Splash—
A basin of cold water was thrown, startling Ouyun Chen awake.
Uncle Da: "Snap out of your alcohol-soaked brain!"
Ouyun Chen: "Sorry, Uncle Da, I can't do anything for you right now."
Uncle Da: "Then do something for yourself!"
Ouyun Chen: "I'll just wait to die..."
Uncle Da: "You!!! Do you know who sent me to catch you?"
Ouyun Chen: "I don't know, and I don't want to know."
Uncle Da: "It's the steward of the Su family! He paid us a lot of money to beat you up!"
Ouyun Chen: "Hahaha, why?"
Uncle Da: "With you in this state, if the people below go too hard, they might actually kill you!"
Ouyun Chen: "That would be perfect, hurry up then."
Uncle Da: "Aren't you going to ask why?"
Ouyun Chen: "Why?"
Uncle Da: "You bullied their young lady!"
Ouyun Chen: "Su Ruiyi? Hahaha, is that so? I forgot..."
Thinking about it, it had been a while since he'd seen Su Ruiyi. She always followed from a distance, and Ouyun Chen had grown so accustomed to her presence that he had forgotten.
Uncle Da: "If you have any conscience, you should go to the hospital to see Su Ruiyi."
Ouyun Chen: "I don't want to see her."
Uncle Da: "Then go see the child in her belly!"
Boom, Ouyun Chen's mind exploded!
Su Ruiyi was pregnant?!
He remembered that night at the hotel.
Ouyun Chen: "Are you serious?"
Uncle Da: "Throw him out!"
With that, Uncle Da had his men grab Ouyun Chen and toss him out. Ouyun Chen scrambled back, desperately banging on Uncle Da's door, repeatedly asking if it was true...
***
When Ouyun Chen, clutching flowers, tremblingly arrived at the hospital...
Steward: "You're still alive?"
Ouyun Chen: "Where's Su Ruiyi? Let me see her."
The steward tossed the flowers Ouyun Chen was holding far away and told him to get lost.
Ouyun Chen: "She's really carrying my child? Is it true?"
Steward: "You're not qualified to be the father of our Su family's child!"
Ouyun Chen: "Please, let me see her..."
Steward: "Security!!!"
The steward showed no mercy. He loathed Ouyun Chen to the extreme; if it weren't for the young lady, he would have wanted to kill him...
Ouyun Chen was held by security guards, shouting Su Ruiyi's name down the corridor...
Finally, he woke up Su Ruiyi, who was still resting in bed.
When Su Ruiyi, dragging her post-surgery body, got out of bed and leaned against the doorframe, appearing at the end of the corridor...
Su Ruiyi: "Let him go!"
The security guards released him, but Ouyun Chen fell to the ground. He crawled to Su Ruiyi's side.
Ouyun Chen: "Why... didn't you tell me?"
Su Ruiyi's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She still whispered an apology.
Ouyun Chen: "I don't blame you anymore, why didn't you tell me!"
Su Ruiyi: "..."
Ouyun Chen continuously slapped himself in front of Su Ruiyi, crying and calling himself a scoundrel...
Su Ruiyi: "When I found out I was pregnant with your child, I was so happy. I thought I had finally found a way to save you, maybe this child could pull you out of the abyss..."
Ouyun Chen: "It was my fault..."
Su Ruiyi: "No, I don't have the child anymore..."
Ouyun Chen looked at Su Ruiyi's belly, then at her equally pale face.
Su Ruiyi: "It was an ectopic pregnancy, I had to have it terminated..."
Ouyun Chen immediately knelt before Su Ruiyi, hugging her tightly, and began to cry in anguish, finally releasing all his guilt.
Ouyun Chen: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hurt you."
Su Ruiyi: "I don't blame you. I swear I'll only ever recognize you as my man in this life, so just let me stay by your side. I won't hinder you, I'll listen to you."
Ouyun Chen: "What can I do to make it up to you..."
Su Ruiyi: "Stop going to those places, stop seeing those women..."
Ouyun Chen: "I won't. I won't do this anymore. It's all in the past. Let's start anew."
Su Ruiyi: "Are you... serious?"
Ouyun Chen: "Yes, I'll be a good person. I won't go to those places anymore. I..."
Su Ruiyi covered Ouyun Chen's mouth. Tears streamed down her face, but she smiled with relief. This moment, she had finally waited for!
Steward: "Miss, you can't..."
Ouyun Chen: "I swear, I will never hurt Su Ruiyi again."
Su Ruiyi pulled Ouyun Chen up and nestled into his embrace, as if they had finally let go of the past.
Su Ruiyi: "I believe you."
***
Meanwhile, in the Tang Empire, a seismic shift was about to occur.
Having lost Axe, Michelle had lost the will to manage the empire, but the pressure from external exploitative forces compelled her to resist.
Therefore, to leave the empire with peace of mind, she had to find a trustworthy successor before letting go.
Lawyer Yan: "Then I will announce the voting results."
Michelle and her trusted associates held a secret vote. The goal was to successfully install a new Tang in the empire in the near future.
Lawyer Yan: "Unanimously passed."
Michelle breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone agreed with the woman before them.
Michelle: "We all believe you are the most suitable candidate."
Mo Qingyun: "So it's me."
That's right, this alluring woman in high heels, with her legs crossed and a cigarette in her hand, was the mute girl who had fallen from the Zhongdao Hotel.
However, Michelle had successfully rescued her from the swimming pool on a mid-level floor of the hotel. But the severe impact had caused the poor mute girl a great deal of suffering, and she had almost died in the pool.
To avoid suspicion, Michelle had not announced that Mo Qingyun was still alive, so even Ouyun Chen didn't know she was alive and well.
Mo Qingyun: "However, I have a condition."
Michelle: "What condition?"
Mo Qingyun: "I want revenge."
Who would have thought that the mute girl from back then could now speak?
This was all thanks to Michelle's help, which had pulled her out of her constant suicidal thoughts. However, the price was that she had to get revenge on Ouyun Chen.
She dared not forget what happened on the rooftop, and she constantly reminded herself that Ouyun Chen was a scoundrel who had caused her brother's death!
He had used her and deceived her feelings. That man – he deserved to die!!!