âSince you are determined to leave....â My voice was hoarse, âSuyang and I will help you one last time.â
âYou....â
âEven though I disagree with your decision to keep the child, I canât simply watch you head out on your own. Today is the final deadline. You canât remain here any longer. Suyang and I will think of something. Wait here while I contact him.â
In the end, I was the one who gave in. I couldnât bear to let her go like this.
While I was about to dial Suyangâs number, someone knocked on the door.
Speak of the devil. I mentioned him and he was back.
âCome in and letâs discuss...â After opening the door, I didnât turn to see who it was. But when I noticed Gao Jialanâs white face, I whipped my head back.
It was Wen Yihan.
âToday is the final deadline. I came to pay a visit.â Wen Yihan smiled. There was a killer aura in the air.
Gao Jialan dropped the luggage on the floor. Wen Yihan crooked his head and solemnly stated, âIt looks like I came at the right time. Or else, you wouldâve ran away.â
Then, Wen Yihan stared at me with disappointment. âI guess youâre not on my side after all.â
âLet Gao Jialan to make her own choices....â
âThe one week deadline is over. Youâve chosen to help her, so you canât bargain with me.â Wen Yihanâs face darkened and he waved his hand in the air. Then, two bodyguards came out from behind him and grabbed hold of Gao Jialan left and right. They were going to forcefully take her away.
âYou canât do this! This is kidnapping!â As a weak woman, how could I prevent these two tall beefy men from taking her away?
âKidnapping? This isnât the first time. What is there to be afraid of?â Wen Yihan coldy laughed. âThanks for taking care of her for a week. Now, I will take over from here.â
How could I hand her over to you when you have such a dark and scary expression? Deep down, my heart trembled. Since I couldnât stop them, I followed them down the elevator.
âWhy are you following us?â Wen Yihan gave me a look of disdain.
âIf youâre going to take her away by force, I will seriously call the cops!â I threatened as I took out my cell phone.
âUp to you. I still have other things to deal with at the company. I donât have time to waste on you.â Wen Yihan was about to get in the car, but I blocked him.
Then, I found an opportunity to drill myself inside as I shamelessly stated, âIf youâre going to go, bring me along as well!â
Wen Yihan didnât know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand in the air and his subordinates understood. They opened the door and forcefully dragged me out. They definitely didnât know how to treat the fairer sex as I ended up falling harshly on my bum.
âNo! You guys canât take her away!â I grabbed hold of the car door and screamed.
Just as I thought all hope was lost, from a distance, a luxurious car was arrogantly heading towards us. It stopped right in front of Wen Yihanâs group of cars; preventing them from departing.
I was still holding onto the door. For some reason, I had a feeling the luxurious car was good news.
The driverâs seat opened, and Suyang came out.
What? When did Suyang buy a new car?
While we were all looking shocked, Suyang ran over to the other side and opened the passenger door for someone else.
An old man came out of the car. Although he looked very old, from the way he carried himself, it was clear that he was no regular citizen.
âFather...â Wen Yihan was stunned as he bowed respectfully.
âWhy are you sitting on the ground? Get up!â Suyang ran over to help me up and then introduced the person to me. âThis is the chairman of the Wen clan. Chairman Wen Yuan.â
I couldnât believe Suyang managed to find this Wen Yuan guy? Could he have predicted my chat with Gao Jialan?
I instantly gave Suyang a look of admiration.
âGood afternoon, Chairman....â I whispered. Every time I see dignified rich people, I always feel very inferior. My aura would turn weak.
âI heard from this young fellow that my grandsonâs wife is pregnant? He is part of the Wen clan, so I came to take a look. What is going on, Yihan?â
âFather....â Wen Yihan was speechless. Now, it looked as if Gao Jialan and her child could be saved.
Gao Jialan was taken by Wen Yuan. Before they left, I saw Wen Yufan following them as well. In the end, his wish didnât come true.... But since he loves Gao Jialan, he probably respects her decision.
âHow dare you use this move on me?â Wen Yihan angrily gripped on my collar. There was fire burning in his eyes.
Suyang seized Wen Yihanâs arm and warned him. âLet go.â
âI said, let go.â Suyang repeated one more time. Then, he pulled Wen Yihanâs hand off me and punched him without any hesitation.
âAh?â I didnât expect Suyang to hit anyone.
âIâm telling you now. Even though you told my father, Gao Jialanâs child cannot stay in this world.â Wen Yihan bitterly snapped. He had his hand on his injured face as he furiously glared at Suyang and me.
âIt doesnât matter what you say to us anymore. You will have to convince the chairman.â I hid behind Suyang as I countered. It was great when you have a boyfriend to protect you.
Wen Yihan resentfully left without saying another word.
After Wen Yihan left, I felt a breath of relief. I patted Suyangâs shoulder. âHow did you know to bring the chairman here?â
âI happened to bump into him while fishing....so we chatted for a bit.â
âFishing?? Seriously? Such a coincidence?â
Suyang knocked me on the head. âOf course not. It is much more complicated than your goldfish brain. I just thought more like a man. I wanted to turn a big problem into a smaller problem.â
I had to clap. âYouâre too amazing! But what if I had decided to support Wen Yihan instead? If you had invited the chairman, wouldnât it have messed everything up?â
âBecause I know you well. I know you want Gao Jialan to abort the child but ultimately, you would feel too guilty. If Gao Jialan really needed your help, you would still help her.â
âI feel like you saw right through me. It feels kind of strange.â
Then, I sniffed and scrunched up my nose. âWhatâs that smell on you?â
âWhat smell?â Suyang also began to sniff. âMaybe a fishy smell? I told you, I went fishing today.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âFishy smell?! Ewww... go and shower!â
âWhy are you so disgusted? Youâre a goldfish... yet youâre afraid of a fishy smell?â Suyang teased.
â.....â
Just like that, we bickered back and forth and went home. I wasnât sure what happened with Wen Yihan and Gao Jialan, but they were no longer in my life.
Although I had a lonely past, now, I could smile and let go. The reason was because Iâve found this man....a man who would always pretended to avoid me, but would only smile at me.