“She also said she had a miscarriage.”
Hai Tong said to Zhan Yin, “Yunchu mentioned that her sister once said she needed surgery and asked Tianlei for money. Tianlei offered to come back to take care of her, but she refused. It was probably around that time she had the miscarriage.”
“When she looked at me just now, she was probably recalling how our feud began. The hatred in her eyes—she still doesn’t think she was wrong. She believes I’m the one at fault.”
Ning Siqi was beyond redemption.
Even though she hated Hai Tong deeply, Hai Tong wasn’t afraid of her.
After learning Ning Siqi’s true intentions, Hai Tong didn’t trust this “Mrs. Long” and refused to let her integrate into her circle of friends. As long as Ning Siqi couldn’t complete her task, Hai Tong wouldn’t need to act—Ning Siqi’s backer would lose patience and deal with her.
Ning Yunchu also didn’t let Hai Tong deal with Ning Siqi—not out of sisterly affection, but because she wanted to handle her herself.
What Ning Siqi was most jealous of was that her sister had married the man she once coveted, and they were happily in love.
If Yunchu recovered her health and became pregnant, Ning Siqi would likely go mad with jealousy.
Zhan Yin said in a low voice, “If she dares to touch you, I’ll make her learn how to spell ‘death.’”
“Don’t worry, I’ll protect myself. She doesn’t dare act rashly—she doesn’t have the ability. Her backer is just using her as a pawn, a plaything. Sooner or later, she’ll be discarded.”
“If her parents had disciplined her instead of spoiling her, or shown even a bit of affection toward Yunchu, things wouldn’t have come to this.”
“Yunchu and Yichen’s wedding will probably drive her insane.”
“That’s her problem.”
Zhan Yin gently touched Hai Tong’s belly, saying tenderly, “Right now, you just need to focus on taking care of yourself and our baby. Leave everything else alone.”
“Yichen and his wife want Ning Siqi to suffer more than we do. The fact that they haven’t completely crushed her is only out of consideration for Tianlei’s feelings. Tianlei values family ties.”
Hai Tong nodded. “Ning Tianlei is loyal. After learning Yunchu personally sent their father to prison, he struggled to accept it. Even though he’s reasonable and knows Yunchu isn’t to blame, he still resented her somewhat for not considering family ties.”
“It took him time to accept reality. If Yunchu were to deal harshly with their sister now, their sibling bond would likely break.”
Hai Tong sighed again. “Yunchu said Tianlei always looked up to her as his big sister. His care and protection were the only warmth she received in the past twenty-plus years. She actually cares deeply for her brother.”
“Let’s not talk about Ning Siqi anymore. Let’s go to the hospital for the prenatal checkup. Afterward, drop me off at the company. You need to get back to work this afternoon too.”
Zhan Yin instructed the driver to start the car, then said to her, “Your company is being managed by Xiaofei. You and Xiaojun should focus on your pregnancies and visit the company less. Pick up your careers again after the babies are born.”
After Shang Xiaofei and Jun Ran got engaged, they hadn’t held their wedding yet, waiting for Hai Tong and Shen Xiaojun to give birth so they could attend comfortably.
Since both families’ elders had agreed and they were engaged, Jun Ran, though eager to wed, respected Xiaofei’s decision and waited patiently.
Their wedding would likely take place at the end of the year.
At the start of the year, it would be Zhan Yichen and Ning Yunchu’s wedding, along with Zhan Haoyu and Qiao Han, and Su Teng and Cheng Qin.
These three couples were planning their weddings together.
After the ceremonies, they would go on their honeymoons.
