Chapter 16: Something Went Wrong, My Stomach Hurts

沈明觉得自己很无辜."我一直都是这样的."她微微挺直背,伸出修长的腿,抚摸着他的裤子.这是一个微妙的手势,一半是故意的,一半是偶然的."荣先生,您今天是来接我的吗?"他的目光深邃得刺耳.他后退了一小步,刚好足以让他的不适变得清晰."你看不出我和顾风的关系吗?"他问道,把问题转回她.沈明不想一直蹭他的裤子,把她的腿往后拉,把杯子放在栏杆上."我看得出来,"她回答,与他的眼睛对上."可是顾枫知道吗?她知道我怀着你的孩子,或者更确切地说,怀着两个孩子吗?"如果你什么都没说,她会知道吗?"他反驳道,声音尖锐.她的表情变得更加受伤,她的脸颊微微泛红."那么,你打算做什么呢?你告诉我不要堕胎,但你说我们应该慢慢来,但与此同时,你对她很甜蜜...在我的两个孩子面前,同样如此.你打算怎么向苏家解释?"解释?"他咬住了这个词,然后嘲讽地笑了笑."解释什么?你的肚子里有我的种子,你指望骑着我的孩子进荣家的门?我跟小峰说话需要跟你解释吗?沈明,在你说话之前,也许你应该考虑一下你自己的立场.他的话很残忍.沈明抿了抿嘴唇.她一脸诚恳,发自内心地说道:"荣先生,你真是个混蛋.她的话只是让他又笑了起来."混蛋?沈明,这是你第一次见我吗?沈明开始用手指数数,尽管情况如此,她仍然能够和他开玩笑."不...从那天晚上到现在已经一个多月了,对吧?"..."他手中的香烟烧得尽头,荣兆南在踏入之前将其熄灭.她跟着他进去,手里还拿着她的水杯."荣先生,等一下.我还有话要说.显然,荣兆南并不想听她的话.他转过身来,表情冰冷."不管是什么,我们以后再谈."他越是试图与她保持距离,她似乎就越是贴近他."你误会了,荣先生.我真的没有任何不可告人的动机.我知道你和顾风很亲密,我不会打扰你们两个的.我来这里就是为了请你不要把我们的情况告诉顾风或苏夫人."不告诉他们?"荣兆南挑了挑眉,显然很惊讶."是的,是的,"沈明乖乖地点点头.她的举止已经从之前的轻浮状态转变为更加冷静和顺从的状态."我不想给你添麻烦.毕竟,我是最近才发现自己是苏家的长女.我刚加入苏家,有很多不方便的事情.我不想卷入所有这些混乱.荣兆南仔细端详着她.看她的脸,她太像那个讨厌的苏玉燕了.他严肃地说道,眉头微微皱起."Shen Ming.""Yes?""Do you have a mental illness?"She nearly rolled her eyes, barely holding back."Mr. Rong, why would you say that? You're misunderstanding me. I really feel bad about it. Fine, I'll stay away from you. We can talk about the kids after you're done with your date with another woman."As she spoke, she picked up her water cup and moved to walk past him.Rong Zhaonan, noticing her movement, turned slightly and as she passed, Shen Ming, wearing slippers, stumbled and twisted her ankle.With perfect timing, Rong Zhaonan reached out and caught her by the waist, preventing her from falling.The sudden movement caused half of the water in her cup to spill onto his suit jacket, and the other half drenched herself.The cold water spread across her front, and she looked up at him with wide, innocent eyes, clearly startled."What should I do, Mr. Rong? I think... I've gotten soaked."Rong Zhaonan twitched his lips in exasperation.Just as he was about to say something, a sharp voice interrupted from nearby."What are you two doing?!"Shen Ming turned toward the sound. Standing in the living room were not only Gu Feng, but also Su Ning, the housekeeper, and even a maid holding a tray.With so many people and so many eyes on them, it was hard to avoid misunderstandings.Gu Feng, looking furious, had tears in her eyes."Zhaonan, what are you two doing?"Gu Feng was practically hysterical, and Shen Ming couldn't help but feel a small sense of satisfaction.What delighted her more was seeing Su Ning frozen in place, unable to speak for a long while.Shen Ming flashed a subtle smile before quickly contorting her face into a painful expression.Her stomach hurt like she couldn't bear it any longer.She clutched her abdomen and dropped the cup, reaching out to grab Rong Zhaonan's suit jacket."Rong... Mr. Rong, my stomach really hurts."In front of the whole room, Rong Zhaonan suddenly stepped forward, hoisting Shen Ming up in his arms.Gu Feng froze, unable to comprehend what was happening.One moment, she had been furious, the next, her eyes were red, and the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat.Even Su Ning seemed taken aback by this sudden change.She walked over, asking, "Zhaonan, what's going on?"Rong Zhaonan, carrying Shen Ming with ease, suddenly realized just how light she was in his arms. His concern for her grew as he noticed her expression of pain, her brows furrowed in discomfort.Turning to Su Ning, he said, "Shen Ming isn't feeling well. I'll take her to the hospital."Upon hearing Shen Ming was unwell, Su Ning's suspicion was momentarily quelled. She looked at the woman in his arms and realized just how pale and unwell she truly appeared, her face drooping as she clutched her stomach."Rei, what's wrong?" Su Ning asked in a concerned tone.Rong Zhaonan started heading toward the door, speaking to the two trailing behind him."I'll let you know once we get to the hospital and figure out what's going on."He walked down the stairs with Shen Ming in his arms.Gu Feng stood beside Su Ning, tugging at her hands, visibly upset.Su Ning turned to her, but her attention was still on Shen Ming. She tried to comfort Gu Feng, though it was clear her mind was elsewhere."Don't be mad, you saw it yourself. Shen Ming wasn't feeling well, and that's why Zhaonan carried her. It's all a misunderstanding."Gu Feng didn't believe it. Their interaction didn't look like a misunderstanding to her, and she even suspected that Shen Ming's pain was just an act.It seemed like only when she showed up did Shen Ming start clutching her stomach and pretending to be in pain."Mom...""Enough," Su Ning cut her off, losing patience. She called over the housekeeper, "Call Secretary Qin and let him know the morning meeting is canceled."She rushed inside, leaving Gu Feng standing still, staring at her back. Her expression was blank, and after a long while, she clenched her fist, digging her nails into her freshly done nails.The harder she squeezed, the more intense the pressure became.