Chapter 1982: 1982

Shen Luo’an fell silent at Shen Manting’s retort .

But he couldn’t help taking another glance at her .

“What did the doctor say to you?”

“Nothing . ” Shen Manting kept eating . “All he said was that my mood was unstable, or something along that line . What else could he have said?”

She appeared exceptionally calm, as if she was describing something insignificant .

Aunt Lin couldn’t help turning to glance at her .

Shen Luo’an seemed unhappy, but he held back his temper .

They remained silent . No one spoke again .

After supper, Shen Manting went back to her room .

She locked the door without even first carrying the infant . Nobody knew what she was up to inside .

Aunt Lin, still holding the infant in her arms, felt something was amiss . She sat down in front of Shen Luo’an and said, “Manting has been acting strangely today . ”

Shen Luo’an thought something was wrong too . He glanced at the tiny infant in Aunt Lin’s arms and replied, “Perhaps she’s in a bad mood . I’ll check on her later . ”

“Is she planning to run away? She’s been acting really strange today, all day . ” Aunt Lin’s gaze was fixed on the door of the room . She couldn’t help recalling the image of Shen Manting escaping through the window .

Shen Luo’an thought nothing of it . He smiled and looked at the infant . “Don’t worry, she won’t give up on Little Moon . ”

Aunt Lin glanced at the baby, too .

She nodded and said, “You’re right . The baby still has to be breast-fed . She wouldn’t have the heart to leave him behind . ”

However, Shen Manting stayed inside the room for a long time .

The infant fell asleep, then woke up crying .

Aunt Lin noticed that he had soiled his diaper .

“Bring me a clean diaper,” she commanded, before whispering, “Go check on Manting . Don’t let her become ill from staying cooped up inside the room for too long . ”

Shen Luo’an obeyed and found the key to the room easily .

However, he felt a strong resistance against the door .

As though something was blocking the door .

He pushed the door open with a forceful heave . To his surprise, he found the room empty .

Gusts of wind swept in from outside the window and lashed across Shen Luo’an .

Whoosh .

The wind was so strong that the objects in the room were blown askew .

The bed was left in a mess . The lights were dimmed .

Shen Luo’an immediately felt something was wrong . He quickly turned on the light .

The room was illuminated .

But no one was in the room .

The wardrobe and the window were thrown open – telling indicators of Shen Manting’s whereabouts .

Aunt Lin had never expected that Shen Manting would leave without her baby .

Stunned, she looked at Shen Luo’an in a completely different light now . She didn’t believe it before, but now…

So they were really brother and sister?

Shen Manting didn’t go far .

Firstly, she was a bit hesitant . Secondly, the motive of her departure was too obvious .

Since she had made up her mind to leave, she would leave nothing behind .

She didn’t want to endure a life of inhumane abuse and the demoralizing humiliation of depending on others for her livelihood .

She would support herself, even if she had to live alone .

As for the child…

Since the Shen family wanted him so badly, they wouldn’t mistreat him .

Shen Manting laid herself down on the bed in the room of an inn and closed her eyes .

Before she knew it, she was fast asleep . But she was soon awakened by the swelling in her breasts .

Shen Manting frowned upon noticing her blouse was damp . She lifted it and took a look at her red and swollen breasts .

They felt hard like stones to the touch .

There was white discharge flowing out . Her swollen, sore breasts were a disturbing sight .

She glanced at the time – it was morning already .

She realized she hadn’t fed her baby all night .

She sniffled at the unsettling thought .

Her tears fell uncontrollably .