After Returning Home, the Female CEO Actually Gave Me a Daughter: Part 4

And that decision made her already difficult situation even harder.

Getting pregnant before marriage had subjected her to countless scornful looks, countless attacks from people in the company with ulterior motives, ridicule from relatives, and her family's lack of understanding...

Even when Tang Yao was born, only one close friend had been by her side...

The more she remembered.

The more Shen Qingyan's tears refused to stop...

And now.

She had encountered an unprecedented crisis.

Shen Corporation's cash flow had broken.

Before long, all of its projects would be unable to hold on and would be terminated.

Shen Qingyan had gone to every company, large and small, throughout Magic City. Yet the only one willing to cooperate with the crumbling Shen Corporation was Zhao Fang's Tianzhao Group.

And they had one precondition.

Shen Qingyan had to marry Zhao Fang!

Naturally, Shen Qingyan could never agree.

Forget agreeing.

When Zhao Fang said those words, if she had not feared that Tianzhao Group would make more trouble for Shen Corporation and worsen its plight, she would have splashed the water in her cup straight into his face.

So now.

She had to quickly find another way to secure an injection of funds.

But how could fundraising be something she could simply accomplish whenever she wanted...

Bzzz...

The phone on the table began to vibrate.

Afraid of waking Tang Yao, Shen Qingyan hurriedly got up and picked up the phone.

Seeing the unfamiliar number on the caller ID, she hesitated for a moment, hastily wiped her face, steadied her emotions, and answered.

"Hello, who is this?"

An exceedingly respectful voice sounded from the phone.

"Hello, Ms. Shen. My name is Liu An, and I'm the chairman's assistant at Shengtang Group. I heard Shen Corporation is seeking financing. Would it be convenient to arrange a time to discuss it in person?"

Shen Qingyan's tear-blurred eyes gradually widened.

Shengtang Group?

How was that possible?!

She found it utterly unbelievable and even suspected it was a scam call, but she still hurriedly replied, "Yes, it's convenient. I'm available anytime!"

"Then I'll come to Shen Corporation tomorrow morning to see you."

"Alright!"

"Sorry to disturb you, Ms. Shen. Goodbye."

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Inside the kindergarten, cheerful chatter and laughter rang out without end.

All the children were playing, while Tang Yao sat obediently by herself in a corner, watching the children roughhouse with one another, her amber-like eyes filled with envy.

"Yaoyao! Come play with us!"

At that moment, a little girl called out to Tang Yao.

"Don't call her. We don't play with kids who don't have dads!"

A sharp-faced boy grabbed the little girl and pulled her away.

Tang Yao's eyes immediately reddened, tears threatening to spill, but she took a deep breath through her tiny nose and stubbornly held them back...

This had happened many times already, yet the little girl had never argued with them.

Ring...

The school bell rang.

Many parents had already gathered outside the kindergarten to pick up their children.

Tang Yao looked around for a long while in the line. When she did not see Shen Qingyan, she turned around, carried her little backpack, and sat down on a row of seats inside the kindergarten with a practiced ease that made hearts ache.

Soon.

Most of the students had left.

She was still sitting there, neither crying nor fussing, merely swinging her little feet in boredom.

Suddenly, she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure standing at the kindergarten entrance.

Her eyes slowly widened...

Sitting in the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Shen Qingyan felt as though everything that had just happened was a dream.

Shengtang Group had proactively approached them about financing and had even proposed a financing plan that gave Shen Corporation a huge advantage.

The plan had already been finalized.

Now, all that remained was to set a time to sign the official financing contract and release the funds.

The company's crisis had been resolved just like that, for no apparent reason.

Shen Qingyan was in an excellent mood.

"Nannan, have you picked Yaoyao up and taken her home?"

"The company's been saved. I'll treat you to dinner!"

Xu Nan: "?"

"When did you ask me to pick Yaoyao up?"

"Oh my God, I was taking a shower and didn't see it!"

An hour had already passed since school got out.

Shen Qingyan's heart dropped to the bottom of her stomach, and she hurriedly said, "Sister Lin, turn around and go to the kindergarten!"

"Yes, President Shen!"

The middle-aged female driver nodded, switched on the turn signal, made a U-turn, and drove toward the kindergarten...

A remarkably handsome man in a suit, carrying a doll-like little girl in his arms, drew countless sidelong glances along the way.

Tang Yao wrapped her arms around Tang Chen's neck and nestled against his shoulder. Tang Chen's profile filled the reflection in her amber-like eyes, and with her little lips pursed, her face was full of happiness and contentment.

Seeing her like this.

Tang Chen felt a deep surge of heartache and guilt.

He had done nothing at all—he had merely carried her for a short stretch of road—yet the little girl was already this happy and satisfied...

He had owed her far, far too much over these five years!

"Yaoyao."

Tang Chen called out to Tang Yao.

"Mm-hm!"

Tang Yao nodded her adorable little head and answered.

Tang Chen said, "Actually, you didn't mistake me yesterday!"

He said it with a smile.

But the moment the words left his mouth, Tang Chen's eyes began to sting uncontrollably.

The smile on Tang Yao's little face gradually disappeared.

She raised her head and looked earnestly at Tang Chen's face, her voice trembling as she asked, "So... you really are Yaoyao's dad... right?"

Tang Chen nodded hard. His eyes were slightly red as he forced out an even brighter smile.

Then.

He saw.