His voice was so hoarse that he could not speak.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

He could only lower his eyes helplessly and wait for her to continue.

Su Wanwan clasped her hands together on her knees, a very elegant and refined posture.

However, she stretched her thumb into the palm of her other hand and pinched it hard.

Because of the excessive force, the veins on the back of his hand bulged slightly.

Lu Xingjian's eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed her subtle movements.

From a young age, she liked to pinch her palms to relieve her tension and fear.

He had seen many bloody marks on her palms from being pinched, and had even helped her apply medicine.

As she grew older, she rarely used such obvious tricks to control her emotions anymore.

Is it because they're too nervous that they're reverting to their old ways?

What is she afraid of?

He didn't speak, but simply waited for her.

After a long while, Su Wanwan spoke again, her speech very slow.

"Because it was disgraceful, I handed him over to the child's father."

These words struck Lu Xingjian like a bolt from the blue.

His whole body was so stiff that he couldn't move.

After a long while, his gaze shot towards Su Wanwan like a sharp blade.

The aura was chillingly cold, like a ferocious beast poised to pounce and hunt its prey.

His face was expressionless, but it slowly turned pink as he suppressed his anger.

His eyes were quickly filled with a crimson red.

The hands on the knees clenched into fists, then slowly relaxed.

After several such attempts, he still couldn't suppress his overwhelming anger and punched the back of the chair behind Su Wanwan.

Click!

The chair back couldn't withstand such a heavy impact, it broke open and fell backward.

Su Wanwan also leaned back in her chair.

Lu Xingjian pulled hard.

Su Wanwan was pulled into his arms by him.

The two faced each other, and she sat on his lap.

He pinched her cheek, their eyes met, and their gazes clashed.

He scrutinized her fiercely, trying to discern the truth in her words.

His gaze remained calm, without a trace of panic or fear.

Lu Xingjian's voice was incredibly hoarse, almost muffled:

Who is the child's father?

Su Wanwan finally closed her eyes, her shoulders slumping limply.

"Xiao Bin".

Lu Xingjian's pupils dilated violently.

Overwhelmed with excitement, he lost his voice and could only ask in a breathy tone:

"You're lying, aren't you?"

Su Wanwan saw something sparkling in Lu Xingjian's eyes.

Her beautiful eyes flickered, a barely perceptible hint of reluctance flashing in their depths.

I didn't expect him to react so strongly.

However.

Lu Xingjian still noticed this hint of reluctance.

He grasped at her shoulder as if it were a lifeline.

"You hate me for not being able to protect you back then, so you're deliberately torturing me, aren't you?"

Su Wanwan's eyes were complex and genuine, and she didn't blink.

"It's true."

"After I had a miscarriage, I got drunk and accidentally slept with him, and that's how I got pregnant."

"I had been thinking of leaving the Xu family someday and living in anonymity with him and the children, but I never imagined it would turn out like this."

That sounds reasonable.

Therefore, she always trusted Xiao Bin and even went so far as to seduce him in order to save him.

She even married him out of fear that he would harm Xiao Bin.

Lu Xingjian's shoulders slumped.

They are the real family, connected by blood.

And he was that hideous villain.

They deliberately ruined their family's reunion.

It's both pathetic and laughable.

No wonder she never gave a straight answer when he asked her if she had slept with other people.

She even had another man's child.

Lu Xingjian's face was completely wooden, devoid of any expression.

What can he do with her?

He pinched her face with his hand, his thumb gently pressing against her pink lips.

Something flashed through my mind.

Slowly, laughter escaped from his chest.

A slight smile played at the corners of her lips.

First came a sense of desolation, then a sense of indifference and mockery.

"You liar."

"Bad woman."

"You forgot, you yourself said that he couldn't bear to touch you."

Su Wanwan was stunned.

When did she say that?

Lu Xingjian leaned closer to her face, his voice low and his words slow.

"Liar! People only speak the truth when they're drunk."

Su Wanwan's eyes widened.

My mind raced, trying to find the loophole.

But then she suddenly remembered the day Xiao Bin was exiled, when she was completely drunk.

At the time, I was only concerned with whether she and Lu Xingjian had slept together, and I never thought about whether she had said anything drunk.

Did I say something I shouldn't have at that time?

Lying is easy; no matter how careful you are, there will always be a slip-up.

Lu Xingjian stared intently into her eyes.

Nature saw clearly that fleeting hint of regret.

A feeling of exhaustion suddenly washed over me.

Even when she was completely distraught and faced with that charred little corpse, she refused to tell him a single word.

Why would someone tell the truth just because you press them a little?

He underestimated her.

This woman is known for her ruthlessness and unfathomable cunning.

Lu Xingjian suddenly lost the will to continue the conversation, pushed Su Wanwan away, and walked out.

At the top of the stairs, He Ying was blocking Liu Qi from going upstairs.

Liu Qi wasn't annoyed. He casually turned his hand, and suddenly a rose with dewdrops appeared in his hand.

With a half-smile, he said, "I have business with your master, why are you blocking my way?"

Liu Qi stood on the stairs, and He Ying's gaze fell on his bobbing Adam's apple. When she saw the rose that had appeared out of nowhere, her eyes darted away.

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