Chapter 184 It's not surprising that someone who plays around in life would have a child.
Song Yilin tapped the table, pondering how to phrase things in a way that would be easier for Yu Lan to accept.
After all, according to Chen Yan, women with more ideas can be understood as surrogate mothers.
“Yu Lancun, it’s like this, Chen Yan wants this child, but he doesn’t want his child to be born with the stigma of being an illegitimate child. But the choice is yours. I don’t want to deprive women of their reproductive autonomy. Think carefully about whether you want to have the child.”
Yu Lancun's eyes shone brightly, unable to contain her joy: "Madam, do you mean, Mr. Chen, you want to marry me?"
Song Yilin didn't speak, but gestured to Zheng Li to continue.
After all, she couldn't be the bad guy in this matter.
Zheng Li has been by Chen Yan's side for many years and knows him very well. As soon as Song Yilin starts a conversation, he knows what to say.
After all, it's unlikely that Song Yilin and Chen Yan will get a divorce anytime soon.
“Ms. Yu, you might be overthinking this. Not just anyone can be Mr. Chen’s wife. He needs someone who is his equal, someone who can help him withstand the risks of the future.”
Hearing Zheng Li's words, Yu Lancun's eyes clouded over: "I'm not that bad."
Song Yilin tried to make her smile as kind as possible: "Of course you're not that bad, but you don't have the ability to manage a company. Chen Yan wants me to announce that I'm pregnant. Then, the child you give birth to will be nominally my child. Of course, you will still raise the child. I won't ask for custody of your child, but we can't say to the public that it's your child."
Zheng Li said coldly, "This is for the child's good. You don't want your child to be born with the stigma of being an illegitimate child, do you? President Song has already made the biggest concession. If President Chen hadn't gone to jail, what wife would be willing to acknowledge such a child?"
Yu Lan glanced at Song Yilin and then at Zheng Li.
Tears are about to fall.
Song Yilin continued, "Of course, I will continue to provide you with living expenses while you are raising the child. No matter what happens to Chen Yan in the future, the money he earns in this lifetime is more than you can earn in several lifetimes. I will also help you with your brother's living expenses and tuition fees."
Xiao Zhang, feeling wronged on Song Yilin's behalf, said, "President Song, why are you going to such lengths? This vixen should go wherever she wants. You've already been kind enough by letting her give birth. Why do you have to acknowledge her child and give her money?"
Song Yilin stopped Xiao Zhang from continuing, saying, "That's enough, stop talking. It's a life, Miss Yu. Think it over carefully. Whether or not you have this child is up to you."
Song Yilin knew that Yu Lan would definitely give birth. Even if Song Yilin didn't give her money, Vice President Chu would give her money to have the baby. She was considering the most reasonable way, and what Song Yilin was giving her was the best solution.
She can now have her cake and eat it too.
She was doing what Vice President Chu thought was annoying Song Yilin.
This also fulfilled Chen Yan's wish to have a child.
Song Yilin needs this child so that she won't face as much criticism at the company during her pregnancy, and she can openly say that the child is Chen Yan's.
If they get divorced, it will be perfectly reasonable for the father to take care of the child.
She just has to bear the burden of getting married and having a child, with both children having different fathers.
Yu Lan pondered for a moment: "Madam, will you really let me raise the child from now on?"
"Of course you don't want it? I'm already fed up with having your child on my shoulders, I don't have the mood to help you take care of the child."
"I want to, and I will raise my child myself."
Yu Lan was not stupid. The child she raised herself would be close to her, and in the future, her child would be a legitimate child, and her wealth and status would depend on this child.
Her situation was just awkward; otherwise, things were much better than she had expected.
She knew when she became pregnant that someone like Chen Yan would never marry her.
"Alright, let me be upfront. In the next few days, you will need to have a non-invasive paternity test done with your pregnant venous blood. Once the results are in, I will announce that I am pregnant. After your child is born, you will need to have another test done. I hope you understand."
Yu Lan picked at her nails, her eyes reddening: "Don't you believe me? I'm not a promiscuous person."
Zheng Li smiled and said, "You're not Mr. Chen's girlfriend, just a one-night stand. You can't just let any woman come up to you and say she's pregnant with Mr. Chen's child. Are we supposed to raise a child for charity without medical help? You should know how this one-night stand came about. If you didn't look like Mrs. Chen, you wouldn't have had the chance to get pregnant. People should have some self-awareness."
After Zheng Li said that, Song Yilin took a serious look at Yu Lancang and realized that she did look somewhat like her.
Upon hearing Zheng Li's words, Yu Lanchun burst into tears, feeling extremely wronged, as if they had all ganged up on her.
However, no one came forward to comfort her.
Let her cry.
She stopped crying when she was tired of it.
Before leaving, Song Yilin offered incense to the ancestors of Chen Yan's family.
This time, Song Yilin took a serious look at the person on it.
The aunt was helping her fold paper money.
"Auntie, are those Chen Yan's parents? Grandparents?"
But with so many rankings, it feels like there's more than that.
"His parents, grandparents, maternal grandparents, his sister, his uncle's family, his aunt's family, his uncle's family. Mr. Chen survived because he started working at a young age."
Song Yilin gasped.
This is tantamount to wiping out the entire family.
It's quite remarkable that Chen Yan has managed to grow to this point without his mentality collapsing; his inner world is truly incredibly strong.
Compared to him, my own suffering seems insignificant.
“Madam, I’m so glad you’re willing to keep Yu Lancun’s child. This way, even if something happens to President Chen, we’ll have a backup plan. It’s just that I’m sorry to trouble you and the child.”
"Don't feel wronged. Just take good care of her. Give her whatever she needs, as long as it's not excessive. If you don't have enough money, just tell Xiao Zhang, and she will arrange for the money to be transferred to you."
The aunt nodded gratefully: "There's still money. You give so much money for activities every month, it's enough."
"Yu Lancun will be next, and the expenses will be even higher. I will increase the fees to ensure Yu Lancun's nutrition is adequate."
Anyway, this money belongs to Chen Yan, so it's only natural for him to use his money to raise his child.
On the way back, Zheng Li hesitated for a moment, but when she got out of the car, she finally couldn't help but say, "President Song, that day, President Chen and Yu Lancun's situation was really an accident."
“I know, you don’t need to explain it to me.”
Actually, Song Yilin could probably guess.
At that time, Chen Yan was pursuing her unsuccessfully and was depressed. Just then, someone who looked somewhat similar to her was offered up.
Adults always need an outlet for their emotions, so don't refuse an opportunity that's offered.
Perhaps she drank too much and didn't take proper precautions, which led to Yu Lanchun getting pregnant.
Chen Yan has always been carefree and playful, so she wasn't surprised when several children appeared, let alone that there was only one.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
