Chen Yaohua's face also turned extremely ugly. Looking at Liu Hong, he believed Gu Nianqing's words. He saw the guilty look in Liu Hong's eyes. He closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of anger and disappointment.

"Chen Yaohua, are you so eager to divorce me? Are you trying to get rid of me and our child? Are you so happy to find out that Rui Rui isn't your biological child? Now you can finally get rid of us without any problem."

After hearing Chen Yaohua's words, Liu Hong finally understood that she had no chance. She got up from the ground, wiped away her tears, and looked at Chen Yaohua with resentment.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yaohua turned his head and stared intently at Liu Hong, his voice low and weary: "Liu Hong, did I ask you to cheat on me? Ask yourself, since we got married, what have I done to wrong you!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong burst into tears. She suddenly knelt down, tightly gripping Chen Yaohua's trouser leg with both hands, and cried out, "Yaohua, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you, but I really love you. Please give me another chance, okay? I promise I'll live a good life with you from now on, and I'll listen to everything you say, okay?"

Chen Yaohua coldly shook off Liu Hong's hand, his voice devoid of any warmth: "Love? Is your so-called love just deception and betrayal? You not only betrayed me, but you also made me a laughing stock. I always thought Rui Rui was my son, but I never imagined I was just a fool raising someone else's child."

Zhao Xuan had been silently watching everything from the beginning, her eyes filled with sorrow. She knew that this family was beyond saving. She walked to Chen Yaohua's side and whispered, "Yaohua, whatever decision you make, Mom will support you."

After saying that, she turned to look at Liu Hong: "Liu Hong, I always thought that our Chen family had never been harsh on you. After you married into the family, we have always been accommodating to you. But you shouldn't have taken that step... For your father's sake, we can tell the outside world that the reason for the divorce is incompatibility. But you should also know that you two can't continue. If you are smart, you can part amicably and preserve your reputation. But if you insist on it... then we will have to take other measures."

Chen Yaohua turned and glanced reluctantly at Chen Rui beside him, then remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Liu Hong, our marriage has come to an end." Chen Yaohua's voice was filled with resolve. "I will file for divorce with the military. As for Rui Rui, I will have a DNA test done. If Rui Rui isn't my child..."

After saying that, Chen Yaohua closed his eyes and thought for a while. When he opened them again, two lines of tears streamed down his face. He calmed himself down and then said, "Then take the child with you!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong completely broke down, knowing that everything was beyond repair. She curled up on the floor, sobbing, while Chen Yaohua turned and left the living room. He needed to be alone to think about what to do next.

Lin Qing and Gu Nianqing exchanged a glance. She hadn't expected that a few petty squabbles would escalate to this point. But she didn't feel sorry for Liu Hong. After all, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. It was all her own choice, and she couldn't blame anyone else. She just wondered how Gu Nianqing knew all this, when he found out, and why he waited until now to say it.

Liu Hong sat on the floor and cried for a long time. Everyone in the living room remained silent. The children seemed to sense the adults' emotions and stayed quietly to the side, without making a fuss.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Hong stood up from the ground. She wiped her eyes, which were swollen like walnuts, then pulled Chen Rui over and looked at Zhao Xuan calmly, saying, "I'm leaving, Rui Rui. I'm taking her with me too. Tell Yaohua that we don't need to do a paternity test."

"Mom, I'm not leaving. Where are you taking me? I'm not leaving."

Chen Rui, who was usually unruly, seemed to understand something at this moment and cried and refused to leave.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap..."

Liu Hong slapped Chen Rui's bottom repeatedly, crying as she did so, and then shouted, "Cry...cry...what are you crying for? You don't want to leave! Your dad doesn't want you anymore, what are you doing here if you don't leave!"

Liu Hong's voice and Chen Rui's crying grew fainter and fainter until Liu Hong could no longer be seen or heard. Lin Qing tugged at Gu Nianqing's clothes and then asked curiously, "Nianqing, tell Mom, how did you find out about this? When did you find out?"

Lin Qing's voice was very low, but the room was so quiet at the moment that as soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the room couldn't help but look at Gu Nianqing.

Gu Nianqing leaned back on the sofa, then lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "It wasn't too early, I only discovered it a while ago. My second aunt often sneaks out, and her behavior is very strange. One time, on my way home from school, I saw my second aunt and that uncle being very intimate, so I quietly followed them and overheard their conversation. I originally wanted to tell my second uncle, but my father said it was almost Chinese New Year and told me to wait until after the New Year to tell him."

Lin Qing frowned, patted Gu Nianqing's head, and said, "Then why did you suddenly say it again?"

Gu Nianqing raised his head, his eyes filled with nonchalance. He said indifferently, "I originally thought this was my second uncle's business. Since I knew about it, I would just tell him. What to do next, whether or not to expose my second aunt, was up to him. But today, my second aunt's actions displeased me. Also, when my second uncle brought up divorce, I saw a change in his luck, so I did some calculations. And what I calculated was..."

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