Chapter 16
Ridiculous.
This was all because of his pride. Ming Yin had messed with his wife. He tricked him, and for betraying him, he would pay. These emotions Jun Shang was having towards YunXiao were nothing more than lust. That's all it was.
Jun Shang picked up his cellphone once again. He scrolled through his contacts before carelessly pressing the 'call' button. After a few rings, a sleepy voice picked up.
– Hello?
"Derrick."
– Ah, what is it?
"Come back to China immediately."
– What?
Jun Shang didn't respond and just ended the call. He hoped that YunXiao wasn't involved in this incident. He hoped that YunXiao didn't have any special relationship with Ming Yin. However, if that wasn't the case…
Jun Shang couldn't even finish the thought.
3 days later, President Yuncalled his daughter. Xiao's hand trembled as she held the phone up to her ear.
"What?"
The unusually heavy spring rain had stopped, and she could see the large, white birch tree standing outside her window. It looked like it was painted on canvas with a brush. The warm days had passed by, and the spring weather looked beautiful today. The wind already felt different.
– Huang made a deal.
Deal? What did this mean? When it came to money, her father-in-law only knew how to hold it close to his chest. RJ had dealt an unforgivable blow to Huang, so why did they offer up a deal? It didn't make any sense.
"A deal?"
– They must have felt responsible for all this.
Felt responsible? What nonsense.
"What…"
President Yunlightly cut Xiao off.
– Wasn't it your wedding anniversary not too long ago?
Xiao bit her lip. After her husband had said those unsettling words, she was feeling on edge. She looked down at the drawing she had been working on.
In a dark forest, a lost girl was looking up at the sky. She had been working on this drawing for 3 days. The branches were tangled like spiderwebs. Xiao felt the hidden monsters suffocating her.
"…Yes."
Even though the branches were on the paper, she felt as if they were reaching out and strangling her. Crack. Would her neck make that sound when it finally broke?
– The gift that I sent Son-in-law will arrive there soon. Give it to him properly and make sure he's not disappointed.
Xiao clenched the hand that was holding her cellphone. She couldn't believe that her plan hadn't worked.
"…I understand."
– Another thing.
Even though Xiao wanted to hang up the phone, it looked like she couldn't just yet.
– Isn't it about time we have a grandchild from you?
What?
Xiao was so shocked that she lowered her phone and looked at it.
"That…"
– I trust you to get it done.
I trust you.
With only those words, the call ended. She blankly looked down at her phone and pressed her lips together. A child from her and Jun Shang? What nonsense was this? Up till now, Jun Shang had never forgotten to put on a condom.
Xiao was also taking measures. Every 3 months, she took a contraceptive shot. She still had two months left before the dose wore off. She wouldn't be able to have a child within that time.
So Huang had made a deal. What did that mean? She pressed the pager and got up from her seat. She couldn't leave things like this.
"Did you call for me?"
With a strange look on her face, Secretary Rong received the call and hurried over. Xiao walked into her closet and took out a thin coat before putting it on.
"I need to go out."
"Where are you going?"