Chapter 234: A Starved Camel Is Still Bigger Than a Horse

When Shen Xun arrived at the hospital, Lin Fu and Lin Mu had gone to handle matters; Shen Xi was still there, worried that Lin Shutong would once again talk her brother into paying up in a few words.

The Shen Family could barely protect itself, with no more source of income going forward—if they gave away what they still had, would the whole family end up begging on the streets?

"Brother, you're here." Shen Xi sat on the sofa playing on her phone.

Shen Xun glanced at her and scolded, "What nonsense are you up to now."

"Getting money from her, of course. She's the one who cost you your job—shouldn't she pay some compensation?" The more Shen Xi spoke, the more she felt justified. "Back when she was abroad, you handed over money without a second word. Now that you're out of work and out of money, shouldn't she do the same—hand over money without a second word? Otherwise, it'll look like only you love her, like she doesn't love you."

"Right, Lin Shutong?"

Meeting Shen Xi's completely undisguised mockery, Lin Shutong ground her teeth in anger, then turned to look at Shen Xun, her eyes filled with nothing but grievance.

"Ah Xun, the doctor says I'm carrying a child and can't be upset."

Shen Xun looked at her belly, then told Shen Xi to go home first, his tone not overly reproachful.

Shen Xi refused to leave and continued sitting on the sofa without a word; Shen Xun said nothing more.

Lin Shutong clenched her fist and looked at Shen Xun. "Ah Xun, what did Xiao Xi mean just now? What do you mean, out of work?"

Shen Xun stood beside the hospital bed, looking at Lin Shutong's slightly pale face, and said in a low voice, "Chairman Fu asked me to resign voluntarily. The resignation email has already been sent out. I just need to coordinate with Young Master Fu on the handover recently."

Lin Shutong's heart suddenly sank, her pupils contracting.

"You resigned from Star Universe Technology?" she said anxiously. "Why?"

Shen Xun looked at her with a cool gaze. "What do you think?"

Lin Shutong could no longer see any love in his eyes, and she lowered her gaze.

"Ah Xun, I'm sorry."

Shen Xi: "Heh."

Lin Shutong turned a deaf ear, and when she looked up again, a glimmer shone in her eyes as she comforted him, "It's all right, Ah Xun. With your talent, headhunters will definitely come looking for you, and other companies will continue to hire you as a professional manager."

Shen Xun: "I signed a non-compete agreement."

Lin Shutong was taken aback.

Wasn't that practically blocking off all his paths?

Wouldn't Shen Xun have no money from now on?

Then what about her debt of over a hundred million? No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't scrape it together.

"You don't necessarily have to stay in the tech industry—you could go into other related industries."

"We'll see." Shen Xun had no mind to continue discussing career development with her, and instead reminded her, "You already know my situation now, and you can barely take care of yourself—are you sure you still want to have this child?"

Lin Shutong's face stiffened. "What, what do you mean..."

Shen Xi: "It means you can give birth, but our Shen Family can't afford to raise it now, and won't raise it. If you're willing to raise it yourself, and you can afford to, then go ahead and have it yourself."

Shen Xun frowned slightly and glanced back at his sister; Shen Xi immediately shut her mouth.

When he turned back, Lin Shutong's eyes were brimming with tears.

"Ah Xun, this is our child? You said you only wanted the child I'd give you—this child came into this world with your consent."

"Ah Xun, do you have to be this cruel?"

Even if they weren't going to keep this child, now was absolutely not the time.

Without this child, the connection between Shen Xun and her would be gone.

Shen Xun had lost his job and had no stable source of income going forward, but he still had a house and a car, and certainly fixed savings and investment funds and so on—he would absolutely not reach the point of running out of money and food.

A starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

"Neither of us wanted things to turn out this way, but it's already happened, and the child has already come into this world—are we really going to strangle him in the womb just like that?"

"Ah Xun, this is my child and yours—I don't agree to giving him up." Lin Shutong was already in tears. "Ah Xun, the child is innocent."

Shen Xun still said nothing, and Lin Shutong couldn't fathom his thoughts for the moment.

"Tomorrow you need to do a full checkup. Wait until the results come out tomorrow and hear what the doctor says, all right?"

After a long while, Shen Xun gave an "Mm."

Lin Shutong breathed a temporary sigh of relief.

With red-rimmed eyes, she revealed a faint smile; she who was strikingly beautiful looked at this moment like a rose dewy with moisture, all the more endearing.

"Ah Xun, my parents have been worrying themselves sick over my affairs lately. Could you stay with me at the hospital?"

Lin Xun had just broken his parents' hearts, so he couldn't very well go back and bother them right now either.

As for the home he shared with Jiang Lai, it was already empty and desolate, and Nan Shan Shiyi Hao had no Jiang Lai—Jiang Lai was in G Province, not even at Number Nine.

For the moment, Shen Xun didn't know where to go, or rather, where he could go, so he sat down.

The moment he sat down and looked out the window, the city lights had just begun to come on.

He thought of the days gone by, when Jiang Lai would always keep a light on for him at home—no matter how great the work pressure, no matter how exhausted he was from social engagements, the moment he got home, the pressure and fatigue would slip off effortlessly.

For an instant, he really missed Jiang Lai.

But he had lost the very, very good Jiang Lai with his own hands.

They had even turned against each other and become enemies.

Lin Shutong called her parents, saying that Shen Xun was at the hospital with her, so they didn't need to come over and should rest well at home.

Shen Xi saw that her brother was going to stay, and worried that Lin Shutong would take advantage of the night to seduce him into paying up for her.

But the thought of staying herself made her feel sick.

Shen Xi's eyes darted around and around until she finally came up with an idea. Before leaving, she said, "Brother, if you get swindled out of money by Lin Shutong again, and end up paying her debt back to Jiang Lai, just think about how she drugged Jiang Lai back then—just think about how, if you hand over this money to her and she gives it to Jiang Lai, how much Jiang Lai would hate you."

Lin Shutong was so angry she nearly jumped off the bed.

Whatever peace of mind Shen Xi had given her back then was exactly how much aggravation she gave her now.

The key was that Shen Xi even knew to use Jiang Lai to hold a knife to Shen Xun's throat!

Shen Xi left right after saying that.

Once the person left, Lin Shutong lowered her head, feeling wronged as tears streamed down in big drops.

Silent crying makes sadness more palpable.

Shen Xun looked at her, wanting to comfort her, but Jiang Lai's face flashed in his mind; he remained silent, merely handing over the paper.

Just then the doctor came in, saw the pregnant woman crying again, and after confirming that Shen Xun was the father of the child, he gave Shen Xun a stern talking-to.

She's already two months pregnant, yet you didn't bring your wife and child for the prenatal check-up, and you keep causing the pregnant woman's emotions to fluctuate; if it gets serious, both the child and the pregnant woman could be in danger.

Faced with the doctor's reproach, Shen Xun could only lower his head and admit: "Recently I've been negligent; the baby came at an inconvenient time, and we're still deciding whether to keep this child."

The doctor looked at the two of them, not exactly young either: "If you wait another two years, it won't be so easy to have a child."

"If you really decide not to keep this child, make the decision as soon as possible; inducing labor after three months would cause great harm to the mother."

Shen Xun got up to see the doctor out: "We'll make a decision as soon as possible."