Chapter 71 Please Adopt This Child (1/2)

For the past few days, Young Master Shen had been pestering Ying Qingcang to sell him the lavender field.

”Look, even if you sell it to me, Xiao Qingqing can still use it. I'll supply her with all the cosmetics she needs.”

At this point, Young Master Shen was really starting to get on Ying Qingcang's nerve. Ying Qingcang picked up a folder and hurled it towards the other man. Young Master Shen's face darkened the moment he opened the folder. ”Everything's already settled? So fast?” He glared at Ying Qingcang. ”Why didn't you tell me earlier? I've wasted so much time over this.”

”Well, if you still want it, you could always go to Qingqing and beg. See if she's willing to give you a post as a manager or something.” Ying Qingcang smirked.

Young Master Shen snorted. ”What kind of idiot do you take me for? If I become the manager, I'd be working myself to death for your Xiao Qingqing. She doesn't know a thing about managing a business.”

”But you'll have access to cosmetics at a moment's notice.” Ying Qingcang tempted. Then, he frowned. ”Why are you suddenly so interested in all this?” Understanding flashed in Ying Qingcang's eyes. ”So, who is it? Which woman has caught your fancy this time?”

Young Master Shen's eyes shone brightly as he leaped to his feet. ”Do you know Ling Lang?”

”Nope.”

”Are you even an inhabitant of planet Earth?” Young Master Shen mocked. ”Her movie had won an award overseas just one week after her debut.”

Ying Qingcang had always known about Young Master Shen's fondness for celebrities, but what surprised him was the effort the man had put into his pursuit this time. ”You really like her?”

”Yeah. I really like having sex with her!” Young Master Shen said with a yearning look plastered on his face.

Ying Qingcang chuckled. ”Looks like you haven't had any luck with her yet.”

”You don't say. Otherwise I wouldn't be bugging you about the lavender field. Her two favorite things are perfumes and flowers.”

Ying Qingcang raised his brows. ”Fine, then. Take her overseas. You can buy those things abroad just the same.”

”That's too troublesome. I mean, just for a woman? Nah. Completely unnecessary.” Young Master Shen waved his hand. ”It's not like she's my future wife or something.”

”I find it very hard to believe that you'll have a wife in the future.” Ying Qingcang frowned. ”This dude seems to have forgotten what happened between him and Zhang Mi two months ago,” he thought. Xin Qing had never mentioned anything either. So presumably, she had no clue about it too. ”Looks like Zhang Mi had deliberately kept it a secret. Well, that girl's pretty special, that's for sure,” Ying Qingcang thought.

Young Master Shen was about to start boasting about his luck with women when Ying Qingcang's phone rang. Ying Qingcang glanced at the caller ID. His face softened immediately.

”Hi! Qingqing.”

”What's wrong? Don't cry. Tell me exactly what happened.”

”Which hospital?”

”Alright. I'll head over immediately. Stay calm.”

Young Master Shen stood up as well. ”I'm going too!”

”Why do you think they allowed you to marry into the family? I'll tell you why. It's because Xin Haoyu is sick. He can't get it up anymore. So the baby in your stomach is the only descendant that the Xin family has. Too bad you're such a failure and end up pregnant with a girl. You think they'd still want you after this? Hahaha. After you give birth to baby, that's the time they kick you to the curb, I'm afraid.”

Xin Yudie's laughter echoed in Lin Xiaoyu's mind as her body grew lighter and lighter. In the end, the life of happiness that she thought she had been heading towards was nothing more than a sick farce. When Lin Xiaoyu had collapsed due to distress, Zhao Jiali took off without so much as a backward glance. Lin Xiaoyu did not even know who she should call out to. Only Xin Qing... Xin Qing! Lin Xiaoyu opened her eyes suddenly.

At the ER's entrance, Xin Qing and Zhang Mi were pacing back and forth anxiously. Lin Xiaoyu's entire lower body was covered in blood just now. Neither Xin Yudie nor Zhao Jiali had cared enough to help the poor woman. Xin Qing and Zhang Mi could not bear the thought of leaving Lin Xiaoyu to die, so they sent her to a hospital. According to the doctor, because she had lost too much blood, and because of the emotional distressed she had experienced, it was unlikely for the baby to make it.

”It's probably a good thing that the baby won't survive. Just look at the state the Xin family's in right now. God knows they might end up selling the child for money.” Zhang Mi consoled Xin Qing, knowing that at the same time, she was consoling herself too.

Xin Qing was on tenterhooks. This was the second time she had to deal with death ever since she lost her mother. The image of Lin Xiaoyu collapsing to the ground with blood streaking down her legs kept appearing before Xin Qing's eyes.

”Qingqing!”

Xin Qing raised her head. When she saw Ying Qingcang, her tears began to flow. ”The baby. The baby's gone.”

”Hey, don't cry. Don't cry. What happened?” Ying Qingcang said, patting Xin Qing's back. Although Ying Qingcang viewed the child's death as something that had nothing to do with them, his heart still ached at the sight of Xin Qing's grief. Behind Ying Qingcang, Young Master Shen's face changed when he noticed Zhang Mi's presence. He began turning around to leave. He stopped when he noticed Zhang Mi's quick glance at him. Then, Zhang Mi acted as if he had nothing to do with her at all.

”Could it be that she'd been so drunk that night that she couldn't remember?” Young Master Shen thought. After that, he stared Zhang Mi for a long time until she glared at him, yelling, ”What are you staring at? Never seen a beautiful woman before?” Only then did the relief come.

”Looks like she really doesn't remember. Awesome!” He thought.

Xin Qing had relayed to Ying Qingcang the series of events from start to end. Ying Qingcang knew that she was in shock after seeing the state Lin Xiaoyu was in. Wrapping his arms around her, Ying Qingcang guided her towards a bench to sit down. He was in the middle of coming up with a distraction for her when the indicator above the operating room's entrance dimmed.

”Are you friends with the pregnant lady?” Asked a doctor who had walked out.

Xin Qing and Zhang Mi nodded hurriedly.

”How's the baby?” Xin Qing asked.

The doctor's face had a complicated look. ”The baby's fine. But the mother won't make it.”