Chapter 196 Threat
"Give birth to this child?" Shi Shi glanced at Zhong Mengxuan with disdain. "Who do you think you are? With your status, how can you be qualified to give birth to our Lu family's child? While I can still speak to you calmly, you'd better be sensible, otherwise you will suffer the consequences."
All of a sudden, the color drained from Zhong Mengxuan's face. "Mrs. Lu, you really want me to abort this child, right?"
"That's right." Shi Shi said mercilessly, "Chen Ran is getting married soon, and all unstable factors must be eliminated."
"Zhong Mengxuan, if you are a smart person, you should know that there is absolutely no possibility between you and Chen Ran. Our Lu family will only recognize Long Jiarui as our daughter-in-law."
"Besides, you don't need to talk about true love in front of me. If Chen Ran wasn't the eldest son of the Lu family, would you have fallen in love with him? Were all your encounters with him really just coincidences, not the result of your careful planning?"
Zhong Mengxuan's face became more and more ugly. Every word Shi Shi said was like a needle piercing her heart.
Born into a wealthy family, she had always felt superior. But today, she realized that in the eyes of those powerful people, she had never existed. They looked at her the same way she looked at ordinary people.
Now she could do nothing but sit here and let the eldest lady of the Lu family humiliate her.
No, she was unwilling to give up. Why couldn't she marry Lu Chenran? Even if she couldn't marry Lu Chenran, she would never give up on him. Only by staying by Lu Chenran's side would she have a chance.
Seeing that Zhong Mengxuan remained silent, Shi Shi's tone softened. "Zhong Mengxuan, although I did this today for Chen Ran, I also did it for your sake. As long as you abort this child, no one will know what happened to you in the future. You can still find someone of equal status to marry. Then, you can still be a pampered young lady."
"But if you really gave birth to this child, have you ever thought about the future? If you get pregnant before marriage, any respectable family will definitely not want such a daughter-in-law. Moreover, after the child is born, growing up in an environment without a father, do you think he will be healthy both physically and mentally?"
What he said was well-reasoned and was based on the other party's perspective, which can easily move people.
Even Zhong Nianyao, who was in the next room, couldn't help but applaud after hearing Shi Shi's words. First, she used strong measures to suppress Zhong Mengxuan, and then used gentle means to persuade her. Ordinary people are really easy to fall for.
It’s just a pity that she is facing Zhong Mengxuan now.
In another private room——
After listening to Shi Shi's words, Zhong Mengxuan suddenly stood up and knelt down. "Madam Lu, please, let me and my child go! I really don't ask for anything, I just want to be able to stay by Chen Ran's side. Even if I have no status in my life, I don't care."
Shi Shi's face turned ashen, and her eyes became fierce. "You're not going to accept my toast, so you're going to drink the penalty, aren't you?"
"Madam Lu, I know that your Lu family is the largest family in the imperial capital and has great power." Zhong Mengxuan raised her head and looked at Shi Shi with a hint of fear, but at the same time, she also had a bit more determination and resoluteness. "But, now that the Lu and Long families are about to marry, it would be bad if some scandal really broke out and ruined the marriage between the two families!"
"Of course, I also know that you have plenty of ways to prevent me from telling this. However, unless you really kill me, otherwise, this matter will eventually be known to others."
"If this matter gets out of hand, it won't be good for anyone, right? Of course, if you want to deal with me quietly, I believe you have the ability to do so."
"But if anything happens to me, I promise that the entire imperial capital, no, the entire Chinese nation, will know about me. It would be bad if I caused you any trouble then."
The words were spoken neither humbly nor arrogantly, without even a hint of threat, and were as plain as a simple casual chat.
Shi Shi's expression couldn't be described as gloomy at this moment. She laughed despite her anger, "Very good, Zhong Mengxuan, you are very capable. Did you know? The grass on the grave of the last person who threatened me is probably taller than yours."
"Madam Lu, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes." Zhong Mengxuan was still kneeling on the ground. "You are a piece of jade, and I am a tile. If we really collide, it would be bad if I hurt you."
"Although our Zhong family is not as wealthy as the Lu family, we are not unknown either. If a young lady like me disappears for no reason, there will always be someone to look for me."
Shi Shi had never been so angry before. "Zhong Mengxuan, I think you really want to die."
She had never been threatened like this in her entire life. Now she was being threatened by a little girl who hadn't even grown all her hair yet. She really wanted to kill her.
"Mrs. Lu, my demands aren't high. I just hope to stay by Chen Ran's side. I don't want any official status." Zhong Mengxuan's tone was calm, but her words revealed her determination. "Even if Chen Ran marries Long Jiarui now, does that mean he will really be faithful to her and not look for other women in the future? I'm just showing up early, and it won't have any impact on his future at all."
"A lover who can't be seen in public?" Shi Shi sneered. "Zhong Mengxuan, can someone like you really accept such a fate? You don't even believe it yourself!"
"Madam Lu, don't worry." Zhong Mengxuan continued, "No matter how big my ambition is, it needs to be backed up by strength, right? My family background is not as good as the Lu family or the Long family, so I am very self-aware now. I only ask for the position of a lover, and I promise that I will never destroy the marriage between the Lu and Long families."
Looking at Zhong Mengxuan's sincere expression, Shi Shi's eyes were filled with a hint of doubt. She didn't believe what Zhong Mengxuan said, but she couldn't help but take it to heart.
Although she had just said that, she still didn't have the courage to kill Zhong Mengxuan. Although the Lu family was the number one family in the imperial capital, it was precisely because of this that they had to act more cautiously.
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