157: Chapter 157: Pregnant and Then Miscarried 157: Chapter 157: Pregnant and Then Miscarried That night.
Lu Zhiyang received a call from his mother, Ms.
Zhang Lanying.
As soon as he picked up, a furious voice roared: “Lu Zhiyang, I think you’re deliberately trying to infuriate me to death so that you can be with that wretched girl Jing Xuan, aren’t you?”
He was yelled at for reasons unknown, his brows slightly furrowed.
His voice was deep and stern, “Ms.
Zhang, what madness are you spouting now?”
Zhang Lanying raised her voice even more: “I’m telling you, if I don’t see you at home tomorrow morning, you’d better not call me mother ever again!”
With a lazy tone, Lu Zhiyang retorted, “Fine, I’ll call you Ms.
Zhang then.”
“You…
you ingrate!” Zhang Lanying was so enraged she was practically on fire.
“My Lu Family will only acknowledge the child born by Ye Hanqing, not one by any other woman.
You better handle this yourself!”
After tossing out that statement, she hung up the phone.
Lu Zhiyang: “…”
What is all this even about?
At that moment, his assistant’s call came in.
“Spit it out, what’s the matter?” The man’s voice was deep and ice-cold.
The assistant spoke tentatively: “Master Lu, there’s trouble.
Miss Jing has publicly declared that she’s pregnant with your child, and it’s already in the top three on the trending searches.”
After all, Master Lu’s wedding date with Miss Ye is approaching, and now this scandal has erupted.
Isn’t this deadly?
Upon hearing this, the man’s handsome face instantly darkened.
“Is she really pregnant?” A hint of chill was detectable in the man’s deep voice.
The assistant swallowed hard: “Unclear, but Miss Jing presented a medical examination report from the hospital on the spot.”
The man’s expression turned grim, and his deep eyes hid an indeterminate storm of emotions.
“Go check the hospital!”
“Yes.”
…
Meanwhile, in a five-star hotel suite, a dramatic scene was unfolding.
Outside the room door, two beautiful ladies looked at each other.
“Baobao, how about we come back tomorrow?” Jing Xuan cleared her throat and chuckled, “I estimate they won’t be done anytime soon.”
Su He blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, “Are you sure the gigolo you hired won’t feel shortchanged?”
Jing Xuan waved her hand dismissively, “He’s in this line of work, paid to perform.
What’s there to lose or gain?”
Su He: “…”
Alright then.
The two arrived for a few minutes and then left arm in arm.
Jing Xuan didn’t care about the uproar on the internet at all.
Even when she got home and Song Shi reported the online situation, she was nonchalant and detachedly remarked, “No need to pay attention, President Lu will handle it himself.”
She certainly wouldn’t deal with this kind of money issue; her money didn’t just blow in with the wind.
Moreover, she carried out today’s deeds upon his request.
After she finished bathing and came out of the bathroom, the mobile phone on the nightstand rang.
She leisurely walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at the pulsating number on the screen without a name, but she knew who it was.
She deliberately waited until the caller was about to hang up before picking up.
She picked up the call but said nothing, nor did the other party.
They remained silent for a few seconds.
The man’s deep, magnetic voice rose with a thin layer of chilly intonation, “Is this the solution you mentioned?”
Jing Xuan turned on the speakerphone, sat by the bed, and wiped her damp hair with a towel.
She didn’t answer his question right away, and the man on the other end of the phone patiently waited for her.
After a moment, she scoffed with a laugh, “Why, is President Lu not satisfied?”
The man responded with an emotionally neutral counter-question, “Do you think I should be satisfied?”
Jing Xuan chuckled nasally, “I don’t have X-ray vision, how would I know if President Lu is satisfied or not.”
Then, without waiting for the man to speak, she swiftly changed the subject, “But I’m quite satisfied with myself, after all, not just anyone is capable of handling such matters.”
Upon hearing this, a low and ambiguous chuckle escaped the man’s throat, “Seems like you’re quite proud of yourself.”
“I have the capital to be proud.”
“Being pregnant with my child is what makes you so proud?”
His sudden provocative words caught Jing Xuan off guard, rendering her speechless.
“Pfft!
Are your eyes blind?
Which eye saw me being pregnant with your child and being proud of it?” She responded somewhat agitatedly, “This madam would rather bear the child of a cowherd than have the child of a scumbag like you!”
The man’s slender figure sat on the couch, lifted his head, pinched the bridge of his nose, and said helplessly, “Jing Xuan, can we please talk properly?”
She crisply replied with two words: “Nope!”
Immediately after, the man asked abruptly, “So, are you really pregnant or not?”
Jing Xuan really wanted to roll her eyes at him.
“Are you the master of mishearing?”
Her previous words were spoken in vain, weren’t they?
Following that, she said, “Mr.
Lu, I’ve taken care of your matter, so you better not forget what you promised me.
If I don’t see that project in the north of the city on my desk tomorrow, I’ll clarify the situation immediately!
It doesn’t concern me at all whom you’re going to marry!”
If it wasn’t for this bastard stealing her project, she wouldn’t have agreed to help him.
That plot of land in the north of the city is very important to the Jing Family, and it cannot be lost!
Both old masters of the Lu Family and the Ye Family are quite traditional; if she reveals that she’s carrying the child of that dog of a man, Lu Zhiyang, they will definitely not agree to the marriage alliance between the two families.
Even if Zhang Lanying insists on Lu Zhiyang marrying Ye Hanqing, it would be futile.
Although Zhang Lanying holds sway in the Lu Family, as long as Mr.
Lu speaks out, no one dares to object.
This was also the most direct approach.
Naturally, Lu Zhiyang had guessed her intentions.
However, he was somewhat surprised that she knew to approach it this way, directly provoking the important members of his family.
Yet, he also felt a bit disappointed because she wasn’t really pregnant.
“Jing Xuan, have you considered the consequences if your pregnancy is found to be fake?
Once discovered, it would be equivalent to you not fulfilling the conditions I set, and then the project…” the man’s deep and muffled voice began.
He didn’t finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.
Jing Xuan was stunned and then remarked, “Mr.
Lu, are you trying to renege?”
The man’s voice was low and enchanting, with a slight laugh that entered Jing Xuan’s ears, causing ripples in her calm heart like a stone thrown into a pond.
He said in a loose tone, “Jing Xuan, you’re also a businessperson, and businesspeople never make loss-making deals!”
She clenched her teeth and said, “Lu Zhiyang, don’t make a big deal out of nothing.
Have you forgotten?
Just as there are the words ‘pregnant,’ there are also the words ‘miscarriage.’ I can just say I had a miscarriage after a while.”
Don’t think she didn’t know the nasty little tricks he had up his sleeve!
His voice was low and restrained as he said, “So, you’re planning to only deal with half of it and then play the absentee landlord?”
Jing Xuan coldly said, “…What happens afterward is your own business, what does it have to do with me?”
Lu Zhiyang said, “Jing Xuan, what I want is to sever the marriage alliance with the Ye Family.”
“…”
“Lu Zhiyang, that’s not what you said before.
You freaking said that as long as I help you stop next month’s wedding, I don’t have to bother with the rest!”
Listening to the nearly exploding lioness on the other end of the phone, the man’s lips curved into a sly smile.
“Did I ever say something like that?”
“Xuanxuan, be good.
The revolution is not yet a success; you still need to work hard and not think about quitting halfway.”
Jing Xuan, listening to his incredibly irritating tone, was so angry she wanted to tear this cunning and sneaky man to pieces!
“Be good my ass!”
She cursed through gritted teeth and hung up the phone.
…
The next day at noon.
A coffee shop.
Su He and Jing Xuan sat at a window-side table.
Su He listened seriously to Jing Xuan’s complaints about someone.
After hearing her out, she summed up in one sentence: Their naive Xiaxia had been tricked by that millennium-old fox, Lu Zhiyang.
Indeed, all men are old foxes, never letting themselves lose out at any time.
Not to mention a business elite like Lu Zhiyang.
Su He looked at her and said, “Shall I talk to Jiang Yan for you?
After all, he won’t ignore things to do with the Jing Family.”
With the connection of Jing Chu, the Jiang Group would always be a support for the Jing Family.
Jing Xuan refused without a second thought, “No, I don’t want you guys to get involved in this.”
After voicing her problem, she then remembered she had official business with Su He.
With that said, she took out a USB flash drive, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards her.
“The process and dialogue are all there.
I barely looked at a bit of the content because I really couldn’t continue watching or listening,” she shuddered and clicked her tongue, “Didn’t expect An Xueyin to have such a wild and extensive affair.”
Su He glanced at the USB drive, her lips lightly curved in a smile, “Do you need me to buy you some eyewash to cleanse your eyes?”
“…”
Four o’clock in the afternoon.
Su He took a leave of absence and made a special appointment to meet with An Xueyin.
An Xueyin was quite surprised when she received the call from Su He.
After all, such a thing had never happened before.
The same coffee shop, just a different one this time, right next to the An Group’s building.
Su He glanced indifferently at the woman sitting opposite her, who was dressed in a black and white professional outfit and looked quite decent.
With a slight hook at the corner of her lips, she said lightly, “It seems the corporate world suits you better.”
An Xueyin sneered, “Should I be thanking you then?”
Su He raised her eyebrows, “If you want to thank me, I won’t stop you.”
“…”
“What do you want with me?” Her tone was sharp and mean, with a hint of arrogance.
Su He had a faint smile in her eyes, “Last time, what you said puzzled me for quite a while.” She rested her hands on the edge of the table, rubbing the ring on her left hand with her right, and said faintly, “So, I went looking for evidence, and now…”
She stopped mid-sentence, her eyes narrowed slightly, observing her expression without a trace.
An Xueyin was startled for a moment – it had only been a few days, and she had already found the evidence that quickly?
Impossible!
Disdain flashed in her eyes, “Su He, are you bluffing?
How could you possibly find any evidence?”
Su He smiled ambiguously, with a scrutinizing look in her eyes, and asked dismissively, “Oh?
How can you be so sure?
Unless you know something?”
“…”
An Xueyin’s eyes dodged slightly, avoiding the question.
Su He was in no hurry, picking up her cup and sipping her coffee.
Then, raising her head to look at her, a touch of a chilly smile tinged the corners of her eyes as she spoke slowly, “Did you have fun last night?”
As soon as Su He finished speaking, An Xueyin’s complexion greatly changed, her body stiffened, and a trace of shock flashed through her eyes.
Su He gazed at her calmly, her red lips slightly upturned, her words were nearly heartless.
“Who would have thought the distinguished Miss An, outwardly a knowledgeable, gentle, and demure lady, would behind the scenes be a wild and promiscuous socialite.
What do you think, would it become a hot news story if it got out?”
She leaned forward, the corners of her attractive lips twitching, and in a deliberately unhurried, soft voice added, “You better not get angry now, or it’ll be like setting off your own explosion.”
An Xueyin’s eyes were filled with shock and anger, muscles on her face tensed, and her features nearly twisted together.
She glared fiercely at the smiling Su He; at that moment, she was like a toy in Su He’s hands, to be played with at will.
Her hands on her lap clenched into fists, the corners of her mouth twitched, and through gritted teeth she said, “Su He, watch what you say.
Without evidence, you shouldn’t spout nonsense!”
Su He sat up straight, lazily leaning back in the chair, chuckled and said, “I wouldn’t be sitting here today without evidence.”
An Xueyin glared at her, suspicion also written in her eyes.
Su He casually reminded her, “You might want to check your email now.”
An Xueyin immediately picked up her phone and quickly logged into her email.
A few seconds later, her somewhat flushed face turned deathly pale.
She looked up sharply at Su He, her eyes filled with terror.
“You’re so despicable, Su He!”
She clenched her back teeth, squeezing out these words from her mouth.
Su He’s brows lifted slightly, uncaring, and casually responded with a compliment, “Thank you for the recognition.”
Her clear, mesmerizing eyes brimmed with a fascinating smile, as she spoke the cruelest words with the most gentle and elegant tone, “I forgot to tell you, I only sent you what happened last night.
I have firsthand information about all of your past escapades.
If you’d like to take a trip down memory lane, I could consider sending you a copy.”
This was information she received just before arranging to meet her.
She had always known about An Xueyin’s indiscretions, especially since the time she found out about An Xueyin being Ji Lei’s secret lover.
Only she hadn’t had the time or inclination to look into her sordid affairs before.
So, when she saw the information, she was quite astonished.
Knowing it was one thing, but seeing the actual evidence was another.
Such unscrupulous private life truly shocked her sensibilities.
If Lin Yue found out that her daughter she had carefully raised turned out this way, she would probably vomit several liters of blood.
An Xueyin’s entire body tensed, shaking in terror.
She was both fearful and angry.
Afraid that if Su He let this out, her life would be completely ruined, which would be ten times more dreadful than having a criminal record!
In the end, she had no choice but to compromise.
“What exactly do you want to know?”
Su He looked at her with a smile in her eyes, voice icy, “How did you find out about my mother?”
After hearing this, An Xueyin did not immediately respond.
Seeing her silence, Su He added, “Don’t try to play tricks with me.
I will verify whatever you say, and if any of it is false, I guarantee one day you’ll become the most famous ‘internet celebrity’ of the year.”
An Xueyin looked into those eyes infused with a bone-chilling gaze, trembling involuntarily.
She had always disliked Su He, wishing to trample her underfoot, yet she would often end up being outplayed by Su He.
Her fists clenched tightly, she glared fiercely at her: “Su He, what assurance do you have that if I tell you my secrets, they won’t be leaked?”
Su He curved her lips slightly and said, “An Xueyin, you and I have known each other for quite some time.
It’s always you picking on me; when have you ever seen me pick on you?”
What she meant was: I’m not as petty and small-minded as you are!
“If I tell you, I want you to delete all the information you have about me!”
“As long as I verify that you’re not deceiving me, I can agree to your request.”
An Xueyin bit her lower lip, thought for a moment, and said, “One day, I accidentally overheard a conversation between your grandma and your aunt at the An Residence.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Su He’s brows knit together and, thinking that Su He didn’t believe her, she continued, “I’m not lying to you; they didn’t know I had been to the residence.
I went back secretly that day.
They mentioned the cause of your mother’s death and the attending physician at the time, a Dr.
Peng, and they also mentioned someone called Ms.
Qiu…
That’s all I heard.”
Not only did she hear this secret, but she also heard an even bigger one, it’s just that…
“…”
After Su He listened, her expression was calm, but only she knew how heavy her heart felt.
Then, without saying anything, she picked up her mobile phone and got up to leave.
An Xueyin watched her leave and immediately followed her.
“Hey, Su He, I’ve told you everything I know, you…”
Su He gave her a sidelong glance: “I will do as I promised you.”
With those words, she quickly walked away.
When she returned to the car, she felt somewhat lost.
Originally, she had planned to go directly to the An Residence to confront the Old Madam, but once she got into the car, she no longer wanted to go.
Although she had speculated and doubted before, hearing it firsthand was still hard to accept.
Chen Shurong, while a vulgar old woman, had treated her mother not too badly when she was still with the An Family, but…
What she couldn’t understand was, even if Chen Shurong didn’t like her mother, would that be reason enough for her to harm her mother?
This was a living, breathing human life.
In the An Family, her mother was just an ordinary woman with no background or family connections.
What could Chen Shurong possibly gain by causing her mother’s death?
She leaned her head against the steering wheel, perplexed and even somewhat irritable.
She took out her phone and dialed a number.
The call was quickly answered.
A smooth and magnetic voice came through, “Why are you calling me, do you miss me?”
The man’s voice eased some of the irritation in her heart.
“Where are you?”
The man, detecting the dull voice coming from her throat, slightly furrowed his brows.
“At the company.”
“Alright, I’m coming to see you.”
She hung up before he could respond.
The man sitting on the top floor of the DK Building: “…”
Forty minutes later.
In the underground parking lot of Jiang Group.
As soon as Su He got out of her car, she ran into Jiang Feng, who had been waiting for her.
She paused slightly, as she didn’t expect anyone to come pick her up.
Jiang Feng stepped forward and respectfully said, “Young Madam, Master is not at Jiang Group.”
Su He uttered an “Ah?” in question.
Didn’t he say he was at the company?
“Young Madam, please come with me.”
Then, she and Jiang Feng got into another car.
The car exited the underground garage and after about ten minutes, turned into the parking lot of the DK Building.
“Is he here for work?” Su He casually asked.
After the car stopped, Jiang Feng cleared his throat and replied, “No.”
Su He: “?”
Jiang Feng glanced up at the rearview mirror and said with a smile, “To answer Young Madam, Master is working here.”
Su He: “…”