Chapter 292: Mutual Respect as Guests

fit the bill. What a pity."Lin Ning and Ye Nimore watched with interest as the women questioned Mosaiwei and his friends. Shaking his head, Mosaiwei said resignedly, "How gossipy are all of you You're...Chapter 292: Mutual Respect and Formality

However, recently Chen Xieru had been in low spirits. The atmosphere between them... was rather formal and distant.

It seemed they were going through a period of adjustment like when Tang Shuweng first found out that Xiao Nian was his son.

"No," Chen Xieru smiled faintly, lowering her head. "We didn't argue."

"Xieru, has Shuweng done something to upset you" Wen Lan asked directly. She had noticed something amiss with her daughter-in-law for a while now. As a mother-in-law, it wasn't appropriate for her to intervene in the issues between them, but without Tang Shuweng around, she couldn't help asking just this once. Chen Xieru was so perfect that Wen Lan feared Tang Shuweng might mess things up and ruin their happy family.

Chen Xieru's gaze held a hint of melancholy. Only Tang Shuweng and she knew about Zhao Yuning’s matter, while others like Wen Lan were unaware. Since Tang Shuweng hadn't mentioned it, neither had Chen Xieru. If she let slip any details by accident, would that be considered tattling

Wen Lan looked at Tang Mandong, "Aren’t you supposed to meet Chunmiao"

Tang Mandong raised her eyebrows and gave a cold smile, "Mom, if you want me gone just say so. Dad, I’m going out in your convertible car for a while and will take it for maintenance too." She bowed slightly.

Tang Mandong left the room.

Chen Xieru leaned back with a wry smile, saying, "Zhao Yuning is pregnant."

"What" Even someone as calm as Wen Lan couldn’t help but raise her voice in shock, turning to Tang Si. Tang Si furrowed his brows and a cold light flashed across them.

Pregnant

Chen Xieru smiled bitterly. "She was already pregnant before the wedding. Shuweng asked Xiao Liu to help her terminate it. Zhao Yuning seems to have found out about Shuweng's decision and fled A City in the middle of the night, now nowhere to be found."

Chen Xieru sincerely felt that this was rather ironic. Tang Shuweng had agreed to marry her because of the pregnancy, giving up his long-time love Zhao Yuning for her. Yet after their marriage, Xiao Nian became a silent and indifferent man, while Zhao Yuning got pregnant with a boy.

Wasn’t this irony

Becoming a daughter-in-law in a wealthy family is not easy. Chen Xueru married Tang Shuwen initially for their son's sake, and everyone knows that the media also said she was fortunate to give birth to a boy for the Tang family, so regardless of her background, she could marry into the Tang family.

The status of a mother depends on having a son.

But now, Xiao Nian has become this way, and Zhao Yuning is pregnant with a son. The world turns in cycles, karma comes full circle.

Chen Xueru never coveted the Tang family's wealth or anything from Tang Shuwen; she only wanted to give Xiao Nian a home back then. However, her intervention disrupted the potential union between Zhao Yuning and Tang Shuwen, thus bringing about karma.

The karma didn't fall upon her but on her son.

This was Chen Xueru's heartache.

She believes in Buddhism and the concept of karma.

"What did Shuwen tell you" Tang Si asked.

Chen Xueru said, "That day when I heard him talking on the phone with Little Six, he told her to terminate the pregnancy but not harm Zhao Yuning. I... I don't want that. I don’t want to hurt Zhao Yuning's child or her. Furthermore, I don’t want Shuwen’s hands stained with blood because of me and Xiao Nian. That’s his flesh and blood; if we do this, I won’t be at peace for the rest of my life. As a mother, I understand that feeling. Besides, there would always be a thorn in Shuwen's heart. I don't wish for such a thing to happen. Shuwen said he wouldn’t force Little Six to abort it and will let nature take its course."

Wen Lan frowned, thinking this was indeed a tough situation. She didn’t want Tang Shuwen personally ordering the child’s abortion either; if that happened, her son would never be at ease looking at Xiao Nian occasionally remembering the child she had killed.

Tang Si said coolly, "Since Shuwen promised you, just follow his lead. He'll handle this."

"If... I'm so conflicted..." Chen Xueru said; humans are indeed self-serving at times. She didn’t want to hurt anyone but upon thinking of Zhao Yuning giving birth to the child, what could she do She couldn't face it calmly and wouldn’t be able to remain composed. Given Zhao Yuning's character, if she gave birth, it would certainly become a public scandal; then Tang Shuwen would also find himself in an awkward situation.

Wen Lan held her hand gently and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Xueru. Since you’re so kind-hearted, heaven won’t treat you cruelly. Think positively and don't torment yourself. Although Shuwen hasn’t mentioned it, I can see he likes you and Xiao Nian a lot; he wouldn’t hurt your feelings or harm Xiao Nian. I promise this much. We being one family is our blessing; we must cherish every moment of it. Don’t think about anything else and leave everything to fate. How’s that"

"Can I really not worry about anything at all

"Of course, this is Shuwen's matter. He made the mistake himself as a fool, and he will handle it properly," said Wen Lan with a smile. "You didn't sleep well last night, go upstairs to rest, you can look at the script later."

Chen Xueru breathed a sigh of relief; saying it out loud made her feel much better. "Thank you, Mom and Dad, I understand."

Holding the script, she went up the stairs, and Wen Lan's smile disappeared as she cursed under her breath, looking at Tang Si. Tang Si was already dialing Xiao Liu's number, "Sixth Brother, where are you"

"At F City Airport, I'm just about to return. Is Master in need of something" asked Xiao Liu.

"Did you find Zhao Yuning"

"I found her; she's at XX Hospital for a prenatal check-up. The child seems quite unstable. Young Master said not to worry and told me to return, so..." explained Xiao Liu.

"Abort the baby," Tang Si said coldly. "Don't tell Young Master about this matter. Make it look like an accident; do you understand"

"Understood!" responded Xiao Liu before hanging up the phone.

Ye Two and Tang Shuwen, among others, were highly capable when handling matters, excelling in every aspect compared to their younger days, yet there was one area where they fell short of their predecessors—cruelty and ruthlessness.

Although Ye Two and Tang Shuwen had experienced bloodshed and danger, they grew up surrounded by warmth and family love. In contrast, Ye Three and Tang Four had grown up in harsh conditions from a young age, experiencing life-and-death situations without anyone to care for them or console them, enduring various humiliations and setbacks, stepping forward with every step marked by hardship.

When it came to temperament, Ye Two and Tang Shuwen were naturally less ruthless and resolute than Ye Three and Tang Four.

"Does Zhao Yuning really have Shuwen's child" Wen Lan frowned as she asked. "He plays around quite a bit but has never caused any fatalities."

"High-tech can fail too; who knows if it’s true or not," said Tang Si nonchalantly.

Wen Lan narrowed her eyes, "When you were young, did you play around a lot Do you have any illegitimate children"

"Ah... Um..." Tang Si was speechless and looked to the heavens...

Wen Lan twisted her wrist and asked with a smile, "Mr. Tang, may I ask what your 'ah... um...' means"

Tang Si quickly replied, "Reporting to Madam, there is absolutely nothing."

He knew that such matters could not be delayed too long; otherwise, the disadvantage would definitely fall on him. It was an old account from how many years ago that this could still be brought up—it was too powerful.

Wen Lan huffed, and Tang Si wiped his sweat.

Tang Shuwén took Xiao Nian to the headquarters of Long Gate in City A.

"Little Nian, come see your future territory," said Tang Shuwén as he carried Xiao Nian into the Long Gate headquarters. It was a group of suburban villas arranged in a pentagonal shape with four small villas surrounding one large villa; it was quite impressive. The central villa was twenty meters tall and could be accessed via an elevator.

Seeing their boss carrying a plump little child into the office, Tang Si's brothers were all shocked—especially those who worked in research at the institute. They stopped what they were doing one by one as Tang Shuwén carried Xiao Nian through the entire research hall; everyone stared dumbfounded.

Someone holding a test tube accidentally dripped liquid on their skin, causing them to scream and overturn a table full of reagents with sparks flying everywhere. Another person carelessly injected a needle into a colleague's skin, leading to another commotion...

The entire research room was in chaos.

Tang Shuwén carried Xiao Nian with a smile all the way to the main hall where the four grand masters came over one after another. Little Black also arrived at the news; Xiao Nian looked expressionless as everyone's faces twitched.

Little Black asked, "Big Boss Tang, how could you bear to leave this little master here in Long Gate when he is so young"

Tang Shuwén coldly glanced at him and said lightly, "Call a few people over; I want to conduct an exercise."

He wanted to simulate the situation Xiao Nian had witnessed earlier, hoping that it could trigger something in Xiao Nian. This method might not be effective but there was also a risk of putting Xiao Nian into an even more isolated state.

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