Because I Cannot Hurt You

The atmosphere became deadly silent. Huang Rong's words left everyone stunned. In that luxurious party room, the air turned so still that nobody dared to breathe.

The jolly game of truth and dare had turned into something sinister and serious in the blink of an eye.

Xinyi blankly stared at Huang Rong, who was looking back at her with a sharp gaze. The question came so out of the blue that Xinyi couldn't answer her for a long time. She felt her heart jump in her throat. Her unblinking eyes had finally started to sting in tears.

Ah Cy and Liang jolted and exchanged shocked glances while Zizi gasped and covered her mouth, aghast. Shuang, who until now wasn't much bothered with the game, suddenly sprung up on the couch and watched the scene before her wide-eyed.

Caihong froze on her seat and her gaze lifted in utter horror. She could believe her ears.

Xinyi and... abortion? Impossible...

The one who was laid back the most was Xiaosi. He already knew the truth, so it didn't come as an earth-shattering shock to him. With an unreadable gaze, he calmly watched everything unfold.

But the one who was the one most affected and who felt as if thunder struck him was none other than Zhiyuan.

The whole world seemed to spin around him. His ears buzzed, the sound of blood rushing in his ears deafening him. His eyelashes trembled and he felt a suffocating feeling engulf his chest.

Huang Rong asked, "You had gone for an abortion, right Xinyi?"

Qin Fuhua grabbed her elbow and shook her hard. "Rong! What...What are you doing?"

The question that escaped his fiance's lips shocked him immensely. The fact that she could ask such a personal question to Xinyi in a reunion gathering game in front of everybody left him extremely disappointed and more so confused.

Huang Rong smiled at him. "What is wrong Fuhua? This is a truth and dare game, isn't it? She picked the truth. I just asked my question."

Qin Fuhua's face turned ashen. He could feel his heart drop. 

Why was she acting so strangely today? How could she be so insensitive to ask this?

Xinyi finally snapped out of her daze and realized that she was asked a question that hit her sore spot. Her face turned ghastly pale and colorless. Her heart drummed in her chest, making her feel dizzy. The adrenaline gushed with such speed that she wanted to run away right this instant.

How...does she know?

Only she was supposed to know this secret. It was a misstep that she took in the rush of emotions. It was a guilty part of her past that was impossible to change, but how did anybody learn this secret?

Huang Rong said, "I asked because I am curious. Your marriage with Zhiyuan seemed to be a happy one. So, why would you want to abort your child?"

Xinyi's trembling lips parted, but instead of the words that she wanted to speak, tears streamed down her cheeks. Every single person's eyes were on her. Some gazes were filled with shock while some with pity.

"N-No I...I... didn't..." She stammered. Her fingers curled into a tight fist. Her voice choked up and she broke down into tears.

Not in front of just anybody, even Zhiyuan heard it loud and clear. He loved Siying so much and doted on his son a lot. Now that he knew that she wanted to kill Siying at one point, what would he feel?

Hurt? Disappointed? Angry?

What was she supposed to say?

Deny that it was a lie? But how could she when it was the truth? How was she supposed to explain her reason? How was she supposed to put it into words?

The thought of trying to kill her child still broke her heart whenever she remembered it. It was something that she could never be able to erase no matter how guilty she felt.

And now it was out in the open. Right in front of Zhiyuan.

"Of course, we know that you didn't abort in the end. But it's shocking that a 'kind' woman like you would take such a harsh decision of killing an innocent child..."

She quivered and bit her lip hard.

Qin Fuhua gritted his teeth. "Rong you-"

"Stop it."

Huang Rong froze. Her words remained stuck in her throat as an extremely icy voice floated out from beside Xinyi.

Zhiyuan's face was completely expressionless. His dark eyes were filled with an unfathomable emotion and fury that left a chill on everyone's spine.

Huang Rong swallowed hard and turned around to face him. She was taken aback. She didn't expect Zhiyuan to be so angry, especially after what Xinyi had done to him and his child.

She was about to say something, but Zhiyuan ever so slowly raised his palm, his every movement carrying a deadly oppression.

"How dare you ask that to my wife?" His low, quiet voice was extremely bloodthirsty that instantly turned the air frosty. The temperature rapidly plummeted to a negative degree.

"Who gave you the right to ask such a question to Xinyi and humiliate her like this?"

Huang Rong smiled and tried to calm herself. "I am surprised that you aren't asking anything back to her since it's so obvious that it came as a shock to you just like everybody here."

"I don't need to ask her anything, Huang Rong," his cold gaze landed on her, making her shiver.

Xinyi stiffened.

"There is nothing to be asked here. The only thing that matters to me is that there is nobody in this world that loves Siying more than her. Not even me. Do you know how many sleepless nights she had whenever Siying got sick? Do you know how much she cried when my son disappeared? Do you know that she refused to eat even a single bite of food until she saw Siying once again? Do you know how much effort she has put behind Siying's every smile? Do you know how much she feels hurt whenever Siying gets hurt?"

Huang Rong stiffened.

"Then how dare you feel the right to question Xinyi!?"