CHAPTER 318: A RISKY GAMBLE

Wen Lan held her hand and said softly, "Don’t worry, Xueru. You are a kind person, and fate will not be too cruel to you. Always look on the bright side and don’t make things difficult for yourself. Even though Shuwen hasn’t said it, I can see that he really likes you and Xiao Nian. He would never hurt you or Xiao Nian. I can promise you that. It is our blessing to be a family, and we must cherish it. Don’t worry about anything and let fate decide. Okay?"

"Can I really not worry about anything?"

"Of course you can. This is Shuwen’s business. He made a mistake, and he’ll handle it," Wen Lan said with a smile. "You didn’t sleep well last night. Go up and rest. You can read the script later."

Chen Xueru let out a sigh of relief. It felt much better to have it out in the open. "Thank you, Mom and Dad. I understand."

She took the script and went upstairs. Wen Lan’s smile vanished, and she cursed under her breath. She looked at Tang Shuwen, who was already dialing Xiao Liu’s number. "Liu Zi, where are you?"

"At F City airport, about to come back. What is it, sir?" Xiao Liu asked.

"Did you find Zhao Yuning?"

"Yes, she’s at XX Hospital for a prenatal check-up. The baby seems to be very unstable. The young master told me to come back and not worry about it, so..." Xiao Liu explained.

"Get rid of the child," Tang Shuwen said coldly. "Don’t tell the young master about this. Make it look like an accident, understand?"

"Yes!" Xiao Liu replied and hung up the phone.

Ye Feimo and Tang Shuwen are very capable, and in many ways, they are on par with Ye Third and Tang Fourth when they were young. However, there is one thing where the younger generation falls short of the older one: their mercilessness.

Ye Feimo and Tang Shuwen had also been through a lot of hardships and dangerous situations, but they grew up surrounded by warmth and love. Ye Third and Tang Fourth grew up in a harsh environment. They had been fighting for their lives since they were young, with no one to love or care for them. They experienced all kinds of humiliation and setbacks, and they grew up with a bloody trail of footprints.

In terms of personality, Ye Feimo and Tang Shuwen are not as ruthless or tough as Ye Third and Tang Fourth.

"Is Zhao Yuning really pregnant with Shuwen’s child?" Wen Lan asked with a frown. "He’s such a playboy, but he’s never gotten anyone pregnant before."

"Even high-tech things can fail, let alone something like this. It’s hard to say," Tang Shuwen said indifferently.

Wen Lan’s eyes narrowed. "You were also a huge playboy when you were young. Do you have any illegitimate children outside?"

"Ah... uh..." Tang Shuwen was speechless.

Wen Lan twisted her wrist and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, Mr. Tang, what do you mean by ’ah, uh...’?"

Tang Shuwen quickly replied, "I can assure you, madam, there are absolutely none."

He knew he couldn’t hesitate for long in a situation like this, or he would be the one to suffer. It had been so many years, but she could still bring it up. That was impressive.

Wen Lan snorted, and Tang Shuwen wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Tang Shuwen took Xiao Nian to the Longmen A City headquarters.

"My little Xiao Nian, come and see your future territory," Tang Shuwen said, holding Xiao Nian and walking into the Longmen headquarters. It was a cluster of four villas in the suburbs that formed a larger one, arranged in a five-pointed star shape. It was a spectacular sight. The villa in the middle was twenty meters high, and they took the elevator up.

The Tang family brothers were all shocked when they saw their boss walk in with a cute little boy. Their mouths were all open, especially the researchers, who all stopped what they were doing and stared at Tang Shuwen walking through the entire research hall with Xiao Nian in his arms.

Someone who was holding a test tube accidentally spilled a few drops on their skin and screamed, knocking over a table of reagents. Sparks flew everywhere. Someone else accidentally stuck a needle into their partner’s skin, which caused another commotion.

The entire research lab was in chaos.

Tang Shuwen walked with a smile on his face, holding Xiao Nian, all the way to the main hall. The four hall masters all came over, and Xiao Hei also came to see what the commotion was all about. Xiao Nian just stared at everyone with a twitching expression on their faces.

Xiao Hei asked, "Boss Tang, are you really going to throw the little young master into Longmen at such a young age?"

Tang Shuwen gave him a cold glance and said flatly, "Get a few people together. I want to do a simulation."

He wanted to reenact the situation from that day and see if it could stimulate Xiao Nian. This method might not work and could even cause Xiao Nian to become more withdrawn.

However, he couldn’t just let him be like this. He would try anything he could.

The worst-case scenario was that it wouldn’t work.

After listening to Tang Shuwen, Long Xiangtian pointed at Xiao Nian with uncertainty. "Shuwen, are you serious? Xiao Nian is like this because he was frightened that day, and you want to put him through it again? What if something goes wrong? What if he becomes brain dead?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Nian. The little boy was so cute and sweet, but his eyes were lifeless, and his expression was dull. He was so pitiful. The method of fighting fire with fire didn’t work in every situation.

"Do you have a better idea?" Tang Shuwen asked with a raised eyebrow. He had already tried everything, even taking him to a psychologist, but nothing had worked. Besides reenacting the situation to stimulate him, he didn’t know what else to do.

There’s a saying that you have to get up from where you fell. He wanted Xiao Nian to recover.

He wanted a healthy son.

He wanted Chen Xueru to smile again.

"Stop talking nonsense and go get ready!" Tang Shuwen said, ordering them to get ready.

Tang Shuwen knelt down, held Xiao Nian by the shoulders, and kissed his cheek. "Xiao Nian, wake up. I know you can hear me. Mom and Dad are very worried about you, okay?"

"No matter if you can get better or not, you’ll always be Mom and Dad’s good son."

Tang Shuwen had already prepared for the worst. The worst that could happen was that he would become brain dead or remain in this silent state forever. If he was lucky, he might recover. He had to try.

Xiao Nian still had no expression.

Gunshots rang out in the training ground. The gunfire was chaotic. Xiao Nian was in the middle of the training ground with his eyes wide open, looking at the flying bullets with a blank expression. If Chen Xueru had seen this, she would have been terrified. What if someone’s aim was off or their hand slipped, and a bullet accidentally hit their son?

Of course, Tang Shuwen would never let that happen. The bullets flying around were from airsoft guns and wouldn’t hurt anyone, but the gunshots were very real.

After a few minutes of shooting, there was no reaction.

Xiao Hei said, "Boss, the little one’s eardrums are going to be damaged."