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"Who are you? I have a husband..."
Throughout the night, it was the man's heavy breathing beside her ear.
Cheng Ruowei couldn't push him away, struggling and succumbing amid the ambiguous and high temperatures that rose and fell.
The light was dim, and the air was filled with intoxicating fragrance.
Within the hotel suite, there was a premeditated encounter.
The man, as if having lost his reason, forcibly took possession of her, their dangerous physical contours intertwining with pain and pleasure.
Cheng Ruowei had never experienced this before, biting her lip tightly, her sobbing cries overshadowed by other sounds.
She could never see clearly the man oppressing her, until she was melted by the scorching heat, body and soul...
***
A slap landed on Cheng Ruowei's face.
By the time she woke up, the man was no longer there. Returning to the Di Family, what welcomed her was a punishment from her mother-in-law.
"The noble Di junior madam, actually fooling around in the Di Family Hotel during a family banquet, is simply shameless."
"Mom, no, I didn't..."
Cheng Ruowei's eyes reddened, speechless in her defense.
She had been calculated against and lost her innocence.
The drink given to her by the banquet server was tampered with.
The Di Family's elder matriarch sat on the sofa with dignified elegance, examining Cheng Ruowei with cold indifference.
"I was against you marrying into the Di Family from the start, after all, you came from the countryside and lacked education. Today, the mistake you made will make the Cheng Family pay a price. The Di Family will never allow our dirty laundry to be aired."
"Mom, I want to see Di junior, I need to explain to him, I was framed..."
A year ago, the Cheng Family was in trouble, and the outside world thought the Di Family was upholding an arranged marriage set by the old master, but in reality, it was a marriage of contract.
He said he needed a wife who was pretty and obedient, and she fit the criteria.
After the wedding, she abided by the contract, hoping to stay by his side for the rest of her life, although he never touched her.
But last night, she "cheated" and betrayed him.
"Do you think he will still see you? The Di Family cannot harbor a woman like you. You are not worthy of being the Di junior madam!"
The Di Family matriarch produced a document.
A divorce agreement.
Cheng Ruowei's gaze became fiercely frozen.
No matter the content, she was the one who broke the contract first, so it was only natural for him to be angry and to initiate the divorce.
Cheng Ruowei picked up the pen, holding back tears.
"Fine, I agree to the divorce."
The last thing she could do was to leave and not further tarnish his and the Di Family's reputation.
***
Ten months later, in a simple clinic in the countryside.
At night, a torrential downpour.
Cheng Ruowei lay on the bed with a big belly, she was about to give birth.
"Push a bit harder, the baby is almost here."
Sweat soaked her pale face, the sound of rain outside the window drowning out the cries of pain.
Until the sound of a baby's crying filled the room.
"Congratulations, it's a son."
Cheng Ruowei weakly looked at her child with tears streaming down her face.
After signing the divorce papers, she involved the Cheng Family in losing their marital connection with the wealthy Di Family.
Her furious father, provoked by her stepmother, kicked her out of the Cheng Family.
She returned to the countryside where she had lived with her mother and, realizing she was pregnant, decided to have the child.
Just then, the clinic's door was kicked open.
The stranger who barged in, upon seeing Cheng Ruowei's newborn child, snatched the baby without a word.
"Who are you people, how can you steal a child?"
Cheng Ruowei's eyes widened in horror, struggling to get up to pursue them.
"My child... give my child back to me..."
Her body was too weak, and she fell to the ground, watching the vanishing figures disappear into the rainy night, taking her child whom she'd only seen once.
Suddenly, her belly began to hurt again.
"Another one's coming!"
***
Five years later.
In C City, amidst a blizzard.
Because the flights were canceled, the train station was crowded with people.
Cheng Ruowei pushed her luggage trolley, accompanied by two children around the age of five.
"My tablet is missing, did you steal it?"
Just after leaving the station, two children were stopped by a young woman standing nearby, who confronted them with a fierce expression.
Passengers gathered around, pointing and discussing amongst themselves.
Hearing this, the brother wearing a duckbill cap—Cheng Yuheng—lifted his little head, revealing his youthful handsome face with a cool expression.
"Auntie, I didn't steal your tablet, but I can help you find it," he said.
Cheng Ruowei didn't offer to help; her son was a computer whiz, and this sort of thing was no challenge for him.
"Give me your phone, I'll use the account to track the tablet, even if it's turned off."
Cheng Yuheng, ignoring the dubious looks from those around him, deftly operated the smartphone, using software to begin tracking the device.
In just a moment, an alarm sounded from a large woman's bag among the onlookers.
The woman, her face a picture of panic, clutched her bag and defended herself, "You're talking nonsense after messing around with it for a bit, kid. This tablet is mine."
"I remember this auntie watching TV on her tablet on the train. It was encased in a pink cover, with a Shiba Inu doll hanging from it like her cellphone, and the upper right corner of the screen was even a bit damaged," said Cheng Jiajia.
The sister speaking was Cheng Jiajia, wearing a pink dress, her delicate and beautiful little face particularly charming and adorable.
The daughter had always had an excellent memory, never forgetting anything she saw.
Cheng Ruowei looked on with a smile of relief as the siblings joined forces to catch a thief.
"Please take the tablet out of your bag," she said.
In the end, it was proven that the tablet in the old woman's bag was indeed the stolen item.
For a time, the surrounding passengers all praised the two children.
Cheng Ruowei stopped the young woman who had gotten her tablet back, her expression cool as she spoke, "You owe my children a thank you and an apology."
After resolving the issue and watching the brother leading his sister away, Cheng Ruowei suddenly thought of her eldest son who had been snatched away five years ago.
To this day, she had no idea where her child was, whether he was alive or dead...
After five years, she had mustered the courage to return to City C.
It was because the Cheng Family Pharmaceuticals was in trouble, and also because she wanted to come back and search for her kidnapped child.
After leaving the station, Cheng Ruowei took her two children to get a taxi.
However, the queue was impossible to penetrate.
"All luxury cars, I saw the license plates, they really belong to the Di Family."
"To think that we would encounter the Di Family, the richest here, it's a pity we can't see anything."
The Di Family?!
Cheng Ruowei suddenly widened her eyes and hastily came to a stop.
At that moment, Cheng Yuheng, with his keen senses, noticed Mommy's odd behavior and raised his little head to ask, "What's wrong, Mommy?"
"It's too crowded over there; it could be dangerous. Let's wait a bit," she replied.
Cheng Ruowei led the children to hide off to the side.
She didn't want to encounter anyone from the Di Family, no matter who it was.
Elsewhere.
The black-suited bodyguards of the Di Family monopolized the VIP channel.
Protected by his entourage, a boy in a black suit emerged, his face expressionless, followed by four servants.
Inside the luxurious stretch car's back seat was empty.
Standing in front of the car door, Di Zeran asked with his youthful voice, "Why didn't Daddy come to pick me up?"
The bodyguard respectfully answered, "Young Master, Mr. Di had matters to attend to and has instructed us to take you home."
Di Zeran took a seat in the car with an unhappy face, turned his head to look out the window, and remained silent.
He was the spitting image of the young Mr. Di, an absolute little tyrant.
The bodyguards all broke out in a cold sweat, as they knew the young master's temperament was indeed difficult to serve; no one in the Di Family dared to provoke him.
Soon after, the Di Family's limousine left the parking lot.
In a flash, the boy in the car—Di Zeran—looked strikingly similar to Cheng Yuheng, who was standing not far away.
***
Returning to the rented apartment complex.
Cheng Ruowei settled the two children before heading, in the early evening, to a sky bar located on the 52nd floor.
She was there to prevent her father from selling off Huiteng Pharmaceuticals, which had belonged to her mother.
The buyer was the CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, and unable to secure an appointment, she had no choice but to come here to meet him secretly.
The skirts of the bar's waitresses were indeed too short.
Cheng Ruowei felt uncomfortable all over and didn't notice she had been targeted.
The second floor of the bar was the VIP area.
She sneaked upstairs when the security guards weren't looking, and before she could even start searching, she was seized by two men in black and taken away.
"Who are you? Let go of me!" she demanded.
Cheng Ruowei couldn't break free.
She was brought into a vast scenic private room, and with a rough shove from the men in black, she fell onto the wool carpet.
Instinctively lifting her head, she was met with a searing gaze of domination.
Suddenly, the man sitting in the darkness revealed a bloodthirsty smile, looking down at her imperiously.
"Long time no see, ex-wife," he said.