Chapter 398 Sharing Feelings with My Boyfriend and Best Buddy (32/2)

He glanced down at her, his Adam's apple bobbing heavily. He raised his hand to press it down, pulled out a few tissues to wipe his face, took a deep breath, wrapped Yuan Jiang tightly in his clothes, and then carried her out of the garage.

Back in the master bedroom, Zhou Jingxing first took her to the bathroom to clean up and change into a new nightgown before taking a cold shower himself. Then, he took out his phone, glanced at the video sent by the bodyguard, and his eyes darkened.

An hour later, he came out of the bathroom. Yuan Jiang was already asleep in the big bed. She had been frightened and exhausted today.

Zhou Jingxing smiled silently, lifted the blanket, hugged her, nestled his head against her soft neck, and let out a satisfied sigh.

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Shen Yanyu died, and the Shen family also collapsed. News of various arrears in worker compensation, tax evasion, and shoddy construction was exposed overnight. Shen's father, who once stood firm in City A and considered himself to be part of high society, committed suicide by jumping off a building, and Shen's mother absconded abroad with the money. The Shen family's main house was also auctioned off by the court.

Shen Handu stood bewildered outside the mansion where he had lived for more than twenty years. The once glorious scene was gone, the servants had all been dismissed, his family was ruined, and he couldn't even take out a thousand yuan from his pocket.

How did he end up like this?

Because of his loss of power, the wealthy young men who used to fawn over Shen Han Du have all turned their backs on him and become contemptuous, not even bothering to give him a second glance, as if they were afraid of attracting some kind of evil spirit. Even Xie Cun, whom he looked down upon, dared to step on his head and slap him in the face.

"If Brother Jingxing hadn't told me, I would still be naively thinking that you and I are brothers! Shen Handu, you pretend to be on good terms with me and say you want to help my family move forward, but in reality you're secretly setting a trap for me, trying to take a piece of my family's business!" Xie Cun stared coldly at the dazed Shen Handu, a mocking smile curving his lips. He clicked his tongue and raised his chin disdainfully, saying, "No wonder Yuan Jiang doesn't want a hypocritical and disgusting man like you!"

"Pooh!"

Xie Cun was furious, angry at himself for misjudging people and almost causing the ruin of his entire family. He had spread the news about this incident among his circle, and soon all the wealthy young men knew about Shen Handu's insidious scheme, inevitably leading to more open and covert mockery of him.

Because of the exclusion from high society, even if Shen Handu wanted to find a job and start over, no company would hire him. He could only find jobs that didn't require an ID card to earn money.

That day, Jiang Mianmian, heavily pregnant, went to find Shen Handu: "Shen Handu, I'm pregnant."

"Was it...that night that you got pregnant?" A bitter taste filled Shen Handu's mouth as he looked at Jiang Mianmian's swollen belly with complicated emotions.

In his current state, he is simply not capable of being a father, much less shouldering that responsibility.

"Mmm." Jiang Mianmian gently stroked her belly and said slowly, "I waited for you at home for a long time. I thought you would take responsibility for me. Instead of your marriage proposal, I received the news that your family went bankrupt."

“Shen Handu, nobody in this industry respects you now.”

Shen Handu looked at the woman he had once despised, his eyelashes trembled, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. He wondered wildly if Jiang Mianmian wanted to marry him. But the only woman he truly loved was Yuan Jiang. However, he also understood that he had no choice now.

It's quite possible that the child in Jiang Mianmian's belly is his only child.

Ever since the homeless man used his connections to get him in the door, he has lost his dignity as a man and can no longer... get up.

Even if he didn't love Jiang Mianmian, he couldn't let the Shen family line die out. Thinking of this, Shen Handu forced a smile: "Mianmian, since we already have a child..."

He was interrupted by Jiang Mianmian's cold and ruthless words halfway through his sentence: "Don't even think about it."

"What?" Shen Handu was stunned.

"I thought I loved you because you were the future heir of the Shen family. Now, you are no longer worthy of me." Jiang Mianmian's eyes were calm: "I will give birth to this child, but he will bear the surname Jiang, not Shen!"

Finally, Jiang Mianmian mercifully gave Shen Handu 10,000 yuan and got into her luxury car and left.

Chen Handu clutched a wad of cash in his hand, stunned for a long while. Suddenly, as if all his strength had been drained, he collapsed to the ground, laughing and crying at the same time. They say that the spirit of youth is irreplaceable, and he was completely devastated. He wanted to commit suicide but didn't dare, becoming a homeless person in the slums, and finally froze to death in the winter...