Chapter 200 The Taker
Chapter 200 The Taker
He Qiong sighed and said, "I don't require you to go to the company. You can do what you want, except racing." She is old and doesn't want to experience the story of a loved one sending off another. Apart from this, He Qiong has no objection to what he wants to do.
Xi Yiming felt it was extremely boring, so he nodded without saying anything. He didn't really like racing, it was just a momentary thrill and it would be over after he had played.
After He Qiong left, he stared at the ceiling for a long time. When he passed the corridor, he heard the servants talking about Shen Lanxi and his cousin. He was not interested and was about to leave, but when he heard that Shen Lanxi was pregnant, he stopped and walked quickly to the servants and asked, "What did you say just now?"
The servants were startled and looked at each other. It was the first time they saw the young master look so unhappy. They said carefully, "Young master, you just returned home and didn't know that the past few days were very exciting. Miss Shen went to visit the second house. I heard that she wanted to vomit after eating bird's nest. She went to check with the second wife and found out that she was pregnant. She insisted that the child was the second young master's, but the second young master denied it. Now everyone is discussing whether the child is the second young master's."
Xi Yiming's eyes were full of shock. Could it be such a coincidence? But since Shen Lanxi dared to say that the child was his cousin's, it meant that the pregnancy must have been when his cousin was still abroad, more than a month, which was not impossible. For the first time, Xi Yiming regretted drinking too much that night.
In order to find out whether the child was his, Xi Yiming went to He Qiong's place for dinner. He pretended to mention it casually, "Grandma, I heard that Shen Lanxi came a few days ago and said that she was pregnant with my cousin's child?"
"Don't listen to the servants' nonsense. The child is not Xuan Yao's. As for whose child it is, we don't know either," He Qiong replied.
Xi Yiming asked, "How long has she been pregnant?"
"The pregnancy test says five weeks"
Xi Yiming was stunned. Five weeks, and the child was his? Regret, annoyance, and nervousness flashed in his eyes. He didn't know how to face this unexpected child.
He Qiong felt that her grandson was a little strange today. He usually never cared about these issues, but today he not only mentioned it, but also asked about the pregnancy period. She couldn't help but ask, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"Nothing...nothing," Xi Yiming replied quickly. He put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up and said, "Grandma, I suddenly remembered something. I'll leave first."
He Qiong watched her grandson come in a hurry, leave in a hurry without finishing his meal, as if he was just here to inquire about the pregnancy of the girl from the Shen family. Could it be that her grandson liked that girl? No, he didn't look like he liked her, but rather annoyed. Could it be? She thought of a possibility, her face darkened, and she looked at the direction where Xi Yiming left, hoping that it was not what she thought. This was simply a mess.
When Xi Yiming came out of the villa, he was thinking about finding Shen Lanxi to make it clear that the child could not be kept, that he was not a good father, and that Shen Lanxi was even less likely to be a good mother.
But halfway through the journey, he braked. The matching time did not mean it was definitely his. What if he made a mistake? It would be a joke. Out of caution, he parked the car on the side of the road and made an international call, "Mide, help me check someone. I want to know where she went and what she did in country Y." After that, he hung up the phone. Mid was a famous private detective in country Y. As long as he could afford the money, there was nothing he could not find out.
Three days later, he received a reply from Mead, saying that Shen Lanxi stayed at the villa in Country Y, went to work in the company, and occasionally attended some parties, but never stayed overnight. The only time was when he went to the bar. Mead teased Xi Yiming on the phone that he was very lucky and congratulated him on becoming a father.
"How do you know she's pregnant?" Xi Yiming was sure that he had never told him that Shen Lanxi was pregnant.
Mead shrugged on the other end of the phone. "I found out that she went to the hospital for a blood test before returning home, and confirmed her pregnancy. She returned home the next day. Aren't you now suspicious of the father of the child, so you asked me to investigate?"
It turned out that she returned to China only after she knew she was pregnant. She pretended to know nothing. Her purpose was very clear, she came here for Xi Xuanyao. She wanted Han Miaoyun to put pressure on Xi Xuanyao. Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain. She never dreamed that she might be the father of the child, Xi Yiming laughed at herself.
He once again firmly believed that the child could not be kept. Given Shen Lanxi's personality, if she knew the child was hers, the Xi family would definitely be turned upside down by her. He wondered what she was thinking when she looked for Zhou Qijia yesterday. Could she be looking for him to be her cheap father?
Zhou Qijia also felt that Shen Lanxi's sudden decision to marry him was strange, so he asked someone about Shen Lanxi's recent situation. Well, he found out that she was pregnant. His eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger, and he clenched his fist and punched the table hard. What did she think of herself as? A scapegoat or a spare tire?
The cell phone rang. Zhou Qijia looked down and saw it was Shen Lanxi. He took a deep breath and answered the call. When he heard the person on the other end asking him what he thought, the anger in Zhou Qijia's eyes grew, but his tone became softer. "It's been less than 24 hours. There's no rush." He said a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone.
In the following week, she didn't receive any call from Zhou Qijia, let alone meet him in person. Shen Lanxi felt that she had been fooled. She never expected to suffer such a setback with Zhou Qijia. It turned out that it is better to rely on yourself than on others.
Fortunately, she did not place all her hopes on him. Shen Lanxi took out most of the money she had and asked someone to investigate what happened that night. As long as the temptation was big enough, there would always be someone who saw someone entering and leaving the room that night, and sure enough, they found out.
Shen Lanxi never dreamed that it was Xi Yiming. No wonder she made a mistake. After going around in circles, the child's surname was still Xi. She was glad that she did not have the impulse to abort the child these days. There was a crazy and creepy smile in her eyes.
Xi Yiming shuddered suddenly in the villa, and his back felt cold, as if something was staring at him. The next second, he received a call from Shen Lanxi, asking him to go out for a talk.
His heart sank, thinking that Shen Lanxi might know that he was the father of the child. As expected, as soon as he sat down, Shen Lanxi said straight to the point: "I am pregnant with your child."
"What do you want?" Xi Yiming asked.
"Let's get married," Shen Lanxi said lightly. Seeing Xi Yiming disagreed, she said directly, "After marriage, I won't interfere with anything you do. It's up to you if you want to find a lover, as long as you don't get in my way."
Xi Yiming looked at Shen Lanxi, "I won't marry you, and I don't want this child either."
"That's not up to you," Shen Lanxi said confidently. As long as she went home and explained that the child was Xi Yiming's, he would have to marry her even if he didn't want to.
Xi Yiming's face was filled with anger, "What on earth do you want to do?" He didn't believe that Shen Lanxi proposed marriage just to give the child a legitimate identity.
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