Xu Sichen took off his coat and hung it on the chair. He noticed that Zheng Lin's gaze towards him was a little strange.

"What's wrong?" Xu Sichen grabbed a handful of peanuts and rubbed them together.

Zheng Lin scratched his head in worry.

Feng Xi was called to the door by Ye Yuncheng and Li Mirui.

"Ah!" Feng Xi exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape. Then she pulled Li Mirui aside and said, "You've been keeping such a big thing from me all this time."

"Do you think I want this?" Li Mirui said, then looked at Feng Xi. "Lu Lu will be coming upstairs soon, so be prepared."

"You only gave me two minutes and you want me to prepare?" Feng Xi turned to look at Xu Sichen, who was still chatting. "Don't you know what kind of temper your husband Xu has?"

The incident happened so suddenly that she had no time to react and didn't even have a solution.

Ye Yuncheng looked at Li Mirui: "How confident are you that Xu Sichen won't turn against you?" This is no joke.

When Xu Sichen gets angry, even Pei Xiuyan can't hold him back.

“One hundred percent, he agreed to it yesterday.” Li Mirui said, pursing her lips, “After all these years, you still don’t trust me to do things.”

"I'm not at ease!"

The two spoke almost in unison: Xu Mengyu dared to keep such a big thing as giving birth a secret; how could they expect her to be reliable?

Li Mirui looked at the two of them speechlessly: "Don't worry, don't act like the sky is falling. My Meimei isn't that bad-tempered."

!

Feng Xi and Ye Yuncheng exchanged a glance. Did she misunderstand Xu Sichen? He just didn't get angry at her.

Xu Mengyu led Bai Miaomiao and the others into the private room. They had just been discussing their strategy outside, and she felt that her mother was only 50% reliable.

Xu Sichen ate peanuts: "Don't worry about my blood pressure or blood sugar. You guys aren't any younger than me, why are you worrying about this?"

Although they are brothers, this guy is worrying about things too much.

Pei Xiuyan took off his glasses and wiped them: "That's good."

Zheng Lin moved closer to Xu Sichen.

"You're so close to me, where will Mi Rui sit later?" Xu Sichen looked at Zheng Lin, who was sitting on his right, almost touching him: "If it's really not possible, you can sit on my lap to eat."

Zheng Lin thought to himself that this distance would allow him to stop Zheng Lin from turning hostile in the future.

"Dad, don't be angry anymore. I know I was wrong." Xu Mengyu said as she walked to Xu Sichen's side. "Don't be angry."

Xu Sichen's anger had long since subsided. Seeing Xu Mengyu acting so coquettishly, he nodded: "You need to learn to take care of yourself. Your mother and I can't be with you forever."

“I’ve already scolded Tianming, and he won’t dare to do it again,” Zheng Lin replied, having given him a severe dressing-down yesterday.

If he had known, he should have just taken action.

Pei Xiuyan put on his glasses: "It's good that you understand. In the future, you should think twice before you act and be responsible for your actions."

Xu Sichen reached out and put his hand on Pei Xiuyan's shoulder: "Mengyu, remember this sentence and remind yourself from time to time." If he had listened to it back then, he wouldn't have almost lost his life later.

Xu Mengyu nodded. She knew now, but it seemed too late.

The waiter started serving the dishes, and Xu Sichen glanced at them: "Where's Tianming? Is he still holding a grudge after yesterday's fight?"

Feng Xi and Zheng Lin held their chopsticks, but the chairs felt like they had thorns on them; they simply couldn't sit still...

Then, the door opened.

Zheng Tianming led Xu Lu.

Bai Miaomiao looked over and exclaimed, "Wow, what a handsome little boy! He looks like a little rice dumpling, wearing a white shirt and black pants with white belts."

"Grandpa." Following Zheng Tianming's instructions, Xu Lu ran straight over. He had seen Xu Sichen before, so he wouldn't mistake him for someone else.

Xu Sichen was still chatting with Pei Xiuyan, still discussing education.

Suddenly a child rushed into his arms, and he instinctively scooped him up, then looked down and asked, "Whose child is this?"

Xu Lu raised her little face, and Xu Sichen glanced around. This child looked exactly like Zheng Tianming when he was a child, except that she was a bit fairer.

"Grandpa, my name is Xu Lu." Xu Lu said, looking at Xu Sichen with admiration. Up close, he looked even cooler.

Xu Mengyu quickly stood up: "Dad..."

Li Mi reached out and hugged Xu Sichen's arm: "This child is so cute, isn't he?"

"Yes, yes, what an adorable child," Ye Yuncheng chimed in.

Feng Xi and Zheng Lin were naturally excited to see the child and wanted to hold him in their arms immediately, but they dared not move.

Pei Kaixin held Bai Miaomiao in his arms. She had a heart condition and couldn't handle being startled, but her eyes were wide open, clearly showing how much she loved children.

"You gave birth to her?" Xu Sichen looked at Xu Mengyu standing to the side.

Xu Mengyu was a little nervous, and she didn't dare to look Xu Sichen in the eye: "Yes, she was born by me."

It wasn't an adoption, nor was it a child born from Zheng Tianming and another woman; it was born to Xu Mengyu.

"How old are you?" Xu Sichen asked in a deep voice.

Xu Lu smiled and replied, "Grandpa, Lu Lu is eight years old this year."

These words immediately created an extremely tense atmosphere in the private room. Xu Mengyu was only a few years old; she had an eight-year-old child.

Li Mirui clung to Xu Sichen's arm.

"You know, right?" Xu Sichen looked at Li Milui. Xu Mengyu had gone abroad for further studies for a year. He wanted to see her, but she kept pestering him, and every time he would either video or voice, he hadn't seen her for more than half a year.

Li Mirui bit her lip and nodded.

Xu Sichen glanced at the reactions around him and realized that everyone knew except him. No wonder they were all asking him if his blood pressure was high.

He simply left Xu Lu aside.

With a loud crash, Xu Sichen kicked the table over, smashing all the food on it onto the ground without him even taking a bite.

“Si Chen.” Pei Xiuyan stood up.

Xu Sichen casually picked up the chair behind him and slammed it hard on the table. It wasn't a matter of face; he had carefully raised Xu Mengyu for over twenty years.

He treated her like the apple of his eye, like the apple of his eye, but she secretly had a child behind his back.

Any danger, however slight, could have been fatal to her. The fact that no news of her pregnancy was leaked suggests that she didn't even dare leave the house during her pregnancy.

One loud bang after another terrified Bai Miaomiao, turning her face pale.

"Dad!" Xu Mengyu rushed over.

Xu Sichen forcefully shoved Xu Mengyu away: "From today onwards, I'm not your father. You can go wherever you want." With that, he kicked aside the clutter at his feet and walked out.

Li Mirui was terrified and quickly chased after him.

Xu Sichen kicked the door open and strode out.

Ye Yuncheng patted her chest, thank goodness, she still had her senses, otherwise that chair wouldn't have smashed the table: "..."

"Waaah--"

Xu Lu sat on the ground: "Grandpa, no, he doesn't like me."

Feng Xi felt heartbroken seeing this. She got up, went over, and picked up Xu Lu. The child was the most innocent one.

Zheng Tianming was about to follow when Pei Lan stopped him: "Don't go yet." Following her now could cost him his life.

Xu Sichen got on the elevator.

Li Milui stood beside him: "Don't be angry, the child is already born..."

"I cherish you and your daughter like my own life, and you conspired to treat me like this." Xu Sichen trembled with anger, but he knew how important the woman in front of him was.

Li Mirui hugged Xu Sichen: "I'm sorry, I panicked at the time. Xu Mengyu was crying and begging me. She was already heavily pregnant, and I was afraid of hurting her."

Later, I didn't dare to say it.

Xu Sichen gently pushed Li Mirui away: "I don't want to hear it now."

After exiting the elevator, Xu Sichen got into the car, and Li Mirui opened the passenger door and sat down. He kept the accelerator pedal almost to the floor the whole way.

Li Mirui turned pale with fright: "..."

Xu Mengyu covered her face and squatted on the ground. Zheng Wanwan and Bai Miaomiao stepped forward and gently comforted her.

“Uncle Xu was just joking. How could he not want you?” Bai Miaomiao said, patting Xu Mengyu’s head. “If he didn’t love you, he wouldn’t be so angry.”

Xu Lu's face turned red from crying, and her body convulsed.

Ye Yuncheng looked at Pei Xiuyan. It's no wonder Xu Sichen was so angry; anyone would find it unacceptable.

Zheng Tianming knelt down and hugged Xu Mengyu in his arms. It was his fault. He realized it too late. If he had known from the beginning, he would never have abandoned her.

She had to bear so much all by herself.

“...”

Xu Sichen locked himself in his bedroom, while Li Mirui paced back and forth in the living room, wondering what to do. She had never seen him so angry.

In the past, I could coax them, but what's the use of flattery for something this big?

Xu Sichen lay on the bed with his eyes closed. He only had one daughter, and his heart ached whenever he thought of that eight-year-old child.

He was by her side taking care of her when her mother was pregnant with her, and he witnessed all the pain she went through.

The child you cherished and pampered turned around and treated you like this; it was a painful blow.

Li Mirui knocked on the door: "Honey, can you come out? The matter has been settled. Let's think about what to do next."

Xu Sichen didn't want to talk; she and her daughter were keeping it from him...

Li Mirui went to find the key. She often argued with Xu Sichen and frequently locked herself in her room, so he made many spare keys.

“...”

Zheng Tianming was driving, and Xu Mengyu's eyes were swollen from crying.

“My father is so disappointed in me,” Xu Mengyu said, wiping away her tears. “I regret it so much. I should have told him from the beginning.”

Zheng Tianming stopped the car, reached out and patted Xu Mengyu's head: "Leave it to me."

Tears streamed down Xu Mengyu's face, and her nose turned red from crying. She was afraid that Xu Sichen would really abandon her.

After returning home, Li Mirui was still searching for her keys, wondering where she had hidden them all, as she couldn't find a single one.

Xu Mengyu opened the door: "Mom."

Zheng Tianming followed him in.

“Your dad has locked himself in his room,” Li Mirui said, turning her head to look.

Zheng Tianming and Xu Mengyu walked over and knelt down at the door: "Dad, we know we were wrong."

“What are you two doing kneeling like that?” Li Mirui said, stepping forward to help him up. “Your dad is furious. If he sees you like this, he’ll think you’re trying to force him this way.”

She spoke loudly when she said this.

Xu Mengyu lay on the ground and sobbed, not knowing what to do.

When she was little, she said she wanted to be a big star, so her father invested in her to be a spokesperson. When she was shooting commercials, he was afraid that she would suffer losses, so he followed her around every step of the way.

If she didn't do the movements correctly, he would learn from the photographer and then teach her slowly.

Later, when she went on stage to dance, people said she danced terribly, like a zombie. He pulled strings everywhere and finally found a dancer.

But they disagreed, so he sat on their steps and waited.

Her father is Xu Sichen, a man who has never lost in the business world. No one has ever seen him bow or bend to anyone.

But he would do it for her.

He said he had only believed in God once, when she was born.

“Mengyu.” Li Mirui squatted down. If she kept crying like this, she would definitely break herself.

Xu Sichen lay on the bed smoking.

Zheng Tianming hugged Xu Mengyu and said, "Uncle Xu, it's all my fault. I was young and ignorant and forced Xu Mengyu. What does she know? I'm the one who led her astray. You can hit me or punish me, I'll accept it. Don't get angry and hurt yourself."

Xu Mengyu was crying so hard she could barely breathe; her body was trembling, and her face was getting redder and redder.

Li Mirui usually talks a lot about Xu Mengyu, but seeing her crying like this, she felt sorry for her.

"Go away, move aside." Li Mirui said, grabbing Zheng Tianming by the collar. You're not coming out, are you?

Xu Sichen heard the sound of the door being kicked open...

This has been my temper for half my life; I only give a nice look for three seconds.

Even when I was in the wrong.

Xu Sichen got out of bed with a cigarette in his mouth and opened the door: "I told you, tell them to get out. I don't want to see them."

Xu Mengyu supported Zheng Tianming's shoulder: "Dad, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Xu Sichen reached out and grabbed Xu Mengyu's arm: "I told you, don't call me Dad, I don't need it." With that, he opened the door.

Zheng Tianming tried to stop Xu Sichen, but was kicked away.

"What are you doing!" Li Mirui stepped forward, knowing that Xu Sichen wouldn't lay a hand on her.

Xu Mengyu cried hysterically, clinging to Xu Sichen's leg: "Dad, please don't abandon me, I know I was wrong."

“You don’t need to admit your mistakes. You walked your own path, and you will continue to walk it on your own.” Xu Sichen opened the door.

Xu Lu stood at the door, clutching his clothes, his eyes brimming with tears as he looked at Xu Sichen: "Grandpa." He slowly knelt on the ground: "I'm sorry, yes, I chose Mom, please don't hit her."

Xu Lu kowtowed, "Grandpa, I'm sorry. You can hit me, but don't hit my mom." It turned out that her mom hadn't lied to her; her grandpa knew he really would hit her.

Xu Mengyu looked at Xu Lu.

Xu Sichen stopped in his tracks. He looked down at Xu Lu, whose head had been banged on the ground. When he looked up, his head was completely red.

Zheng Tianming stood up, clutching his ribs. It took him a while to recover from the kick.

Ye Yuncheng and Pei Xiuyan stood at the top of the stairs. She had only intended to bring Xu Lu home and thought she would come over to take a look.

Xu Mengyu rested her head on Xu Sichen's leg, crying until she was breathless and her mind went blank.

Xu Sichen pulled Xu Lu up: "I didn't hit your mother..." As he spoke, he looked down at Xu Mengyu, who was about to cry herself to sleep: "..."

Li Mirui hugged Xu Sichen from behind: "Don't be angry." She did feel sorry for her daughter, but she felt even more sorry for him.

Xu Lu hugged Xu Mengyu, wiping her face haphazardly with his hands: "Lu Lu is leaving now..." His grandfather didn't like him, so he stayed far away to avoid upsetting him.