Dislike Me

In the cold hallway of the private hospital, the air was filled with the faint scent of disinfectant. It was quiet here, so quiet that only a single person's footsteps could be heard.

At the door of a consultation room not far away, a nurse standing to the side slowly opened the door.

"Hello, Ms. Chen." The doctor inside stood up and greeted her warmly.

"Hello, Doctor." The patient being received was, of course, Chen Qin. Dressed in a plain white dress, she sat down and immediately asked about her condition, "Um, about my medical checkup report..."

Hearing Chen Qin's question, the doctor pulled out a file from the side. A look of hesitation crossed her face, but she still said, "Ms. Chen, with your current condition, it is indeed very difficult for you to conceive."

This simple sentence plunged the consultation room into silence. Chen Qin sat there, stunned for quite a while.

As if forcing herself to calm down, she let out a silent sigh and reached up to pinch the bridge of her nose. Even when her company had faced major crises in the past, she had never felt as panicked as she did in this moment. She could only take deep breaths to steady her emotions.

She and Ye Shuang had never used contraception, so after such a long time had passed, Chen Qin kept wondering if something was wrong. Out of concern, she had come in for a comprehensive checkup, never expecting this kind of result.

It really was true that the more you feared something, the more likely it was to happen.

"Very difficult... does that mean there's still a chance?" Chen Qin had to ask, since the doctor hadn't completely ruled it out.

The doctor looked left and right, then finally asked, "Um, Ms. Chen, did your husband come here with you?"

"He..." Chen Qin paused, shaking her head with a bitter smile. "He didn't come."

"If it's natural conception, it will be quite difficult," the doctor could only continue.

"Aren't there artificial methods? Like IVF or something?" Chen Qin asked. She didn't know much about this area and could only tentatively inquire.

"The issue is with your uterus, so..." The doctor paused, but then added, "Ms. Chen, let me prescribe some medication to help regulate your body first. Please remember not to overwork yourself, and maintaining a positive mindset is also extremely important."

"There is actually still a chance."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor."

After picking up her medication, Chen Qin returned to her car. Looking at the report in her hands, she rubbed her forehead in distress.

Letting out a deep breath, Chen Qin closed her eyes and began to think.

"President Chen, should we drive?" the driver asked.

"Let me have some quiet time first," Chen Qin said softly, slowly opening her eyes to stare blankly at the roof of the car.

"Understood."

Chen Qin sat in the car thinking for quite a while. She took out her phone, intending to call Ye Shuang, but as her eyes fell on the call button, she simply couldn't bring herself to press it.

In the end, Chen Qin still made the call.

But in the very next second, her heart skipped a beat.

Ah Ye... will he not love me anymore?

She immediately hung up the phone.

Chen Qin's fingers gripped the report tightly. Her fingers had even started to turn cold, and this chill seemed to spread from her fingertips to her entire body, making her feel as miserable as if she had plunged into an ice cellar.

"Let's head back to the company first," Chen Qin finally said.

"Right away, President Chen."

The car slowly started and drove in the direction of the corporate group—

...

...

"Hm?"

Ye Shuang, who was still handling affairs in his office, glanced at his phone and noticed that Chen Qin had called him.

But then she hung up on her own.

Seeing this, Ye Shuang sent her a message.

Ye Shuang: What's up?

Chen Qin: Pressed the wrong button.

Chen Qin: Yi Er Bubu sorry.jpg

"How do you even press the wrong button for that?" Ye Shuang couldn't help but chuckle.

Ye Shuang: Are you back at the company yet?

Chen Qin: On my way.

Ye Shuang put his phone down to continue working, deciding to go find Chen Qin later during the lunch break.

"Here, the documents."

A voice came from beside him as An Shiyu handed over a file.

"Thanks." As Ye Shuang took the file, his gaze fell on the young girl. Perhaps noticing his look, An Shiyu maintained an expressionless face.

"What are you looking at?"

As she spoke, she subconsciously touched the brim of her hat.

"Hmm... have you taken a liking to wearing hats lately?" Ye Shuang asked curiously.

"Something like that." An Shiyu looked away.

Today, she was wearing a baseball jacket paired with a skirt, and even sported a baseball cap. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was off to play baseball.

However, not many people in the country were actually fond of baseball as a sport; at most, they liked using baseball bats to hit people.

"She does like hats," An Shiyi chimed in from the side, adding another sentence, "She likes green ones."

The next second, a blue folder flew over, which An Shiyi dodged by tilting her head.

"Weak," An Shiyi taunted, dodging another flying signature pen. The pen whizzed past and embedded itself directly into the money tree behind her, quivering slightly.

An Shiyu: "..."

An Shiyi crossed her arms. "Oh?"

An Shiyu patted her skirt and pulled a gun out of her pocket.

An Shiyi: "?"

"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat—" Rubber bullets poured out. An Shiyi grabbed a nearby folder to use as a shield, resulting in all the rubber bullets ricocheting right into Ye Shuang's face.

"W-Wait a minute?!"

The chaotic scene finally ended with Ye Shuang throwing both troublemakers out of the office.

"It's all your fault," An Shiyu said, sporting dot-like eyes.

"Blame me, I guess," An Shiyi shrugged with her hands out.

...

During the lunch break, Ye Shuang briefly tidied up the office that the two girls had messed up, then headed to the cafeteria to meet Chen Qin.

"Ah Ye." Chen Qin was currently talking to her assistant, Kou Kou, about something. Seeing Ye Shuang, she smiled faintly, but a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face.

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?" Ye Shuang keenly noticed this. He first signaled for Kou Kou to go eat, then asked her.

"How did you know?"

"Don't I know you by now? When you're in a bad mood or have something on your mind, you always blink rapidly while talking." Sitting down, Ye Shuang continued, "Is it a work problem? Do you need my help?"

"For now, I don't need it." Recalling what had happened that morning, Chen Qin looked at her restless fingers, her eyes beginning to flicker.

"Ah Ye, do you like babies?"

"Why do you suddenly ask that?"

"..." Chen Qin played with her fingers and then asked tentatively, "When Uncle Ye was still around, did he ever tell you how many babies he wanted you to have in the future?"

"Hm?" Ye Shuang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I think he did mention it? Probably have one or two."

Then he smiled. "What's wrong? Weren't you planning to birth a whole football team? Getting scared now?"

Chen Qin's face stiffened.

Suddenly, her heart felt a pang of pain.

Ah Ye...

How am I supposed to tell you?