Ye Xunhuan fell into silence.
He grew up without a father and had no idea who his father was. Even when he asked his mother, Qin Fenghuang, she just smiled without a word and never told him anything.
Although Ye Xunhuan now knew, what was the point?
The Devil Lord was gone. The fatherly love missing from his childhood could never be compensated; it would forever remain a massive flaw.
If he died, would his own child become just like him?
For a moment, Ye Xunhuan’s heart was filled with unprecedented bitterness and helplessness.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan silent, Wu Mei spoke again, "Let’s calm down; neither of us should be impulsive. Let’s have a good conversation, okay?"
Ye Xunhuan slowly exhaled a breath, then took out a cigarette again and lit it, taking a deep drag as he said, "Go on."
"You want me to leave here with you, right?"
"Yes!"
"But if I go back, have you thought about what will happen? Are you taking me back to Jiangzhong City, or somewhere else?" Wu Mei said softly, "Even if I don’t ask for a status, will Qiu Ruoxi tolerate it?"
"You two don’t have kids yet, do you?"
Ye Xunhuan stayed silent, focusing on smoking.
Seeing this, Wu Mei spoke again, "Neither of you has children. Now I have your child, and it could be your first child. How will you explain this to Qiu Ruoxi?"
Ye Xunhuan continued in silence.
Everything Wu Mei mentioned was laid out plainly on the table and was entirely likely to happen!
After all, Qiu Ruoxi had previously mentioned a six-month agreement. Although the time had passed, Qiu Ruoxi never brought it up again, as if she had forgotten. But based on Ye Xunhuan’s understanding of Qiu Ruoxi, she definitely hadn’t forgotten.
It was just that Ye Xunhuan had been overwhelmed with matters recently, and Qiu Ruoxi had not added to his troubles. But if she found out Wu Mei was pregnant with Ye Xunhuan’s child, likely she wouldn’t tolerate it, leading to an immediate outbreak.
"You can’t possibly explain this to Qiu Ruoxi." Wu Mei spoke again, "And Qiu Ruoxi won’t accept all of this!"
"She might even say, if you want the child, then divorce her. Alternatively, once the child is born, hand him over to her to raise; do you think I would agree to this?"
Ye Xunhuan sighed slightly, then spoke with determination, "I will try my best to handle everything properly!"
"Try?" Wu Mei smiled wryly, "How will you try? There’s no room for negotiation in such matters."
"Though in some large families, illegitimate children aren’t scarce, no one lays them on the table. Moreover, Qiu Ruoxi is a strong, formidable woman; she wouldn’t tolerate such a thing!" Wu Mei asserted, "If you expect Qiu Ruoxi to endure this, it’s simply unrealistic!"
"She’s not a vulgar person."
"How will you know if you don’t try?" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "I’ll take you to the capital first, settle you in, and then gradually talk with Ruoxi."
"Settle in the capital?" Wu Mei responded bitterly, "If I appear in the capital and my family finds out, they definitely won’t let it rest with you!"
"And if they learn my child is yours, it’s destined that your wife will know."
"They will go to negotiate with your wife!"
"I won’t let that happen."
"Ye Xunhuan, you haven’t just stepped into this world yesterday, and you’ve experienced more than a septuagenarian perhaps. You should know better than anyone that there’s no wall in this world without a crack!" Wu Mei sighed deeply, "She will know, sooner or later."
"Let me leave alone, find a place where no one knows me, and start over." Wu Mei looked at Ye Xunhuan with a hint of pleading, "Don’t worry, I won’t let the child suffer. I will raise him well. If you’re still around, I’ll let him find you!"
"I promise you, I’ll have him find you!"
"No, I won’t let you leave. No matter what changes occur next, I must take you away; I can’t let you vanish from my sight." Ye Xunhuan said firmly, "And I will do everything in my power to resolve everything, to give you and the child an acceptable explanation."
"Why are you so insistent?"
"Because this is my first child, and I must witness his birth." Ye Xunhuan said strongly, "I want to hold him, I want to coax him to sleep, I want to tell him stories!"
Wu Mei sighed slightly, appearing quite helpless, "Ye Xunhuan, I know, if you insist on taking me away, I simply have no power to resist!"
Ye Xunhuan is a marshal, Wu Mei knew this very well, and Ye Xunhuan’s current strength had long surpassed before. If Ye Xunhuan was determined to take her away, no resistance from Wu Mei could change it, so her voice was filled with unprecedented helplessness.
"But if I go with you, you must be psychologically prepared for falling out with your wife." Wu Mei reminded, "I’m a woman, and I understand women better than you."
"No matter how magnanimous a woman is, she can’t stand her man bringing another woman home, especially when the woman is heavily pregnant."
"To a woman, this is a humiliation and also seems as if I’m demonstrating power to Qiu Ruoxi, flaunting in front of her."
What Wu Mei said was true. After all, she was pregnant, whereas Qiu Ruoxi was not; if she appeared in front of Qiu Ruoxi, it was very likely that Qiu Ruoxi would think this way.
After all, this is human nature.
"No matter what, I must take you away from here. I absolutely won’t leave you and our child stranded in such a place." Ye Xunhuan said firmly, "I will first entrust you to Dragon Head for care."
"I believe that if Dragon Head knows the child you’re carrying is mine, he will certainly care for you meticulously and protect you rigorously, ensuring you won’t face any harm."
Now Ye Xunhuan knew that Dragon Head was his uncle, and since Dragon Head had no heirs and essentially saw Ye Xunhuan as his own child and hope, if he knew Wu Mei was carrying Ye Xunhuan’s child, Dragon Head would definitely be very happy and would protect and look after Wu Mei rigorously, ensuring she faced no incidents.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan say this, Wu Mei sighed slightly. She knew Ye Xunhuan had made up his mind, and it couldn’t possibly be changed; even if she didn’t agree, she’d have to agree in the end.