"Qianxun must be dating someone. I saw her whispering into her phone at lunch, and she looked so sweet."
"Right? She worked so hard this afternoon, probably just to finish her tasks early, skip over time, and go on a date with her boyfriend?"
"Well, all of you must be geniuses. Yes, Iâm going on a date." Eleven placed no further effort to hide it.
She was twenty minutes away from the end of the workday. Following that, she would finally be able to meet Gu Liancheng. This thought made her work feel meaningful, as she would be able to meet the person she wanted to see after finishing her tasks.
When asked about her boyfriendâs appearance, Eleven said: Handsome, tall, and wealthy. In short, a man of high socioeconomic status.
Someone from another department passed by and told Eleven that she had a package to sign for. Eleven went out to see it and ran into Lin Qiang and Shang Muxue, who were chatting happily. All three of them stopped in their tracks upon eye contact.
Eleven actually didnât want to conflict with them, but Shang Muxue walked up to her on purpose and said, "Eleven, Iâm sorry. I looked over the guest list and realized that we forgot to invite you to our engagement party. You wonât mind it, right?"
"Not at all, as long as youâre happy."
Shang Muxue wanted to rile her up, but she wasnât getting the intended reaction.
"I guess my Mom didnât invite you because she didnât want to make you uncomfortable seeing us get engaged. After all, she is your biological mother. She still considers your feelings."
Her mentioning the engagement was tolerable for Eleven.
But when she mentioned her mother, Eleven could no longer suppress the anger inside her.
Eleven was standing there, feeling the rage rising from her chest.
People inside began to peek out, crowding closer to eavesdrop on the ongoing situation.
"If you came to gloat today, you have succeeded," Eleven suppressed her anger, "Miss Shang, may I leave now?"
Shang Muxue was taken aback by Elevenâs formidable restraint and had no words for her.
Eleven didnât bother with them anymore and left hastily.
Watching Elevenâs retreating figure, Shang Muxueâs eyes were filled with resentment, "Cousin, do you know that sheâs pregnant?"
"What?" Lin Qiang thought she misheard, "Her?"
"If I hadnât seen her at the hospital that day..." She was almost two months pregnant!
Upon learning this, Shang Muxue wasnât feeling well.
"This child... thereâs a very high chance itâs Brother Lianchengâs... but I can say for certain that Brother Liancheng doesnât know about her pregnancy, otherwise he would not have divorced her so easily..."
As they were already divorced, Shang Muxue felt there was no harm in letting Lin Qiang know. She proceeded to reveal their relationship, leaving Lin Qiang in surprise.
"Little Snow... are you thinking..." Lin Qiang saw through her plan.
"I donât have a choice! Keeping her around is a disaster! And the child in her belly is an even greater one!" Shang Muxue exclaimed anxiously, "Think about it, what would happen if Brother Liancheng finds out about her pregnancy?"
She didnât even know if their engagement could still go ahead smoothly.
"How can this woman get pregnant so easily?! Two wasnât enough for her, so she needs to have another one?!" She gnashed her teeth in fury, "And what is she thinking? Sheâs already divorced, so why keep the child? If she didnât still harbor feelings for Brother Liancheng, she would have gotten rid of the child!"