. Was it too late to look away now?
Fu Yanting, however, appeared composed and indifferent. He asked in a detached tone, "Had you seen enough?"
"That… I didn't mean to."
Yan Xi explained softly.
She was Fu Yanting's legal wife.
She had every right to catch him in the act and kick these women out of her home.
But Yan Xi didn't do that. She simply stood there, facing Fu Yanting's aggressive questioning. Yan Xi wanted to explain, but she didn't know how.
"If you've seen enough, get out of my sight."
Fu Yanting seemed to have transformed. When he had first woken up, although his attitude towards Yan Xi was harsh, he had never used profanity.
Now, Fu Yanting looked at Yan Xi with a gaze filled with animosity.
Yan Xi was provoked by his gaze.
Unsure how to retaliate, Yan Xi could only turn and leave blankly.
After Yan Xi left, Fu Yanting's already unpleasant mood became even more dejected.
Seeing him with women on either side, this woman didn't even show a hint of jealousy.
Indeed, she didn't love him after all.
She was only focused on divorcing him.
Just now, seeing Yan Xi's indifferent gaze, Fu Yanting became even angrier. Was she that eager to divorce him?
If Fu Yanting hadn't interrupted her, would she have been about to bring up divorce?
Fu Yanting believed he hadn't treated Yan Xi too badly. When the Yan family bullied her, he had secretly helped her out.
Yan Xi cared about Yan Yi, so he had secretly searched for suitable kidney donors to help Yan Yi undergo surgery.
What more did she want?
Fu Yanting had never been so invested in any woman before.
Yet, even so, Yan Xi was still not satisfied.
"Mr. Fu, regarding this endorsement, what do you think we should…"
"Get lost."
As soon as these two women started speaking, Fu Yanting interrupted them.
Originally, Fu Yanting had no relationship with these two actresses.
He had invited them there to discuss cooperation.
However, Fu Yanting had intended to attract Yan Xi's attention and make her jealous, which was why he had deliberately acted flirtatiously with these two women.
But since Yan Xi didn't care, there was no point in Fu Yanting continuing to flirt.
The two actresses were stunned, not understanding why Fu Yanting had suddenly lost his temper.
Weren't things going well just moments ago?
How could he turn his back on them in the blink of an eye?
They hadn't done anything to anger Fu Yanting.
After returning to her room, Yan Xi lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and tried hard to calm herself and maintain a good mindset.
But the moment she thought of what had just happened, her mind went into overdrive.
Yan Xi had never imagined that she would one day be in a situation akin to catching her husband cheating.
She wondered what Fu Yanting's feelings were when he had seen those explicit photos of her.
In any case, seeing Fu Yanting sitting with those two women made Yan Xi feel extremely unwell.
Yan Xi closed her eyes, and something crystalline slid down the corner of her eye.
She reached up to wipe it away and realized she was crying.
Yan Xi had intended to divorce Fu Yanting, and his every action should have been of no consequence to her.
But for some reason, seeing the scene just now had deeply pained her eyes.
Yan Xi gently placed her hands on her lower abdomen and couldn't help but murmur, "Baby, I'm sorry. Daddy and Mommy's relationship has cracked, and we can't stay together anymore. But Mommy will love you even more. And your uncle, if he knew about your existence, he would treat you very well too."
The baby in her belly, as if hearing Yan Xi's murmuring, stirred slightly.
It was very light, so light that it was hard to detect.
But Yan Xi still felt it; the baby was moving in her womb.