After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

"Yunqi, you have no idea how outrageous Erlang has become while you were gone."

Jiang Yuyue chattered on and on about her family affairs, "Not only did I pay off his gambling debts of four thousand taels, but he also showed no remorse and stole our grandmother's land deed to gamble away everything!"

"Not only that, he also owed an additional five thousand taels of gambling debt. When my mother found out about this, she was so angry that she almost fainted. The people from the casino came to our door and cut off Erlang's two legs. They even tried to force us to leave the Xie residence, but we really couldn't afford to pay the five thousand taels of silver. Later, I had to do a lot of negotiation and spend some money to bribe them so that they would stop pressuring us."

"We had nowhere to live, so I ran around trying to find the last bit of money I had to rent this place. It's a bit run-down, but at least we have somewhere to stay. Luckily, I still have the Xie family's shop. I'm working non-stop every day, busy with the business at the shop..."

As she spoke, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat and wiped away her tears. "But thankfully you're back now. The family is in dire need of someone who can shoulder the responsibility. With you here, I'm sure I won't have to work as hard as before!"

Faced with Jiang Yuyue's words, Xie Yunqi's face was shrouded in the night, making it impossible to see his expression. However, the tight corners of his mouth clearly showed that he was extremely displeased and had not listened to what she had just said.

Jiang Yuyue is pregnant... Who did she have an affair with?!

Fortunately, the house was small, and the two of them arrived at the small courtyard in the back room while they were talking. Jiang Yuyue pulled Xie Yunqi and pushed open the door, only to bump into Xie Jinglan, who was reading a book inside.

Upon seeing Xie Jinglan again, Xie Yunqi's eyes immediately turned cold, revealing a chilling murderous intent.

After all, Xie Jinglan was the one who took his life in his previous life. Although he feared Xie Jinglan's status, no man could tolerate Xie Jinglan appearing in his wife's room.

Could Xie Jinglan be Jiang Yuyue's lover?!

Xie Yunqi looked at Xie Jinglan with a livid face, "Why is Third Brother here?"

Jiang Yuyue frowned slightly when she saw this scene. She had noticed Jixiang spying outside the courtyard earlier, and the Xie family was overjoyed at Xie Yunqi's return. How could Xie Jinglan not have received the news?

She thought Xie Jinglan would know to avoid suspicion and leave in advance, but she didn't expect him to stay in the house as if nothing had happened.

That really only makes things harder for yourself.

Although she didn't understand Xie Jinglan's actions, Jiang Yuyue remained calm and said with some helplessness, "Yunqi, you know our family's current situation. The furnishings in this house are in disrepair. My third brother used to live in the courtyard next to mine, but his bed collapsed today, so there's not even a place to sit. It's really inconvenient."

“I just went out. My third brother doesn’t like crowds and needs to rest because of his illness, so I invited him to come to my room to sit for a while.”

This explanation sounded quite logical, but Xie Yunqi's slightly suspicious expression clearly did not completely dispel his doubts. Just then, Xiao Liu hurriedly walked in.

"Miss, the worker you asked me to hire just arrived."

Xiao Liu's tone was tinged with complaint, "I didn't expect these workers to be such snobs. They saw that we weren't paying them much, and we clearly went to hire them at noon, but they made excuses about being too busy and only came now!"

After saying this, Xiao Liu looked up and saw Xie Yunqi with surprise, "Young...Young Master!? Why are you back?!"

Hearing Xiao Liu's words, Xie Yunqi reluctantly believed Jiang Yuyue's earlier statement. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that with the Xie family members so close by, even if Jiang Yuyue was bold, she wouldn't dare to have an affair with Xie Jinglan under the watchful eyes of so many people.

"If that's the case, then my third brother has really suffered these past few days."

Xie Yunqi looked at Xie Jinglan, his tone carrying a hint of half-serious concern, "Third brother is dragging his sick body along, and he should have taken good care of himself, but I didn't expect that Second Brother would be so useless, dragging our whole family down to this point."

Faced with Xie Yunqi's feigned concern, Xie Jinglan only responded lightly. Looking at Jiang Yuyue standing close to him, a smile appeared on his face, but his words carried a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm.

"I never expected my brother to come back alive. I'm sure my sister-in-law can finally rest easy now."

"Of course."

Jiang Yuyue naturally picked up where he left off, and then smiled slightly, "Our whole family is very happy."

For some reason, although the conversation between the two seemed unremarkable, Xie Yunqi felt that the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange.

But he was anxious to find out about the child in Jiang Yuyue's womb, and he didn't have the mind to delve into these trivial details at the moment.

"Third brother, could you please excuse us for a moment?"

Xie Yunqi said, "I have something to say to your sister-in-law."

Hearing this, Xie Jinglan didn't say anything more. He got up, put down the book in his hand, and walked out.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuyue took Xie Yunqi's hand and sat down quite intimately. Xie Jinglan caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and his already unfriendly face turned even more ashen, his eyes becoming even colder.

When Xie Yunqi saw that Xie Jinglan, who was originally unable to walk, was able to stand up, a sinister look flashed across his face. Was Baili Zixuan's medical skills really that good?

Jiang Yuyue was prevented from receiving treatment from Doctor Baili because of him?!

Although he already knew that Xie Yunqi was probably faking his illness, he still asked the question anyway.

"My third brother's legs have actually healed?"

"It's all thanks to my third brother's good fortune."

Jiang Yuyue explained, "A few days ago, my grandmother ordered me to take him to the capital for medical treatment. Luckily, we met the renowned physician Baili who was willing to lend a helping hand, which enabled him to walk again."

At this point, Jiang Yuyue sighed again.

"Even so, my third brother's condition has not been cured, and it is said that he only has another six months to live."

Half a year? That's hard to say.

Xie Yunqi quickly returned to the main topic and asked the question that he was most concerned about.

“I don’t remember consummating our marriage on our wedding day, but my grandmother said you were pregnant? Then whose child is it?”

Xie Yunqi's face was sinister and wary, and his tone carried a hint of intimidation.

You'd better tell me the truth.