Chen's mother's smile vanished, replaced by an undisguised chill: "Since she's so stubborn, we can't keep putting up with her. We'll expose this, and the consequences are none of our business."
"But if Shen Qianqian is arrested, won't our family get nothing?"
"Who says we can't have it?" Chen's mother looked in the direction the two had left, her eyes slightly narrowed. "Your father has accumulated a lot of connections over the years. It wouldn't be a bad idea to let him spend a lot of money to get through this difficult time, for the sake of our family."
While the Chen family was busy scheming against Shen Qianqian's family, Shen Qian struggled for many days before finally making her final decision—she decided to keep the child in her womb.
Since returning to her hometown, she learned that her grandfather had been diagnosed with cancer when they last met, and that it had now progressed to an advanced stage with no cure.
While her grandfather was hospitalized for chemotherapy, Shen Qian's daily life consisted of going home, going to work, and going to the hospital to take care of her grandfather.
When Shen Qian was at home, she always felt empty inside. It was better when she was in the hospital, since her grandfather was there. But just two days ago, her grandfather's condition suddenly worsened, and he couldn't be saved.
At this point, Shen Qian lost her only remaining relative and found herself living alone in the city once again. It was this change that made her want to keep the child in her womb.
After all, he was the only person in the world with whom she had a blood relation.
Shen Qian didn't want to tell anyone, but unexpectedly, Lu Yunchuan, who suddenly came to the city, happened to see her having morning sickness.
Lu Yunchuan stared intently at Shen Qian's abdomen: "Qianqian, you..."
He hesitated, his inner emotions complex and conflicted.
Shen Qian wiped her mouth as if nothing had happened: "Why did you come? Don't overthink it, I just had a stomach ulcer."
"Oh..." Lu Yunchuan lowered his head awkwardly. He knew that Shen Qian had a history of gastroenteritis, and he had just mistaken gastroenteritis for something else...
He felt incredibly guilty at the moment of the misunderstanding. If Qianqian had really been pregnant with his child, he would never have agreed to a divorce.
"Qianqian, I'm just here with a friend on business," Lu Yunchuan explained to Shen Qian.
He looked away, his eyes filled with guilt, avoiding Chen Qian's gaze and instead looking at the building next to them.
He said awkwardly, "You should take good care of yourself while you're here."
"Hmm." Shen Qian replied with a cold tone, clearly indicating that she didn't want to say anything more to Lu Yunchuan.
Lu Yunchuan knew that Shen Qing probably didn't want to see him right now, so he casually told her to take care of herself before leaving.
Shen Qian looked at Lu Yunchuan's departing figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions, but the two of them could never go back to the past.
At this moment, Chen Xiaofang, who had returned to Cuishui Village, immediately sought out Qi Ran to discuss how to deal with Shen Qianqian's family.
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