I can understand Su Ning'an choosing the Lu Corporation. After all, she's been with the Lu family for years, and everyone in the family has to give her some respect. It's understandable that she'd have someone issue a false report from her own private hospital.
After all, a woman's pregnancy typically takes three or four months to show, and she's less than two months pregnant, so it's not immediately apparent.
Although Fu Xici and her had no emotional connection, he couldn't resist his quick-success, naivete.
Knowing that the elders of the Fu family favored children, he fortuitously managed to turn things around.
He has two older brothers and a sister. One of his brothers is in the entertainment industry, and the other has taken over a company. Neither of them is married, let alone having children.
If he could just give birth to a child first, he could finally overcome his current lack of favor within the Fu family.
After learning of Su Ning'an's pregnancy, he became especially attentive to her. Su Ning'an was intent on easing the tension. With her gentle and thoughtful approach, it wasn't difficult for Fu Xici to win her over; after all, that was Su Ning'an's forte.
The Fu family had no idea of her dirty deeds within the Lu family and still thought she was innocent.
Perhaps she could just quibble and blame the previous incident on me, instantly creating a pitiful image.
Add to that her current pregnancy, and her status within the Fu family has skyrocketed.
Today, Su Ning'an was only slightly unwell. After all, she was already almost two months pregnant, the peak of early pregnancy symptoms.
Fu Xici hurriedly brought Su Ning'an in for a checkup, unaware that Jiang Zhi had caught her red-handed.
Before anyone could see clearly, Jiang Zhi had already slapped Su Ning'an in the face.
It just so happened that the darkness that night wasn't exciting enough for me, so now I could finally see clearly.
Afraid of being caught in the crossfire, I pulled my mother further away and had her sit on a chair to watch the show. With Su Ning'an's skill, I bet she could have dodged it, after all, Jiang Zhi screamed before unleashing her ultimate attack.
If Su Ning'an didn't dodge, it must have been a deliberate act for Fu Xici to see.
This move is her classic: retreat to advance. I don't know how many times she's suffered in the past.
"Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang? Why are you hitting me?" Her eyes were evasive, a look of pity and pathetic sympathy.
You know, men are most vulnerable to this move, and Lu Shiyan is a prime example.
Fu Xici had no status in the Fu family, and in the Jiang family he used to have to curry favor with Jiang Zhi.
Now, if a docile woman appeared, greatly satisfying his pride, and this woman was pregnant with his child, his attitude towards Su Ning'an would naturally change drastically.
As Jiang Zhi's second slap landed, Fu Xici stepped in front of her. "Zhi'er, what are you doing?"
Jiang Zhi, tears welling in her eyes, angrily demanded, "What are you doing here?"
Old Bai Lian, seeing Jiang Qing's increasingly grim expression, knew full well that Jiang Qing resented Fu Xici for bringing shame to the Jiang family.
The correct approach was to stay as far away from him as possible, but her love-brained daughter seemed oblivious.
Lin Hui stepped forward and pulled Jiang Zhi aside, "Okay, Zhi'er, you've broken up, why bother caring so much about other people?"
Jiang Zhi, like someone in the final stages of love-brained rage, refused to listen. She tugged at Fu Xici's sleeve tightly, "Tell me, why are you here?"
"Jiang Zhi, I'll explain later. Look, there are so many people here." Fu Xici, holding Su Ning'an in his arms, was being held by Jiang Zhi.
Still at the busy entrance of the ultrasound room, passersby looked at them, each one staring at him with a look that clearly read, "Scumbag." Fu Xici was also a man who cared about appearances. He had indeed been secretly keeping Jiang Zhi hooked, but that was to keep him out of trouble, not to say he loved her deeply.
Now that everyone knew he was about to marry Su Ning'an, he couldn't afford to flirt with Jiang Zhi in public.
Jiang Zhi, however, wouldn't listen. Tears streaming down her face, she said, "How could you do this to me? When we were together, you said you'd love me forever. I've been so good to you, I always paid for our hotel rooms..."
She was truly brainwashed by my words. Jiang Qing, unable to contain himself, shouted, "Jiang Zhi, have you had enough? Go back!"
He felt utterly humiliated.
At the sound of his voice, Jiang Zhi scurried towards him, "Dad, I really can't live without Xici. Let him come work at Jiang's. I can put his relationship with Su Ning'an aside. I don't want to watch him marry someone else..."
"You idiot."
Jiang Qing was furious. The subtext of Jiang Zhi's words was, "Leave Jiang's to Fu Xici." Even I hadn't expected Jiang Zhi to be so foolish.
I was thinking of using her against Su Ning'an, but a Bronze-level player like her, both naive and playful, wouldn't stand a chance against a Supreme King like Su Ning'an.
Jiang Qing stepped forward and slapped Jiang Zhi hard across the face.
This was his beloved daughter, tsk tsk.
"Hubby, Zhi'er didn't mean it. She..."
Lin Hui tried to explain, but Jiang Qing glanced at her coldly. "Is this the daughter you've raised? She's as clueless as a pig! Why don't you take her away? How long do you plan to embarrass yourself?"
Just then, my mother's name was called in the nearby ultrasound room. I'd finished watching the show and, under everyone's gaze, escorted her to the door.
Su Ning'an had only just noticed me. Perhaps seeing me accompanying my mother, she didn't show much expression. Jiang Zhi was forcibly dragged away by Lin Hui. Fu Xici, trying to smooth things over, spoke up: "Uncle Jiang, Zhi'er and I..."
"Stay away from my daughter from now on. If I ever find out you're in contact again, I'll break your legs."
With that, Jiang Qing went into the room to find my mother, leaving Su Ning'an alone.
Fu Xici patted the back of her hand. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"You two have such a good relationship," I smiled.
Su Ning'an looked shy. "Since Xici and I have gotten to know each other better these past few days, he's been treating me very well."
"That's good." We practiced Tai Chi.
"Ning'er, I need to talk to Mrs. Lu. Please wait in the car."
"Okay." Su Ning'an seemed especially gentle and considerate in front of a man. As soon as she left, Fu Xici's face lit up with a smug expression. "Jiang Wanwan, Su Ning'an is pregnant."
"Oh? So what?"
He lowered his voice, "I got her pregnant on my first try. You had a chance too, but you chose a disabled, infertile woman who can't even experience the joys of womanhood. Tsk, you'll be a widow forever. How pitiful! Do you regret it?"
I couldn't understand his train of thought at all, and I almost froze after hearing it.
"So I do regret it."
"Oh, I knew it..."
I curved my lips into a smile. "If I'd known you were so capable, I should have had Jiang Zhi gild your dirty cucumber, or cut it up and offer it as a sacrifice? Burn incense and worship it morning and night?"