Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

"Xu Zhesheng, I can tell you now that I did indeed alter your and Zhizhi's medical examination reports from back then."

Tan Gui stood with her hands in the pockets of her white coat, looking at him expressionlessly. Her eyes, which had witnessed countless deaths and were no longer swayed by emotion, were now filled with undisguised contempt, as if she were looking at a pile of foul-smelling garbage.

Xu Zhesheng was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting her to admit it in public.

But then, a flash of wild joy appeared in his eyes.

Finally! She finally admitted it!

He looked as if he had won some great victory, a smug smile playing on his lips as his gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the ward.

His smugness practically overflowed; he even felt a sense of relief wash over him. He straightened his back and raised his voice several octaves: "Did you hear that?! She admitted it herself! Shen Zhiyi just can't have children! She's been lying to me all these years! I knew it! How could we not have a child after five years together?! She had a health problem but didn't dare say it, wasting so many of my precious youths. This five million yuan compensation for lost youth is entirely justified!"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Lu Zichuan, his eyes filled with a strange sense of superiority, as if kindly reminding him: "Mr. Lu, although I don't know what you see in this woman, I advise you, it's fine to play around, but don't take it too seriously."

He paused, his tone tinged with a nauseating kindness: "After all, your Lu family's vast fortune can't be ruined by a woman who can't have children. Don't you agree?"

After saying that, he turned his gaze back to Shen Zhiyi.

His gaze lingered on her face, which was slightly flushed with anger, and for some reason, a very twisted feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

Her current trembling with anger actually made him feel... somewhat pitiful, yet also somewhat adorable.

After all, they were husband and wife.

Although she's been a bit short-tempered lately, she's still beautiful, has a great figure, has managed the household very well over the years, and is extremely obedient to him.

He never wanted to divorce her from the beginning.

His tone softened unconsciously, carrying a condescending compassion: "Of course, as husband and wife, I can't bear to see you end up in such a miserable state."

He cleared his throat, as if announcing a favor: "If you can accept my child with Manman, and get along well with her and the child in the future, then I will definitely reserve the position of Mrs. Xu for you. Your food, clothing, and daily necessities will be the same as before; I will absolutely not mistreat you."

As he spoke, he even gave a forgiving smile: "Think about it carefully, it's better than being with someone without any status, right?"

His arrogant attitude almost made everyone in the room laugh.

Shen Haozhi laughed in anger, his lips twitching as if he had heard the most absurd joke in the world.

Shen Ji already knew the truth about what happened back then. It was clearly Xu Zhesheng who couldn't have children, but he brazenly believed it was his daughter's fault. His shameless manner made Shen Ji's face turn dark instantly, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Although Xu Jing had been in a daze, she had just learned that her daughter had asked Tan Gui to change the test results in order to protect Xu Zhesheng's self-esteem. Although she felt that her daughter was acting on her own initiative and was just being self-righteous, there was no use blaming her now that she had done it.

But now, seeing Xu Zhesheng say such shameless things, she was so angry that she wanted to get up despite her unwell condition and give him a good scolding.

However, Xu Zhesheng didn't notice the expressions on these people's faces at all. He still maintained his superior attitude, as if he could already see Shen Zhiyi suddenly repenting and kneeling down to beg him to take back his decision.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his monologue, Shen Zhiyi had already let out a cold laugh.

The laughter was extremely cold, like an icicle, instantly piercing through his self-created false sense of superiority.

"No need for Director Xu to go to such lengths for me."

Her voice was calm, yet every word carried a sharp edge: "I'm afraid of shortening my lifespan."

She took a step forward, meeting Xu Zhesheng's gaze from a few paces away. Her almond-shaped eyes held no trace of their former warmth, only a desolate resolve.

"Since you want to be someone else's father, no one's stopping you. But you have to give me this five million. Not only five million, but you also have to leave with nothing."

Xu Zhesheng was stunned for a moment, then looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. Just as a mocking smile appeared on his lips, he saw Shen Zhiyi turn around and take a yellowed medical examination report from Tan Gui's hand.

The edges of the paper were slightly curled and the corners were yellowed, clearly showing signs of age.

But the writing and red seal on it were so clear they were almost blinding.

Shen Zhiyi handed the report to Xu Zhesheng, her gaze as cold as if she were looking at a stranger: "Take a look for yourself. This is the original medical examination report that I altered back then."

Seeing her so confident, Xu Zhesheng's smile froze on his face. But he also felt that he had already seen through her, so what trouble could she possibly cause?

He subconsciously took the report and flipped through it casually.

However, when his gaze fell on the line of text in the conclusion column, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"The man suffers from asthenospermia, making natural conception extremely difficult."

Those words were like a red-hot branding iron, searing his retina.

He suddenly looked up at Shen Zhiyi in disbelief, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a single complete syllable.

Looking at him like this, Shen Zhiyi's lips curved into a very faint smile, with a calm that seemed to say, "Xu Zhesheng, you're the one with the problem. For the past five years, I've kept it a secret from everyone, including yourself."

Xu Zhesheng stared intently at the report, his lips trembling, muttering repeatedly like a mantra, "Impossible... How could this be..."

The sound grew fainter and fainter until it was almost just a breath, as if all the strength had been drained from the body.

He leaned against the wall, his knees buckling, his whole body swaying precariously, but his eyes were glued to the line of words, as if trying to stare through the paper.

Seeing his appearance, Tan Gui's anger burned even brighter than before.

She stepped forward, the hem of her white coat catching a gust of wind, her voice as cold as an icicle in the dead of winter:

"Zhizhi told me back then that you have a very strong sense of self-esteem and are in the rising stage of your career. Although she didn't mind that you couldn't have children, she was afraid that you would be shocked after you found out the truth, which would affect your work performance. So she knelt down and begged me to help her revise this report."

Her eyes were red, but her voice grew clearer: "From a doctor's perspective, of course I refused. But she begged me for seven whole days, waiting outside my office door for every meal, her eyes swollen from crying. As her best friend, I couldn't bear to see her humble herself like that for you, so I reluctantly agreed."

"But I never expected," Tan Gui's voice suddenly rose, filled with five years of suppressed anger and regret, "that this would be the most regrettable thing I've ever done in my life!"

She pointed at Xu Zhesheng's nose, her finger trembling:

"Over the years, she's kept it a secret for you from everyone, bearing the pressure from both your family and your parents' to have a child, and she's never complained once in front of you! She's endured all the harsh words and criticisms just to protect your pitiful self-esteem!"

"But what did she get in return?!"

Tan Gui's voice was already trembling with sobs, filled with extreme anger:

"Xu Zhesheng, you cheated on her, and that woman was pregnant with another man's child, yet you treated her like a treasure! But you ignored and deafened the woman who cherishes you dearly! Now that she wants a divorce, you're making things difficult for her in every way, even demanding compensation for your lost youth?!"

She took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently, and the last four words were almost shouted out:

"You're the most spineless man I've ever met!"