Shao Lin's legs grew weaker and her stomach ached more and more. Finally, she couldn't help but feel scared. "Xiao Zhang! Xiao He..."
She gripped the table, barely daring to move.
She called out weakly, but there was no response for a long time, and Shao Lin felt a touch of despair.
Feeling the child in her belly seemed to be in pain as well, Shao Lin couldn't help but feel a touch of maternal softness. She bit her lip and moved inch by inch towards the bedroom...
She reached the bedroom and grabbed her phone.
Shao Lin was already drenched in cold sweat, her face as pale as paper. She immediately dialed the emergency number.
During the long wait, Shao Lin felt as if she were dying.
After fainting and waking up again, she vaguely saw Zhao Qin's distressed face instructing the doctor to take good care of her...
If only the child she was carrying was a descendant of the Jin family...
She fainted again.
The doctor began to work earnestly on the emergency resuscitation.
Meanwhile, Su Ding knew none of this. In the following days, the online public opinion and cyberbullying against her gradually subsided. Ding Xia reopened for business. Although some people were curious and came to see Su Ding, Su Ding did not go to the store, and things slowly returned to normal.
Lately, Jin Ye had not been home often, and Zhang Hou could no longer be contacted.
She was very worried. Had something happened to Zhang Hou?
But Zhang Hou's other subordinates told her not to worry, saying that Zhang Hou was often out of contact during his missions.
Su Ding felt restless staying at home and decided to visit the store.
When she arrived at the store, Zhang Xiaoya was cleaning. Her eyes lit up when she saw Su Ding. "Manager, you're here!"
"Yes, no classes at school today?" Su Ding asked with a smile.
"The teacher rescheduled the class to tomorrow," Zhang Xiaoya looked much better, and the melancholy that used to be on her face had disappeared. She followed Su Ding to the office, and somehow, she was already holding a bag in her hand.
"Manager, my mother's health has improved a lot recently. This is a scarf she made. If you don't mind, this... this is for you."
Zhang Xiaoya held the bag with the scarf, looking at Su Ding with eager anticipation.
She was truly grateful to Su Ding. If she hadn't met Su Ding that time, her life would have been ruined, and perhaps her mother as well...
Although this gift was meager, she still wanted to express her gratitude.
When she had the ability in the future, if Su Ding ever needed her, she would spare no effort to repay this kindness.
"Thank you, I like it very much."
Su Ding quickly accepted it, sensing Xiaoya's sincerity.
She didn't expect Xiaoya to repay anything, she just wanted this girl, who was so much like her past self, to live a good life.
After chatting with Zhang Xiaoya for a few minutes, guests arrived.
Zhang Xiaoya went out to greet them.
Su Ding didn't go to the front desk but started tidying up the office. Suddenly, her phone rang.
She picked it up and saw it was Jin Ye calling.
"Why aren't you at home? Where did you go?"
"I'm at the store."
Su Ding and Jin Ye had become increasingly distant in the past few days.
Although they were nominally husband and wife, Su Ding had slowly come to realize that her current husband seemed to be a different person from before.
She was waiting, waiting for a result...
"Okay, I'll come find you."
Jin Ye hung up after speaking, and Su Ding didn't have time to ask why he was coming.
Su Ding looked at her phone and sighed.
Half an hour later, Jin Ling drove to the entrance of Ding Xia.
He hadn't interacted much with Su Ding these past few days because whenever he was with her, he felt exposed, as if his true self were completely seen.
And at the company, everyone only saw him as their superior.
During the days he hadn't returned home, he had been staying in hotels, finding girls when he had needs, and his life had gradually returned to normal.
Although on the surface he had achieved his long-held goal, for some reason, there was always a sense of weariness deep within him...
This was not the life he wanted.
Was living as someone else his true pursuit?
It seemed there was no revenge pleasure as he had imagined.
"Welcome, sir. What would you like to eat?"
As Jin Ling entered Ding Xia, a familiar female voice reached his ears.
Jin Ling seemed to recall something. He looked up and saw the girl he had been intimately involved with every night, standing at the front with a smile.
The moment she saw Jin Ling, Zhang Xiaoya's smile froze.
The next second, her eyes widened in fear, and then her expression became tense. She quickly took two steps forward, blocking Jin Ling's path.
"What, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Xiaoya never wanted to face this relationship tainted by benefits.
If it weren't for the money needed for her mother's subsequent recovery, she might have left this man long ago. She instinctively felt a sense of fear and a desire to escape from this man.
Jin Ling's gaze also gradually deepened from initial surprise.