Chapter 1979: 1979

Shen Luo’an left all of a sudden .

Shen Manting didn’t come back to her senses for a while .

“…Manting?” Aunt Lin asked tentatively .

She entered the ward with a thermal container, looked around, and asked, “Where’s Mr . Shen?”

“I don’t know . ” Shen Manting leaned against the edge of the bed . “I’m a bit hungry . ”

“Ah, here’s your meal . ”

Aunt Lin set down the thermal container and poured some soup into the lid . She said, “I started brewing the herbal tonic early in the morning . The herbs and meat chunks have settled at the bottom . I’ll scoop them up for you after you drink the soup . ”

Shen Manting looked at the bowl of ginseng chicken soup in her hands and paused for a long time before taking a sip .

“Pardon my speaking up, but it’s not easy living together as a married couple . Both of you shouldn’t quarrel, even if it’s for the child’s sake,” advised Aunt Lin out of concern . “When the child grows up, both of you will realize that things will pass with a little patience and tolerance . Mr . Shen has a bad temper, but just bear with him . Actually, he’s rather kind at heart and very concerned about you . Maybe he isn’t any good in saying something nice . ”

Shen Manting listened to her in silence .

“Manting, the baby is still so young and needs the care of his parents . As his mother, you shouldn’t quarrel with the father in front of him, let alone start a fight . ”

Shen Manting suddenly felt a wave of sadness surge within her .

She couldn’t hold back her tears anymore; she let them trickle down her face .

Her tears fell into the bowl . She let out a laugh .

“So you think I’m the one causing trouble, don’t you?”

Shen Manting’s tone was not very pleasant . She was smiling, but her expression looked so contorted that she would have been better off crying .

Aunt Lin was at a loss for words . After a while, she said, “That’s not what I meant, but I don’t think Mr . Shen would be so enraged for no reason . Perhaps something you said offended him . ”

She felt that Shen Luo’an was a decent person .

But Shen Manting would be terrified out of her wits whenever she saw him .

Sometimes she avoided him as if he were a snake; at other times, she was perfectly comfortable with his presence .

However, the relationship between them was never intimate .

Manting was evidently afraid of him .

But Aunt Lin observed that Shen Luo’an seemed to treat Manting well .

To be fair, Shen Luo’an had no other character flaws except his occasional bad temper .

Shen Manting felt that the situation was taking an even more ridiculous turn .

But she couldn’t bring herself to smile .

Now even an outsider thought she was the one at fault .

And Shen Luo’an always managed to find a justification for his deeds – he was angry for a reason, he hit people for a reason, he humiliated her for a reason .

Just because he was rich?

Because he’s an employer?

Shen Manting looked down at the bowl of chicken soup in her hand . Then, she raised it to her mouth and downed it in a single gulp .

She returned the bowl to Aunt Lin and said, “If I have no choice but to part ways with him, do you think I can afford to raise the baby?”

Aunt Lin was shocked .

What was she thinking? Did she want to divorce him?

Aunt Lin’s heart was pounding . She contemplated for a moment and said cautiously, “I think you should raise your child with your husband . The baby needs a family . He shouldn’t be deprived of either a father or a mother . ”

“I can’t live with him . ” Shen Manting stared at Aunt Lin . “He’s my brother . ”

Aunt Lin gasped when she heard the revelation .

She stared at her in sheer disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost .

Aunt Lin stared straight into Manting’s eyes, trying to find any sign that she was joking .

But there were none…

None at all!

Shen Manting was serious . When she saw the expression on Aunt Lin’s face, she felt that Aunt Lin shared her hatred .

“Hard to believe, isn’t it?” Shen Manting mocked . “We both have the same surname, Shen . Haven’t you ever questioned it?”