Chapter 313: Chapter 311 Eliminated for Being Too Slow to Answer
Suoya was startled at first, then she smiled widely. "Are you planning to outsmart them rather than attack by force?"
Cooperating with Fu Shengyuan was like skinning a tiger for its hide. Having pried Luo You away before, Jian Xi wasn’t foolish. She knew she would inevitably face Fu Shengyuan’s personal vengeance this time. Whether it would lead to self-immolation or inviting wolves into her home was uncertain. The more critical the moment, the calmer she needed to be. As beastly as Si Yuhuan was, surely he wouldn’t go so far as to harm his own son. If it came to that, the secret would have to be completely revealed.
Fu Shengyuan received Jian Xi’s reply.
The usually graceful and dignified gentleman violently smashed the wine glass in his hand on the ground.
"Very well! I will make you regret your decision!"
The secretary stepped forward. "President Fu, how should I reply to them?"
"Reply?" Fu Shengyuan rubbed his thumb against his index and middle fingers, his eyes glinting fiercely. "Tell him to hide well. When it’s time for him to make an appearance, the opportunity will naturally arise. There’s no rush."
"Understood!"
Si Yuhuan had gathered countless pieces of information, but not a single one was useful.
He was so furious he wanted to smash the entire hospital to pieces.
Yan Qing, who had just returned and been immediately put to work, felt his back break out in a cold sweat as he attended to him.
Director Si rarely lost his temper to this extent.
"Calm down, Director Si. There must be a clue we’ve missed. The other party couldn’t have orchestrated something *this* perfect."
Si Yuhuan pinched his aching temples. "Where is Jian Xi?"
"At Fuyuan Official Residence."
Si Yuhuan paused.
"Did Zhang Yaxuan also come back with her?"
Yan Qing shook his head. "Strangely enough, after he sent her back, he immediately immersed himself in his painting."
"What?" Si Yuhuan almost laughed in anger. "His son is missing, such a major incident has occurred, and he still has the leisure for painting? Is this Zhang Yaxuan’s heart made of stone?"
Seeing Si Yuhuan so enraged, Yan Qing muttered, "It’s not your son, so why are you so anxious?"
"What did you say?" Si Yuhuan’s glare shot towards him.
"Nothing! That Zhang Yaxuan is truly despicable! How dare he treat the lady like that? He doesn’t deserve to be the child’s father. In my opinion, the lady should be with someone as responsible and dependable as you, Director Si."
Si Yuhuan’s expression softened slightly.
「Fuyuan Official Residence.」
Jian Xi was being dragged by Suoya to take a medicinal bath.
"You just gave birth! It’s out of the question for you not to observe postpartum confinement! You’ll suffer lingering health problems! Don’t you want to see Si Yuhuan? I’ve already arranged for him to come over."
"What?"
Jian Xi frowned.
Suoya applied the medicinal bath paste to her. "Why should you go looking for him? He should be the one coming to you! A man as crafty as him? Now’s the perfect time to make him suffer a little, to make up for the ordeal of your return trip."
There was some truth to that. Jian Xi’s mind raced. What would she say when she saw Si Yuhuan? Old Master Si would never allow her to appear before Si Yuhuan again.
"Forget it. Finding my son is what matters."
She couldn’t concern herself with other things now.
As Jian Xi was soaking in the medicinal bath, she heard the housekeeper shout from downstairs, "Miss Jian, a gentleman named Si Yuhuan is here to see you."
The housekeepers were all new; apart from Aunt Zhang, none of them recognized Si Yuhuan.
"Have him wait for me downstairs."
The medicinal bath was very comfortable.
Jian Xi closed her eyes, enjoying it. Steam condensed into droplets on her weary face, flushing her delicate cheeks. Her lips grew even more alluringly moist. She didn’t look at all like a woman who had just given birth. Instead, childbirth seemed to have imbued her with a tender maternal radiance, making her even more captivating.
CREAK!
The door to the room moved.
Jian Xi comfortably turned her fair neck and took a long breath. "Give me a massage, will you?"
She was so tired; every cell in her body screamed with exhaustion. But she couldn’t rest. With her son still missing, her heart was suspended in a state of constant, aching fear.
She heard no response.
Just as Jian Xi was about to turn her head, a large hand landed on her shoulder and began to knead gently.
"Suoya, your hands..."
Jian Xi turned her head.
"AHHH—"
Seeing the man before her, Jian Xi screamed and immediately snatched some nearby clothes to cover herself.
"Si Yuhuan! You shameless bastard!"
Her exquisite body was revealed before him. Si Yuhuan narrowed his cold eyes, his obsidian pupils fixed fiercely on her. His thin lips parted slightly. "The door wasn’t locked. How was I supposed to know you were in here taking a medicinal bath?"
Jian Xi trembled with fury, her wet clothes clinging tightly to her voluptuous figure. Pregnancy hadn’t made her lose her figure; if anything, her proportions had become even more perfect.
It was a sight that sent the blood rushing.
"Get out!" Jian Xi pressed her delicate lips together, her small face flushed so red it looked as if it might drip blood.
Si Yuhuan wasn’t one to be ordered around. He strode forward dominantly and scooped her into his arms.
"What are you doing?"
Jian Xi struggled.
Si Yuhuan remained unmoved.
"Si Yuhuan! If you dare make any indecent move towards me, I guarantee Jian Group will collaborate with Tianyao Group. Then your Salsi project acquisition will fail, you will be utterly defeated, and Haohan Group will go completely bankrupt!"
"Threats don’t work on me."
Si Yuhuan strode out with large, confident steps.
"Where are you taking me!" Jian Xi, too weak to struggle, clenched her jaw and glared at him with venomous eyes. He likes to carry me? Fine! Let him! This is a society ruled by law. Let’s see what he can actually do to me!
Unexpectedly, Si Yuhuan took off his own coat, draped it over her, and carried her away under the astonished gazes of all the nannies and maids.
Suoya heard the commotion and ran out.
"Si Yuhuan! Stop right there!"
She held a baseball bat across her chest, looking ready to fight Si Yuhuan to the death.
The man looked at her with scorn. "Move aside."
That voice... It’s so unfamiliar, not the one I heard before. Suoya gripped the baseball bat tightly. "Put Miss Jian down."
Looking closer, this man was slightly different from the one she’d seen at the farmhouse. She couldn’t quite pinpoint what was wrong, but he exuded an entirely unfamiliar aura. Forget it! No time to worry about that now.
Suoya warned, "I’ve already called the police, and there are top-notch bodyguards outside. If you dare do anything to Miss Jian, both the law and the Jian Family will come after you with everything they have!"
"As if you all wouldn’t come after me even if I *didn’t* do anything to Jian Xi."
He was as recklessly arrogant as ever.
Jian Xi froze for a moment. The high and mighty Si Yuhuan was back. But then she hardened her resolve. "Si Yuhuan, you dare touch me," she threatened.
"I’m not only going to touch you, I’m taking you to a postnatal care center."
"What?" Jian Xi was taken aback.
Si Yuhuan’s voice carried a hint of helplessness. "You’ve just given birth. Running around all over the place like this—are you trying to get yourself killed?"
What does he mean by that? Jian Xi frowned.
"You, little nanny, better move aside, or your mistress’s well-being will be on your head."
Suoya quickly stepped aside.
She also wanted Jian Xi to go to a postnatal care center. Pleading with her had been useless, which was why she’d resorted to the medicinal bath. If Si Yuhuan really had a way, why not give it a shot?
"Si Yuhuan, let me go! I’m not going!" Jian Xi was furious.
"Do you want your child or not?" Si Yuhuan threatened. Sure enough, Jian Xi stopped moving.