Beloved One of the Prestigious Household-Chapter 96: Eerie and Haunting Silence

The shop assistant carefully measured Qin Sui’an’s size.

"All done, little one."

"Thank you, Sister."

Qin Sui’an sweetly thanked her, then immediately went to her grandmother’s side, holding her hand.

"Grandma, are you unhappy?" Lan Jin was slightly taken aback, not expecting her granddaughter to notice her momentary distraction.

She quickly shook her head.

"No, dear, Grandma is very happy. Come, Ann, let’s go to other shops and buy more things."

Qin Sui’an nodded her little head, her round eyes earnestly looking at her grandmother, as if confirming whether she was truly unhappy.

Lan Jin reached out and gently rubbed her granddaughter’s head, holding her small hand tightly as they walked out of the store.

The shop assistant bid them farewell warmly.

Today was truly a day of good luck, encountering such an adorable little customer who was pleasant and easy to get along with!

With this large purchase, it would be enough for her to eat for a year!

**

Since waking up, Shao Yongkang hadn’t seen his wife, Shen Shuwen.

They had parted ways unhappily last night, and when he left his study after a nap, he was informed by the servant that she had already gone to the Bay Villa.

Shao Yongkang hadn’t received any messages from Shen Shuwen, and he was a bit worried that she might make things worse and further anger the Qin family.

He sent several messages to inquire about the situation but received no reply from her.

Shao Yongkang consoled himself in his heart: no news is actually the best news.

It wasn’t until 2:30 in the afternoon that Shao Yongkang received a call from the family driver.

"Sir, Madam fainted! She was just taken to the hospital by an ambulance!" The driver reported the urgent situation while driving behind the ambulance carrying his wife.

"Fainted?" Shao Yongkang was stunned.

"Did she faint at home?"

He thought Shen Shuwen should have already apologized to the Qin family and returned home.

"No, she didn’t faint at home," the driver replied.

"She fainted at the entrance of Bay Villa."

"At the entrance of Bay Villa?!" Shao Yongkang stood up abruptly.

"What happened? Did she faint right after leaving the Qin family?"

"Well, about that..."

The driver cautiously said, "Madam didn’t enter the Qin family.

Since this morning until just now, she has been standing outside the entrance of Bay Villa."

"Since this morning?!" Shao Yongkang was dumbfounded.

The situation was completely different from what he had expected!

"Which hospital is she in? Send me the address."

Shao Yongkang hastily left his office and headed to the hospital where Shen Shuwen was.

In the VIP ward of the downtown hospital.

Having not rested all night, coupled with the scorching sun and overwhelming anxiety, Shen Shuwen had been unconscious for over three hours before slowly regaining consciousness.

She opened her eyes and looked around.

The smell of disinfectant in the air, the pristine white environment, and the IV needle inserted into her vein for the drip.

This place... is a hospital?!

Her hazy thoughts gradually cleared, and Shen Shuwen propped herself up with her other hand, her voice hoarse but filled with intense and lingering resentment, as if squeezed out from between her teeth.

"That damned Qin family!"

Shao Yongkang was in the small living room outside, going through some documents, when he heard Shen Shuwen’s cursing.

He furrowed his brows and walked in.

"Awake?"

"Yongkang, the Qin family is truly outrageous!"

Shen Shuwen’s anger flared up as she recalled today’s ordeal.

"They don’t even consider our Shao family! I am the wife of the Shao Corporation’s president! How dare they treat me with such disrespect!"

"All right, don’t get yourself worked up and faint again later."

Shao Yongkang’s brows furrowed tightly as he asked, "So you haven’t apologized to the Qin family yet?"

"I couldn’t even enter the Qin family’s gate, how can I apologize? Should I shout from outside the gate?"

Shen Shuwen’s anger was instantly ignited by his words, and she shouted at the top of her lungs: "I arrived at Bay Villa at nine in the morning! I waited until two in the afternoon! The Qin family’s gate never opened for me! That damn bodyguard was completely unhelpful! In the end, he even told me that Qin Sui’an wasn’t home and asked me to leave!"

Shen Shuwen’s breathing became rapid, her face flushed, and her expression contorted with a hint of madness.

This was the first time she had been so infuriated, devoid of any semblance of the image of a president’s wife.

She had never despised someone so much before, and that person was merely a three-and-a-half-year-old child.

Listening to her hysterical rage, Shao Yongkang’s expression turned sour.

"Why don’t you just wait in the car? Why do you have to stand under the scorching sun?"

"If I don’t show some sincerity, would the Qin family let me off so easily?"

Shen Shuwen forcefully patted the bed.

"Even if I’ve gone this far, the Qin family still doesn’t take me seriously! They don’t take the Shao family seriously either!"

Although they were well aware that the Qin family was indeed more formidable than the Shao family in every aspect, it was not a reason for the Qin family to humiliate her!

Seeing Shao Yongkang’s expression softened slightly, tears welled up in Shen Shuwen’s eyes.

She cried and choked, "Yongkang, I endure such humiliation from the Qin family all for the sake of our Shao family! Yet, you, you actually blame me."

Shao Yongkang handed her a tissue and said, "I didn’t mean to blame you."

Although the lawyer’s letter was trouble she had caused herself, her husband, Shao Yongkang couldn’t just sit idly by.

"But from just now until now, you haven’t cared about me at all. You only care if I apologize to the Qin family!"

Shen Shuwen accused him while wiping her tears, feeling wronged.

Shao Yongkang sighed inwardly, sat on the edge of the bed, and patted her shoulder to console her.

"Qin Lvzheng’s lawyer fees are exorbitant. I’m afraid of the continuously rising costs."

Their daughter, Xinxin, had stolen someone else’s diamond apple, and they hadn’t finished paying the astronomical compensation yet.

Coupled with the terms in the lawyer’s letter, Shao Yongkang worried that even if they sold the Shao Corporation, it wouldn’t be enough to compensate the Qin family.

"The Qin family is truly wicked! So malicious!" Shen Shuwen’s eyes turned red with hatred whenever she mentioned the Qin family.

"In the past, the Qin family would never treat us like this. I’m sure Qin Sui’an must have badmouthed us to President Qin!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"She’s only three years old," Shao Yongkang frowned upon hearing this.

"Don’t be fooled by her size, she’s cunning!" Shen Shuwen clenched her fists, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

"If it weren’t for her, our Xinxin wouldn’t have made such a careless mistake, and we wouldn’t have encountered so many troubles!"

"You..."

Shao Yongkang felt a sense of fear and trepidation as he listened, cautiously looking around, afraid of being recorded by the Qin family as evidence against them.

Shen Shuwen seemed to have realized this as well and immediately stopped talking.

In the eerie and unsettling silence of the hospital room, after a while, Shao Yongkang finally said to her, "Let’s go to the Qin family again tonight."