Chapter 626 - 656: He Wants to Surpass Shen Yi
Chapter 626: Chapter 656: He Wants to Surpass Shen Yi
"Oh, just hurry up and eat," Su Yun said with a helpless smile. ’It just goes to show, no matter how old they get, how successful they become, even a big boss... in front of their parents, they’re always just a kid.’
Su Yun said casually, "By the way, I heard an ambulance came to your complex this morning, so I asked around. They said it was for a baby, just a few months old, who couldn’t be woken up?"
"It’s Lin Nian and Shen Feng’s baby. I don’t know the specifics yet."
Su Yun sighed. "Whatever the adults are up to, the child is innocent. And so young... Sigh... I just hope everything will be okay."
Qin Jiao nodded in agreement.
She was pregnant herself and due in a few months, which made her agree with her mother all the more.
No matter what Lin Nian and Shen Feng had done, the baby was so little and innocent.
She hoped that no matter how much trouble Lin Nian and Shen Feng stirred up, it wouldn’t harm their child.
But what Qin Jiao didn’t know was that the harm had already been done.
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The hospital corridors were thick with the smell of disinfectant.
Shen Feng and Lin Nian sat on a bench in the hospital corridor, with enough space for another person between them.
The baby was still in emergency care, and the light for the operating room remained on.
Shen Feng’s eyes were half-closed, the picture of exhaustion. Starting a business wasn’t easy. Besides, Shen Zhengfeng was a stingy man; he wouldn’t hand over any money until he was certain Shen Feng had what it took to succeed on his own.
On top of that, he would pile on extra work, all under the guise of "observing his performance and abilities."
Shen Feng scoffed.
’Who is Shen Zhengfeng putting on this show for?’
’Is he hoping to cultivate me into someone exceptional, just so I can beat Shen Yi?’
’But if he doesn’t give me money now, I can’t start the company.’
’And if I can’t start the company, stuck in that damn paint factory, how will I ever become good enough to beat Shen Yi?’
’Money... How on earth can I get my hands on some money?’
Shen Feng’s thoughts drifted to Meng Lanlan’s husband, whom he’d met at home the other day. He narrowed his eyes.
’If I can just get the money now, I’m confident that once my company is up and running, it won’t be any worse than Shen Yi’s!’
’No, I *will* surpass Shen Yi!’
Seeing his distracted look, Lin Nian whispered, "Ah Feng, wait here. My stomach feels upset, so I’m going to the restroom."
Without looking up, Shen Feng said, "Go on."
As if granted a pardon, Lin Nian hurried away. But instead of going to the restroom, she rounded a corner and ran to a payphone on the ground floor of the hospital, where she dialed a number.
The moment the call connected, Lin Nian’s panicked voice came through. "Jiuan, you have to help me!"
"Xiao Nian, calm down. What’s going on?"
With people coming and going all around, Lin Nian, her face pale, quietly explained everything she had done.
It all started after she first gave the baby some medicine. She’d discovered that it stopped the crying and fussing, allowing the baby to sleep soundly for most of the day. When it woke, it just ate when it was hungry, and its cries were much quieter. For Lin Nian, it was like discovering a whole new world.
She’d never been a mother before, and in this life, she had already cut ties with her own family. As for her mother-in-law, Li Xiaomei, she definitely wasn’t going to offer any childcare advice, not after Lin Nian had given birth to a daughter.
As for the nanny they’d hired, she was just there for the paycheck. And with Lin Nian’s personality, she wouldn’t listen to a word of advice anyway, so the nanny wasn’t about to court a rebuff.
And so, whenever Lin Nian found the baby’s crying tiresome, she would give it medicine.
The baby was, after all, tiny, and Lin Nian had no patience. She didn’t love the child at all, which is what led to today’s disaster.
The baby was still in critical condition, and even if she pulled through, she would likely be left with serious health problems.
It was even possible... that she would be left with permanent brain damage.