Sheng Sibai nodded blankly, looking a bit dazed. "I'm telling the truth. You can just ask Jiaojiao about this, and you'll know everything. There's no need for me to lie, right?"
Feng Qing frowned and finally decided to reveal a bit. "No, what Jiaojiao told me is different."
"But..."
Sheng Sibai really didn't lie about this matter. He also couldn't understand why Jiaojiao's version was different from his.
Back then, after Jiaojiao had the abortion, she hid herself away. He knew she hated him, but he didn't understand how there could be such a discrepancy in what Feng Qing was saying.
"Jiaojiao told me that it was you who asked her to have the abortion," Feng Qing said.
"I really didn't!" Sheng Sibai flatly denied. "At most, I wasn't ready at that time and wanted to think it over. I know such hesitation was also a kind of hurt to Jiaojiao, but I really never thought of asking Jiaojiao to have the abortion. After all, it was also my child, right?"
Feng Qing absolutely believed Jian Jiaojiao, but it seemed that Sheng Sibai had no reason to lie to her either.
What on earth could be the reason for this different perception?
"I wasn't aware of what happened to you two abroad back then. So if you think you've done nothing wrong and want Jiaojiao to stop hiding from you, I think you need to find out the truth at that time," Feng Qing said.
"If neither you nor Jiaojiao is lying, then there must be someone intervening in the middle."
Feng Qing pursed her lips, struggling whether to tell Sheng Sibai another detail.
Sheng Sibai should have no reason to lie to her either, since she was definitely not going to side with him.
"I hope you're telling me the truth and have no intention of deceiving me," Feng Qing said seriously, hoping that Sheng Sibai would live up to her trust. "Jiaojiao told me that back then, it was you who colluded with the hospital to get rid of the baby in her belly."
"How could that be possible!" Sheng Sibai suddenly stood up from the sofa, looking extremely agitated. "I've never done such a thing. If I could do such a thing, would I still be a human being?"
"Okay, I believe you're not lying to me, but I also believe Jiaojiao isn't lying to me either. She told me that you didn't want the baby back then. So when she fainted and was sent to the hospital, you signed a consent form for the abortion, and that's why the hospital performed the abortion on her," Feng Qing said.
"She clearly told me that the person who signed was Mr. Sheng."
Sheng Sibai's expression at this moment was extremely shocked, but Feng Qing couldn't tell whether it was real or fake. She blinked and looked away.
"If you insist that you didn't do this, then go and find out who that Mr. Sheng who signed the consent form for the abortion on your behalf was," Feng Qing said.
The more Feng Qing talked, the more solemn she became. Her frown didn't ease up even after Sheng Sibai left.
At first, she thought Mr. Sheng was Sheng Sibai, but Sheng Sibai denied it. Originally, she thought it needed further investigation, but the more she talked to Sheng Sibai, for some reason, the clearer the answer in her heart became.
If this thing was really done by that person, then how many sins had he committed in his life?
Feng Qing wasn't as energetic as before. Even when thinking about things, she would be careful not to overexert herself.
The news of her pregnancy wasn't made public for the time being, so there were many things she couldn't do openly, especially going to the hospital for check - ups.
If Sheng Yan found out, she might not even know how to explain.
She would always unconsciously touch her belly because she didn't know what to do.
She always felt that the future of the child was dark, and the child would even despise her and think she wasn't a good mother.
But she also knew very clearly that even if she told Sheng Yan about this and he decided to marry her immediately, she wouldn't agree.
As long as Sheng Qingran was still causing trouble, she and Sheng Yan couldn't live in peace.
Recently, Sheng Yan had also been very busy. He had subtly revealed to her that Shengshi seemed to be planning to target Fengxing.
Feng Qing wasn't stupid. It was clear whether it was Shengshi's intention or Sheng Qingran's attempt to use Sheng Yan's identity as his son to do something.
"Sheng Yan, do you really want to marry me?"
Although Sheng Yan was busy, he still kept bringing up the matter of proposing marriage. Feng Qing used to just listen and say nothing, but after so many times, she couldn't help but have doubts about Sheng Yan.
Sheng Yan was taken aback by her question. His expression seemed to say 'Why do you have such doubts about me?' Hadn't he done well enough?
"Of course!"
Feng Qing nodded, acknowledging his thought, but that was all. "But do you think we can really get married?"
"What do you mean? What's wrong with you?" Sheng Yan immediately became nervous. To him, Feng Qing's question seemed like a rejection of his marriage proposal.
Feng Qing was amused by his nervous look. "I don't mean anything. I just think that marriage involves two families. Although my parents have passed away, your father is still alive. I've met him a few times before, and I don't think he likes me very much."
Feng Qing's tone was very euphemistic, not as sharp as when she had a face - to - face argument with Sheng Qingran.
Sheng Yan of course remembered their previous argument. He also knew that his father didn't like Feng Qing, but he still wasn't very clear about the reason. However, Feng Qing had indeed reminded him that this was a very important matter.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think it through before and made you suffer."
Feng Qing mercilessly pushed his head away from her shoulder and forced a smile at him. "Don't worry. As long as I don't want to, no one can make me suffer."
When it came to Sheng Yan, Sheng Qingran's little tricks weren't enough to make her feel wronged.
It was just a few scoldings. It was much calmer than what she had heard before, and she would never let herself suffer in front of Sheng Qingran.
But marriage was different. She couldn't marry Sheng Yan, at least not in her current state of mind.
She still hadn't settled the score with Sheng Qingran, and she would never be the one to compromise.
"I'll talk to my dad again. He must have had some misunderstandings about you before."
Feng Qing thought for a while and then suggested to Sheng Yan, "If you're free, why don't you take me to meet him? I think it might be better to talk to him face - to - face."
Sheng Yan also thought what she said made sense. "Okay then. We'll go back home some other day. It's been a while since I last went back anyway."
When Sheng Sibai found out about this, Feng Qing was already at the Sheng family's house. He quickly pushed aside his work and rushed home in a hurry.
Normally, Sheng Yan wasn't a fool. How could he be so stupid at this critical moment?
How dare he bring Feng Qing home? Didn't he worry that the house would explode?
It was Feng Qing's first time at the Sheng family's house, and it was also the first time she knew how Sheng Qingran usually spent his days.
One of the hobbies of middle - aged people was fishing. For someone like Sheng Qingran who had the conditions and didn't pursue an extreme environment, he just fished right in front of his own house.
"Chairman Sheng has such an elegant pastime. I really envy you on behalf of my father."