Chapter 11: A Ray of Hope

我和你孫叔叔出國，在國外待了八年。當我回國後再次尋找你的時候，我們家的老房子那片地方已經被大規模拆遷，根本找不到你們的蹤跡。我隻好去派出所查戶口，才知道你爸爸已經不在人世。”Sch麗萍說到這裡也是無限唏噓不已，夫妻九年雖然最後慘淡收場，但終究是有過一些感情。聽到Sch麗萍提起父親，顏落夕沉默不語，咬著嘴唇絞著手中的手指。"After I heard about your father's pass...Chapter 11: A Ray of Hope - Worry-Free Chinese Web

Yan Luoxi disclosed to her mother for the first time about herself, Li An, and their connection with the Li family. She didn't go into too much detail about some painful experiences as long as she ensured that Xu Liping could understand.

Hearing her daughter's account, Xu Liping initially was in shock but then became indignant and sorrowful. When she heard that the child inside Yan Luoxi was Li An’s, Xu Liping felt like a storm was raging within her heart.

These days, she had imagined countless times who could be the father of her daughter's baby. Yet no matter how many possibilities she considered, it never occurred to her that the child belonged to the Li family.

The Li family—what kind of family was it It was legendary! How could there possibly be any connection between her and her daughter with such a prestigious family

After telling everything to her mother, Yan Luoxi grabbed her mother's arm. "Mom, now that Li An has returned, I don't know if he knows about the child, but this baby is mine, and I won't let anyone take it away."

"Luoxi, don’t be afraid right now. The baby is in your belly, no one can take it from you." Xu Liping gently patted her daughter's back.

Even though Xu Liping was smart and quick-witted, the sudden revelation of so many things left her momentarily unable to process everything. She could only comfort her daughter with a blank expression.

"Mom, you don't know how ruthless Li An can be in his actions; he's not a normal person at all, he’s insane! If he finds out about this child…" The more Yan Luoxi thought about it, the more scared she became. She didn’t cry while recounting those heavy memories earlier, but now her eyes filled with tears from worry and anxiety.

"Don't worry unnecessarily. The child is in your womb; no matter what he does, he can't enter your body to snatch the baby!" Xue Liping couldn't think of any good solution either and could only offer temporary comfort to her daughter.

"Then what should I do after the baby is born What if he tries to take the child away" Yan Luoxi felt a stabbing pain at the thought of losing her little girl to Li An. One wrong step in life could lead to nothing but more mistakes.

She knew Li An too well; for anything he set his mind on, he was always resolute and confident. And usually, he managed to make things go his way through his means and power, ultimately achieving the outcome that satisfied him.

This time around, Yan Luoxi didn't want to be controlled by him again because Li An was simply too frightening.

"Luoxi, your primary task now is to take care of yourself and nurture the baby. Don't think about anything else. If Li An dares to come and snatch the child, Mom will find a way to deal with him." Having calmed down slightly, Xue Liping had some ideas on how to handle this situation concerning her daughter.

Yan Luoxi wiped away her tears. "Mom, you can't handle Li An either. What if we move somewhere else Let's leave right now and go far away..."

"Luoxi, don't panic. Your main concern now is to take care of your health and the baby. If Li An really wants to find you and won't let up, running away will be useless.

Right now, as long as the child is in your womb, he can do nothing about it. Even if he dares to snatch the baby after birth, you could go to the Li family and seek help from his mother; didn't you say that Aunt Xio Bei was nice to you" At this point, Xue Liping had fully calmed down and had made up her mind.

Yan Luoxi blinked a few times, feeling that what her mom said did make sense. Although Li An wasn't omnipotent, escaping his control would indeed be quite difficult for her.

Now is no longer a time for doing as one pleases; encountering anything unpleasant, one can't just leave everything behind and walk away without considering the consequences to find somewhere new, either starting over or getting away from things that happened.

Yan Luoxi couldn’t afford to run away now. With her condition, where could she go

Under her mother’s persuasion, Yan Luoxi felt somewhat disheartened and frowned as she silently prayed that Li An would be discouraged by the day's events and never appear again.

Xue Liping and her daughter ate a quiet dinner. Both were preoccupied with their own thoughts and concerns. After eating, they went to bed.

After the mother and daughter had eaten and lain down, not far from the Xue family home was a new model Jaguar parked quietly, its headlights on.

Li An had been sitting here for quite some time, looking up at the windows of the Xue residence without moving.

He seemed to know no fatigue or hunger; he only stared at the house. Even though all the lights inside were turned off, he continued to fixate on it as if it was his source of life and hope, a flower blooming amidst despair.

Li An sat in his car for a long while before arranging for bodyguards to keep an eye on Yan Luoxi covertly before driving himself back to the hotel.

In the still of night, after washing up, Li An lay down and naturally thought about Yan Luoxi again—her round face, her protruding abdomen, her cold gaze, her sharp words...

He himself was like an executioner, cruelly stripping the sweet smile of happiness from Yan Luoxi's face, turning her into what she is now.

When Li An thought about this, he couldn't help but sigh. The originally confident and spirited man had finally tasted the helplessness of a sigh.

Lying in bed, he tossed and turned unable to sleep, his sorrow and resentment finding no outlet for release. He乾脆坐起身，再次給那些冇用的廢物們打電話。sat up and called those useless people again.

In the middle of the night, when the other side received Li An's call, they were so frightened that their voices trembled, "Young Master An... We just thoroughly verified the situation once more. Miss Yan Luoxi drank at a bar attached to the hotel on that day. During her drinking time, she didn't converse with any other men.

Later when she got drunk, it was a male attendant named Ping Wei who sent her to the women's lounge of the hotel. However... However, there is no surveillance in the women’s lounge, and that attendant named Ping Wei died in a car accident some time ago. So... We can't be sure whether he had previously arranged a date with Miss Yan Luoxi or not!"

"Stop bull**ting me! Would Miss Yan ever set up a date with someone like him" Upon hearing this, Li An wanted to grab the person and twist his neck until it broke. "Are your brains dead Why didn't you investigate the people on duty that night in the women's lounge What about their accounts"

"The young lady who was on duty at the women’s lounge on that day met a foreigner at the hotel and went abroad with him," Li An's subordinate answered timidly.

"What the hell!" Li An kicked over the bedside table out of anger. "She even ran off to another country! I tell you, don't talk about her going overseas; even if she went to the moon, you need to find her for me!"them with delight and excitement, unable to let go."What are you傻笑什麼呢。厲安走過來，順手從厲熠送給倪暄漪的巧克力盒子裡拿了顆巧克力。倪暄漪如夢方醒，奮不顧身地搶被厲安拿走的巧克力。“你還給我，你不準吃……快點還我……”厲安身材高大，手臂長，迅速把巧克力丟進嘴裡。倪暄漪看著那顆巧克力在厲安口中消失了形狀，眼中迅速泛起了淚光。“你乾什...