"We must not let my aunt and uncle know about this!" Cui Mingzhu shouted nervously.
"Don't let Mom and Dad know?" Shen Ningyuan stared at Cui Mingzhu's belly with embarrassment. "But if I don't let Mom and Dad know, what will I do when my cousin's belly gets bigger and bigger?"
"It's okay, don't worry about it, I'll figure it out myself."
After Cui Mingzhu finished speaking, she avoided Shen Ningyuan's scrutinizing gaze.
Shen Ningyuan stopped talking and just stood by the bed, looking at Cui Mingzhu meaningfully.
She knew that Cui Mingzhu must be in great pain at this moment.
So she didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan sat on the bed and deliberately asked: "Cousin, whose child is in your belly?"
Cui Mingzhu's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to look directly into Shen Ningyuan's eyes.
"Cousin, I just want to know who this child belongs to so that I can find a way for you. Why don't you dare to face me?" Shen Ningyuan continued to ask.
Cui Mingzhu said nothing, still not daring to look directly into Shen Ningyuan's eyes.
Seeing this, Shen Ningyuan stretched out his hand, turned Cui Mingzhu's head over, and forced her to look into his eyes.
Looking into Cui Mingzhu's eyes, Shen Ningyuan continued to ask: "Cousin, why are you so nervous? Could it be that the father of the child is some shady man?"
Cui Mingzhu's eyes trembled, and she didn't dare to look at Shen Ningyuan.
But Shen Ningyuan was so strong that Cui Mingzhu couldn't turn her head and was forced to look at Shen Ningyuan.
"Cousin, what are you hiding from?" Shen Ningyuan said in a cold tone, "Why are you afraid to face me? It can't be that the child in your belly is Ji Yunchuan's, right?"
As soon as the words fell, Cui Mingzhu exploded instantly and pushed Shen Ningyuan away.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could the child in my belly be Ji Yunchuan's? Ji Yunchuan is your husband, how could I touch your husband?" Cui Mingzhu said anxiously.
"Cousin, I was just joking. Why are you so nervous?" Shen Ningyuan asked softly.
Hearing this, Cui Mingzhu paused and realized that she had overreacted.
He forced a smile and said, "Cousin, my brother-in-law's body is still warm. How could you make such a joke? Your joke was too extreme, so I reacted a little too strongly. Don't think too much about it."
"Of course I believe my cousin, so I won't think too much about it." Shen Ningyuan nodded quickly, "But then again, my cousin's reaction just now was indeed a bit big. I almost thought that the child in your belly was Ji Yunchuan's."
Shen Ningyuan couldn't get around this topic after talking about it.
Cui Mingzhu knew that if she continued to talk nonsense, it might really arouse Shen Ningyuan's suspicion, so she stopped talking.
She lowered her head, looking as if she was having a terrible headache because of the baby in her belly.
But even if she was like this, Shen Ningyuan didn't intend to let her go.
Continuing to lead the topic to the child, he looked at Cui Mingzhu solemnly and said seriously: "Cousin, just tell me who the father of the child is. I won't tell anyone, and I will help you find a solution."
Cui Mingzhu: “…”
Looking at Shen Ningyuan's serious expression, Cui Mingzhu didn't know what to say for a moment.
She knew that Shen Ningyuan was naive, but she never expected that she would be so stupid.
She was already pregnant, so what else could she do except marry the father of the child?
"Cousin, do you have any unspeakable secrets?" After asking, Shen Ningyuan firmly held Cui Mingzhu's hand, "Cousin, if it is something that we cannot solve within our ability, you must tell my parents about your pregnancy and let them help you!"
Cui Mingzhu: “…”
Seeing that Chen Ningyuan was clinging to this matter.
Cui Mingzhu knew that if she didn't give her an explanation, Shen Ningyuan would definitely pursue the matter to the end.
But where can she find a father for her child?
Cui Mingzhu's eyes rolled around, thinking about what explanation to give.
"Cousin, I don't want to embarrass you, I'd better go find my parents!"
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan let go of Cui Mingzhu's hand, stood up and was about to walk out of the room.
"don't want!"
Seeing that Shen Ningyuan was really about to leave, Cui Mingzhu became completely furious and grabbed Shen Ningyuan's hand.
"Cousin, don't tell my aunt and uncle." Cui Mingzhu shed tears and said eagerly, "I've been raised in the Shen family since I was a child. I've already caused them a lot of trouble. Now I've committed such a shameful act... How dare I let my aunt and uncle know? I don't want the Shen family to lose face because of me!"
Shen Ningyuan: "..."
Looking at Cui Mingzhu crying, Shen Ningyuan's face did not show any fluctuation, but her heart was in turmoil.
It turned out that Cui Mingzhu also knew that she had been raised in the Shen family since she was a child and had caused a lot of trouble to the Shen family.
But she still betrayed the Shen family for Ji Yunchuan!
The hatred in my heart grew again at this moment.
Shen Ningyuan looked at Cui Mingzhu crying with tears in her eyes, hiding her hands under her sleeves, ready to take action.
She really wanted to reach out and strangle Cui Mingzhu to death.
But thinking of his next plan, Shen Ningyuan still restrained the urge to kill Cui Mingzhu.
Holding back her nausea, she said, "Cousin, don't think too much. Dad and Mom won't be angry with you for such a small matter."
After finishing speaking, Shen Ningyuan turned the topic back to the child.
Once again asked: "So, who is the father of the child?"
Cui Mingzhu: “…”
This time, Cui Mingzhu was completely speechless.
He gritted his teeth secretly, wishing he could curse Shen Ningyuan to death.
Why, after she said so much, Shen Ningyuan still couldn't escape the topic of the child's father?
Cui Mingzhu took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and made up an excuse. "My cousin, you don't know. The father of the child is of humble status. I was worried that my aunt and uncle would look down on him, so I kept it a secret. I thought I would confess to my aunt and uncle after he passed the imperial examination. I didn't expect that we were so infatuated with each other that I ended up pregnant with his child."
As she spoke, Cui Mingzhu lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
"The child's father is just a poor scholar?" Shen Ningyuan asked in pretended anxiety.
Poor scholar?
It’s really hard for Cui Mingzhu to come up with such an outrageous excuse.
I guess it was a sour story about a poor scholar and a rich girl that I saw in some storybook.
"……right."
In response to Shen Ningyuan's question, Cui Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, and could only nod with gritted teeth.
"No wonder my cousin kept her pregnancy a secret. It turns out she was waiting for the father to pass the imperial examination so he could marry her off in style."
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan pretended to suddenly realize, "So that's how it is. Then I understand."
"It's rare that my cousin has such courage to fall in love with someone she shouldn't love." Shen Ningyuan said with a double meaning.
Then, under Cui Mingzhu's dull gaze, Shen Ningyuan approached her.
In her ear, he spoke slowly, "Then I wish you all the best in advance, cousin, and the man you love, may lovers finally get married, stay together forever, and love each other till old age!"
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