Chapter 298: Scaring the Child Sick

Sheng Hanyu was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode; he grabbed Wang Yinghao by the back of her collar and hauled her out.

"Who told you to come?"

His gaze was cold and his voice even colder, and at this moment, Wang Yingzhi finally realized she had been reckless again.

She had intended to do something good for her son, but it seemed she had done a bad deed with good intentions.

Her eyes darted around, and a plan formed: "Your aunt, your aunt told me to come."

"Impossible."

Sheng Hanyu didn't believe a single word she said, and he warned her sternly: "You are never allowed to come here again, you are not allowed to pester Xuanxuan and the child, leave at once."

"Hanyu, I am your mother, I could never harm you, Yixin hasn't married for so many years just because she is waiting for you..."

Sheng Hanyu felt a massive headache coming on.

"Get out—"

This word was squeezed out through his teeth; if Wang Yingzhi weren't his own mother, he wouldn't feel satisfied even if he tore this woman to pieces.

But since she was, he could only threaten her with words and couldn't actually do anything to her.

Her son's expression was truly terrifying, so Wang Yingzhi quickly got into the car and slipped away.

Sheng Hanyu didn't turn back either, but instead called Jian Yining, briefly explained the situation, and asked him to come over to take the gifts and bring them up, without mentioning that he was the one who bought them.

He felt very stifled, but there was no other way.

Soon Jian Yining arrived, and without a word, he took the gifts and went upstairs.

"Ding-dong—"

The doorbell was pressed again.

Inside the room.

Shi Ran was crying, and Shi Youxuan held her, comforting her softly.

"Xuanxuan, it's me, Jian Yining." He announced himself, and only then did Shi Youxuan put the child down to open the door.

The door opened, and Shi Youxuan let him in, but she wouldn't let him in with the things he was carrying in his hands.

"Throw that junk in the trash can before you come in, otherwise don't come in at all."

Jian Yining spoke a fair word for Sheng Hanyu: "This isn't his fault either, you can't vent your anger on him; besides, the gifts are for the child, not for you, it's not right for you to make the decision for Ranran, is it?"

"Hmph!"

Shi Youxuan let out a "hmph" from her nose, then turned and walked into the room without saying anything else.

Jian Yining came in and closed the door.

He whispered to Shi Ran: "Ranran, Uncle Sheng came back from A Country and brought you these gifts."

The little one was still sobbing, and she wasn't very interested in the gifts; she just cried and wanted to go back to her country, to go home.

"It's not good here, everyone is so fierce, I want to go back, go home, I miss Daddy, sob..."

Children were prone to homesickness anyway, and in the last two days, the frequency with which she mentioned home had clearly increased; Shi Youxuan was already struggling to coax her, and then Wang Yingzhi came up and pulled this stunt, so Shi Ran completely didn't want to stay anymore.

"Xuanxuan, you come and coax Ranran, what should I say to make her stop crying?" Jian Yining had no experience dealing with such a small child; he was in a panic and, unable to handle it himself, had to call for reinforcements.

As it turned out, Shi Youxuan came out dragging a suitcase.

"What are you doing? You don't really want to go back, do you?"

They had finally managed to leave L Country, and going back now would mean all their efforts were wasted.

You're just going to give up a life of freedom?

To go back and continue being a cash cow for Zhu Yiwen, helping him make money? Jian Yining felt that Shi Youxuan's decision was too impulsive.

"I'm not going back, I'm taking the child to a place where no one can find us," Shi Youxuan said.

Only then was Jian Yining relieved: "That's good, come with me to the United States, I'll make the security tighter and guarantee that Zhu Yiwen won't be able to do anything to you."

Shi Youxuan asked Shi Ran: "Ranran, shall we go to the United States with Godfather?"

Shi Ran sobbed: "No, I want to go home, I miss Daddy."

In this state, they couldn't go anywhere; if the little one started shouting and crying at the airport, it would be a huge problem.

If the little one made a scene at the airport, they would easily be mistaken for human traffickers, and as soon as they were suspected, they would be traced back to Zhu Yiwen, and then Zhu Yiwen could easily drag them back.

It was all Wang Yingzhi's fault; if she hadn't suddenly come here to make a scene, none of this would have happened.

Now the child didn't want to stay here, her determination to leave was very firm, and she kept crying and making a scene; Shi Youxuan and Jian Yining took turns, but neither could coax her.

Jian Yining had no choice but to give Shi Youxuan an idea: "You should have Sheng Hanyu come over; I see that no one else can coax her except him."

Shi Youxuan had thought of that even without him saying it; Shi Ran was close to Sheng Hanyu, and every time he had a way to make her happy and quiet, but she didn't want to.

Her daughter clung to him whenever she saw him; if he caught this opportunity, he would definitely come often in the future.

If he came a few more times, and the daughter she had struggled to give birth to and raised for five years became closer to him than to her, how infuriating would that be?

Shi Youxuan didn't agree, so the two of them racked their brains to find ways to coax the child.

From dawn until dark, they didn't even eat dinner, and the child's throat was hoarse from crying until she finally fell asleep, exhausted, in Shi Youxuan's arms.

She carried the child back to bed to sleep, Jian Yining said goodbye, and Shi Youxuan saw him out and locked the door upon returning.

She lay down beside the child, and the words Wang Yingzhi had cursed during the day replayed in her mind like a movie.

Wang Yingzhi had cursed Shi Ran as a "bastard," a wild child without a father.

Shi Youxuan saw clearly how much damage these words had done to the child; this old woman was too much, and her sudden scene today had also served as a reminder to Shi Youxuan!

She had to stay further away from Sheng Hanyu, and she couldn't stay in Jiangzhou either.

Now she would just wait for Shi Ran's emotions to stabilize, then take her to live in another place, far away from all these inexplicable people.

Not long after the little girl fell asleep, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and her body felt hot.

Oh no, she had a fever.

She had been perfectly fine since coming back; this sudden fever must have something to do with Wang Yingzhi coming over during the day.

Shi Youxuan fetched warm water and began wiping her daughter's palms and the soles of her feet incessantly.

Not only did the fever not subside, it grew even more severe, and by the middle of the night, she was even delirious.

This won't do, she has to go to the hospital.

Shi Youxuan dressed her daughter, then threw on only a thin coat herself before picking up the child and heading out.

She opened the front door and got a fright; a figure was crouching at the entrance.

Looking closely, it was actually Sheng Hanyu; Shi Youxuan was incensed again, furious to the extreme.

"Get lost, a good dog doesn't block the path."

He didn't get lost; his large hand skillfully touched Shi Ran's forehead: "Why is she so hot?"

"Give the child to me."

After saying this, he reached out to take the child.

"Will you get lost, please?"

Shi Youxuan turned away, leaving him to grab at empty air, then hurried past him.

Sheng Hanyu didn't "get lost"; he followed right behind her to the elevator and pressed the button.

Once downstairs, he opened his car door.

Shi Youxuan ignored him and walked toward the garage while holding the child...

"Xuanxuan, you can punish me however you like once the child is better, but please, don't use the child to vent your anger at me right now, okay?"

Sheng Hanyu followed behind her, his tone bordering on pleading.

"Chiu-chiu."

The garage rolling door slowly rose, but Shi Youxuan still got into her own car with the child.

She placed the child in the back seat and was about to get into the driver's seat when she discovered Sheng Hanyu had also climbed into the car!

"Get out."

"Ranran, Uncle is here." Sheng Hanyu was a step faster than her and had already taken Shi Ran into his arms.

The little one was delirious from the fever, but upon hearing his voice, she opened her eyes to look at him, then wrapped her two little hands tightly around him: "Uncle, I'm cold."

"It's okay, Uncle is here. Uncle is holding you, you won't be cold for long." Sheng Hanyu took off his own coat and covered Shi Ran with it; the little girl snuggled into his chest and soon found a comfortable position to fall asleep.