Chapter 497: Encounter

Xia Ling cried even harder. He did not know that the baby was actually his.

However, he would never get the chance to find out since the baby died on his 100-day celebration before seeing his biological father at least once. She was heartbroken and was unable to tell him that the baby was actually his and that he was already dead.

Since the baby was already dead, then Li Lei should continue thinking that her son was Pei Ziheng's.

At least, he would not experience a heart-wrenching pain like her.

She cried, and her voice shook. "He's dead... My baby... He's dead..."

Li Lei's heart sank. He recalled the photo in the magazine. That child was smiling innocently like an angel. It was so strange. She had that child with Pei Ziheng, so why did she become so heartbroken after hearing about her child's death?

He hugged her and held her hand tightly. With a raspy voice, he asked, "How did he... die?"

She shook her head, refusing to tell the tragedy of how her child died again. In her heart, she inevitably recalled that night at the junkyard, the photo Pei Ziheng asked his chauffeur to give her, the box of ashes and dirty, blood-stained clothes. She cried until her body shivered as she recalled her past injustice. She felt useless. After spending so much effort and enduring so much hardship, in the end, she could not even preserve the life of her beloved son...

Their baby. He was such a cute baby...

Li Lei continued to comfort her and felt that the person in his arms was about to collapse from crying. Her thin body shook like a small boat in the storm. It was as if she would break if he lightly touched her.

He slightly lowered her head and wanted to say a few comforting words before realizing— "Blood, your wound is open again. Xiao Ling, be good. Come, lie down. I will help you deal with it."

It was still the wound that was not fully healed.

She stabbed her lower abdomen deeply with a fruit knife and left a horrific scar.

Li Lei carefully undid the gauze on her white and flat lower abdomen. Sure enough, the bloody scar was there. "Don't cry." He said very gently. "If the baby knows that you cried until your wound opened for him, he will be very distressed in heaven."

It took a long time before she finally held back her tears.

The wound on her lower abdomen was now a bloody mess after splitting open twice in a few days. Li Lei frowned and helped her bandage her wound for a while before saying, "Xiao Ling, I have to send you to the hospital."

She nodded. Then, she thought of something and suddenly grabbed his sleeve timidly.

"What's wrong?" Li Lei asked softly.

"I..." She said and almost burst into tears again. "I can't get pregnant anymore."

Li Lei's heart sank a little and pursed his lips. This news was too sudden, and he was mentally unprepared for it. Xiao Ling could never be pregnant again? Did that mean that in this lifetime, they would never be able to have a child? Unknowingly, he held her arm tighter.

Xia Ling felt pain and thought he was unhappy so her tears fell out.

"If you want to have a child with another girl, just tell me. I will..." She choked with sobs. "I will... leave you.. and never... come back..."

"What rubbish are you saying?" He was really angry. "I want to marry a wife, not a pregnancy tool!" He seriously looked at Xia Ling and said, "Xiao Ling, divorce Pei Ziheng and marry me. I don't care if you can give birth to a child or not. We can look for a surrogate. If not, we can adopt a child. In this lifetime, how can I marry someone else besides you?"

She did not expect that he would say something like that and cried even harder.

Li Lei gently wiped away her tears. "Don't be silly. You're worrying about nothing. You should focus on recovering from your wound and becoming my wife." He wiped her nose. "You're so old, but you look like a cat when you cry."

She smiled through her tears.

Li Lei bent down, helped her up, and called for a chauffeur to take her to the hospital.

The staff at Compassionate Peace Hospital felt dazed. This Ye Xingling was really capable. She was just taken home by the Pei Family a few days ago, and now, she was sent here by Skyart Entertainment's Boss Li!

Those who had seen two-timers had never seen someone do it so openly and harmoniously.

The doctors and nurses at Compassionate Peace Hospital now believed the news reports. Ye Xingling really had an affair with Li Lei. She might have even married Pei Ziheng to steal trade secrets from the Pei Family. Now that the Pei Family was almost destroyed by Li Lei, Ye Xingling also returned to Li Lei's side.

In their minds, it was a perfect plan.

They bandaged her wound, treated it, and looked at her with strange expressions.

Xia Ling did not really care and remained in Li Lei's arms the entire time, refusing to let him go. Returning to him was like a dream. She was afraid that once she let go, her dream would be destroyed.

The doctor recommended. "It's best if you stay in the hospital for a few days of observation." She did not stay for the recommended time in the past.

Xia Ling shook her head. "I don't want to stay in the hospital." She could not bear to leave Li Lei.

After looking at her wound, Li Lei felt that it was not much of a problem. She would be fine after carefully resting at home, so he also rejected the doctor's recommendation.

The doctor did not insist. He gave her some medicine and then sent them out.

When they were leaving, they bumped into Nanny Zhou.

Seeing that Xia Ling was together with Li Lei, Nanny Zhou's expression was complicated. She wanted to say something but only slightly moved her lips. Finally, she walked past them without a word.

"Do you recognize that old woman?" Li Lei did not know Nanny Zhou.

"Pei Ziheng's helper." Xia Ling said. She did not know why Nanny Zhou was here.

She hugged Li Lei as they waited for the lift.

Before the lift arrived, Nanny Zhou walked out with many bags. They were all old items that Xia Ling used when she was hospitalized.

Xia Ling did not know what she was doing with those things.

The lift arrived.

Li Lei supported Xia Ling and carefully entered the lift. He said, "Be careful and look before you take a step. Don't let your wound rip open again." After that, he said in annoyance, "How in the world did Pei Ziheng take care of you?"

Xia Ling did not say anything but Nanny Zhou could not help but sneer at the side. "You must be Mr. Li, the one who stole madam away from Mr. Pei? I don't need you to care about whether Mr. Pei took care of madam well! Madam," She turned to look at Xia Ling. "this is the last time I'm calling you madam. How can you leave without a word? That's so cruel! Do you know that in the morning after you left, Mr. Pei fainted in his office? Now, he's hospitalized in Compassionate Peace Hospital! The first thing he told me to do when he woke up was to tell me to give you back all the things you used before when you were hospitalized. He loves you and treasures you so much, but what about you?!"