The Cold and Ruthless Supporting Male Lead

At first, he had felt some pity for this woman, thinking she was different from the seductive and cheap women outside. But now, it seemed she was just another person trying to use a child to keep him.

Ouyang Ming narrowed his eyes, a cold light flickering in his gaze. His voice no longer held any tenderness. “This is your choice. Sign the contract, take the money, and get out.”

“I…” Jiang Wanyan bit her lip. She had been crying for so long that her tears had nearly run dry. Her eyes were swollen and red. Those who liked her might feel pity seeing her in this state, but Ouyang Ming had already grown tired of this woman.

“How much money do you want? Name your price.” After all, it had been a contract, and Ouyang Ming didn’t want to go too far. He thought he might have been blind when it came to this woman, who had once made his heart stir.

He had always been generous with women. His past lovers had all lived well after breaking up with him, but even though this woman was carrying his child, Ouyang Ming didn’t care.

If she were a bit smarter, she would take the money and have an abortion. If she was foolish enough to want both the money and the child, then he wouldn’t feel guilty for being ruthless.

“I don’t care about your dirty money!” With a dull pain in her heart, Jiang Wanyan quickly signed the contract. “I’ll leave tomorrow.”

“Good. You have some backbone,” Ouyang Ming laughed, mocking her for being overly foolish.

Jiang Wanyan was nearly driven to madness. She had spent a year of her life on this man, only to end up empty-handed.

Not only had she lost her youth, but she had also lost her body…

Her hands, still trembling, picked up the contract. Ouyang Ming smiled chillingly, completely giving up on this woman. “Why wait until tomorrow? I’ll have the driver take you back now. Where do you want to go? Hmm?”

Jiang Wanyan felt as if her face had been slapped hard, burning with pain.

But she couldn’t bring herself to say, ‘You won’t even give me time until tomorrow to leave.’

Having already completely fallen out with Ouyang Ming, Jiang Wanyan didn’t dare say anything more…

If she behaved well now, maybe there would still be a slim chance for the baby when it was born. If she showed herself too eager, perhaps she’d never have another opportunity.

With that thought, Jiang Wanyan bit her lip and silently started packing her things.

Ouyang Ming felt an inexplicable pain in his chest. He didn’t know where this pain was coming from. After all, this woman wasn’t particularly attractive, and she wasn’t the type he liked. She wasn’t obedient and had no value.

At first, he had thought she might be able to change him, to soften his cold heart, but when he thought of everything this woman had done, he felt it wasn’t worth it.

Why had I ever hoped for anything from such a woman?

He had the maid send her out. Ouyang Ming no longer looked at her and went to the study. Once he was out of her sight, he felt a little more at ease.

Jiang Wanyan packed her things, and soon, she was sent to the car.

***

“Miss Jiang, where would you like to go?” The driver’s tone was polite enough. After all, he had been working in this area for a long time, and you could never tell when a turn of events might happen. It was better to stay polite.

Used to the driver’s attitude, Jiang Wanyan almost forgot she was a woman who had been kicked out.

Thinking about how Ouyang Ming had once been so tolerant of her, Jiang Wanyan hesitated. She touched her belly, and wondered; Is my decision really the right one?

No…

Without the child, if she broke off the engagement with Ouyang Ming, she would be left with nothing.

But if she kept the child, there might still be a slim chance…

Firming her resolve, Jiang Wanyan decided that the most important thing now was to find a place to settle down and give birth to the child.

But going back to her parents was out of the question. They only knew how to drain her resources. Given the situation, there was only…

After much hesitation, Jiang Wanyan finally spoke to the driver. “Please take me to Qingshui Village, Baishui Town.”

“That’s over 100 kilometers!” The driver was a little reluctant. He had thought he would just take her out of this area and have her stay at a hotel nearby, but now she was asking to go somewhere over 100 kilometers away.

“What? As Ouyang Ming’s driver, you can’t even drive 100 kilometers?” Feeling irritated after a long day of running around and not feeling well, Jiang Wanyan’s attitude was now less than polite.

“This…” The driver’s expression soured. Although his attitude was still decent, he couldn’t help but feel that this woman wasn’t recognizing the reality of the situation. “I’ll call the Boss first.”

“Uncle! You weren’t like this before!” Jiang Wanyan was truly furious. The driver had always been so friendly before, just like the neighborly uncle, so why had his attitude changed now?

You weren’t in this position before either!

The driver silently grumbled to himself.

This 100-plus-kilometer trip wasn’t something you could just set off on. The driver was reluctant, but he took out his phone and called Ouyang Ming. He honestly relayed everything Jiang Wanyan had said.

Ouyang Ming, who had been feeling a little emotional, immediately calmed down. He even couldn’t help but sneer inside, thinking; I actually thought she was going somewhere, thinking she might try to make it on her own. Turns out, I was just overthinking.

She could go anywhere, but to her, there was no one but me. That sense of guilt faded immediately, Ouyang Ming said coldly, “Send her there. Double the salary for this month.”

“Understood, Boss.”

With double the pay, the 100-plus kilometers didn’t seem like much.

Although the driver was still a bit displeased, he set off for the journey for the money.

“Let me know when we’re there…”

It had been a long and exhausting day, and Jiang Wanyan felt awful. Glancing at her phone, it was already past 1 A.M.

The driver had a belly full of complaints, but when he thought about the double salary, he swallowed his frustration.

***

Some were happy, others were sorrowful. Compared to Jiang Wanyan’s misery, Hai Ku had enjoyed a deep sleep and woke up early to go to the company.

Before leaving, he had even prepared breakfast for Lin Ziying.

He had initially planned to invest the 20 million yuan in business, but with nothing to do and feeling bored, Hai Ku decided to use the money for something else and then live as an ordinary office worker.

He had to work from Monday to Friday, so bringing his parents over would have to wait until next week.

Even so, during lunch break, Hai Ku called the Lin parents to let them know to prepare. He asked them to sell off any unnecessary items, especially things like chickens and ducks.

But as soon as the call was made, Hai Ku was about to explode.

“What? My girlfriend?”

“Yes,” Mother Lin’s voice was still a little excited as she spoke on her old phone. “Early this morning, a young girl came over, saying she’s your friend. She also said she was pregnant and I asked if she was your girlfriend. I say, you little rascal, when did you get a girlfriend and not tell me?”

Taking a deep breath, Hai Ku asked, “Is the woman’s name Jiang Wanyan?”

“Sounds like it. She’s still sleeping in your room, looking really tired when she arrived this morning. Maybe she’s just exhausted.” Thinking it was her future daughter-in-law, Mother Lin’s tone softened with some sympathy.

“Should I kill a chicken to make her some soup? She seemed like she cried a lot.”

“Mom…” Hai Ku took another deep breath, trying to keep his voice calm, and said coldly, “I have nothing to do with that woman, and the child she’s carrying isn’t mine. She’s lying to you. I’m going to take some time off and come home to pick you both up and bring you to the city. Don’t let that woman fool you.”

“What? But she… she said she’s pretty close to you…” Mother Lin, a woman from the countryside, was instantly confused. She had thought the girl was going to be her future daughter-in-law, but now everything had turned upside down.

“Mom, tell her to get out of my room,” Hai Ku laughed coldly, listing Jiang Wanyan’s actions one by one.

“I used to like her, but she treated me as a spare tire. Now she’s pregnant with another man’s child and wants me to help raise it. Mom, would you let me marry such a woman? Last night, her man took her back. I don’t know how she got to our house, but you have to believe me, I have nothing to do with her, let alone the child she’s carrying.”

“Zixiang, is what you’re saying true?!” Mother Lin had never heard anything like this and was immediately alarmed. Thinking of Jiang Wanyan, she felt furious.

Such a beautiful young girl, and she had been deceiving me!

“Yes, Mom. If people find out this woman is living in our house, what will they think of me? How can I get married like that?” Hai Ku tried to reassure Mother Lin. “Also, Ziying knows about this. Last night, that woman even tried to coax Ziying into having me support her.”

Mother Lin became even angrier, but when speaking to her son, her tone was still serious. “I understand. I’ll kick her out right now!”

“Good. I’ll come back today to pick you up. Wait at home and pack your things.” With a sigh of relief, Hai Ku was thankful that his mother wasn’t completely naive.

“Hey, I got it, I need to hurry up and stop your father. Is he really planning to kill that old hen for her?! I didn’t expect this at all. Alright, son, I’m hanging up now!” After hearing the response, Mother Lin immediately ended the call and ran to the yard.

Father Lin was holding an old hen in his hands, looking a little guilty, but from the looks of it, he was indeed preparing to slaughter the hen.

Mother Lin quickly snatched the hen from him and placed it in the yard.

“Old man, you can’t let that young girl fool you. The child she’s carrying isn’t our son’s!” Mother Lin clapped her hands, suddenly showing a fiercer side.

“What?” Father Lin was also surprised. “But what she said yesterday…”

“Humph! Zixiang just called me, he’ll be back soon to pick us up and take us out. Ziying has already gone out, and we shouldn’t stay in the village any longer.” She pushed Father Lin back into their room, telling him to pack his clothes.

“I’ll go wake up that woman. This is really frustrating; I was so happy for nothing.”

There weren’t many people left in the village; most of the elderly had already been taken away, leaving only a few who preferred to stay home and farm.

Mother Lin and Father Lin hadn’t really wanted to leave, but since there was nothing much to do in the village, staying home all day felt boring.

At that moment, a young girl had come to their home, and she was pregnant, claiming to be a friend of their son. Naturally, anyone would assume she was Lin Zixiang’s girlfriend.

At first, Mother Lin had thought the same, which was why she had treated her so well, but after just one night, the lie had been ruthlessly exposed.

The happiness she felt before had now turned into anger.

***

She rushed to her son’s room, saw the woman lying on the bed, and yanked the blanket off her.

Considering she was pregnant, Mother Lin didn’t use too much force but still shook her awake.

Jiang Wanyan was still a bit groggy, and when she opened her eyes and saw Mother Lin, she smiled and said, “Auntie, good morning~”

“Good morning? It’s already afternoon! You shameless woman, how could you deceive me?” Mother Lin was furious, pointing at Jiang Wanyan. “Get out of my son’s bed right now, how could you be so shameless?”

“Auntie, what are you saying?” Jiang Wanyan was unhappy, especially since she was pregnant, and her temper was a bit volatile.

Mother Lin became even angrier. “The child in your belly isn’t Zixiang’s!”

“When did I ever say the child was his? I just said I was his friend, that I know him,” Jiang Wanyan responded, feeling guilty for a moment. However, as soon as she remembered that she was in this situation because Lin Zixiang hadn’t helped her, she became more assertive again.

“Then why are you here if the child isn’t his?” Mother Lin had never seen such a shameless girl before. She was truly furious. “You came here in the middle of the night, said you were Zixiang’s friend, and claimed you were pregnant. How could I not think more about it?”

Seeing that Jiang Wanyan didn’t reply, Mother Lin felt she couldn’t let her off easily.

She yanked Jiang Wanyan off the bed and pushed her, saying, “Your things are over there. Take them and leave, you’re not welcome here.”

“It’s your son’s fault that things have turned out this way. I’m not leaving.” Jiang Wanyan, using her pregnancy as an excuse, sat down on the living room sofa, not caring about the situation.

“Oh? So, my son forced you to get pregnant? Did my son force you to find another man?”

“You!” Jiang Wanyan’s face flushed as the remark hit a nerve. “Is this how rural women talk? So rude!”