When Love Turns the Tables: The Mysterious Husband's Chase-Chapter 621: Every Bitch Meets Her Match (Part 1)
In the last month leading up to childbirth, Tang Yanqi could be said to have indulged in all the pampering she hadn’t experienced in her previous twenty-something years.
She was accustomed to handling everything on her own, but now she was used to being a hands-off manager, as someone was happily cleaning up after her.
The weather outside finally showed signs of warming up. The lazy afternoon sunlight poured into the living room. Tang Yanqi leaned on the sofa, watching someone seriously peeling an orange for her and meticulously removing the white threads, unable to help but smile.
She knew all too well that her recent emotionality was beyond measure, but the feeling of being cherished in someone’s hands was truly addictive.
She couldn’t even imagine what the version of Tang Yanqi, who used to stand on her own through everything, was like.
Although Tang Yanqi had passed all her check-ups and her health seemed no worse for wear, due to her inherently weak constitution, the doctor still advised her to be admitted to the hospital a bit earlier.
Tang Yanqi was unwilling, but in this matter, Sheng Jianan did not concur with her, prioritizing her health above all else.
Sheng Jianan brought in the best obstetrician in B City to monitor Tang Yanqi’s condition throughout and practically moved into the hospital.
In the single-patient room, Sheng Jianan had been huddling on a folding bed for several days.
His body hadn’t recovered from losing weight due to Shengshi Group’s issues, and these past few days he had gotten even thinner.
As the due date drew closer, Tang Yanqi instead became very calm, while Sheng Jianan fumbled around like a big boy, completely losing the steadiness and maturity he had shown in the last three years.
Sheng Jianan consulted with many people who had children, but the more he asked, the more nervous he became.
He was not only nervous himself but also afraid that Tang Yanqi would become nervous as well.
He wanted to find someone to accompany her, but neither her relatives nor their friends had children.
In other families, mothers are usually there to help alleviate the nervousness of new parents to a large extent.
But Tang Yanqi’s mother was gone, and Mrs. Sheng... best not to mention her.
On the fourth day of Tang Yanqi’s hospitalization, Mr. Sheng came by. She hadn’t seen him since the meal at the Sheng Family’s old house.
It was unclear whether Sheng Jianan wouldn’t let him visit her, or if he himself hadn’t intended to come. In any case, the two hadn’t met until now, the first time since the incident with Mrs. Sheng.
Tang Yanqi didn’t dislike Mr. Sheng, but didn’t feel close to him either.
Compared to the last time they met, Mr. Sheng looked much older. Now, if someone said he was Sheng Jianan’s father, probably no one would believe it.
Mr. Sheng brought some fruit, sat by Tang Yanqi’s bedside for a while, and asked after her health and the child’s condition.
Then, not staying long, he got up to leave. Before leaving, he said to Tang Yanqi, "I know I have no right to say this, but I still want to tell you, I’m sorry, child, you’ve been through a lot."
Watching Mr. Sheng’s lonely figure leave the ward, a phrase suddenly popped into Tang Yanqi’s mind, "Marrying the wrong person ruins a lifetime, marrying into the wrong family ruins three generations."
There was truth in that statement.
Mr. Sheng was bereaved of his daughter-in-law, Mr. Sheng lost his wife, father, and son’s affections, Sheng Jianan felt guilty towards his beloved due to his mother’s actions, and the dazzling idol figure had a tarnished reputation.
All this, thanks to the same woman.
Tang Yanqi did not resent them, probably because, like her, they were all victims.
