Chapter 301: Discovering the Secret in the Phone

Sheng Hanyu was just about to argue when her phone rang.

She took it out, glanced at the number, and her expression changed instantly!

She let the phone ring without answering.

Shi Ran asked curiously, "Mom, why aren't you answering the phone? Who is calling?"

"No one, it's a wrong number."

The call was from Zhu Yiwen.

Sheng Hanyu knew who it was just by looking at her expression, so he took Shi Ran's little hand and said, "Let's go, let's go buy Mom something to drink."

"Okay."

The big hand holding the small hand, they walked away together.

Only then did Shi Youxuan let out a long sigh and answer the phone: "Hello!"

"Why did it take so long to answer?"

Zhu Yiwen's voice sounded very dissatisfied.

Shi Youxuan replied immediately: "I'm at the hospital; Ranran suddenly had a fever, and I'm getting medicine for her."

"Oh."

Zhu Yiwen's tone softened quite a bit: "Are you alone? I'll have someone come over to help you; give me the hospital address."

"No need, no need."

She hurriedly refused: "I'm not alone, someone is helping, don't worry about it."

"What do you mean don't worry about it? Xiaozhu is my daughter, of course I have to worry."

Zhu Yiwen's attitude was very firm; he insisted that Shi Youxuan give him the address so he could send someone over.

"Central Hospital, Pediatrics." Shi Youxuan hung up the phone.

There are two hospitals here with very similar names: one is "Central Hospital" and the other is "Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Both hospitals are Grade A tertiary institutions, both occupy vast grounds, and both are well-known.

Many locals get them confused, let alone outsiders... or even foreigners!

Besides, she knew what kind of person Zhu Yiwen was; he was suspicious by nature and would definitely send someone to ask.

But he didn't have many people he could "send" here in Jiangzhou, and none of them were his trusted aides, so they were easy to fool.

Sure enough.

One hour later.

A strange number called in, and the person on the other end was anxious yet polite: "Hello, Madam, I am Xiaodong. The Chairman sent me to help you. Where are you and the young miss? I've searched the entire Pediatrics department and couldn't find you."

Shi Youxuan: "We are at the hospital, but we are walking out now, preparing to go home."

"That's impossible, I didn't see you..." Xiaodong asked: "Aren't you at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital?"

Shi Youxuan said: "Central Hospital. Why did you run over there? Forget it, I'll tell the Chairman later that you found us and helped a lot. You go back; work is important."

The other party felt very embarrassed: "How can that be? You are just in need of help..."

"But I'm already preparing to go back, it's no use for you to come over. Let's just leave it at that; just don't let it slip when the Chairman asks you."

The other party thanked her repeatedly, and Shi Youxuan hung up the phone.

Shi Ran had played at the playground all day; the little girl had a great time, but Shi Youxuan was very unhappy.

Because Sheng Hanyu had taken it upon himself to decide to take Shi Ran to the Museum tomorrow.

On the way home, Sheng Hanyu was driving, and the little girl was curled up in Shi Youxuan's arms, asleep.

Shi Youxuan said to him: "You are not allowed to take the child to the Museum tomorrow."

"Why? I've already promised the child; adults cannot go back on their word." Sheng Hanyu was righteous and confident.

"Anyway, you just can't take her." She gritted her teeth.

Sheng Hanyu didn't argue with her: "Fine, you're the boss, but you tell the child yourself; I won't."

"Hmph! As long as you don't show up tomorrow, of course I'll tell her myself."

Shi Youxuan had already made up her mind to tell the child that the uncle had an urgent matter and went on a business trip.

In a few days, after Shi Ran forgot about this, she would move house again and bring her father to live with them. Jiangzhou was so big; it wouldn't be hard to make sure he couldn't find them.

"I'm going to the hospital tomorrow to pick up the results; I have to deliver them to you."

"Call me, no, send a text."

Sheng Hanyu grabbed the steering wheel with one hand and handed the phone over with the other: "Add me."

Shi Youxuan didn't want to take it, but she couldn't refuse.

If she didn't add his number, he would have even more reason to find their home.

The phone had no password, and her photo appeared as soon as the screen lit up.

It was a photo taken years ago when the two of them went to Disney.

She deleted it without a second thought, then saved her own phone number, but stopped just as she was about to hand it back.

She opened the photo gallery; it was full of photos of her and the child. Shi Youxuan wanted to delete them all, but this phone model didn't have a "delete all" function.

The phone was very old; it was the latest model from six years ago.

She once had one too; Sheng Hanyu had bought two at the same time, one for each of them, saying they were a couple's set.

But she had lost that phone long ago—she had personally thrown it into the toilet and flushed it!

There was also everything else related to her and Sheng Hanyu from the past; she hadn't kept a single thing... that wasn't true, she had kept Shi Ran; she couldn't bear to give her up.

Since there was no "delete all," she deleted them one by one, her speed getting slower and slower...

She was so stupid back then.

Shi Youxuan couldn't help but take a few extra looks; five years ago, she was still very young.

Innocent and carefree, her smiles were all from the heart.

The love back then was also from the heart; even knowing that Sheng Hanyu had Jian Yixin in his heart, she still fell for him uncontrollably.

But how could she not have known that this jerk had taken so many photos of her?

And he had kept them all on his phone.

Hardening her heart, she still had to delete them.

This man was just despicable!

When you have something, you never know how to cherish it, and you always regret it after it's lost.

Get lost; I'm married now, and I won't be like that stubborn Jian Yixin, waiting for you in the same place.

Shi Youxuan temporarily forgot that her marriage to Zhu Yiwen was only a superficial arrangement, and with a haughty air, she deleted the memories one by one; she didn't want to remember, nor was she willing to let Sheng Hanyu think about them.

Sheng Hanyu had long since caught sight of her deleting the photos out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't say a word.

Finally, the last one was also deleted from the phone.

Only then did Shi Youxuan hand it back: "Here, it's saved." She emphasized: "Delete it once you've told me the result, and don't contact me for no reason; even if you don't delete it, I'll block you."

"Fine."

Sheng Hanyu didn't pester her and agreed readily.

When the car arrived at the Apartment, he got out, prepared to carry the child.

Shi Youxuan wouldn't let him: "No need, I can do it myself."

"Fine."

He agreed to "fine," but didn't leave; instead, he followed her into the lobby and into the elevator.

"Why are you following me? You aren't welcome at my home." Shi Youxuan's face was cold.

Sheng Hanyu spoke in a businesslike tone: "The bill hasn't been settled yet; I'll leave once it's settled."

She didn't react for a moment: "Settle what bill?"

"How novel; I'm the president of such a large group company, accompanying you and your daughter for a whole day, shouldn't you give some labor fees or something?" Sheng Hanyu argued with conviction: "And I've kept the tickets and receipts from today; I need reimbursement."

Shi Youxuan:...

Holding the child in one arm, she struggled to pull a stack of cash from her bag with the other and shoved it all into Sheng Hanyu's arms: "This is enough, go."

"No, I can't take advantage of you; I'll refund the excess or ask for more if it's not enough."

This man was clearly trying to extort her.

While they were talking, the elevator stopped, "Ding," they had arrived home.

The door opened, and Sheng Hanyu walked out first, then waited at the entrance.

Shi Youxuan, holding the child, really wanted to turn around and go back downstairs, but the child was too heavy to carry.

She had no choice but to walk out of the elevator, and Sheng Hanyu reached for the child: "Give her to me, you open the door."

She didn't want to give her over, but she couldn't enter the passcode while holding the child, so she had to give the child to him: "Turn around."

Sheng Hanyu obediently turned around.

As she pressed the buttons, he said: "1-0-0-1-2-6."

"Beep—"

The passcode was correct, and the door opened.