Yan Xi truly wanted to laugh upon hearing Fu Wen Hai's words.
Fu Wen Hai's veiled accusations were hardly more subtle than calling her by name.
Li Qin nodded with a wronged expression, the couple's act of victimhood painting Yan Xi as a tyrannical shrew, unwilling to spare even a pregnant woman.
After Fu Wen Hai left, Li Qin looked at Fu Hao and said, "Son, I have something to say to Miss Yan. You should leave for now."
Fu Hao actually knew what kind of person his mother was.
He still harbored some special feelings for Yan Xi.
Even though Yan Xi had never given him a second glance, it didn't diminish his affection for her.
Fu Hao frowned, about to speak, when Li Qin preempted him, "Don't forget, we've arranged your marriage. If you want to consider the bigger picture, you must compromise."
Li Qin's words caused Fu Hao to swallow back what he was about to say.
Fu Hao gave Yan Xi a look of "good luck," and then left the ward.
Once Fu Hao was gone, Li Qin's attitude towards Yan Xi changed. She was no longer the frail woman from before. Li Qin stared at Yan Xi for a long time, then sneered, "Miss Yan, you are a smart woman. You and Fu Yan Ting haven't been together for so many years, which proves you're not compatible. Whether it's fate or man-made, you're not meant to be together. You'd best give up this idea and stop bothering Fu Yan Ting."
"He hasn't even said this to me. You're saying this to me. Don't you find it ridiculous?"
As if deliberately provoking Li Qin, Yan Xi stared at her and spoke unhurriedly, "I'm truly sorry to disappoint you. Fu Yan Ting proposed to me yesterday, and I've already agreed to remarry him."
Li Qin was aware of what Yan Xi said; Fu Yan Ting's proposal to Yan Xi had even made it onto the trending search list at the time.
But what did that matter?
Li Qin snorted dismissively and said irritably, "Miss Yan, you should know that the Fu family is not as simple as you think. Five years ago, when you married Fu Yan Ting, he had already become a vegetable. If you don't want your son to become another Fu Yan Ting, I advise you to think twice."
Yan Xi's lips curved slightly. Did Li Qin think this would make her scared and give up?
Even if Yan Xi wanted to give up on Fu Yan Ting, she would never admit it in front of Li Qin.
Yan Xi replied indifferently, "I have thought twice. After all, Fu Yan Ting has so much wealth. If I don't remarry Fu Yan Ting, and he remarries and has a son, won't I have wasted all my efforts?"
Lying on the hospital bed, Fu Yan Ting, who had just woken up, heard Yan Xi's words before he even opened his eyes.
Fu Yan Ting's heart felt heavy. So, Yan Xi had been with him all along with his wealth in mind.
She even wanted their son to inherit his fortune.
Fu Yan Ting had always thought Yan Xi loved him. He never expected that Yan Xi did love him, but she loved his money, not him.
Fu Yan Ting continued to feign sleep with his eyes closed. He was afraid that if he opened his eyes and saw Yan Xi's greed, he would be angered to death.
Li Qin was astonished by Yan Xi's shamelessness. Only Yan Xi could utter such audacious words.
Yan Xi suddenly leaned closer to Li Qin and whispered something in her ear. Li Qin's expression changed drastically. At that moment, she was no longer acting so frail, nor did she complain of stomach pain or a craving for spicy hot pot. She scurried away from Fu Yan Ting's ward.
Yan Xi turned and glanced at Fu Yan Ting. Suddenly, she felt a pang of sympathy for him.
Hurt by his own mother, leading to ill health, and now being schemed against for his fortune by the Fu family. Although Fu Yan Ting came from a privileged background with inexhaustible wealth and luxury, he was so pitiable. Thinking this, Yan Xi looked at Fu Yan Ting thoughtfully.
Seeing Fu Yan Ting lying there with his eyes closed, showing no signs of waking, Yan Xi sighed helplessly.
Indeed, wealthy families were as deep and complex as the sea.
When Fu Wen Hai returned to the ward with the steaming hot spicy hot pot, Li Qin and Fu Hao had already left.
Fu Wen Hai frowned. He had witnessed Yan Xi's sharp tongue before.
Fu Wen Hai dared not openly confront Yan Xi, but his displeasure was evident. He asked, "Miss Yan, where is my wife?"
"She was just here."
Yan Xi replied with feigned surprise.
However, Fu Wen Hai knew very well that Yan Xi was definitely being deliberate. He knew his wife's temperament all too well. If Yan Xi hadn't verbally attacked Li Qin, Li Qin would not have left the ward so easily, nor would she have given Yan Xi the opportunity to approach Fu Yan Ting.
Yan Xi's response to Fu Wen Hai was clearly a brush-off.
Fu Wen Hai's face turned extremely grim.
But Yan Xi acted as if she hadn't noticed. She paused, then added, "Mr. Fu, as the saying goes, 'A chance meeting is better than a thousand-year reunion.' Perhaps you should think about those philandering rich tycoons in Yan City. Maybe your wife is currently playing house in someone else's bed."
Yan Xi was directly telling Fu Wen Hai that his wife was cheating on him.
There was no subtlety to it.
Fu Wen Hai's face grew even uglier. With a dark expression, he said coldly, "Miss Yan, what nonsense are you spouting? My wife is your elder, no matter what. Even if she's a bit strict with you, you can't humiliate her like this."
"Whether I'm humiliating her or not, you can verify it yourself."
After speaking, Yan Xi took out her phone, opened her photo album, and handed it to Fu Wen Hai. Upon seeing the photos, Fu Wen Hai's face turned extremely grim.
The woman in the photos was Li Qin; Fu Wen Hai could recognize that face even if she turned to ash, but the men were varied.
Some were handsome, some were rich, some were powerful, and some had good physiques.
Yan Xi was quite satisfied with Fu Wen Hai's reaction.
She spoke unhurriedly, "Mr. Fu, if I were you, I'd take your wife for an amniocentesis to see if the child is actually yours. Don't wait until the child can speak to realize you've been fooled into fatherhood."
Fu Yan Ting, pretending to be asleep on the hospital bed, heard Yan Xi's words clearly.
Fu Yan Ting suddenly looked at Yan Xi with newfound respect. All along, Fu Yan Ting had thought Yan Xi was a gentle girl who wouldn't retaliate when bullied.
Hearing Yan Xi's words today, Fu Yan Ting finally understood what it meant to be sharp-tongued.
Fu Wen Hai was taken aback by Yan Xi's eloquence. His face turned extremely grim.