After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

"Please check all of Xu Daikui's medical records for the past five years to see if she has been pregnant or given birth."

"And all her records of interactions with Shen Jun have been thoroughly investigated!"

Upon receiving the instruction, the person on the other end immediately responded crisply, "Yes, Mr. Zhou."

...

On Friday afternoon, Xu Daikui finished her work and realized that another week had passed in a flash.

Tomorrow is the weekend.

Zhou Yanci should be back from his business trip by now.

So she called Fang Qing again.

"Assistant Fang, I'm sorry to bother you again. Has Zhou Yanci returned from his business trip?"

Fang Qing said gently, "You're back. Do you want to come over?"

He left the company that day and did disappear for three days, but he wasn't sure if he was actually on a business trip.

Xu Daikui was already somewhat exhausted by Zhou Yanci.

She used to think he was aloof and upright, a reserved, calm, kind, and responsible good man. But everything that happened after their marriage told her that Zhou Yanci was, at heart, a domineering, self-righteous, and unreasonable person in a position of power.

For so many years, she had always viewed him through the lens of love, and she had never been able to fathom his true feelings.

Her voice suddenly turned somber, "It's good that you're back."

Sensing the woman's disappointment, Fang Qing couldn't help but remind her, "If you want a divorce, you'd better sign the agreement and get the paperwork done as soon as possible. President Zhou is investigating you."

That day, he overheard him on the phone, asking someone about Xu Daikui's childbirth.

Xu Daikui was stunned.

"What is he investigating about me?"

"It seems to be your birth record, as well as your relationship with Shen Jun, and that little girl—is she really from Shen Jun's family?"

Fang Qing was unaware that she had been pregnant. He had previously checked the records and found that Xu Meng was indeed the child of Shen Jun's relative.

But when he heard that Zhou Yanci had asked someone to investigate this matter again, he also became somewhat suspicious.

Because at first glance, that child really does look a lot like Xu Daikui.

Upon hearing this, Xu Daikui felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Although she had asked Shen Jun to replace all her medical records, there are no secrets that cannot be kept forever.

If Zhou Yanci found out about the pet hospital and asked Director Zhao, he would know that she had been pregnant and had given birth, especially since the Xu family and Director Zhao were so close.

The truth will eventually come out.

"He is Shen Jun's cousin's child."

Xu Daikui feigned composure, "So what did you find out? What did you say to Zhou Yanci?"

Fang Qing paused for a moment, then said, "President Zhou knows about your relationship with Xie Jia. He's been keeping his distance from me regarding anything related to you. Last time, I just asked him for my password, and he got really angry. I guess he'll fire me sooner or later."

Xu Daikui never expected that she would implicate Fang Qing because of her.

Why did Zhou Yanci have to drive her to the brink of despair?

Because he loathed himself, he wanted to fire Fang Qing, who had worked diligently for him for many years.

Fang Qing lost his job with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan. How can he marry Xie Jia now?

"I understand. Don't worry, Assistant Fang, you're so capable, you definitely won't lose your job."

After making her promise, she hung up the phone and immediately called Shen Jun.

She recounted in detail the investigation Zhou Yanci had conducted on her.

If he's going to investigate, he'll definitely start with the people around Shen Jun.

As long as Shen Jun and his mother don't give anything away and take good care of things at the hospital, he won't be able to find anything for the time being.

As for Dean Zhao, she still needs to think of a way.

After giving Shen Jun her instructions, she took the prepared divorce agreement and prepared to go to the Zhou Group.

Regardless of whether the divorce goes through or not, Zhou Yanci cannot dismiss Fang Qing because of her.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the office, Wang Guang quietly led her into his office.

After locking the door, he played a pre-recorded video for her.

"Take a look at this."

Wang Guang pulled up an encrypted file and several screenshots of communications, and played her a processed audio recording.

The screenshots of the communications show that after the death of a girl following surgery, Li Xuelan instructed her subordinates to modify the surgical procedure and seal all the original surgical records.

The audio is the deceased girl's mother's lament, accusing Li Xuelan of operational errors that led to her daughter's death and of altering her daughter's death record.

She filed multiple complaints, but they were all rejected on the grounds that the operating room lacked surveillance and the procedures were not in compliance with regulations.

Xu Daikui clenched her fists after reading the entire document.

"Director, did Li Xuelan really kill that little girl?"

Wang Guang nodded with a complicated expression. "Yes, the evidence is all here, but the nurse involved back then has long been marginalized and has now disappeared."

Xu Daikui frowned. "When did this happen?"

Three years ago.

Wang Guang said calmly, "Li Xuelan made a mistake during the surgery. In the end, she deceived the nurses and pushed all the responsibility onto the little girl herself. The little girl's mother was a divorced woman who was devastated by this incident and almost became depressed, but she had nowhere to turn for help."

"How did you know that?"

Xu Daikui knew that money was omnipotent in this world; money could ward off all disasters, including making the dying young again.

Therefore, the single mother had no power or influence, and even if she had evidence, she couldn't do anything to Li Xuelan.

"I've been investigating Dean Zhao and the Xu family for the past few years. I only discovered the clues about Li Xuelan's medical malpractice a couple of days ago. After that, I went to find that single mother, and she copied this audio for me."

Xu Daikui had long known that Li Xuelan, Xu Guodong, and Xu Jiaojiao were a family of heartless people, all with rotten hearts.

Yet they treated human life so lightly.

"Dai Kui, although Li Xuelan has been the director of the People's Hospital for more than 20 years, the medical problems she has caused are by no means limited to this one."

Xu Daikui looked up. "Can we use this audio to report her?"

Wang Guang shook his head.

"This recording is just a family member's accusation, without any actual evidence. Screenshots cannot directly identify Li Xuelan. Even if she altered the medical records, it can only be considered a violation. Without solid evidence, she cannot be convicted."

"Moreover, the connections that Li Xuelan and her husband have built up over the years with money are far deeper than you and I think. What's more, Xu Jiaojiao has your husband behind her. We can't make any moves that might alert them if we're not absolutely certain."

Xu Daikui understood as well.

Once things escalate, Zhou Yanci, out of love for Xu Jiaojiao, will undoubtedly do everything in his power to protect her entire family.

They really don't have much of a chance of winning.

Seeing her eyes darken, Wang Guang patted her shoulder reassuringly.

"It's okay, we'll take it slow. Evil won't always prevail over good. Right now, getting a divorce is the most important thing."

His enemy is Dean Zhao.

As long as Xu Daikui divorces her husband and marries him, he will do everything in his power to drag the Xu family down with her.

He would avenge her and redress her grievances.

...

Around 4:20 PM, Zhou Yanci had just finished signing a contract when his phone suddenly received a call from an unknown number.

His private number was known only to close friends and important clients.

If an ordinary person wants to contact him, they must first go through his assistant.

So he accepted without hesitation.

"Hello, are you Mengmeng's father? I'm Teacher Cao from the Street Kindergarten."

A middle-aged woman's voice rang out from across the room.

Upon hearing Mengmeng's name, Zhou Yanci paused, about to say no, when the other end suddenly became solicitous, "It's like this, Mengmeng's dad, the kindergarten organized a New Year's Day activity today, so school is letting out half an hour early this afternoon. Could you come pick her up now?"

Zhou Yanci thought for a moment, "You can call her aunt."

Teacher Cao assumed he was referring to the nanny and immediately explained, "Sorry, I don't have her number..."

Xu Meng's teacher didn't have Xu Daikui's phone number?

Aren't they very close?

Why didn't she call Shen Jun?

The thought that Shen Jun didn't care much about the child and always left him with Xu Daikui made him remain silent and simply agree.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

"Okay, Mengmeng's dad."

Zhou Yanci felt a strange sensation when he heard the words "Dad" from Mengmeng's name.

He slightly curled his lips.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the kindergarten gate.