Chapter 229: If You Leave, Young Master Yu Will Die

Enzo's expression froze.

It wasn't the kind of frozen that comes from being stunned, but rather a tangle of difficult choices, self-reproach, and guilt, all stiffening in an instant.

"Miss Zhu, although I call him Young Master Yu, in my heart I call him Brother Yu; he has treated me with a kindness as heavy as a mountain." Enzo kept his head lowered, not daring to look at Zhu Yuan's eyes, which were filled with expectation and pleading.

"But aren't we friends, Enzo?"

In the past, she had never imagined she would use such a status to hold someone hostage.

But she had no other choice; she could not continue to be kept under house arrest here by Sheng Yu.

Her work and her life had all been taken away; she did not want to be a canary in a gilded cage, and she wanted even less to stand between Sheng Yu and his own flesh and blood.

She wanted to live with dignity.

The word "friend" made Enzo's heart contract; he took a step back, his hands clenched tightly at his sides.

This was the first time Zhu Yuan had ever opened her mouth to beg him.

If it were anything else, he would help her even if it meant going through mountains of blades or seas of fire, but this one thing he could not do.

If Zhu Yuan were to leave, he guessed that the man would lose his life.

He bit down on his back molars, nearly crushing his teeth, before meeting Zhu Yuan's clear, black-and-white eyes, but at one glance, he saw that the luster of days past was gone from her gaze.

She was like a canary covered in beautiful feathers; having been caged for too long, the feathers on her body had become dull and lusterless.

That person who once shone with brilliance on the stage had shed all her radiance.

Thinking that he was the accomplice who had caused her to become this way, Enzo frowned deeply.

But he had no choice.

If Zhu Yuan and Sheng Yu were destined to have only one person chosen, he had to choose Sheng Yu.

He said heavily, "If you leave, Young Master Yu will die. You don't know how much he cares about you; I'm begging you, won't you stay by his side?"

"No!" Zhu Yuan said painfully, "I cannot forgive his deception. Even if he was afraid of losing me, does that mean I deserve to be kept in the dark? And that child, Enzo, you don't know how much my heart hurts when I see how much he looks like Sheng Yu."

If he had only had relations with Ning Huaiqing back then because of a medical episode, she would have nothing to say; after all, they had no connection to each other at that time.

That was Sheng Yu's past.

She, too, had a past unknown to others.

But once this matter involved a child, she could not yield in the slightest; the result of yielding would be a lifetime of entanglement.

With Ning Huaiqing, and with that child.

She did not want to one day become someone who fights for a man's favor or struggles for power and profit for the sake of a child.

Enzo's breathing grew heavy, and he lowered his head in silence.

Listening to the choked sobs spilling from Zhu Yuan's throat, he knew she felt wronged; he even felt wronged for her, and had cursed Young Master Yu many times in his heart, but the facts were as they were—they could not be changed, only accepted.

He tried to persuade Zhu Yuan to accept it, but after her emotionally charged outburst, her whole body swayed, and he saw her eyes close as she fell backward.

"Miss Zhu!" Enzo was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Seeing that her complexion had turned ghastly, he did not hesitate to scoop her up horizontally, shouting as he walked: "Quick, call Doctor Qiao and tell him to bring an obstetrician!"

Once Enzo placed Zhu Yuan on the bed in the master bedroom of the small villa, Zhu Yuan slowly opened her eyes.

Like a drowning person who had suddenly spotted a straw to cling to, she gripped Enzo's hand tightly, tears sliding from her reddened eyes, "Enzo, help me, please?"

With her small, cold hand clutching him, Enzo had never felt such a moment of conflict and self-reproach.

He closed his eyes heavily and pried Zhu Yuan's fingers apart one by one, "I'm sorry."

He turned to walk out.

And as he turned his back, he did not notice a glimmer of light flash across the depths of Zhu Yuan's eyes, her hand beneath the quilt gripping a mobile phone tightly.

I'm sorry, Enzo.

I lied to you.

Just as Enzo reached the doorway, Situ walked in; he paused, "Tu Ge, didn't you go to the company with Young Master Yu?"

Situ did not answer his question, but instead asked: "What happened? Why did she suddenly faint?"

"It must be because Miss Zhu has been suffering from frequent morning sickness these past few days and has been eating very little, leaving her body weak; I've already sent for a doctor."

Situ gave a hum and called for a maid standing nearby to follow him into the room.

He glanced at Zhu Yuan on the bed, "Pardon me, Miss Zhu."

After saying this, he signaled the maid.

Then he turned his back.

Zhu Yuan saw the maid walk to the bedside; at first, she didn't realize what she was going to do, but when the other woman pulled back the quilt, she suddenly realized.

However, it was too late for her to hide the phone, and it was seen by the maid.

"Tu Ge." The maid snatched the phone from Zhu Yuan's hand and turned to hand it to Situ.

Enzo, standing at the door, was stunned and subconsciously touched his pocket; when had his phone been stolen by Miss Zhu?

Situ held the phone and gave Zhu Yuan a meaningful look, "Miss Zhu, I'm sorry, this is Young Master Yu's order; you are not allowed to use a phone."

Zhu Yuan closed her eyes in despair and suddenly mocked: "Even if you don't let me use a phone, my family and friends haven't been able to reach me for so many days; wouldn't they eventually realize I've been held under house arrest?"

"That is their business." After saying this, Situ walked out the door with the phone and tossed it back to Enzo at the threshold.

"Keep it hidden well; if there is a next time, I cannot protect you."

Situ gripped the phone tightly; he stood at the doorway, knowing there was a pair of expectant eyes looking at him from behind, but he could not turn back, nor could he soften his heart.

"Take good care of Miss Zhu; I'm going to see if Doctor Qiao has arrived."

After leaving these words, he hurried downstairs.

As he went downstairs, a vehicle happened to drive into the Hot Spring Villa; it was the truck that delivered fresh fruits and vegetables to the villa every day, ensuring that everything Zhu Yuan ate was fresh.

It was delivered daily by a designated Bodyguard.

Enzo glanced at it once and then looked away.

Upstairs, after Enzo left, Zhu Yuan knew deep down that she would never find another good opportunity to get her phone and contact the outside world.

She closed her eyes in despair and whispered, "You all go out; there is no need for me to see Dr. Qiao when he arrives, I am fine."

However, the two maids remained unmoved.

Zhu Yuan finally reached her limit and threw a pillow at the floor! "Get out!"

Was keeping her under house arrest not enough, that they had to send people to monitor her as well!

The maids, who had never seen Zhu Yuan lose her temper like this, were startled, but knowing they shouldn't anger her right now, they hurriedly exited the room.

Zhu Yuan collapsed powerlessly onto her pillow, gasping for breath.

She did not know how much time had passed when she heard a rustling sound coming from the bathroom window, likely a bird from the villa grounds landing on the windowsill.

Look, even the birds were free.

Zhu Yuan gave a self-deprecating laugh and turned over, only to find that from this angle she could see into the bathroom, where a tall, upright figure dressed in black had appeared.

She froze!