Chapter 233: You're carrying a love child

"How do you know I'm here?" Lin Shutong was startled, she immediately went out and locked the door behind her, fearing her parents would hear.

After returning from the Ji Family not long ago, she couldn't bear the pressure and confessed to her parents that she would have to repay over a hundred million.

That night, her father gave her a hard slap; her mother offered no comfort, just kept shedding tears.

She didn't sleep all night.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu also didn't sleep all night.

The next morning, the couple took out their bank cards, property deeds, and all valuables at home, including Lin Mu's dowry from her wedding, the jewelry Lin Fu had given Lin Mu, and the dowry they had saved over the years for their daughter.

If those two school-district apartments were sold, the money they could scrape together at most would be ten million, not even a tenth of what Lin Shutong needs to repay.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu were so worried they couldn't eat or sleep well; as university professors, having to ask people for money over this matter was tantamount to breaking their proud spines.

But they couldn't just leave their daughter unattended; thinking that the matter hadn't yet gone to court, they hurried to settle it.

Lin Shutong heard her parents calling colleagues to borrow money, so during this period she behaved extremely obediently; aside from the child's matter, of course her parents now had no bandwidth to think about the baby in her belly.

That's why Lin Shutong reacted so strongly when she saw Shen Xi.

She feared Shen Xi's foul mouth would say something that would further upset her parents.

She grabbed Shen Xi's hand and was about to go downstairs.

Shen Xi shook her off: "What are you doing? Afraid I'll come ask you for money and your parents will find out? If you're scared, why did you shamelessly become a mistress and spend someone else's husband's money?"

Shen Xi's voice was too loud; the old residential complex's soundproofing wasn't great, and her parents got along well with the neighbors—if they were overheard, she and her parents would lose all face!

Lin Shutong reached out to cover Shen Xi's mouth, warning harshly: "Shen Xi, behave yourself."

Shen Xi nodded.

Lin Shutong half-believingly let go of her hand.

Shen Xi: "Shameless mistress, pay up!"

She shouted, and almost the whole building would hear.

With a crack.

The door of Lin Shutong's home opened; Lin Fu and Lin Mu came out, standing at the doorway, full of worry, their faces pale.

Lin Shutong felt like strangling Shen Xi.

She turned back: "Dad, Mom, it's nothing..."

Lin Fu: "If there's something, come inside to talk; why make a noise in the common area?"

Shen Xi snorted at Lin Shutong, then swaggered into the Lin household.

Although it's an old residential area, the place is quite spacious, nicely decorated, and very cozy.

Lin Mu looked at Shen Xi: "Shen Xun's sister? What money do you want?"

Shen Xi: "My brother's money."

Lin Mu: "Legally speaking, only Jiang Lai can claim your brother's money; we've already been raising the funds. If you want it, go find Jiang Lai. Causing a disturbance at our house counts as disturbing the peace—we can call the police."

Shen Xi wasn't afraid; at most disturbing the peace would get her a scolding.

"Go ahead and report me—I'll grab a loudspeaker and shout to the whole building, letting everyone know your daughter is a mistress, spending other people's husbands' money left and right; now the original wife has come to demand repayment—let's see what everyone thinks of you!"

Lin Mu stuck out her neck; she had never suffered such humiliation.

Lin Fu hurriedly embraced his wife's shoulders, equally furious, his face turning ashen.

Lin Shutong grabbed Shen Xi's arm: "Didn't you hear? This money we owe will be repaid to Jiang Lai; it has nothing to do with you. If you want money, go ask Jiang Lai!"

If they could find Jiang Lai, would she have come to Lin Shutong?

Shen Xi glared at Lin Shutong: "Not paying? Then I'll go shout."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu's hearts jolted; they really feared she'd go out and yell loudly.

Lin Shutong steeled herself: "Fine, go shout, Shen Xi—don't forget I'm carrying your brother's child in my belly; if anything happens to my child, you'll have to pay with your life! Shen Xi, do you want money or your life?"

Shen Xi instinctively glanced at her belly: "I almost forgot—you're pregnant with a love child."

"Shen Xi!" Lin Shutong cried out in pain, clutching her abdomen, "Your brother and Jiang Lai are already divorced; my child is not a love child!"

Shen Xi: "No marriage means a love child; you give birth, then see how people will curse the child when he grows up—only a mother, no father, a wild bastard..."

Smack!

Lin Shutong slapped Shen Xi across the face.

Shen Xi instantly flared up, reaching to grab Lin Shutong's hair, looking like they were about to fight.

But this was someone else's home.

Outnumbered, Shen Xi was pulled apart by Lin Fu and Lin Mu working together, and ultimately couldn't land a blow on Lin Shutong.

Lin Shutong's stomach hurt more and more.

"Dad, Mom, hospital, go to the hospital..." she pressed her abdomen, looking miserable.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu panicked and called an ambulance.

Seeing Lin Shutong not pretending, Shen Xi immediately restrained herself; if something really happened to the child, she couldn't bear that responsibility.

Lin Shutong was placed onto the ambulance.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu also got on; Shen Xi was a little afraid, hailed a taxi and followed.

In the hospital.

Lin Shutong met the doctor who had previously given her a checkup form; hearing she had abdominal pain, the doctor frowned repeatedly.

"Last time I told you to get a full checkup, we agreed you'd come the next day—why didn't you come?"

Lin Shutong explained: "I've been too busy lately."

Doctor: "No matter how busy, nothing is more important than the child in your belly or your own health—whatever the case, you must get this checkup done this time."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu immediately nodded, agreeing to the checkup.

The doctor issued a new checkup form; this time Lin Shutong also needs to stay in the hospital for two days.

She called Shen Xun.

Ah Xun, today Little Xi came to see me, she scared our child, I'm in the hospital, can you come keep me and the child company?

Ah Xun, you are the child's father.

Shen Xi said, our child will be born, and later will also be scolded as a wild child with only a mother and no father—Ah Xun, this is too much.

Shen Xun's low voice came through the phone: "I'm coming over now."

Lin Shutong showed a faint smile: "Good."

Just then Shen Xi entered the ward, seeing her pretentious act, she snapped: "Truly disgusting—I'm telling you, even if my brother comes, he'll just tell you not to have the child; my mother already told my brother yesterday, we don't want the child."

Lin Shutong's pupils constricted slightly.

The next second she said again: "Whether to keep the child is not up to you to decide, but up to me; the child is in my womb."

Shen Xi glared at her: "You just want to use the child to cling to my brother, Lin Shutong—someone like you could only possibly give birth to a healthy child if there were ghosts!"

Shen Xi, if you have the guts, say these words to your brother's face; what are you showing off in front of me for?

After another round of arguing, Lin Fu and Lin Mu entered, ignoring Shen Xi, and told their daughter: "Tomorrow morning you need to fast for a blood draw; after ten tonight you cannot eat anything."