Chapter 447: Chapter 458: Cheng Ying, Come at Me Directly!
Knowing full well that Cheng Ying despised her to the core, that she must have had ulterior motives for making her come alone to Seaside, Lin Yixun still couldn’t risk the life of her child. She had no choice but to comply with Cheng Ying’s demands and come to Seaside alone.
Seaside was a famous spot in T City, backed by mountains on one side and facing the ocean on the other. Though it was said to be backed by mountains, in reality, it was an enormous reef. One end of the reef seemed cleaved by a supernatural force, forming a thousand-foot-high cliff with the turbulent sea below.
Every time the tide rose, the waves were especially grand, creating a mesmerizing spectacle that attracted many visitors daily.
To facilitate visitor access, the government of T City had built a viewing platform here. Later, railings were added around it due to past incidents of tourists falling off the cliff while watching the waves.
When Lin Yixun arrived at the platform, it was nearly midnight. She looked around and saw that aside from the dim streetlights, there was no one else around.
Could it be that Cheng Ying had left?
No, impossible. She had to be nearby, watching from some corner.
"Cheng Ying, I’m here, come out!"
But Lin Yixun waited for a while and still saw no sign of Cheng Ying.
Impatience rising, Lin Yixun shouted at the empty air, "Cheng Ying, I’m standing right here! Don’t you hate me to the bones? Wished for my dire end? So why aren’t you coming out now, turning into a coward instead!"
But besides the howling sea wind, the surroundings remained empty, not a single figure in sight.
Lin Yixun looked around in bewilderment, her heart sinking into despair. Had Cheng Ying not come? Or perhaps the child wasn’t in her hands, and she had called just to mess with her?
In agony, Lin Yixun covered her face and sat heavily on the ground. Where exactly was her child?
Just when Lin Yixun was sinking into utter despair, a sudden footstep broke the silence.
Lin Yixun, like a startled bird, jerked her head up to see Cheng Ying standing ten meters away, a swaddled baby in her arms.
A mother’s instinct needs no words; just one look and Lin Yixun knew it was her child.
"Give me back my child!" Without thinking, Lin Yixun rushed at Cheng Ying, trying to snatch her baby away.
But as soon as her hands touched the baby’s blanket, two burly men grabbed and restrained her.
Lin Yixun fought desperately to free herself, but how could a postpartum woman stand a chance against two strong men?
She felt as helpless as a fish laid on the chopping board, completely at Cheng Ying’s mercy.
This overwhelming power thrilled Cheng Ying. She had been dreaming of this day for months.
Perhaps a mother’s bond, at this moment the baby in Cheng Ying’s arms suddenly began to cry.
The baby’s cries tore at Lin Yixun’s heart. She had forgotten her own situation, eyes fixed on the baby so close to her.
A thousand anxious thoughts crossed her mind: Was the baby hungry? Unwell?
"Baby, don’t cry, be good..." Cheng Ying gently patted the baby, showing surprisingly great patience and tenderness, as if the baby were her own flesh and blood.
No matter how tender Cheng Ying’s gaze, in Lin Yixun’s eyes it appeared dangerous, making her heart race in fear that Cheng Ying might harm the baby the very next moment.
"Cheng Ying, give me back my child!" Lin Yixun screamed.
At her shout, Cheng Ying’s beautiful face twisted with displeasure. She lifted her gaze and coldly remarked, "Lin Yixun, you may not be likable, but this child you bore is rather adorable. Look at these eyebrows, this mouth, this nose—how much they resemble Yixiu. Except..."
Cheng Ying’s smile turned sinister. "Except the eyes; they look like yours, and they’re just... an eyesore!"
Her voice, though gentle, felt like sharp knives in Lin Yixun’s ears, making every hair on her body stand on end. She was terrified that Cheng Ying would harm her child the very next moment.
"Cheng Ying, I know you hate me. Whatever grudges you have, come at me, but don’t hurt the child!"
"Hurt the child?" Cheng Ying smiled suddenly. "Why would I hurt her?"
She seemed to recall something, a flash of profound pain crossing her eyes. "Lin Yixun, did you know, six years ago, I also had a child."
This revelation shocked Lin Yixun to her core. Cheng Ying had a child? Then, who was the father...
"Are you curious who the father was? Do you think you know the answer?"
"Was it Leng Yixiu’s child?" Lin Yixun asked in a trembling voice.
"Even you think so, no wonder Yixiu..." All the warmth drained from Cheng Ying’s expression, leaving only endless sorrow. "I wished, I dreamed every night that child was Yixiu’s. But as fate would have it, the child wasn’t."
So the child wasn’t Leng Yixiu’s?
This revelation took Lin Yixun by surprise. She never expected this outcome. But if Cheng Ying loved Leng Yixiu so much, how could she have another man’s child?
Memories flashed through Cheng Ying’s mind like a slideshow. Her gaze on Lin Yixun turned venomous, "Lin Yixun, do you know why I ended up like this? It’s all because of you!"
"....." Lin Yixun looked at her in confusion.
"You think I’ve wronged you? That all these years, it is I who have schemed against you, yet now I’m playing the victim, biting you back?"
"Isn’t that how it is?"
A cold smile crossed Lin Yixun’s face. This woman had indirectly caused her parents’ death, yet now acted like a victim. Wasn’t it laughable?
"I knew you would think that. Fine, today I’ll lay it all out. Who truly owes whom between us!" Cheng Ying paused, "Do you know what your dear father did for you back then?"
"I don’t understand what you mean!"
"Oh, you don’t understand, or pretend not to? Alright, since you don’t understand, let me explain. Once, Leng’s was a major corporation in A City. So why did it come to the brink of bankruptcy in just a few months? Haven’t you ever wondered?"