After she left her father and kept her son, President Pei lost control and knelt down.

Before Rong Wenying could finish speaking, the phone rang with a mechanical dial tone.

She angrily smashed her phone.

Jiang Chunzhi hadn't left yet. Pei Hansheng's decision to seal off the city for the sake of a child angered the powerful faction in the capital. The higher-ups were holding an emergency meeting to discuss the matter, and Pei Hansheng would inevitably face criminal charges.

The news reached Chiang Kai-shek's residence, and his parents called to ask what had happened to the child.

Jiang Chunzhi asked Rong Wenying, "Auntie, did Han Sheng explain his relationship with that child?"

"It's definitely not his." Rong Wenying said in a deep voice, "My son has been abroad for two years, how could he possibly have a three-year-old child?"

Jiang Chunzhi was still a little worried: "Has the child been found? Was he brought back to Tanshu? Why don't we go and take a look together?"

Rong Wenying pinched the bridge of her nose. She was also having a terrible headache because such a big child had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"It'd better not be some kind of trouble caused by Qiao Wan again."

"What I fear is that it's a bastard child born outside of marriage by Qiao Wan, who insists on blaming Han Sheng and defiling the Pei family's bloodline."

Rong Wenying was touched on something, and belatedly realized that Qiao Wan had once inexplicably fought with her at the old house, and that her heart disease was caused by that fight.

For almost a year after that, Qiao Wan avoided coming to the old house.

Looking at it now, it's highly likely that Qiao Wan got pregnant and secretly laid an egg outside.

Slamming her hand on the table, Rong Wenying was furious: "That bitch Qiao Wan, she's used all her tricks on Han Sheng and our Pei family! I'm going to skin her alive right now!"

Jiang Chunzhi helped Rong Wenying up and told Zhao Youran to go get the car, saying reassuring things: "Auntie, actually it's not a bad thing if Qiao Wan has a child. Infants' blood is the cleanest, and my brother's illness..."

Upon hearing this, Rong Wenying patted Jiang Chunzhi's hand, smiled meaningfully, and said nothing.

……

Tanshu.

The sound of an engine came from the yard, and Qiao Wan rushed out upon hearing the noise.

Pei Hansheng held Xiaobao in his arms, placing him inside his coat, with only his round little head showing.

Xiao Bao slept very well; the kidnapping tonight didn't affect him at all.

Qiao Wan covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, feeling a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Pei Hansheng walked out of the darkness and stood in front of her, his cold and stern face softened by a gentle expression.

"This guy is so heavy, he slept on me the whole way."

"Then I'll hold him. You go and rest. I'll take the child home."

Pei Hansheng's expression suddenly turned cold, as if he was displeased. Qiao Wan pursed her lips, wondering what she had said wrong that had upset him.

Her raised hand remained suspended in the air. Pei Hansheng carried Xiaobao straight back to the bedroom. Xiaobao was sleeping on his and Qiao Wan's big bed, a tiny little bundle. He had also covered the baby with pillows and blankets, worried that the child might roll off.

I glanced at Xiao Bao by the bedside; the little guy was smacking his lips and spitting out bubbles.

He couldn't help but chuckle, wiping his mouth with his hand. Xiao Bao frowned, rolled over, and showed him only his upturned bottom.

Pei Hansheng pulled out a tissue, wiped the drool from his palm, and gently closed the bedroom door.

Shen Yingtang fell asleep on the sofa, while Qiao Wan stood downstairs, looking up at the building, her heart filled with thoughts of her child.

Pei Hansheng descended the steps, his body shrouded in coldness, his emotions unreadable.

Qiao Wan remained calm and followed him into the study.

"Pei Hansheng, let's talk about the child."

"I know Xiao Bao is your son, and you've secretly raised him without telling me. Do you know that's fraud?"

Qiao Wan suddenly found it funny.

If he had gone back to China to take a look, or even just paid more attention to her situation there, he would have known about this.

Ultimately, he missed out on this child, so what right does he have to blame her?

Pei Hansheng stared at her mocking, cold face and sneered.

Even at this point, they still won't admit their mistake.

He turned his gaze to the window, his expression cold and indifferent: "I do not acknowledge Xiaobao as my child."

A look of surprise flashed in Qiao Wan's eyes as she stared intently at his angular profile. Her heart had long since given up hope, but it still ached faintly.

"Did I say he was your child? Ridiculous!"

Pei Hansheng stared at her with a chilling gaze.

"That's good. I was just afraid you would go around telling everyone, otherwise something like this would have happened today, using Xiaobao as a hostage to ask me for money."

Qiao Wan took a deep breath, suppressing the tightness in her chest.

Very good, excellent.

Pei Hansheng, from this moment on, you have lost your son forever.

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for my child myself. He's not your child, and we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore. I'm already like this, why don't you just divorce me already?"

Pei Hansheng snorted coldly. Car headlights flashed by outside, and his eyes darkened.

Qiao Wan followed his gaze.

Jiang Chunzhi's car can enter Tanshu anytime, anywhere, just as if it were her home.

Pei Hansheng stood up, patted the shoe prints left by Xiaobao on his shirt, and instructed Qiao Wan, "You stay here. Going out will only cause unpleasantness."

He walked out of the study, casually locked the door from the inside, and left Qiao Wan inside.

Qiao Wan was speechless.

Pei Hansheng was afraid that Jiang Chunzhi would misunderstand that he had a child, and sure enough, everything today was an act for her.

Rong Wenying and Jiang Chunzhi came in from outside, the shrill sound of their high heels scraping the floor waking Shen Yingtang.

She sat up and turned to look at Pei Hansheng, who had come out.

He couldn't help but sneer: "So this is the kind of life Qiao Wan lived in your house, always on edge, with people coming to cause trouble in the middle of the night."

Rong Wenying didn't know Shen Yingtang, but judging from her speaking up for Qiao Wan, she wasn't a good person either.

"This is my son's home. What right do you have to say such things?"

Pei Hansheng said, "This is the child's aunt."

Rong Wenying questioned him: "What exactly is your relationship with that child? Do you know how big a mess you've made? Abusing your power to arbitrarily lock down the city for an hour will cause huge losses. If it weren't for your grandfather's special status keeping you in check, you would be facing a military court."

Pei Hansheng said casually, "I have no relation to that child. I was just in a good mood and helped out."

Jiang Chunzhi bit her lip and remained silent. Hearing Pei Hansheng say this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hansheng, did you take Mrs. Pei for a check-up today?"

"I've gone."

"How did it go? Did it really result in pregnancy?"

Pei Hansheng was silent for a moment: "It's fine."

Rong Wenying said, "Call her out; I have something to ask her."

"She's already resting. I'll pass on the message."

"During the two years you were abroad, she didn't visit the old house to greet me at all for one year, not even once. I want to ask, did she cheat on you with another man?"

Pei Hansheng's expression was very unpleasant, and Jiang Chunzhi chimed in:

"What Auntie means is, did Qiao Wan do something behind your back that you didn't know about, like this child...?"

"I know very well that this child can't be hers. You're asking too many questions. Go back and get some rest."

Pei Hansheng's tone became impatient, and he wanted to send them away.

Jiang Chunzhi was somewhat unwilling and grabbed his hand: "Hansheng, can you come with me to see the doctor tomorrow? I have an appointment with a psychologist and I'm afraid to go alone."

"Can."

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Jiang Chunzhi stopped there and left Tanshu without pressing the matter further.

Shen Yingtang made a loud vomiting sound behind Jiang Chunzhi, and rolled her eyes at Pei Hansheng: "Scumbag."

She went to find Qiao Wan and opened the locked door.

"Xiao Wan, Pei Hansheng is beyond saving. Don't have any more hope for him."

Qiao Wan looked out the window at Jiang Chunzhi's beautiful women's car.

It is said that it was a birthday gift from Pei Hansheng, a limited edition worldwide.

Some things are obvious: Pei Hansheng is not qualified to be her husband, nor is he qualified to be the father of her child.