"I was so naive back then, I didn't know how to help you. If I had known I should have just thrown you a 100,000 yuan card like you did today, I wouldn't be in such a dire situation now," Jiang Yan truly regretted it. If she had lent Ye Wan more money when she was still wealthy, she wouldn't be worrying about having no money to spend now.
Ye Wan felt that it was normal for Jiang Yan to not be able to empathize with poverty, as she had never experienced hardship since birth.
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Ye Wan returned to the Gu residence. Since she had signed the agreement with Gu Yunting, she would abide by it until she bore him a child as agreed, after which the agreement would be dissolved.
Gu Yunting still hadn't returned. The butler and Sun Ma noticed Ye Wan's unhappiness and spoke to her cautiously, taking the utmost care of her.
Ye Wan ate very little at dinner. Afterward, she went to play with Xiao Jinbao. Xiao Jinbao was now the darling of the Gu residence. He played with Old Bai during the day, and when he was tired, he would fall asleep in all sorts of quirky and adorable poses that melted everyone's hearts. Everyone was very accommodating to him.
Ye Wan held Jinbao and sat in the garden talking to him. Xiao Jinbao was too sleepy and fell asleep on her arm, lying on his back. Ye Wan was both amused and exasperated. She held the little fellow and put him back in his nest.
Back in the bedroom, Ye Wan went to take a bath first. While she was washing, the bathroom door was pushed open. Ye Wan was startled and quickly turned off the showerhead, turning her head to look. She saw the man who had been absent for a few days walking in.
Gu Yunting began to undress after entering. Ye Wan quickly grabbed a bathrobe and wrapped it around herself, frowning and asking, "What are you doing?"
"Taking a shower," Gu Yunting said softly. As he spoke, he took off his pants, tossed them into the laundry basket, and strode towards Ye Wan.
"Then you go first," Ye Wan said, suppressing her anger. She walked away, her body still covered in soap suds. Since he wanted to shower, she let him.
Gu Yunting grabbed her, lifted her onto the counter, cupped the back of her head, and kissed her fiercely.
Ye Wan's eyes widened, and she pushed him with all her might. A surge of anger suddenly rushed to her head. How dare this man? To leave when he pleased and return when he pleased. Did he really treat her like a toy? If he considered her a toy, then she would show him that she was a toy with thorns!
Ye Wan bit his lip hard. The taste of blood spread between their mouths. Gu Yunting paused for a moment, but this didn't stop him from completing what he intended to do.
When Gu Yunting carried Ye Wan out, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Enduring the pain, she got up, took a packet of medicine from a drawer, opened it, and put it in her mouth. She then took water to swallow it.
"What are you eating?" Gu Yunting asked with a frown.
"Medicine," Ye Wan replied. After taking it, she wrapped her bathrobe tighter around herself, got up, and stumbled toward the walk-in closet.
Gu Yunting watched her unsteady gait and noticed the bloodstain on her bathrobe.
"Wait, what's wrong?"
Ye Wan's steps didn't falter. She took out clothes from the walk-in closet and went directly into the bathroom.
Gu Yunting strode over, grabbed her, and pressed her against the wall, demanding, "What exactly happened?"
"I had a procedure a couple of days ago to remove my IUD. I've been bleeding for the past few days, and the doctor said I need to take medication for a while," Ye Wan said, not wanting to look at him. She felt very unwell and sad now, wanting to cry but also not wanting him to see her weakness.
Gu Yunting frowned upon hearing this and reached out to embrace her. Ye Wan, as if startled, pushed him away fiercely. "Don't touch me!"