CH 58

Yu Cheng was very angry and made a mess in the office, but when Wan Tong asked him about the reason, he became calm again and even took her out for lunch as usual.

Seeing him like this, Wan Tong naturally didn’t ask any more questions.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that she caught Qian Le and got some information out of him, confirming that it was related to her.

However, Qian Le refused to disclose any specific details no matter how much she asked.

Wan Tong became even more curious about what kind of information caused Yu Cheng to be so emotionally unstable.

For the next few days, she could feel the low pressure that Yu Cheng released from time to time. Although he disguised it well in front of her, the atmosphere of the entire company felt like it was winter.

When they received the news that Father Bai was in a coma and hospitalized, it happened to be late at night. Wan Tong and Yu Cheng rushed to the hospital where Chen Yun and the pair of step-children were already waiting in the ward. All three of them had red eyes, and it was unclear if they were really sad or not.

Father Bai lay quietly on the bed, his old face covered by an oxygen mask, his eyes closed, and he had not yet woken up.

“Ah Cheng, you’re here,” Bai Wanxin was the first to greet him.

Yu Cheng lightly held Wan Tong’s cold wrist and furrowed his brow, asking, “What happened?”

“After dinner, Dad went into his study and didn’t let anyone disturb him. Later, when we brought him some supper, we found him unconscious,” Bai Wanxin replied.

“What did the doctor say?”

“There’s nothing serious, he should wake up tomorrow.”

With a relieved heart, Wan Tong sat down by the bedside and held Father Bai’s slightly cold hand.

However, Chen Yun suddenly came out and spoke discontentedly, “You don’t have to pretend to care here. Even if you have the same face as Bai Wantong, you don’t have the life of a rich man’s daughter. You’d better leave before Old Bai wakes up and is shocked by your face.”

Wan Tong glanced coldly at her but didn’t speak. After all, Bai Wanxin had not done a paternity test to confirm her identity as Bai Wantong.

Thinking that Wan Tong was a pushover, Chen Yun was about to scold her again to vent her anger. But suddenly, she heard a cold voice from Yu Cheng.

“You don’t need to interfere.”

Chen Yun was startled by his cold voice, and looked at his expression. Her heart skipped a beat, but she still felt angry and unwilling. “Ah Cheng, Old Bai has raised you as his son and I have been good to you in recent years, what’s with your tone?”

“Is that enough?” Yu Cheng frowned, his icy expression intimidating. Even Chen Yun, who was an elder, felt immense pressure and took a step back from Wan Tong, not daring to speak again.

“Mom, why don’t we go out first? Ah Cheng and Wantong also came to see Dad out of good intentions,” Bai Wanxin spoke up at the right time. “Ah Cheng, my Mom is just too worried about Dad and spoke too harshly. Don’t blame her.”

“Yes, let’s go out first,” Bai Ziyan also chimed in, but he stood far away the whole time as if he was detached from the situation.

Only then did Chen Yun reluctantly follow them out with a sullen expression.

After closing the door, Chen Yun grabbed Bai Wanxin’s hand. “Xinxin, Yu Cheng seems determined to be with that woman. What are you going to do? The dead old man even left most of his property to Yu Cheng.”

“Mom, don’t talk nonsense,” Bai Wanxin responded impatiently, her tone becoming more forceful.

It was because they knew the content of the will that Chen Yun had argued with Father Bai all night, which had led to him being hospitalized.

Bai Wanxin understood why Father Bai had left everything to Yu Cheng. After all, what belonged to Chengyu was what belonged to Bai Wantong.

Father Bai had taken a turn to be good to his biological daughter.

“I’m not wrong, am I? I have been working hard for the Bai family for so many years, but in the end, all I could get were a few houses. Even if you add up all the shares of the Bai family that you work so hard for every day, it’s less than ten percent,” Chen Yun lowered her voice, but her tone was still angry.

Bai Ziyan spoke up at this moment, “Anyway, I think it’s enough. The old man has worked hard for this empire, but he wants to leave it all to a child who has no blood ties.”

Bai Ziyan has been brainwashed by his fiancée recently. Anyway, he definitely can’t get his hands on the Bai family, but he can use the relationship with the Bai family and the support of the Ding family to establish his own business empire. Moreover, he can avoid being targeted by Yu Cheng.

All he needs to do is just play it safe and watch how Bai Wanxin would receive retribution.

As expected, these words made Chen Yun and Bai Wanxin’s faces change dramatically.

“Ziyan, can’t you have some ambition? Everything in the Bai family is something you deserve. After all, you have the surname Bai. That Yu Cheng has nothing to do with the Bai family, right?” Chen Yun scolded in a low voice.

Bai Ziyan shrugged. “Mom, if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave now. The subsidiary company is waiting for me to conduct a cross-border video conference.”

Chen Yun shook her head and watched him leave, then grabbed Bai Wanxin like a lifeline. “Xinxin, your brother is hopeless. You must strive for yourself. You know your father loves you the most.”

“Mom, you’re wrong. He loves his own biological daughter more.”

“But Bai Wantong is already dead.”

Bai Wanxin didn’t say anything more, her mind was focused on other things.

She hadn’t told them about Bai Wantong’s background yet, but there was no need to.

She had originally wanted to expose the dirty deeds of Bai Wantong while she was still in the spotlight, but she didn’t expect Yu Cheng to have an iron grip and suppress the matter tightly, even going as far as investigating the person who leaked the information.

As a result, she had been cautious and avoided any major actions during this time.

Since that’s the case, she might as well just give the information directly to Bai Wantong.

Bai Wantong had been missing for ten years and had amnesia, probably forgetting how much she hated Yu Cheng back then. Bai Wanxin should help her remember.

In the hospital room, Wan Tong was silently looking down at the old man on the hospital bed.

Father Bai seemed to sense her presence, and he slightly opened his cloudy eyes, and soon the corners of his eyes were wet with tears. He reached out and grabbed her hand.

“Tongtong.”

“Dad, I’m here. Please rest well,” Wan Tong said softly.

He was a good father, clearly missing her so much but to distance themselves, he was determined not to see her.

Father Bai tightly held her hand and then turned to Yu Cheng, struggling to speak, “Cheng, the will…”

Yu Cheng bent down and gently patted the back of Father Bai’s hand, “I understand, don’t worry.”

“Cheng, Tong, married.” Slowly, Father Bai placed the hands of the two together.

Wan Tong laughed softly and leaned over to whisper, “Dad, why are you doing this?”

Father Bai also smiled, sighed as he watched the two, but soon closed his eyes again.

Wan Tong stood up nervously, and Yu Cheng supported her shoulder from behind, whispering in her ear, “It’s okay.”

Tong turned to him and asked, “Why did he mention the will?”

“Uncle Bai changed his will and planned to give me the 40% stake in the Bai family company.” Yu Cheng whispered, looking nervously into Wan Tong’s eyes.

Wan Tong pursed her lips, but soon understood, “So Chen Yun and the others knew that dad was upset with them?”

“It’s possible.” Cheng nodded.

Wan Tong clenched her fist and finally said, “Let’s ask dad to live with us.”

But if this matter were to be revealed, it would surely become a topic for others to talk about.

Yu Cheng didn’t respond directly. “Let’s wait for Uncle Bai to make a decision.”

After returning from the hospital to the villa, Wan Tong was so tired that she didn’t want to move. After taking a shower, she quickly crawled into bed.

As her consciousness began to fade, she sensitively felt Yu Cheng enter the room, but she still pretended to be asleep with her eyes tightly closed.

Ever since she discovered that her hair had been pulled out once, she became more cautious when she slept. She used to think it was just a dream, but later she realized that Yu Cheng had really come in.

However, he was very reserved, and seemed to just want to hold her and sleep, perhaps seeking comfort.

Since she was reborn in this body and became an important part of the boss’s life, she was determined to walk with him all the way.

But before that, she needed to sort out everything and drive away the Raider.

In any case, it was necessary to figure out what happened ten years ago as it would determine what her identity would be when staying by Yu Cheng’s side.

Wan Tong was lost in her thoughts.

Yu Cheng bent down beside the bed, staring at her face with a trance-like gaze.

Only by looking at her every day and feeling her in his arms, he would have a sense of reality and believe that the missing piece of his heart has been found.

After who knows how long, when Wan Tong felt like she was about to fall asleep again, Yu Cheng finally got into bed.

He deftly slid into her covers, his arm wrapping around her.

But in the instant his hand touched her body, he widened his eyes in astonishment. For a good while, as if confirming something, he moved his fingers. The warm and soft feeling his fingertips touched made him understand what was going on, and then the heat spread from his handsome face to his whole body.

She, wasn’t wearing her pajamas.

His movements were too gentle, causing a ticklish sensation that made Wan Tong feel strange and a little more awake. She couldn’t help but reach out and touch the thing that touched her abdomen, only to unexpectedly grab a hand.

In an instant, she was startled, and then she opened her eyes suddenly.

Suddenly, she remembered that because she was too tired today, she didn’t change her clothes and just went to bed after taking off her towel.

Ahhh, she was sleeping naked.

The two of them froze for a moment.

It was Yu Cheng who reacted first. But instead of retreating, he directly held her hand and pressed her whole body into his arms. In a hoarse voice, he said, “Tongtong, you’re pretending to be asleep.”

He knew that she must have felt his presence in her room every day.

But she didn’t expose him and even indulged him.

So he thought he could take advantage of the situation.

Wan Tong’s mouth twitched. His tone sounded a bit pitiful, as if blaming her for not really falling asleep and letting him take advantage of her.

“Chengcheng, you are so shameless. Let me go quickly.” She dared not move and her body was stiff.

Yue Cheng fell silent for a moment, his black pupils flickering in the dim light. Although he was still a bit flustered, he tightened his embrace.

“Yu Cheng.” She called his name again, her voice becoming more serious.

“I have no shame, but I only want you, Tongtong.” Yu Cheng still didn’t let go.

After freezing for a moment, Wan Tong was held by Yu Cheng in his arms, who didn’t retreat but directly held her hand and pressed her whole body against his chest. He said in a hoarse voice, “Tong Tong, pretend to be asleep.”

He knew that she wouldn’t feel nothing about him entering her room every day. She didn’t expose him and even indulged him, so he had to take advantage of it.

Wan Tong’s mouth twitched. His tone sounded a bit sad as if blaming her for not really falling asleep and letting him take advantage of her.

“Yu Cheng, you shameless person, let go of me quickly.” She didn’t dare to move, and her body was stiff.

Yu Cheng fell silent for a moment, and his black eyes flickered in the dark. Although he was still a bit flustered, he held her even tighter.

“Wu Cheng,” Wan Tong called again, and her voice became more serious.

“I’m shameless, but I only want you, Tong Tong.” Yu Cheng still didn’t let go of her.

Wan Tong was amused by his words and wanted to laugh a little. Seeing that he was just holding her and not touching anything, she convinced herself in her heart and spoke in a more relaxed tone, “Who taught you to say such a cheesy thing?”

“Uncle Bai told us to get married.” Yu Cheng chuckled lowly and chatted with her in this position. The deliberately lowered voice was pleasant to the ears.

“Do you really want me to marry you?”

“I do.” Yu Cheng answered with only two words, but it was full of sincerity and longing.

“No sincerity, no proposal, at least you should give me a ring and flowers.”

Yu Cheng seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he replied with a smile, “Okay, Tongtong, wait for me.”

With that said, he actually took the initiative to let go of her and quickly got up from the bed.

He turned on the desk lamp, bent down to help her cover the quilt, and his mouth was full of smiles. “Goodnight, Tongtong.”

Wan Tong found it funny too, “Goodnight.” So, what is he going to do now?

Yu Cheng stood by the bed, supporting himself with both hands beside her, lowered his head, and tentatively kissed her forehead.

As she smiled at him, Wan Tong placed a hand on his handsome face and pushed him away when he tried to kiss her again. “That’s enough, go back to sleep. Goodnight.”

Yue Cheng backed off as she instructed and turned to walk away. Suddenly, he looked back at her and said seriously, “Tongtong, remember to wear clothes next time.”

Wan Tong retorted, “Get lost.”

Her heart beat faster as she purposely glanced at a certain part of him.

Yu Cheng had a smile on his lips as he turned and walked out of the room.

Wan Tong switched off the lamp and gritted her teeth. Was she losing her charm to Yue Cheng?

Last time, he got so excited when she was just applying medicine on him, but now when he hugged her, he didn’t react at all.

She realized her thoughts were going in the wrong direction and pinched herself hard, closing her eyes tightly.

That night, she had another chaotic dream with both Yu Cheng and herself.

But, it was not a pleasant scene.

Meanwhile, Qian Le was also unhappy. He had once again been caught by President Yu and forced to work overtime.

Father Bai didn’t fully wake up until the afternoon of the second day. By then, news of his serious illness and hospitalization had spread across the internet, along with the contents of his new will.

It was unknown how the content of the will came about. Although there was no concrete evidence, rumors were pointing fingers at Yu Cheng.

They said that over the years, Yu Cheng had drugged Father Bai and manipulated him into leaving most of his property to him.

There were also rumors that the Bai family’s company would be merged into Yu Group, causing great anxiety among the Bai family’s staff.

At this time, Wan Tong suddenly received an anonymous email that made her scalp tingle.

The email revealed the story of the original owner, mentioning that she and Yu Cheng had been childhood friends, but their relationship turned sour after high school. Although they attended the same university, they had almost no contact. The original owner had a dissolute private life and soon began dating a man named Zheng Fan. The two even attended an XG party1I’m also not sure what this mean, but it seems to be a kind of a “wild” party with s*x involved together, where Yu Cheng also appeared and had his way with her. Soon after, she fainted in class and was rushed to the hospital. It was rumored that she was pregnant.

After that day, the original owner never went back to school. Not long after, she jumped into the sea and committed suicide.

Wen Tong couldn’t confirm the authenticity of this story, but she had the memories of the original owner and knew what kind of person she was. Even if she had really gone to the XG party, she must have been tricked.

As for her boyfriend, he seemed to be a boy from the next class in high school. He had invited the original owner to travel during the summer vacation, but was beaten up by Yu Cheng. However, he still forgave Yu Cheng generously.

In the original owner’s memory, Yu Cheng was the one in the wrong.

But when Wan Tong combined the memory with the world plot, she found that this Zheng Fan would appear later as an antagonist to cause trouble for Yu Cheng.

However, the mention of Zheng Fan was not frequent because Yu Cheng hated him to the bone and suppressed him mercilessly. Zheng Fan had no power to fight back and committed suicide at the place where the original owner jumped into the sea after his company was acquired by Yu Cheng.

Yu Cheng sent people to salvage the body from the sea after five days because he did not want Zheng Fan to dirty the sea.

Wan Tong didn’t think much about Zheng Fan at first, but she didn’t expect him to be the original owner’s boyfriend.

Unfortunately, the plot did not mention much about Yu Cheng’s life before he became wealthy. Otherwise, even without the original owner’s memories, Wan Tong could have known more about her suicide and wouldn’t have to guess so much.

Wan Tong reread the email several times.

Being forced by Yu Cheng and getting pregnant, these two points made her very uncomfortable.

Perhaps it was because similar scenes appeared in her dreams.

Maybe she should directly ask Yu Cheng for clarification.

At the hospital, Wan Tong saw Bai Wanxin.

However, Bai Wanxin didn’t say anything this time, just gave Wan Tong a few more glances.

Initially, Wan Tong suspected that the email was sent by Bai Wanxin, and Bai Wanxin’s reaction confirmed it completely.

Wan Tong tried her best not to show any unnecessary expressions, just to make Bai Wanxin anxious.

And Bai Wanxin did feel a little anxious. The email had been sent and read, but why was Wan Tong not reacting at all?

She didn’t seem to care at all.

Thinking of Yu Cheng’s plan for today, Bai Wanxin became even more irritable. It seemed like she needed to take some drastic measures.

After coming out of the hospital, Jin He directly took Wan Tong to the restaurant where she had an appointment with Yu Cheng.

The restaurant was located on the top floor of a landmark building in the city. Wan Tong had never been here before, but she had something on her mind, so she didn’t pay much attention to the environment.

She saw Yu Cheng by the floor-to-ceiling window and walked towards him.

Yu Cheng seemed to be in a good mood, and she could see the smile on his face from afar. His gaze followed her as she walked towards him.

As Wan Tong was walking towards him, her phone vibrated a few times in her hand.

She glanced at it and raised an eyebrow slightly.

It was another anonymous email.

She looked up at Yu Cheng who was waiting for her, and still opened the email.

It was probably from Bai Wanxin again, and this time it contained a video. Before she could click on it, the video started playing automatically.

Wan Tong had turned up the volume on her phone, so the sound from the video was loud and clear.

Although the video quality was not very high, she could immediately recognize the two people in the video.

“Yu Cheng, get lost!” The original owner was shouting hysterically.

Yu Cheng, who was not far away, froze in his tracks as he heard the angry voice from the phone. The smile on his handsome face froze and slowly disappeared, and the light in his black eyes instantly dimmed. It was replaced by a anger under a heavy pressure and a hidden panic.

Wan Tong still had her head down, staring blankly at the phone screen. In the video, the boy was pressing the girl down on the ground, looking fierce and savagely tearing off her clothes.

The boy’s voice was hoarse and gloomy, and especially clear on the phone, “Bai Wantong, now you know how to be afraid? I told you not to date anyone, why don’t you listen?”

“You don’t touch me! Get your hands off me, I don’t need you to care about me!”

“Then who do you want to care about you? The scumbag Zheng Fan?”

“You are the scumbag, Yu Cheng, you bastard, you beast!” The girl’s voice suddenly stopped as the boy bit her lip hard.

The scene then shifted to the bed.

The girl’s sobbing voice made Wan Tong’s heart ache, and her blood seemed to flow backwards in her veins. Her hands were freezing cold.

She had a gut feeling that the video was real, because it matched some of the dreams she had had before.

Suddenly, the self-loathing feeling that had been haunting her since she first arrived in this world surged up again, making it hard for her to breathe.

Her phone fell heavily to the ground, making a muffled sound.

rokumi’s note : no, don’t hate the ML yet, please