Mr. Li, my wife doesn’t want to remarry and secretly gives birth to a baby.

Li Qinghe replied with a sentence.

[Hehe, the child's biological father is a rich second-generation heir. He came back to me, begging me to marry him. (Omitted.)]

This was followed by a tongue-out emoji from WeChat.

The classmate who mocked her for having a child and no one wanting her didn't reply to her anymore.

There are footsteps outside...

Unexpectedly, it was Ning Jian'an who came.

Li Qinghe blinked, thinking she had mistaken someone for someone else.

Lu Chunlian said, "Your wedding is such a big event, you need to discuss it with your brother and sister-in-law. Dongzan is worried about you, so he insisted on coming over."

Li Qinghe snorted, "Really? I thought they went back to Suzhou and didn't want the house anymore."

If I had known Ning Jian'an was coming here, I would never have come even if you killed me!

Ning Jian'an sneered, "Who said we don't want this house anymore? Your mother had surgery and needed a check-up, and your brother and I accompanied her. Otherwise, how could we rely on you? Heh, someone gave you a car as a favor, and you're so happy you've lost your mind."

Li Qinghe's expression suddenly changed, and she first looked at Lu Chunlian with some annoyance.

"Mom, why did you go for a follow-up check-up... without telling me?"

"Mom is fine. I didn't mean for your brother to come with me. I can manage on my own, but he insisted on coming."

“Mom…” Li Qinghe held Lu Chunlian’s hand, “I’ll accompany you next time. I thought you were going back to Suzhou to stay.”

Ning Jian'an sneered from the side, "Heh, now you know how to put on a show of filial piety, huh?"

Li Qinghe released her grip and then pointed at Ning Jian'an, "This is my mother! I love her more than you do, and I'm more filial to her than you are!"

Ning Jian'an's expression turned ugly, and she was about to speak again.

"Alright, you two, stop arguing."

Lu Chunlian's head was throbbing. "Jian An, where's Dong Zan?"

"Dongzan and Dad are behind us; they'll be back soon."

"Oh dear, now you're calling me 'Dad' again! If I don't say 'your dad,' are my parents in your heart just like the uncles and aunties who sweep the streets?"

“You—” Ning Jian’an narrowed her eyes slightly, “I never thought that way. Stop trying to sow discord.”

"I provoked you? You were the one who provoked me first!" Li Qinghe said without any politeness.

"Alright...stop arguing."

Although Ning Jian'an's words, "Your mother is going for a follow-up check-up," sounded rather distant, Ning Jian'an still accompanied Li Dongzan during her own follow-up check-up.

She believed that Ning Jian'an did not look down on her as her mother-in-law.

"Qinghe, you're a grown woman, about to get married. Think things through before you speak or act."

"Jian An, you're pregnant, and the baby is due in the womb. Don't be angry; the baby is the most important thing."

Ning Jian'an remained silent, supporting her belly as she sat on the sofa where Li Qinghe was sitting.

"Move aside, there's no room here."

"Then go sit somewhere else. Why should I give up my seat?" Li Qinghe was sitting here just fine, but Ning Jian'an insisted on sitting over there. Couldn't she just sit on the chair opposite her?

Ning Jian'an leaned back in the sofa, stroking her belly, and put on airs, "I'm pregnant."

Li Qinghe retorted, "It's like no one has ever been pregnant before."

Ning Jian'an sneered, "You only got into the Song family because you were pregnant, what do you have to be proud of?"

These words enraged Li Qinghe. "Say that again!"

Ning Jian'an turned towards her and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

"You're all wearing gold and silver now, aren't they all gifts from others? What skills do you have? You almost sold your own child. You're stupid and brainless. If Xixi's biological father wasn't Song Qingyi, do you think he would even look at you?"

Li Qinghe's eyes were already red. She stood up and shouted, "If you don't like me, do you think you'd like me?! You're just being a sour grapes!"

Ning Jian'an stood up, supporting her belly. "I'm jealous of you? Heh, I wouldn't be jealous of a woman who climbs the social ladder by getting pregnant and then shamelessly clings to a man who doesn't love her. That kind of woman."

"you--!!"

"Jian An, what you said is too much,"

Lu Chunlian couldn't stop herself and explained to her.

“It was the Song family who proposed marriage first! The whole Song family went to the old house to propose to the old man before we agreed. Besides, the two of them had known each other for a long time and there were feelings between them.”

Ning Jian'an retorted, "Knowing someone doesn't mean you're in love. If you really love her, why don't you marry her sooner? Why wait until the paternity test comes out and you find out that Xixi is his daughter before getting married? Isn't that just getting married because of pregnancy and relying on the child?"

"Just shut up—"

Li Qinghe grabbed a cushion from the side and angrily threw it at Ning Jian'an.

Li Dongzan and Li Wenhong, who happened to be returning, were startled by what they saw.

"Qinghe, what's wrong with you two again?"

"It's nothing, it's all my fault!!"

Li Qinghe covered her tears and ran to the bathroom crying.

The door slammed shut.

Li Wenhong was completely bewildered. "What's wrong?"

Lu Chunlian gave an explanation.

"Jian An, this time, you really were in the wrong."

"Didn't she start the trouble first?"

Ning Jian'an retorted, "She attacked first, I didn't."

“But you shouldn’t have said that Qinghe relied on her pregnancy. She didn’t want to do that in the first place.”

"She got incredibly lucky; she married the son of an official. Otherwise, who would want her? Would anyone even be interested in her?"

"Jian An, that's enough."

Li Dongzan could no longer hold back and spoke up.

"What you're saying is completely wrong! We've all seen how hard Qinghe has worked to raise Xixi all these years. Now that Qinghe has finally found happiness, shouldn't we be happy for her?"

His return this time was also in the hope of resolving his misunderstanding with Li Qinghe and wishing her happiness.

He only has one younger sister!

Lu Chunlian was almost in tears. "Yes, we're all family! How wonderful it is for a family to live in harmony!"

Won't Ning Jian'an also benefit from this in the future?

Why do you have to mock your own family members like that?

Why is their relationship so strained...?

Li Wenhong sighed, "Actually, Qinghe Bar also has—"

"Shut up now."

Lu Chunlian knew he couldn't possibly say anything nice, so she interrupted him first.

Inside the bathroom.

Li Qinghe turned on the tap, making a gurgling sound.

But I could still hear voices talking outside—

She doesn't want to! She doesn't want to hear it!

He covered his ears tightly with both hands.

Ning Jian'an said that if it weren't for Xixi, Song Qingyi would never have married her!

They say her current wealth and status are all thanks to her daughter! They say she sold her daughter…

No, it's not...

She believed that Song Qingyi liked her too, or at least liked her, otherwise Song Qingyi would not have compromised.

Li Qinghe was crying as she washed her face!

Why is the happiness she desires always so elusive, sometimes within reach, sometimes out of reach...?

There was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Li Qinghe called out.

"Qinghe, it's me." Li Dongzan's voice rang out from outside the door.