An Ge closed her eyes in anger and lowered her head.
Her hands hung down at her sides, clenched tightly out of fury.
In the end, the thing she feared most still happened.
This man was nothing short of a devil.
Once the façade was torn down, he imdiately started trying to take her children away from her.
Her head was bowed, and Huo Shaoyan couldn’t see her expression, but he could see her tightly clenched fists, radiating with imnse rage.
He shifted his gaze away from her, turning his footsteps toward the direction of the hospital room door.
Before leaving, he said to An Ge:
"Don’t hate . I didn’t want things to turn out this way either. But your persistent attitude of cutting out of your life completely is infuriating. So, let’s both take so ti to cool off. You should rest and heal. As for the children, I will take good care of them for you."
After speaking, Huo Shaoyan strode toward the door with long, determined steps.
An Ge raised her head and called out to him after he had taken three or four steps: "Huo Shaoyan!"
Her emotions were intense, even teetering on the edge of losing control.
Huo Shaoyan halted briefly in response to her words.
He turned his head to look at her, his voice devoid of emotion: "What is it? Have you finally decided to talk to properly?"
An Ge took a deep breath, walked up to him, and said, "What I want to say is, don’t push too far!"
Huo Shaoyan looked at her impassively and said:
"Mrs. Huo, what makes you say that? I’ve co to you with the utmost sincerity to offer my apology, but you’ve outright rejected it. Instead, all you talk about is divorce and taking the children away.
Who’s the one pushing whom too far? What, so the children—they belong to you alone? Am I, as their father, just so damn decoration?"
Emotional outbursts only serve to aggravate conflicts.
An Ge didn’t want to escalate things further.
For her, aggravating the conflict would put her completely at a disadvantage.
So, she decided to take a step back to move forward. "Then, what kind of attitude are you expecting from ?"
Huo Shaoyan, hearing her tone, figured she might be preparing to compromise.
His expression finally softened slightly, although his voice remained cold.
Huo Shaoyan realized that only by being forceful could he make her surrender.
Whenever he tried to appeal to her softly, she would dismiss him without regard.
Thinking about this, Huo Shaoyan spoke to An Ge with absolutely no courtesy:
"It’s simple. As long as you can remain well-behaved and fulfill your duties as Mrs. Huo, and keep this family intact, everything I have will be yours."
An Ge stayed silent.
Her eyes were red, and her gaze seed unfocused as she stared at Huo Shaoyan.
Looking at her, Huo Shaoyan felt as though An Ge, at this mont, was so fragile she could crumble with just a gust of wind.
She had only been back in the country for a few months, but her weight had visibly dropped substantially.
In the end, he couldn’t entirely suppress his guilt.
His tone softened slightly, and he said evenly:
"If you fulfill your duties as Mrs. Huo, I won’t treat you poorly. A harmonious marital relationship between us would be beneficial for the children. Taking a step back—if nothing else, shouldn’t you at least consider this for the children’s sake?"
An Ge still said nothing.
Huo Shaoyan didn’t expect her to provide an answer imdiately.
He withdrew his gaze from her, turned around, and left the hospital room.
An Ge watched the door close behind him as he left, her eyes—initially unfocused—gradually regained so clarity.
But in the next mont, her entire body seed drained of all strength, and she collapsed to the ground suddenly.
When Anna ca back, she found An Ge unconscious on the floor, her knees scraped and bleeding.
An Ge woke up again, and the sky outside had already darkened completely.
She opened her eyes, and the glaring light from the ceiling stung her vision, causing her to instinctively shut them tightly.
After adjusting to the intense light, she gradually reopened her eyes.
A voice with a hint of joy sounded beside her, "You’re awake at last!"
An Ge felt her throat dry and parched; her lips moved slightly before she weakly uttered, "What happened to ?"
Anna helped her sit up and poured her a cup of warm water. "You fainted."
This ti, An Ge’s collapse was the weakest she had been in years.
She was so frail she couldn’t even lift her fingers, her mind clouded and unwilling to contemplate anything.
After drinking the cup of warm water, Anna said to her: "Given your current state, you really need to consider terminating the pregnancy."
An Ge was weakly leaning against Anna. After a while, she said, her voice raspy, "I’ll think about it."
Anna looked at her with a complicated expression and said:
"You... This collapse was caused partly because of extre emotional stress, and partly because the pregnancy has increased the strain on your heart..."
An Ge responded with a faint "Mm" and nodded, saying:
"I know. That’s why I said I’ll consider whether to terminate the pregnancy. Besides, given how weak I am now, I’m not in any condition for an abortion."
"After you fainted, An Jifeng and An Muxin ca over, but I turned them away."
An Ge’s dark eyes flickered for a mont before she said: "The next ti they co by, just kick them out for !"
Anna added:
"Gu Ru Yi ca by once. She said you had arranged to et her. But because you were unconscious, she didn’t stay long and left shortly after."
An Ge gave a faint "Mm" and said, "You didn’t tell Huo Shaoyan about passing out, did you?"
Anna replied, "No."
An Ge replied with approval, saying:
"Good. Earlier today, I experienced pregnancy-related morning sickness while eating blueberries, and he already suspects I’m pregnant. So... anything about my condition, it’s best to keep him completely in the dark."
Anna reassured, "I understand."
As they were talking, a knock ca from the door. Zhao Xiaoliu entered.
Zhao Xiaoliu walked up to An Ge respectfully and said, "The eldest son of the An Family is here. Would you like to see them?"
An Ge furrowed her brows. "The eldest son of the An Family? Who else is with him?"
Zhao Xiaoliu replied, "An Muxin and Mrs. An."
An Ge contemplated for a mont before saying, "Let them in."
Two minutes later, An Ge looked at the group of people who appeared in her hospital room.
There was An Jifeng, dressed conservatively in an old-fashioned Zhongshan suit, and An Muxin, wearing a white dress, though her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
Beside An Jifeng stood an elderly woman with an imposing deanor. She wore a black, tailored cheongsam with a pearl necklace that glead brightly around her neck. Despite her age, her brows carried an unmistakable sharpness.
Mrs. An was the first to speak, "So, you’re the one nad An Ge?"
An Ge had assud they had co to apologize, but Mrs. An’s opening tone was lofty, instantly making An Ge furrow her brows.
Mrs. An didn’t truly see An Ge as worth her attention.
After pulling over a chair and sitting down, she said directly to An Ge:
"Although what happened was admittedly a bit extre on our Muxin’s part, no fire starts without a spark. There’s always cause and effect. If you hadn’t taken away what didn’t belong to you in the first place, we wouldn’t have the current situation."
Pausing briefly, she continued:
"Of course, Muxin indeed made mistakes. I brought her here to apologize to you today."
After speaking, Mrs. An called An Muxin forward and said to her, "Why are you standing there? Go apologize!"
An Muxin was very compliant in Mrs. An’s presence.
She quickly stepped forward, bowed deeply before An Ge, and said:
"I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have listened to An Baoying, that malicious woman. Thankfully, no real harm was done. I hope you can... look past this and forgive for this instance, alright?"
An Muxin shifted the primary bla onto An Baoying, who had fallen to her death. Now, with Mrs. An backing her up, An Ge knew this matter would only go as far as that.
She stared coldly at An Muxin, unwilling to let this slide so easily.
Especially when she thought about how Huo Huaisang’s illness was caused by An Muxin’s actions—her anger grew irrepressible.
Thus, she said coldly to An Muxin:
"Since you’re so intent on making peace, then kneel and give three kowtows. If you do that, I won’t pursue this matter further."
As she spoke, An Ge played a recording of a conversation between An Muxin and An Baoying.
The content wasn’t long, but it revealed irrefutable evidence of their collusion in attempting to harm Mrs. Huo.
If this audio recording were handed to the police, An Muxin could really face jail ti.
Although, in court, audio wouldn’t count as definitive evidence.
Still, after the recording ended, Mrs. An’s face imdiately turned grim.
She fixed her icy gaze on An Ge and said:
"Little girl, the world is treacherous. Do you think this recording alone is enough to send Muxin to prison?"
An Ge narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, replying:
"Of course. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have personally appeared at my hospital room, would you?"
She paused briefly, pointedly adding:
"I’ve given President Huo two children. No matter how you look at it, I’m now a major asset to the Huo Family. As Mrs. Huo, would my identity alone not be enough to threaten you?"
Mrs. An’s expression darkened.
She realized An Ge was a tough opponent—not just superficially beautiful but strong-willed.
Indeed, she had personally co to Jingcheng to diffuse this matter.
Earlier in the day, she and An Jifeng brought An Muxin to the Huo Mansion, swallowing her pride to offer an apology to Mrs. Huo.
As soone who had been a celebrated general in her youth, humbling herself at this age over such matters felt like a humiliation.
Apologizing to Mrs. Huo was one thing, but now she faced threats from a junior?
Mrs. An struggled to maintain composure.
She fixed a cold gaze on An Ge and said, "Ms. An..."
An Ge interrupted, "Please call Mrs. Huo."
Mrs. An finally snapped, raising her voice: "How dare you!"
An Ge laughed coldly, saying:
"Since you clearly have no sincere intention of apologizing, you may leave."
She paused briefly and added:
"But I will share this recording with President Huo and the public. If it causes irreparable consequences, I won’t be able to help you then."
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