On the other hand, Bai Jingqi had previously lived in Lin Can's house, but since breaking up with Lin Can, he originally wanted to rely on Lei Xiu, but he didn't expect that Lei Xiu would not take him in at all, so he had to move back to the Bai family in shame.
Bai Jingqi had been coming home late at night for several days in a row. That night, he had a warm smile on his face, his hand on his belly, and his whole body exuded the radiance of being a new father. He carefully bent down to change his shoes.
Father Bai just happened to be walking out of the study upstairs. The moment he saw him, his eyes flickered, his emotions unclear. He asked in a calm tone, "How is it?"
Bai Jingqi was in a good mood. She glanced down at her slightly bulging belly and said softly, "Brother Lei Xiu must still like me. He's almost accepting me and the baby in my belly."
Father Bai's expression became even more complicated. He questioned, "Jingqi, are you really not planning on aborting this child? What man would be willing to raise someone else's child?"
"No, Brother Lei Xiu is not such a person. Besides..." Bai Jingqi also had his own considerations in his mind. Although Brother Lei Xiu still had him in his heart, Cheng Ye was his savior after all. With Brother Lei Xiu's character, he would never abandon the other person casually, so he had repeatedly and cruelly rejected him before.
But because Brother Lei Xiu still had feelings for her, he was suffering as much pain as herself.
When Bai Jingqi thought of Cheng Ye standing between him and Brother Lei Xiu, his face twisted. He wanted to kill Cheng Ye right now, but he couldn't...
He is now able to talk to Brother Lei Xiu again thanks to the child in her belly. Although Brother Lei Xiu still has mostly sympathy and pity for him now, it will soon turn into love again. Bai Jingqi believes that Brother Lei Xiu loved him the most before, and that feeling will not be much less now. As long as Brother Lei Xiu falls in love with him again, he will do whatever he wants.
He had to completely eliminate the threat of Cheng Ye as soon as possible.
So - Bai Jingqi touched her belly and decided that not only could she not abort the child, she had to give birth to it.
She was a single female with a newborn baby, and she simply couldn't survive without Brother Lei Xiu. He didn't believe that Brother Lei Xiu would be so cruel as to refuse to accept her at that time.
As for — men won't raise children for others? How could Bai Jingqi not have considered this issue? He had thought long ago that as long as he could marry Brother Lei Xiu, he, a female with a very high fertility rate, would definitely be able to give birth to another ten or eight children for Brother Lei Xiu. As for the one in her belly now... Bai Jingqi thought, if Brother Lei Xiu is willing, then he can raise it. If not, then he can give some money and send it to another family. In short, given Brother Lei Xiu's character, he would not treat his children badly.
After all, love the house and love the dog, as long as the child can grow up healthily, that's enough.
As Bai Jingqi thought about it, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, as if everything was going according to his imagination.
"That's good!" Father Bai was also very angry. He used to be from the Central Planet Pharmaceutical Research Institute. Because he had the support of the Third Prince, his development prospects were very good, and he even had a trend of promotion. However, he never expected that the Third Prince was seriously ill during this period, and the power of the First Prince suddenly flourished. He was suppressed in the research institute and couldn't even raise his head. Even the researchers who had just come in were sarcastic to him, and their words and deeds implied that his pharmaceutical research was not good enough.
As long as his son successfully marries Lei Xiu, no one would dare to laugh at him, and promotion would be a piece of cake.
He wanted to make all those who looked down on him before look up to him, ask for help from him, and even depend on him!
But Father Bai was still a little worried. He asked anxiously, "Jingqi, you've got to think it over this time. Before Lei Xiu disappeared, you gave him face several times, making sure he wouldn't pursue the matter. After all, he's a prince. If you anger the Third Prince and Lei Xiu isn't willing to stand up for you, our Bai family will be truly ruined!"
Bai Jingqi showed a determined expression and chuckled, "Brother Lei Xiu and I have been in a relationship for so many years, how can a country bumpkin with unknown origins interfere? Brother Lei Xiu was just grateful for saving his life before, and I had never seen anyone like him before, so I just wanted something new. His heart is still with me, and besides..."
A ferocious look suddenly appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Can, I will never go back to him in this life. He hit me, he actually hit me!" Bai Jingqi became more and more angry as he spoke, tears streaming down his face. "Dad, Lin Can is useless himself, and he blames everything on me, saying that I was unlucky and had implicated him. Ha, a grown man actually said such ridiculous things. I'm pregnant, but he actually said it wasn't his child and even touched my belly. Tell me, how can I choose him?!"
"The most shameless thing is that he is still having an affair with that Cheng Ye. What a pair of bitches!" Bai Jingqi spat, feeling that saying these two names was a dirty word. "But that's fine too. Let Lin Can get Cheng Ye, and I'll marry Brother Lei Xiu. It's the best of both worlds!" This way, Lin Can won't bother him anymore, and he can become a member of the Lei family without any worries.
Cheng Ye was sulking because of the photo, but he did not take the initiative to contact Lei Xiu. Even he didn't know why he didn't ask clearly at the first time.
Maybe they don't want to be at a disadvantage, or maybe they are afraid that if they ask, they will only get excuses.
When two people get along, communication is the most important thing. But even though we understand the principle, it is very difficult to actually put it into practice.
Cheng Ye was very afraid that the two would start fighting as soon as they met, so he could only restrain his anger and planned to find Lei Xiu when he could talk about the matter calmly.
But his unwillingness to face it doesn't mean he can really avoid it.
Bai Jingqi didn't give him the chance to be a coward. A few days later, the Star Internet was flooded with news that Lei Xiu and Bai Jingqi had rekindled their old love and even got pregnant. Even Cheng Ye, who didn't surf the Internet much, heard the news during a medicine transaction, which shows how big a sensation this news caused.
Cheng Ye sneered and exited the Star Network. When he turned on his computer, it was full of photos of Lei Xiu and Bai Jingqi meeting late at night or entering and leaving the hotel together. There were even analyses from insiders, who said that the two had reconciled long ago, but had not made it public because they did not want to hurt Cheng Ye. Bai Jingqi's belly was bulging recently, which meant she was pregnant. Calculating the date, it happened to be the day when Lei Xiu was photographed having contact with Bai Jingqi before, which clearly showed who the child was.
You don't need to look to know that someone is manipulating public opinion. The claims that Bai Jingqi is a mistress and the child's real father are something that Bai Jingqi himself probably doesn't even know about, but they were deleted completely in two seconds without causing any ripples.
Cheng Ye looked through the more than 40,000 comments under the news with cold eyes. His finger hovered over a reply expressing sympathy for Cheng Ye for a long time without moving.
666 was startled and hurriedly comforted him, "Da Ye, don't worry, that child is definitely not Lei Xiu's." Although it had no evidence, Lei Xiu had previously vowed that he only loved Cheng Ye in this life and would go home every night. It didn't believe that Lei Xiu was lying to Cheng Ye at that time, and it didn't dare to believe it.
Because it couldn't imagine what would happen if Lei Xiu was really a scumbag as described in the information, Daye...
Therefore, it could only choose to believe Lei Xiu.
Cheng Ye did not ship the goods this time. He even calmed down quickly, silently turned off the computer, and said only one sentence: "I'll wait for his explanation" and stopped talking.
The atmosphere was extremely tense. No matter how anxious 666 was, he didn't dare to comfort Cheng Ye for fear of making things worse!
When Cheng Ye went to see Yaden again, he met many of Yaden's students. They looked at him with eyes full of sympathy and pity, as if they were looking at an abandoned wife of a wealthy man, and there were even many expressions of gloating.
666 was very angry and was about to curse, but when he thought that Cheng Ye must be even more uncomfortable, he didn't dare to act rashly.
Cheng Ye knocked on the door of Yaden's laboratory without looking around. Unexpectedly, Yaden, who always regarded research as his life and could only see medicine, looked at him with a strange look.
Cheng Ye chuckled twice, sorted out his equipment, and asked casually, "Why, is Teacher Yaden also a gossipmonger?"
Teacher Yaden looked helpless, but also concerned about him. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Mr. Lei, he shouldn't be that kind of person!" Yaden originally believed in Lei Xiu's character, but when he thought of Lei Xiu's previous obsession with Bai Jingqi, this belief was greatly reduced.
So to be honest, he was also a little worried. He didn't even know whether he should say good things about Lei Xiu.
He was not good at socializing to begin with, and this sentence had exhausted all his language functions, leaving him unable to say anything else.
An obscure meaning flashed across his eyes, and soon Cheng Ye's face returned to a smile, but 666 could see that this was not an ordinary smile, but a very formulaic, false mask that could cover up the real emotions.
He grinned and said, "Teacher Yaden, what else can we say about Lei Xiu? Those news are all fake, just hearsay. I know he's my man, but Bai Jingqi was in trouble and Lei Xiu helped him. Those reporters only know how to attract attention!" The implication was that those were all fake, just made up for selling points. He knew that there were many people eavesdropping outside, so the noise was quite loud. He hoped that everyone would keep their eyes open.
But in fact, only he himself knows what he thinks in his heart.
Yaden exhaled as if completing a difficult task, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I told you Lei Xiu wasn't that foolish. Okay, let's continue with the experiment from last time. After you go back, I've been wondering how the data could be wrong. I'll do it again, and you can see which step is wrong?"
As soon as the research was mentioned, Yaden's attention was immediately focused, and he devoted himself to the experiment. He didn't notice that Cheng Ye's face immediately darkened after he finished speaking, nor did he notice Cheng Ye's perfunctory attitude later. He was only concerned about his own data.
Cheng Ye, on the other hand, barely made it through the entire afternoon before leaving, claiming he wasn't feeling well. He knew his departure would only lead to more suspicious comments, but the mere thought of their discussions made him restless. He decided to leave quickly before Teacher Yaden saw through his misconduct, lest he lose the face he had worked so hard to save.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he left the school, he saw a familiar figure striding towards him. Cheng Ye's face showed disgust and he wanted to avoid him, but Lin Can was coming towards him and blocked him tightly.
Lin Can's health was clearly not fully recovered. Compared to the last time they met, he looked pale, his steps a little unsteady, and he was much thinner. The cruelty in his eyes could not be concealed, and it was exposed openly, but he himself was completely unaware. He pretended to be a gentleman and asked gently, "Why, you came out before the end of get out of class? Did you skip school?"
Before the get out of class was over, you couldn't wait to come to my door. Cheng Ye narrowed his eyes, but in the end he didn't argue with him. He just replied calmly: "I've been on leave recently. I just borrowed the lab just now." He didn't even bother to say which lab it was. "Sorry, I have something else to do. Your Highness the Third Prince, I'll take my leave first."
Lin Can quickly took a step sideways, blocking Cheng Ye's way, forced a weak smile, and said, "Ye Zi, I have something to tell you." His tone was three parts lonely and seven parts sad, but more of it was impatience. It seemed that the previous injury had dealt him too much of a blow, and his acting skills had regressed a lot.
Seeing more and more students looking at him, Cheng Ye narrowed his eyes and thought of the previous photos of Lei Xiu and Bai Jingqi. He didn't want any news of a complicated love triangle to spread now, which would really mess things up.
He said impatiently: "Your Highness the Third Prince, I don't think there is anything to talk about between us!"
A faint murderous intent emanated from Lin Can. Cheng Ye rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking that it was no wonder that the other party could not defeat Lei Xiu. He was simply a loser.
Cheng Ye stepped forward, and when he saw the smile on Lin Can's face, he suddenly pulled up the corner of his mouth and whispered, "I know what His Highness the Third Prince wants to tell me. It's just about that trash Bai Jingqi and Lei Xiu. But how do you know that it wasn't a plan between the two of us? Your Highness the Third Prince, I'm not afraid to tell you, do you think Lei Xiu would still be interested in that pair of sluts Bai Jingqi with me here? Ha, do you think Lei Xiu has the same taste as you, who wants any trash?"
Seeing that Lin Can's eyes were red, Cheng Ye sneered unscrupulously, not afraid of Lin Can's attack at all, and said provocatively: "What, what do you want to do to me in public? Don't forget, I am still Lei Xiu's fiancé. If anything happens to me, Lei Xiu will not let it go. You couldn't beat Lei Xiu before, and now that you are crippled, do you still have a chance of winning? Your Highness the Third Prince, I advise you to use your microbial brain when doing things. Since you have suffered enough, don't provoke me again, otherwise what will you do next time if you can't even leave an intact corpse? After all - you disgust me."
After Cheng Ye finished speaking, the depression that had been accumulating in his heart dissipated a lot, and even his mood improved a lot. He turned around and left with a bright smile on his face, completely ignoring Lin Can who was trembling with anger.
He wasn't afraid of Lin Can having a recording device on him; all those 666s could help him deal with it. He wasn't afraid of Lin Can retaliating after a falling out. It wasn't necessary before, but if he really did, he wouldn't be completely defenseless. Even without Lei Xiu, he could still successfully complete the mission!
Cheng Ye turned around, smiled at Lin Can, who was furious but obviously had not yet recovered from his shock, and strode away.
This guy is really disgusting to me. I hope that after this humiliation, he will not show his shame in front of me again. It's really disgusting!
"Cheng Ye!"
Cheng Ye had already walked a long way away, but Lei Xiu hadn't given up yet. He even chased after him, but without the politeness he had just shown. His tone was sinister and fierce, "Do you really trust Lei Xiu that much?"
Cheng Ye was stunned, and the hesitation disappeared in an instant, but it was seen clearly by Lin Can who was observing the subtle expressions on his face.
Lin Can grinned distortedly, "Don't believe it, do you? Bai Jingqi told me he's pregnant, but when I calculated the date, it's not mine. Cheng Ye, although Bai Jingqi is wavering, I'm sure that besides me and Lei Xiu, he can't tolerate anyone else in his eyes. Guess whose child this is?"
Without waiting for Cheng Ye to answer, Lin Can spoke freely. After laughing twice, he continued, "I think the three of them seem very happy. But don't be too sad. In fact, you have been prepared for this. Lei Xiu has shown that he doesn't want anyone other than Bai Jingqi. Now he is just fulfilling his promise. I have to say that Lei Xiu is indeed a lovesick person, but the object of his love is not you."
Cheng Ye only felt a dull pain in his heart. He stared at Lin Can with cold eyes and smiled faintly, not knowing whether it was self-mockery or mocking Lin Can. He got on the star car without looking back.
After sitting in the car, Cheng Yewu covered his face and rubbed it hard. The stiff expression on his face slowly relaxed. Then he leaned back on the chair with his head tilted back, staring at the roof without blinking, until his eyeballs ached and a few tears fell.
Until he returned home, Cheng Ye did not receive any news from Lei Xiu, and Lei Xiu did not return home at night.
But this time, Cheng Ye didn't try to evade reality. He directly asked, "Did I do anything to make him angry the first time he didn't come home that night? It's impossible for a cold war to break out for no reason, right?"
In fact, it was not a cold war. Lei Xiu would still send him text messages at regular times to show his concern, but he never mentioned the current online turmoil, nor did he explain the scandal with Bai Jingqi.
Do you feel that there is no need to explain, or do you no longer want to explain?
666 tried hard to recall, but couldn't remember what conflict there was between the two of them. How could the situation become like this for no reason? In the end, he didn't dare to reply.
Fortunately, Cheng Ye didn't originally want to answer. After asking, he was stunned and didn't get to the bottom of the matter to find the answer.
666 felt so heartbroken watching this that he wanted to find a knife and poke a few bloody holes in Lei Xiu's body!
In the next few days, Cheng Ye received harassment from Lin Can again, also in the form of short messages. After a rough look, Cheng Ye found that they were all big news about Lei Xiu's pursuit of Bai Jingqi a few years ago. There was even a photo of Lei Xiu holding a bouquet of flowers, looking at Bai Jingqi tenderly, while Bai Jingqi smiled very reservedly but it was obvious that she was very happy and satisfied.
This time, Cheng Ye did not use the communicator to vent his anger. His expression was indifferent, but he read it over and over again, even all night long.
A few days later, Lei Xiu finally came back, looking very tired, which was a far cry from the gentlemanly and gentle image in the photo. Even Cheng Ye began to wonder if he was deliberately acting like that to reduce his suspicion.
Cheng Ye was eating when Lei Xiu walked in. The knife and fork scraped across the white porcelain plate, making a harsh sound. Cheng Ye put down the knife and fork, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, raised his head to look at Lei Xiu, but didn't know what expression to put on.
After not seeing him for such a long time and receiving so many seemingly plausible messages, Cheng Ye really didn't know how to face him for a moment.
It was Lei Xiu who spoke first. After changing his shoes, he leaned against the wall and asked, "Why don't you eat anymore?" He glanced at the plate in front of Cheng Ye and frowned, "I didn't eat much!"
Cheng Ye thought about it and decided not to quarrel for the time being. If there really was something hidden, wouldn't it be a waste of time to destroy the relationship between the two of them? So he organized his words and asked politely, "Have you been busy these past two days?"
Lei Xiu nodded without blinking: "Yeah, something happened at the company. How many days of overtime did you have to work?"
Cheng Ye's face wrinkled immediately. He narrowed his eyes and said impatiently, "When did your company recruit Bai Jingqi? Did you lower your standards at the Lei family, or did Bai Jingqi become more valuable after she became pregnant?"
"What nonsense!" Lei Xiu seemed to be hurt by his words, and his voice became a little colder.
Cheng Ye took a deep breath. "I'm talking nonsense, Lei Xiu. Am I talking nonsense now, or are you the one who's started to act recklessly? What did you say when you took me back, or persuaded me to stay? You said you would only love me forever, and you said you would keep your distance from Bai Jingqi. But now, you're just short of sending the sex video directly to my communicator, right? Lei Xiu, can you please have some shame? That's the fiancé of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the future Third Prince's consort. You really don't hesitate to offend anyone for the sake of beauty!"
Lei Xiu looked at him steadily, as if he had never seen Cheng Ye so hysterical before, and was somewhat unable to accept it.
Cheng Ye was the first to pull himself out of his previous frenzy. He rubbed his face fiercely and softened his tone: "No, Lei Xiu, I don't want to quarrel with you. I just want to know what exactly happened between you and Bai Jingqi during this period of time."
Lei Xiu didn't explain and asked directly: "Do you believe me?"
Cheng Ye was stunned, a wry smile on his face. "You didn't tell me anything, but just asked me directly if I believed you, Lei Xiu. How can I believe you? Or put yourself in my shoes. I haven't come home for more than half a month, and every night my nude photos are sent to your communicator. Do you believe me or not?"
Lei Xiu's brows immediately furrowed. Just when Cheng Ye wanted to remind him to tell the truth, Lei Xiu suddenly changed the subject: "How could it be nude photos? Absolutely not."
"?" Cheng Ye was stunned and sneered, "Even if it's not, it's almost there. Maybe if you don't come back tonight, the nude photos that are sent to my communicator will be yours."
Lei Xiu was very dissatisfied with his attitude. After entering, he sat down on the sofa and closed his eyes without even looking at Cheng Ye, as if he could deny it without facing her. "That's what you think of me, Cheng Ye. Do you not believe me or yourself?"
In the end, he just doesn't want to explain why he went out with Bai Jingqi during this period, why so many ambiguous photos were taken of him, and he also doesn't want to explain whether he knew what photos would be sent to his communicator every night, right?
Cheng Ye looked at Lei Xiu deeply several times, but the other party did not open his eyes and could not understand what he wanted to express at all. Finally, Cheng Ye pushed the plate in front of him hard, and the knives, forks, bowls and plates collided with each other, making a clinking sound. Cheng Ye found a look of disgust on Lei Xiu's face, as if he could not tolerate his rude behavior.
Cheng Ye sneered. He had not acted in such a condescending manner when he had been tricked from the Stone Mine Star.
Staying here made him feel suffocated and uncomfortable, as if he was tightly bound and even a little breathless. Cheng Ye stood up and walked out without looking back. He slammed the door shut, blocking all of Lei Xiu's unspoken attitudes on the other side of the door.
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