Chapter 128 - The Scum Is Suspicious
Chapter 128: The Scum Is Suspicious
Master Huo’s body suddenly trembled like a flower in a storm. He was shocked by this forbidden love.
A huge disappointment appeared on his face. He was as disappointed as he was in Li Xiaoran. “How can he do such a heartless thing?”
Huo Zhou quickly explained, “Grandpa, you’ve misunderstood.”
Then, Huo Zhou revealed that Li Xiaoran and Qiao An were childhood sweethearts and that the two of them were in a relationship. He tried his best to plead for Xiaoran. “Grandpa, you know that he is like his mother. He’s affectionate and devoted. Moreover, Aunt left the world in that way and caused Xiaoran a lot of harm, causing him to suffer from a mental illness. Once he was drunk, he was probably even more uncontrollable. That’s why he and Qiao An made that mistake.”
“Xiao Ran also realized the seriousness of the matter after the incident. Ever since then, he hasn’t drunk a single drop. Moreover, Xiao Ran dared to the consequence of his mistake. I think his mistake is understandable.”
After Old Master Huo found out about the situation, he understood Li Xiaoran a little more. He only sighed. “This child is like his mother. I’m really afraid that he’ll follow his mother’s path.”
After all, he was his own flesh and blood. Old Master Huo could not bear to part with this relationship. Moreover, he objectively weighed it. Although Li Xiaoran was in the wrong, his outstanding character and shocking talent could not hide his flaws. Therefore, he chose to accept him in the end.
“I’ll introduce Xiaoran to the company’s shareholders tomorrow. Tell Xiaoran to prepare well.”
This was Old Master Huo’s approval.
Huo Zhou said happily, “Okay.”
While Li Xiaoran was quietly working on his career, Li Zecheng was troubled by Wei Xin’s pregnancy.
After returning home from the hospital, Li Zecheng fell into a dilemma. In the end, he made up his mind and forced Wei Xin to have an abortion.
“Wei Xin, abort the child.”
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When Wei Xin heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning and could not recover for a long time.
When she came back to her senses, tears streamed down her face.
“Brother Zecheng, I beg you. Let me keep this child.”
Li Zecheng said irritably, “You saw it too. Qiao An saw you getting pregnant. She will definitely scheme to use this against me and sue me for bigamy. Wei Xin, I’m a public figure. Once I’m detained for bigamy, it will be a stain that can’t be washed away for the rest of my life.”
Even though he tried his best to comfort Wei Xin, she was unmoved. She cried and said, “Brother Zecheng, I promise I won’t let Qiao An find me in the future. If she can’t find me, then there’s no evidence to accuse you of bigamy.”
Li Zecheng felt that Wei Xin keeping the child was a hidden danger.
He suddenly became irritable. “I told you to abort it. Isn’t it just a child? If you want it, I’ll give it to you in the future. You can’t have this child. You know that I hate illegitimate children.”
As a mother, she was firm.
Wei Xin’s motherly love turned into courage. She shouted at Li Zecheng, “If you hate illegitimate children, then divorce Qiao An. If you marry me, the child and I will be your legitimate family Brother Zecheng, do you still love Qiao An and that is why you don’t want to divorce her at all?”
Li Zecheng straightened his neck and roared, “It’s not like you don’t know that the child in Qiao An’s stomach has 5% of the shares. If I divorce her, it’s unknown who will get this 5%.”
“In my opinion, Qiao An’s child might not be yours. And my child might be the true great-grandson of your Li family.”
Before she could finish, Li Zecheng slapped her hard. “Wei Xin, do you know what nonsense you’re talking about?”
Wei Xin covered her face and said aggrievedly, “I’m not talking nonsense. You said it yourself. You and Qiao An only slept together once, and you were drunk that time. Qiao An was with you for so long but didn’t get pregnant. Don’t you think it’s suspicious that she suddenly got pregnant once?”
Li Zecheng rebuked angrily, “Do you think Qiao An is like you, having an indecent private life? Let me tell you, she’s the most upright woman I’ve ever seen. She never hit on strange men, nor does she attend messy gatherings at night. Don’t slander her.”
Wei Xin crawled to Li Zecheng’s side and continued to flatter him. “Brother Zecheng, although Qiao An won’t take the initiative to cheat, what if someone else bullies her? She has been kidnapped by the kidnappers for so long and is a beautiful and weak woman. Are you so sure that the kidnappers won’t touch her?”
Li Zecheng undid his tie in frustration and said, “No, the hospital did a physical examination for her.”
Wei Xin sneered. “It’s not like you don’t know what your uncle’s relationship with her is. He will definitely choose to help her hide it. Otherwise, why would Qiao An keep saying that she wants to abort the child?”
Li Zecheng’s heart was in a mess.
He also began to suspect that the child in Qiao An’s womb wasn’t his.
After Li Zecheng left Wei Xin’s house in a daze, he drove to Hai Yue Corporation and stopped Qiao An at the door.
“Qiao An, come home with me.”
Qiao An looked at Li Zecheng with a cold expression. “Li Zecheng, have you forgotten that we’re about to get a divorce? I’ll never go back to that family again?”
Li Zecheng grabbed her wrist and said angrily, “I want to know whose child you’re carrying.”
Qiao An felt a chill run down her spine. She was stunned for a moment.
Li Zecheng saw her dull eyes and was even more certain of his guess.
“This child isn’t mine, is it?”
Qiao An took advantage of the moment and said, “Li Zecheng, since you know it’s not yours, why are you still fighting for custody of the child? Why, do you like to help others raise the child?”
Her self-righteousness made Li Zecheng uncertain.
“Qiao An, don’t bullshit me. I’m telling you, if this child isn’t mine, I’ll make your life a living hell.”
Qiao An’s scalp turned cold.
“Li Zecheng, you bastard. You hired fake reviewers to slander me and spread rumors that I was bullied by bandits. In the end, you f*cking believed those rumors. Are you a pig? Don’t you have a head?” Qiao An punched and kicked him angrily.
The more aggrieved she was, the more Li Zecheng felt that he was being paranoid. He let her kick a fuss and did not make things difficult for her.
After he left, Qiao An almost collapsed to the ground.
She had to sever the relationship between the child and the Li family as soon as possible. She could no longer “keep” the child in her womb.
Qiao An returned home in a sorry state and stared blankly at the calendar on the wall.
Then, her gaze froze on a date three days away..
It was the old lady’s birthday.
Every year, the old lady would hold a grand banquet on her birthday. At that time, the Li family’s relatives and friends would attend this banquet.
If all the relatives of the Li family witnessed her miscarriage, she thought that no one would associate the child in her stomach with the Li family in the future.