Lu Qian slightly raised his chin, his eyes narrowed.
After a moment, he sneered: "You're too young to be meddling in adult affairs!" Then, surrounded by his bodyguards, he left, looking utterly cold and ruthless.
Huomingzhu is quite afraid of him.
At this, Joan screamed: "Dad... your hand..."
Joe Jingnian sat up.
He raised his own hand, the one that was broken by being stomped on, basically ruined for art.
Joe Jingnian was in so much pain that he lost consciousness.
He felt it was a punishment from Xiaoman in the sky!
Although Huo Mingzhu disliked them, she had been saved by them several times when she was a child. She called a doctor for Qiao Jingnian but didn't speak to them.
Joe Jingnian trembled as he said, "Mingzhu, do you think Uncle Joe is terribly wicked too? I just...think Wen Man and Qiao An are sisters, and Shao Ting is also Qiao An's brother-in-law. It's only right to help out the family."
Huomingzhu wanted to speak, but choked back tears several times.
Finally, she took a deep breath: "What does 'should' even mean? You know how Joanna has her eyes on my brother. But you keep letting it happen, creating chances for misunderstandings! You're just biased, just trying to force Joanna onto my brother... Uncle Joe, my parents are worried about face and can't say these things directly, but I'm telling you today, a girl like Joanna, with such a messy private life, our family could never accept her! Also, Uncle Joe, maybe you don't know, my brother broke up with her because he saw her in bed with the gym instructor. The floor was covered in... what was used..." Uncle Joe, exciting, right?"
Joe Jingnian's face was pale.
He looked at his foster daughter, filled with heartache.
He always thought she was naive except for being a little willful, never imagining she would be like this…so promiscuous!
Joan gritted her teeth. "You're lying!"
Hu Mingzhu rolled her eyes. "Are you kidding me? You know the answer! Go get checked by a gynecologist, you might already have a bunch of diseases! And... stop coming around and disgusting people, or I'll call Uncle Lu!"
Ho Mingzhu let out a breath of anger.
She felt a sense of relief, but when she thought of Wen Man and Xiao Hoxi, her eyes welled up as she turned around.
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In a hospital room.
After the others left, Huo Shaoting wanted to talk to Wen Man, but she still refused to communicate with him.
She gave him her back.
He Shaoting looked at her for a long time, then silently retreated.
He went to visit Aunt Ruan.
Aunt Ruan's leg injury is very serious, and she can't get out of bed to walk until now. Otherwise, she would definitely take care of Wen Man personally. She heard that the child was not doing well and cried every day with heartache, her eyes were almost crying blind.
Ho Shao-ting pushed the door open and whispered, "Mom!"
Auntie Ruan was adjusting her leg and when she looked up, she saw him crying again for no apparent reason. She was so heartbroken that she couldn't speak.
Ho Shaoting handed her a tissue and poured her a glass of plain water.
Auntie Ruan wiped away her tears, composed herself, and then said softly, "Shaoting, I understand what you mean... You still want to be husband and wife with Wen Man! But being a couple isn't that simple. I know you are capable, undefeated in court cases. Going to England makes you somewhat uneasy, but Wen Man is pregnant, and your relationship with Qiao An is like that... No matter what, you shouldn't take this trip!"
Ho Shao-ting nodded.
He slowly crouched down, resting his head against Aunt Ruan's leg: "It's my fault! Mom... I don't want to break up with Wen Man, I want a chance to make it up to her."
Aunt Ruan couldn't help but cry again.
Compensation... <<<

This kind of wound carved across the heart is deadly for a woman, it's not as if having another child will heal it.
No matter how many children there are, it's not Xiao Hoxi.
Aunt Ruan nudged his face and whispered, "Wen Man likes you very much. If she didn't like you so much, she wouldn't always give you opportunities! Think about Bai Wei and Jing Chen's situation yourself. If it were someone else, would Wen Man use herself to replace them? Absolutely not! That's because you are Huo Shaoting... You've been through so much together, but you still don't know how to cherish her. Maybe it's because your conditions are too good, and everything comes too easily..."

But marriage isn't like that, once a woman's heart dies, she won't turn back!
……
He heard it as if in a dream.
He knew in his heart that everything Aunt Ruan said was true.
Because it was too easily obtained, he did not cherish it!
Over and over, he had her completely under his control. He thought that even if she was angry about going to England, a little coaxing would make her forgive him in no time.
He still treats Wen Man like a little girl.
But he forgot, they were married; she was his wife.
Aunt Ruan shook her head gently: "Shaoting, I can't help you! If Wen Man feels unhappy being with you and wants to break up, I respect her choice."
He Shao-ting didn't speak.
At this time, the doctor and nurse came in to check Aunt Ruan's leg injury. He stood by and communicated with the doctor.
After that, he told Aunt Ruan, "Mom, I'm going to check on Wen Man. You have a good rest."
As he stepped out of the ward, a wave of weakness washed over him.
Ho Shao-ting stood for a long time.
A pair of high heels clicked over, it was Zhang's secretary. She handed a file to Huo Shaoting and said, "Apart from the work at hand, push everything else."
Ho Shao-ting nodded.
Zhang's secretary wanted to see Wen Man and also wanted to ask about the child, but after much deliberation, she still didn't bring it up.
She felt sorry.
Ho Shaoting signed his name on the document. He seemed calm and composed, but when he closed the file, his eyes stung with pain…
Ms. Zhang gently said, "Spend more time with Wen Man, she needs company right now."
Ho Shao-ting smiled faintly.
In fact, Wen Man didn't need him.
Although she was extremely weak and needed care, she only accepted the nutrient meals sent by her family. She didn't need anything else, and even those meals, she would only eat a bite or two.
Ho Shao-ting is also living in the hospital.
Every day, he could only see Wen Man for half an hour when visiting Xiao Hoxi.
He stood with her, gazing at the little baby.
Only then did he feel like they were still husband and wife, that Wen Man was still his wife.
But Wen Man refused to speak to him.
She was lost in her own world, ignoring everyone.
A week passed, and Wen Man had lost another circle.
That day, the doctor found him and called him into the office for a private talk.
On the desk lay a physical examination form, which Wen Man had taken yesterday. The arrows lined up one after another on the form sent chills down Huo Shaoting's spine. His fingers trembled as he clutched the examination paper.
An authoritative obstetrician and has a close relationship with the Huo family.
She got straight to the point: "Shaoting, your wife's health is very poor. Because of the child, she's extremely anxious now and refuses to accept any nourishment!"
Ho Shao-ting's throat tightened: "I will persuade her!"
The doctor stared at him for a long time, and then she spoke softly: "She has postpartum depression!"
Postpartum Depression...
Huo Shaoting's face was pale.
He knew the meaning of the word.
The older female doctor patted his shoulder: "I'll prescribe her antidepressants, but the most important thing is to address her emotional issues... Shao Ting, spend more time with her!"
Huo Shaoting nodded, just about to end the conversation, when Huo Zhending's phone call came in, his voice tight: "Shaoting, come over quickly! The child... isn't feeling well!"

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