Zhao Lili lay pale-faced on the cold floor of her living room, her hands tightly clutching her stomach, large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead.

She groaned in pain, her body trembling slightly.

Beside her, Zhao Lili's mother, Liu Xiaofang, hurriedly helped her lie down on the sofa.

All I could hear was her muttering, "Lili! You can't get hurt! Your brother has already called the ambulance for you, just wait a little longer!"

Just then, the cell phone placed to the side suddenly rang, and the ringtone sounded particularly jarring at that moment.

Sitting next to him, Zhao Xiaojun, who was extremely anxious, quickly picked up his phone and saw that the screen showed a call from his sister Zhao Lili's best friend, Liu Xinran.

On the campus of Shanghai University, Liu Xinran is undoubtedly the most dazzling presence.

She not only has stunning looks, but also a model-like figure, attracting countless eyes wherever she goes.

Their family background is equally enviable; their parents are highly respected in the business world, and their family assets amount to tens of millions.

How could he not recognize him? So, he took a deep breath and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, is this you? Where's Lili?" Liu Xinran's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhao Xiaojun replied, his voice trembling with tears, "It's terrible, Sister Xinran, Lili's baby... might not survive!"

Upon hearing this news, Liu Xinran was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time.

It took her a while to come to her senses, and she asked incredulously, "What? Lily is pregnant? How come I had no idea!"

Zhao Xiaojun sighed and explained helplessly, "Well, it's a long story..."

The pleasant voice on the other end of the phone roared, "Then just get to the point!"

Zhao Xiaojun continued, "In short, my sister and brother-in-law Lin Yuan couldn't agree on the bride price, which really upset my sister, and that's how things ended up like this..."

Before Zhao Xiaojun could finish speaking, Liu Xinran had already roughly pieced together what had happened. She quickly interrupted Zhao Xiaojun and asked, "Which hospital are you at? I'll come see her in a bit!"

After receiving the hospital's address, Liu Xinran quickly hung up the phone.

She was both anxious and angry, and decided to find Lin Yuan and get to the bottom of things first.

Not long after, Lin Yuan, who was driving at high speed on the road, also received a call from Liu Xinran.

As soon as the call connected, Liu Xinran didn't give Lin Yuan a chance to speak at all.

What came from the other end was a barrage of angry curses: "Lin Yuan, you bastard, you scumbag! What did you do to Lili? She's in the hospital now, and your child's life is in danger!"

Hearing these words, Lin Yuan frowned deeply.

He shouted into the phone, "I really don't know what I did wrong! Zhao Lili was perfectly fine when I left! You should ask her family what they did to her!"

However, his words failed to quell Liu Xinran's burning anger; instead, they earned him a questioning filled with distrust.

"He couldn't possibly be Lili's biological brother. Zhao Xiaojun is lying!"

Faced with the dissatisfaction and questioning from the other end of the phone, Lin Yuan felt as if a boulder was pressing down on his chest, and his voice unconsciously became low and deep.

He sighed deeply and replied helplessly, "My main purpose this time is to completely sever my relationship with Zhao Lili. Because this isn't the first time I've seen Zhao Lili go into a hotel with another man... and check in!"

Finally, Lin Yuan deliberately emphasized the words "book a room"!

Upon hearing this, Liu Xinran was stunned, her mind flashing back to all sorts of memories of her friend Zhao Lili.

After a long while, she came to her senses and muttered to herself, "Lili... she is indeed a bit playful, but she shouldn't be so foolish as to find an honest man to take her place, right?"

As soon as the words were spoken, both Lin Yuan on the other end of the phone and Liu Xinran on the other end fell into silence.

Lin Yuan began to quickly recall the information he had gleaned using the Insight Technique.

After a fierce internal struggle, I finally took a deep breath and thought to myself:

"No, this can't go on like this. It's damaging my reputation too much!"

So Lin Yuan said, "To tell you the truth, I haven't had any contact with her for a long time, we've broken up! The little one she's carrying now has no chance of having anything to do with me!"

Lin Yuan's resolute explanation caused Liu Xinran, who was listening quietly, to slowly smooth out her tightly furrowed brows.

The anger that had been building up in her heart towards Lin Yuan vanished without a trace with those few words.

At this moment, Liu Xinran understood that Lin Yuan was just a victim in a romantic entanglement.

Not only that, but she couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for Lin Yuansheng.

After calming herself down, Liu Xinran couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "So what exactly is this 'bride price dispute' that Zhao Xiaojun mentioned?"

Lin Yuan replied with a bitter expression, "Besides wanting me to be their sucker, their family is also asking for an outrageous dowry of eight million..."

Upon hearing this reply, Liu Xinran's eyes widened instantly on the other end of the phone, followed by a crisp and loud "pfft" sound coming from her mouth.

Realizing she had lost her composure, Liu Xinran quickly cleared her throat and tried to compose herself.

Then, in her sweetest anchorwoman tone, she said softly, "Now that the truth has come out, let's not hold a grudge anymore. Let it drift away like smoke in the wind."

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