Shen Youjin could clearly sense the surging emotions in Gu Zhiyuan. This gentleman, who had always been gentle and reserved, finally seemed like a real living person at this moment.
For some reason, she didn't feel scared. Instead, she felt relieved.
"Teacher, are you going to deal me a fatal blow for the second time?" She raised the corners of her mouth. "This time, I definitely won't run away in a hurry again."
He had once dealt her a crushing blow, and she owed him a beautiful counter - attack. Now the time had come, and she didn't want to be a deserter anymore.
Since they had come to this point in their conversation and she had already decided to be with Li Nanchuan, the weapons in her and Li Nanchuan's hands could only be pointed at the same person.
No matter who this person was, she wouldn't waver anymore.
Hearing Shen Youjin call him "teacher" again, Gu Zhiyuan's hand suddenly froze.
Countless thoughts surged in his mind, but he couldn't avoid Shen Youjin's clear and determined eyes.
The autumn wind blew the snow - white curtains. The two stood facing each other. Shen Youjin's loose blue - and - white hospital gown made her figure look even thinner. Her long black hair hung down behind her. Her beautiful face, which aroused endless reverie, was so close, like the most beautiful scenery in this autumn.
At this moment, Gu Zhiyuan lost all his strength and means. He supported his forehead and suddenly laughed without making a sound.
What on earth was he doing? Just now... he seemed to have almost lost control.
"Xiaojin, I'm sorry for you." When he looked up again, he had returned to his previous gentle and cold appearance. "You should have a good rest. The doctor said you've been too tired recently, and the fetus has been affected. You need to be observed in the hospital for some time. Even if... you want to abort this child, your body has to be in a suitable condition."
Shen Youjin was a little surprised. Was Gu Zhiyuan letting her go?
Watching his departing back, this was the first time Shen Youjin saw an emotion related to failure on Gu Zhiyuan.
After Gu Zhiyuan left, Shen Youjin stroked her lower abdomen and called the doctor to inquire about the condition of the child.
"Miss Shen, the child is already four months old. There will be certain risks if you want to abort it. Are you sure?"
Shen Youjin only hesitated for a few seconds and finally nodded. "Help me make an appointment!"
The doctor responded, "Judging from your current physical indicators, if you rest well, you can have the operation next week."
Shen Youjin nodded, and her slender fingers couldn't help but touch her lower abdomen.
Although she was also reluctant, how could she bear to let Li Nanchuan raise someone else's child with her?
Even if Li Nanchuan was willing, she couldn't let him suffer this grievance.
In the evening, Ling Qiuqiu came to visit her. When she came, she also brought the food Shen Youjin used to like.
"Shen Qilin's guilt has been firmly established. The other members of the Shen family have also been interrogated and will never be able to turn things around." Ling Qiuqiu sat on the edge of her bed. "Now the news about this incident is everywhere. Aunt Ai in the afterlife will surely be relieved."
"It's just a pity that it's many years late." Shen Youjin smiled. "The Shen family enjoyed themselves in vain."
"It doesn't matter. There won't be a Shen family in the capital from now on." Ling Qiuqiu looked at her. "Shen Guoliang and Yin He wanted to shift all the blame to Shen Tianzhen, but how could what was determined in court be overturned by a few of his sophisms? However, Shen Tianzhen was probably completely disappointed in her parents, so she told everything she could and couldn't say. She even accidentally let slip about the time when she drugged you. Her and Shen Qilin's lives are over."
Shen Youjin paused while eating. This feeling of avenging a great enmity lingered in her chest, making her feel as if she had entered a perfect world.
It was not until deep into the night that Shen Youjin sent Ling Qiuqiu home.
"By the way, my parents said they'd like you to come to our home for a meal when you're better."
Before leaving, Ling Qiuqiu looked back and said to her. For some reason, Ling Qiuqiu felt that she wouldn't have many opportunities to see Shen Youjin in the future.
Shen Youjin agreed. After Ling Qiuqiu left, she looked out of the window at the night and picked up her phone. She saw a message from Fu Qingye.
"Why did you delete the official announcement with Gu Zhiyuan? Don't you want to be together anymore?"
Shen Youjin thought for a while. She usually dressed very loosely. Only three people knew about her pregnancy: Gu Zhiyuan, Ling Qiuqiu, and Li Nanchuan.
The rest of the people knew nothing about it. Although she had already decided to abort the child, to prevent Fu Qingye from going crazy suddenly, she still decided not to mention this matter at all.
However, thinking that Fu Qingye hadn't caused any trouble for such a long time, she still politely replied, "Yes, we've already broken up."
"Humph! Throw him away after using him. It's really like your character." Fu Qingye replied quickly, full of sarcasm. "Just like what you did to me back then."
Looking at this message, Shen Youjin thought that if Fu Qingye always spoke so venomously, he might never be able to find a girlfriend in his life.
Not to mention a girlfriend, it would be difficult to find a boyfriend.
She didn't indulge him and directly sent a voice message: "If in your eyes I'm such a person, and you still want to pester me all the time, it means there's something wrong with your mental state."
The next second, Fu Qingye called directly.
"Shen Youjin, you don't want the villa your mother left behind, do you? How dare you talk to me like this?"
Hearing this, Shen Youjin was no longer as nervous as before. She showed a kind of relaxation she had never had before. "If you like it, you can keep it. I've already got what I wanted the most, so I won't be obsessed with it anymore."
At that time, because she couldn't clear her mother's name, she was so persistent in getting back everything that belonged to her mother.
But now everything was settled. Why did she have to get that villa back?
If her mother in the afterlife saw her being humiliated for that villa, she wouldn't be happy either.
"You don't want it anymore?" Fu Qingye asked in shock. "Why? Weren't you always..."
Shen Youjin chuckled. "Fu Qingye, have you really understood me? Or rather, have you really respected me?"
Fu Qingye was silent for a few seconds. "One can't have everything. I've given you what others can't give you. You have to pay something in return, don't you?"
He had paid so much, and Shen Youjin couldn't let him get nothing.
"Have I not paid anything?" Shen Youjin once again found Fu Qingye's remarks ridiculous. "I knew from the beginning that you had a strong possessive and controlling nature, but even so, I still tried my best to cater to you. Wasn't I good to you when we were together? I never enjoyed your kindness while complaining about your problems. Isn't it scarier to only care about one's own feelings than to want everything?"
"Fu Qingye, when a person can only see his own efforts, there's no point in continuing this relationship. Don't you really understand such a simple truth?"
Fu Qingye tightened his grip on the phone. "So, you're not going to come back to me, are you?"
Shen Youjin answered firmly, "Yes! Even if you lock me up again and break my legs, I won't stay by your side! Even more, I'll hate you for the rest of my life!"