With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

A look of panic flashed across Li Xiao's eyes, and he quickly put down his chopsticks, got up, and chased after him.

Seeing this, Li Wanchang frowned and turned to his wife, saying, "Go and see what Xiaozai, a boy, is doing by going forward like that?"

"Oh dear, Xiaozi and Qiqi grew up together, isn't it normal for him to care about her?" Mrs. Li said dismissively, picking up a piece of char siu and tasting it. "This isn't greasy at all; I specifically asked Wang Ma to make it as 'lean char siu.'"

Lin Biqi rushed into the bathroom and immediately locked the door. Then she leaned over the sink and began to gag violently.

There was nothing in her stomach; she vomited until tears streamed down her face, but only some sour fluid came out.

The sudden nausea startled her. She realized that her period was several days late, and she frantically started calculating the due date in her mind.

Almost exactly one month later, she didn't take the birth control pills because everything that happened and Li Xiao's attitude towards her made her extremely resentful and unwilling.

She was partly acting out of spite, but more so out of a desire for revenge, so she deliberately refused to eat.

But at this moment, looking at herself in the mirror, she felt an overwhelming sense of panic.

She's only 19. If she gets pregnant unexpectedly, what if she doesn't want the baby?

And what about Brother Li Xiao? Will he admit it?

The unknown and uncertainty filled her with fear. She turned the tap water to its coldest setting and frantically slapped her face, ignoring her delicate makeup, trying to calm herself down.

Li Xiao, who was waiting impatiently at the door, started knocking: "Lin Biqi, what are you doing? Open the door!"

Lin Biqi trembled, hurriedly grabbed two washcloths to dry her face, and then turned around to unlock the door.

She looked up and met Li Xiao's cold, scrutinizing gaze.

"What are you doing?" Li Xiao asked, staring at her.

Lin Biqi lowered her head and whispered, "I might have overdone my diet recently, and my stomach can't handle too much sweetness, so I feel a bit nauseous."

Although she tried her best to hide her unease, Li Xiao did not believe her: "Don't do anything ridiculous again. You took that medicine, didn't you?"

Sure enough, he wasn't there to care about me at all; he was only concerned about this matter.

Lin Biqi was overwhelmed by a huge sense of humiliation. It was her first time, and she was the one who sacrificed the most!

"Do you have to treat me like this?" Lin Biqi looked up at Li Xiao with red eyes, her face full of grief as she questioned him, "Don't you have any love for me at all? Don't you know how much damage that medicine can do to your body? You're not even willing to show me any concern?"

But her sadness and sorrow were worthless in Li Xiao's eyes. Li Xiao had not yet forgiven her, so how could he feel any pity for her?

"That was something you orchestrated yourself. You took advantage of me when I was drunk, so you should have been prepared to bear all the consequences." Li Xiao's face was cold as he leaned closer to her, asking each word with a menacing tone, "So tell me, did you take that drug or not?"

At that moment, Lin Biqi's last remaining dignity shattered, and she staggered uncontrollably.

The next second, she suddenly reached out and forcefully pushed Li Xiao away, shouting, "No! I didn't!"

Li Xiao staggered backward and almost fell, but when he heard Lin Biqi's words, his eyes widened suddenly.

"What happened?"

Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Li came over and was puzzled to see the two standing at the bathroom door staring at each other with strange expressions.

"You fucking joking!"

Li Xiao felt like his head was about to explode. He stepped forward, grabbed Lin Biqi's wrist, and glared at her with bloodshot eyes, demanding, "You're lying to me, aren't you?"

"Xiaozi!"

Seeing Lin Biqi in pain, Mrs. Li hurriedly stepped forward and forcefully pried Li Xiao's hand away, separating the two by stepping aside: "What are you doing? Biqi is a girl. No matter how angry you are, you can't hit her. Can't you talk things out?"

Lin Biqi was heartbroken and said in a choked voice, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well today, so I'll have to go now."

Mrs. Li glared at her son, then turned to look at Lin Biqi gently and said, "Shall I have the driver take you?"

Lin Biqi nodded without refusing. Before leaving, she glanced at Li Xiao one last time, but there was no longer any affection in her eyes, only a deep hatred.

After Lin Biqi left, Li Xiao completely lost the ability to think, his mind filled with the two sentences "She might be pregnant" and "What should I do?"

As a young adult, he never imagined he would experience something so absurd; he felt both helpless and terrified.

"Xiaozi!"

His father's voice suddenly rang out, startling him. He looked up abruptly and saw his father standing at the top of the stairs, looking at him with a serious expression, saying, "Come up with me!"

In the study on the second floor, Li Xiao stood at the doorway, while Li Wanchang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window watching his wife see Lin Biqi off downstairs.

After a long pause, she turned around, frowned, and bluntly asked, "You and Qiqi had a relationship?"

He's a father after all; you can't hide this from him.

But for some reason, now that his father has learned about this, Li Xiao is not so afraid anymore. It's as if he has suddenly found a safe haven, so he simply tells him everything that has happened.

"Dad, I bought her medicine because I didn't want any further trouble. I didn't want to have anything to do with her..."

Li Wanchang did not fly into a rage. Instead, he looked at his son, who was eager to explain everything, and raised his hand to reassure him that he did not need to say anything more.

"This Qiqi, her feelings for you have never been pure. She's resorting to such low and dirty tricks, ha!" Li Wanchang sneered, disdainfully saying, "Trying to climb the social ladder through pregnancy? Does she really think the Li family is so easy to manipulate?"

"Dad, there's still no definitive answer as to whether she's pregnant or not." Li Xiao still refused to believe that Lin Biqi was really pregnant.

Li Wanchang looked at his son. He had been depressed for a long time because of his relationship with Shen Ci, and as a father, he could not let these things torment his son any longer.

“Whether she’s pregnant or not, I won’t let her affect you. You don’t need to worry about this. Dad will handle it for you,” Li Wanchang said earnestly.

With his father's words, Li Xiao felt a sense of relief.

He nodded slightly: "Thank you, Dad."

Li Wanchang added, "Your mother shouldn't interfere in your relationship with Shen Ci. I told her a few days ago to go and have a good talk with Shen Ci and apologize to her. In short, she shouldn't interfere in your relationship anymore."

"But as an elder, she'll definitely feel embarrassed. I'll talk to her again tonight and ask her to meet Shen Ci in the next couple of days. Since you like this girl so much, your mother and I won't object anymore."