"Hehe..." Lin Feng didn't know what to say.
"Are you... can you not see..." Chen Madam gestured frantically at her plate, where blood continued to seep from the meat, staining the white porcelain crimson. "The food is contaminated!"
Shuyin looked up with perfectly crafted concern. "Contaminated? What do you mean, Mother?" She looked at her own plate, then at theirs. "Everything looks fine to me."
"Fine?!" Lin Yueling pushed her chair back, her six-month pregnant belly bumping the table. "There are maggots in the duck! Look!"
She grabbed her plate, shoving it toward Shuyin.
Shuyin examined it with a puzzled expression. "I see perfectly normal Peking duck. Are you feeling alright, sister? You shouldn't be getting so worked up in your condition."
"That's my baby you're carrying. If you hurt the fetus, I can sue you as my surrogate, you know!" Shuyin spoke up, reminding her of the lie they thought they could use to fool the public.
