Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

If Han Yi doesn't agree, the deal can't be finalized. No matter how much Fu Sichen wants to keep this a secret, Han Yi has to be willing.

If he was unwilling, Fu Sichen could not force him to do so.

"You haven't considered the consequences. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it," Han Yi calmly explained to Fu Sichen. "You won't be able to cry about it then."

When he returned home, his elders immediately bombarded him with questions, much to his amusement.

Han Yi knew very well what his family was planning. Who would say no to Fu Sichen's family background?

Fu Sichen's thinking was very simple: she was in a relationship, got pregnant, and now she didn't love him anymore, so she wouldn't keep the child, and the two of them didn't have any real relationship.

But in reality, the two families will not give up so easily.

"What if your family uses this as an excuse to force us to get married?

Fu Sichen was taken aback. "So if we have no feelings for each other, why do we insist on getting married?"

"Did all the families in your family get married because of love?" Han Yi asked back.

The phone suddenly went silent.

Fu Sichen felt a throbbing pain in her temples, but Han Yi was right. She had been desperate and grasped at straws, imagining life as a story and thinking that the plot could be made up at will.

One lie leads to countless more lies to cover it up, and in the end, it will inevitably become a complete mess.

"I was too naive."

A soft sigh suddenly came through the receiver.

"It's remarkable that you can still recognize your problems so clearly," Han Yi added proudly.

On the other end of the phone, Fu Sichen slightly curled the corners of her lips. She rested her head on her knees. "Han Yi, I'm really sorry about today. I'll explain everything to my parents and not cause you any trouble. If there's anything bad going on about you, you can pin it on me. Just deny that you have nothing to do with me and that I'm the one who lied, and that's enough."

The trouble she caused should be borne by her alone; unrelated people should not be dragged into it.

"Fu Sichen!"

Han Yi suddenly called out to her, but it was too late; the other end of the line had already hung up.

Han Yi stared at the phone that had been hung up and clicked his tongue.

Zhong Wanxiu came in and saw Fu Sichen sitting there in a daze. She asked, "What did Han Yi say?"

"Mom, actually this has nothing to do with Han Yi. This is my own business, can we please not make things worse?" Fu Sichen pleaded, tugging at Zhong Wanxiu's arm. "He's in a difficult position too. We're not in a relationship, we..."

"Not in a relationship?" Zhong Wanxiu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "You slept with him if you weren't in a relationship? Is he just trying to deny it?"

"No, Mom, I lied. The child isn't Han Yi's."

"Lying? You can lie about something like this?!" Zhong Wanxiu glared at her. "Tell me then, if it's not Han Yi, who is the child's father?"

At this point, Fu Sichen fell silent, and no matter how Zhong Wanxiu asked, she wouldn't say anything.

In short, "Mom, since this child isn't going to be born, who his father is isn't that important, is it?"

Zhong Wanxiu was so angry with her that her heart ached.

"Fu Sichen, you don't want this child?"

With his fingers tightly curled in his palm, Fu Sichen shook his head, tears welling up in his eyes. "Mom, I'm still young. I'll date again, meet good people, get married, and have children."

Her voice choked as she spoke, and her nose stung with tears. She truly didn't know if she would ever have the courage to love someone else again. But for now, this was the best possible ending.

Seeing her so submissive appearance, Zhong Wanxiu felt a surge of anger. She didn't know what Han Yi had just said to Si Chen, but it must be that the Han family didn't want to acknowledge her.

When she told Fu Pinghui about it, he immediately got angry. "Even if Sichen never marries, we can still support her and the child. But the Han family's attitude is the problem!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Zhong Wanxiu was also worried. "It's not a matter of whether we can afford to raise him or not. This whole thing has become a scandal, and it's not good for Si Chen's reputation either."

In wealthy and powerful families, face is always important; who could truly not care?

After this got out, how could Si Chen ever hold his head high in this industry again? People might not say anything to his face, but the gossip behind his back was enough to ruin his reputation.

Fu Pinghui was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll go see the Han family and talk things out face to face."

……

Lin Yuanqing didn't let Yu Shinan's people take her home; she took a taxi home by herself, feeling uneasy the whole way.

Yu Shinan's emotions and attitude were not right. Although he didn't say anything more, Lin Yuanqing had no idea how much he believed.

However, he probably wouldn't care much about a girl like Fu Sichen. Men prefer mature women who understand men; what's so interesting about such a pure young girl?

But to her surprise, the abortion pills didn't make the baby in Fu Sichen's belly roll out.

Lin Yuanqing dropped her bag and changed her shoes in the entryway. Suddenly, a man leaned in from behind, startling her so much that she screamed. Then, her mouth was forcefully covered. "Baby, why are you screaming so loudly? Missed me?"

With her mouth covered, Lin Yuanqing couldn't make a sound, but she already knew who it was. Her struggles seemed somewhat ineffective as the man behind her pinned her against the wall in the entryway and reached his hand inside her clothes.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Yuanqing immediately snapped as soon as she had a chance to speak. "Has anyone seen you?"

"Don't worry, no one saw." The man chuckled lewdly, stripped off her clothes, and draped her over himself.

After a few flirtations, Lin Yuanqing softened. She wanted to refuse, but she really wanted it. Since she came back and stayed by Yu Shinan's side, she had broken up with other men, but she didn't expect Yu Shinan not to touch her.

She really craved that man, a powerful man who could make any woman drool, but he was acting like a completely different person now.

Lin Yuanqing wrapped her arms around the man's shoulder, panting with her head tilted back. "Don't leave any marks on me, and slow down. I'm pregnant. If anything happens to the baby in my belly, I'll cut off your ears."

"You little slut!"

The man cursed and lifted the person up.

The two walked from the entrance hall to the bedroom. The man's face was exposed to the air. He had large tattoos all over his body, was lean, and his face was barely presentable.

The sounds of a man and a woman could be heard coming from the bedroom.

The emptier she feels inside, the more she wants to find a sense of existence in a man.

After taking a shower, Lin Yuanqing glanced at the man sprawled on the bed and said, "Li Shang, you'd better leave now and don't come here again."

"Is the baby in your belly Yu Shinan's?" Li Shang didn't move, but just looked at her belly curiously.

"It can't be yours anyway," Lin Yuanqing snorted.

"Tsk," Li Shang stood up and leaned closer, "Brother Nan's woman is indeed quite wild. So many people wanted to sleep with you before, and now so many people can sleep with you."

Lin Yuanqing suddenly slapped Li Shang hard across the face, yelling, "Watch your mouth, you bastard!"

"What? Isn't that right? How many men have slept with you these past few years?" Li Shang wasn't annoyed. He grabbed Lin Yuanqing's wrist. "After all, I'm the one who's been with you the longest. Now that you're back with Yu Shinan, you've really put on airs."

Lin Yuanqing couldn't break free from him, so she simply stopped struggling and said, "Uncle Wei said that he won't interfere with what I want to do in the future. You have even less right to do so."

"Tsk, you're so easily teased. I just missed you and was worried you'd have no one to feed you, so I brought this up especially for you." Li Shang smiled and snuggled up to her. "Uncle Wei also asked me to pass on a message to you: he'd be happy if you wanted to marry Yu Shinan, but don't cross the line. Also, Yu Shinan has been in contact with Chen Da lately, and Uncle Wei can't reach him. If you find out, let him know."

Lin Yuanqing's face turned pale.

Li Shang glanced at her, reached out and patted her face, "Once you're with Uncle Wei, you can never wash it off. Also, don't treat Yu Shinan like a fool, or you might end up losing more than you gain. Uncle Wei said he quite likes you."

Lin Yuanqing's fingers clenched tightly in her palms. That old pervert.

……

Inside the car, Yu Shinan lit a cigarette, the tinted windows blocking out outside prying eyes.

A moment later, the front passenger seat was pulled open, and a person got in—it was Cui Wenxuan.

"Brother Nan, it's Li Shang."

Yu Shinan hummed in agreement.

Cui Wenxuan handed several photos taken on the spot to Yu Shinan.

The man lowered his eyes and glanced over, his gaze as indifferent as if he were looking at two complete strangers.

He didn't ask any more questions, only saying, "Let's go."

"Should we have someone keep a close eye on Miss Lin? Li Shang has risen through the ranks quickly by Wei Jingwu's side these past few years and is highly trusted," Cui Wenxuan admitted. "We may not necessarily confront them head-on, but we have to be on guard."

"no need."

Yu Shinan tore the photo into pieces, opened the car window, and tossed the fragments into the wind.

"Miss Lin's pregnancy record has been retrieved." Cui Wenxuan looked up at Yu Shinan. "It's not thirty-odd days as she said, she's already more than two months pregnant."

"Um."

That day, Yu Shinan drank the drink Wei Jingwu gave him before having relations with Lin Yuanqing. Apart from that, the two of them did not cross any lines.

Therefore, this point in time means that the child Lin Yuanqing is carrying is not his.

Yu Shinan leaned back; the news wasn't hard for him to accept, and he wasn't even surprised.

Lin Yuanqing returned and approached him, wanting to rekindle their old relationship.

Life on the streets is tough. Gu Nian was the one who pushed her into the fire. As long as Lin Yuanqing behaves herself, Yu Shinan has no problem with it.

She wanted a peaceful and quiet life, and he could provide that, as compensation.

However, Lin Yuanqing clearly had nothing to do with being well-behaved.

Yu Shinan pressed his temples, and for some reason, he felt a sense of relief.

……

Lin Yuanqing didn't sleep well all night, and had a lot of weird dreams. She felt very tired when she woke up the next day.

She got up, washed up, dressed herself up a little, took Fu Sichen's phone, and went out.

Zhong Wanxiu and her husband went to the Han family's house, leaving only the servants and Si Chen in the entire villa.

Lin Yuanqing came to the house as Yu Shinan's fiancée, mainly because she was too familiar with Yu Shinan. The servants were not on guard and let Lin Yuanqing in directly.

She handed the phone to Fu Sichen, "Your phone is at the Silver Bay Hotel. Shi Nan asked me to bring it to you."

Fu Sichen took the phone and then asked the nanny to see the guest out.

Lin Yuanqing wasn't in a hurry to leave. She smiled at Fu Sichen and said, "I came today because there are some things he's too embarrassed to say to you, so he asked me to pass them on to you. Would it be convenient for us to talk privately for a few minutes?"