Joke #12: Not everyone can enjoy the blessing of having multiple wives.
After hanging up Liu Yan's call, Gu Mingxia drove to the city center.
I went to the teahouse, ordered a pot of tea, and also ordered takeout. I ate a little something to fill my stomach.
Seeing that it was still early, she sat in front of the French windows with a teacup in her hand, lost in thought.
After drinking half a pot of tea, Gu Mingxia checked the time and, seeing that it was almost time, paid the bill and left.
After driving to Qingfeng Pavilion, the receptionist greeted Gu Mingxia with a smile.
"Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Bai has booked a private room at room 360. You can go straight in!"
Gu Mingxia nodded, took her handbag, and quickly went to the 360 private room. As soon as she pushed the door open, she heard Ye Xiaorou speaking softly.
"The baby is already six months old and will be born in a few more months. At the last checkup, Dr. Jiang said it was a boy."
"Mom, it won't be long before you can hold your grandson."
Bai Zixuan had his arm around Ye Xiaorou, while Bai's mother held Ye Xiaorou's hand and asked her all sorts of questions. Gu Mingxia looked at the three people getting along harmoniously and sneered.
"It seems I've come at the wrong time, disturbing your family's peaceful time."
With her arms crossed, Gu Mingxia gave Bai Zixuan a cold look.
"Look at you, child, what nonsense are you talking about? Come, sit here with your mother."
Mrs. Bai immediately released Ye Xiaorou's hand and greeted Gu Mingxia with a smile, inviting her to sit beside her. Seeing Mrs. Bai's insincere smile, Gu Mingxia picked up her handbag, gave a cold snort, and sat down next to her.
"Look at you, how did you get so thin? Come to Mom's house for meals whenever you have time, instead of always eating those unhealthy things outside."
Gu Mingxia awkwardly pulled her hand away from Bai's mother's, glanced at the divorce agreement on the coffee table in front of her, and snorted heavily.
"What did you call me here for today? To sign divorce papers?"
Before Bai Zixuan could speak, his mother chimed in with a smile.
"As long as Mom is alive, she will never let Zixuan divorce you!"
Not getting a divorce? Then why were you so kind and gentle holding your mistress's hand, asking her all sorts of questions? Do you think I'm blind?
Gu Mingxia didn't speak, but just smiled and looked at Madam Bai, wondering what kind of flowery words she could come up with.
“Mingxia, you are a good child. I have seen it all clearly over the past seven years. It’s just… it’s a pity that you have never had a child! In a family like ours, whether it’s a boy or a girl, someone has to carry on the family line.”
"Um?"
Gu Mingxia replied casually, her gaze seemingly glancing at Ye Xiaorou, who remained silent with her head down. Inheriting the family line? What's so great about inheriting the Bai family's meager fortune?
"Mom just scolded Zixuan, saying how could he go out and find other women when he has such a good wife? But Xiaorou is already six months pregnant, and the child is ultimately innocent."
"What does Mom want me to do?"
"Mom knew you were a good boy. Here's what we'll do: Zixuan won't divorce you. Xiaorou will stay with Mom. After you have the baby, if you want to take care of it, the baby will be sent to you. If you don't want to, Mom will take care of it! Xiaorou just said that she promises not to let Zixuan divorce you. Zixuan can just stay with her for three days each month!"
"What, is Bai Zixuan enjoying the blessings of having two women at once?"
"Gu Mingxia, if you don't want a divorce, this is the best solution! I only get to spend three days a month with Xiaorou, what more do you want? If Mom hadn't spoken up, I wouldn't have accepted this solution at all!"
Bai Zixuan said this with disdain, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Gu Mingxia.
“Mingxia, with a family like ours and our status, divorce is absolutely out of the question! Besides, which of these wealthy families in the city doesn’t have a mistress? Zixuan just wants a child, but you… are infertile. As a woman, that’s a flaw. If it comes to divorce, the news of your infertility will definitely spread. So, the method I’m suggesting will protect your reputation and allow Zixuan to have a child. Can you just listen to me and bear with it?”
Gu Mingxia cursed "shit" countless times in her heart, but the smile on her face grew deeper and deeper. Bai's mother thought she had convinced her and immediately took her hand again.
"Your father married three other women besides your mother, and your mother endured it all, didn't she? Mingxia, life isn't easy for a woman, especially for a wealthy family like ours..."
"Mom, I respect you! You don't have to respect me, but please respect my mother!"
Gu Mingxia forcefully pulled her hand away, her smile vanishing, a cold glint in her large eyes. This was the first time Bai's mother had seen Gu Mingxia like this; she awkwardly withdrew her hand, smiling sheepishly.
"Didn't Mom say anything?"
"Yes, my dad married four wives back then, and my mom endured it her whole life. But she is her, and I am me!"
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