hooklinebooks Chapter 42 Shiny leather shoes, lifting her chin
Chapter 42 Shiny leather shoes, lifting her chin
Sheng Tingwang's appearance hadn't changed much.
But the momentum changed.
Wen Shu also felt a sense of fear towards him.
In particular, his cold, ruthless demeanor, which also carried a hint of settling scores, was striking.
She was unsure.
"Third, Third Master."
Sheng Tingwang tossed the paternity test results to Wen Shuyi, saying, "I've done the paternity test. This child is mine, and I've decided to take him away."
"No, you can't do this." Wen Shuyi shook her head, her eyes reddening. "With Third Master's abilities, you can find a much better woman to have your child. My genes aren't good. You've seen my child; he's quiet, like a little girl. You wouldn't like a child like that. Please, Third Master, have mercy and give my child back to me, okay?"
"How do you know I won't like it?" He chuckled lightly, his gaze slightly cool. "My child, whether smart or not, I can teach him very well. I can't let him stay by your side."
Sheng Tingwang's words were absolutely outrageous.
There is absolutely no room for negotiation.
Wen Shu was also saddened, but she did not give up.
She knelt down in front of the man with a thud, her small face full of tears, and begged him, "I know you hate me, it's okay, you can come at me, as long as you give me back my son, I'll let you do whatever you want with me."
Sheng Tingwang lowered his eyes indifferently.
Looking at Wen Shuyi, his expression was usually cold and indifferent, with even a ridiculous smile on his lips. "If you let me do whatever I want with you, how will you take care of your son if I give him back to you? Wen Shuyi, don't say such brainless things."
Wen Shuyi is not without brains.
She currently has no way to persuade Sheng Tingwang.
"Third Master, I just want you to give me a chance."
"Do you need a chance?" The man leaned forward slightly, looking down at the woman in front of him. "Miss Wen, someone as ruthless as you, why don't you try to take it by your own means? I'll play along."
"I'm incompetent, I really..." Wen Shuyi couldn't stop her tears. She didn't want to lose her composure like this, but she felt more and more that Sheng Tingwang was no longer the Sheng Tingwang of the past.
His heart was cold and hardened, and he hated her to the core.
He's not the same man he used to be, who would spend ages comforting her whenever her eyes reddened.
"...Third Master, name your conditions. As long as I can do it, as long as you're willing to give my son back to me, I'll do anything. Really, I'm willing to do anything."
Men are cold.
He lit a cigarette, took a drag, his gleaming leather shoes gleaming, and lifted Wen Shuyi's chin. "You think you're qualified to negotiate with me?"
Wen Shu also shook his head.
She knew she didn't deserve it.
But now she was kneeling before him, lowering herself to the dust.
He can trample on her.
You can also humiliate her.
She can accept anything, as long as he's willing to agree.
"Please, Third Master."
Her tears dripped onto his leather shoes like blooming water droplets.
But it couldn't stir any ripples in the man's heart.
After Wen Shuyi left that year.
Sheng Tingwang locked himself in his house and didn't go out for a month.
He didn't know what he had done wrong.
Even if he was wrong to leave without saying goodbye for three years, it shouldn't have warranted such a cruel retribution.
Yes.
He couldn't figure it out.
He can find her, no matter where she is, he can find her and talk things out face to face.
He did not.
He hoped his life would be more peaceful, even if it was devoid of love and affection, he didn't want it to be heartbreaking.
But fate is such a mysterious thing.
He learned many things, including the existence of Dodo.
Suddenly, I felt a lot of resentment and lingering attachment.
Wen Shuyi knelt before him, tears streaming down her face. Was he truly unmoved?
of course not.
A soft spot in his heart was being tugged at, and he felt uncomfortable.
"If you want to ask me for something, you'll have to have something that interests me. Wen Shuyi, what do you have?"
Wen Shu also had nothing.
She only has this one life. "You can take my life."
"Take your life, but the child will still come with me anyway," Sheng Ting thought ridiculously.
He beckoned with his finger.
Zhang Lun received a contract.
"Sign this and come back to Huacheng with me. I can let you see your son every day."
Wen Shuyi wiped away the tears on her face.
I took the contract and glanced at it.
It looks like a labor contract.
But it's more like a contract of servitude.
The content is roughly as follows: [She will take care of the young master's daily life as a family nanny until he turns eighteen.]
"Third Master, I... I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Miss Wen, Third Master's intention is that if you want to see the young master every day, then you should move back to Huacheng to take care of the young master and Third Master's life. If you are not willing, you can not sign the contract, and we will take the young master back with us."
Zhang Lun explained it clearly enough.
Wen Shu also refused.
This is no different from selling yourself.
But does she even have a choice now?
She couldn't bring herself to leave the baby she had risked her life to give birth to. "I'll sign."
Wen Shuyi signed it.
She saw the final penalty for breach of contract: one hundred million.
He bought out her 15 years for 100 million.
That's quite a profit. Most people don't even earn a million in their entire lives, right?
Sheng Ting glanced at the contract casually and handed it to Zhang Lun, saying, "Find a frame and put it up. Put the penalty clause on the outside in a prominent place in your home to constantly remind Miss Wen that leaving will come at a price."
Sheng Tingwang's words were like a warning, reflecting on the past, and carrying profound meaning.
Wen Shu also knew that this time there was no way to escape.
He holds an ace in his hand.
Forget it.
I'm not running away anymore.
When her son grows up, she will be old. At that time, she will leave Sheng Tingwang's house, return to Bincheng, and find a cleaning job. She won't starve.
After returning home.
Wen Shuyi was like a mantis shrimp with its tendons removed, with no hard bones on its entire body.
Li Suian poured her a glass of water. "How did the discussion go?"
"He wants me to go back to Huacheng and work as a nanny." Wen Shuyi felt quite unlucky. "I was a maid in the Sheng family for two years before, and this time it'll be fifteen or sixteen years."
"What do you mean?" Li Suian didn't quite understand. "Sheng Tingwang wants you to go back to Huacheng to work as a nanny? Whose nanny? His? Does someone like him need a nanny? What exactly does he mean?"
Li Suian didn't know what it meant.
Wen Shu also knew this.
It's nothing more than humiliating her anytime, anywhere.
He wanted to find the embarrassment she caused him when she left three years ago.
Cause and effect, karma.
I don't know when it will end.
He gave a wry smile. "What he meant was, he just wanted to find someone to vent his anger on."
"My God, is he even human? A big shot like him, with a heart as small as a pinhole. God gave him so much wealth, he'll definitely take it all back. Shuyi, did you agree to be with him?"
Wen Shu also looked distressed.
With a mocking smirk, he said, "I sold myself."
"Actually, you could have called the police."
"What's the use of calling the police? He's the child's father, and his abilities are worlds apart from mine. Even if he wants the child back, the court won't award it to me. If I work as a maid in his house, at least I can see Duoduo grow up. Anyway, it's all work, so I might just get scolded more. I can handle it. Once Duoduo is an adult, I can leave."
Wen Shuyi spoke very calmly.
Li Suian felt heartbroken listening to this.
How come Wen Shuyi, who was pampered and spoiled since childhood, suddenly has to work as a nanny for fifteen or sixteen years?
She has no idea how to serve people.
"That Sheng Tingwang, he wouldn't be so twisted as to stop your son from calling you 'Mom,' would he?"