Shangguan Rouxue, had always been a smart thinker. She understood instantly what he intended to do, once they reached the hospital. She pushed Xie Zhuojun away from her and collapsed onto the floor, feebly. She cried aloud,”How can you be so heartless, Zhuojun? This is your child, and you want it to die! Don’t you dare touch my baby!”
She could choose to abort the child if she wished, but that was her decision to make. How could Xie Zhuojun decide what needed to be done? Xie Zhuojun may not agree to marry her if she wasn’t carrying his baby.
“Xue, trust me. Let’s abort this child, and that will be the end of us. I will handle all the finances. We both need a fresh start, but not together.”
Shangguan Rouxue couldn’t believe her ears. What she had feared the most, was about to happen – Xie Zhuojun wanted neither her, nor the child!
She panicked and crawled to the side of Xie Zhuojun.
She held his legs and begged, “Zhuojun, I don’t want to leave you. I love you so much, and I can’t live without you. I want to marry you and even our wedding date is set. Everyone knows that we are due to get married. How can you break off the engagement at your whim and fancy?! Didn’t you just say that you have only loved me, your entire life? Didn’t you say that you want me to become the most beautiful bride in the entire world? Have you forgotten all the vows you made?”
Shangguan Rouxue cried so loudly that she woke up Yang Wenshu, who was taking a nap in a room nearby.
The moment she walked out of the bedroom, she saw her daughter, whom she loved so much, kneeling in front of Xie Zhuojun, begging him holding his legs.
She was enraged. Without a care, she ran down the staircase and slapped Xie Zhuojun hard, on his face.
Shangguan Rouxue held Yang Wenshu’s legs and screamed. “Mom, don’t slap Zhuojun!”
Yang Wenshu was afraid that she may slap her daughter next, for being so weak in front of a man who did not appreciate her. Yang Wenshu squatted and took her daughter into her arms. She held her daughter tight and comforted her.
She said, “My silly girl. He doesn’t want you and your baby, what are you defending him for? You have devoted yourself to him completely and you are even pregnant with his baby. The TV Station forced you to take a sabbatical and now he wants to break off the engagement. Don’t worry, your mom is still alive. I will not allow any harm to come to you. If he dares to refuse to marry you,I will kill myself in front of Family Xie, so that everyone will know that it is Xie Zhuojun who is an unfaithful man!”
“Mom, don’t do that! You mustn’t hurt Zhuojun. He has always loved me and he will definitely marry me. He was just saying all this because he was angry. Please don’t blame him for that.”
Shangguan Rouxue was still in tears.
“Xue, you are so silly. He is not worthy of your love and affection.”
The moment Shangguan Zheng came home, he saw his wife and daughter holding each other and crying, whilst Xie Zhuojun was standing beside them, looking tired and impatient.
He was extremely busy these days. He had tons of things to deal with at work and his position as the Deputy Mayor was at the verge of being taken away from him. There were many people who were contesting for the seat. He hadn’t forgotten that Jing Yichen made an open declaration that he would make him lose his current position.
Although he had temporarily managed to hold on to his post, it wouldn’t be long before the entire office went through a reshuffle. This was expected each time the city got a new mayor. All scams and embezzlements that had occurred during Shangguan Zheng’s tenure were under the scanner. The government was breathing down their neck and he couldn’t handle the heat.
But it seemed that even when he came home, exhausted after a long day, he had no respite. What greeted him was not a kind and gentle wife or an understanding daughter, but a scene straight out of a dramatic movie.
“What is it going on? Are you so free all day that you can think of nothing else to do but create a scene like this?”
When Yang Wenshu heard Shangguan Zheng’s voice, she gathered herself and went on to explain the situation to him.
She continued to hold Shangguan Rouxue and said tearfully, “Good that you got home. Xie Zhuojun would have been responsible for both our deaths, if you hadn’t come back. He is so heartless that he wants our daughter to abort his child and even break off their engagement. Our daughter has never been humiliated in this way since she was born. Family Xie are really bullying Family Shangguan!”
After hearing what she said, Shangguan Zheng frowned and turned to look at Xie Zhuojun. “You want to break off the engagement, when my daughter is pregnant with your child? I haven’t even taken revenge for the way you treated my older daughter and now you dare to break off your engagement with my younger daughter?”
Xie Zhuojun had always respected Shangguan Zheng, who was his father’s age. When Shangguan Zheng spoke with him in such a formidable tone, Xie Zhuojun felt stressed.
He had always been scared of Shangguan Zheng, and when he asked Xie Zhoujun about his intentions, Xie Zhoujun started to shiver, as if it was him who was being unreasonable and cruel.
Xie Zhuojun’s palms started to sweat, in nervousness. Given his fickle nature, he gave in when confronted by a domination personality like Shangguan Zheng. He could not stand up for himself.
After saying nothing for a few tense minutes, he blurted, “Uncle… you have misunderstood me… I will marry Xue, I will not break off the engagement…”
Xie Zhuojun felt that the last gleam of hope that he had, of being able to live a life that was devoid of lies and drama, was now extinguished for good. He thought that he would start his life afresh, without Shangguan Rouxue, but for now that remained a distant dream.
He understood that breaking off the engagement was detrimental for Shangguan Rouxue and it was cruel of him to abort the baby. But he couldn’t help it. He wasn’t wrong for choosing his peace of mind above all else.
Hearing what Xie Zhuojun had said, Shangguan Rouxue instantly stood up and hugged him tight. She said lovingly, “I knew that, Zhuojun. You were just angry. I knew that you wouldn’t abandon me!”
Xie Zhuojun was full of bitterness and unhappiness but there was no way for him to vent it out. He held Shangguan Rouxue by her arms and said without emotion, “No, I won’t abandon you. I will marry you.”
All that had happened, had made the situation far beyond his control.
He didn’t know when Shangguan Rouxue got pregnant. He had used protection each time that they got intimate. She still got pregnant.
He wasn’t sure if this was an accident or one of her plans.
None of this was important any more. It didn’t matter whether or not Shangguan Rouxue got pregnant on purpose, the fact remained that he had to marry her.
If he was destined to accept this marriage, then he would have nowhere to escape.
Xie Zhoujun felt like the sacrificial lamb that was on the verge of being brought under the knife.
He was depressed, and had lost all the willpower to fight any more.
But Yang Wenshu didn’t want him to let him off the hook so easily. Seeing that he agreed to marry Shangguan Rouxue, she said instantly. “We can wait a little longer to do the wedding rituals since the preparations are still underway, but we need not wait to get the wedding registered. Xue and you have been together for so long and she is even pregnant with the heir of Family Xie. You’d better give her the status of your lawfully wedded wife. Tomorrow morning, go and get the marriage certificate!”
Shangguan Rouxue, had always been a smart thinker. She understood instantly what he intended to do, once they reached the hospital. She pushed Xie Zhuojun away from her and collapsed onto the floor, feebly. She cried aloud,”How can you be so heartless, Zhuojun? This is your child, and you want it to die! Don’t you dare touch my baby!”
She could choose to abort the child if she wished, but that was her decision to make. How could Xie Zhuojun decide what needed to be done? Xie Zhuojun may not agree to marry her if she wasn’t carrying his baby.
“Xue, trust me. Let’s abort this child, and that will be the end of us. I will handle all the finances. We both need a fresh start, but not together.”
Shangguan Rouxue couldn’t believe her ears. What she had feared the most, was about to happen – Xie Zhuojun wanted neither her, nor the child!
She panicked and crawled to the side of Xie Zhuojun.
She held his legs and begged, “Zhuojun, I don’t want to leave you. I love you so much, and I can’t live without you. I want to marry you and even our wedding date is set. Everyone knows that we are due to get married. How can you break off the engagement at your whim and fancy?! Didn’t you just say that you have only loved me, your entire life? Didn’t you say that you want me to become the most beautiful bride in the entire world? Have you forgotten all the vows you made?”
Shangguan Rouxue cried so loudly that she woke up Yang Wenshu, who was taking a nap in a room nearby.
The moment she walked out of the bedroom, she saw her daughter, whom she loved so much, kneeling in front of Xie Zhuojun, begging him holding his legs.
She was enraged. Without a care, she ran down the staircase and slapped Xie Zhuojun hard, on his face.
Shangguan Rouxue held Yang Wenshu’s legs and screamed. “Mom, don’t slap Zhuojun!”
Yang Wenshu was afraid that she may slap her daughter next, for being so weak in front of a man who did not appreciate her. Yang Wenshu squatted and took her daughter into her arms. She held her daughter tight and comforted her.
She said, “My silly girl. He doesn’t want you and your baby, what are you defending him for? You have devoted yourself to him completely and you are even pregnant with his baby. The TV Station forced you to take a sabbatical and now he wants to break off the engagement. Don’t worry, your mom is still alive. I will not allow any harm to come to you. If he dares to refuse to marry you,I will kill myself in front of Family Xie, so that everyone will know that it is Xie Zhuojun who is an unfaithful man!”
“Mom, don’t do that! You mustn’t hurt Zhuojun. He has always loved me and he will definitely marry me. He was just saying all this because he was angry. Please don’t blame him for that.”
Shangguan Rouxue was still in tears.
“Xue, you are so silly. He is not worthy of your love and affection.”
The moment Shangguan Zheng came home, he saw his wife and daughter holding each other and crying, whilst Xie Zhuojun was standing beside them, looking tired and impatient.
He was extremely busy these days. He had tons of things to deal with at work and his position as the Deputy Mayor was at the verge of being taken away from him. There were many people who were contesting for the seat. He hadn’t forgotten that Jing Yichen made an open declaration that he would make him lose his current position.
Although he had temporarily managed to hold on to his post, it wouldn’t be long before the entire office went through a reshuffle. This was expected each time the city got a new mayor. All scams and embezzlements that had occurred during Shangguan Zheng’s tenure were under the scanner. The government was breathing down their neck and he couldn’t handle the heat.
But it seemed that even when he came home, exhausted after a long day, he had no respite. What greeted him was not a kind and gentle wife or an understanding daughter, but a scene straight out of a dramatic movie.
“What is it going on? Are you so free all day that you can think of nothing else to do but create a scene like this?”
When Yang Wenshu heard Shangguan Zheng’s voice, she gathered herself and went on to explain the situation to him.
She continued to hold Shangguan Rouxue and said tearfully, “Good that you got home. Xie Zhuojun would have been responsible for both our deaths, if you hadn’t come back. He is so heartless that he wants our daughter to abort his child and even break off their engagement. Our daughter has never been humiliated in this way since she was born. Family Xie are really bullying Family Shangguan!”
After hearing what she said, Shangguan Zheng frowned and turned to look at Xie Zhuojun. “You want to break off the engagement, when my daughter is pregnant with your child? I haven’t even taken revenge for the way you treated my older daughter and now you dare to break off your engagement with my younger daughter?”
Xie Zhuojun had always respected Shangguan Zheng, who was his father’s age. When Shangguan Zheng spoke with him in such a formidable tone, Xie Zhuojun felt stressed.
He had always been scared of Shangguan Zheng, and when he asked Xie Zhoujun about his intentions, Xie Zhoujun started to shiver, as if it was him who was being unreasonable and cruel.
Xie Zhuojun’s palms started to sweat, in nervousness. Given his fickle nature, he gave in when confronted by a domination personality like Shangguan Zheng. He could not stand up for himself.
After saying nothing for a few tense minutes, he blurted, “Uncle… you have misunderstood me… I will marry Xue, I will not break off the engagement…”
Xie Zhuojun felt that the last gleam of hope that he had, of being able to live a life that was devoid of lies and drama, was now extinguished for good. He thought that he would start his life afresh, without Shangguan Rouxue, but for now that remained a distant dream.
He understood that breaking off the engagement was detrimental for Shangguan Rouxue and it was cruel of him to abort the baby. But he couldn’t help it. He wasn’t wrong for choosing his peace of mind above all else.
Hearing what Xie Zhuojun had said, Shangguan Rouxue instantly stood up and hugged him tight. She said lovingly, “I knew that, Zhuojun. You were just angry. I knew that you wouldn’t abandon me!”
Xie Zhuojun was full of bitterness and unhappiness but there was no way for him to vent it out. He held Shangguan Rouxue by her arms and said without emotion, “No, I won’t abandon you. I will marry you.”
All that had happened, had made the situation far beyond his control.
He didn’t know when Shangguan Rouxue got pregnant. He had used protection each time that they got intimate. She still got pregnant.
He wasn’t sure if this was an accident or one of her plans.
None of this was important any more. It didn’t matter whether or not Shangguan Rouxue got pregnant on purpose, the fact remained that he had to marry her.
If he was destined to accept this marriage, then he would have nowhere to escape.
Xie Zhoujun felt like the sacrificial lamb that was on the verge of being brought under the knife.
He was depressed, and had lost all the willpower to fight any more.
But Yang Wenshu didn’t want him to let him off the hook so easily. Seeing that he agreed to marry Shangguan Rouxue, she said instantly. “We can wait a little longer to do the wedding rituals since the preparations are still underway, but we need not wait to get the wedding registered. Xue and you have been together for so long and she is even pregnant with the heir of Family Xie. You’d better give her the status of your lawfully wedded wife. Tomorrow morning, go and get the marriage certificate!”
