He Yun's eyes began to dart away, avoiding Yan Xi's direct gaze.
In truth, by the time Shi Wenwen had told Yan Xi about it, Yan Xi already had her answer in her heart.
Although Fu Yan Ting had been by Yan Xi's side these past few days, Yan Xi could feel that Fu Yan Ting was keeping something from her.
Yan Xi had only asked He Yun just now to get a definitive answer.
But now, it was no longer necessary.
He Yun's silence was the best reply.
So, Fu Yan Ting still didn't want a child.
After he sent Yan Xi to the hospital and learned that the child was still there, he had immediately asked the doctor to terminate the pregnancy.
Her heart ached as if being pricked by needles.
Yan Xi didn't know how she should face Fu Yan Ting.
Should she lose her temper at Fu Yan Ting and question why he had aborted her child?
Yan Xi felt she didn't have the right.
Should she pretend as if nothing had happened and continue to stay by Fu Yan Ting's side, feigning politeness with Xu Yan Tai?
Yan Xi felt she couldn't be so calm and composed.
Since she couldn't do either, the only thing Yan Xi could do was to draw a clear line between herself and Fu Yan Ting, to distance herself from his world, and to live the rest of her life without interfering with each other.
"Xi Xi, don't think too much. I can see that Yan Ting loves you. Children, you'll have more in the future."
Yan Xi gave a bitter smile.
She and Fu Yan Ting had no future, so where would children come from?
He Yun said Fu Yan Ting loved Yan Xi, but in Yan Xi's heart, she couldn't feel Fu Yan Ting's love for her.
"He Yun, I want to go to the restroom. Can you help me?"
Yan Xi asked softly.
The restroom in Yan Xi's ward was broken, so to go to the restroom, she had to walk past the nurse's station to the one at the very end of the floor.
He Yun didn't doubt Yan Xi's words.
He helped Yan Xi out of the ward.
As Yan Xi went to the restroom, He Yun's phone rang; it was a client.
He Yun figured Yan Xi wouldn't be out so quickly, so he went to the stairwell to take the call. It only took a few tens of seconds. After hanging up, He Yun returned to the restroom door to wait for Yan Xi.
But he never saw Yan Xi appear. Time ticked by, and He Yun began to sense something was wrong.
However, it was the women's restroom, and He Yun couldn't enter.
Helpless, he had to trouble the duty nurse to help him look.
The nurse went in to search, then came out and asked He Yun, "There's no one in the women's restroom. Did you remember wrong?"
There was no one in the women's restroom.
He Yun's mind was filled with these words.
What did this mean?
It meant Yan Xi had left.
Yan Xi saying she was going to the restroom was a pretense; her true intention was to leave.
He Yun worried about Yan Xi's safety.
He quickly informed Fu Yan Ting about the matter.
Fu Yan Ting's cold eyes narrowed. After He Yun told him the whole story, he was furious.
It seemed his punishment for the Shi family was not severe enough.
Otherwise, Shi Wenwen wouldn't dare to be so smug in front of Yan Xi.
Fu Yan Ting then summoned Shi Wenwen to the countryside.
Shi Wenwen was overjoyed. Regardless of what Fu Yan Ting did to the Shi family, his feelings for her were genuine.
Otherwise, Fu Yan Ting wouldn't have asked her out for a meeting at this juncture.
Shi Wenwen dressed herself up beautifully, wearing a limited-edition white dress.
When Shi Wenwen was ready, Fu Yan Ting's car was already waiting for her not far away. Shi Wenwen ran over, opened the car door, and saw Fu Yan Ting. Even after all these years, every time Shi Wenwen saw Fu Yan Ting, she would blush shyly, just like a girl in love.
Fu Yan Ting glanced at Shi Wenwen indifferently.
When Yan Xi used to blush shyly, Fu Yan Ting's heart would flutter, and he would want to possess her on the spot.
But Shi Wenwen's shy blushes only made Fu Yan Ting feel disgusted and nauseous.
Fu Yan Ting silently thought to himself that this must be the difference between love and not loving someone.
"Yan Ting, why did you ask me out today?"
Shi Wenwen tried her best to compose herself and asked softly.
"Mm."
Fu Yan Ting grunted dismissively without looking up.
Today, it was time for him to make a clean break with Shi Wenwen.
And over the years, Shi Wenwen had been by his side.
Fu Yan Ting had been quite good to the Shi family, introducing many major clients to them. Otherwise, how could the Shi family have achieved what they had today?
Yan Xi did not know what Fu Yan Ting wanted to talk to her about, but she was incredibly excited inside.
Yan Xi already knew the child was gone, and that Fu Yan Ting was the instigator of it all.
Yan Xi certainly wouldn't forgive Fu Yan Ting.
Fu Yan Ting was in his prime and would surely have his needs.
See, Fu Yan Ting was coming to her now.
Now, Shi Wenwen could swallow all her grievances and humiliation. Everything could wait until she sat on the throne of the Fu family's young madam.
Upon arriving at the outskirts, Fu Yan Ting opened the car door and got out. Shi Wenwen followed closely behind. She looked at Fu Yan Ting, not knowing what he intended to say to her.
Shi Wenwen looked expectantly at Fu Yan Ting, waiting for him to speak first.
"Yan Xi is missing. You did this, didn't you?"
Fu Yan Ting said plainly, getting straight to the point.
Shi Wenwen paused for a moment, then looked at Fu Yan Ting with feigned composure. She hadn't expected Yan Xi's resilience to be so fragile.
She had merely told Yan Xi the truth, and Yan Xi couldn't handle it and chose to leave Fu Yan Ting.
And with that, she still wanted to be the Fu family's young madam?
Even though Shi Wenwen didn't respond to Fu Yan Ting, he already knew the answer.
"Shi Wenwen, you've been by my side all these years, and I'm grateful. But I've also told you that we're not compatible. If you meet someone you like, you can leave anytime."
"Yan Ting, what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting that Yan Xi's disappearance has something to do with me? And now, you're going to cut ties with me for Yan Xi?"
Shi Wenwen had been by Fu Yan Ting's side for so many years, loving him for so long. She hadn't expected that in the end, Fu Yan Ting would abandon her for another woman.
There was hurt in Shi Wenwen's eyes.
She looked at Fu Yan Ting with reluctance.
This man was good in every way, except for one: he didn't love her.
If only Fu Yan Ting could have looked at her a little more, Shi Wenwen wouldn't have ended up like this.
"I thought making the Shi family go bankrupt would make you all quiet down for a while. I didn't expect I was being too naive. Since you're so unafraid of death, I don't mind ensuring you never have a chance to recover."
Fu Yan Ting looked into the distance and lit a cigarette.
Even though the sunlight was soft, and Fu Yan Ting's voice was low and gentle, his words were like daggers to Shi Wenwen's heart.
Shi Wenwen knew Fu Yan Ting was a man of his word.
But she didn't know what Fu Yan Ting was going to do to her.