Chapter 487: Grievous News
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Pei Ziheng’s heart skipped a beat. “What else do you know?”
Xia Moyan said, “I don’t know much, but I know all that is relevant. You made Xiao Ling swear not to flee, so she doesn’t dare to leave your side. I hope that you will voluntarily let her leave.”
“Voluntarily let her go?” Pei Ziheng looked at him. “Do you think that’s possible?” He spent so much effort getting Xiao Ling back. How could he let her go so easily?
Xia Moyan nodded. “I get it.”
However, Pei Ziheng was a little surprised. Was he going to take the situation so lightly?
Xia Moyan changed the subject. “Please don’t tell Xiao Ling that I ran away with her child.” He paused before he continued, “If you can, tell her that her child is dead.”
“Why?” Pei Ziheng was shocked. Wasn’t the man in front of him Xiao Ling’s brother? Since he was going to save her child, why did he have to keep it a secret from her? “You should know that Xiao Ling will be devastated if she hears the news that her child is dead.”
Xia Moyan said, “Her life is full of bad luck. I’m doing this for her. If you really love her, please keep this secret from her.”
This entire situation was truly complicated. When Xia Ling begged him for help the first time, he already knew about the existence of the oath. At that time, although he told Xia Ling it was impossible to resolve, it was not truly impossible.
Rather, Xia Moyan did not want to resolve it that early.
Xiao Ling had the fate of a Phoenix, and her life was filled with ill luck. She had to endure many different types of disasters, and these disasters could either be threatening but not dangerous or fatal. No matter what, Xia Moyan knew that Pei Ziheng was adding more disasters to Xiao Ling’s life, but they were not lethal. Letting Xiao Ling remain in Pei Ziheng’s shackles was better than letting her be exposed to other disasters in the outside world.
After all, even with the blessing of the amulet, there was no guarantee that she would not die.
The blessings and disasters in one’s life were fixed.
After suffering a few disasters by Pei Ziheng’s side, she would experience less of them in the future.
Thus, Xia Moyan did not immediately dispel the oath that Xia Ling was tied to.
Now, she had almost experienced all the disasters, and this dragon of a man had already made a decision. It was no longer necessary for Xiao Ling to continue staying by his side. Thus, it was time to undo the oath for her to leave.
However, leaving did not mean the end of the disasters.
Xiao Ling still had minimal fate with those with her bloodline, so her child must not grow up by her side. In fact, she must not even find out that her child was still alive. If her heart still held on to that fact, there would be danger.
Xia Moyan had to minimize the danger. He said to Pei Ziheng, “Knowing that her child is still alive is not going to benefit her. Unless you want to see another accident happen to her.”
Pei Ziheng fell silent. He remembered that Xiao Ling once said that her brother was called “The Preceptor” and was probably skilled in metaphysics. Since he was able to figure out Xiao Ling’s past and present life and was so mysterious, listening to him should be the right thing.
Moreover, Xiao Ling should also receive some punishment.
Pei Ziheng worked so hard to help her raise the child for a long time, but in the end, she accused him of secretly trying to harm her child. Why should he still put in an effort to help her with this?
If she thought he was dead, then he was dead. It did not matter.
“Fine, you have my word.” Pei Ziheng said.
Xia Moyan thanked him and asked, “Are you really not going to consider letting Xiao Ling go?”
Pei Ziheng’s voice was very low. “Don’t push my boundaries.”
Xia Moyan stopped speaking. He knew that people who were dragons among men were very stubborn. Initially, he just did not listen to advice. He did not expect Pei Ziheng to really agree to let her go with what he just said.
It seemed that he had another battle left.
Xia Moyan carried the child, turned around and left.
Pei Ziheng stood at his original position for a long time before finally leaving.
Xia Ling was in a coma for two days in the hospital. When she woke up, she was extremely weak, and the wound in her abdomen was bursting in pain. The high-end single VIP ward was very quiet. The afternoon light was clear and bright. Beside the potted plant by the window that extended its leaves in the sunlight, there was no one around.
She supported her body as she pressed the bell next to the bed to call for a nurse.
The nurse was surprised seeing that she was awake. “Madam Pei, your physical condition is still very weak. You have to stay in bed to recover, and you must be very careful.”
Xia Ling weakly asked, “Where’s my family?”
“You must be referring to Mr. Pei.” The nurse said, “Ever since that day you were sent here, Mr. Pei has never been back. He sent a few nannies to visit you a few times. After seeing that you weren’t awake, a nanny went home to boil soup. She said that you would be able to drink hot soup once you woke up. Should I call her?”
Xia Ling guessed that she was talking about Nanny Zhou, so she nodded.
Soon, Nanny Zhou brought over a steaming hot bowl of soup and exclaimed. “Madam, you’re finally awake! Do you know how worried Mister was these few days? Quickly drink some hot soup to nourish your body.”
Xia Ling did not take the soup. She only asked Nanny Zhou, “Where’s my child? Has my baby been found?”
Nanny Zhou’s expression slightly darkened, and she became silent.
Xia Ling was very anxious and asked, “What exactly happened?”
Nanny Zhou’s voice faltered. “Madam, don’t be anxious. Listen to me slowly… This child is not very blessed. He… He…”
“What happened to him?” Xia Ling softly asked. Nanny Zhou’s attitude gave her a very bad feeling.
Nanny Zhou sighed and told her truthfully, “That night after Mister sent you to the hospital, he went to look for the baby again. He found it in a rubbish bin. When he found it, the child was already… already… not breathing.”
“What are you saying?!” Xia Ling thought that she had heard her wrong.
Nanny Zhou’s tears flowed out as she cried. “Madam, you didn’t hear me wrong. The baby is gone. He’s already dead!”
Xia Ling felt like her entire world had collapsed, and she was crumbling. She could no longer hear anything as her whole heart was stunned by the words “already dead.” Her baby, her Shaohui… How could he leave the world so easily? He had not even seen his biological father once.
Xia Ling did not know how she listened to Nanny Zhou’s entire story.
“Mister did a thorough investigation. It was Miss Xia Yu who snuck into the villa, and while everyone was unaware, she secretly threw the baby in the trash. Then, the baby was transported to the garbage dump by the garbage truck. When the garbage was being dumped, he was squashed until… he was badly mutilated.” Even Nanny Zhou could not bear to say the last words.
Xia Ling’s heart ached as she heard Nanny Zhou’s story. She felt as if she were in the clouds, and all the sounds were coming from far away places without a sense of realism.
She shut her eyes, and the world was dark.
She really wished that everything that she had experienced was just an illusion. When she had the courage to open her eyes again, she hoped that Nanny Zhou would not be there, and there was no grievous news.
However, Nanny Zhou was still there. She looked at Xia Ling sadly and said, “It is a pity that the child died. He was so young, and he didn’t even get the chance to grow up.”