This speech was loaded with insinuations, a hidden barb in every word, to which Shen Hanqian had long grown accustomed, yet her heart still ached. "It doesn't matter, hardly anyone knows I'm your wife, so you don't need to consider me!"
Only his close relatives and friends knew that his wife's name was Shen Hanqian, an office clerk at Yucheng X University.
"What? Are you angry because I haven't made our relationship public?" he asked, fully aware of the answer.
"No,"
Shen Hanqian lost interest in continuing the conversation and gazed out the window. She had been upset in the past, but now she felt that it was better this way.
"So, you're not happy now because you're jealous?" Qiao Junnan asked her provocatively.
Looking out the window, Shen Hanqian said, "I'm not in the mood to be jealous. Tomorrow is that child's birthday, and I am thinking of that child!"
The color drained from Qiao Junnan's face, and he became so furious it was as though he wanted to tear her apart. "He's not our child, don't think about that bastard, don't even think about it!"
"He may not be your child, but he is mine, and I cannot help but think of him!" Shen Hanqian's voice was sharp.
He fell silent, his breathing growing heavy, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.
Shen Hanqian's eyes began to redden as she pleaded for the Nth time, "Junnan, can't you help me look for him? He's so young; he needs my care. Just thinking of him begging on the streets makes me so upset I want to die!"
She always had the feeling that her mother-in-law had given the child away! Otherwise, how could there be no clue at all?
"Screech—"
As they crossed an intersection, the driving Range Rover suddenly jerked and came to a halt!
Shen Hanqian's body lurched forward, almost hitting the windshield. "Are you crazy? This is very dangerous. Have you forgotten the serious lesson we once had?"
"It's not I who have forgotten, it's you!" he retorted sharply, his piercing gaze and bloodshot eyes brimmed with intense accusation. "If you really remembered, you wouldn't have had someone else's child, nor would you still be obsessing over that child!"
Shen Hanqian bit her lower lip, her heart once again entangled in conflict.
One was the man she loved, who had also saved her life; the other was her own flesh and blood. She didn't want to hurt either of them.
"If I just knew he was alright, I wouldn't have to worry anymore!" If the child was given away, she could accept it, as long as she knew where the child was and how he was doing!
"I don't know, and it would be for the best if he were dead!"
"Don't curse him!" Shen Hanqian shouted.
"Beep beep beep beep—"
"Beep beep beep beep—" The sound of pressing horns came from behind them.
Only then did Qiao Junnan start driving again and, in front of Shen Hanqian, called his good friend Su Yueze. "Where are you... Platinum Palace? Okay, wait for me there, I'll be right over. I need to relax properly today!"
Seeing his wicked expression, Shen Hanqian knew what he meant by relaxing. "Pull over and let me out, I can go back by myself, you go ahead with your business!"
"What's the rush? You're not going anywhere tonight, just stay put and keep me company!" he said, locking the central control without giving her a chance to refuse, and stepped on the gas harder!
Driving towards Platinum Palace.
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