Chapter 191: Inner Voice

The warm greenhouse in the dead of winter was full of vitality, yet the chill was palpable because of the two groups of people standing here in confrontation.

Outside, rain began to patter down, as if to match this scene.

Su Xi, who had come here, had not expected such a situation either. He suddenly understood why Qin Zhenzhong wasn't answering the phone.

And that reason was still roaring.

"I like her!"

"Can you all stop interfering with me!"

"If you'd had me with my mom earlier, she wouldn't have died!"

"Back then she could disregard everything for love — what right do you have to strip me of that right?"

Qin Zhenzhong was already exhausted.

In these short few hours, he had wanted to calm down and have a proper talk with his son, and even called his sister over to supervise him. But Qin Yuanjun was very good at stepping on his landmines, like hammering the balloon in his heart with a giant mallet.

But her reputation online right now was simply too bad!

Even Ji Yan's reputation for entering a wealthy family pregnant out of wedlock was better than hers!

She couldn't wait any longer!

If she waited until the child was born, she had no confidence the child would pass a Paternity Test. The best approach was to marry into the family while pregnant, then find a way to use this child to gain the capital to stay in the Qin family.

【Why is your face so pale?】

Therefore, he needed to persuade his old father to let Guan Xianxian formally marry into the Qin family. With a grand wedding, they would wash away the two of them's infamy.

【Huh, why is she here? Wulongcha, what did you go do? Why aren't you answering me?】

Guan Xianxian was already thinking about her way out, while Qin Yuanjun was thinking about Su Xi. Their family back then had also married a wife first and registered the child's household after the baby was born. With their example before him, why couldn't he?

Su Xi's gaze kept circling around Qin Yun — why was she also here? If he hadn't come, would Qin Yun have become a chess piece for Qin Zhenzhong to keep Qin Yuanjun?

Xu Mingyue, who had just been about to comfort Qin Zhenzhong, froze — she seemed to have heard a familiar voice.

"Auntie, I missed you!"

She hadn't expected that Qin Zhenzhong was actually investigating her in private.

"Auntie, how about we go out and get something to eat?"

Shi Yu was her last backer — she could not lose him!

Xu Mingyue:... Why did that last line sound a bit weird? Thank goodness it was a little girl, otherwise she'd have thought this child had gone bad!

Xu Mingyue hadn't been thinking about her unlucky nephew just now — she was entirely focused on wondering why she could hear Su Yu's inner voice.

If the occasion weren't wrong, Qin Yun really wanted to ask Qin Yuanjun — why exactly did he trust Shi Yu, a brother who had only lent a hand in his time of need once, over his own father, who had cleaned up so many messes for him?

【666! Those words are tough! But is Grandpa Qin's name Qin Zhenzhong? That name sounds so familiar!】

"Then get married after the test!"

It was normal for her to look for Jiajia!

Xu Mingyue took a look — Qin Yun's complexion was indeed not good.

Of course, it was also possible that Su Xi himself was very good at controlling his emotions. Ji Tianlin had moments like that too. Because she wasn't certain, Xu Mingyue thought a lot.

"Let me tell you, this time it's real! If you want to marry this woman who's cuckolding you, even if I have to father another child, I, Qin Zhenzhong, will never acknowledge you as my son again!"

And Qin Yuanjun didn't care at all!

No matter how harshly his old father spoke, he would ultimately compromise. This time, Guan Xianxian had already been pushed to the center of the storm by netizens, and she was pregnant — staying home to bear and raise children would be painful enough already. He couldn't let Guan Xianxian leave the entertainment industry burdened with a reputation for infamy.

"You're Su Yu, right? They're still discussing things — how about I take you into the room to eat first?"

Her thoughts were disrupted by the little dumpling who came bumping in.

"No, it has to be now! Xianxian can't take this kind of anger!"

Xu Mingyue couldn't bother to cool the tempers of the father and son — her heart was scratching with a hundred claws. It hadn't been a hallucination before? The voice she heard was real? It was this child's inner voice?

Xu Mingyue wasn't sure — she wanted to test it.

She didn't dare to think about it!

While Su Yu was furiously venting in her heart, she sensed a gaze.

The person who called Qin Zhenzhong Grandpa Qin? She scanned her surroundings and saw Su Yu, curiously poking her head out, standing beside Su Xi.

Those photos could be explained away by camera angles, but the child in her belly — she truly wasn't sure whose it was.

When she heard Su Yu's inner voice, she fixed her gaze on Su Xi's face. His expression was very calm — nothing could be read from it.

He was truly about to go mad!

Having just watched this "rebellion drama," she genuinely felt that Qin Yuanjun was a bit incapable of seeing things clearly. He was the type who, once absorbed in his own thoughts, completely couldn't understand what other people were saying. Or rather, he could understand, but he selectively listened only to the words he liked and did what he wanted to do, completely disregarding others' lives!

The people he cared about would be happy, but the people he neglected would suffer!

【Heh, so my mom can take this kind of anger? Idiot! You could run a prairie on your head and you still don't know!】

Qin Yun stood awkwardly to the side. She shouldn't have been so nosy as to help Xu Mingyue. Now her former fiancée being here was so awkward!

She was even more afraid that Qin Zhenzhong would recklessly play matchmaker and make her marry Qin Yuanjun.

"I missed you too!"

Especially when the people he neglected were family members who had given him multiples in return, and the people he cared about were outsiders who had shown only a little kindness!

【I really want to see Qin Yuanjun get his comeuppance, but Qin Yun is more important. This little face is so pale, and the arms hugging me are so soft, without any strength! But Auntie's embrace is so soft! What a great figure!】

Guan Xianxian shrank slightly behind Qin Yuanjun. She hadn't wanted to rush things either. When she found out, she had wanted to wait until that show wrapped up perfectly, then tell Qin Yuanjun the good news, and the two of them would formally marry, with her marrying into the wealthy family under netizens' blessings.

She was afraid!

She couldn't wait!

She believed Shi Yu would marry her, but not now. She was even more worried that if Qin Yuanjun found out this child wasn't his and grew suspicious of Shi Yu, how he might go crazy dealing with them!

So what if he was a bit arrogant? Their status wouldn't change. No matter how much netizens cursed them, they could still live a life that most netizens could never reach!

Qin Yuanjun very much wanted to use this point to slap netizens in the face, to let Guan Xianxian stand on high ground, looking down on that crowd of netizens, and vent this anger!

"Dad! Her child is mine; if you don't believe it, you can wait until she's born and do a Paternity Test!"

"【Is this called a discussion? Even calling it an argument is a stretch; it's just them shouting at each other!】"

Xu Mingyue was lost in her thoughts; Qin Zhenzhong saw Su Yu there, his face set, leaning back on the greenhouse seat, his gaze lingering silently on Guan Xianxian.

Xu Mingyue's hand clenched the bag in her grasp, almost losing composure to shout. It seemed she truly heard a child's inner voice!

She isn't ill!

She is definitely not the mad woman the father-in-law called her!

Su Xi is already contemplating whether to send Su Yu to school early. He seems to indulge Su Yu too much; she's learned all sorts of nonsense. But once out of his sight, will she learn even more?

At least yesterday, Liang Yan and Tang Can were both on her side. Whatever she said was taken as fact. If he really puts her into school, with Tang Can and Liang Yan unconditionally cooperating with Su Xi, wouldn't he be called a parent every day?

Over there, Qin Yun, who had found the steps below, also wanted to leave.

"Alright, let's go get something to eat!"

Qin Yun tried to take Su Yu away, but Xu Mingyue stopped him.

"Everyone's hungry, Xiao Yun, have the kitchen send some food over. When the stomach's empty, the mind isn't clear!"

Qin Yun hesitated a moment, "Okay!"

Su Yu watched Qin Yun leave, then looked at Xu Mingyue with puzzlement: "Why does her gaze feel strange, as if she's looking at a monster? And she seems a bit excited?"

Su Yu took a step, then turned back, finally tugging at Su Xi's thigh to avoid Xu Mingyue's gaze.

Wulongcha drifted onto Su Yu's head and sighed.

"【Host, you also find the name Qin Zhenzhong familiar, right?】"

"【Yeah, I think I've heard or seen it; besides being Qin Yuanjun's father, what other role does he have?】"

Su Yu really couldn't figure it out. In that book, entertainment‑industry plots dominate. Qin Yuanjun's father Qin Zhenzhong is at most a background character; what problem could make Wulongcha stay there so long?

"【Qin Zhenzhong is the husband of Xu Mingyue's biological older sister!】"

"【Oh, so that's brother‑in‑law? No, wait! He's Xu Mingyue's brother‑in‑law, so Qin Yuanjun is my... cousin‑uncle?】"

"【Yes, Host, I checked several times; it's correct!】"

Su Yu's inner voice struck like a dry‑sky thunder, leaving Xu Mingyue and Su Xi completely unable to think.

What cousin‑uncle?

How could Qin Yuanjun be Su Yu's cousin‑uncle?

Xu Mingyue thought of that possibility and trembled all over.

Su Xi was covertly assessing Xu Mingyue's face. Earlier he had investigated Ji Yan's identity, roughly concluding she was a farmer's child; after asking Ji Yan's wishes, he stopped digging further.

If Su Yu's emotions weren't off, he wouldn't consider wasting manpower and resources on another investigation.

But how could it be the Ji Family?

Calculating carefully, the conditions indeed match perfectly.

Ji Yan's age isn't far off from the age of the daughter Xu Mingyue gave away. That was normal back then.

This time, the move against Ji Yan involves not only Qin Yuanjun but also a faction of the Ji Family.

At first, seeing Xu Mingyue, he thought she acted because of that nephew. But from Su Yu's inner voice yesterday, it might have been Ji Xiaoling who acted.

Before this, Ji Xiaoling had never targeted Ji Yan.

So it's very possible Ji Xiaoling discovered something?

That also explains why Su Yu originally regarded Ji Xiaoling as a life‑or‑death enemy in her inner voice.

Even a modest house can drive two brothers to become mortal enemies, let alone the towering wealth of the Ji Family's third branch.

With a lead, Su Xi messaged Meng Xianle, asking him to follow this trail.

Su Xi subconsciously glanced at Xu Mingyue, noticing her mood was off, sparking a hypothesis.

Their whole family could hear Su Yu's inner voice. They discussed privately, assuming it was due to blood ties.

If Xu Mingyue truly is Ji Yan's mother, she should be able to hear it too.

Her reaction is quite normal then.

Su Xi looked at Su Yu, who was hiding behind him like a clueless roe deer, and gently poked her face.

"This can't be!"

"What's impossible?"

Su Yu widened her eyes at Su Xi, like a terrified little beast.

Su Xi crouched down, his hand gently patting Su Yu's back, "What's wrong?"

Su Yu should know Xu Mingyue's connection to Ji Yan, but she doesn't know the Qin family's link to Xu Mingyue. He doesn't quite understand her shock. Is Qin Yuanjun's kinship with them something surprisingly unexpected?

"It's nothing!"

Su Yu plunged her head into Su Xi's arms.

Her mind went blank, and hearing Su Yu's voice calm, Xu Mingyue recalled the old man's words before she left and hurried outside.

She has to stop Ji Tianlin!

Ji Tianlin has already lost their daughter!

Now she wants to harm her daughter and son‑in‑law's family as well?

Until a direct Paternity Test with Su Yu's mother is done, no one may touch the Su Family!

She won't allow it!

Just a moment ago, Qin Zhenzhong, who had been inwardly boasting of his stable emotions, heard distant footsteps, calmly opened his eyes, and, with a hint of unease, sprang up!

How did his sister just leave?

Qin Yuanjun was also surprised. How did his aunt just leave? Why didn't she at least say she supported him before departing!

"Aunt, wait a moment! You support me, right?"

Qin Yuanjun stepped forward and pulled Xu Mingyue back.

Qin Zhenzhong saw that Xu Mingyue's complexion was off, quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

【Damn it! How could this kind of person be my maternal uncle! This is impossible!】

Wulongcha also felt that all of this was like a hellish joke.

Whether it's Ji Yan in the plot or Ji Yan now, having come this far, she definitely has some connection with Qin Yuanjun!

Originally Su Yu blamed everything on Su Yi. It was his poor choice of friends, it was his misplaced trust.

But now she tells Su Yu that her mother's suffering seems to stem entirely from close relatives!

Originally they were strangers, but because of that blood relation, the harm feels multiplied several times!

【Host, think about it—everything your mother endured is because of her relatives; perhaps then you could accept it!】

Wulongcha was also shocked at first, checking it over many times. Later, after chatting with Su Yu, she calmed down a lot. Whether it's because of one thing or many, it seems there's not much difference. The harm has already been done; at most there's just some surprise—Ji Yan is just too unlucky!

【How can you let me accept this! How can you let me accept this! Did she owe them the whole family? What did my mother do wrong? What exactly did we do wrong?】

Su Yu became somewhat uncontrollable!

She seemed to resonate with the true Su Yu at this moment!

What did this mother and daughter do wrong?!

Why must they endure all this!

Her mother and she could clearly have had a normal life!

Why are those who harm them all blood-related relatives?

Why were they born in the first place?

Su Xi heard Su Yu's inner outburst scream and quickly hugged her away.

"Sorry, the child is feeling unwell, excuse me!"

Xu Mingyue watched worriedly as Su Xi carried Su Yu away, saying, "Qin Yuanjun, honestly tell me, what exactly did you do to Su Yu's mother?"

Qin Zhenzhong also looked at Qin Yuanjun; he knew his son had offended even a three-year-old child, so he went to investigate overnight.

He only found out that Qin Yuanjun owed a large sum of money to Su Xi's younger brother Su Yi and hadn't repaid it, so he instinctively thought that Su Yu, who also likes money, had taken offense at Qin Yuanjun after hearing the family discuss this matter.

Upon hearing his sister's words, he finally realized something was off—how could Su Xi come to see him today? Clearly their cooperation had already ended!

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