"The child in her belly belongs to the Ye family!"
Before Li Ying could reply, Grandma Ye walked over with a cold face, grabbed Li Ying, and said to the Lu couple, "The child in Li Ying's belly is my Jingchi's."
Mr. and Mrs. Lu exchanged a glance, resolutely refusing to believe it.
"Impossible! Li Ying only left our Lu family last September. Judging from the length of her pregnancy, she should be about to give birth. She must have gotten pregnant while she was with our Lu family."
Mr. Lu is usually a simple and honest man, and he wouldn't say something so sophisticated. Someone must have written a script for them and they must have memorized it.
Moreover, Lu Xingzhou had just been discharged from the army and was killed for making a mistake. Didn't Lu's parents know that? Yet they still dared to come here and insist that the child in their womb was from the Lu family.
Seeing Ye Wenchi walk into the living room with Grandma Ye, Li Ying roughly understood that this was a way to put her in a difficult position. If she didn't go back to the Lu family, she had to go back to the Ye family, otherwise the child in her belly would be considered a bastard.
Li Ying doesn't care much about reputation. Sometimes, reputation is something you give yourself; whether it's good or bad depends entirely on your own value and ability.
However, Ye Wenchi's malicious intentions made her really uncomfortable.
“Li Ying’s child is indeed not from your Lu family, but from our Ye family.” Ye Wenchi was refined and spoke slowly and deliberately; he seemed like a cultured and well-mannered man.
How could someone like that do such a heinous thing?
“Impossible! She’s at least seven or eight months pregnant now, she must have gotten pregnant in our Lu family. Yingying, now that Xingzhou is gone, we only have one son, please have pity on us old folks and come home with us!” Mother Lu cried as she knelt on the ground.
Li Ying found it funny.
"Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, even if this child isn't Lu Xingzhou's, do you think I'd let you take the child away?"
“Li Ying, if you conceived a child in the Lu family, then the child must belong to the Lu family.” Mother Lu insisted that the child belonged to the Lu family.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's from our Lu family. Li Ying, please have mercy and leave a descendant for our Lu family."
Grandma Ye waved her hand irritably: "I think you two are honest and kind, not some villains. How could you talk such nonsense? The child in Li Ying's belly belongs to the Ye family!"
"Li Ying, is what they're saying true?" Mr. Lu pointed at Grandma Ye and the others, questioning, "If that's the case, you've let Xingzhou down!"
Ye Wenchi sneered: "Your Lu Xingzhou is keeping a mistress and raising a child behind Li Ying's back, and now you're turning around and accusing Li Ying of betraying her marriage. Don't you find that ridiculous?"
“Rong Ning’s child isn’t Xingzhou’s. We only took her in because we felt sorry for her. But Li Ying, you’ve been sleeping with other men behind Xingzhou’s back. That’s promiscuity, and you deserve to be thrown into a pig cage.” Mother Lu spoke sternly and righteously.
"You think that Lu Xingzhou is dead and Rong Ning has run away, so there's no way to prove anything, right?" Li Ying coldly swept her gaze over the couple.
She had stayed with the Lu family for three years, treating them as her closest relatives. She never expected that they would dare to come here and frame her, trying to ruin her reputation.
"Li Ying, that's not what we meant! We just want to leave Xingzhou with an heir! Please have pity on us!" Mother Lu kowtowed repeatedly.
This is blatant moral blackmail!
Li Ying glanced at Ye Wenchi, a cold smile playing on her lips.
"Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, do you know what mistake Lu Xingzhou made?"
The elderly couple looked at each other and shook their heads vigorously.
"The boatman was wrong, but we weren't!"
"He was convicted of arms trafficking and stealing secrets, and his descendants will be criticized because of his crimes. You've come here begging me to go back with you, don't you want me to share the punishment with you?"
The couple was speechless.
"Don't say the child in my belly isn't Lu Xingzhou. If it really is, you should understand that the best outcome is for me to sever ties with your family, instead of coming here and forcing me to go back with you!"
The couple was speechless after being confronted by Li Ying; they never expected her to be so sharp-tongued.
Lu's mother jumped up: "Li Ying, we only thought of letting you go back because we felt sorry for you. We were going to take care of you. How can you be so ungrateful!"
"You're causing trouble in my house, aren't you afraid I'll call the police and have you arrested?" Li Ying's face turned cold. "The child in my belly is mine, and no one can take it!"
Grandma Ye patted Li Ying's hand reassuringly: "You're right, no one should have designs on this child. However, Grandma still hopes you will return to the Ye family. I will hire the best servants to take care of your diet and serve you during your postpartum period."
See? Ye Wenchi brought Grandma Ye here for a very clear purpose: to get her back to the Ye family.
"Yes, Li Ying, you're pregnant and it's not convenient for you to go back to the Ye family. We'll take good care of you."
Ye Wenchi spoke with a broad smile.
Li Ying looked at Ye Wenchi and asked, "Director Ye, Hua Qingqing's whereabouts are still unknown. Aren't you concerned about her?"
Ye Wenchi adjusted his glasses: "How could I not care? But what could I do? I could only wait for news from the police. When Grandma heard that you were about to give birth, she insisted that I come and invite you back to the Ye family. As a grandson, it is only right for me to be filial to my elders."
Okay, okay!
Ye Wenchi is indeed very good at talking.
“Qingqing has disappeared, and we are all very worried, but all we can do is wait. Yingying, come back to the Ye family with us, and we will take care of you.”
"Come back to the Lu family with us, we'll take care of you!"
Li Ying rubbed her forehead.
It's true what they say, "It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings." These old couple from the Lu family are truly despicable.
"I heard there's trouble here!"
Tong Danian, accompanied by two police officers, entered the courtyard.
"Officer Tong, you've come at the right time. This couple are Lu Xingzhou's parents. Please take them away!" Li Ying said coldly.
Lu's mother panicked: "We came to see my daughter-in-law!"
Tong Danian's face darkened: "Who is your daughter-in-law? Li Ying and Lu Xingzhou are not married at all. You are making up a family relationship and harassing others!"
Mr. and Mrs. Lu were filled with fear and unease.
"Officer Tong, take them back and investigate them thoroughly. See if they were paid by someone to dare to come here and cause trouble so openly!"
Mr. and Mrs. Lu were even more frightened, trembling all over and unable to speak.
"Don't worry, I'll interrogate them properly! Take them away!"
Tong Danian took the Lu couple away, and the scene quieted down.
Li Ying is quite composed!
Ye Wenchi realized he had underestimated Li Ying. She wasn't just pretty; she also possessed a calm and composed demeanor in the face of danger, which was truly impressive.
“Country folks love to cause trouble. Even if Officer Tong takes them away, it won’t last long. They might come back to cause trouble. Why don’t you come back to the Ye family with us?” Ye Wenchi suggested.
Li Ying smiled and said, "Director Ye, I have a way to resolve this matter, but I will not be returning to the Ye family!"
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