Chapter 499: Chapter 498: What’s Wrong?
At that moment, Dr. Chen’s phone rang again, and Liu Zheng hurriedly pressed the answer key.
"Hello, Uncle Chen! How is my wife doing? Does she have some sort of illness?" Liu Zheng asked urgently.
"Yes, I just examined her and found that she indeed has a strange illness caused by the pregnancy."
"A strange illness?" Liu Zheng’s expression changed, "What should I do?"
"If you can contact the doctor in time, I will try to treat her," Dr. Chen replied.
"Thank you, Uncle Chen!"
"Don’t mention it."
...
After hanging up the phone, Liu Zheng collapsed onto the sofa, a look of despair spreading across his face.
In today’s society, getting pregnant is such a serious matter!
He couldn’t help but sigh. The world these days really is full of malice.
Even when his wife was pregnant, they had to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Liu Zheng’s heart grew cold.
His gaze shifted to the divorce agreement on the coffee table, and a surge of resentment welled up within him.
If not for all this, his wife wouldn’t have to consider divorce.
At this moment, he truly felt like a sinner.
"Husband, what’s wrong?" Wang Xuemei saw Liu Zheng sitting there with a solemn look and approached to ask.
"Xuemei, you..."
Before Liu Zheng could finish, his phone rang again. Picking up the phone, his heart trembled at the caller ID displayed.
It was the old man’s number!
He took a deep breath and answered the call.
"Liu Zheng, you get back home right now, immediately!" roared Liu Zheng’s father from the phone.
"I understand!" Liu Zheng replied flatly.
After hanging up, he quickly gathered his things.
...
Upon returning home, Wang Xuemei’s face still bore a look of fear and insecurity, "Husband, your father wants us to hurry back. He must be angry about the divorce. Let’s go back and explain it. Otherwise, he will be very sad!"
"Xuemei, don’t be afraid!" Liu Zheng gripped his wife’s hand and then said, "This situation isn’t your fault; it’s all on me. So, we must go home."
"Husband..." Wang Xuemei looked at her husband, deeply moved.
She’d never seen her husband so humble and understood he felt guilty.
"You wait here for me; I’m going to change my clothes," said Liu Zheng before entering the bathroom.
Wang Xuemei silently sat on the sofa, her hands clasped together as two tears slid from the corners of her eyes. "Husband, I’m sorry... sorry to you, sorry to our baby..."
...
Liu Zheng showered quickly and soon emerged dressed in fresh clothes.
Seeing Wang Xuemei still sitting there, her eyes red and brimming with tears, he couldn’t help but feel pity.
He gently patted his wife’s shoulder, consoling in a soft voice, "Wife, don’t cry. Let’s hurry home."
"Mm," Wang Xuemei nodded, and then the two of them hastily left the villa.
Arriving at the garage, Liu Zheng drove the car out the door, started the engine, and headed home.
On the way, neither of them spoke.
Liu Zheng was in a solemn mood, and Wang Xuemei felt similarly.
Once home, Wang Xuemei rushed to greet him, "Husband, you’re back, where’s mom?"
"Mom’s still in the room," replied Liu Zheng, then took Wang Xuemei by the hand and entered the villa together.
Reaching the stairs, Liu Zheng stopped and said to Wang Xuemei behind him, "Wife, go on up first. I want to speak with Dad. After I’m done, I’ll join you upstairs."
"Okay, be careful," she said.
After that, Wang Xuemei walked up the stairs, disappearing around the bend.
...
Once Wang Xuemei was far enough away, Liu Zheng turned to look back at his father and respectfully called out, "Dad!"
"Hmph!" Liu Zheng’s mother snorted coldly, ignoring him.
"Dad, don’t be angry right now, I know you can’t accept this fact momentarily, but it is the truth after all, and we shouldn’t be demanding!" Liu Zheng said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng’s mother was taken aback, a hint of sourness welling up in her heart.
Indeed! It was the truth, no matter how much she resisted, it couldn’t be changed.
For so many years, Liu Zheng had been diligently running the Liu Corporation, and although it was not on par with the Li Group, it was still one of the top enterprises in the whole city of Yanjing.
But now, she realized that the Liu Corporation had long been swallowed up by someone else.
It was all her fault; her mistake had led to this tragedy. If she hadn’t been greedy for the Liu Family’s wealth and status when she married into the family, how could she have caused such disaster?
All of it was her own doing.
With these thoughts, her heart was filled with regret.
"Dad, I know this is hard for you to take in, but it’s the truth, whether you like it or not, this is the fact!" Liu Zheng said earnestly.
"Hmph, I know it’s tough for you, so say whatever you want!" Liu Zheng’s mother scoffed coldly, speaking indifferently, "But I warn you, I don’t want to hear any more of your reckless lies, or I won’t show you any mercy."
"Dad, I understand," Liu Zheng replied.
"Hmph, you’d better forget about this matter!"
...
Liu Zheng and his mother were no fools; of course, they knew that in this world, it wasn’t possible for such a coincidence to occur as the two of them going out for a meal and being discovered by a stranger.
That person must have been plotting beforehand, and what’s more, they must have already known about the takeover of the Liu Corporation. The two of them probably had no choice but to resign themselves to their fate.
"Husband, why don’t we move to my new house," Wang Xuemei suddenly suggested, a peculiar light flickering in her eyes.
"What did you say?" Liu Zheng’s eyebrows rose, "Move? Why?"
"I know you’re upset, but... but I’m upset too!"
"But now you have a child, and it’s too hard for you to take care of a child alone!" Liu Zheng said.
"What does that have to do with anything!" Wang Xuemei shook her head.
"But... but they won’t let us off the hook!"
"No, they won’t. Husband, no matter how formidable those people are, they don’t have the capability to kill you!"
"That’s not necessarily true!"
"Why isn’t it necessarily true?" Wang Xuemei asked, puzzled, "Husband, are you scared, and that’s why you’re making excuses to avoid dealing with these issues?"
"No, wife, I’m not avoiding anything, I’m just worried those people will come after me for revenge."
"I won’t let them get to us."
"Wife, doing this could bring trouble for you."
"I believe my man would not turn out to be a coward," Wang Xuemei asserted firmly.
"But... but it’s them!"
"Husband, you have to learn to be brave!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng’s eyes lit up.
Indeed, it was just that bunch, what was there to fear?
In the past, when he was alone in the world, what kind of situation hadn’t he encountered?
If those people were looking for death, why should he be polite?
"Alright! I’ll join you in this madness just once!"
Liu Zheng agreed boldly, and this put Wang Xuemei’s mind at ease.
At that moment, she suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Husband, have those people already come looking for us?"
Hearing this, Liu Zheng’s face stiffened slightly; he didn’t know how to explain that he indeed had done something unforgivable in the past.
But quickly, he regained his composure, "No, no."
"Really? Nothing?"
"Of course!"
"But just now..." Wang Xuemei said hesitantly.
"Wife, I just didn’t want you to worry!"
"Husband, I believe in you!"
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