Wei Yumeng was not a fool either. She didn't know how long Zhan Mohan intended to keep her locked up. To get out, she had to survive first.
She lowered her head and put away the food. When she looked up again, the man was nowhere in sight.
He shouldn't be... suspecting her, should he? If she could make him lower his guard this time, it might be a breakthrough.
As long as she stayed put for two days, Zhan Mohan's anger would likely subside, and he would release her.
The next day, Wen Yulan walked to the door of the secret room and peeked inside. Wei Yumeng was curled up on the floor, seemingly asleep. However, this kind of punishment was far from enough for her.
Zhan Mohan was still too soft-hearted.
Since he couldn't bring himself to do it, she would take matters into her own hands.
She returned to her room and called for Li Sao.
"Go to the secret room door and secretly take a photo of Wei Yumeng. Deliver it to A'han's apartment in the suburbs. Just slide it under the door. Make sure Wei Yumeng's mother doesn't find you."
Li Sao didn't quite understand Wen Yulan's intentions.
"Does Madam want Wei Yumeng's mother to find her way to the Zhan family?"
"She won't be that foolish. The only person she can turn to for help is the Wei family. At that point, will Wei Yumeng do everything she can to go back and save her mother? If she continues to provoke A'han like this, no matter how soft-hearted A'han is, he will never tolerate a woman being so presumptuous multiple times!"
Li Sao suddenly understood, "At that time, Wei Yumeng will be even more filled with hatred towards Young Master. Then we'll make our final move, and the two of them will definitely divorce. Then, it will be a good opportunity for Miss Feng to ascend."
"Clever. Hurry and do it."
She absolutely couldn't let Wei Yumeng and Zhan Mohan develop feelings for each other.
Just as Li Sao was about to leave, Wen Yulan called her back.
"Go and call Yi Chen over. I need to ask him something."
"Yes."
Li Sao quickly found Zhan Yichen and brought him to Wen Yulan's room.
Zhan Yichen was still looking at his phone with his head down. "Mom, what do you need me for?"
"I'm asking you, on the night of the nineteenth, three months ago, did you go to a hotel?"
"Yes, my friend was celebrating his girlfriend's birthday and asked me to help create some atmosphere." Zhan Yichen answered truthfully.
"Then, did you sleep with any woman that night?"
Zhan Yichen hadn't expected Wen Yulan to be so direct. Even though he was an adult, he felt a bit embarrassed being asked by his own mother.
"Mom, what are you asking... I'm a bit embarrassed."
"Stop the nonsense. Do you think I care which woman you slept with outside? I really have something important to ask."
Seeing that Wen Yulan seemed genuinely serious, Zhan Yichen no longer dared to play coy.
"Alright, I didn't sleep with any woman. That night, my friend and I played games all night. The next morning, fearing you'd scold me, I came back very early."
A bad premonition suddenly surged in Wen Yulan's heart.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!"
Wen Yulan almost lost her footing. Zhan Yichen quickly stepped forward to support her.
"Mom, are you alright? Even if I didn't sleep with any woman, you shouldn't react this strongly."
"What do you know? Something big has happened."
Wen Yulan looked as if she had seen a ghost. This meant that the man who was with Wei Yumeng in the hotel that night, the one with the silhouette, was not Zhan Yichen, but Zhan Mohan.
Then the child in her belly... was also Zhan Mohan's!
What was going on?
Li Sao could also somewhat understand what Wen Yulan was thinking.
She said to Zhan Yichen, "Second Young Master, you should go out first. Madam needs to take her medicine."
"Oh, then I'll go out." Zhan Yichen glanced at Wen Yulan again before turning to leave, scratching his head in confusion. "Why does Mom seem so strange today?"
After Zhan Yichen closed the door, Li Sao walked up to Wen Yulan. "What do we do now? The fact is, the Eldest Young Master really does have fertility. Then he should know that the child Wei Yumeng is carrying is his, right?"
"He must know. He's such a shrewd person, he probably knew long ago. Otherwise, why would he have suddenly come back that day?"
She hadn't expected things to escalate to this point. It seemed they needed to speed up their plans.
Wei Yumeng could no longer be kept.
Li Sao didn't understand, "But why did the Eldest Young Master take Wei Yumeng to get rid of the child that day?"
"Even if he hasn't had children, doesn't he know that after a pregnant woman drinks that herbal medicine, even if she doesn't miscarry immediately, who can guarantee the baby will be healthy?"
Wen Yulan had been in a silent struggle with Zhan Mohan for so many years, how could she not know what kind of person Zhan Mohan was?
"Then I'll go and do that now."
"Yes, hurry."
Wei Yumeng woke up three hours later. Her whole body was sore. The floor was certainly not as comfortable as a bed.
She wondered when Zhan Mohan would let her out.
Fortunately, that mysterious man had left her some food, otherwise she would have starved to death.
She leaned against the wall and sighed softly. Being locked up in such a dark and gloomy place made her feel unwell.
"Madam."
Wei Yumeng heard someone call her and quickly got up from the floor, pressing herself against the door.
"Who is it?"
The servant opened the door.
"Madam, are you alright?"
Wei Yumeng thought Zhan Mohan had sent someone to release her.
"Did Mr. Zhan order me to be released?"
"No, Mr. Zhan is still in the study, but when I passed by, I overheard Fang Xun say that your mother..."
"What happened to my mother?"
"Your mother seems to have gone to your maternal home and hasn't come out yet."
Wei Yumeng clutched the servant's shoulder nervously.
"What did you say!"
"Why would my mother go to the Wei family?"
"I'm not too sure. I only overheard a little."
Wei Yumeng found it hard to imagine that Wei Anguo and Yin Fang, those two heartless people, had not let Gu Shuyi go last time. How would they easily let go of someone who came to them willingly this time?
No! She had to go back!
She pushed past the servant and was about to leave, but the servant stopped her.
"Madam, without Young Master's permission, you cannot leave!"
"I'm sorry, if my mother has an accident, I don't want to live either!"
She pushed the servant away and ran out directly.
She flagged down a taxi by the roadside, gave the destination, and the car drove towards the Wei family.
The servant watched Wei Yumeng get into the car from the main gate and suddenly smiled.
Wei Yumeng returned to the Wei family and, disregarding the servants' obstruction, walked directly into the living room.
"Where is my mother?"
Wei Anguo, who was drinking tea, heard Wei Yumeng's shouting and snapped.
"What are you shouting about?"
"Where is my mother? Where have you hidden her?"
Wei Anguo took a sip of tea and glanced sideways at Wei Yumeng.
"Your mother? Didn't you pick her up?"
"You're talking nonsense. She's back. Tell me, where have you hidden her again?"
Wei Yumeng looked around in panic but saw no sign of Gu Shuyi.
At this moment, Yin Fang slowly descended from upstairs.
"What's all the shouting about? Wei Yumeng, aren't you crying wolf? Everyone knows your mother was picked up from the hospital by you. How dare you ask us for her now."
"You're talking nonsense. My mother is here. Someone saw her."
Yin Fang sneered, sat down on a chair, crossed her legs, and acted as the lady of the house.
"Then tell me, who saw your mother come here?"
Wei Yumeng was momentarily stunned, then said.
"Zhan Mohan's assistant."
The servant said they overheard it outside, so Fang Xun must have investigated before reporting it to Zhan Mohan.
Yin Fang was very self-righteous this time.
"Alright then, bring Zhan Mohan's assistant here."
How could Wei Yumeng possibly call Fang Xun? Zhan Mohan didn't even know she had escaped. If she called Fang Xun now, Zhan Mohan would immediately have her dragged back.
Since they wouldn't hand over her mother, she would search room by room.
"If you don't hand over my mother, I'll tear this roof down today!"
As she spoke, she ran upstairs and pushed open rooms one by one.
"Mom..."
But there was no one.
Seeing Wei Yumeng shouting in the rooms, Yin Fang stepped forward and grabbed her.
"Wei Yumeng, this is my house. You can't be so wild here!"
She let out a scornful laugh, which sounded particularly jarring to Yin Fang.
"Your house? If it weren't for the fact that you gave my father a daughter, you'd be an outsider in this house. I'm my father's biological daughter. What are you?"