Lin Yan paused for a moment before revealing his true purpose.

"You took the villa before, and now that your sister has had a baby, shouldn't you return it?"

Lin Qingtong glanced at Lin Yan, smiled lightly, and asked in return, "Why should I return the villa to you just because she had a child?"

Give me a reason.

Lin Yan stood there, flicked his sleeve, and spoke.

"There aren't that many reasons, you can't have children anyway."

"Perhaps this child is the last bloodline of the Lin family."

Hearing this, Lin Qingtong was amused.

"The last bloodline, are you sure?"

Her words seemed to carry a deeper meaning, and Lin Jiaorui immediately sat up in bed upon hearing them, appearing somewhat flustered.

Then, realizing that everyone's eyes were on her, she immediately began to argue.

"Sister, what do you mean by this?"

"You live in such a large estate yourself, is there a problem with giving the villa back to us?"

"Besides, since you can't have children, the Shen family definitely won't marry you."

"Why not build a good relationship with us now? Maybe we can take care of you when you get old, so you won't be left all alone."

Their self-righteous attitude immediately made Lin Qingtong laugh.

"Why do you think I'll definitely return the house to you? It's not your house."

"To put it another way. How can I guarantee that what you're saying isn't true? What if you take the house and then deny everything? Who will I complain to then?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan assumed that Lin Qingtong was about to give in, so he immediately softened his tone and spoke.

"What are you saying? We're all family, how could we abandon you?"

"Are we also planning for your future? You may be successful now, but who knows what the future holds? While we are still willing to help you, make a decision as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, such a good opportunity might not come again next time."

Lin Qingtong didn't understand where they got the confidence that she would definitely agree. Was it just because she couldn't have children?

They never sought concrete proof of this matter from the beginning or the end, nor did they obtain any relevant medical reports; they only heard it from Jiang Hao.

To save Jiang Hao's face, I gave false testimony.

I thought someone would question me or try to get me checked, but to my surprise, no one doubted me. Instead, they started to belittle and despise me.

It's as if a person loses their greatest value if they can't have children.

Lin Qingtong looked at Lin Yan in front of her and asked a question.

"To be honest, none of you asked me whether I could have children or not, and you never confirmed whether it was true or not."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan and Lin Jiaorui immediately panicked.

If the claim that Lin Qingtong is infertile is false, then how can they extract the greatest benefit from her?

Without a second thought, Lin Yan retorted, "You were the one who said you couldn't have children back then. How can you blame us for saying this now? It's really ridiculous."

"Do you think you can change the facts by saying that? Jiang Hao has already given birth to a daughter, which proves that you are the one who cannot have children. You are still here indulging in wishful thinking."

He excitedly repeated these words over and over again, as if this would prove that what he said was true and that Lin Qingtong was just indulging in wishful thinking.

Lin Qingtong gazed quietly at Lin Yan before her, then suddenly smiled.

"If I told you that Jiang Hao is the one who can't have children, would you believe me?"

Despite Lin Qingtong's direct statement, Lin Yan and the others still didn't believe it.

Because they felt that Lin Qingtong was infertile, otherwise, it would disrupt all the plans of the Lin and Jiang families.

After all, Lin Qingtong wasn't even part of their plans, and they even wanted to get something from her.

Before Lin Yan could say anything, Jiang Hao spoke first.

"Lin Qingtong, you can't have children yourself, yet you turn around and falsely accuse me. Don't you think that's absurd?"

He stared at Lin Qingtong with a look that seemed to want to devour her.

Lin Qingtong's gaze fell on Qi Huimin's face, who was full of guilt and didn't dare to meet her eyes at all.

Because what Lin Qingtong said was true; the daughter she gave birth to was not Jiang Hao's at all.

But Jiang Hao absolutely must not know about this.

Jiang Hao, oblivious to Qi Huimin's odd behavior, was instead looking Lin Qingtong up and down.

"You're only keeping Master Shen because you're good-looking. But when you get old, many years later, you'll be abandoned because you don't have any children."

Lin Qingtong sneered. She had already told them that she wasn't the one who couldn't have children, but they were still so self-righteous.

She was too lazy to argue with Jiang Hao and the others about the pregnancy anymore, and simply said something indifferently.

"Jiang Hao, I remember your daughter was born prematurely, so why is Lin Jiaorui's son about the same age as yours?"

Upon hearing this, everyone paused, a strange thought arising in their minds.

Yes, Lin Jiaorui was born prematurely, but the baby was chubby, like a full-month-old.

It even looks bigger than the child that Qi Huimin and the others are holding.

In that instant, Lin Jiaorui panicked and hurriedly hugged her child tightly.

"The doctor said that the baby was very fat in the womb and weighed almost ten pounds at birth, which is why the baby was born prematurely."

The ward door opened, and Shen Yibo walked in from outside, speaking at the same time.

"Lin Jiaorui, don't think that just because you gave birth to my father's child, our Shen family will accept your existence. Anyway, your child will end up under my uncle's name."

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