He slammed his hand on the table.

"Get rid of it! Go to the hospital tomorrow to get it removed!"

"no!"

Li Jinhua almost shouted it out as she protected her abdomen.

"The doctor said... my uterine wall is naturally thin, and if I have an abortion this time, I might never be able to get pregnant again..."

Li Jinhua's tears finally broke down.

She knew she could no longer hide it; all her secrets would be revealed.

"It's not...it's not Mingqiang's child..."

She said, her voice choked with emotion.

"It's...it's Vice Principal Zhang's..."

The room fell eerily quiet instantly.

Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance, a look that held no concern for their daughter, only a naked calculation.

"Vice Principal Zhang?"

Li's father's voice suddenly became gentle.

"You're a vice principal now, so you must be very rich, right?"

Li Jinhua nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"He gave me 200 yuan to get an abortion... If I cause trouble, he has plenty of ways to make it impossible for me to stay in Beijing..."

Mr. Li's eyes narrowed to slits.

"Did he really say that?"

"Um..."

Li Jinhua wiped away her tears.

"His...his brother-in-law works in the education bureau, he knows a lot of people..."

Li's mother suddenly grabbed her husband's arm: "Old man, we can go..."

Li Jinhua felt a chill creep up her spine.

She knows her parents too well.

How could I possibly miss such a chance to make a fortune?

"Dad...Mom...please don't get any ideas..."

She said, her voice trembling.

"Vice Principal Zhang is not someone to be trifled with. He... he had a female teacher cause trouble before, and she ended up being fired. Later, I heard... I heard she couldn't even stay in her hometown anymore..."

Upon hearing this, Li's father's expression changed, and the greed in his eyes was replaced by a trace of fear.

Ever since Su Jianguo sent him to the police station and detained him for seven days, he has developed an instinctive fear of these people with "connections".

"Then... never mind..."

Mr. Li muttered something, but soon his eyes lit up again.

"Wait! You mean, that good-for-nothing didn't know the child belonged to someone else, and thought it was only his?"

Li Jinhua nodded warily.

Mr. Li suddenly slapped his thigh, a sly smile spreading across his face.

"Great! That's a good thing!"

Li Jinhua and her mother were both stunned.

"Old man, are you senile?"

Li's mother asked, puzzled.

"What kind of good thing is this?"

Mr. Li stroked his non-existent beard with a smug look.

"Think about it, that old bastard Su Jianguo, even if he doesn't acknowledge Mingqiang as his son, he can't possibly disown his own grandson, can he?"

Li Jinhua's heart sank suddenly.

"Dad... what do you mean?"

"What's the meaning?"

Li's father grinned maliciously.

"Of course we'll make Su Jianguo pay! If he dares not, we'll threaten him to abort the child! Let's see if he feels any pain then!"

Li Jinhua felt dizzy and had to hold onto the table to avoid falling.

"Dad! You can't do this! Mingqiang...he's been so good to me..."

"What a load of rubbish!"

Mr. Li spat.

"What's so good about a good-for-nothing who doesn't even have a proper job? If it weren't for his father having some money, I would have made you divorce him long ago!"

Li's mother also realized what was happening and excitedly echoed her sentiment.

"That's right! Su Jianguo is so rich, even a little bit of money leaking from between his fingers would be enough for us to live on for a year!"

Li Jinhua shook her head in despair.

"No...this won't do...Mingqiang, he..."

"Shut up!"

Mr. Li suddenly stood up and glared down at his daughter.

"How dare you call it immoral? Cheating on your husband and getting pregnant with his child, you're the most immoral one!"

These words pierced Li Jinhua's heart like a knife.

She slumped into the chair, silently weeping.

Seeing this, Li's father softened his tone slightly.

"Jinhua, Dad's doing this for your own good. Look, this child needs a proper status after it's born, right? Su Mingqiang is willing to be the sucker, so let him be. But Su Jianguo has to pay, otherwise... humph!"

Li's mother also came over and offered feigned advice.

"Yes, honey, think about it. With money, your brother won't have to worry about school, and we can renovate our house. Wouldn't that be great?"

Li Jinhua looked up, her eyes blurry with tears, at her parents' greedy faces, and suddenly felt a wave of nausea.

She rushed into the bathroom and started dry heaving on the toilet.

When she returned to the living room weakly, Li's father had already made his decision.

"It's settled then! When that good-for-nothing Su Mingqiang comes back, we'll go to Su Jianguo's country together!"

"dad..."

Li Jinhua still tried to struggle.

"Could... could you please not do this..."

Li's father's eyes turned fierce.

"What? You still want to protect that good-for-nothing? Let me tell you, if you don't cooperate, I'm going to your school right now to 'talk' to that Vice Principal Zhang!"

Li Jinhua's face turned deathly pale instantly.

She knew her father wasn't joking; if it really escalated to the school, her job and reputation would be ruined.

"I...I promise..."

She eventually gave in.

Mr. Li nodded in satisfaction.

"This is my daughter!!"

Li Jinhua's tears fell silently.

She remembered how good Su Mingqiang had been to her lately, how he cooked her different delicious meals every day, and how overjoyed he was when he learned she was "pregnant"...

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