Chapter 1352: Qi Heng Has a Son

James was already prepared to be discharged from the hospital, but he was so infuriated by Black Widow that his blood pressure skyrocketed, and it took an entire night of emergency treatment to pull him through.

She didn't take such a massive project to heart at all.

She treated it like child's play; it was far too casual!

James is a businessman, and businessmen are meant to make money; pursuing profit is an instinct.

He gave Black Widow a severe dressing-down, then kicked her out of the project team, with the cooperation with the Sheng Family to be represented by the original deputy manager.

Black Widow's attempts to act spoiled, cute, or unreasonable were all in vain; once a decision was made, it could not be changed, and the cooperation finally got on the right track, but Black Widow felt extremely unbalanced inside!

On what grounds?

If she hadn't been the one plotting and planning from beginning to end, could this project have been secured?

That old fox James burned bridges after crossing them; once the project was in hand, he turned his back and refused to recognize anyone. Black Widow wouldn't let him off easy, and she ruthlessly extorted a hefty commission from him, which finally made her feel slightly balanced.

But her hatred for Shi Ran grew increasingly severe.

Black Widow called Shi Ran and said sarcastically, "Are you satisfied now? James wouldn't let me have a direct conflict with you, and he actually kicked me out of the project team because of you. Shi Ran, you really are despicable, using underhanded tactics behind my back."

Shi Ran felt bored.

This woman was a skilled spy, but she would never understand that in the heart of a businessman, women are all to be labeled with a price tag.

How much one is worth depends on how much profit one can bring to the businessman, not on external things like beauty.

As long as there is money, why worry about a lack of beautiful women?

The logic was plain to see, but Black Widow would never understand it, and Shi Ran didn't want to talk to this woman any longer, so she hung up the phone directly.

Yet Black Widow believed that Shi Ran was in the wrong, and she wouldn't let it go without getting a response.

She dialed the number again—"Sorry! You do not have permission to call the owner of this number..." She had been blacklisted.

If it were an ordinary woman, she might have known when to retreat, holding in her anger or cursing a bit and letting it go.

But Black Widow was not an ordinary woman; she latched onto Shi Ran like a leech sucking blood, pursuing and intercepting her!

She went to the construction site to find her.

She barged into Shi Ran's office without knocking, and no one could stop her.

"Shi Ran, I want to have a talk with you."

"I don't have time."

"Fine, no problem, I can wait."

She sat brazenly on the office sofa to wait, and she didn't wait quietly.

Whenever someone came in, Black Widow would tell them to say what they had to say quickly and leave immediately!

Moreover, she was originally the representative for James's side, so many things could not be said in her presence.

This was seriously affecting Shi Ran's work, so Shi Ran told her to go back first and make an appointment for a time after work!

"Seven-thirty this evening, 1983 Western Restaurant, be there or be square!" Black Widow stood up and left.

It was time to get off work.

Shi Ran finished packing her things and went to the appointment on time.

Black Widow was already waiting; she had ordered two meals, identical steaks, foie gras, Mediterranean Caviar, and cream of mushroom soup.

She ate with great relish, but Shi Ran didn't touch a thing.

"Why aren't you eating?"

Shi Ran didn't hide it at all: "I'm afraid you've poisoned the food!"

The smile on Black Widow's face froze.

"Hmph! He is always thinking of you, heart and soul. What is so good about you? You're too smart; women who are too smart don't attract men..." Black Widow hadn't studied anything else for so many years.

She only studied what was on men's minds, and she had researched men's psychological activities very thoroughly.

Before falling in love with Qi Heng, she considered herself capable of handling any man in the world.

Qi Heng only used her; there was no love.

When the two were together, Qi Heng was still thinking of Shi Ran, and he didn't shy away from his longing for Shi Ran in front of her.

She hated it so much, and she was even more unwilling to accept it!

Shi Ran chuckled: "Didn't you say that the person Qi Heng loves most is you? Since that person is you, what are you still worried about?"

Her lie was exposed, but she didn't feel embarrassed; she admitted it generously: "I lied, so what? Are you proud of yourself now? That's right, the person Qi Heng loves most isn't me, it's you!"

"The person he is always thinking of is you, and never having married you is the greatest regret of his life..."

"Don't say any more."

Shi Ran interrupted her.

"Since you've broken up, why keep loving him?"

"What's the point of not cherishing each other when you were in love, only to keep trying to hold on and regret it after you've lost it?"

Shi Ran asked her: "My husband was almost in a car accident a few days ago; you were the mastermind, right?"

"Yes, it was me, what can you do about it?"

"Whatever tricks you have, aim them at me; don't use them on my family." This was the second time Shi Ran had warned her. Black Widow didn't notice anything amiss; she was very happy that she could make Shi Ran fear her.

"No, I want you to taste the bitterness I've tasted. Not just your husband, but everyone around you, everyone you care about most—they will all be implicated by you, and one by one, they will all meet with misfortune!" The more she spoke, the more excited she became.

"You're dreaming!"

"Whether I'm dreaming or not, you'll find out very soon." Black Widow had an air of certainty.

"Heh..."

Shi Ran laughed meaningfully, shedding her previous listlessness and sadness.

She took the brooch off her person and waved it in front of Black Widow: "You will pay the price for everything you have done and said!"

"You were baiting me?"

Black Widow's eyes widened into perfect circles; by the time she realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Yun Qitian and his group swaggered over.

She exclaimed in disbelief, "You're actually fine?"

"Of course I'm fine. If I hadn't hidden for a few days, how could you have shown your fox's tail so quickly?"

"Take her away!"

Black Widow certainly wouldn't sit and wait for death; she started fighting with the people Yun Qitian brought right there in the restaurant.

However, these men were different from the ones she had met before!

They had no wicked intentions toward her, and when they fought, they didn't show the slightest bit of mercy.

The outcome was no surprise.

Black Widow was caught and dragged into the police station.

"Husband, congratulations on being able to see the light of day again."

It was a perfectly fine sentiment, yet she insisted on saying it in such an unpleasant way.

At the police station, Black Widow demanded to see Shi Ran.

She refused to confess to her own problems unless she could see her.

After some consideration, Shi Ran decided to go see her, even though she had nothing good to say to her.

The police station.

Even without makeup, Black Widow's appearance was still stunning, her brows and eyes full of allure!

She sat on a very sturdy iron chair, its four legs embedded into the concrete floor.

Black Widow wore handcuffs, leg shackles, and a prison uniform.

"Why are you still seeing me?"

Black Widow said, "Qi Heng has a child; I hope you can adopt him."

"What?"

Shi Ran leaned forward, shocked beyond measure.

It was too unexpected; she never imagined that Qi Heng actually had a child? When did this happen?

But shock aside, she was actually quite happy.

A child is the continuation of their parents; since Qi Heng has a child, the Qi Family bloodline has not been severed.

"He is the child born to Qi Heng and me. He is only two months old. Besides you, no one else knows this secret. I hope that whether you agree to adopt this child or not, you will keep this secret and not let anyone else know that Qi Heng has a son."