Chapitre 8: The Life of Yun Shishi
Éditeur: Atlas Studios
In fact, Yun Yecheng's family was originally well-off. He had a property on the market that generated stable profits, so they were considered to be living in wealth. However, at the start of the year, a financial storm suddenly swept across the globe, which left his entire family in shambles. The company was operating under a constant loss. Many shareholders had had their investments retracted. Seeing that the company was about to go bankrupt, his wife pointed her finger at Yun Shishi and blamed her for it. This was because, just the year before, he willingly spent the money originally set aside for investments to send her to a prestigious dormitory-based high school to study, to be away from this trifling home.
In his wife's opinion, if it had not been for this particular move of his back then, the company would not have been affected by the economic crisis and the Yun family would not have fallen to such a state.
This matter caused many heated arguments in the household. When Yun Shishi went back home during the holidays, the mother-daughter pair shut the doors and beat her up while he was away. Because of this, he almost succumbed to a heart attack.
Burning with anxiety, he saw the door being pushed open by someone – the secretary – and Yun Shishi slowly walking in. Upon seeing her father, her pupils slightly shook. She got misty-eyed but quickly recovered herself. Her father promptly stood up and eyed the secretary with skepticism.
Understanding the situation, she quickly took her leave and closed the door for them.
"Shishi!" He approached her with a fretful expression. He held her shoulders and examined her from head to toe. "Where have you been these past two months? Did you know how worried I was this whole time?"
Feeling ashamed, she looked up at him. Only two months had passed, yet his entire hair was already a shade of grey, and the lines on his face were more prominent. He worried about her for many days. Settling the mountain of documents piled up at the company and searching for her in his free time, he split his attention to her and the company. He had been overworked.
"Dad, don't fret about me. I'm quite alright," Yun Shishi assured. She helped him sit down before asking, "How's the company?"
"Did you deposit that sum of money?"
He went straight to the point.
Yun Shishi was stunned, unsure of how to answer him. She was flustered for a moment before quickly putting on a disguise. He held the back of her hand tightly. "Oh, child. Tell me the truth. Don't lie to me. Don't make me worry about you again, alright?" He suddenly thought of something terrible. Sitting up straight, he hurriedly asked, "Did you do something silly?!"
Seeing her head lowered and not say anything, he tried to find clues from her face, yet it was in vain. He proceeded to point toward the door with suspicion. "Who was that lady just now?!"
Yun Shishi remained silent for a long time. Eventually, with a voice as soft as an insect's buzzing, she confessed, "I… I have become a surrogate…."
The room suddenly became dead silent.
His pupils constricted as he stared at her in disbelief. "You… How could you…."
"Dad…."
As her voice trailed off, she next heard a deafening WHACK! He had given her a slap in his anger. Her face twisted to the side from the force behind the slap. In a daze, she touched her burning hot cheeks as she heard him question her with fury, "Why do you have to degrade yourself like this?! Being a surrogate… is that something that you can do?!"
She was still so young, at a blooming age, but she actually went to become a surrogate! Did she know that this would ruin her life?!
In her eyes, as a father, was he really useless to the point of being unable to protect his daughter?
"I will not touch one cent of this money! I, Yun Yecheng, need not go to such extent!"
When he was done talking, he angrily stood up from his seat and left the room.
Yun Shishi lowered her head, dumbfounded, and tightly gripped the hem of her clothes….
Chapitre 9: Premature Delivery
Éditeur: Atlas Studios
Six months later.
Yun Shishi was accompanied by the secretary to process her papers for resuming her studies at her university. On the way there, she suddenly felt a sharp pain from her belly which was not subsiding.
On tenterhooks for the past few months, Yun Shishi unexpectedly went into premature labor. They would not reach Mu family's private hospital on time, so the secretary hastily drove her to a gynecology hospital in town and calmly went through the necessary procedures.
Yun Shishi lay in bed, her face ghastly pale. When she looked up, the light from an incandescent lamp constantly flashed before her eyes. Under tremendous pain, she broke out in a cold sweat. After eight months of pregnancy, she was finally going to be released. The secretary went with her toward the delivery room, constantly giving her words of encouragement. "Miss Yun, don't be afraid! You and the children will be fine; I'll wait outside for the good news!"
"Thank you…"
Yun Shishi closed her eyes as she was pushed into the delivery room, the doors shutting behind them.
The director of the hospital was acquainted with Yun Yecheng. Upon learning that the one who was about to give birth was Yun Shishi, the doctor immediately contacted him. Yun Yecheng rushed to the hospital after receiving the message and waited impatiently outside the delivery room.
Four hours later, a resonant wail could be heard from the room.
"It's a healthy baby boy!"
The nurse placed the baby into an incubator and sent him to the nursery room for newborns. Yun Yecheng did not care about the baby. He paced about and frantically looked around outside the delivery room.
The secretary walked toward the nursery room. Inspecting the newborn from the other side of the glass window, she turned to ask, "What about the other one?"
The nurse apologetically replied, "We are terribly sorry! Because it is a premature delivery, the younger one is too weak. When he came out, he was already not breathing…."
The secretary's face stiffened from shock and inquired, "Is there no hope?"
The nurse frankly spoke, "… Yes."
She was disappointed, but she could do nothing about it. "Fine. Please deal with that child, accordingly."
When she was done talking to the nurse, she held up her phone to contact some of her people to send an ambulance over; she intended to transfer the newborn to the Mu family's private hospital.
Before she left, she filled out a check and passed it over to Yun Yecheng. She spoke politely, "Mr. Yun. Your daughter has suffered for these past few months. This is the remaining payment. Please accept it!"
Dazed, Yun Yecheng received the check from her. The secretary then left in a hurry.
Inside the delivery room, Yun Shishi was exhausted of her energy and she passed out.
The nurse went over to her and was about to deal with the stillborn infant. However, just as she held him up, she noticed something strange. Her pupils shook and her expression changed drastically. She frantically rushed toward the doctor with the baby.
"Doctor!"
…
Six years later.
Time passed. Years and months went by in a flash.
Within the bustling crowd in a departmental store, Yun Shishi, who was pushing a cart, anxiously looked around back and forth. Her steps were hasty.
She just went to the daily essentials section to take something. However, when she looked backward, he was gone and was nowhere to be found.
Passing by the toys section, she slowed down her pace and scanned the entire area. Suddenly, she caught sight of a petite figure. Yun Shishi shrugged before sighing helplessly. The corners of her mouth curled up and she chuckled to herself. She then pushed the cart toward that direction and bent down behind the figure.
A little boy was standing in front of a rack, his eyes focusing on a beautifully wrapped remote-controlled racing car. He seemed really young, about five or six years of age. He was wearing a set of clean school uniform that was a little big for his thin frame.
Smooth, silky, jet-black hair, jade-like skin, a youthful face with exquisite features and rosy cheeks – he was quite the lovely boy!
He owned a pair of large, glistening eyes, which twinkled at times, clear and beautiful. His deep-set eyes were framed by thick, curly lashes that were slightly upturned like two feathers of a black phoenix. His black orbs were clear and free of any impurities.
This charming and lovely young boy looked just like a little fairy. However, right now, the little fairy had a serious look on his face, seemingly possessing the maturity of an adult.
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
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