After the divorce, the CEO forced me to have his child.

Chapter 196 He Yi Regrets It Now

I really wish I could kill him right now and send him to keep his despicable mother company!

Zheng Yuanxi was thinking such malicious thoughts, completely unaware of how terrifying her expression had become with her mindset. He Yi noticed this and couldn't help but call out to her in surprise, "Yuanyuan?"

Zheng Yuanxi snapped out of her daze, but her whole demeanor remained wicked.

"What's wrong with you?" He Yi continued to ask.

Only then did Zheng Yuanxi realize what was happening. She quickly composed herself and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, Ayi. I still disagree with your arrangement. I understand your thinking. Zeze is the child Gu Zhiyao risked her life to give birth to, and she should indeed send Gu Zhiyao off on her journey. If he were older, or at least a month old, then it wouldn't matter. But he's only been out for a few days now. Babies are very fragile, and any small problem could lead to a big accident. If Gu Zhiyao knew this in the afterlife, I think she wouldn't want the baby to take this risk. How about this, after the baby is a month old and everything is alright, you can take the baby to pay respects to Gu Zhiyao? Anyway, Gu Zhiyao will know."

Zheng Yuanxi's words were merely a delaying tactic; in reality, she had long planned to resolutely prevent this bastard from having any contact with Gu Zhiyao. She would find another reason to refuse. In short, no one, not even that little bitch Gu Zhiyao, would ever see this bastard again in this lifetime. It would be best if Gu Zhiyao died with her eyes wide open in vain, her vengeful spirit never to be reborn!

Hearing Zheng Yuanxi say this, He Yi also began to have second thoughts. Indeed, the little one was so young; what if something went wrong? Wouldn't it be a waste of Gu Zhiyao's sacrifice in giving birth to him? The only thing they could do for Gu Zhiyao now was to take good care of the child and let the child continue her life, which was probably what she wanted most.

“Okay, Yuanyuan, let’s do it this way. We won’t take him this time. I’ll take him when he turns one month old.”

"Hmm." Zheng Yuanxi smiled, but continued to make deep calculations in her mind.

Two days later, Gu Zhiyao was officially buried.

Lin Yu arrived early in the morning and personally carried Gu Zhiyao's ashes from the orphanage to the back mountain. Every step she took felt like walking on a mountain of knives, and her tears never stopped.

Everything was ready, and the staff asked Lin Yu to give him the porcelain jar, but she held it tightly and refused to give it up.

The headmistress's eyes were also filled with tears. She gently tugged at Lin Yu and choked out, "Yu, my good girl, just give the porcelain jar to them so that Zhiyao can rest in peace. If you miss her, come and talk to her often. Although her body is gone, her soul will always be with us."

"No, Dean, I don't want to let go. If I let go, I'll lose Zhiyao completely, and we'll be separated forever." Lin Yu shook her head desperately, hugging the porcelain jar tightly.

At this moment, Quan Xinyu stepped forward and said, "Lin Yu, why are you still so willful and irrational? Listen to everyone and give the things to them."

Lin Yu wouldn't listen at all. Seeing that this wasn't working, Quan Xinyu gave a signal to the bodyguards beside him. Two bodyguards immediately grabbed Lin Yu, and the other bodyguard forcibly took the porcelain jar from Lin Yu's hand.

Lin Yu went completely berserk. "No! You bastards! If you dare touch Zhiyao, you'll regret it! Give Zhiyao back to me! Give Zhiyao back to me! Ah!"

Unfortunately, she was facing several experienced bodyguards. Once they took action, she had no chance to resist. Soon, the porcelain jar containing Gu Zhiyao's ashes was completely taken from Lin Yu's hands and handed to the staff.

Everyone quickly got to work, carefully placing the porcelain jar into the dug pit, then sealing it with cement and filling it with yellow soil.

Lin Yu remained restrained by the bodyguards, struggling to even take a single step. Watching all this unfold, she felt as if she herself were already dead.

She struggled desperately, screaming Gu Zhiyao's name in a heart-wrenching voice. She was on the verge of collapse, and the world seemed to have entered a state of despair and grief, with only her shrill and tragic cries remaining. The air around her was heavy with sorrow.

The last handful of yellow earth was added, the tombstone was erected, and the whole process was finally over.

The staff all dispersed, leaving only a few bodyguards, the director, and the children. Everyone was grieving and weeping. Lin Yu, however, stopped crying, her eyes widened, staring blankly at the grave in front of her, and then she fainted again!

Quan Xinyu immediately ordered the bodyguards to take Lin Yu back to the orphanage, and also told the director to take the children away first. The back mountain, which was filled with crying, suddenly became quiet, leaving He Yi and Quan Xinyu to stay there.

He Yi was dressed in a black trench coat. He had also been wearing sunglasses to avoid attracting the attention of the staff, but he took them off now, revealing his dark and deep eyes, which were filled with grief.

He squatted in front of the tombstone, his fingers repeatedly tracing the photo on it. His low, hoarse voice slowly spoke, "That Dr. Zhou said that she kept hoping for me to appear when she was giving birth, waiting for me to visit her. But she died before I came. Was she filled with regret and sorrow, and deep hatred for me, as she died? How could she die peacefully? Gu Zhiyao, didn't you want to know if I liked you? Please come back to life. If you come back to life, I'll tell you the answer, and it will definitely be the answer you want to hear."

Quan Xinyu watched silently from the side, tears welling up in his eyes as well.

This was a side of President He he had never seen before. Even when Zheng Yuanxi had her accident, President He didn't seem to be this grief-stricken. Clearly, President He loved Gu Zhiyao, and this love was deep, but no one had noticed, not even President He himself.

Unfortunately, Gu Zhiyao could no longer feel it. Just as President He said, she would die without ever seeing him again.

A woman who gives birth to a man's child surely hopes that the man will be by her side, giving her courage and strength, and accompanying her through difficulties to welcome the child's arrival. Gu Zhiyao obviously couldn't have that. She endured inhuman pain all alone at the gates of hell, giving birth to the child with almost all her strength. And this child, which she gave her life for, was given to Zheng Yuanxi as soon as it was born. Such a tragedy is unimaginable. Even Quan Xinyu, an outsider, could understand the grief and despair that must have been, let alone Gu Zhiyao, the person directly involved.

Quan Xinyu suddenly wondered if Gu Zhiyao's sudden death was due to these devastating blows that made her give up. Otherwise, given her tenacious vitality, she couldn't have just perished like that; she had survived several severe crises before!

If President He had gone to see her back then, wouldn't the whole situation have been different? At least, she wouldn't have died?

And President He's current sadness and regret are probably due to these thoughts.

Quan Xinyu could foresee how difficult President He's future would be. This regret and grief might forever be buried deep in his heart, especially seeing the child Gu Zhiyao had given him, which would cause him unbearable pain.

Unfortunately, it's no use saying anything now. Everyone has to pay the price for their actions. President He also has to pay the price for his coldness and indifference towards Gu Zhiyao. As for how serious the price will be and how long the impact will last, no one can predict.