85 Strangers

An Qi turned around with trembling shoulders, while her face showed her contempt. "Yu Hao, you said that the environment here was not suitable, but have you forgotten that before you went to school, wind would blow from all four sides of the factory where your mother Zhang Lijuan worked? That was probably much worse than it is here."

As soon as that remark came out of her mouth, everyone's gaze fell on Yu Hao, who was wearing a fancy suit and leather shoes. Many of the onlookers started commenting about him immediately...

"Gee, I didn't expect this man, who is dressed so decently, to have such a low background like that! I thought that he was a rich young master, who had been spoiled since his childhood!"

"Me too! People nowadays can really pretend!"

"And… He was mocking our working environment for being unsuitable! This guy's family background is obviously not that good either!"

For the longest time, the thing that Yu Hao was most afraid of was that his background would be exposed and become fodder for gossips. This was why, even though no matter how successful he became, he'd never introduced Zhang Lijuan to his employees in the company.

At that moment, the onlookers' comments were enough to make Yu Hao erupt in anger. "An Qi, You shut up!" he yelled.

This time, not only did Yu Hao shout at her, in order to prevent An Qi from exposing his weakness, he clamped down on her injured shoulder with his one hand, then covered her mouth with his other, so that An Qi could not make a single squeak! Tears welled up in An Qi's eyes as she felt immense pain, but just when she was about to cry out, her mouth had been covered by Yu Hao.

As her cry of pain was strangled back in her throat, her tears silently landed on Yu Hao's hand, but failed to get even an ounce of pity out of him. Yu Hao's hand covered An Qi's mouth and nose in a death grip, cutting off her breathing instantly.

An Qi twisted her body as she struggled to get out of his grip. She did not want to die, strangled by Yu Hao's furious hands!

Putting aside the pain in her shoulder, An Qi refused to cry. But, she could not believe that none of the people present dared to stand up for her and stop Yu Hao!

However, she couldn't really blame them, as Yu Hao was quite terrifying now! The veins on his forehead were bulging out, and as one hand was pressed against An Qi's mouth to prevent her from breaking free, his other hand was wrapped around An Qi's neck.

Gradually, An Qi's struggle gradually diminished as her vision started to blur. When she was giving birth to An Yufei, An Qi had insisted on a natural birth. Even the level 10 pain of giving birth to a child was like child's play when compared with the pain that Yu Hao was inflicting on her now.

Moreover, giving birth to a child brings one hope. But, when Yu Hao was strangling her throat so tightly, he only brought the aura of death!

"Hey! What are you doing? Stop it!" In that moment of confusion and struggle, a familiar voice rang out in An Qi's ear. It was Sheng Jie.

Upon hearing Sheng Jie's voice, An Qi knew that Leng Yuchen must be nearby, which set her heart at ease. At that moment, An Qi's hand, which had been pulling at Yu Hao's sleeves, dropped suddenly.

She was so tired, but since she knew that Leng Yuchen was here, she could relax a bit. After all, she knew that she could trust him with her life. She also knew that he would settle things.

Strange to say, although An Qi had obviously spent more time with Yu Hao in terms of the length of time they'd dated, she never thought of entrusting her life to him for even a moment. But, Leng Yuchen was different. Ever since he'd vowed to protect An Qi and her daughter, An Qi had never doubted his words, not even once.

It was an odd thing indeed. For some, it only took one look and they fell in love for a lifetime. But, for others, they could spend an entire lifetime with someone, only to still be strangers in the end. This was a perfect example of how An Qi felt about Leng Yuchen and Yu Hao respectively.

At that moment, Sheng Jie rushed toward Yu Hao with Leng Yuchen's bodyguard, then pushed him away as he was carrying An Qi, who had nearly fainted. Leng Yuchen was hiding behind the door of the cafeteria, sparks of anger burning in his eyes.

Upon seeing Sheng Jie, Yu Hao showed some restraint. But, he was still a little arrogant as he asked, "Who are you? An Qi is my ex-girlfriend, and this is a personal affair just between us! We don't need you meddling!"

"Hmph! I'm the one who should be asking you that!" Sheng Jie said as he gently carried An Qi to a chair in the cafeteria.

Under these circumstances, not only did Boss Leng want to give Yu Hao a few slaps, but even Sheng Jie wanted to take out his aggression on him! After all, in today's world, a man who hits people is definitely the definition of being a f*ckboy!

Although Yu Hao did not know Sheng Jie's identity, he could see that he was a man not to be trifled, just judging from his speech and clothing.

He looked at An Qi, who was beside him, and asked, "Who am I? I am afraid that you have to ask your good employee of the Leng Group about that. Ask her if she was the one who caused my fiancee to have a miscarriage, and also… Whose illegitimate child she is bringing back now?"

"Who are you calling an illegitimate child!" An Qi screamed in a hoarse voice.

As soon as she'd asked that, Leng Yuchen's heart constricted. If he hadn't already promised An Qi and hadn't already prepared a big gift for Yu Hao and Gu Xiaonan, Leng Yuchen was not sure whether he could stand it.

"What a joke! Aren't you clear of what you did when you were abroad? Xiaonan said that you'd originally wanted to return to the An family with that illegitimate child, but even An Shijie gaven you the cold shoulder for humiliating your family and drove you and that illegitimate child out in the middle of the night? Am I wrong?"

At that moment, An Qi glared at Yu Hao as if she wanted to turn him into an ice pillar as she said, "I don't know what Gu Xiaonan told you, and I'm not interested in knowing it either. But, as for my daughter, she's a gift from God! You'd better keep your mouth from spewing such lies. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to leave the Leng Group alive!"

Yu Hao was shocked and felt uneasy after hearing An Qi's fiery reaction. Previously, he had heard online that women are weak, but mothers are strong. Originally, he did not really understand this sentence. It was not until Yu Hao saw the unprecedented cruelty on An Qi's determined face that he realized that the truth of the sentence.

At that moment, Sheng Jie looked at Yu Hao and tried to minimize the problem by saying, "Alright. Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel. I'm not interested in knowing about your personal affairs. But, she's the Leng Group's employee, and this is the Leng Group's territory. Go somewhere else if you want to cause trouble!"

Yu Hao threw up his hands upon hearing this, then said indifferently, "Hmph! One should bide one's time and wait for the right opportunity to seek vengeance. An Qi, I'll settle the debt of you causing me to lose a child with you sooner or later!"

An Qi was confused by what he'd just said, but as she was in front of so many people, she was couldn't be bothered to argue with him. After all, he was like a mad dog!

Then, fearing that An Qi would not be able to control her temper, Sheng Jie rushed between her and Yu Hao. Then, while pointing at An Qi, his tone becoming very unfriendly as he said, "And you! Which department are you from, and how dare you bring your private matters into the company? Not only have you not handled this well, but you've also caused a spectacle! Hurry back and type out a report, then send it to me. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble!"

An Qi knew that Sheng Jie was doing this all for her own good. So, she had wanted to simply nod and say "yes," but as soon as she opened her mouth, she found that her throat felt like it had just been strangled, and no words would come out at all.

An Qi had almost exhausted all of her strength in order to warn Yu Hao. Now, her voice was basically gone, and she couldn't make any sound at all...