Jian Wei was stronger than Yan Yan, or perhaps her real suffering had not yet arrived. She stopped crying before Yan Yan and, in a low voice, said to her, “It’s already happened. No matter how painful it is, crying won’t help. Let’s think about how to face it.”
Yan Yan sobbed, and Jian Wei gently patted her back to help her breathe more easily, but Yan Yan couldn’t recover. This scene was heartbreaking to watch. Recalling her past sacrifices for Fangyuan and the hopeful expression on her face on their wedding day made it even more painful… I wondered what emotions surged through Fangyuan’s heart as he watched this scene unfold. How could he face this wife who had weathered storms with him?
I reached into my pocket, suffocating in sorrow, wanting to pull out a cigarette, but I had left them at home and hadn’t brought any.
Jian Wei couldn’t comfort Yan Yan effectively. In frustration, she took out her phone and dialed a number. No one answered for a long time. Jian Wei angrily cursed, calling the person garbage. From this, I deduced that she had called Fangyuan. At this moment, no one deserved the word “garbage” more than Fangyuan.
I don’t know how long passed before Yan Yan finally stopped crying. She looked like a soulless figure, and I couldn’t help but worry about the child in her womb. Her entire being was in a state of collapse, and such extreme sadness would certainly affect the fetus’s development. Many malformed newborns are caused by intense emotional fluctuations in pregnant women. Extreme grief can even lead to accidental miscarriage… My teeth clenched so tightly they made a “grinding” sound. Mi Lan was just too damn infuriating!
In that case, she and Fangyuan were indeed a perfect match, a cursed pair!
Jian Wei’s face showed deep reluctance, but she still asked Yan Yan, “That vixen must have given you some kind of condition, right?”
Yan Yan finally looked at Jian Wei, her expression pained, and after a long pause, she regained some awareness and replied, “Ten million, to have the child aborted and divorce Fangyuan!”
Jian Wei nodded and asked, “And what do you think about it yourself?”
Yan Yan didn’t respond, sinking again into a state of collapse. Feeling compassion for her, I said to Jian Wei, “Don’t push her to answer now. How can she think clearly about these things at a time like this? Call Fangyuan again and make him get here fast!”
With tears in her eyes, Jian Wei couldn’t bear to look at Yan Yan any longer either. She took out her phone again and dialed Fangyuan. This time, Fangyuan finally answered. While cursing, Jian Wei told him that Yan Yan was here and ordered him to arrive within ten minutes.
…
The cold wind blew harder and harder. Jian Wei and I tried twice to help Yan Yan into the car to escape the chill, but she completely refused to cooperate. She only wished she could die in this bitterly cold winter night, having completely lost all hope.
Finally, a blinding light shone toward us. A black Audi A4 stopped behind a white Mazda6. Fangyuan opened the car door, didn’t even bother to close it, and rushed to Yan Yan’s side… Half fear and half pain showed on his face. Instinctively, he hugged Yan Yan, who was slumped on the ground, into his arms…
Jian Wei and I stepped aside. At this point, any blame was superfluous. All we could do was stand aside and let the people involved resolve it themselves, though our hearts were still burning with anger!
Yan Yan’s face was streaked with tears as she asked Fangyuan, “…Fangyuan, tell me yourself… Do you still want this child?… If you don’t, I have nothing left to live for. It’s better that he isn’t born without a father or a surname!”
Fangyuan sobbed painfully, “Yan Yan, please don’t act impulsively… I want the child… I really do want him!”
“Okay, if you really want him… I’ll give you a chance. Tomorrow, tomorrow, you will resign from all your positions at Zhuomei. We’ll sell the house in Suzhou and return to your hometown to live. From then on, you must never have any contact with that vixen again… Can you do that?”
Fangyuan breathed heavily. He couldn’t speak. This choice had utterly devastated him. He swallowed repeatedly and finally trembled as he said, “Please, have this child for me… I can give you everything you need in the future, but… I’ve come this far, I really can’t turn back now… I know I have no right to ask anything of you anymore, but I really want this child…”
Yan Yan let out a bitter, heart-wrenching laugh and cried out, “Eight years, a full eight years. I gave you my best youth, served you like an ox or a horse. How could you bear it?… And how could you live up to my parents entrusting me to you… Fangyuan, you can’t give me anything except death!”
Fangyuan raised his head, his voice low, “I’m sorry, Yan Yan… I couldn’t resist the temptations of this world. No matter the outcome, I can’t go back now… Have this child, raise him for me. I swear I’ll make sure he lives the best life and has the best material conditions possible…”
At this point, I could no longer control myself. I gave Fangyuan a heavy kick in the face. With great force, he fell two meters away from Yan Yan, blood mixed with saliva flowing from his mouth…
“Fangyuan, that kick was from the child in Yan Yan’s womb… What he needs isn’t some damn material things, but a name and a proper father. But you, you bastard, are just a big scoundrel!”
My furious kick didn’t satisfy Yan Yan’s hatred, though. Amid her sobs, she said in broken sentences, “Fangyuan… I’m your… your legal wife. The things you just said to me… are what despicable men say to their mistresses… What do you think of me then?… All these years, what kind of man have I been following? You’ve chilled me to the bone… I won’t give birth for the devil!”
Fangyuan seemed to be grasping at a straw. He crawled in front of Yan Yan, crying bitterly, “Please, have this child… You can’t let my mistake be borne by our child. Except for myself, you can have anything you want…!”
My thoughts were completely thrown into chaos by this series of dialogue. I couldn’t figure out what motivated Fangyuan to want to keep this child. For Yan Yan, keeping the child was wrong, and aborting the child was also wrong. She still had the rest of her life to live. With a child, other men would find it even harder to accept her, and the child would grow up under the shadow of adult disgrace; if she aborted the child, she would be harming an innocent life, her own flesh and blood… This choice was hellish! So painful, so painful!
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