Lu Zhengnan's expression changed instantly. She forced a smile and said awkwardly:
"Hua Lin is probably just too tired from work, or she ate something wrong. It's nothing, it's nothing."
Shen Changxing also went over to check on his wife. Seeing his mother's guilty conscience and her attempts to cover up her guilt, he suddenly felt uneasy.
Li Hualin was also thrown into a panic, especially after hearing others say that she might be pregnant.
Looking back on this period and her physical reactions, she was pretty sure that she was indeed pregnant.
As for where the problem lies, the mother-in-law's behavior at this moment is highly suspicious.
Yes, those family planning supplies were brought back from the hospital by my mother-in-law.
"Changxing, I need to use the restroom."
Li Hualin was helped away from the banquet hall by Shen Changxing; it wasn't the time to question her mother-in-law yet.
During the banquet, many guests went to the main table to congratulate Grandpa Lu, and others came to Chen Xihua's table, hoping to get to know her.
Midway through, Lu Zhengjing even dragged her to the table where his brothers, Jiang Huaishu, Xie Jinzhou, and Bai Feng were sitting.
Seeing that her third sister was also there, she agreed to come over.
The group had met before, so they simply introduced themselves to each other again.
However, Xie Jinzhou and Bai Feng looked somewhat uncomfortable, after all, what they had said earlier was indeed unpleasant.
Jiang Huaishu, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, maintaining a gentle and composed demeanor, distant yet polite.
Among them, Xie Jinzhou's wife, Deng Yingjie, was the most enthusiastic and cheerful, greeting her, "Little Fifth Sister, my name is Deng Yingjie, you can call me Sister Deng!"
Her behavior made it seem as if the two knew each other well. Chen Xihua was puzzled, but she didn't show it on her face and smiled as she replied, "Hello, Sister Deng!"
"Good boy!" Deng Yingjie was even happier.
Haha, she finally met the amazing little sister that the eldest brother always talks about.
Deng Yingjie and Chen Jinhua were in the same class of soldiers and were partners in the special forces.
However, she was injured during a mission and had to return to civilian life due to physical limitations.
Not long after, she married Xie Jinzhou, to whom she had been engaged since childhood.
Deng Yingjie looked at the two of them standing there, as if they were toasting at a wedding, and gave them a meaningful smile.
The seventh son of the Lu family is a person with impure intentions.
Chen Xihua also realized what was happening, and she glanced at Lu Zhengjing beside her with a half-smile.
Then I accompanied him to the table where his fourth sister was, his nephews and nieces, and Lu Jinyang's table.
After that, she stopped wandering around with him.
With so many guests in the banquet hall, it seemed Lu Zhengjing wanted to introduce her to everyone.
Among the Lu family members, she was particularly impressed by Lu Yiyang, Lu's niece.
She's an adorable girl, a bit shy and reserved, very innocent, unlike a daughter raised by the Lu family.
What's even more interesting is that she discovered that Lu Yiyang and Jiang Huaishu had a complicated relationship.
Lu Yiyang would secretly read Jiang Huai's books, his doe-like eyes darting around, and he would hide when the other person noticed.
Although Jiang Huaishu acted very serious, he would occasionally glance at Lu Yiyang out of the corner of his eye, and unintentionally reveal a hint of doting.
The Big Bad Wolf and the Little White Rabbit!
Chen Xihua also saw Zhou Qingqing, and the two exchanged a glance.
According to Lu's aunt, Lu Zeyang has feelings for Zhou Qingqing.
However, in Chen Xihua's opinion, Zhou Qingqing didn't seem to like Lu Zeyang; she seemed more like she was there to hook up with other rich guys, and her target was none other than Master Lu.
And just now, she noticed that Zhou Qingqing's gaze towards her held a hint of jealousy and hatred.
Sure enough, it was verified very quickly.
About half an hour later, everyone had almost finished eating, but they didn't leave the restaurant immediately. They walked around and chatted with each other.
Behind the banquet hall, several guest rooms have been set up for guests to rest after getting drunk or to discuss matters.
When Mo Ziqin came to find Lu Zhengjing and said he had something to talk about, Lu Zhengjing did not reply to him immediately. After pondering for a moment, he reluctantly agreed.
Then, the two found a guest room to talk business.
Zhou Qingqing, who had been looking for an opportunity, suddenly had a bright idea. She also excused herself from the table, went to the restroom first, and then went to the kitchen.
A dozen minutes later, Mo Ziqin happily came out of the guest room first.
Immediately afterwards, a waiter came over with a bowl of hangover soup, knocked on the door of the room, and went in.
After the waiter came out, Zhou Qingqing appeared at the guest room area after about five minutes, as if she wanted to find a room to rest.
She noticed that Lu Zhengjing hadn't come out of the guest room, and Zhou Qingqing felt that things must have gone well.
However, Zhou Qingqing's plan, of course, did not succeed.
Because Chen Xihua saw the calculating glint in her eyes as she left her seat, she guessed that something bad was going to happen.
If it were someone else, they might have succeeded.
But they had already guessed Zhou Qingqing's background, knowing that she had a system, had transmigrated to do missions, and was still the original female lead.
Chen Xihua subconsciously maintained a very cautious attitude towards Zhou Qingqing, constantly paying attention to her movements.
When they saw Zhou Qingqing, they arrived at Lu Zhengjing's guest room and were about to go in.
Thinking back to when the waiter brought things in earlier, Chen Xihua vaguely guessed a certain possibility.
As expected of a noblewoman from ancient times, this method of drugging is essential for palace intrigue!
She immediately called Lu Zhengjing and said with a smile, "Seventh Master Lu, your romantic encounter has arrived, right at the door."
On the phone, Lu Zhengjing's voice was hoarse: "I'm in pain, Xihua, come save me!"
"No, Mr. Lu, you didn't actually get infected, did you?"
"Alright, stop pretending. You'll have to cooperate later. I'll send your nephew, Lu Zeyang, over there so he can see what Zhou is really like!"
At first, when Chen Xihua heard Lu Zhengjing's voice, she almost thought he had been infected.
But if you listen closely, you can tell he's faking it because he seems to be making muffled laughs.
Indeed, if Lu Zhengjing lacked even this much awareness, he deserved to suffer the consequences.
Without further ado, Chen Xihua quietly went to find Lu Zeyang.
"Zeyang, your seventh uncle is in room 303. He wants you to go there to see him. Just go in directly; there's no need to knock."
"Oh, okay!" Lu Zeyang was a little confused, but he still got up and went over.
Actually, if it weren't for the fact that it was at the Lu family's birthday banquet and she didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, Chen Xihua would definitely have dragged a group of people along to watch the show.
About ten minutes later, Zhou Qingqing slunk out of the guest room and left the banquet hall alone.
As she left, she glared at Chen Xihua, seething with hatred. It was definitely Chen Xiaowu who ruined her plans.
Chen Xihua curled her lips; Zhou Qingqing was being too presumptuous.
It seems I should kindly tell the male lead, Gu Tingxiao, what Zhou Qingqing wants to do today.
Let's see if she can still complete the mission as she wishes.
Then, looking utterly devastated, Lu Zeyang walked out of the guest room in a daze, followed by Lu Zhengjing.
Lu Zhengjing, who was completely unharmed, immediately fixed his gaze on Chen Xihua in the banquet hall after he came out.
He feigned heartbreak: Xi Hua, you didn't even come to save me! I almost became unclean!
Chen Xihua turned her head away from him. How could this person be so multifaceted?
This was completely different from the Lu Qiye she remembered from four years ago when she first came to Beijing.
Even someone with amnesia can't change that much; as he said, he didn't lose his intelligence.
Perhaps this was his true nature, but later, due to circumstances and the demands of his mission, he had to restrain himself.
........
Before we knew it, the birthday banquet was coming to an end, and it was almost 2 p.m., so guests began to leave one after another.
After the banquet, Shen Changxing and Li Hualin went to the hospital first.
When I returned to the Shen family home at four o'clock, Lu Zhengnan was already home. His grandson was sleepy and sleeping in his room.
She looked at her son and daughter-in-law with a nervous and somewhat guilty expression.
"Changxing, is Hualin really pregnant?"
"Mom, wasn't this all planned out by you?"
Shen Changxing was very unhappy at this moment, and he was holding back his anger, as if he would explode at any moment.
Li Hualin, too, angrily asked, "Mom, why did you do this?"
Don't you know that we can't have a second child?
That was an extra child born in violation of the one-child policy. Changxing and I both work for our employers; we're both employed!
"Mom, we don't plan to keep this child!"
Shen Changxing spoke as if roaring, yet trying his best to hold back.
Li Hualin was actually a little hesitant, but at this moment she was just too angry.
"Yes, Mom, I won't have this child. I'm going to abort it!"
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