Chapter 96: True or False Pregnancy

Sheng Yukai hesitated.

Bai Xue said to her son, "Go upstairs and stay there, don't come out. I'll go take a look."

"Alright, but... don't be too hard on her."

Sheng Yukai could never harden his heart toward women; it wasn't just Yuke, it would be the same for any woman who had shared intimacy with him.

"I know, hurry and go upstairs."

Bai Xue sent her son away and went to the gatehouse to see Yuke.

Her small face was deathly pale, her lips were frozen blue and purple, and she was shivering uncontrollably, curled up on the narrow bed in the gatehouse!

She looked truly pitiful.

Bai Xue thought it was fortunate she hadn't let her son come over; if he had seen her in this state, he would surely have softened.

She didn't waste words with Yuke and handed her a bank card: "There is ten million here. Leave my son."

Yuke didn't take it and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I don't want it."

"Auntie, please let me see A Kai once. Just one meeting is enough, please?"

Since she didn't want the money, Bai Xue's attitude toward Yuke turned even colder: "You're quite scheming. Don't think that by refusing the money you can get more. Yuke, you're still too naive to play games with me."

"Someone, carry this woman to the car. Since she doesn't want to leave on her own, we'll send her back."

Yuke was terrified and immediately changed her tune: "Auntie, no, I'll go myself, I'll go right now..." She hadn't expected Bai Xue to pull this move.

Being sent back was absolutely out of the question; she had snuck out behind Shi Yucheng's back, and if her father found out, it would be the death of him.

"You want to go yourself now? It's too late." Bai Xue knew what she feared most; if she had thought of this earlier, she would have used it, no need to wait until now.

"Ugh, ugh—"

Just as Yuke was about to speak, a wave of nausea suddenly rose from her stomach, and she bent over to dry heave.

"You, what's wrong with you?"

An ominous premonition welled up in Bai Xue's heart; her first reaction was that Yuke was pregnant!

She had long ago warned her son about this, telling him he could play around, but he must take protective measures and never let a woman from the outside latch onto him.

It seemed that what one feared most was exactly what happened.

Yuke didn't reply, but instead began to count on her fingers seriously, the expression on her face growing increasingly joyful...

She had always taken medicine after being with Sheng Yukai, but there were two times during her fertile window when she had deliberately skipped it while pretending to him that she had taken it. Calculating the time, it matched up; it was basically a sure thing.

"You all go out, I have something I need to say to Auntie alone." In an instant, she seemed like a different person.

She commanded the Sheng Family servants haughtily, and when she met Bai Xue's gaze, her eyes were no longer fearful.

The servants didn't move, all waiting for the mistress to speak. Bai Xue waved her hand: "You all go out, and bring Huang Yisheng here while you're at it." Huang Yisheng was the Sheng Family's private doctor; whenever someone in the Sheng Family felt unwell, they always had him look at them first.

Yuke chuckled: "Tell the doctor to bring a box of test strips. You're probably about to become a grandmother."

Bai Xue cursed "shameless" in her heart, but she didn't refute it out loud and really did have the doctor bring pregnancy test strips.

The doctor arrived quickly, and after a careful examination, he said to Bai Xue: "Madam, this young lady has a stomach upset caused by the cold, which led to the dry heaving. She is not pregnant."

Bai Xue beamed: "Oh, so that's how it is. Thank you, Doctor, I'll see you out."

"Wait."

Upon hearing "stomach upset," Yuke's willow eyebrows stood on end; she didn't believe a word the doctor said.

She asked: "Did you bring the test strips? I don't believe you, I believe the test strips."

"Here."

Huang Yisheng took a large handful of test strips from his medical kit and threw them over.

Then he bid farewell to Bai Xue: "Madam, if there's nothing else, I'll be going. Since this young lady doesn't trust me, please find someone more capable."

"She's from a humble background and doesn't know manners; I apologize to you on her behalf..." Whatever Bai Xue was saying, Yuke was in no mood to care; she just wanted to know if she was truly pregnant or not.

Whether there was a child in her belly or not at this moment meant the difference between heaven and earth for the consequences.

The test strips thrown carelessly on the bed were now her verdict; she was desperate to know the answer.

In the restroom, Yuke stared nervously at the red lines above. One line—meant not pregnant!

This one isn't accurate, try another.

She opened the second box of test strips, still one line!

Yuke wouldn't give up; she opened and used every single test strip, and all of them showed only one line. Only then did she lose hope.

It really was just a stomach upset, not a pregnancy.

She walked out of the restroom, soul-lost and devastated, her mind buzzing, walking outside like a walking corpse.

"Wait."

Bai Xue called her to stop, uncharacteristically amiable: "I'm not at ease with you driving back in this state. Although you and A Kai have no fate to be together, since you left from my house, I must take responsibility for you."

After speaking, she pulled her to sit down and handed her two pills and a cup of warm water: "Take the medicine, your complexion is too terrible."

Yuke took the pills and swallowed them with the water!

She hadn't recovered from the shock yet, otherwise, she would have been able to notice that the pills were a bit strange...

The area in front of the Prince Hotel was very lively.

Almost all the luxury cars in Jiangzhou were driving toward this place, and almost all the wealthy merchants would be attending tonight's gala!

Including Sheng Yukai.

He and his parents had received an Invitation, but Sheng Jiang and his wife hadn't, though no one felt there was anything improper about it; after all, those two had been invisible for years, and everyone was already used to it.

The Prince Hotel was resplendent tonight; it wasn't receiving casual guests, as the entire hotel had been booked out just for the grand event tonight.

Actually, according to the thoughts of Yun Zhehao and Sheng Zerong, they would have preferred to arrange the gala location at the Ginza Building!

That side is their territory, and it is Jiangzhou's premier money pit; holding a banquet there is much more impressive than doing it here.

However, those three people all disagreed, saying that Ginza is the base camp, and the base camp cannot easily be exposed to outsiders; they must keep an ace up their sleeve!

Guests need an Invitation to enter the hotel, but the Invitations are not collected; instead, they are given to the guests as souvenirs!

Not a single person would throw away a used Invitation, simply because this is no ordinary Invitation, but a pure gold Invitation made of gold foil.

Ordinary ones are usually bright red with gold stamping, and high-end ones are at most made of copperplate paper to look premium.

It is the first time seeing an Invitation made of pure gold foil in Jiangzhou; back in the day, even the Sheng Family Old Master at his peak was not this extravagant.

The time engraved on the Invitation is six o'clock, and basically, by five-thirty, the guests had all arrived.

Even Sheng Yukai, who habitually uses tardiness to flaunt his status, had arrived.

He came today mainly with two goals: first, to strive for a partnership with Dingsheng.

Second, to inquire whether Ying Zi from Tianma has a boyfriend.

No matter which of these two goals could be realized, it would be of immense benefit to him.

The plan was wonderful, and he arrived very early, but after waiting for a long time, he only saw guests; the hosts had not shown their faces even once!

The less they were seen, the more mysterious they appeared; the guests were anxious while waiting, but none were idle.

Everyone was in groups of three or five, whispering: "Hey, why haven't the hosts arrived yet?"

"Which host are you talking about? Today, Dingsheng and Tianma are co-hosting to invite us here. These are two companies; could they have the same owner?"

"Unlikely."

"The Jian Family doesn't have that much capability. If Jian Yining had such great influence, would he still need to hide it? He would have used it long ago."

"Exactly. Haven't you heard that he is just an errand boy at Tianma? The real boss is a woman, and she doesn't seem very old..."

"Who could the Dingsheng boss be? Could it also be that woman?"

"Probably not. Although both companies are developing quite fast, they are taking different paths..."

The discussion was very lively, and many versions of possibilities were brought up, but everyone was just talking animatedly; the fact that the answer was slow to be revealed made everyone even more anxious.

With anxiety came complaints, complaints that not a single host had shown their face; even if Jian Yining from Tianma appeared, that would be fine.

If one appeared, everyone would have someone to inquire from.