CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 260 REGRETTING THE PAST 1

Until this moment, Li Chengze finally noticed...

Tu Haohao’s hand was so small.

"Are you cold?" Because of the need for intravenous drips all day, Tu Haohao’s hand was devoid of any warmth, cold as ice.

Tu Haohao didn’t speak, just looked at him like that.

Her big, dark eyes landed on that haggard, gaunt face. Li Chengze didn’t even have the courage to meet her gaze.

But soon, Tu Haohao painstakingly moved her small hand, pulling it away from his palm.

"Are... you... crying... for me?" Her voice was hoarse, speaking was strenuous.

Li Chengze didn’t know how to answer, but felt a vague sense of something being amiss.

"But I... don’t recognize... you..."

With a loud bang, Li Chengze felt something explode from the depths of his heart, prompting him to suddenly stand up and look at Tu Haohao blankly.

She said...

She doesn’t recognize him?

The next day, it happened to be the day Lin Zhenxin was going to the hospital for a prenatal check-up.

Originally, she thought Li Yanan wouldn’t have time, but surprisingly, he had rescheduled an entire day’s work.

Thanks to Dean Xun’s connections, the entire pregnancy check-up process was very smooth, except during the ultrasound when Li Yanan’s expression turned unpleasant.

Lin Zhenxin couldn’t help but chuckle.

There was a small episode in this.

In normal families, doctors absolutely do not reveal the baby’s gender in advance.

But because of Dean Xun’s connection, the doctor had discreetly hinted earlier that the child in Lin Zhenxin’s belly...

Is a boy!

Upon hearing this, Li Yanan’s face dropped instantly.

Although Li Yanan was born handsome, his entire face looked exceptionally stern and cold, so when he put on a serious face, he appeared formidable without being angry, making people feel intimidated.

It even scared the doctor, who thought there was an issue somewhere.

Lin Zhenxin held back her laughter, only hearing him mutter a sentence after getting into the car.

—How could it be a boy?

From the moment she got pregnant, Li Yanan had been happily assuming it was a little princess.

Who would have thought, the doctor’s words completely extinguished his hopes.

After that, when going for check-ups, Li Yanan never showed that doctor a pleasant face again.

"Enough already!" Lin Zhenxin said with a laugh as they left the department.

Li Yanan maintained a stern face, the words ’strangers keep away’ clearly written all over him.

"Everyone else is eager for a boy, but you act as if they owe you money."

Seeing him still grim-faced, Lin Zhenxin deliberately put on an angry look, but inside, she was laughing uncontrollably.

Even though she knew this man harbored childishness somewhere inside, somehow every time he brought her immense joy.

"If you don’t like it, tonight I’ll take this baby in my belly to seek refuge with Lemon."

Before Lin Zhenxin could finish her sentence, she was pulled into Li Yanan’s embrace.

Her belly was large, pressing in between, and Li Yanan buried his face into her neck, inhaling her subtle fragrance to calm himself down.

"How could it be a boy?"

He mumbled again in front of her.

Lin Zhenxin couldn’t help but roll her eyes, he was the one who planted the seed.

You reap what you sow, asking her why it was a boy, how could she know?

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Lin Zhenxin’s gaze turned dark.

"Will you accompany me to see Haohao?"

Last night, she rarely dreamed again.

She dreamt of that day when Haohao, like a bird with broken legs, fell from the high building right in front of her.

Originally, Lin Zhenxin hadn’t had this dream for a long time, but after seeing Haohao yesterday, she dreamt of it again.

When she woke up, she felt empty and lost, it was really unpleasant.

"Okay." Li Yanan regained his composure, his face once again returning to its expressionless state...

Lin Zhenxin did not expect to witness such a scene when she went to see Tu Haohao.

Tu Wanzi was evidently agitated over Tu Haohao not recognizing her, her words and actions carrying an urgency, but this urgency was the last thing Tu Haohao needed right now. As Lin Zhenxin approached the doorway, she heard Tu Haohao’s cries.

Without thinking, Lin Zhenxin was about to rush in, but Li Yanan intercepted her first.

All she heard was a cacophony of noises emanating from the ward, and soon, the sound of Tu Wanzi’s suppressed sobs followed.

Lin Zhenxin didn’t expect to hear these, feeling a bit awkward, but made an effort not to show it on her face.

She looked up at Li Yanan with a glance, just about to leave, but unexpectedly, at that moment, the door of the ward opened.

Tu Wanzi, eyes red, clearly hadn’t expected Lin Zhenxin to be right outside, and her expression twisted for a moment.

The atmosphere became particularly awkward when they met.

"Now that Haohao’s like this, are you satisfied?" Tu Wanzi exclaimed in anger, venting her frustration.

Before Lin Zhenxin could respond, Li Yanan’s expression darkened.

His whole face turned gloomy instantly.

Tu Wanzi, after all, was still wary of him, shooting a fierce glance at Lin Zhenxin before walking past her and heading out.

Lin Zhenxin took a few deep breaths to calm herself, then turned toward the room.

Tu Haohao looked terrified and scared.

Upon seeing Lin Zhenxin, the tears that had been brimming in her eyes finally fell.

Her hands lifted laboriously, reaching out to Lin Zhenxin like a wronged child.

Lin Zhenxin approached, allowing Tu Haohao to hold her.

"Sis... I... I’m scared..." Compared to when she had just woken up, Tu Haohao’s speech had improved quite a bit.

Lin Zhenxin gently stroked her hair, sighing silently.

"It’s okay, don’t be afraid..."

Tu Haohao, after all, lacked stamina, and soon she fell asleep deeply.

Lin Zhenxin just sat by the bed, quietly watching her pale, bloodless face, her eyes filled with unspeakable sorrow.

Tu Wanzi’s anxiety wasn’t incomprehensible, but Tu Haohao was clearly frightened.

Looking down at Tu Haohao’s fingers, perhaps she had just awakened and hadn’t had the chance to manage them, her nails were long and brittle.

Lin Zhenxin said nothing, just took out nail clippers from the keychain in her bag and quietly started trimming Tu Haohao’s nails.

The snipping sound echoed continuously.

Soon, it was done.

Lin Zhenxin sighed and then stood up.

Turning around, she saw Li Yanan standing with his arms crossed, his eyes dark...

"Let’s go." Lin Zhenxin was about to stand up when she suddenly felt her hem being tugged.

Looking down, she saw that it was the anxious grip of a sleeping Tu Haohao.

Li Yanan’s expression was noticeably off.

He walked over directly.

Lin Zhenxin thought he was going to do something, her big eyes watching him just like that.

Li Yanan did nothing but take off Lin Zhenxin’s light coat and then, wrapping her in it, led her out.

But even before they reached the door, they heard a loud crash from the hallway.

Lin Zhenxin instinctively opened the ward door, unexpectedly spotting Li Chengze’s figure.

He had evidently fallen at the ward door, holding onto something tightly in his arms to protect it.

On the once clean marble floor, some shiny oil stains had appeared, and it was unclear when.

Despite Li Chengze’s best efforts to shield the thermos in his arms, some of the chicken soup had spilled out.

"Are you alright?" Lin Zhenxin softly asked.

Li Chengze paused upon hearing the voice, then slowly looked up toward where the voice came from.

Soon, he saw the figures of Li Yanan and Lin Zhenxin.

Without saying a word, he got up from the floor and exchanged a glance with Li Yanan.

These two people, once worlds apart, now seemed reversed.

Such a disparity, if one claimed to have no emotional response to it, would be deceitful, but...

Li Chengze smiled inwardly.

These things really didn’t matter to him anymore.

"The floor is strangely slippery."

These words were directed at Lin Zhenxin by Li Chengze.

Li Chengze had mixed feelings about Lin Zhenxin.

He had treated her that way because of He Nuoxin, yet Lin Zhenxin was still willing to say those words to him.

Otherwise... he might still be living aimlessly now.

Without even a goal to find.

Lin Zhenxin’s heart tightened, instinctively understanding the other layer of meaning in Li Chengze’s words.

If Li Chengze hadn’t arrived just then, it might have been her who fell!

Was this truly an accident or a coincidence?

Li Yanan’s expression, already stern, became even darker.

He stared with a grim face at the mess on the floor, said he wanted to go home, but added nothing, although he looked intensely at Li Chengze before leaving.

Lin Zhenxin did not expect Tu Wanzi to allow Li Chengze to see Haohao.

But thinking it over, she could understand it to some extent.

Even so, recalling what Li Chengze had done before, her heart felt uneasy.

"Li Chengze..." Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin still turned around to look at him.

Li Chengze was dusting off his clothes, his well-defined face cast in the interchanging light and shadow.

Appearing so ambiguous and unclear.

"Honestly, I don’t wish for you to have any involvement with Haohao again." These were Lin Zhenxin’s true feelings.

In her view, the things Li Chengze did before were unforgivable.

Although she was willing to lend a helping hand when he was at his lowest, it didn’t mean she could forgive what he did to Tu Haohao.

"I know," Li Chengze replied.

"People always say, a prodigal who turns back is worth more than gold..." Lin Zhenxin’s lips curved into a bitter smile.

"But with such grave mistakes made, this prodigal’s return doesn’t hold much weight to me!"

Li Chengze pressed his lips together tightly.

In these seven months, his unruliness had noticeably lessened, the past immaturity now replaced with a different kind of world-weariness.

"Take care of yourself."

After a long pause, Lin Zhenxin only left those words, saying nothing more afterward...

United States, New York.

He Bainian was the first to receive the call, and upon hearing what the person on the other end said, his face visibly darkened.

He was currently at the headquarters of He Group, and Susan He had just finished a routine meeting.

Followed by a group of her subordinates, walking at a brisk pace...