Chapter 201: The Matter is Exposed
As soon as she returned to the Zhong family and entered the living room, Zhong Nianyao felt that the atmosphere inside seemed a little off.
She looked up and turned around, and immediately found out the reason.
Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong sat at the head of the table. Mr. Zhong's expression was stern, his lips trembling slightly, clearly furious. Mrs. Zhong's expression wasn't much better either. She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes filled with anger, but within that anger, there was a hint of worry.
Sitting across from them were Zhong Mingyu and Zhong Mengxuan. Zhong Mingyu lowered his head, unsure of what he was thinking. Zhong Mengxuan, though pale and bloodless, sat there with her head held high, a hint of stubbornness.
Seeing such a scene, what else could Zhong Nianyao not understand? Zhong Mengxuan's affair must have been exposed.
Zhong Nianyao's appearance softened the expressions of Mr. and Mrs. Zhong. However, when their eyes fell on Zhong Mingyu and Zhong Mengxuan, they became cold again.
Zhong Mengxuan naturally noticed Zhong Nianyao's presence. She bit her lip, feeling a little embarrassed. However, her eyes changed immediately, becoming somewhat arrogant.
In her opinion, although she couldn't marry Lu Chenran, she had already received Mrs. Lu's promise to stay with Lu Chenran. So she was naturally half a member of the Lu family. Zhong Nianyao was just a little bit related to Mr. Lu, and she was not comparable to her at all.
However, she didn't want to see Zhong Nianyao right now. She had just had a miscarriage and didn't want anyone to see her miserable state, especially Zhong Nianyao.
Seeing the look Zhong Mengxuan cast at her from time to time, Zhong Nianyao couldn't help but feel a little speechless. After saying hello, she planned to leave the living room and go straight upstairs.
After all, this matter had nothing to do with her. Furthermore, since no one from the first house was here, she knew that the old man didn't intend to make this matter public. Therefore, it would be best for her to pretend she knew nothing.
"Yaoyao, come here for a moment."
Mr. Zhong stopped Zhong Nianyao who was about to leave and said, "Sit down here! Come and listen to this matter."
Zhong Nian Yao was stunned for a moment. Obviously, she didn't expect that Mr. Zhong would let her participate.
"Grandpa!" Zhong Mengxuan exclaimed, her tone full of disapproval, "This matter has nothing to do with her at all. She doesn't need to stay."
Her attitude even had a hint of toughness. She didn't want Zhong Nianyao to stay. Most importantly, she didn't want Zhong Nianyao to laugh at her.
"Zhong Mengxuan, are you trying to show off to me?" Old Master Zhong gave her a cold look. "You think that now that you've hooked up with Lu Chenran, you don't take me seriously anymore, right?"
These few simple words startled Zhong Mengxuan, and she quickly said, "Grandpa, I didn't mean that. I just—"
Mr. Zhong didn't even look at Zhong Mengxuan again, but pointed to a place not far away from him, "Yaoyao, sit down first."
Although Zhong Nianyao didn't want to get involved, since Old Master Zhong had already spoken, she stayed. If Old Master Zhong and Old Madam Zhong got angry later, she could deal with it quickly here.
Zhong Mingyu also didn't want Zhong Nianyao to stay, but seeing the ugly expression on Mr. Zhong's face, he didn't dare to mention it again.
However, he didn't think his daughter had done anything wrong in this matter. People tend to climb high, and water flows to low places. Wouldn't it be better to marry into the Lu family than to just marry anyone?
Of course, it is indeed a pity that I cannot marry Lu Chenran.
After Zhong Nianyao sat down, Old Master Zhong's cold and sharp eyes fell on Zhong Mengxuan, "Zhong Mengxuan, do you still remember what I said to you?"
"Grandpa, I'm not wrong." Zhong Mengxuan's attitude was still very persistent. "I like Chen Ran, and I want to stay by his side. Even if I have no name or status, I don't care."
"Ridiculous," it was Old Madam Zhong who spoke up, scolding directly, "Listen to what you're saying. You're a normal girl, there are so many people you could fall in love with, but you chose to mess with a man who's already engaged. Now he's about to get married, and you're still so stubborn that you want to be his mistress?"
If she could, she really wanted to pry open Zhong Mengxuan's brain and see what was inside. She chose to be someone's mistress just to climb up the social ladder, instead of choosing so many wealthy young men. She didn't even think about what good would happen to her if she became someone's mistress!
"Grandma, why are you talking so harshly?" Zhong Mengxuan gritted her teeth, somewhat indignantly, "I like Chen Ran as a person. I don't care about status. Besides, I believe he won't treat me badly in the future."
"I won't treat you unfairly. Just look at the mess you make now!" Old Master Zhong slammed the table and practically pointed at Zhong Mengxuan's nose and cursed, "You just aborted his child. If he really cared about you, why would he let you have a miscarriage?"
"Doesn't he know how much damage abortion would cause to your body? Now that he's treated you like this, what hope do you still have for the future?"
When Zhong Mengxuan heard Mr. Zhong mention her miscarriage, her face suddenly turned even paler. She bit her lip so hard that it almost drew blood.
She wanted to refute, but at this moment she couldn't say anything to refute.
"Second brother, you are her father, what do you think?"
Mr. Zhong ignored Zhong Mengxuan and focused his attention on Zhong Mingyu. "Your daughter is now going to be with a man without any status. As a father, are you going to watch helplessly?"
"Dad, I naturally don't agree with this," Zhong Mingyu said quickly. "But now things have come to this point, and it can't be changed just because I agree or not."
"Meng Xuan is determined to stay with Lu Chenran now. She won't listen to anything I say. Besides, Lu Chenran doesn't plan to break up with Meng Xuan. With both of them acting this way, I have no choice."
"If Lu Chenran is offended because of this matter, it will not be a good thing for our Zhong family."
He naturally couldn't say that he knew about Zhong Mengxuan's affairs and even agreed with them. If he really said that, then the first person his father would not let go would be him. So, he could only say these words against his conscience.
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