“I scratched you on the arm.” Seeing that he didn’t believe her, Xu Qingning tried her best to help him remember.
In fact, the author only briefly mentioned what happened that night.
The story only mentions that Tang Wenya took her to celebrate Xiao Tingshen's birthday, and the explicit content was given to the male and female leads. As for how Xu Qingning slept with Zhao Jingyu, it was not described in detail.
Of course, the process is not important; what matters is that the child in her womb is truly his, without a doubt.
"And then?" Zhao Jingyu glanced at his arm, played a hand of cards, and looked at her with interest. On Xiao Tingshen's birthday, he did drink too much and stayed at a guesthouse. He remembered having an indescribable dream, that was all.
When I woke up, there were indeed several scratches on my arm, but everyone was drunk, so who could say for sure whether it was the man or the woman who made the scratches?
Xu Qingning asked innocently, "Are you sure you want me to continue?"
Zhao Jingyu glanced at Xu Qingning, said nothing, and then chuckled as he threw down two more cards, clearly showing his disbelief.
Xu Qingning recalled the author's description of him: a complicated family background, a scoundrel, cynical, eccentric and wild, completely the opposite of Xiao Tingshen.
Zhao Jingyu was more like a ferocious wild dog, eagerly tearing a piece of flesh from others. He caused the male and female leads a lot of trouble.
Definitely a villainous setup.
Xu Qingning didn't expect that the person that night would be Zhao Jingyu.
But what's done is done, and a father can't just have a moment of pleasure and then shirk his responsibilities.
Xu Qingning said thoughtfully, "You have a black mole on your left chest, oh right, and one on your butt too, it's red..."
Everyone pricked up their ears, looking at each other with expressions of utter disbelief and shock.
With something this exciting happening, who would want to play poker?!
Zhao Jingyu's amused expression froze, and his ears turned red. He threw down the playing cards in his hand and interrupted Xu Qingning: "If you have something to say, come out and say it. Don't delay everyone's card game."
Everyone: "..."
No, buddy, that's not what you just said!
Seeing Zhao Jingyu leave with Xu Qingning, the young men exchanged glances and lost all interest in continuing their card game.
"Do you think we should go out and take a look?"
"Are you asking for it? If the boss finds out, he'll probably give us a piece of his mind when he gets back."
The young man persisted: "...That's what they say, but we'll just have to be careful."
Others, also wanting to see, chimed in with their own reasons: "Yeah, and that woman must be the boss's wife, right? At worst, the boss will beat us up, and we'll kneel down in front of her and beg for mercy."
"That makes sense."
The young men convinced each other and, pushing and shoving, followed him out to eavesdrop.
Zhao Jingyu led Xu Qingning out of the dormitory and stopped at the corner. When he looked down and met her gaze, he unconsciously looked away: "Xu Qingning, even if I slept with you that night, why didn't you come to me then? It's been more than a month, and you're only now coming to me to be the father of your child?"
Yes, she's right about everything.
That's fucking weird.
“It takes two to tango, and you can’t entirely blame yourself.” Xu Qingning, like a scumbag who had suddenly realized his mistake and wanted to take responsibility for his new wife, readily agreed, “If it weren’t for the child, I would never have come looking for you in this lifetime.”
She can raise the child on her own, but the child has a biological father, and he also has responsibilities.
Moreover, in this era, being pregnant out of wedlock could be fatal. She might still be forced to have an abortion and be sent to the countryside. She didn't want to end up like in the original story, almost dying in the clinic.
Forcing herself to endure hardship is not her style.
"What do you want to do?" Zhao Jingyu looked at her with an uncertain expression.
“If you marry me, my child will have a legitimate status. Don’t worry, I won’t marry you for nothing. If you marry me, I’ll give you a child in my belly. In the end, you’re the one who benefits.” Xu Qingning was calculating in her mind. “After we get married, your salary will be used to support the child. After three years, when the child is older and I can go out to work, we will get a divorce. The child will stay with me, and you won’t have any burden.”
She will definitely have the child.
Zhao Jingyu's salary as a seafarer was not low, which was just enough to support her child. When the child grew up, she seized the opportunity of reform and opening up, divorced, and raised her child to achieve a better life.
More importantly, she knew that Zhao Jingyu would have an accident three years later, which would end his seafaring career and leave him with a scar on his face.
Zhao Jingyu was depressed for several years because of this. Although he later made a comeback and even started a company, that was a matter for later.
Anyway, she only wants him to help raise the child, and doesn't want to serve him in return. She can give Zhao Jingyu some compensation later, but she can't let him drag her and the child down.
The people eavesdropping nearby were shocked. Who was their boss? Was he about to be completely henpecked by his sister-in-law?
Zhao Jingyu looked down at her, pondered for a moment, and said, "Go back and wait for news. I will give you an answer soon."
Xu Qingning stared warily at her pair of watery, peach-blossom eyes: "You don't believe me? Or do you not want to take responsibility?"
“If it’s mine, I’ll definitely take responsibility,” Zhao Jingyu said coolly. “But what you’ve said isn’t exactly a secret.”
"If you don't believe me, that's fine too." Xu Qingning turned and left, saying angrily, "I'll never come looking for you again."
Anyway, as long as she reaches the finale, she can return to her original world. If he doesn't believe her, so be it. She doesn't necessarily need him to change the plot.
Walking to the middle of the yard, Xu Qingning kicked the empty soda bottle away.
Everyone: "..."
My sister-in-law has quite a temper.
After leaving the large courtyard of the Ocean Shipping Company, Xu Qingning strolled around the neighborhood looking at houses. By the time she got home, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
In Jiaodong City seven or eight years ago, everyone lived in houses allocated by their work units. Only a small number of public housing units in family compounds were rented out, costing about one to two yuan a month.
This price is acceptable.
The living room was quiet; Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei were not home, they had gone to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Tang Wenya sat at her desk by the window, a brand new watch on her wrist, her face beaming with undisguised joy as she read her book, trying to contain her excitement.
Xiao Tingshen came by earlier; the watch was a gift from him.
Upon learning of her pregnancy, Xiao Tingshen took the initiative to propose marriage to Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei, saying he wanted to get married before she went to university, which was even more proactive than she had expected.
She won't end up like Xu Qingning, who is vain, lazy, and ultimately despised by everyone.
Even if she marries Xiao Tingshen, she will still be outstanding and ambitious, and she will prove to everyone that she is not marrying up to Xiao Tingshen at all. The money and resources that the Xiao family can give her now are actually nothing.
With only two months until the college entrance examination, she was determined to get into university with Xiao Tingshen and live a more wonderful life in the spring breeze of reform and opening up.
Tang Wenya had already seen Xu Qingning come in and was waiting for Xu Qingning to ask a question, but Xu Qingning didn't even look at Tang Wenya. She went back to her bedroom, climbed onto the top bunk, and fell asleep immediately.
She ran out to find Zhao Jingyu in the middle of the day and looked at several houses; she was quite tired.
Tang Wenya was feeling stifled by the draft she had prepared in her mind. Seeing Xu Qingning's composed expression and light steps, she was surprised and asked the system, "Why is the plot different from what was said before? What went wrong?"
System: "Master, an unknown character has entered the book. The female supporting character's mission has changed. She wants to keep the child, and she has already met with the child's father."
"How could this happen?" Tang Wenya was very surprised, and then asked the system, "How can I return to the original storyline?"
Where's the promised face-slapping of the cannon fodder female supporting character?
Where's the promised fast-paced, enjoyable story?
"From the current perspective, there's no going back." The system answered truthfully. "Due to the influence of an unknown character, this awakening system has become a delayed awakening system, unable to provide the host with timely plot services."
"What is a delayed awareness system?" Tang Wenya was a little confused.
"It can't provide predictions of the plot, it can only answer questions about what has already happened." The system seemed a little guilty and added, "The advantage of this hindsight system is that it can provide the corresponding plot at the time, even if the host is not present. It is true and reliable, and it does not deceive the young or old."
"Is this unknown character Xu Qingning?" Since noon, Tang Wenya felt that Xu Qingning was acting strangely. She didn't panic, nor did she have an abortion, which was very unusual.
"Judging from the plot development, it should be her." The system also found it strange. The plot he had stored was in complete chaos, and the source of the chaos was Xu Qingning.
"Then what should I do?" Tang Wenya asked again.
"Be adaptable, use your female lead aura to slap the female supporting character in the face, you have to trust the author." The system still admired the author, "You have to believe that all the plot developments are for the sake of you and the male lead."
"I understand." Tang Wenya thought so too. She was the female lead, what was she afraid of?
Xiao Tingshen knew she was pregnant and immediately proposed marriage, wanting to take responsibility for her. He kept her pregnancy a secret from both Jiang Yumei and Xu Jianguo.
The male lead has the responsibility of a male lead.
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