A different kind of chilliness gathered around his quiet eyes.

Secretary Wang could sense something was not right, so he quickly left the room.

After having experienced so many gentle moments with him before, this sharp contrast of coldness broke her heart.

"Yifeng, how can you do this to me? As much as you may hate me, that's our son! Are you trying to tell everyone that you don't care about your own son?" Xi Xinyi raised her head and looked at Han Yifeng as she bit her lip. She contained herself and tried her best to not let her tears fall.

Han Yifeng would definitely be in pain to see her like this had it been in the past. He would surely have held her in his arms and comforted her.

However, these moments belonged only in the past. All the damages had erased everything, including Han Yifeng's feelings. He could not love her anymore and was struggling to face her. He did not want to see her at all, not one bit, because he could feel a burning in his chest whenever he saw her.

"I'm tired. Why don't you just tell me what you want? What can I do to make you let go of me? You know that we can't turn back time. Since we can't go back to the past, why are you doing this? We can't redo this anymore. Do you intend for us to follow your parents' footsteps?" Han Yifeng took a deep breath as he tried to calm himself down.

"We won't become like our parents because we're truly in love. You gave Xi Xiaye up for me. You abandoned everything and went abroad with me. It's impossible that you've lost all your feelings for me. I'm still deeply in love with you right now. If you're willing to let go and forget about the unhappy past, we can still be like before! Trust me, Yifeng, we even have a child now! Yes, I admit that I'm at fault. I was selfish and wasn't considerate about you. I was too narrow-minded and made many mistakes. I'll change! I'll change it all!"

Xi Xinyi took a deep breath and grabbed Han Yifeng's arm as if she was grabbing onto her last strand of hope. She forced her tears back as her eyes reddened. "Why don't you tell me what you want me to change? I'll change anything you want. If you intend to, I'll go to the entrance of Glory World Corporation tomorrow and apologize to Xi Xiaye. I'll love you and care for you even more, okay? I've lost my home. I've lost everything... You and our son are the only things left for me... I've thought through it. I'm not going to be jealous or hate Xi Xiaye anymore. I don't wish for much. I just want the three of us to live on as a happy family. Can you please give me a chance?"

Xi Xinyi's tone sounded genuine while her eyes begged him and her hands clamped onto his arms as if she feared that he might flee.

Han Yifeng looked at the pitiful Xi Xinyi. He did not feel any pain. Instead, he felt a little sentimental. He closed his eyes and calmed down before he gazed outside at the rain and put on a bitter smile. "I can't give you any more chances, Xinyi... I don't want my heart to die. We shared a past, but we can't get ahold of the present. There's no future for us. Let's get divorced. If you want, I can transfer half of the Han Corporation stock under my name to our child. I'll also give you some money, and you can come and visit the child anytime you want. I won't sever your relationship with the child. You had a promise with my grandfather, and he forced me to sign my name on the marriage contract. If you're still unhappy with these arrangements, I'll settle our matters through legal procedures since I suppose my chance of winning is huge."

Although she had given birth, Han Yifeng did not care much now. Most people already knew their relationship was on the edge, and he was not planning to hide it.

Xi Xinyi's eyes widened as she looked at Han Yifeng and shook her head. "Impossible... Impossible! You can't do this to me!"

"I remember telling you before that I'll be sure to divorce you! I can't accept my partner as a cunning, wicked person!"

Han Yifeng wanted to shake her off, but Xi Xinyi's grip became even tighter. She grabbed Han Yifeng's hand as she knelt on the staircase and sobbed. "No, Yifeng... Please! I'm sorry. Please don't divorce me. You can't leave me. I can't live in a world without you! I'm in pain, Yifeng... Haven't you seen how hard I've been working?"

"Let go, Xinyi!"

She almost tore Han Yifeng's sleeve as he tried to drag her hands away.

"No! I won't! If you let go, I... I'll lose you forever. How can I give up on the love of my life? Yifeng, I can't go on without you, so, please... I beg you. Please forgive me. Give me a chance and I'll listen to you, okay?"

Han Yifeng paused. His eyes darkened as he looked down at Xi Xinyi who was a mess now and his hand stopped.

"I love you, Yifeng! Let me love you. Let me protect you. I just want to be together with you. We..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Han Yifeng's eyes returned to normal and he dragged her hands away.

"No, Yifeng, don't do this to me..." Xi Xinyi tried to grab at his sleeve again.

"That's enough, Xinyi! If we continue like this, I'll be sure to go mad! Once something is lost, it can never return again. We can't do this! Just when are you going to wake up? Don't make me hate you! I'll ask my lawyer to prepare a divorce contract. If you're not going to sign it, I'll go through the legal procedures!" Han Yifeng glanced at Xi Xinyi coldly. He lost his mood of heading into the study room anymore, so he spun around and headed into the rain.

Meanwhile, Xi Xinyi cried on the cold staircase.

"Don't go! Yifeng! Yifeng! Please don't go..."

No matter how Xi Xinyi yelled, nothing stopped Han Yifeng and he soon disappeared amidst the foggy rain.

"Don't go, Yifeng! Don't go! I can't lose you, Han Yifeng! Please!" She started shrieking, and her terrifying pleas pierced through the silence. Secretary Wang felt sorry for Xi Xinyi when he saw her fall on the staircase.

Karma had its way of working. In the past, Han Yifeng begged her to quit the entertainment industry and focus on being his wife. Had Xi Xinyi agreed to that back then, things might have turned out differently today. At least, they would still be a proper couple together.

However, who could have predicted things?

Xi Xinyi prioritized her career more than her relationship back then. She thought Han Yifeng was already in her possession. Unfortunately, she had obtained him far too easily and had no idea how to cherish him.

Not knowing what else to say, Secretary Wang ran under the rain with the gifts in his hands.

Xi Xinyi was crying uncontrollably. The rain got through the door with the wind. In just a short while, she had gotten drenched. She had no idea how long she cried for. She looked up when she heard the sound of footsteps before her. Then, she noticed Huang Ziyao was there watching her with a complicated expression which looked like pity or something else entirely.

Xi Xinyi could not stop sobbing. She looked at Huang Ziyao for a while before rushing over and hugging her.

"Mother, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Why can't he give me another chance? I just need one more chance, just one more..."

Huang Ziyao just stood there, unsure about what to say.

Xi Xinyi still had feelings for her son, but Yifeng had already gone past their honeymoon phase. Even as his mother, she felt a little shocked to see her son acting so cruelly.

In the end, Xi Xinyi deserved it.

After a while, Huang Ziyao spoke up and helped Xi Xinyi up, "Why are you doing this? You know Yifeng well. You used up all his feelings. Alright, now it's time to go back. You still have a son to tend to. Let Yifeng calm down."

"I'm sorry, Mother. I'll be sure to turn over a new leaf. Please convince Yifeng for me. Ask him to forgive me, please, Mother." Xi Xinyi was desperate.

Huang Ziyao sighed. "He's not even willing to see me now. His relationship with everyone in the family now is very strained, including his father and grandfather, so what do you want me to say? I don't wish for anything else. You've married into the Han family, and I've always thought of you as my daughter-in-law, a good daughter. I just hope that you'll behave yourself and not look for any more trouble. Our Han family can't deal with any more issues now. Don't blame me if you don't listen to my advice."

"Mother..." Xi Xinyi almost passed out as her strength was drained from the long period of crying.

Huang Ziyao quickly summoned some servants to help carry her upstairs.

It was late at night when a car was speeding through the highway in the cold rain. The car traveled so fast that it scared Secretary Wang even though he was in another car chasing after him!

He put his head outside and yelled at Han Yifeng, "CEO Han! CEO Han! It's dangerous! Don't drive so fast! CEO Han!"

Secretary Wang was worried sick. At the same time, he urged the chauffeur beside him to speed up.

Han Yifeng could not hear Secretary Wang at all. He just felt the pressure suffocating him, and he needed a space to vent.

There was no one at all on the slippery road while one or two cars passed by him. Han Yifeng sped up even faster as the cold rain and wind howled into his car from the opened window. His hair became messy and his face was wet while the refraction of light from the rain droplets blurred his vision. He floored the brake when he saw a bridge in front.

He jumped out of the car before it fully stopped. Then, he walked towards the bridge and roared at the river down below like a wild beast!

It was the first time Secretary Wang saw him go so out of control. His suppressed emotions flooded out altogether. It was enough to drown a person.

"Secretary Wang..."

The chauffeur looked at Han Yifeng hesitantly. He wanted to close in, but Secretary Wang stopped him.

"Don't go. Let him vent. It's been really tough for CEO Han." Secretary Wang sighed as the chauffeur just stood right there.

After some time, Han Yifeng stopped yelling. Instead, he gripped the railing tightly and looked at the river. His strength was drained as his eyes looked empty. Soaking wet, the chilliness drove right into his bones. He had never felt this sober. The pain and sorrow in his heart were exceptionally clear to him at that moment.

He had abandoned Xiaye who was genuinely in love with him. He had given in to temptation and accepted Xi Xinyi's love, neglecting Xiaye and hurting her. On the contrary, he had given his best to love and care for Xi Xinyi, but when the truth was revealed, all his actions became a ridiculous joke.

Fate was against him!

He hated Xi Xinyi as much as he loved her before. Han Yifeng never knew that their relationship was this cheap.

How could he escape from this deep swamp?

He tried to convince himself to forget everything and love Xi Xinyi again, but every time he thought about it, her pathetic self surfaced in his mind. In the end, the images of her all turned into Xi Xiaye's elegant, beautiful face...

After that, Han Yifeng only remembered that he had gone to drink, and then sped all the way on the road. The pain that weighed on his chest was momentarily subdued by the reckless erosion of the cold winds and rain. He then fell asleep although he was not too sure how he lost consciousness.

In his daze, he only felt himself being carried up, and then he could smell the faint fragrance on the person. It was nice and made him want to cling onto the person. They were a pair of delicate and slender hands that were gentle. It definitely was not Secretary Wang's pair of rough hands.

That person wore a light beige windbreaker and had long, beautiful hair that fell past the shoulders. Han Yifeng wanted to open his eyes for a better look, yet he could only see a blurry figure. Despite not having a way to see clearly who it was, that familiar air from her was enough for him to be sure who that was.

"Xiaye... Xiaye... I'm sorry. Forgive me..."

He held her hand and softly begged, his eyes welling up with hot tears. The sadness surpressed in his heart rushed out as the grip on her hand tightened while he held her gentle little hand.

"Director Xi, he drank a lot... He's having a fever. The temperature is very high. I'm afraid it's very serious."

Ji Zitong steadied Han Yifeng as she turned to look at Xi Xiaye who was still sitting in the car with her head lowered and looking at her laptop screen.

When she heard Ji Zitong, Xi Xiaye slowly looked up. She rolled her car window down and glanced over. Indeed, she saw that Ji Zitong was having slight difficulties holding the tall Han Yifeng up. She could also vaguely hear Han Yifeng calling out her name.

She could not help but sigh softly. She wondered how he had made his way to the Grand Waves Villa area. Then, she recalled that it should be his son's full moon banquet today. What was he up to being so drunk and looking like this?

Xi Xiaye's exquisite face flashed with a plain smile. After considering the humid and cold night, she thought about it, then said, "We'll find a nearby clinic and send him over. Get someone to watch over him after that."

She did not want to say too much, so she just continued going through the materials on her laptop.

"Okay!" Ji Zitong answered, and then waved to the two black-suited bodyguards on the side for help. Meanwhile, Xi Xiaye already told the chauffeur to continue driving.

She had been out for work till quite late that day. Afterward, she even made a trip to the office to get some materials. It was going to be a break in the next two days, so she could finally relax.

The car continued to drive ahead. When it drove past Han Yifeng, he opened his misty eyes and took a look at her, yet it was only a split instant, then she was gone.

With only a blurry trace of the car gradually drowned in the swaying, windy rain, he did not catch a glimpse of anything in the end.

Inside the car, Xi Xiaye closed the window. After a while, she slowly looked up. Her cold gaze saw through the window as she watched the streetlights that passed by. A faint mockery flashed on her face. At the same time, many feelings lingered in her heart.

After a long while, she caressed her baby bump as she spoke softly, "Baby, let's not think about anything. We'll be good and wait for Father's return. He isn't home, and Mother's not used to it either. I don't feel secure. Are you feeling the same way?"

As if it could hear Xi Xiaye's thoughts, the little thing in her belly joyfully moved again.

"But, without him around, Mummy can still take good care of you. Just a few months more till we meet, so you have to be good. If you're a boy, I hope that you'll grow up to be like your father. He's very handsome and dashing. He can always charm your mother. If you're a girl, you must grow up to be like me. Let your father dote on you. Your father and mother will definitely raise you well and give you a happy childhood. We'll make sure you're happier than either of us, okay?"

Upon hearing Xi Xiaye's words, the little one in her belly seemed to kick even harder. The smile on Xi Xiaye's face became extraordinarily gentle and her maternal glow showed.

She did not want to look into anything anymore. She just wanted to cherish the present and use the rest of her life to follow him in exchange for a life of peace. This sliver of hope was not too much, was it?

Inside a private hospital near the Grand Waves Villa area.

When Han Yifeng regained consciousness, it was already noon the next day. The first thing he did as he opened his eyes was to look around for that familiar figure, yet when he saw that it was Ji Zitong standing straight and professionally beside his bed, he was stunned. There was an indescribable disappointment in his eyes.

"CEO Han, you're awake!" said Ji Zitong calmly with a formal expression. When she saw that Han Yifeng's gaze was also cold, she kept her guard up.

"It's you!"

Han Yifeng had seen Ji Zitong before. She was Xi Xiaye's personal female bodyguard and had been with Xi Xiaye for quite a while now. Xi Xiaye would also attend some banquets once in a while with Ji Zitong always by her side. In fact, she looked quite skilled, creating a lasting impression on Han Yifeng.

"How are you feeling?" Ji Zitong asked in a tone that was not exactly considered friendly.

He looked at Ji Zitong for quite a while before nodding. He lifted a hand to prop his heavy head up. "Much better. How did I end up here?"

He was very sure that he had seen Xi Xiaye yesterday, but now...

"You drank too much and ran over to the Grand Waves Villa area. Then, you had a fever and fainted on the roadside. Our Chairman's wife passed by and saved you. She told us to send you here," Ji Zitong calmly replied.

When Han Yifeng heard her response, his heart leaped and he quickly asked, "What about her? Where's Xiaye? Where's she now?"

"Missus is at home. CEO Han, I hope that you can conduct yourself with dignity. Missus is Chairman Mu's wife. She even has Chairman Mu's child now. If you have no sense of priorities and someone with ill intentions is aware, not only will you be misunderstood, but you'll also hurt Missus." Ji Zitong had obviously said all of this because of Mu Yuchen's advice from before.

Yesterday, Han Yifeng had called out for Xi Xiaye loudly. If someone with ill intentions found out about it, they would definitely kick up a fuss, especially the paparazzi from the media. Chairman Mu had especially told her beforehand not to let Xi Xiaye be in touch with those people as there would just be a lot of trouble.

"What are you trying to say?"

When Ji Zitong said that, Han Yifeng's face sank and he frowned at her.