If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 655: Chapter 655: Wife Registered in Household Book
 

Liu Rumei had a deep sense of crisis, even though she had been indirectly mentioning some important matters while Mr. Shen Ce was ill.

Such as the real estate, the family business, the company shares…

But every time, Shen Ce would change the subject, until this time when he suddenly entered the operating room.

Liu Rumei didn’t know if he would ever wake up, nor did she know if Shen Ce had already drafted a will.

All she knew was that Shen Ce didn’t love her much, although he did have a comparatively greater love for her two children.

Once Shen Ce fell ill, the entire Shen Family would be under Shen Chi’s control!

From the way Shen Chi had put his father under house arrest at the summer villa, it was clear that Shen Chi was not someone she could outmaneuver.

“How much longer will the surgery take?” Shen Chi asked a servant at the door.

“Replying to the fourth young master, the doctor said it could take about another hour if it’s fast.”

“Is the situation very serious?”

“Replying to the fourth young master, I’m not very clear.”

Shen Chi lifted his head; the doors to the operating room were tightly shut, utterly still. What the situation was inside the operating room, he had no idea.

“Fourth young master, your father is in a pretty severe condition, he hasn’t woken up at all since he was brought to the hospital. Moreover, he collapsed on the balcony, and his head hit the window,” Liu Rumei said.

As she spoke, tears started streaming down her face.

“If I remember correctly, it was you, Ms. Liu, who has been taking care of my father, wasn’t it?” Shen Chi looked at her with cold eyes.

“I…” Liu Rumei suddenly became speechless, “I… I can’t watch him all the time. Of course, it’s my fault, I take the primary responsibility, it is I who did not take good care of Cexian.”

“Don’t let me see you. Disappear from my sight within three minutes!” Shen Chi said, looking at her, his eyes bloodshot like a furious leopard.

“Fourth young master, what are you talking about? I am your father’s wife, how can you tell me to leave? I still need to take care of him. It has always been me taking care of your father at the villa!” Liu Rumei was very angry.

Shen Chi didn’t speak again but simply lifted his wristwatch and watched the time.

Three minutes, he only gave her three minutes!

Seeing that he was silent, Liu Rumei became anxious and said again, “Fourth young master, if your father wakes up and doesn’t see me, he will be anxious. Do you want to make him angry again? This time, by confining us all in the villa, your father was already very angry.”

“What, my father’s anger has something to do with me kicking you out?” Shen Chi lowered his head and glared coldly at her.

“Of course it has! If he gets angry, his condition will worsen, you have to consider his feelings!”

“Two minutes left!” Shen Chi didn’t want to waste words with her!

“You!”

Time passed second by second, and it was so quiet outside the operating room that the drop of a pin could be heard.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to exhale, while the icy, compelling voice of Shen Chi seemed all the more daunting at that moment.

Liu Rumei trembled with rage, wanting to stay but also afraid of Shen Chi.

Shen Chi was no longer the teenager he was thirteen years ago; thirteen years ago, when she had intervened in the Shen Family’s affairs, he must have hated her deeply.

Yet, even thirteen years ago, she hadn’t gained any advantage.

She still remembered when she entered the Shen Family on the first day, Shen Chi had given her a warning.

She resented that her two children were unambitious, always busy with who knows what, completely unable to compete with Shen Chi.

Every time she called Shen Shihan, he always seemed particularly annoyed.

Now, Liu Rumei was livid with her face turning alternatively red and pale, her fists clenched, and her lips trembling.

“Ms. Liu, are you asking me to kick you out?”

Shen Chi looked at his wristwatch; three minutes had passed, but Liu Rumei made no move.

His face darkened, and his eyes filled with a terrifying menace, his voice low and indifferent as if coming from Hell, making the surrounding air suddenly turn colder.

Liu Rumei shuddered again, trying to maintain her composure as she bargained with Shen Chi, “Fourth young master, I have no ulterior motives, I just want to wait until your father wakes up. I’m genuinely afraid something might happen to him; I’m truly worried…”

As she spoke, Liu Rumei burst into tears.

She cried sorrowfully, and in no time, her eyes were swollen.

Shen Chi was utterly unmoved, pointing to the corridor and said sternly, “Get out!”

“Shen Chi!” Liu Rumei called out his name, “You’re being unreasonable; take a good look, I am your father’s legally registered wife!”

Liu Rumei screamed hysterically at Shen Chi, her shrill voice piercing.

The few servants and bodyguards standing at the entrance of the operating room looked at each other in dismay, unsure of what to do.

“Someone come here!” Shen Chi called out to those few people.

Nobody dared to defy Shen Chi’s command; everyone knew who the Shen Family belonged to now.

What of Liu Rumei? Even Shen Ce himself wouldn’t dare to upset Shen Chi.

Two bodyguards immediately approached, standing in front of Shen Chi and said respectfully, “Fourth young master.”

“Take her away!” Shen Chi said with a stern face.

“Yes.”

The two bodyguards immediately grabbed Liu Rumei’s arms, intending to escort her out of the hospital.

Of course, Liu Rumei struggled. She turned pale, looking as if she was about to fight Shen Chi.

“Don’t stop me, if you do, I’ll ask the old master to throw you all out, make it so you can’t find work anywhere in City C!” Liu Rumei yelled.

The two bodyguards had faces as grim as iron, expressionless, simply following orders.

“Shen Chi, you’re so arrogant, are you not afraid of retribution?” Liu Rumei scolded.

Soon, her voice grew fainter and fainter…

Throughout, Shen Chi maintained a stern expression.

Only when Liu Rumei’s voice could no longer be heard did he walk toward the entrance of the operating room.

The remaining servants immediately lowered their heads, respectfully.

He took a deep breath and said lightly, “Call Mrs. Zhou up.”

“Yes.”

A servant immediately went downstairs, and Shen Chi lifted his head, his expression grave.

Shortly thereafter, Zhou Ran came up with the servant.

Shen Chi turned around, he knew his mother wouldn’t leave, yet she was too proud a person to come up without being asked.

At this moment, when she came up, she realized Liu Rumei was gone.

She was smart and instantly guessed what had happened; still, Shen Chi said nothing, so she stayed silent.

Zhou Ran, clad in a deep blue dress, looked serene and dignified, a complete contrast to the recent episode with Liu Rumei.

She walked to Shen Chi’s side calmly, glanced at him, but mother and son did not exchange a word.

Shen Chi saw a trace of gratitude in her eyes, sighed inwardly, and indifferently put his hands in his trouser pockets, moving aside.

The surgery would take a long time still. Having stood for a while, Shen Chi felt a sudden restlessness.

He unbuttoned his collar and went outside the hospital to smoke a cigarette on the empty grounds.

Amidst the swirling smoke, he remained extremely composed, his eyes narrowing slightly as he gazed into the distant sky.