After turning on the phone, the first thing that popped up was the unlock password.
Xu Tingyu had anticipated this. After all, there were too many secrets hidden in a phone these days, and it was normal to set a password.
She locked the door from the inside, then tapped on the emergency contacts and directly dialed the first one.
Soon, a middle - aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Baby, why are you calling me now? Do you need money?"
Xu Tingyu didn't know whose phone she was holding, and of course, she couldn't tell the relationship between this man and the phone owner at the moment.
She was taking a gamble.
"Hello, I'm not the phone owner. But please don't hang up. I have a deal I'd like to make with you."
She was calm and composed, no longer in a daze like she was downstairs.
At this moment, she couldn't rely entirely on Qi Shifeng, nor could she rely on anyone else. She could only rely on herself first.
Downstairs, Qi Ye looked at Chen Chunyao and frowned. "You can leave."
Coming at this crucial moment, all she could do was make Xu Tingyu cry. She was of no use at all.
Chen Chunyao's expression froze. Then she glanced at Zhang Wan and said, "Can I talk to you alone?"
"No. I'm engaged now. I need to avoid any suspicion."
Qi Ye refused directly.
The biggest problem between Qi Shifeng and Xu Tingyu back then was that Qi Shifeng didn't avoid suspicion, which gave others too many opportunities to take advantage.
Chen Chunyao's face turned even uglier, but the smile on her lips remained.
"Then we can talk here. Qi Ye, I'm pregnant."
As she said this, she placed her hand on her abdomen, her eyes full of pride.
As soon as these words were out, the atmosphere seemed to freeze.
Even Zhang Wan, who had always maintained a professional smile, had a stiff expression.
Pregnant?
How could she be pregnant at this time?
No, the most important thing was, how could she be pregnant?
Seeing that they didn't say a word, Chen Chunyao let out a soft laugh and lowered her head to caress her abdomen again.
"I'm just over a month pregnant. I plan to give birth in the UK. Is that okay?"
She didn't ask if she could give birth. Instead, she asked if it was okay to give birth in the UK.
This was a very skillful way of putting it.
Zhang Wan immediately looked at Qi Ye.
Qi Ye had never had a girlfriend. This child of Chen Chunyao's would be his first.
But unfortunately, just at this time, Xu Tingyu had come into his life.
This child seemed rather awkward.
Under the gazes of the two women, Qi Ye suddenly laughed. "How could you be pregnant?"
This question was rather impolite, but since he was smiling, Chen Chunyao didn't notice anything amiss and still looked shy.
"Don't you remember? A month ago, in the hotel, we..."
"I was also very surprised by this child, but I'm really grateful. Qi Ye, this is our luck, don't you think?"
"Don't worry. I won't let this child affect you and Tingyu. I promise, just like I said before."
Actually, it wasn't a wise move for her to reveal her card when the child was only a month old.
But she knew better that Qi Ye wasn't an easy - going person.
If she concealed the news of her pregnancy until she couldn't hide it anymore, the consequences would only be more serious.
Moreover, she didn't just want a child that simply.
"Like you said before? Live in anonymity with the child and not bother my life?"
Qi Ye leaned back on the sofa, his eyes full of playfulness.
Chen Chunyao nodded. "I will never bother your life. If you're free, you can come and see me and the baby. You can even come as an uncle."
The more Zhang Wan listened, the more something seemed off.
How could having a child not bother one's life?
How could one ignore one's own flesh and blood?
It was obvious that Chen Chunyao was retreating in order to advance.
"I'm not a good uncle."
Qi Ye took the warm water handed over by the butler, took a sip, and then took his medicine. His tone was ambiguous.
This made Chen Chunyao a little uneasy, but she still forced herself to remain calm.
The real reason she came here today was not to see Xu Tingyu, but to tell Qi Ye about her pregnancy.
No matter how Qi Ye reacted, she had to be prepared.
"I'm telling the truth, Qi Ye. I sincerely wish you and Tingyu well. This child will take my surname and will definitely not affect you two."
All she had to do now was give birth to the child, and then think about the rest.
Wasn't this how she had made it this far?
Qi Ye had always kept his distance from her before and had told her many times that he would never love her. But now, hadn't she gotten pregnant?
As long as this child was born, it would be a victory.
Qi Ye finally lost all his patience.
He wiped all the expressions off his face and looked at her with a pitying look.
"Of course you won't affect us. This child isn't mine. If you want to give birth, I'll also wish you well."
His sarcasm was almost palpable.
Chen Chunyao was so shocked that she sat up straight.
She knew that Qi Ye wouldn't lie about such a thing. Since he was so certain that the child wasn't his, then it really wasn't.
"How could it be? You're lying to me, right? That night, it was clearly..."
She couldn't believe it and looked at Qi Ye with a humble and pleading look.
However, the other party remained unmoved and interrupted her. "It wasn't me. I have a cleanliness fetish. You should know that."
This woman had threatened him with the thing she did to help him and even wanted to bear his child?
He had only agreed back then as a delaying tactic.
Chen Chunyao also realized that the person who had entered the room that night wasn't him at all.
No wonder he had gotten her drunk and left before she woke up.
She had thought he was shy back then, but now she knew that he was afraid of being exposed.
She trembled all over with anger and fear.
"How could you treat me like this? You clearly promised me."
The fact that the child in her belly was of unknown origin shattered all her long - held hopes.
Qi Ye let out a cold snort. "Chen Chunyao, you don't know me at all. If you did, you wouldn't have made such an absurd request."
He had never thought highly of Chen Chunyao.
No matter how beautifully or sincerely she put forward her request about the child, in his eyes, it was just overreaching.
He did want a child, but the mother of his child could only be Xu Tingyu.
Chen Chunyao was so devastated that she slumped back on the sofa, as if she had been slapped hard in the face.
A moment later, she suddenly exploded. "Why do you have to hurt me like this? If you didn't want to, you could have just said no. But you set up such a big trap for me."
"Do you think that just because of this, Xu Tingyu will like you? She won't have a child with you. She doesn't like you at all."
"You say I don't know you, but you don't know her either. Even if she seems obedient on the surface, she will never truly submit to you."
"You'll never be able to tame her. Moreover, you killed her younger brother. Can you be sure you can hide it forever?"
"She didn't believe our explanation just now. Can't you tell?"
"As long as she's sure that you killed Xu Jia, she'll seize every opportunity she can to kill you."
"Haha, you still want to have a child with her. You're just dreaming. Neither of us will get what we want."