Chapter 149: Chapter 113: Your Child is Dead!
Ye Jiayao walked up to Su Nian, a mocking smile on her lips, her tone as normal as ever, “Su Nian, why did you even come back?”
“What am I back for? Obviously, to reclaim what I’m owed!” For hypocrites like Ye Jiayao, sympathy is not an option, even if she looks miserable now, she deserves it!
“Heh, reclaim? I think you’re just not dumb enough. What, want to rekindle old flames with Ah Shu? He loves me! In the end, you’ll just relive the tragedy from four years ago!” Ye Jiayao laughed distortedly.
Su Nian scoffed dismissively, “Just a man, even if I’m foolish, I wouldn’t degrade myself like you, ruining my own life just to enjoy others’ misfortunes.”
“Ha-ha!” Ye Jiayao turned away, took a few steps, then spun back to face her, “Su Nian, do you have any idea how much I hate you? You got everything I wanted without giving anything, and when I lost everything, I wanted to drag you down with me. And I succeeded, didn’t I? Your life isn’t going well either, right?”
“No matter how bad, it’s still better than yours. Who Shen Hanxiu likes and who he’s with, it doesn’t concern me. I’m here today for that child.”
“Child? Child…” Ye Jiayao suddenly panicked, rushed over to Tang Shaosheng, and urgently asked, “Tangtang, where’s my child? Where did Ah Shu and I’s child go? Did you take him out to play? Bring him back fast; he’ll be hungry, if he’s gone, Ah Shu will beat me…”
Su Nian was stunned. Was the child a forbidden topic for Ye Jiayao, or was she pretending to be crazy to avoid the topic?
Realizing she wasn’t in a wheelchair anymore, Su Nian suddenly knew where the discomfort she felt from the moment she saw Ye Jiayao stemmed from…
She wasn’t in a wheelchair…
When she first met Ye Jiayao, she had always been wheelchair-bound, and her disability was no secret.
She almost never left her wheelchair. In school, she studied art; even with a disability, her innocent looks made her popular among the boys, eventually being voted as Xi Hua.
They said her disability was severe, accompanying her since her teens.
Shen Hanxiu had always taken care of her. She lived in Tang Shaosheng’s house; Tang Shaosheng wasn’t particularly nice to her, merely seeing her as a child to raise. She had a few miscarriages because of Tang Shaosheng and couldn’t bear children.
Sometimes she went to the hospital for colds or fevers; she would call Shen Hanxiu, and he would take care of her.
In Shen Hanxiu’s normally standoffish demeanor, he was exceptionally kind to Ye Jiayao.
He would agree to anything she requested.
Su Nian was so jealous of their close relationship, mistakenly thinking they were truly in love, not understanding why Shen Hanxiu proposed to her if he liked someone else.
Ye Jiayao was meek and fragile in front of Shen Hanxiu, but turned arrogant when alone with Su Nian, urging her to stay away from Shen Hanxiu.
Su Nian wasn’t one to be easily manipulated, disregarding Ye Jiayao’s provocations and deliberately showing off her affection with Shen Hanxiu in front of her.
Yet oftentimes, Shen Hanxiu favored Ye Jiayao…
The most vivid memory was at the annual gala, where Ye Jiayao pushed her into the water and jumped in herself…
Su Nian would always remember, Shen Hanxiu didn’t save her first, always remembering how everyone gathered around Ye Jiayao with concern, while she climbed out of the pool alone, limply walking away from the crowd.
That was the first time she cried after marrying Shen Hanxiu, because of the unfairness.
When Shen Hanxiu found her later, his excuse was, “I knew you could swim, and you know the situation with Yaoyao.”
She knew he made a rational analysis in a crisis, prioritizing the greater good, but she just couldn’t swallow the insult. She could swim, but accidents happen, and she was his wife, she should be his first concern.
And it was all a trap set by Ye Jiayao, Su Nian clearly remembered how smug Ye Jiayao was, saying, “See, Ah Shu cares more about me.”
Because of this, it took a long while for Shen Hanxiu to appease Su Nian.
Later, unable to tolerate Shen Hanxiu’s indecisiveness, Su Nian suggested that if he couldn’t let go of Ye Jiayao, he should just divorce her and marry Ye Jiayao.
Only then did Shen Hanxiu confess to Su Nian, saying, “Yaoyao’s legs were crippled while saving me, I can’t abandon her, but I absolutelywon’t cross the line with her or harbor inappropriate feelings. Moreover, I knew her longer than I knew you, if I had feelings for her, why would I marry you? So relax, wife, you wouldn’t want a husband who is unjust, right?”