Chapter 991: Attempting to Escape Jiangzhou

"You fool, you're still of some use. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. You've suffered quite a bit for my father, so you might as well just come with me. Once I've achieved success in the future, I won't treat you poorly."

Yuke shook her head in terror, refusing.

The car drove to the seaside, where a boat was already prepared.

Although Zhu Qingxiang was young, he had considered every aspect of the situation thoroughly; he had arranged his escape route in advance.

He promised the smuggler a generous reward to take him away.

He brought Yuke onto the boat, and Shi Youxuan shouted from behind: "Leave her with us! Zhu Qingxiang, if you go back on your word, I won't let you off."

Yuke was not doing well right now.

Her face was pale, and she was bleeding from her trouser leg!

The two of them stood swaying on the bow of the boat, and Zhu Qingxiang had to pull hard on her arm to support her so she wouldn't collapse.

These were signs of impending labor, but she was still a month away from her due date, and as an older mother, giving birth at sea... the odds were grim.

"Zhu Qingxiang, you bastard, let her go immediately! If anything happens to her, I'll kill you!" Shi Youxuan couldn't care about anything else and cursed in a panic.

Gu Zhihao also rushed to the seaside; he was so anxious he was beside himself.

"Thump—" He knelt down.

He pleaded bitterly: "Qingxiang, I beg you, let my wife go. I beg you, let my wife go. Can you take me as a hostage instead? Yes, let's do that. I'll swap her out; she really can't hold on anymore."

"The rope, where is the rope? Hurry up and bring a rope to tie me up; I want to swap my wife out."

Someone actually threw him a rope, and he begged Lao Qi to tie him up.

Zhu Qingxiang shouted: "No, don't let him tie him up, pick someone else."

He pointed casually: "You, go tie him up and bring him aboard."

He wasn't being soft-hearted; he realized Yuke really couldn't hold on anymore.

If something happened to her now, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Zhu Qingxiang agreed to the hostage swap, and Yuke was brought down and immediately sent to the hospital.

The boat set sail.

Sheng Hanyu was very calm: "It's fine, this boat won't get very far."

Jian Family Hospital.

Delivery room.

The doctors were busy inside, and Shi Youxuan was on the phone with her father in the hallway.

Shi Yucheng: "That's not right, the due date is still more than a month away, how could she be giving birth so early?"

Things had reached this point, so Shi Youxuan didn't hide anything and told the truth, explaining everything from start to finish.

"What a fool, how could Gu Zhihao be so foolish? I'm coming back immediately." Shi Yucheng was pacing in a panic.

Shi Youxuan: "It's no use even if you come back now. I'm here, so don't worry. Besides, Auntie needs someone to take care of her; I'll call you if anything happens here."

Shi Yucheng: "Thank you, Xuanxuan. I entrust your sister to you; call me if there are any problems."

Auntie reminded her: "Xuanxuan, is there any Millennium Ginseng left? Slice a few pieces to keep on hand; it might be useful."

"Okay, I'll have someone send it over immediately." In moments of crisis, it's easy to forget things.

Auntie's reminder was timely; Shi Youxuan couldn't leave the operating room, so she called her family to have it delivered.

Delivery room.

Yuke's forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and her eyes were filled with red bloodshot veins.

Her mind was clear at this moment, and the past played back in her head like a movie.

It felt like a dream—was it a dream?

But the excruciating pain from her body reminded her every second that this was no dream; it was all real.

She had suddenly regained her senses while teetering on the boat, remembering everything from the past.

"Push! If you don't push, the baby won't come out, push!" the doctor urged.

But she didn't push; she didn't want to give birth, she didn't even want to live.

Had she actually become a fool?

And married a man who collected scrap?

And was giving birth to his child?

Yuke was proud and arrogant; she couldn't accept this reality and soon fainted from the pain.

The doctor walked out of the delivery room with a surgical consent form for Shi Youxuan to sign: "We have to operate; she can't give birth naturally."

Shi Youxuan signed the form, and the surgery began inside.

A blood transfusion was needed during the surgery, but the sisters had different blood types.

Jian Yining came over: "I have plasma stored in the backup blood bank, use mine."

Shi Youxuan held his hand: "Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? This is what I should do; I owe her."

The Millennium Ginseng wasn't used.

At sea.

Gu Zhihao was thrown onto the deck, rambling incessantly: "You bastard, I misjudged you, I actually thought you were a good person..."

"Shut up, or I'll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks." Zhu Qingxiang was agitated and felt that something was wrong.

He couldn't say exactly why, but he felt very uneasy.

"I'll keep talking, so what? If you throw me into the sea, you won't survive either. It would be better if I dragged you down to die with me; I'd consider it ridding the world of a pest..."

Gu Zhihao hated Zhu Qingxiang to the core right now.

If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have done so many things that went against his conscience.

"Are you ever going to finish?"

"Not finished! Only those who have done shameful things are afraid of being talked about. I insist on saying it. You pretend to be a good person, but your heart is black. You speak like a human but don't act like one. In your next life, you'll turn into a pig and be eaten for meat!"

Zhu Qingxiang used a dirty rag to plug his mouth, and his ears finally found some peace.

"Mmph, mmph."

He widened his eyes; the ship's cabin was leaking, it definitely was.

Gu Zhihao's hometown was by the sea, and his favorite thing to do in the past was to play hide-and-seek on boats.

He knew more about what a leaking boat looked like than even an experienced captain.

"Mmph, mmph, mmph..."

Unfortunately, his mouth was plugged, and he couldn't say anything; he could only make sounds with all his might to warn them.

No one paid him any attention.

People in the cabin were playing cards, drinking, and the sound of their drinking games was very loud, so loud it could even drown out the sound of waves hitting the ship's hull.

The sea breeze cut into his face like a knife, chilling and painful.

He broke out in a sweat from anxiety, looking around for a chance to escape.

At this moment, a person emerged from the surface of the sea!

The person was wearing a diving suit, and he couldn't see what the person looked like, but this person waved at him, signaling him to come down.

Gu Zhihao hesitated and didn't dare to jump, but the diver gestured with a 'seven' sign; this time he didn't hesitate, moved to the edge—"Thump!" and dove headfirst into the sea.

Hospital.

Operating room.

The doctor came out from inside and wearily took off their mask: "Both mother and child are safe."

"Thank you." Shi Youxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The baby was premature and was sent into an incubator.

Shi Yuke had been given anesthesia and hadn't woken up yet; she was wheeled into the Hospital Ward to rest.

At this time, Lao Qi and Gu Zhihao rushed over.

He was soaking wet from head to toe, still dripping water and covered in mud and sand; he had come over without even changing his clothes.

He asked anxiously: "Second sister, how are my wife and child?"

Shi Youxuan said crossly: "Dead, both mother and child!"

This was said in anger, but he didn't realize it.

Gu Zhihao slumped onto the floor in despair and wailed loudly: "Yuke, I've let you down. Son, I've let you down. It's all my fault that I harmed you both. Wait for me, I'll be right behind you..."