Chapter 713 Who is the child's father?
It is true that things in this world rarely go as one wishes.
At that time, Wen Zhiyi had no idea that her decision to keep the child would come at a price that would change her life forever.
At first, it was still possible to hide it. The baby was still small, and Wen Zhiyi was in the ancestral hall. Even though someone brought her food every day, no one could tell anything was wrong.
But Qi Peishan couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer in the ancestral hall every day, so she begged Wen Ting to release her.
Wen Ting was also reluctant to let her go, but this matter was too big, and Wen Zhiyi's attitude made him feel like he had a bone stuck in his throat, so he was determined to keep her locked up for a few more days.
Wen Zhiyi couldn't have wanted it more, but Qi Peishan couldn't sit still.
The next day, he brought Wen Zhiyi some good food and drinks, hoping to have a good talk with her and get her to say a few kind words to Wen Ting. He softened his heart and naturally let her out.
But to everyone's surprise, as soon as the lid was lifted after the food was taken away, Wen Zhiyi vomited on the spot.
Qi Peishan, being an experienced person, immediately sensed something was wrong and forcefully took her hand to check her pulse.
This pulse diagnosis revealed that Wen Zhiyi's pregnancy could no longer be kept a secret.
"You knew you were pregnant all along, didn't you?" Qi Peishan asked her with a stern face.
Wen Zhiyi knew she couldn't avoid this, so she just pursed her lips and remained silent.
Qi Peishan finally lost her temper and slapped her across the face, angrily saying, "What are you thinking?! You didn't tell me about something this important, do you mean you want to have this child?!"
Wen Zhiyi took a deep breath and slowly looked up at Qi Peishan: "This is my child, and I have the right to dispose of her."
Qi Peishan was so angry she didn't know what to do. Her finger trembled as she pointed at her: "Do you know that this is premarital pregnancy? Didn't you think the news in the newspapers was big enough? Now you're going to give birth to that other man's child, you...you want to make your father and me die of anger!"
A hint of pain flashed across Wen Zhiyi's face as she whispered, "It was wrong of me to make you two worry about me, but the child is mine. I will give birth to and raise the child myself, and I will never trouble you."
Is now the time to discuss whether something is laborious or not?
Qi Peishan could tell that Wen Zhiyi was determined to give birth to the child. She let out a long breath to calm herself down, then turned around and said coldly, "You want to give birth to this child, right? Then I'll ask you one more time, where is the child's father?"
Wen Zhiyi was taken aback at first, then lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Qi Peishan's anger, which she had just calmed down, surged again because of her appearance: "Zhiyi, you said you were tricked, and I believed you, but what happened in the end? If you were really tricked, why did you keep this child?"
She gritted her teeth and said, "He's just an irresponsible scumbag. Even now, you still want to protect him?"
Wen Zhiyi whispered, "He's not a scumbag."
Seeing that she was still speaking up for that wild man, Qi Peishan was completely enraged: "Fine, fine, your father and I raised you for twenty years, and now you're not even as good as some outsider who just popped out halfway through your life. What will outsiders think of our Wen family after you do such a thing? Since you're so confused, don't blame me for being heartless as your mother."
As she spoke, she pulled her outside.
Anticipating what Qi Peishan was going to do with her, Wen Zhiyi immediately struggled.
She absolutely had to save the child.
"Mom, don't force me!" In her panic, Wen Zhiyi pulled out a silver needle from her side and pressed it directly against her neck.
Qi Peishan was stunned.
How could she have imagined that her daughter would be so fierce?
He was willing to threaten her with his own life for the sake of a bastard child!
Their eyes met, and Qi Peishan sensed Wen Zhiyi's resolute decision. After a long while, tears streaming down her face, she let go of her hand: "Fine, fine, you are indeed the good daughter I raised..."
After saying that, she turned and left, looking dejected.
Wen Zhiyi watched Qi Peishan's departing figure, her heart aching.
How could she not feel sorry for her mother?
But this child...
She had already made up her mind to stay.
This was her only connection with Wan Qingzhou, and it was also her first time becoming a mother.
How could she bear to abandon her like this?
Her mother asked her who the man she was with was. It wasn't that she didn't want to say, but that she couldn't.
He's already dead. Does he have to bear these unfounded criticisms with her even after his death?
She couldn't do it, at least not after Shiyu told her everything.
He lied to her, and she admitted it.
This ordeal was destined for her, but even now, she still doesn't regret knowing him.
The months she spent with him were the happiest time of her life in over twenty years.
Even now, when she thinks of those happy moments, she still feels full of strength.
She reached out and touched her stomach, the pain on her face fading slightly, replaced by a softer expression.
"Baby, no matter what, Mommy will protect you."
She said softly.
...
Wen Zhiyi and Qi Peishan were too excited to notice that after they left, a figure also sneaked away from outside the ancestral hall window.
Is this really true?
In Wen Zirou's room, the maid assured her, "It's true! Ever since you asked me to keep an eye on Wen Zhiyi's activities at the ancestral hall, I've been taking walks around the neighborhood whenever I have free time during the day. Today, I happened to witness her arguing with the madam, and I heard the madam say with my own ears that she's pregnant!"
Wen Zirou's lips curled up, and after a while she burst into laughter.
After laughing enough, she narrowed her eyes and said, "Wen Zhiyi, so what if your father is the head of the family? This time, you've caused such a big commotion, and all you've done is lock yourself in the ancestral hall. But what if everyone knows you're pregnant? You're so foolish as to want to keep a bastard child. Since you've already handed the knife to me, wouldn't it be too unfair of me not to kill you?"
...
Although Qi Peishan appears ruthless in front of Wen Zhiyi, it's all for her daughter's sake.
When they arrived at Wen Ting's place, they hesitated back and forth, and in the end, they said nothing.
She appeared calm, but her mind was in turmoil. What good would it do to tell him about this now, except to exacerbate the conflict between her and her father?
Zhiyi is determined to give birth to the child. Do they really think they can force her to have an abortion?
However, just because Qi Peishan didn't say anything doesn't mean Wen Ting didn't know.
When the next morning, the people from the medicine business blocked his bedroom door and questioned him about Wen Zhiyi's child, Qi Peishan knew that her daughter was most likely going to die.
Wan Qingzhou only learned about what happened later from Shi Yu.
Everything happened like a revolving lantern.
When the news of Wen Zhiyi's pregnancy came to light, she was escorted out of the ancestral hall and forced to kneel back into the main hall of the Wen family.
Wen Ting was determined to protect his daughter, and even when the matter came to a head, he still said that as long as she revealed the man she had been "in love with" and that the man came to propose marriage with proper formalities, he would let the matter drop.
Unfortunately, Wan Qingzhou had already "died" by then.
If she says it, who will believe her?
Moreover, for some reason, she didn't want to bring up this painful past again.
As you can imagine, Wen Zhiyi gritted her teeth and accepted being expelled from the Wen family, but still refused to utter the name "Wan Qingzhou".
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