Chapter 167: Shameless

Shen Xun continued to behave like a gentleman, pouring tea for everyone.

"Uncle, Aunt, please."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu were not in the mood, while Mother Shen drank leisurely.

Lin Mu got straight to the point: "Mr. Shen, you must know about my daughter's pregnancy. How do you Shen family plan to handle it? Our Lin family's daughter cannot possibly bear children for your Shen family without name or status."

Shen Xun was about to speak when Mother Shen laughed and cut in: "Are you trying to use the child to pressure my son? The pregnancy is a mistake on both our children's parts, but trying to enter the Shen family through the child is unlikely."

"The Shen family now only recognizes Jiang Lai as daughter-in-law; what does your daughter have to compare with her?"

Lin Shutong sat upright, the hands on her knees suddenly clenched, her gaze toward Mother Shen turning aggressive.

Mother Shen didn't care; Lin Shutong had leverage in their hands, and she wanted to see who would end up controlling whom.

Lin Fu, hearing the other side look down on his daughter, exclaimed angrily: "How can you insult people like that?"

He stood up, saying to his wife and daughter: "Let's go home; if you really want to have this child, your mother and I can't afford not to raise it."

Shen Xun frowned slightly and called out to his mother.

Lin Shutong looked at Shen Xun with a sorrowful face, and at this moment Shen Xun remained silent again.

"I'm here, don't stay silent." Mother Shen gave her son a small scolding.

Seeing her daughter not rise, Lin Mu had no choice but to pull her husband back down to sit.

Mother Shen also pulled her son to sit again.

Lin Shutong said: "Aunt, the child in my womb is your Shen family's child; haven't you always hoped that Ah Xun would have a child?"

Mother Shen took a sip of water and admitted: "Yes, we do want this child."

Lin Shutong's face lit up with joy.

"But..." Mother Shen shifted her tone, her disdainful gaze falling on Lin Shutong's face: "If you are willing to bear the child without name or status, the Shen family will be deeply grateful."

Lin Fu exclaimed angrily: "Shameless!"

He looked at Shen Xun: "You're a man, don't you have your own opinion!"

Shen Xun had been hung over last night; upon waking this morning he had already figured it out: the child cannot be kept.

The child, he and Jiang Lai will have in the future.

"Uncle, Aunt, I deeply regret Shutong's pregnancy; we are adults and should bear the consequences of our actions—I do not intend to keep the child."

Although he truly longs for a child.

This would also be his first child.

Mother Shen was slightly shocked.

Lin Shutong was greatly shocked, she looked at Shen Xun in disbelief: "Ah Xun, what are you saying?"

Her voice trembled.

Lin Mu looked at her daughter, feeling both heartbroken and angry.

"Shutong, the child in your belly is a time bomb." Shen Xun spoke bluntly: "Jiang Lai has been gathering evidence, preparing to sue us to recover marital property; the child would become strong evidence."

Lin Shutong's lips slightly opened, then closed again.

How could she not know?

But regardless of whether there is a child, Jiang Lai will still sue.

Having a child would at least allow her to pressure Shen Xun and the Shen family into considering her and the child more.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu knew Shen Xun had spent a lot of money on their daughter, but they overlooked the matter of marital property.

At this moment they felt their old faces being dragged on the ground and rubbed.

Lin Fu felt a burning anger in his chest, but the more such a situation arose, the less he should abandon his daughter to embarrassment.

He said: "Since it's like that, don't keep the child."

Lin Mu looked at her daughter: "Shutong, consider again the plan Mother mentioned that day."

Of course it cannot be considered.

What's the difference between this and living a useless life?

Lin Shutong stuck out her neck: "Ah Xun, do you really want to be so cruel to your own child?"

Shen Xun pressed his lips together.

After a long while he said: "Let's part on good terms; I will arrange everything beforehand, and I will persuade Jiang Lai to stop pursuing the recovery of marital property."

No matter what Jiang Lai wants, he can agree.

Except divorce.

Lin Shutong's eyes welled with tears, her lips trembling; she knew Shen Xun had already withdrawn from this relationship.

How could it be so easy?

He left a mess for her, a man patting his butt and walking away?

No.

Lin Shutong took a deep breath, feigning strength as she said: "Let me think; even if you don't like this child, I do—it's my flesh and blood, the crystallization of our feelings; let me think, give me some time."

Shen Xun also didn't want to make things difficult for her, nodding and saying: "Alright, during this time be careful, and we'll keep in touch less."

"Uncle, Aunt, I'm deeply sorry."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu turned their heads away, not looking at him, giving him no face at all.

Mother Shen also didn't want to give them face, speaking bluntly: "Don't think it's my son who owes your daughter; over the years he's spent hundreds of millions on your daughter.

Your daughter squanders my son's money to curry favor with us, not only keeping our family in the dark but also roping my daughter into helping Jiang Lai drug men to find a man, which landed my daughter in the police station.

If it weren't for my son's sentimental attachment, speaking of this would have turned the tables—now it would be your daughter's turn to go to the bureau; be content.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu never imagined their daughter would do such a thing as drugging someone to ruin her reputation; they looked at her with anguish.

Lin Shutong was so angry she wanted to overturn the table.

Mother Shen, seeing this, delightedly told her son to get up and leave.

On the way back she was thinking: if Lin Shutong were willing to leave the Shen family bloodline, she would not get involved in the property recovery affair; if Lin Shutong did not leave, she would still have to get involved.

Money cannot be given for free.

She will not lose out either way.

Shen Xun remained silent all the way; making the decision not to have a child was also painful for him.

"Mom, you go back first."

Mother Shen grabbed her son's hand: "You've gone soft? Want to go coax her?"

"No." Shen Xun looked weary: "I need to go prepare for an auction."

He didn't elaborate further.

He needed to go to the bank to transfer available funds onto a card, since the auction required verification of funds.

The market value of the small-leaf purple sandalwood chair is between 500,000 and 2,000,000; if no one deliberately raises the price, it is expected to be won for around one to two million.

But they still needed to prepare over two million for the funds verification.

The next evening.

Shen Xun and Qiao Chuan entered the auction venue and sat down calmly, unaware that upstairs a pair of eyes had been fixed on them.

Ke Zhongyu and Jiang Lai had already arrived early, with Secretary Guan standing behind them.

At that moment, Secretary Qian came in from outside, bent down, and whispered in Ke Zhongyu's ear: "President Shen brought 2.8 million in."

Ke Zhongyu said softly: "Impoverished. Do you know what to do?"

Secretary Qian nodded, picked up the placard, and went downstairs.

Qiao Chuan saw Secretary Qian walking with a sway, and his right eyelid twitched.

"President Shen, President Ke has also come; he should be in a private room upstairs."

Shen Xun followed his gaze and indeed saw Ke Zhongyu's female secretary sitting in the front row.

"I don't know what President Ke is interested in this time." Qiao Chuan whispered, "President Shen, we're just here to bid on the small-leaf purple sandalwood chair."

Shen Xun nodded.

He knows.

He won't be affected by other things.

The auction began; the first item was the small-leaf purple sandalwood chair, with a starting bid of 450,000.

Qiao Chuan raised his placard: "500,000."

Secretary Qian: "550,000."

Qiao Chuan: "..."

It's over; they're coming for them.