Disheartened, I Fled from the CEO with Our Babies
Chapter 25: The Truth: The Child is His...

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: The Truth: The Child is His...

Uncle Wang, holding the mended wedding dress, was overwhelmed with excitement. He said, "Girl, with skills like yours, the embroidery women at Xiu Fang Pavilion would want you as their teacher. Not only did you mend it well, but the peony you later embroidered, so vivid and lifelike, is truly the crowning touch. Absolutely beautiful."

Embarrassed by the compliment, An Ge smiled shyly and then, on a whim, asked, "Uncle Wang, if I were to open a workshop like Xiu Fang Pavilion, do you think I could make money?"

Without a moment’s hesitation, Uncle Wang blurted out, "Of course you could. A piece by a top embroidery woman at Xiu Fang Pavilion starts at a hundred thousand, and if the Second Madam does it, the minimum is a million. Your skills rival the Second Madam’s. There’s no reason you wouldn’t make money."

Uncle Wang, still ecstatic, cheerfully added, "Girl, if you really open that workshop, I’ll work for you, hehe."

An Ge thought for a moment and said, "Really?"

Uncle Wang chuckled, "Of course, it’s true. But you... where will you get the money to start?"

An Ge curled her lips and said, "Where there’s a will, there’s a way."

If her skills truly could earn money, she needed to plan carefully.

After seeing Uncle Wang off, An Ge called the internet cafe where she worked.

She had a good relationship with the cafe owner, who agreed to settle her wages today and told her to come over.

An Ge left the Huo Mansion just as Young Master Huo returned from work.

As he passed by the West Garden, he saw a group of servants chattering, seemingly gossiping about their master.

Young Master Huo detested servants’ idle talk, so he strode over and coldly demanded, "What are you all doing?"

As soon as he spoke, everyone instantly fell silent, and the crowd quickly dispersed.

Uncle Wang, trapped in the middle, nervously stepped forward, "Young Master Huo, we... we weren’t gossiping. It’s just that my daughter is about to get married, and everyone was offering their congratulations."

Young Master Huo glanced at him, then his gaze landed on the wedding dress in Uncle Wang’s hands, "This wedding dress... is quite special."

Upon mentioning the wedding dress, Uncle Wang quickly recounted the day’s events to Young Master Huo, saying, "Everyone’s praising An Ge’s miraculous skills, saying the peony looks almost real. That girl An Ge has been hiding her talents well; her craftsmanship is truly remarkable."

Even though it was evening, the sun had only just set, and the glow of the sky made the white peony on the wedding dress so lifelike it was impossible to look away.

The style and embroidery of this peony were identical to the one in the cellar.

Young Master Huo’s Phoenix Eyes narrowed deeply, and he quickly strode away.

He returned to the East Garden and called Uncle Fu, the East Garden’s housekeeper, to him. "Bring me An Ge."

To monitor and manage An Ge’s every action conveniently, Young Master Huo had ordered her to be accommodated in his East Garden during the day.

Uncle Fu hurriedly explained after Young Master Huo finished speaking, "Sir, An Ge left. She said she was going to the internet cafe to settle her wages and left not long ago."

Young Master Huo pressed his thin lips together, "Which internet cafe?"

"She... she didn’t say."

Young Master Huo’s expression darkened, "She didn’t tell you, and you didn’t ask? She’s the Old Madam’s god-granddaughter, someone the Old Madam values, and she’s pregnant. You just let her go out alone?"

Uncle Fu was almost in tears, "Sir, wasn’t it you who said not to mind her and let her fend for herself?"

"Talking back?"

Uncle Fu remained silent.

In a hurry to verify whether An Ge was indeed the woman from that night in the cellar, Young Master Huo had no time to handle Housekeeper Lee.

He quickly called Qin Lang, "I want to see An Ge in half an hour." After a pause, he added, "And An Baoying. I want to see them both within half an hour."

Half an hour later, Qin Lang dragged An Ge back to the Huo Mansion, leaving her pay just short of being settled.

When she arrived, An Baoying was already there.

However, An Baoying looked unwell, her lips so tense they seemed about to bleed.

An Ge was about to step forward and mock her when Young Master Huo came striding from her right.

His aura was cold and sharp, and before she could speak, the black muzzle of a gun was pressed to her forehead.

An Ge’s breath caught in her throat, and she stammered, "Huo... Young Master..."

The man interrupted her, "Uncle Wang said the wedding dress was mended by you?"

Unaware of the situation, An Ge honestly replied, "Y-yes."

At that moment, the man threw a canvas bag embroidered with peonies at her, demanding, "Is this bag yours, or your sister An Baoying’s? Or rather, did you embroider it, or did she? Lie to me, and you’ll eat lead."

Hearing this, An Ge’s legs turned to jelly, "...I—I think it’s... it’s mine?"

Young Master Huo frowned, "So, you were the woman in the cellar that night, a month ago?" Was the child inside her his?