Chapter 56 was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future.
"The child she miscarried...was mine?" Xie Jinghuai's breathing tightened, and every word he uttered was hoarse.
The Xie family was utterly astonished: "?!"
Jiang Shiyuan's feverish and somewhat delirious mind instantly cleared, and all the blood in her body seemed to rush to the top of her head.
The remaining limbs and bones were all stiff and cold.
How did Ye Yu come to have this DNA test report?
How did he know that she had a paternity test performed on the embryo on the day of her miscarriage?
Even if he knew, every patient's medical record is absolutely confidential, how could he possibly access it?
"Otherwise what?"
Ye Yu curled his lips, staring at the man with a cold, contemptuous gaze, as if looking at a clown who had messed up his performance in a circus. "As A-Yuan's husband, when you learned that your wife was pregnant and had a miscarriage, your first reaction was not to firmly believe in her and stand by her side to support her, but to join forces with that group of malicious rabble to jump out and belittle her character, trample her dignity into the mud, and cruelly publicly execute her!"
I just don't understand. Other husbands would be overjoyed if they found out their wives were pregnant, but you, on the other hand, actually think the child isn't yours.
Is Mr. Xie impotent or has low sperm count? He seems to lack self-confidence.
Xie Jinghuai's knuckles were so tense that they turned white as he gripped the appraisal report, the crimson in his eyes almost dripping onto the paper, and his throat was filled with the taste of rust.
"You're saying... Jiang Shiyuan is carrying... a member of our Xie family?!" Madam Xie's face turned deathly pale.
Lin Zhixin bit her lip until it bled. Seeing that the situation was not right, she silently "disappeared," more cunning than a fox.
"Ah Yuan... Ah Yuan, come here, come to Grandma's side." The old lady felt extremely distressed when she thought of how much Jiang Shiyuan had silently suffered, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Upon hearing the old man's call, a flood of grievances welled up in Jiang Shiyuan's heart, and her almond-shaped eyes welled up with tears.
Just as she was about to brush past Xie Jinghuai, the man suddenly grabbed her wrist and angrily asked:
"Why didn't you tell me? Why did you keep it from me? Don't you trust me at all?!"
Didn't I tell you?
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes were dark as she slowly withdrew her wrist. "That day, after I had a D&C at the hospital, I called you immediately. I told you clearly that I wasn't feeling well and that I hoped you could come back as soon as possible."
Do you remember what you said?
Xie Jinghuai's heart skipped a beat for a moment, and he slowly released her.
"Jiang Shiyuan, is this really necessary?"
"Your ability to be unreasonable has improved; you've learned to fake illness and use the 'bitter trick' now?"
He remembered, and a chill ran through his body, but he still forced a firm tone:
"You should have explained it clearly back then..."
Jiang Shiyuan smiled wryly, "What's the point of explaining? It's like you can change anything."
The man clenched his jaw, completely speechless.
The words were light and casual, yet they were incredibly effective at striking without bloodshed.
Lin Zhixin stared intently at Jiang Shiyuan, her heart pounding with anxiety.
She was afraid that Jiang Shiyuan would take advantage of her help and gain the old woman's sympathy to publicly reveal everything about Xie Jinghuai's time with her on the day of her miscarriage, making her already undignified image in front of the old woman even more precarious.
This truly proves the saying: "To be a slut and still want to maintain a virtuous image."
However, Jiang Shiyuan seemed to have stopped there and showed no intention of reporting her. Lin Zhixin breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Jinghuai's consciousness told him he didn't want to let her go, but suddenly he felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and his large hand slowly loosened, watching helplessly as she walked to her grandmother's side.
"Grandma, I'm sorry..." Jiang Shiyuan knelt down beside the old lady, apologizing in a hoarse voice.
“Yuan’s daughter, why are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong... It’s just that Grandma hasn’t cared for you enough. Grandma is sorry.”
The old lady gently stroked her hair, her eyes brimming with tears, and stared resentfully at Xie Jinghuai's pale, handsome face. "Xie Jinghuai, I know that you were unwilling to marry Ayuan back then. I know perfectly well how you have neglected your wife for the past five years, even though I haven't lived with you."
I thought that at worst, you just didn't like A-Yuan, but at least you treated her with respect and showed her the bare minimum of courtesy. Now it seems you were just putting on an act for this old woman! You truly are a dutiful son and grandson of the Xie family!
The old lady's scolding of Xie Jinghuai in front of Ye Yu, an outsider, made Madam Xie lose face.
"Mom, where is Jinghuai...?"
The old lady snapped, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"
Madam Xie's skin was as red as warm.
This was probably the most frustrating day she had experienced since becoming Empress Dowager Xie.
"Xie Jinghuai, I know what you're thinking. You just want to take this opportunity to divorce Ayuan so you can marry Miss Lin, whom you've been eyeing. I advise you to give up on that idea as soon as possible!"
The old lady held Jiang Shiyuan's frail body in her arms, her imposing gaze fixed on Xie Jinghuai, then sweeping over Lin Zhixin's charming face, "Our Xie family's young mistress was A-Yuan before, is A-Yuan now, and will only ever be A-Yuan in the future."
"Miss Lin, no matter how beautiful you are outside, you'll never be able to sit on my grandson's bedside table. If you know what's good for you, stop harboring illusions about Jinghuai. Step back now, and you can at least save face. If you provoke Ayuan again, not only will your reputation be ruined, but your entire Lin family will be disgraced. You'd better watch yourself!"
The old lady came from a respectable family and couldn't bring herself to use foul language, but this was already a complete breakdown in relations, a final ultimatum to Lin Zhixin.
“Grandma, I know you love Ayuan. I am responsible for her miscarriage, but it has nothing to do with Zhixin.”
Xie Jinghuai's eyes darkened, and his brows furrowed in frustration. "If you're angry, take it out on me alone. Don't take it out on Zhixin."
Jiang Shiyuan lowered her eyelashes, concealing her cold and indifferent eyes.
At home, whether facing her, or Madam Xie and his grandmother, Xie Jinghuai was always oblivious to his emotions and sparing with words.
Only when Lin Zhixin encounters trouble does he act like a real person, becoming tense, anxious, and talkative.
"Grandma... Jinghuai and I really have nothing going on. I only see Jinghuai as an older brother... It's really not what you think!" Lin Zhixin's slender shoulders trembled slightly, and two lines of clear tears fell down her cheeks.
The old lady turned pale with anger and suffered a sharp pain in her heart.
She really wanted to splash that little vixen's face with black dog blood, to make her reveal her true form as a fox spirit!
"Brother? Is the generational order in Miss Lin's family always arranged like this?"
Ye Yu stared coldly at Lin Zhixin's tear-streaked face. "Isn't President Xie your brother-in-law? When did he become your brother?"
Lin Zhixin choked, "I..."
Ye Yu continued his questioning, his tone domineering, "President Xie was secretly married; not many people outside know about his relationship with A Yuan. Why are you going out and calling him 'brother' like that? Are you trying to deny something, or are you trying to make people misunderstand?"
Xie Jinghuai paused, pursing his thin lips.
Lin Zhixin hid behind the man's tall figure, clearly seeking protection.
"Grandma, don't believe Jiang Shiyuan so easily!"
Xie Yuexi couldn't stand seeing Jiang Shiyuan turn the tables, so she jumped out with wide eyes, "She clearly had a miscarriage, but she was still able to find out that the child was my brother's, which means she had DNA testing done on the embryo!"
She did this because she went out and messed around, got pregnant, and doesn't know who the father of the child is. She wants to make sure her unborn child dies without knowing the truth!
After he finished speaking, the entire living room fell silent.
Song Xiewen turned his head away, covered his face, and felt like laughing at this silly woman.
It's one thing for her to have no breasts, but how can she also be brainless?!
Ye Yu glared hatefully at Xie Yuexi's smug expression, his fists as hard as steel.
Just then, the old lady stood up shakily and, caught off guard, swung her arm and slapped Xie Yuexi across the face!
A crisp snap!
"Ah—!" Xie Yuexi cried out in pain, her cheeks instantly turning red and swollen.
Everyone was stunned, including Jiang Shiyuan.
You must know, the old lady is one of the few kind people in the family, and she has almost never argued with anyone in the family over the years. Yet now, to protect Jiang Shiyuan, she struck her own granddaughter!
"Grandma...you actually hit me for such an outsider?" Xie Yuexi covered her face, her eyes filled with astonishment.
"First of all, A-Yuan is not an outsider. She is the young mistress of the Xie family, your sister-in-law, and also my closest child. You are no more noble than her, and you have no right to criticize her!"
The old lady's stern tone and powerful aura frightened Xie Yuexi so much that she couldn't even cry anymore. "Secondly, slapping you was too lenient. If your grandfather were still alive, he would definitely punish you with the most severe family discipline!"
Xie Yuexi couldn't stay any longer. She covered her face and ran out crying. Song Xiewen had no choice but to chase after her and coax her, even though he was extremely unwilling.
Madam Xie was also about to cry, "Mom! Yuexi is your own granddaughter, you watched her grow up! How could you..."
The old lady remained unmoved, clearly determined to support Jiang Shiyuan to the end:
“I’m fair and impartial, not biased. If I were a mother who couldn’t see things clearly, I wouldn’t have raised a son as upright and responsible as Xie Changyue!”
Xie Changyue is Xie Jinghuai's father.
Five years ago, he suffered a sudden cerebral infarction. The Xie family spared no effort and spent tens of millions to save Chairman Xie's life, but he remained in a coma for five years without any signs of waking up.
Thinking of his father, Xie Jinghuai felt as if knives were scraping his internal organs, and a deep sorrow settled between his brows.
"I know perfectly well why Ah Yuan did this."
The old lady took Jiang Shiyuan's thin hand again, holding it tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. "Back then, when Ayuan was pregnant with Tongtong, you insisted on doing a paternity test. At that time, I was crying every day because of Changyue's matter and was too tired to deal with family affairs, so I could only go along with you. I imagine this incident left a deep psychological shadow on Ayuan."
Ah Yuan did this only as a precaution. Of course, she hoped that this "what if" would never happen, but what about you? Each of you, thinking you've got something on her hands, rushed at her, wanting to tear this poor girl to pieces! Has everyone in the Xie family with any humanity died out?!
Jiang Shiyuan turned her head away, squeezed her eyes shut, and held back her tears.
“Ah Yuan…” Ye Yu’s eyes were red, and he was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
Ms. Jiang's precious daughter, the unattainable beauty he had always looked up to, was trampled and humiliated to this extent by the Xie family!
Aunt Jiang, if you are watching over us from heaven, please come to me in my dreams and hug your daughter. Those who bullied Ayuan must pay the price!
...
A huge uproar within the family was quelled by Ye Yu's appearance.
Jiang Shiyuan originally intended to leave with Ye Yu on the spot, but the old lady insisted that she stay at the old house for two days. Moreover, her grandmother said that she would only stay there alone and Xie Jinghuai would not stay overnight. Jiang Shiyuan reluctantly agreed.
Jiang Shiyuan first helped the old lady back to her room to rest. The two women, who were like family, chatted intimately for a while before she quietly withdrew from the room.
She rubbed her red, wet eyes, and as soon as she reached the second-floor railing, she saw a glaring scene below.
Xie Jinghuai's broad and imposing back faced Jiang Shiyuan, almost completely obscuring the slender Lin Zhixin in front of him.
The man leaned forward slightly, and Lin Zhixin naturally leaned towards him.
It seemed as if her forehead was pressed against his heart, and she was crying with grievance and sadness.
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