The atmosphere around seemed to solidify because of Qiu Ruoxi’s words, becoming oppressively still, and at the same time, Wu Mei’s face turned extremely unpleasant.
Qiu Ruoxi was entirely snatching the child away, and it was done without the slightest hesitation!
Wu Mei fell into silence, saying nothing, and Qiu Ruoxi also didn’t add anything further, quietly waiting for Wu Mei to speak.
After about five minutes, Wu Mei slowly exhaled a deep breath and said, "Miss Qiu, I’m sorry, I will not give you the child!"
Wu Mei struggled for a long time in her heart, even wavered, but ultimately, she couldn’t accept it.
"Since you don’t agree, then all right!" Qiu Ruoxi sighed slightly, appearing somewhat disappointed, and said, "But Wu Mei, there are some words I still want to say to you!"
"Go ahead!"
"The war between women has begun!"
Wu Mei was stunned for a moment, but then as if she understood something, she immediately said, "Miss Qiu, I don’t mean anything else, you are, after all, Ye Xunhuan’s wife, I’m very clear on that, I..."
"I’m clear on that, but a woman’s war is bound to begin and end!" Qiu Ruoxi softly said, "Now, you should focus on your pregnancy, I won’t trouble you for anything before the child is born, and I won’t do anything to you!"
Wu Mei’s heart skipped a beat: "You... Are you really going to forcibly take away?"
Qiu Ruoxi smiled slightly and did not answer Wu Mei’s question.
But this smile from Qiu Ruoxi in Wu Mei’s eyes made her scalp tingle, because Qiu Ruoxi’s smile was just too terrifying, too eerie.
Moreover, Wu Mei knew now, being a member of the Xiahou family, Qiu Ruoxi indeed had the ability to snatch the child away.
Qiu Ruoxi did not continue speaking with Wu Mei, but slowly walked towards Qin Fenghuang’s tombstone.
Seeing Qiu Ruoxi walking towards Qin Fenghuang’s grave, the old demon originally wanted to stop her, but then as if he remembered something, he refrained and let Qiu Ruoxi approach Qin Fenghuang’s tombstone.
Meanwhile, Wu Mei stood there alone in a daze; Qiu Ruoxi did not make things clear, leaving her with a huge question, pushing her heart into her throat, making it impossible to calm down.
Ye Xunhuan and the old demon both remained standing there, with no intention to move.
"Qiu Ruoxi’s words might have been harsh, Wu Mei doesn’t look well!" the old demon said softly.
Ye Xunhuan gave a bitter smile: "I can see that, but I am powerless!"
"Deserved!" the old demon mercilessly remarked, "For not resolving this well!"
Ye Xunhuan sighed slightly, and then spoke again: "Going to see Wu Mei now would undoubtedly be rubbing salt in Ruoxi’s wound, but if I don’t go to see Wu Mei, then she will certainly be even more heartbroken, I..."
In this moment, Ye Xunhuan was entirely caught in a dilemma, utterly unsure of what to do.
"Make your own choice, but no matter what you choose, one side is bound to feel unsettled inside!" the old demon patted Ye Xunhuan’s shoulder and then walked away from him.
The old demon left Ye Xunhuan’s side, but Ye Xunhuan didn’t move, his face full of struggle and indecision.
After a while, as if making a decision, Ye Xunhuan moved and walked towards Wu Mei.
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan chose to go see Wu Mei, after all, Wu Mei was pregnant with his child, her mood was very important.
Though doing so might make Qiu Ruoxi very unhappy, what else could he do?
In an instant, Ye Xunhuan was by Wu Mei’s side, full of tenderness and concern as he said, "Are you all right?"
Wu Mei gently shook her head.
"I’m sorry, I..."
"It’s nothing!" Wu Mei interrupted Ye Xunhuan’s words, "She didn’t do anything to me, don’t overthink it."
"I’ll talk to her properly." Ye Xunhuan said softly, "I’ll try to make Ruoxi accept it!"
Wu Mei nodded, indicating she trusted Ye Xunhuan.
She didn’t tell Ye Xunhuan about the conversation between her and Qiu Ruoxi; in Wu Mei’s view, this was a matter between women, and men should not intervene, so she kept it concealed.
Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi both left the place!
After they left, the old demon, like a ghost emerging from the ground, appeared next to Wu Mei and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
"I’m okay!"
"Don’t take Qiu Ruoxi’s words to heart!"
"Do you know what Qiu Ruoxi said?"
"I don’t know!" the old demon shrugged and said, "Even if I were a lip-reader, I wouldn’t know what you were saying, since you were facing away from us beforehand!"
Wu Mei took a deep breath and said, "She wants me to give her the child!"
"That’s normal!" the old demon wasn’t surprised at all, nodding calmly and said, "But it’s a bit unexpected; I thought Qiu Ruoxi wouldn’t tolerate you!"
"Indeed, I didn’t expect that either, considering she is a proud woman!" Wu Mei agreed very much, echoing the sentiment.
"So what about you, are you going to give her the child or raise it yourself?"
"I don’t want to give her the child, I want to raise it myself!" Wu Mei said with utmost seriousness, "This is a piece of my flesh, I can’t bear to part with it!"
"Even though I know Qiu Ruoxi won’t shortchange this child, I really can’t bring myself to hand over my child willingly!"
"Don’t think too much." the old demon gently comforted, "If you want to raise the child yourself, then do so, I will help you!"
"Thank you!"
"You’re welcome!" the old demon said blandly, "I also want to see this little one; I want a little tail to follow me around when I’m free, calling me grandpa!"
As he spoke, a look of yearning slowly appeared in the old demon’s eyes, as if he were very eager to live that kind of life.
After Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi left Qin Fenghuang’s cemetery, they returned to the city but didn’t go to the Qin family; instead, they checked into a hotel.
However, Qiu Ruoxi didn’t stay with Ye Xunhuan; she stayed alone in another room, speaking not a word to Ye Xunhuan!
This filled Ye Xunhuan’s heart with an unprecedented sense of helplessness.
After returning to her room, Qiu Ruoxi slowly exhaled a deep breath and then took out her phone, dialing a number!
The call was instantly connected.
As soon as the call was connected, Qiu Ruoxi said, "I agree to your terms, but you must also keep your promise, otherwise I will not let it go!"
Qiu Ruoxi was calling Jun Wuhui, she chose to compromise.
On the other end of the phone, Jun Wuhui seemed to have long anticipated Qiu Ruoxi’s compromise, with no surprise at all, calmly saying, "Relax, what I promised you, I naturally will not go back on. But where is Wu Mei now?"
"At Qin Fenghuang’s cemetery, but you have to act in a month, she hasn’t delivered the child yet!" Qiu Ruoxi said softly!