Snare of Love/C21 Intentional Seduction
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C21 Intentional Seduction

When Lin Xinyan arrived at the hospital, Hee Ruize was sitting in the corridor outside the ward, his hands on his knees. His back was slightly hunched, as if he was ruminating on something.

Even when she came to stand beside him, he didn't notice her.

"What are you thinking about so deeply?"

Hee Ruize raised his head suddenly, seemingly restraining his emotions. He looked into the ward and said, "Your mom isn't in the greatest mood."

Lin Xinyan was mentally prepared for it. "Yes, I know. Go home and rest. I'll watch over her."

Hee Ruize's gaze swept past her abdomen. "You need to take rest yourself."

"Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Lin Xinyan gave him a relaxed smile.

Hee Ruize was silent for a moment and then nodded. "Just call me if there's anything."

"Okay," Lin Xinyan answered. Hee Ruize stood up and walked out. Watching his retreating back, Lin Xinyan pursed her lips. Although she had known him for a long time, she did not actually know anything about him. She knew almost nothing about his family background, or his relatives.

It was obvious that he had something on his mind. He had looked too engrossed in his thoughts.

Suddenly, he stopped walking and turned around to face Lin Xinyan. "I heard from some women that they were given money to talk. They even threw paint at your house because they were paid to do it."

Lin Xinyan nodded.

"It seems so, brother. By the way, if you're worrying about something, you can speak to me about it." Lin Xinyan looked at him.

Hee Ruize chuckled. "I'm fine."

Lin Xinyan didn't pursue the matter any further. Everyone had something they didn't want to reveal to others.

After Hee Ruize left, she didn't immediately enter the ward. She wondered who had bought the neighbors over.

Lin Yuhan? Shen Xiuqing?

But they did not know about the pregnancy.

Then…

Crash!

Suddenly, the sound of something breaking could be heard from the ward. Lin Xinyan's heart skipped a beat. She abruptly pushed open the door and saw broken glass under Zhuang Zijin's feet. She walked over to her mother and bent down to pick up the glass. "Mom, you want to drink water, don't you? Sit down. I'll clean up this place and pour some out for you—"

Before she could finish speaking, Zhuang Zijin grabbed her wrist and said in a daze, "Xinyan."

Lin Xinyan raised her head and looked at her mother. "What's the matter?"

Zhuang Zijin seemed to be at a loss as well. She simply grabbed onto Lin Xinyan's hand and exerted more pressure on her wrist while looking at her blankly. "Please drop the child in your stomach, okay?

These are just the initial days. He will be born without a father. What would others think of him if he is born a yellow-haired, blue-eyed child?"

Lin Xinyan knew that Zhuang Zijin was triggered, but she did not expect her to repeat the same words again.

"Mom!"

Zhuang Zijin released her, repeating the same words as if she had just awoken from a trance. "But you don't want to, I know you don't want to."

Sitting on the bed, she curled up on her knees. As if possessed by a ghost, she repeated, "Xinqi is gone, he's gone..."

Lin Xinyan was shocked and in disbelief. What… what was happening to her?

She quickly called for a doctor. Zhuang Zijin refused to cooperate, acting like she was hurt. The doctor gave her a tranquilizer quickly.

"My preliminary observation is that the patient may be mentally ill," the doctor, after his examination, made this judgment.

Lin Xinyan's body swayed, her hands holding the cabinet behind her back tightly. "How can this be?"

"Has your mother been traumatized before? The stimulation she displays is not the result of a single occurrence. Rather, it seems that she has been suppressing what's in her heart for too long. Now her emotions have erupted, at their peak."

Lin Xinyan's mouth trembled. After her mother was sent abroad by Lin Guoan, she never smiled. She had obviously been traumatized. Later, her brother was born with autism and he died. Lin XInyan also became pregnant. Her mother had suffered huge blows.

This was the last straw and it broke her.

Her tolerance had already reached its limits. If she so much as lightly touched the fragile string holding her heart together, she would lose all control.

"How?" Lin Xinyan asked incoherently, trying her best to keep her emotions under check.

The doctor sighed. "Mental illness is not easy to treat. Are you familiar with Doctor Hee? He is a psychiatrist, and I think he can help you."

Lin Xinyan thought about Hee Ruize, who had been deep in thought. Did he detect something?

Only he didn't know how to tell her?

"I suggest your mother be transferred to the psychiatric department."

Lin Xinyan nodded in response.

After the doctor pushed off, Lin Xinyan slid down to the floor. She stared at Zhuang Zijin's face, her heart aching so much that she could barely breathe.

In her mind, she kept recalling how unhinged her mother had been, how she had even tried to hurt herself physically.

Zhuang Zijin was transferred to the psychiatric department on the same day. Because mental patients with their unstable emotions were likely to hurt themselves, they could also unwittingly hurt others. Even if Lin Xinyan was family, she would only be able to see her for an assigned period of time.

Her mother was isolated from the outside world.

After leaving the hospital, Lin Xinyan packed Zhuang Zijin's things at the house.

Because of the mess on the door, the landlord did not return the deposit.

Hee Ruize was the one who paid for Zhuang Zijin's medical expenses.

She felt that she owed Hee Ruize more and more with each passing day. How would she ever repay him?

While she was lost in thought, the cab stopped at the villa. She took her bag and paid the driver before getting off.

Standing at the villa's entrance, she was dazed for a moment. She hadn't thought that she would temporarily be settled in this place.

Just as she was about to enter the house, a car entered the pavement. She had lived here for a short while, but she recognized Zong Jinghao's car. She watched him, standing still.

Zong Jinghao got out of the car and looked at Lin Xinyan, who stood unmoving. He said in a slightly cold voice, "Where did you go?"

He went to the hospital, only to be told that she had left some time ago. What had she been doing all this time?

Lin Xinyan didn't explain anything to him. She was already exhausted with Zhuang Zijin's matter.

She said lightly, "I have other things to do."

Zong Jinghao frowned. What did that mean?

He took a step forward.

Lin Xinyan looked at him in a daze. He seemed to have a furious expression on his face. His figure multiplied in front of her hazy vision. Lin Xinyan's consciousness gradually faded as her eyes closed on their own accord.

Zong Jinghao was quick to react. The moment she was about to fall to the ground, he caught her by the waist.

Her waist was slender. It was impossible to tell that she was pregnant. Her body was soft, and in such close contact, a strange sense of familiarity washed over him.

Zong Jinghao frowned. The feeling was subtle. He failed to place where it had come from.

It was hard for him to understand...

They had obviously not known each other for long, so why did he have such a strange feeling about holding her?

Before he could make head or tail of it, two people walked in. Guan Jin and Bai Zhuwei witnessed them together.

Both of them were shocked to see Zong Jinghao carrying Lin Xinyan.

If Bai Zhuwei had not been afraid of Zong Jinghao's reaction, she would have probably jumped at them in anger.

Her heart was on the verge of collapse.

"Hao— she—"

Zong Jinghao carried Lin Xinyan and turned to enter the bedroom. Guan Jin glanced at Bai Zhuwei, who stood rooted to the same spot. "Mr. Zong has married Miss Lin. Even if he doesn't love her, they are still husband and wife right now. He can't just watch her faint and collapse on the ground and ignore it, can he?"

Bai Zhuwei sneered. "And why did she faint? Is she trying to seduce him on purpose?"

Before Guan Jin could react to that, Bai Zhuwei added, "She's not sick, so isn't it strange how she suddenly fainted?"

That question had merit. Why did Lin Xinyan faint?

Between the two women, Guan Jin trusted Bai Zhuwei more. After all, they had known each other for a long time, and they were colleagues at work.

Although Lin Xinyan had met misfortune in her life, she still had her relatives. Unlike Bai Zhuwei, she wasn't alone. She had been with Zong Jinghao for so many years. Naturally, Guan Jin was biased toward her.

Zong Jinghao carried Lin Xinyan to the bedroom and put her on the bed. Just as he was about to get up, Lin Xinyan's hand suddenly grabbed his collar...

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