"Fifty million?" Lu Anning raised his eyebrows and asked Lu Zhenghao.
Lu Zhenghao immediately explained: "You have been well fed and clothed in the Lu family over the years, so 50 million is a conservative estimate. In addition, your mother and I have spent a lot of energy, which can be considered as spiritual compensation. It's not much, but it's still 50 million."
Lu Anning chuckled: "One hundred million, that's just right."
"You've already married the Third Young Master, so one hundred million is a small sum for you. Let's settle this account. From now on, even if you and the Lu family are completely severed, we won't bother you anymore."
"You are so bold to ask for such a huge amount of money. What? Do you want to use the betrothal gift given to me by the Pei family to add to your daughter's dowry?" Lu An Ning smiled deeply, his eyes fixed on Lu Yunxi's belly.
Lu Yunxi felt uneasy when she stared at her and subconsciously covered her hands.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Do you really think you can rest easy just by saying you're pregnant? Lu Yunxi, you know best whether you're pregnant or not. Dare you lie to Mr. Pei? Can you bear the consequences?"
Lu Yunxi's eyes were panicked: "What nonsense are you talking about! I have the pregnancy test report, and even the old man didn't say anything. How dare you question me?"
Lu Anning smiled and stood up, tearing up the list in her hand. "How can someone who just finished her period a week ago be six weeks pregnant? You're trying to get money out of me, no way. If I were you, I'd think carefully about how to handle the next prenatal checkup. Or, after nine months, what are you going to give to the Pei family?"
"Lu An Ning, you have no evidence, it's just a false accusation, no one will believe you." Lu Yunxi clenched her fists, her heart in her throat. How could she know?
"Want evidence? Why don't I call Shen Yizhi now? Pregnancy is no small matter, so it's better to get a comprehensive checkup to be more assured."
Lu Yunxi got anxious and rushed towards Lu Anning, trying to grab her phone. Lu Anning dodged and raised her hand to support Lu Yunxi, not giving her a chance to try to scam her. Lu Yunxi stood firm and looked up at Lu Anning fiercely.
Lu Anning sneered, "You're reacting so strongly, are you feeling guilty? Don't worry, I don't have Shen Yizhi's phone number. However, if you insist on forcing me to produce evidence, I don't mind letting the old man take you for a checkup personally. After all, this concerns the descendants of the Pei family."
"Lu Anning, how dare you!"
Lu An Ning curled his lips and said, "If you guys don't behave yourself again, I'll show you if I dare you! If you play tricks under the old man's nose, I'm afraid that by then, the Lu family will no longer have a foothold in Jiangcheng. You better take care of yourself!"
The family was stunned by Lu Anning's words and they were in shock for a long time after he left.
Lu Yunxi slumped on the sofa, her face purple and silent. After a long time, she came to her senses and grabbed Duman immediately.
"How did Lu Anning know that my period just ended a week ago? Did you tell her?"
Duman panicked, his mind a mess: "Why should I mention your period to her?"
"If it wasn't you, how could Lu Anning know this?"
"I..." Du Man was stunned. Then she remembered that when she went to steal the plan, she said it casually in order to talk to Lu An Ning. Unexpectedly, she still remembered it.
"I just mentioned it casually at the time. How could I have imagined that you would do this?"
The mother and daughter were still arguing when Lu Zhenghao realized that his daughter had taken the risk of pretending to be pregnant in order to marry Pei Chengyi.
Lu Zhenghao grabbed Lu Yunxi's hand and asked, "Is your pregnancy fake?"
Lu Yunxi irritably shook off Lu Zhenghao's hand. "Is there any point in asking this now? We should be thinking about how to resolve this hidden danger of Lu Anning. What if she really goes to Mr. Pei and asks the Pei family to take me for a prenatal checkup? This situation will be unbearable."
"How dare you do such a stupid thing! I thought..." Lu Zhenghao was so angry that he couldn't speak. "Where are you going to get a child now? If this is exposed, the marriage between the Lu and Pei families will be over."
"If it's not Pei Chengyi, I won't marry. Isn't it still too late now? I just need to find a way to get pregnant with Pei Chengyi's child as soon as possible. If it really doesn't work..."
If it really doesn't work, she can think of other ways.
The situation at that time did not allow her to make any other choices. Now the whole Jiangcheng knew that she and Pei Chengyi were engaged, and she would not allow any accidents to happen in this marriage.
Before coming here, Lu An Ning was just suspicious, but now, she was certain that Lu Yunxi's pregnancy was fake. However, she had no intention of targeting Lu Yunxi's trivial matter. Since the belly was fake, she couldn't hide it for long. As long as the dirty water was not thrown on her, she would not meddle in it.
Shan Ying and Pei Chengyi's scandal was suppressed by both families, with only the high-profile engagement party and the well wishes being revealed to the public. However, this all seemed incredibly ironic to those in the know. Perhaps to attract attention, a candid photo of their backs was thrust into the spotlight.
The third master of the Pei family attended the engagement banquet with his female companion, and he is suspected to be married!
The title caused an immediate uproar as it came out. The mysterious third master of the Pei family was not interested in women, so how come he was suddenly suspected of being married?
Just as the onlookers were speculating about the truth, the Pei family issued a statement in the name of the old man: the third master of the Pei family has obtained the marriage certificate and is preparing to start preparing for the wedding. After the date is selected, he will hold the wedding with Pei Chengyi. The Pei family has double happiness.
For a time, almost everyone was wondering whose daughter had caught the eye of the third master of the Pei family and married the old man's most beloved son. In the future, wouldn't she be very likely to become the mistress of the Pei family?
The noble ladies in Jiangcheng were envious and jealous, but they didn't even know who the other party was.
Lu Anning understood that the Pei family was using this incident to make those people forget the scandal that happened at the engagement party. A blurry photo of a man's back had caused quite a bit of discussion in the company. After a few closer looks, some sharp-eyed people noticed that their CEO Tang looked very similar to the man in the photo.
While Lu Anning was still secretly happy that no one recognized the woman next to her, a lot of rumors about her were spreading in the company.
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