Chapter 1964: 1964

Shen Manting froze, and she turned her head around to take a look .

Shen Luo’an was all dusty, and it was obvious that he’d just come home from being outside . His eyes were slightly red .

He stood outside the room and looked in through the gap in the door, which had been left ajar .

Her heart jolted when she saw him, and she reached out her hand to close the door all the way .

But Shen Luo’an quickly stopped the door from being closed before turning his body sideways to squeeze in .

After he came inside, Shen Manting immediately caught a whiff of alcohol off him, and the smell raised the alarm bells in her head .

Shocked, she held the baby and backed away, alert . “You drank?” she asked .

Shen Luo’an narrowed his eyes and appeared slightly sluggish .

He watched her with bloodshot eyes, and there was an indescribable, deep look in his eyes .

Shen Manting felt increasingly uneasy, and she took another step back . “Move aside . The baby’s still here!”

When Shen Luo’an heard this, he seemed to sober up slightly, because he took a step back .

He then took off his jacket and hung it up .

After that, he slowly walked over to her .

Shen Manting felt alarmed, and before she realized it, she had backed into a corner of the room .

“What are you afraid of?” Shen Luo’an lowered his bloodshot eyes slightly and looked at her . “I won’t eat you . ”

Shen Manting looked at him and began to frown .

“Which ‘Yue’ and which ‘Xiao’ is it?”

Shen Manting was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t manage to react .

“Didn’t you name the child already?”

After a moment of silence, Shen Manting replied calmly, “Yes . ‘Yue’ as in ‘to surpass,’ and ‘Xiao’ as in ‘a hero . ‘”

“A hero?” Shen Luo’an suddenly laughed .

Shen Manting found his laughter random, and she couldn’t at all understand what he was laughing about .

“That name’s too fierce . It would be best to change it to a different one . ”

“Fierce?”

“Yes,” Shen Luo’an replied . His gaze shifted to the baby in Shen Manting’s arms . “I asked my grandmother to read his fortune . This baby is ill-fated . ”

When Shen Manting heard this, she was shocked for a moment, but her shock quickly turned into rage, and she said, “You’re the one who’s ill-fated!”

Shen Luo’an took one glance at her face and said in a low voice, “I don’t believe it either, but Grandmother said his health might not be too good . If he follows you, he might die a premature death . ”

“Nonsense!” Shen Manting was furious . “Don’t think of fooling me . If you want this child that badly, you should’ve cooked up a better excuse!”

Shen Luo’an’s expression darkened, and he said, “If I wanted the child, I could just snatch him away, and there’d be nothing that you could do about it . ”

Shen Manting stopped speaking and clenched her teeth in silence .

“Look at you now . You have neither money nor power . All you have is a decent-looking face, but you’ve ruined that now . ” He looked at her and asked disdainfully, “What do you have to fight against me? Take a look at yourself in the mirror . Now, you’re not even pretty enough to sell your own body . ”

Shen Luo’an’s words were too honest and direct .

They stabbed Shen Manting’s heart, and her face instantly turned pale .

“What? You can’t take it?” Shen Luo’an looked at her and laughed mockingly . “It’s the honest truth . Don’t think too highly of yourself . If it wasn’t because I genuinely wanted to take you home, do you honestly think that I would enjoy wasting my time with you like this?”

“Definitely . ” In her heart, she knew this better than anyone else .

Everything Shen Luo’an said was the truth .

However, he sounded as if he were a humiliated beggar who had nothing to his name .

Shen Manting gritted her teeth and smirked coldly . “So you’re becoming angry now because you can’t take it anymore?” she asked .

The smile disappeared from Shen Luo’an’s face, and his expression darkened .

He clenched his teeth and laughed coldly . “Look who’s talking . ”

“Haha . ” Shen Manting gave a cold sneer, but she didn’t speak .

Shen Luo’an’s expression turned even uglier, and he suddenly reached out his hand and pinched her jaw .