If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 790: Chapter 790: Bring up the Young Madam
 

“Achi, consider what I just said,” Zhou Ran implored. “And don’t forget, the child Xu Chaomu is carrying belongs to another man. Are you really going to be with Xu Chaomu and eventually hand over Shen Group to a child that shares no blood relation with you?”

Zhou Ran truly did not understand what Xu Chaomu used to bewitch Shen Chi into willingly raising another man’s child.

He is Shen Chi, after all, the CEO of Shen Group, the favored son of heaven!

So many women flocked to him, yet he desired only Xu Chaomu, pregnant with another’s child!

But after all was said, Shen Chi’s face showed no change.

He took yet another cigarette from his pocket and quietly lit it.

“Achi, I know that deep down you must care, no man could be indifferent to facing a child that isn’t his own. You might think it doesn’t matter now, but what about after the child is born? Do you think Xu Chaomu won’t let him find his real father?”

“Achi, when you face that child, will you still be as composed when he looks just like his biological father, not you?”

Zhou Ran continued to speak, watching Shen Chi’s expression, but despite her many words, he showed no reaction.

She had no idea just how deeply Shen Chi loved Xu Chaomu.

Just as Zhou Ran was about to speak again, Shen Chi turned his head, his gaze cold and icy.

He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, scrolled to a number, and said indifferently, “This is my friend’s number in Switzerland, he’s waiting for me to call back.”

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“Achi, you!” Zhou Ran was left helpless and in deep despair.

Despite all her words, Shen Chi remained unmoved, not in the slightest.

Instead, once the time came, he was going to send Cexian abroad!

In his current situation, Cexian stood no chance against Shen Chi.

Shen Chi continued, “Don’t worry, the place I’ve chosen has beautiful scenery, excellent medical facilities, and conditions. It’s just that the place is somewhat isolated, and sometimes, one might not even be able to make a phone call.”

His voice, low and slightly hoarse, carried an exceptional deterrence at this moment.

The whole hospital room was filled with oppression, the atmosphere plunging to freezing point.

Zhou Ran felt powerless, knowing she couldn’t persuade Shen Chi.

Once Shen Chi made up his mind about something, no one could change it. When time came, he would surely send Cexian away.

Silence, just silence.

The window was tinged with the scent of tobacco, the smoke swirling, and the evening breeze blew gently.

The hospital room was tense, Zhou Ran shook her head, realizing she couldn’t persuade Shen Chi any further.

She walked away in resignation, returning to sit down on the sofa.

She said nothing else, leaving the decision to Cexian.

If Shen Chi truly intended to send him to Switzerland, she would accompany him. But could Cexian, already old and frail, endure such an upheaval?

Silence, still a quiet silence.

The evening breeze blew through the window, bringing in the scent of the grass from below. In this season, the grass was somewhat withered and unappealing.

Shen Chi narrowed his eyes, gazing deeply into the distance.

Lights twinkled in the far-off darkness.

After finishing his second cigarette, Shen Chi looked at his wristwatch.

“Three more minutes.”

Cexian had been coughing ceaselessly, unable to speak, while Zhou Ran sat silently beside him.

Neither of them had any way to deal with Shen Chi.

Time ticked away, slipping by like running water.

Shen Chi closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.

His hands in his pockets, he silently basked in the autumn night, intoxicated by the autumn breeze. Tiny dust particles floated in the air, shimmering as light and shadow played.

With his eyes closed, Shen Chi’s features appeared as cold and sculpted as carved ice—calm, indifferent, unapproachable.

From Cexian’s point of view, Shen Chi looked like a silent statue, immobile yet exuding an air of authority.

Just as the ten-minute deadline was about to expire, Cexian closed his eyes and let out a deep, long sigh.

“Aran, bring me the authorization document,” he rasped as if the string of a musical instrument had been plucked, the sound slow to arrive and echoing long in the quiet space.

Zhou Ran lifted her head, glancing at Cexian.

Cexian too had closed his eyes, not speaking further.

His heartbeat was still rapid, but after the words were spoken, it gradually slowed to normal.

Shen Chi opened his eyes and looked at his wristwatch—right on time.

He turned his head, surveying the hospital room with imperious disdain.

Against the ink-black night as backdrop, his silhouette stretched long and foreboding. His tall figure was even more pronounced in the shadows, exuding a chilling resoluteness.

He gazed over everything in the hospital room, motionless and expressionless.

Zhou Ran said nothing, aware that Cexian had no other choice.

Cexian could not possibly give up everything domestically to go to a place in Switzerland where information was scarce.

But it wasn’t up to Cexian to decide.

The power lay with Shen Chi, who was not to be second-guessed!

Thus, Shen Chi’s visit tonight was not for negotiation, but with a determined intent.

Zhou Ran nodded at Cexian, stood up, and opened a cabinet in the hospital room.

There was a small safe inside the cabinet; such a crucial document as the authorization for the group had always been carried by Cexian.

Zhou Ran knew the combination to the safe and had the key. She knew that once she took out the authorization document, everything would come to an end.

At that moment, Shen Chi picked up his mobile phone and made a call.

“Fourth Master.”

“Go downstairs, bring Grandmother Fourth Master up.”

“Yes, Fourth Master.”

The person outside hurried downstairs upon receiving Shen Chi’s call; they always followed his instructions to the letter.

When he went downstairs, he saw Shen Chi’s car parked outside, its windows shut, the light off.

The bodyguard approached and tapped on the car window.

Xu Chaomu in the car had indeed dozed off, unaware of Shen Chi’s actions, and had inadvertently fallen asleep.

In such a season, with darkness all around, it was easy to succumb to sleep.

Thus, when the bodyguard gently tapped the window, Xu Chaomu did not stir.

Resting her head against the window, she slept on.

The bodyguard had no choice but to knock again, this time a bit harder.

However, this time, Xu Chaomu heard it, smacked her lips, and opened her eyes groggily.

By the streetlights outside, she saw a man in black formal attire.

Having been through much, she remained on guard.

She lowered the window slightly and asked, “Who are you?”

The well-trained bodyguard replied respectfully, “Fourth Master’s wife, the Fourth Master has sent me to take you upstairs.”

Xu Chaomu blinked, upstairs? For what?

“You’re one of Shen Chi’s people?” Xu Chaomu asked.

After all, she thought Shen Chi’s men looked similar to Cexian’s.

“Yes.”

“Wait a moment, let me call Shen Chi,” Xu Chaomu had learned to be cautious and, saying that, she took out her phone.