It was ten past eight, and Ling Chuxia had yet to appear, which led Shi Che to check his watch again. Ling Chuxia had called him in the afternoon to say she would leave at five o’clock, and by this ti, she should have arrived—so why hadn’t she?
Shi Che’s brow furrowed slightly as he pondered whether to call Ling Chuxia.
He pulled out his phone, swiped the screen to unlock it, and was about to dial Ling Chuxia’s number. However, the very mont he was about to press the call button, his finger hesitated.
Would he co across as too eager?
Perhaps Chuxia was just stuck in traffic, and that’s why she was a bit late?
As he hesitated, his phone suddenly rang. Shi Che glanced at the screen, saw that it was Ling Chuxia calling, and his frown instantly smoothed out. A hint of a smile curled up on his lips, and after taking a deep breath, he slowly pressed the answer button.
"Chuxia," Shi Che uttered softly, his voice laced with gentleness.
However, instead of Ling Chuxia’s familiar voice, a strange woman spoke politely on the other end, "Hello, may I ask what your relationship is with Ling Chuxia?"
Shi Che narrowed his eyes, his mind quickly flitting through a flicker of confusion before replying honestly, "I’m Ling Chuxia’s husband. Who are you?"
"Oh, hello, this is the First Renmin Hospital. Your wife was just in a car accident and has been brought to our hospital; she is currently in ergency care. Please co to the hospital imdiately."
Hospital? Accident?
As these two words shot through Shi Che’s brain, his whole body shook violently, and for a mont, he could barely hold onto the phone.
He had assud that Ling Chuxia was late due to traffic or so other matter, but a car accident?
Shi Che imdiately stood up and rushed out towards the exit.
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Inside the hotel apartnt.
Xiao Chen finished a phone call and slowly lifted his head, looking over at the minibar in the room.
Ling Yunshu was sitting on a high stool, lazily leaning against the counter. Her hand held a glass, gently swirling it, causing the liquid inside to move, its blood-red color glistening with a predatory allure under the light’s reflection.
She stared silently at the glass, her expression half-dark, half-bewildered.
Xiao Chen looked at her for quite a while before he slowly spoke, "The hospital has inford Shi Che. By now, he should be on his way there."
Upon hearing Xiao Chen’s words, Ling Yunshu fell silent montarily, then lightly laughed, "Then, Shi Che will soon find out that Xiaxia is pregnant."
Ling Yunshu said this with a smile that gradually turned deeper, the earlier hint of uncertainty fading from her face, leaving only a chilling coldness.
Everything today was a plot she had arranged in advance. Since Chuxia was unwilling to abort the child on her own... there was no other way but to make her give up hope and do it herself.
And the only person who could make Chuxia give up hope was Shi Che.
Therefore, she had to let Shi Che learn that Ling Chuxia was pregnant, and importantly, she had to do it without leaving a trace.
So, she arranged an accident and had soone take her to the hospital. The hospital would invariably inform the family. Once Shi Che arrived, everything would beco clear.
Once Shi Che found out that Ling Chuxia had tricked him and was pregnant, what would such a proud man do?
Ling Yunshu curled her lips into a smile, lifted her glass, and drained it in one gulp.
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