Chapter 75: Pregnant Out of Wedlock

The summer sun was fiercely hot.

Qin Xingwan had been kneeling for half an hour; her face was scorched bright red, and sweat had soaked through her clothes.

Ping'an was her only support.

Just then, the sound of a car suddenly reached her ears.

The car door opened, almost brushing against her face, and silver high heels stepped onto the ground.

Cheng Mingzhu stepped out of the car.

She laughed mockingly in a low voice: "What mistake has Miss Qin committed? Let me guess, so it turns out you are promiscuous and pregnant out of wedlock."

Qin Xingwan looked at her with an expressionless face, then shifted her gaze to the opposite side, meeting Chu Li's eyes exactly.

She bit her lower lip slightly, feeling somewhat humiliated.

Chu Li only glanced at her before looking away.

Cheng Mingzhu trotted forward and, as if showing off, took Chu Li's arm, and the two walked inside.

Qin Xingwan watched their backs; they were a perfect match.

Her chest felt stifled and heavy.

In the living room, Qin Jianguo had already greeted them enthusiastically, "A Li, Mingzhu, you've arrived."

He once again marveled at his younger daughter's excellence; she had become the sister of President Chu and was also good friends with the daughter of the Cheng Family.

For the first time, he felt that Qin Yun Shu was more useful than Qin Shen.

Keeping his daughter was the right choice.

Chu Li nodded, while Cheng Mingzhu called out sweetly: "Uncle."

Chu Li took a slow, deliberate sip of tea and glanced outside, "What is going on here?"

A trace of shame appeared in Qin Jianguo's expression, "I failed to discipline my daughter, making you watch a joke."

Lady Qin added, "We only just found out, Xingwan she... she actually has a three-year-old child."

She feigned sadness, lowered her head, and wiped away non-existent tears with the back of her hand, "We didn't know she had done such a shameful thing back in her hometown; we are truly sorry to you."

Chu Li did not speak, his expression inscrutable, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.

He said indifferently: "I know about this matter; I know the child's father."

Qin Jianguo was taken aback, "You know him?"

"It is Wen Lvzhong."

"Wen... Wen Lvzhong?"

Qin Jianguo was very shocked.

In Yuncheng, the Wen Family held a lofty status.

Unlike the great merchant families that had been in business for generations like the Chu Family, almost everyone in their family worked in politics, except for Wen Lvzhong and his aunt Wen Suxue, who were unconventional and refused to follow the family's arrangements.

As for Wen Lvzhong and Wen Suxue, one became a lawyer, and the other became a Perfumer.

Three years ago, something happened to the Wen Family; Wen Suxue died, and Wen Lvzhong went abroad.

The Wen Family had kept a much lower profile since then.

But it was still a connection that countless people would rack their brains to establish.

Qin Jianguo felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

At the thought that he might be related to the Wen Family by marriage, he felt as if ants were crawling over his heart.

He looked at his wife, hoping she would provide a way out and let Qin Xingwan off.

But Lady Qin only lowered her head and pretended to drink tea; ever since her son Qin Shen went abroad, she had considered herself as not having a daughter like Qin Xingwan.

Kneeling under the scorching sun was just enough to satisfy her grudge.

As for the Wen Family, she saw things more clearly than her husband; if the Wen Family acknowledged Qin Xingwan, why would Wen Lvzhong have taken the child abroad alone?

There was no place for Qin Xingwan in the Wen Family.

Qin Jianguo did not receive a response from his wife and felt a bit awkward.

Outside, Qin Xingwan received a call from Wen Lvzhong; Wen Ping'an needed an injection and was crying, looking for her.

Qin Xingwan looked at the tightly closed door, gritted her teeth, and offered a few words of comfort in a low voice.

She could not give up halfway.

After thinking it over, she simply closed her eyes and collapsed onto the ground.

A servant rushed into the living room, shouting, "The Second Miss has fainted."

Qin Jianguo stood up immediately; she had fainted at just the right time, otherwise, if she kept kneeling, he didn't know if Wen Lvzhong would be angry.

Chu Li stood up as well.

"Brother, you're here." Qin Yun Shu appeared on the stairs, rubbing her eyes as if she had just woken up, "Why didn't you call me when you arrived?"

Cheng Mingzhu stepped forward and took her arm, "I heard you stayed up late to test fragrances; A Li felt bad for you and said no one was allowed to disturb you."

Qin Xingwan was being carried in by servants under Qin Jianguo's direction and placed on the sofa.

She happened to hear that sentence from Cheng Mingzhu.

She was glad that she was currently in a "fainted" state, so she didn't have to see Chu Li doting on Qin Yun Shu.

Qin Yun Shu acted as if she had just noticed Qin Xingwan: "What happened to Sister?"

Cheng Mingzhu pretended to explain the situation.

Qin Yun Shu covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes reddening, "A Li, I'm sorry, I didn't know that Sister actually..."

"It's all my fault." She felt very guilty.

She paused and added, "Since Sister has a child, why didn't she say so?"

"The Wen Family must not want her," Cheng Mingzhu said deliberately, arms crossed.

The meaning is that Chu Li was Qin Xingwan's second-best choice.

Qin Jianguo instructed a servant to fetch some water.

Chu Li's expression was blank: "I happen to have business at the company and need to leave; put her in my car, and I will take her to the Yiyuan."

Qin Jianguo only hesitated for a moment before agreeing; after all, at this moment, he was playing the role of a good father.

Qin Yun Shu and Cheng Mingzhu were both startled.

"Brother, didn't you say you were coming to eat? Why are you leaving already?"

"Let a servant take her; you and she have no relationship anymore." Cheng Mingzhu was naturally uneasy about Chu Li and Qin Xingwan being alone together.

Chu Li's eyes darkened, a cold glint congealing at the corners of his thin lips: "Mingzhu, to be Mrs. Chu, one must be magnanimous."

Cheng Mingzhu felt humiliated; her thoughts were not worth mentioning in front of Chu Li.

Qin Yun Shu nudged Cheng Mingzhu: "Brother, let Mingzhu go with you."

Chu Li had already picked up Qin Xingwan and was walking outside: "No need."

Cheng Mingzhu's eyes turned red with resentment; she could tell that Chu Li saying he was going to the company was just an excuse. He was doing it to take Qin Xingwan to the Yiyuan.

He still liked Qin Xingwan.

Suddenly, the scene she had seen in the parking lot earlier flashed through her mind.

It must be that Qin Xingwan had used some despicable methods again.

She said to Qin Jianguo: "Uncle, A Li and Qin Xingwan will divorce soon; I think you should arrange a marriage for Qin Xingwan."

Qin Jianguo hesitated: "But the Wen Family..."

Lady Qin looked down on her husband's calculating appearance, and it was even more impossible for her to let her husband lean toward Qin Xingwan again; she analyzed the Wen Family's attitude toward this matter.

"If you really want to become relatives with the Wen Family, our whole family will likely have to crawl back to Bali Town."

Qin Jianguo woke up from his dream, breaking into a cold sweat the more he thought about it.

Cheng Mingzhu struck while the iron was hot: "The best way now is to have Qin Xingwan marry as soon as possible, so that the Wen Family can rest easy."

Qin Yun Shu nodded softly: "Only if Elder Sister gets married can Mingzhu and A Li marry smoothly; Father, Mingzhu has promised to bring an investment of five hundred million."

Qin Jianguo's heart immediately stood on Cheng Mingzhu's side, and he said to Lady Qin: "You go and arrange it."

On the way to the Yiyuan.

Chu Li looked at Qin Xingwan, who was still leaning against the window with her eyes closed, his voice very cold: "Stop pretending."

He had long since seen through her tricks.

Qin Xingwan rubbed her forehead and sat up straight.

The car stopped at a red light, and the air conditioning inside the car isolated the heat outside.

Chu Li lowered his voice to mock her.

"Wen Lvzhong is the eldest son of the Wen Family, and his son is the eldest grandson of the Wen Family; now that he is dying of illness and the Wen Family won't even show their faces, it seems his status in the Wen Family is very ordinary."

Qin Xingwan's temper had been softened by the sun, and her voice was weary: "Ping'an is my son."

She had to find a way to save him, and as for the Wen Family side, she had never thought about it.

"Does Wen Lvzhong know that you came here to kneel and beg people for the sake of the child?" Chu Li's brows were heavy with coldness.