Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Child is Gone Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Child is Gone “Oh, isn’t that Qiao En?”

Qiao En looked up and saw Qin Keke coming over, dressed in a loose bohemian long dress.

They hadn’t seen each other for a while. Qiao En had heard that Qin Keke seemed to have found herself a wealthy suitor, reportedly single and rich, who was even ready to give her a proper status.

She had gotten a new hairdo, with trendy large waves cascading over her shoulders, exuding a distinct 80s Hong Kong style flavor.

“Keke, long time no see!”

Qiao En greeted her with a smile, although the two of them didn’t really interact much.

Qin Keke glanced at Qiao En disdainfully and sashayed over to her own workstation.

Her station was close to Qiao En’s, and as soon as she sat down, she pulled out a compact mirror and constantly touched up her makeup.

Qiao En took out her phone and scrolled through Weibo; she didn’t notice that Qin Keke’s gaze was drifting towards her, intentionally or not.

“Qiao En, get me a cup of water, will you? I’m so thirsty.”

She ordered Qiao En around as if it were the most natural thing.

Qiao En was slightly taken aback. She didn’t look up, pretending she hadn’t heard.

She and Qin Keke were both just ordinary employees at Tianyu, and the last time Qin Keke had stirred up trouble in the sick ward, Qiao En hadn’t held it against her. Yet Qin Keke seemed to be pushing her luck.

“Qiao En, didn’t you hear me? I asked you to get me a cup of water.”

Qin Keke was a bit annoyed. She snapped her compact mirror shut with a “pop” and glared angrily at Qiao En.

Qiao En slowly lifted her head and retorted coldly, “What, did you not grow legs or arms?”

“Who are you talking to? Watch your mouth.”

Qin Keke suddenly blew up, got up, and pointed angrily at Qiao En.

“What do you think you are? If Manager Xu hasn’t kicked you out yet, it’s out of pity. You, you’re not even as good as a stray dog on the street! Pauper!”

Qin Keke’s mocking words were harsh, and she even cursed.

Qiao En gave Qin Keke a cold glance, her eyes sharp as ice darts shot towards her.

There was no point in arguing with a fool. Qin Keke was just a petty person gloating; Qiao En didn’t plan to entangle with her.

But she wasn’t going to tolerate Qin Keke’s arrogance either.

As Qiao En stood up, she casually grabbed the water cup on the desk, full of water, and threw the water inside straight at Qin Keke.

Caught off guard, the entire cup of water splashed on her face.

“You…”

She was so angry that she jutted her trembling finger at Qiao En.

“I’m not subject to your commentary.”

Qiao En said sharply.

Qin Keke, who had been rather arrogant just moments ago, was now subdued by Qiao En’s assertive demeanor. She stood rooted to the spot, unable to move, with her chest heaving up and down.

Just as Qiao En was about to leave, Xu Mei came back at that moment, and she stopped in her tracks.

“You bitch, how dare you splash water on me!”

Qin Keke suddenly rushed over like a madwoman, grabbed Qiao En by the hair, and started hitting her.

She thought Qiao En looked weak, not knowing that Qiao En knew some self-defense techniques.

Qiao En simply grabbed Qin Keke’s arm and, with a simple hip toss, Qin Keke’s lightweight body flew out and slammed heavily into the edge of a desk.

“Keke!”

Xu Mei let out a cry of shock, and then Qin Keke rolled onto the floor.

“Ah, it hurts so much!”

Qin Keke clutched her abdomen, curled up like a lobster, with vivid red blood streaming down her thighs.

Qiao En was also terrified; she had never expected such a thing to happen.

“My baby, my baby…”

Qin Keke reached out a hand and came back with blood on it.

“Qiao En, you harlot, you’ve killed my child.”

Qin Keke wailed on the floor.

Qiao En was completely baffled; she had not known about Qin Keke’s pregnancy, and more importantly, it was Qin Keke who had attacked her first.

All she had done was out of self-defense.

Xu Mei, wearing high heels, had already rushed to Qin Keke’s side, holding her shoulders and ceaselessly comforting her, “Keke, it’s okay, there won’t be any problems.”

“Qiao En, what are you standing around for? Call 120!”

Xu Mei frowned and shouted at Qiao En.

She quickly dialed 120, and the ambulance arrived swiftly; Qin Keke was carried onto the stretcher and loaded into the vehicle.

“Qiao En, you’ve caused big trouble today.”

Xu Mei was both anxious and furious. Although this matter was related to Qiao En, it happened at Tianyu, and she couldn’t escape involvement either.

On the way to the hospital, Xu Mei kept sighing.

“Manager Xu, help me contact him.”

As Qin Keke was taken into the emergency room, she said, holding onto Xu Mei’s hand.

“Keke, don’t worry, there won’t be any problems, I’ll contact her for you.”

Xu Mei responded.

Qin Keke’s condition wasn’t good. When Qiao En threw her out, her stomach hit the edge of the table. The doctor said the child couldn’t be saved and that she needed to undergo a dilation and curettage surgery.

It was bad news.

Qiao En sat on the bench outside the operating room, feeling her mind go blank.

Today, she hadn’t provoked Qin Keke; it was Qin Keke’s repeated provocations that led to this outcome.

Even with a hundred mouths, she couldn’t find a way to absolve herself of responsibility.

Qin Keke’s child was lost because of her.

Thinking about it made Qiao En terrified.

She sat there, her hand involuntarily placed on her lower abdomen, where she also had a child.

If she had let Qin Keke go on a rampage today, would it be her lying in the operating room now?

Before Qiao En could think further, that man appeared.

Qiao En could never have anticipated that the rich man Qin Keke clung to would turn out to be Zhou Ziyan.

He came, and Yao Chuman came as well.

“Doctor, how is my child?”

“Doctor, how is my precious grandson?”

Whether it was Zhou Ziyan or Yao Chuman, their only concern was for the child in Qin Keke’s womb.

And that poor woman, not a single person cared for her.

“Please be quiet, the patient is undergoing surgery, unfortunately, the child couldn’t be saved.”

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Ziyan was stunned.

Yao Chuman could hardly believe it, “What did you say? You’re saying my precious grandson is gone? How could that be possible when everything was fine? The doctor said before that her pregnancy was very stable, and she’s almost five months along, how could the child just be gone like that?”

Yao Chuman’s voice was loud, she was shocked, and found it hard to accept the outcome.

At this moment, Xu Mei stepped forward, “Director Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, I am truly sorry, Keke had an accident at the company today…”

Before Xu Mei could finish, Yao Chuman slapped her across the face.

“An accident? You’re talking to me about an accident? My grandson is gone now, that’s a life, and you dare tell me it was an accident? Give me back my grandson!”

She was furious, her palm raised to strike Xu Mei again.

But her blow didn’t land on Xu Mei’s face; it was stopped mid-air by Qiao En.

“Mrs. Zhou, this matter has nothing to do with Manager Xu.”

“It has nothing to do with her, so it has to do with you then, right? Bitch, you killed my husband, and now you’ve killed my grandson. I’m going to fight you to the death today.”

Yao Chuman lashed out like a shrew, directing all her fury at Qiao En.

“Mrs. Zhou, please stop this!”

Xu Mei tried to pull the two apart, but Yao Chuman, teeth bared and claws out, was focused only on punishing Qiao En.

Just then, the door to the operating room opened.

Qin Keke was wheeled out.

Her anesthesia had just worn off, and she looked extremely weak.

“Yan Ge, our child is gone, it’s that bitch, she killed our child…”

She cried weakly, her feeble fingers pointing at Qiao En.

Zhou Ziyan frowned, his face cold, he seemed extremely irritated.

As Qin Keke tried to grab his hand, he turned and walked away.

“Keke, let’s go back to the ward first.”

Xu Mei tactfully intervened. Now that Qin Keke had clung to the big tree that was Zhou Ziyan, she was Tianyu’s God of Wealth, and Xu Mei knew to treat her well.

Only Zhou Ziyan with his mother and Qiao En were left outside the operating room.

The nurse held onto Yao Chuman, yet she kept on cursing incessantly.

Qiao En knew that the reason they were reacting so strongly was because she had, by accident, destroyed their biggest bargaining chip.

Without that chip, the CEO position Zhou Ziyan had just secured might be given back.

“You did it on purpose, didn’t you? Did Zhou Jin’an tell you to do this?”

Zhou Ziyan approached, his cold eyes squinting, and one hand gripped Qiao En’s wrist forcefully.

Qiao En felt pain, but she didn’t cry out in pain.

“Director Zhou, I’ve already said it was just an accident. Qin Keke provoked first, I was only defending myself.”

“Self-defense?”

Zhou Ziyan sneered coldly, “So you took the life of my son? And now you’re washing your hands of responsibility. Then tell me, what benefit did Zhou Jin’an give you? I’ll give you double.”

“This has nothing to do with Zhou Jin’an.”

Qiao En clarified, but Zhou Ziyan didn’t believe her.

He sneered maliciously, “Then prove it to me.”