"Zhan Mohan, who else could it be?" Seeing Wei Yumeng's completely clueless expression, Deng Xianyi wondered what game these two were playing.
Before Wei Yumeng could answer, Deng Xianyi leaned in and asked curiously, "Don't tell me you haven't told Zhan Mohan about your pregnancy yourself?"
Wei Yumeng had no idea why Zhan Mohan would have told Deng Xianyi about her pregnancy. Her mind was in a mess, and she didn't want to discuss such private matters with someone as irrelevant as Deng Xianyi. "Mr. Deng, whether I'm pregnant or not has nothing to do with you. Please stop asking."
The more Wei Yumeng tried to evade, the more Deng Xianyi wanted to know. A gloating smile spread across his face, "Or perhaps, the child in your belly isn't Zhan Mohan's at all, but that man from the Xin family?"
"If you have nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Wei Yumeng turned and opened the ward door, intending to leave.
"Who told you to leave? You still have to take care of me." How could Deng Xianyi let Wei Yumeng escape so easily? He was waiting for some gossip.
Wei Yumeng forced a smile, "Then do you have any other instructions?"
"Stay here and keep me company for a few days. You can sleep in the room next door at night, so you can be here whenever I need you." Deng Xianyi had already made up his mind.
Wei Yumeng's eyes widened, and she immediately refused. "I have to go back at night."
"No one is waiting for you to go back, why the rush? Wei Yumeng, you're here to apologize to me, and your attitude shows no sincerity at all." No one had ever dared to speak to him like this before. Had she become bolder after being with Zhan Mohan for too long?
"My friend is alone at home."
"What, your friend can't sleep without you? Is that some bizarre thing I haven't heard of?" Deng Xianyi scoffed. "Anyway, you decide. You can either stay here and take care of me, or go back and sleep with your friend. But I have to remind you, if you leave, what we discussed today will be null and void."
Wei Yumeng was almost furious with this man. He was so difficult to deal with, but she couldn't have come here for nothing. If she was going to do it, she had to see it through. It was only a few days anyway. She could endure it. As long as Deng Xianyi didn't ask her to sleep in the same bed, she didn't mind sleeping on the floor, let alone in the next room. "Alright, wait for me for a moment, I'll make a phone call outside."
"Fine." Deng Xianyi was surprisingly agreeable this time.
Wei Yumeng walked out and called Mu Linjing. "Hello, Linjing, I won't be coming back tonight."
Upon hearing that Wei Yumeng wasn't coming back, Mu Linjing immediately became anxious. "Yumeng, did that scoundrel Deng Xianyi stop you from coming back? Did he do something to you again?"
"No, he didn't do anything. He just wants me to take care of him here for a few days until he's discharged, and then I'll be back. Be careful at home these few days." Compared to being whipped, she felt this was nothing. She just had to grit her teeth and endure it.
Mu Linjing said, "But I'm worried about what Mr. Zhan will ask. How should I answer?"
"Just say I'm resting at home these few days. As long as you don't let him come to the house, there won't be any problems." She believed Zhan Mohan could afford to give her a few days off.
"Okay, be careful yourself, don't push yourself too hard." Mu Linjing was a little worried about Deng Xianyi's character. A man with such peculiar tastes couldn't be a good person. Moreover, he had been beaten by Fang Xun, and who knew how much resentment he had to vent.
For the next few days, Wei Yumeng stayed at the hospital, taking care of Deng Xianyi. No matter how difficult Deng Xianyi's requests were, she fulfilled them. On the seventh day that Wei Yumeng was in the hospital taking care of Deng Xianyi, just as she brought a bowl of beef noodles, which had taken an hour to get, to the ward, Deng Xianyi directly knocked the bowl of beef noodles to the ground.
Wei Yumeng's brows immediately furrowed, "Didn't you want beef noodles?"
"It's all cold now. Look at it yourself, how can you eat it? I wanted hot beef noodles, not this slop that you can't even pick up." Wei Yumeng had bought all these meals for Deng Xianyi from outside, and her feet had developed blisters. Her legs were almost broken. This wasn't the first time Deng Xianyi had wasted food. She suppressed the rage that was about to erupt from her chest, "You were the one who said you wanted beef noodles from that place. I got them back for you as quickly as I could."
"That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me. Also, you haven't showered in days, you're stinking me to death." Deng Xianyi waved his hand dismissively, his face full of displeasure.
Wei Yumeng let out a cold laugh, "You told me not to leave your side and take care of you. If you don't let me go back, how can I change my clothes or take a shower?" Now he knew she smelled. She herself felt like vomiting several times.
Deng Xianyi frowned and waved his hand impatiently, "Forget it, forget it. I can't be bothered to argue with a woman like you. I'm being discharged tomorrow, so hurry back and take a shower. If you don't wash, you'll suffocate me."
Wei Yumeng's eyes lit up when she heard that Deng Xianyi was being discharged. "You said you're being discharged tomorrow, so the conditions we discussed..."
"We'll talk about it tomorrow. It depends on your performance tonight." Deng Xianyi didn't want to agree so soon. If he agreed now, this woman might run off before tomorrow.
Wei Yumeng's anger instantly vanished. A smile spread across her face, and she walked over and tightly grasped Deng Xianyi's hand. "Thank you, Mr. Deng. You've finally done something a human should do."
"What do you mean by that?" How could Deng Xianyi not detect the sarcasm in Wei Yumeng's words?
Wei Yumeng realized she had spoken too quickly, perhaps due to excitement. After all, this hellish life was about to end. She wouldn't have to wake up at five in the morning anymore to queue for two hours to buy him breakfast. Nor would she have to help him clean up those filthy things late at night. She quickly apologized to Deng Xianyi, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I misspoke."
"Alright, go and rest. I'll call you if I need anything." Deng Xianyi kept covering his nose.
"Okay, call me if you need anything." Wei Yumeng, in her excitement, had even changed her address to "you" (polite form).
After she left the ward, Deng Xianyi chuckled. She was truly a lovely woman. When she was fierce, she was like a hedgehog, but when she smiled, she was as pleasant as a spring breeze. No wonder Zhan Mohan was so infatuated. She was truly a unique presence.
Wei Yumeng was still happily anticipating solving this monumental problem for Zhan Mohan, unaware that the man on the other side had already become suspicious. Since Wei Yumeng hadn't been to the company for many days, Zhan Mohan initially thought she was resting at home. Later, when he asked Fang Xun and Mu Linjing, they stammered and made various excuses to fob him off. Perhaps he had been too busy and hadn't paid much attention. It wasn't until he needed a document, and Feng Shiming told him that only Wei Yumeng had it, that Zhan Mohan had to find Wei Yumeng. His calls went unanswered, so he summoned Fang Xun.
Fang Xun pushed open the door. "Mr. Zhan, what are your orders?"
"Go to Wei Yumeng's house and have her come over." Fang Xun had dreaded hearing Zhan Mohan ask for Wei Yumeng these past few days. To divert Mr. Zhan's attention, he had deliberately moved all his subsequent schedules to these few days, hoping to keep Mr. Zhan busy so he wouldn't think of Wei Yumeng. Who knew that he couldn't avoid it after all. He asked awkwardly, "Mr. Zhan, what do you need Madam for at this time?"