Chapter 429

Sheng Jiang was furious; he was experienced enough to know he had been set up again.

At first, he thought both sisters were the same kind of person and had drugged him.

But seeing Wang Yinghao with a flushed face and dazed eyes just like his own, he immediately realized she had nothing to do with it and that she had been set up as well.

Who could have set them both up?

Before he could figure it out, the effects of the drug took control of his body.

Plus, since the two were already in love, it was only natural that they ended up together!

……

Halfway through, Wang Yingzhi burst in.

She started by taking photos, then began crying and making a scene.

Finally, she threatened them, demanding they do as she said, or she would expose the whole affair, ruin the Sheng family's reputation, and leave her sister with no face to ever see anyone again.

Her demand was for her sister to get pregnant with Sheng Jiang's child, and for the child to be raised by her once born.

She only wanted a child to secure her position in the Sheng family; as for the two of them, since they were in love, she would let them be and wouldn't interfere.

Two months later, Wang Yinghao discovered she was pregnant.

Wang Yingzhi arranged for her sister to stay in a small house to hide her pregnancy, while she announced her own pregnancy at the Sheng household.

After she "became pregnant," her parents-in-law were much more pleasant, and their attitude toward her improved significantly.

Ten months of pregnancy passed.

Wang Yingzhi was wheeled into the delivery room and "gave birth" to a boy.

Once the child was born, everyone believed he was Wang Yingzhi's; she stayed home for her "confinement" and demanded her husband stay by her side.

In reality, it was Wang Yinghao who was going through the postpartum recovery, but she only had a hired nanny to look after her, which was like heaven and earth compared to the crowds of people serving the woman pretending to be the new mother.

Sheng Jiang wanted to go see her, but Wang Yingzhi would suddenly change her demeanor and use the photos to force them to swear an oath.

They swore never to contact each other again.

She wanted Sheng Jiang to live a proper life with her because she had made such a huge sacrifice for him and the Sheng family.

Wang Yingzhi had moved herself with her own story.

After gradual brainwashing, she moved Sheng Jiang as well.

……

After hearing the story, Sheng Hanyu couldn't describe how he felt inside.

Knowing this was how he came into the world was hard to swallow.

He walked out without a word and drove home.

"Ding-dong"—he had a key, but he rang the doorbell instead.

Shi Youxuan opened the door with a look of concern: "Are you okay?"

His face was pale and grim, looking very unwell.

"I'm fine."

On the surface, Sheng Hanyu acted as if nothing was wrong; he changed his shoes, went inside, checked Shi Ran's homework as usual, and helped the child build Legos.

He didn't say what had happened after he left, and Shi Youxuan didn't ask.

Yet, even though it was just building Legos, he kept making mistakes.

The little girl blinked her big eyes and said: "Daddy, you're not in the right state; you're making mistakes on something so simple. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, go play by yourself."

Sheng Hanyu could no longer hide his inner agitation and simply stopped building.

Shi Youxuan handed him a glass of warm milk: "Drink some milk to calm your nerves."

"I want to drink alcohol; can you keep me company?"

"Hmm."

……

When he wanted to drink, he sadly discovered there was no alcohol in the house, not even cooking wine.

"I'll go out and buy some." Sheng Hanyu went out and returned shortly after, carrying two bottles of liquor in his left hand and a case of beer in his right.

Was he planning to drink himself to death?

Shi Youxuan unceremoniously confiscated the liquor—he was not allowed to drink that!

Drowning sorrows in alcohol was one thing, but harming his own body was absolutely not allowed.

He didn't insist; if he couldn't drink the hard stuff, he would drink beer.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

He opened two bottles, handed one to Shi Youxuan, and tilted his head back to chug the other one down.

He finished it.

Shi Youxuan knew something must have happened.

It was highly likely that the story his father told was true, and he had already gotten the correct answer.

There was no way to console someone in this situation; whoever it happened to would be distressed.

So she just kept him company; Shi Youxuan took a sip while he finished a bottle, and because they were drinking so fast, the floor was soon piled with empty bottles.

Sheng Hanyu unbuttoned his shirt, revealing the scar on his chest, and pulled at his hair in agony, wanting to vent but finding no outlet.

He hated Wang Yingzhi, and he hated Sheng Jiang.

One was evil, the other was stupid; neither was worth pitying.

The only one worth pitying was his aunt.

The aunt is the real mother.

From childhood to adulthood, he had thought countless times in his heart, how wonderful it would be if the aunt were his real mother!

Does this count as a "dream come true" now?

But now that it has truly become real, he does not seem all that happy.

His mood is very complicated, an indescribable feeling.

It is as if someone stole his life, or as if his own life was stolen; if he thinks about it too much, he does not know who the thief is.

"No, you cannot drink anymore."

Shi Youxuan quietly took away the remaining few beers and hid them along with the liquor.

Even if one is sad and upset, using alcohol to drown sorrows should not be done this way.

"Xuanxuan, you don't know, I am sad in my heart."

Sheng Hanyu thumped his own chest with a "thump-thump" sound: "Your father was right, the old man didn't lie; Sheng Jiang wants to divorce Wang Yingzhi, I wasn't born to Wang Yingzhi, I was born to the aunt, I have lived for so many years and yet my identity was unclear..."

Shi Youxuan hugged him and comforted him softly: "It doesn't matter, this is a good thing."

"It is normal to be unable to accept it for a moment, it will be fine, it will slowly get better, in the future you won't be morally kidnapped by that woman anymore, you can be relaxed..."

She downplayed the seriousness of the matter, trying her best to comfort him with a relaxed tone—it was useful.

Sheng Hanyu's emotions stabilized a bit.

In fact, he was not as strong as he appeared on the surface, nor was he an invincible, steel-warrior-like man.

His outward coldness and indifference were, in many cases, just a disguise to avoid getting hurt.

But Sheng Hanyu had already become accustomed to it over the years.

Accustomed to not showing his joy or anger, accustomed to keeping his emotions restrained and not expressing them.

But in front of Shi Youxuan, he did not need to hide.

He exposed his most vulnerable parts for her to see.

Shi Youxuan held Sheng Hanyu in her arms, comforting him incessantly.

This man, who was like a mountain, also had water-like tenderness in his heart.

He wanted to find the aunt, wanted to ask her face-to-face what she had been thinking back then?

He wanted to do a paternity test.

He both believed and did not believe what everyone said; only by seeing the paternity test results could he completely believe it.

The result was just as Sheng Jiang said, he wanted to... well, actually he had not thought it through, which is why he was so helpless and lost!

Finally, Sheng Hanyu fell asleep in Shi Youxuan's arms.

She dragged and carried him, using a lot of effort to get him onto the bed to sleep.

Then she tidied up the wine bottles all over the floor, and after finishing, she went to the kitchen to boil Sobering Soup.

She was terrible at cooking, but she was quite good at making Sobering Soup; it was effective for sobering up, and the taste was fine too.

After the Sobering Soup was boiled, Shi Youxuan ladled out a bowl and sent it into the bedroom.

Sheng Hanyu was sleeping very soundly, but his mobile phone was flashing on the bedside table, yet there was no sound.

He had put the phone on silent; when Shi Youxuan picked it up to look, the other party had already hung up.

It was a call from Sheng Jiang, with dozens of missed calls.

She did not want to answer, and just as she was about to put the phone down, it lit up again; it was still Sheng Jiang calling.

There must be something urgent.

If it were normal times, Shi Youxuan would certainly not answer his call.

She had the good habit of respecting others' privacy, but since Sheng Jiang was calling with such high frequency, there must be a very pressing matter.

After thinking for a moment, she answered it.

"Thank heavens, you are finally willing to answer my call."

Sheng Jiang thought the person on the other end was his son, so he said hurriedly: "Hanyu, hurry and stop that lunatic, Wang Yingzhi has gone to the south to find your aunt."