Chapter 145: Lu Niannian Scares People
"What do you mean? Who are you saying is having an affair?" Lu Niannian was furious.
This Zhang Yanfei is truly courting death, daring to spread rumors and cause trouble here.
Although her mother, Zhou Hairong, didn't have a good relationship with her father, Lu Jiaxiang, she was a proud person. How could she possibly do something like having an affair?
No matter what, Lu Niannian just wouldn't believe it.
Zhang Yanfei looked at her, who seemed so self-righteous and completely oblivious, and smiled maliciously.
It seems this fool truly has no idea what shameful things his dear mother has been doing behind his back.
He only found out about Zhou Hairong's affair by accident.
Because when Zhou Hairong was ten months pregnant and about to give birth, she ran away from home and returned to her hometown because she couldn't get her workaholic husband.
She was heavily pregnant, and everything she did was difficult.
There's an older single man in the village, and I heard he used to be quite educated.
The two of them went back and forth and did all sorts of things.
The man was even willing to be a "fall guy" (someone who takes over a child's life), as long as Zhou Hairong agreed to stay with him for life, he was willing to be the father of the child in her womb.
Even though he knew it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
But Zhou Hairong is a smart woman.
She couldn't bear to give up Lu Jiaxiang's status, and even more so, she couldn't bear to give up her job in the city, so she absolutely refused.
Zhang Yanfei's smile grew increasingly sinister as he looked at Lu Niannian's reddened eyes.
"What else do you mean?" He slowly walked back to the bedside. "When your mother was pregnant with you, your father was busy with work and didn't come home. She went back to her parents' house with a big belly. I remember she wasn't alone, was she?"
"Anyway, you don't know about this, so there's no point in telling you."
"Lu Niannian, just remember this: back then, there was this old bachelor who desperately wanted to marry your mother and become your cheap father!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Niannian shouted, raising her hand to slap Zhang Yanfei across the face upon hearing such words.
That damn bitch!
How dare he insult his own mother right in front of him!
Even if she didn't like Zhou Hairong, she couldn't tolerate others being so presumptuous.
After all, if this gets out, she'll be the one who loses face.
The moment Lu Niannian reached out her hand, Zhang Yanfei, who was already prepared, grabbed the woman's wrist and threw her onto the bed. Her fingers hit the wall, causing Lu Niannian to burst into tears from the pain.
"I'm talking nonsense?" Zhang Yanfei scoffed.
“If my maternal grandmother’s family and your maternal grandmother’s family hadn’t been from the same village back then, I really wouldn’t have known about this.”
"What happened to your mother later? When she was about to give birth, Lu Jiaxiang sent someone to pick her up. She immediately abandoned that old bachelor, pretended not to know, and went back to the city to continue being Mrs. Lu. I'm afraid she hasn't even dared to mention it to you all these years, has she?"
Lu Niannian felt a chill run through her body.
She didn't believe any of these words.
But seeing Zhang Yanfei's confident demeanor, she had some doubts, yet she had no choice but to believe him.
The main reason is that his mother, Zhou Hairong, has always been sarcastic and critical of Lu Jiaxiang over the years, complaining that he neglects his family.
At first, Lu Niannian thought it was just a normal complaint between husband and wife and never thought about it in this way.
Zhang Yanfei's words were like a bucket of cold water being poured over me.
She suddenly realized that her mother sometimes acted strangely, especially when she heard a phone call coming from her maternal grandmother's house; she would hide from people to answer it.
When Lu Niannian was a child, she once disobeyed.
One day, she happened to see Zhou Hairong answering a phone call at her maternal grandmother's house. The atmosphere was initially quite pleasant, but the moment Zhou Hairong saw her, her expression immediately changed.
Lu Niannian was still young at the time and doesn't remember many things.
Even now, all she remembers is how strict her mother was with her that day.
Lu Niannian usually acted out of kindness because of his poor health, and Zhou Hairong couldn't bring himself to be harsh with him.
As a result, Zhou Hairong cornered her against the wall that day.
He forcefully struck her palm more than ten times with a board, then threatened her fiercely, telling her to shut her mouth and not to say a word about today in front of Lu Jiaxiang.
If Zhang Yanfei hadn't suddenly brought this up today, Lu Niannian would have long forgotten about her childhood.
"Impossible, you're lying."
Lu Niannian snorted coldly, forcing herself to stay composed.
She thought to herself, "I can't trust this man. He'll say anything for his own benefit."
If I were to be fooled by his few words now, I would have fallen into his trap!
Zhang Yanfei didn't know what to say.
They're from the Lu family; they're all incredibly stupid, each one more so than the last.
"What good would it do me to lie to you?" Zhang Yanfei clapped her hands, looking as if she had touched something dirty.
He continued.
“Lu Niannian, do you think your family is so glamorous? To be frank, you’re no different from us.”
"If your mother can do something like this, how good can you be? You seduce other people's men and even dare to hit them. It's true that like mother, like daughter."
That's completely unreasonable.
But there was nothing he could do; it was indeed Lu Niannian who had taken the initiative to seduce Zhang Yanfei in the first place.
Even if one wanted to defend oneself now, there would be no reason to do so.
Lu Niannian was furious. The wound on her forehead was already painful enough, and now Zhang Yanfei's anger made her unable to feel the pain in her head anymore. She only felt like she couldn't breathe.
This feeling is both humiliating and infuriating.
Lu Niannian always thought she was superior to Ning Tang and Ning Xin, and relied on her grandfather and father's status to act arrogantly in the military compound.
In the end, it turned out that such a disgusting secret was hidden behind the family he was so proud of.
Looking at her breakdown, Zhang Yanfei felt a twisted sense of pleasure.
This is exactly the effect he wanted.
Shatter Lu Niannian's pride, so that he can never lift his head high again.
Zhang Yanfei still remembers how disdainful Lu Niannian looked at him back then.
"I'll give you one more day."
Zhang Yanfei walked to the door, turned the doorknob, and glanced coldly at the woman on the bed.
"By this time tomorrow, I need two answers. First, you go and kowtow to Ning Xin to apologize. Second, I need to get a spot in your father's mission team for you."
"If either of these two things is missing, I'll expose your mother's dirty secrets and report you to the military region for intentionally harming a soldier's family member. Then Lu Jiaxiang's promotion will be ruined, you'll become a slut that everyone hates, and your whole family can just wait to get out of the military compound!"
Before anyone could react, Zhang Yanfei slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Lu Niannian collapsed onto the bed, too weak to move, and tears streamed down her face in anger.
Knowing that people were listening outside, she bit her lip tightly until she tasted blood before she could barely open her mouth.
The wound on my forehead, which had just been bandaged, has now opened up because I was too excited earlier, and I'm feeling waves of pain.
Lu Niannian felt her vision blurring.
What should we do?
Does she really have to agree to Zhang Yanfei's request to apologize to that bitch?
She was unwilling to let her father get a spot for that scumbag!
But if they don't agree, Zhang Yanfei will really expose those things.
Lu Niannian is not worried about Lu Jiaxiang's future or Zhou Hairong's reputation being completely ruined. She is only worried that she will become a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
Especially her current nemesis Ning Tang, if he knew about this, he would definitely laugh his head off and secretly make fun of her.
Thinking of this.
Lu Niannian's face turned deathly pale instantly.
She huddled under the covers, her mind filled with Ning Tang's hateful face.
If she finds out, I'm definitely doomed...
Lu Niannian panicked.
For some reason, her expression suddenly changed.
——
On the other side.
Ningxin's side.
Just before Zhang Yanfei left, she specifically asked a nurse to check her body.
After a thorough examination, the nurse said that she was just too emotional, which caused her abdomen to tighten.
If she wants to keep the baby in her womb, she can't get excited anymore. If she gets excited again, even a god couldn't save her.
After hearing this, Ning Xin rolled her eyes and cursed the quack doctor in her heart.
"What do you mean even a god couldn't save me? I think you're all a bunch of useless good-for-nothings!" Ning Xin shouted at the top of her lungs, her face trembling. "I'm carrying Zhang Yanfei's child, a perfectly legitimate son, how could I possibly lose it? I think you just don't want to treat me properly!"
Several nurses turned pale with fright at her demeanor.
They exchanged glances, but no one dared to step forward.
After all, it had only been an afternoon, and the entire inpatient department already knew that this patient was not someone to mess with; anyone who got involved with him was doomed.
In the end, the lead nurse had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward. She whispered, "Comrade, the most important thing for you right now is to rest. Too much emotional fluctuation can really affect the fetus..."
"Get out, all of you get out!" Ning Xin grabbed a pillow from the bed and was about to throw it at the nurses.
"A bunch of useless trash, they're a jinx to look at, get out of my sight right now!"
The nurses were like mice seeing a cat; they didn't dare linger and hurriedly picked up what was on the ground, disappearing in a flash.
Looking at the empty room, Ning Xin's anger subsided slightly.
She leaned against the bed and touched her stomach.
She can't lose this child.
We absolutely cannot lose it.
This was his only bargaining chip to keep Zhang Yanfei in check. If he wanted to hold his head high in front of others in the future, he could only rely on this child.
As long as the child is born safely, she will be able to gain status through her son and will no longer have to live at the mercy of others.
Pshaw, don't mention Ning Tang.
When Zhang Yanfei becomes an official, she will be the official's wife, and everyone will have to bow and scrape before her, exchanging a few words of vanity.
Thinking of this, Ningxin's mood instantly improved. She felt a little thirsty and wanted to get out of bed to get some water.
Just then, a dark shadow flashed past the window.
It was completely dark outside, and the light on the first floor was not bright to begin with.
The dark figure lingered against the wall, swaying lightly in the lamplight before disappearing into the night almost instantly.
Ningxin was timid to begin with, and because she was still unsettled from what had just happened, she was suddenly startled like this, and her heart clenched.
She instinctively ran back to bed and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket.
Who is it? Who's outside?
The ward was quiet.
Apart from Ning Xin's own voice, only the howling wind outside the window could be heard.
This scene was extremely bizarre.
Ning Xin was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe, her eyes fixed on the window.
The next second.
The window swayed slightly in the wind, and for a moment you could vaguely see a long-haired figure pressed against the glass, staring motionlessly inside.
"It's a ghost...there's a ghost!"
A piercing scream shattered the silence of the hospital room.
Ning Xin was so frightened that she trembled all over, her hands and feet went weak, and she didn't care about the baby in her belly. She scrambled to the bottom of the bed.
She clutched her head tightly.
I've been afraid of these superstitious things since I was little, especially now that I'm pregnant. I'm already very timid, and being scared like this has completely terrified me.
The shadowy figure outside seemed to be startled by the shout.
The shadow flickered outside the window, as if waving to Ning Xin.
As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear.
Ning Xin's two lifetimes combined have been filled with doing things that go against her conscience.
She simply didn't dare to stay alone in such a frightening environment.
Ningxin's eyes widened in shock, cold sweat streamed down her forehead, and her stomach began to ache slightly.
She panicked and screamed desperately, "Help! Help! Someone help me!"
But the obstetrics and gynecology ward was on the first floor, and it was shift change time, so the corridor was empty and no one heard her cries for help.
The dark shadow outside the window flickered again, and this time Ning Xin could see it more clearly.
The shadow was dressed in white, with messy hair hanging down to cover its face, looking exactly like a female ghost from a play.
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
Ningxin was so frightened that tears and snot streamed down her face.
The pain in my stomach was getting more and more intense, as if something was falling down.
Little did she know, this was not a female ghost at all.
This is clearly a trick that Lu Niannian has been playing.
Lu Niannian huddled on the railing outside the window, her hands and feet numb from the cold, and her teeth chattering.
She was cornered by Zhang Yanfei in the hospital room, and in a moment of impulse, she came up with this vicious idea.
She knew Ningxin was timid and pregnant, and couldn't handle being frightened.
As long as Zhang Yanfei can scare Ning Xin into miscarrying, he will lose his leverage and will no longer be able to threaten her and her family.
Lu Niannian gritted her teeth, endured the cold wind, and reached out to gently tap on the glass.
Thump, thump, thump.
The eerie sound echoed in the silent hospital room, sending chills down the spine.
Ning Xin's screams had already died down.
She clutched her stomach, curled up in pain, and cold sweat soaked her hair.
She could feel warm liquid slowly seeping out from beneath her.
"My child...my child..."
Ning Xin's voice was choked with sobs, filled with despair and fear.
Upon hearing her words, Lu Niannian felt a surge of vengeful pleasure.
This is exactly the effect she wanted!
Ning Xin wanted to use her child to climb the social ladder, didn't she? She'd make sure Ning Xin's efforts were all for naught!
She wanted to see what Zhang Yanfei could use to threaten her without this bargaining chip!
Lu Niannian, having gone this far, simply lay down on the window.
She bared her teeth and claws at Ning Xin under the bed, and burst out laughing when she saw the puddle of water on the floor.
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