Chapter 180

Chapter 180: You Must Be Jealous of Me Gu Zechuan's days had been rough lately. During this period, several major projects of the Gu Group had encountered problems one after another. Projects that friends had pulled him into invest in were also suffering continuous losses, and several cooperating investors had withdrawn their funds one by one. Gu Zechuan had been run off his feet lately, rushing around and attending social engagements every day. That afternoon, Chen Wan arrived at Gu Zechuan's office. She was unusually bare-faced today, wearing no makeup and no perfume. "Zechuan, I have a surprise for you." Chen Wan smiled brightly. Gu Zechuan was in no mood to deal with her right now. The man sat at his desk reading documents, his tone impatient. "Say what you need to say quickly. I'm very busy right now." Chen Wan smiled sweetly, then hoisted herself up to sit on the edge of Gu Zechuan's desk. "Zechuan, you're going to be so happy." Chen Wan pulled a test report out of her bag and handed it to Gu Zechuan with a smile. "Zechuan, you're going to be a father." Gu Zechuan's expression froze. He abruptly looked up and snatched the test report from her hand. "What did you say?" Chen Wan's face was full of joy, her expression excited as she said, "I'm pregnant! You're going to be a father!" Gu Zechuan's face suddenly darkened. He stared hard at the piece of paper and said in a harsh voice, "Get an abortion! This child cannot be born!" "What did you say!" The smile on Chen Wan's face vanished instantly, replaced by shock. "You must be joking, right? This is our child! Why would you want to abort it?" "Ha." Gu Zechuan let out a cold laugh. "I don't want it. It's that simple." "Gu Zechuan!" Chen Wan got off the desk, stood in front of Gu Zechuan, and pointed at him furiously. "Gu Zechuan, you bastard!" "Don't make me say it a second time." The man's eyes were cold as frost. "Get an abortion." "I won't!" Chen Wan shouted angrily. "This is my child. I'll give birth if I want to. You can't control that! At worst, I'll be a single mother!" "How much compensation do you want?" Gu Zechuan said coldly. "Compensation?" Chen Wan was thoroughly enraged. "This is your own flesh and blood! Are you trying to buy his life with money? Are you even human? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!" "Easy for you to say. If you give birth, you'll still end up expecting me to take responsibility." Gu Zechuan's cold, sinister eyes fixed on Chen Wan. "I don't have the leisure to raise a child right now." Chen Wan refused to back down an inch, glaring at Gu Zechuan with hatred in her eyes. "Ha! Back then, you didn't want to wear a condom for your own pleasure, and you personally promised me that if I got pregnant, you'd let me have the baby. Now that I'm actually pregnant, you don't want to take responsibility?" Gu Zechuan's expression was contemptuous, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "You actually believe what someone says when they're drunk?" "You're a complete scumbag!" Chen Wan grabbed her bag and stormed out furiously. ...... That afternoon, an unexpected visitor arrived at Huayue Law Firm. The young receptionist didn't recognize Chen Wan and had no idea about the history between her and the boss. She courteously escorted the woman to the reception room and even brewed her a cup of tea. "Lawyer Ruan has court this afternoon." The young girl glanced down at her watch and said, "It should be over by now. He should be on his way back. Please wait a moment." Chen Wan was fairly polite, nodding gently and saying, "Okay, thank you." After the receptionist left, Chen Wan sat in the reception room and sent a photo of her pregnancy test report to Gu Zechuan's mother, Meng Yaqin. [Auntie, I'm pregnant. Zechuan says he doesn't want this child...] Meng Yaqin called back quickly. Chen Wan let the phone ring for a while before leisurely picking up. "Wanwan, are you really pregnant?" Meng Yaqin's voice was filled with surprise and anticipation. Chen Wan flicked her hair and silently curled a smile at the corner of her lips. Then, she put on a tearful voice and said, "Yes, Auntie Meng. I've been craving sour foods lately. They say sour means a boy and spicy means a girl, so the baby in my belly is very likely a little boy. But... but Zechuan doesn't want this baby... boohoo..." The moment Meng Yaqin heard that Chen Wan was really pregnant and it might be a boy, her eyes lit up with brilliance, and her voice trembled with excitement. "Wanwan, don't cry first. Don't worry, Auntie will make things right for you. Take good care of yourself and the baby. Auntie will come over to see you tonight." Chen Wan sniffled and said, "But what about Zechuan..." "Don't worry about Zechuan." Meng Yaqin said in a gentle tone. "I'm his mother. He has to listen to me. His father and I have been wanting a grandchild for a long time. As long as we say you can have this baby, you can have it." "Auntie, then I..." "You'll get everything you deserve. One of these days, Auntie will take you for a check-up, and then we'll discuss the two families meeting. Don't worry. Since you're carrying the bloodline of the Gu family, Auntie won't let you be wronged." The implication couldn't be clearer. Meng Yaqin was agreeing to let her marry into the Gu family. Chen Wan held the phone and smiled, but still replied in a tearful voice, "Auntie, you're so good to me." ...... When Chu Tang returned to the law firm and heard that a client was waiting, she went straight to the reception room. Opening the door and seeing Chen Wan sitting on the sofa, Chu Tang paused mid-step, her brows furrowing. "Chen Wan? What are you doing here?" Chen Wan lifted her chin slightly, meeting Ruan Chutang's gaze with a provocative look. "Ruan Chutang, I'm here today to tell you some good news." Chu Tang said nothing, frowning as she watched her, waiting for her to continue. "Of course, it's definitely good news for me." Chen Wan smiled. "But for you, it might not be." She handed the pregnancy test report to Ruan Chutang. Ruan Chutang took it and glanced at it, a flicker of mockery flashing through her eyes. "And here I thought it was something important. You're pregnant, huh." "It's Zechuan's child." Chen Wan smiled smugly. "Zechuan is very happy, and Aunt Meng and Uncle Gu already know too. We're currently discussing having both families meet to finalize the engagement. I'm really sorry, Ruan Chutang, but in the end, I'm the one marrying Zechuan. Poor you—you dated him for three years and ended up with nothing." Seeing Chen Wan's smug expression, Chu Tang understood—she was here to show off. "Chen Wan, did you forget something?" Chu Tang looked at her with amusement. "You spread rumors about me online and incited your followers to cyberbully me. The court has already accepted the case, and the hearing is in two weeks." "So what?" Chen Wan smiled. "I've looked it up—the law gives preferential treatment to pregnant women at the time of sentencing, so I'll get a lighter punishment. Besides, Zechuan definitely wouldn't bear to see me go to jail while pregnant. He'll find a way to get me out." Chu Tang gave a mocking smile. "Gu Zechuan can barely save himself. Does he have the spare energy to worry about you?" Chen Wan's expression shifted slightly. "What do you mean?" Chu Tang shrugged. "Why don't you go ask him yourself?" "You're just jealous that I'm carrying Zechuan's child and can marry into the Gu family, so you're saying this on purpose. Hah, Ruan Chutang, you just can't stand to see me happy." Chen Wan curled her lips into a smile again. "Unfortunately, I'm sorry to disappoint you—I'm about to marry into the Gu family." "Jealous of you?" Chu Tang looked as if she'd just heard the funniest joke in the world, unable to hold back a laugh. "Hahahahaha, are you still living in a dream?" Earlier, after Chu Tang learned that Gu Zechuan had secretly collaborated with Xu Jingxuan and deliberately called the police, nearly getting her killed by Fu Yuanzhou, she had used her connections to go after Gu Zechuan. Sun Licheng and Xu Jingxuan were in prison, Fu Yuanzhou's backing in Country A was about to collapse, and now that she was making a move on the Gu Corporation, no one could save him.