Your husband is about to betray you. Run!

"..."

Tang Tang sounded so tragic that even though Su Xiajing knew she had said she was going to sleep, her breath still caught in fright.

She held her breath and listened intently, only relaxing when she heard her daughter's steady breathing.

Su Xiajing looked at the butler and the housekeeper. "Where are you taking my daughter?"

The butler and the housekeeper stiffened.

"W-we just heard the little miss crying and came to soothe her."

Did soothing a baby require carrying her outside?

Su Xiajing had seen everything, and she had also heard her daughter say they were going to throw her away.

But she was too weak to confront them head-on right now, and she had no evidence to prove it.

"Let me."

Su Xiajing held out her hands. "Give me the baby."

The butler and the housekeeper exchanged a look.

"Well..."

Su Xiajing stared coldly at them. "What? Am I not allowed to hold my own daughter?"

She enunciated every word. Despite her bloodless face and weak voice, she radiated an intimidating authority without even raising her voice.

"Of course you are."

The butler reacted quickly, nudging the housekeeper with his elbow.

"The fifth young madam said she's fine. Hurry up and give her the little miss."

"Y-yes."

The housekeeper carefully placed Tang Tang in Su Xiajing's arms.

As soon as Su Xiajing took the baby, she shifted her to her other arm and dismissed them. "The maternity nanny will be here soon. You're no longer needed here."

Although they did not understand why the fifth young madam had suddenly become hostile toward them, it was clear they would not be able to carry out the old master's orders today.

The butler and the housekeeper exchanged a glance and left the hospital room.

Su Xiajing held her baby tightly and kissed her little face, which was still wrinkled. "Don't worry, sweetheart. Mommy will protect you."

Her precious daughter had only just been born, yet she already sensed danger so keenly that she had desperately tried to wake her mother to survive.

How could any mother bear to let her child fall into danger?

So noisy.

In her sleep, Tang Tang heard a constant stream of footsteps.

People came and went, then came again.

She had probably already been dumped in a trash can on the street.

After ten lives she had been unable to change no matter how desperately she fought, Tang Tang no longer wanted to dwell on it.

She had lived ten lives, each shorter than the last, and each time she was reborn at a younger age.

This time, she was a newborn. Maybe next time she would be a fetus.

And the time after that... perhaps there would be no next time at all.

She was doomed to die anyway. The sooner she died, the sooner she would be free.

She might as well eat and sleep as much as she could while she was still alive.

But it was far too noisy here!

Couldn't you have dumped me somewhere quieter?!

You picked such a busy place to dump me. Aren't you afraid someone will find me, call the police, and get you all arrested?

Tang Tang opened her eyes irritably.

Huh?

Why am I still in the hospital room?

Wasn't I thrown away?

"Shh, keep it down."

The moment she heard her daughter's voice, Su Xiajing knew she was awake. She quickly motioned for the maternity nanny and the housekeepers to quiet down. "Tang Tang is awake."

Her mother's face suddenly filled her vision, and Tang Tang's eyes went wide.

My mom is such a beauty! She looks even better in person than in photos and videos!

Pretty Mommy, snuggle me!

Su Xiajing was speechless.

She picked up her daughter, nuzzled her, and kissed her.

"Fifth young madam, the little miss is probably hungry. Let me feed her."

A maternity nanny took Tang Tang with a bottle in hand.

Su Xiajing had only just given birth and was producing very little milk, so they had to use formula for the time being.

Tang Tang took a sip and frowned.

She paused for a second, then began sucking again.

I don't know why I haven't been thrown away yet, but since the old master has decided I'm a bad omen who will bring ruin to the Tang Family, he'll definitely find another way to get rid of me.

So what if the formula tastes bad? I don't even know how much longer I'll live. Having something to eat instead of going hungry is good enough.

Her tone was casual, but her words made one's heart ache, as though she had lived through a famine.

"..."

Su Xiajing's heart ached terribly. Without betraying anything, she took Tang Tang back into her arms. "Give Tangtang to me. I'll feed her."

"But aren't you unable to produce..."

"It's fine. I'll have to breastfeed her eventually. We might as well get used to it now."

Tang Tang was speechless.

She truly could not bear to hurt her beautiful mommy, but her tiny infant body was so hungry that she instinctively began to suck.

Su Xiajing winced and looked at the housekeeper. "Auntie Chen, I'm a little hungry. Could you make me something to eat?"

"Of course. There's chicken soup and porridge simmering in the kitchen. I'll get you some right away."

The old master who headed the Tang Family put the family's interests above everything else. If he discovered someone would harm those interests, he would show no mercy even to his own son, let alone a granddaughter.

Although Auntie Chen had been looking after her and Tang Beichen for the past few years, she had come from the Tang Family Old Residence and was one of their people. Su Xiajing could not be sure whether she had received orders from the old master.

She had to be wary of everyone from the Tang Family.

After sending Auntie Chen away, Su Xiajing turned to the maternity nanny. "Sister Wang, sorry for the trouble, but please help me pack. We'll leave the hospital when Beichen gets here."

She had just paid close attention and confirmed that she was the only one who could hear her daughter's thoughts.

So she had to take her daughter somewhere safe before the Tang Family made another move.

As Tang Tang nursed, her dark eyes rolled toward her mother, and she sighed.

My silly mommy, even if you help me escape once or twice, I'll still be forced to leave the Tang Family for one reason or another, and then I'll die young.

An early death is my fate. I've accepted it, but you still have a chance to change yours.

Before long, your husband will get together with your stepsister. You won't be able to bear the double blow of losing your daughter and being betrayed by your husband, and you'll fall into depression and kill yourself.

If you want to survive, either stay away from your husband or find a way to keep his heart. Don't let him cheat.

So stop worrying about me. Think about how to save yourself instead.

Su Xiajing was speechless.

Betrayal, depression, her daughter being thrown away...

Had those blurry scenes she saw before waking been of her and her daughter?

Was this why her daughter had told her to get a divorce?

So her true enemy was the man who shared her bed!

"We don't need to wait for Beichen."

Su Xiajing stopped Ms. Wang. "We'll leave as soon as everything's packed. Call the driver... no, we'll take a taxi."

"Back to my apartment."

A man whose heart was going to stray would never be worth her time and effort.