After a delicious barbecue, on the way home, Shen Youjin finally turned on her phone because she wanted to listen to music.
As soon as she turned it on, more than a dozen missed calls flooded in. One was from Gu Zhiyuan, after she hung up on him. She simply ignored it.
The rest were all from the same person, the prince of the Beijing circle - Fu Qingye.
Just as she connected the car's Bluetooth, Fu Qingye's call came in again.
Obsessive people are like this. They won't stop until they achieve their goal. Fu Qingye is just such a person.
She sighed. As soon as she answered the call, Fu Qingye's imposing voice came through the phone.
"Where are you? Why did you turn off your phone?"
Shen Youjin drove while answering, "I was having a meal. I don't like to be disturbed."
"With whom?" Fu Qingye immediately became vigilant. "Bai Beichen or Gu Zhiyuan?"
"Neither." Shen Youjin disliked the state where Fu Qingye still had such a strong sense of control over her after their breakup. The impatience in her eyes was almost overflowing. "I'm driving. If you don't want me to have an accident, please speak nicely."
Only then did Fu Qingye realize that his tone was wrong. He actually softened his tone for the first time.
"Drive slowly. I'll pick you up after work tomorrow."
"Pick me up?" Shen Youjin asked. "For what?"
Fu Qingye kept it a secret. "You'll know tomorrow."
"Let's talk about it then." Shen Youjin had a bad feeling. "I might be very busy."
Fu Qingye chuckled softly, seemingly not taking her words to heart.
"Xiaojin, you'd better make time. Otherwise, you'll regret it."
Shen Youjin pursed her lips. This was a blatant threat. She fell silent.
Not getting the answer he wanted, Fu Qingye just assumed she had acquiesced. He said a few more words and then hung up.
The slightly cool night wind blew in through the half - open car window. Shen Youjin looked at the magnificent night view of Beijing and felt that this road seemed to have no end.
When she got home, she took a hot bath, and finally the exhaustion all over her body was washed away.
Now, besides raising money, she also had to find out who the father of the child was as soon as possible.
Asking around was of no use. At present, besides amniocentesis, there was only minimally invasive testing, which required the hair of five people.
She rubbed the space between her eyebrows. Finally, it had come to this.
She checked the hospitals that could carry out this project. Beijing was a big city with many hospitals, but there were few that she could trust.
After carefully selecting for several hours, Shen Youjin finally chose a third - party medical testing institution with the best privacy protection.
Just in case, she needed to get a fake identity before going.
After planning everything, she closed her laptop and let out a long sigh.
No matter what the result was, she wouldn't let her child live as hard as she did.
If necessary, after everything was over, she would take the child and leave this place alone and start a new life in another city.
As long as she had money, life wouldn't be too bad.
By then, she would leave the studio to Ling Qiuqiu. It could be regarded as... the final compensation.
Thinking like this, Shen Youjin's originally tense nerves relaxed, and she soon fell into a dream.
The next morning, Shen Youjin was woken up by the alarm. She pulled open the curtain and found that the sky was overcast. It was going to rain again.
She made herself a breakfast and then dialed a phone number.
Half an hour later, the guard called and said that a courier had delivered a package for her and asked her to come out and pick it up.
She responded, and after eating, she picked up an umbrella and drove out.
She picked up the package when passing by the gate. After opening it, she found an ID card.
The eyebrows and eyes in the photo were somewhat similar to hers, but all the basic information belonged to another person.
She stuffed the ID card into her wallet and then drove to the third - party medical testing institution.
Before going, she sent a message to Ling Qiuqiu, saying that she had something to do today and might be late.
Ling Qiuqiu didn't think much and just replied with an "Ok" emoji.
When she arrived at the place, Shen Youjin made an appointment with the fake ID card. After waiting for a short time, she successfully met the doctor here.
Throughout the process, Shen Youjin wore a mask and described her needs in the most concise way.
The doctor wasn't very surprised. After all, everyone who came here had a story that was explosive enough. Her situation wasn't sufficient to cause any reaction.
"We don't recommend storing blood. Freshly drawn blood can ensure the maximum freshness and the integrity of DNA to the greatest extent, and it can also reduce the possibility of errors in the results. If the young lady insists on storing it, we can provide the storage service, but it's recommended not to exceed three days."
Shen Youjin responded, "Draw the blood first. I'll do it as soon as possible."
Hearing her say this, the doctor immediately called someone to take her for blood drawing.
Shen Youjin had already thought it through. A few strands of hair were easy for her to get.
Thinking like this, after the blood was drawn, she drove away from the testing institution.
On the way, she bought a box of Black Forest cake that Bai Beichen liked and then called him.
To her surprise, Bai Beichen, who usually slept until he woke up naturally, was already at the Bai Corporation.
"I bought the cake you like. I'm waiting for you in the coffee shop next to your company." Holding the steering wheel, her voice carried a gentle smile. "I'll be there in fifteen minutes."
This road was the closest to Bai Beichen, and he was also the easiest one to deal with among these people. He was her first target.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard that she was coming to see him on her own initiative, Bai Beichen no longer frowned while looking at the documents. The corners of his mouth lifted.
"Okay, I'll wait for you, sister."
After hanging up the phone, the secretary walked in just in time. Seeing Bai Beichen's happy look, she also smiled immediately.
"Little President Bai, the other two Presidents Bai asked me to bring these to you. They need you to finish dealing with them before you get off work."
After saying that, she placed a stack of documents so tall that it could cover half of one's face on the table. Bai Beichen's happy expression disappeared instantly.
Did his elder brother and sister usually have such a heavy workload?
It seemed that the reason he could live so freely before was that someone had been shouldering the burden for him!
Fortunately, thinking that Shen Youjin would come to see him soon, he felt a little comforted.
This was the first time Shen Youjin had come to see him after their breakup, and she still remembered his preference. She must have feelings for him in her heart.
He just knew that no one could reject a cute little puppy who was obedient and called her sister!
Wasn't this much better than those scheming guys like Gu Zhiyuan?
He instantly became full of confidence again. The one who would finally be with Shen Youjin must be him!
After a while, calculating the time and looking at the light rain that had started to fall outside, he took the elevator downstairs.
He was wearing a white shirt and holding a transparent umbrella, waiting at the entrance of the coffee shop. His peach - blossom eyes were full of expectation and longing.
Even in such a rainy and gloomy weather, his youthful spirit remained undiminished.