Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âHow did things turn out this way?â demanded Song Enya as she clutched her motherâs shoulders, feeling shocked and astonished. âAre you saying that Mu Yancheng is currently in Yan City?â
âYesââher mother noddedââand he hasnât returned to the capital. Word has it that something happened to Meng Qingxue, so she was rushed to the hospital.â
âHospital?â Surprise flashed across her face, then her lips curled up slightly. âCould she have suffered from a miscarriage?â
âWe donât know about that, but I sure hope so. In any case, the child in her stomach canât live!â
The missyâs expression blanched as she asked somewhat uneasily, âWhat if her baby manages to cling on? Since he found her, heâll surely take her back with him. Thingsâll get even trickier when that happens!â
âThatâs true. Itâs indeed a tricky matter.â
âWhat do we do?â
She had completely lost her composure by then. She could not help resenting and cursing the two men for failing to do their duties well. Those fools!
That evening, when her father returned home, she immediately sought his advice. âDad, how should we deal with that sly vixen? Uncleâs men arrived too late; Mu Yancheng managed to take Meng Qingxue away!â
At present, her father was probably the only person who was clear-headed and rational in the family.
The middle-aged man did not respond to her question and sternly questioned her, instead. âYou went out in a hurry this morning. Where did you go?â
âThatâs right.â His mention of the matter reminded his wife of this. âYou werenât in your bedroom when I went to wake you up for breakfast. Where did you go so early in the morning?â
The missy stuttered as she tried to evade this question, but it only infuriated her father into slapping a hand on the table. âYou dared hide things from us at this juncture! Did you go do some ridiculous things behind our backs again?â
âThatâs not it, dad!â
Left with no choice, she could only reveal where she went that morning and her entire plans to them.
Song Zhengguo nearly burst a vein when he heard the ridiculous things his daughter had been up to again and was absolutely livid. âHow could you do such a thing!â
Despite his towering rage, the missy shot back out of indignation. âWhat else could I have done? Itâs the only method I could come up with at that point! That child is the biggest threat to me as long as it exists!â
He lashed out. âStill, you shouldnât have done that! What if Mu Yancheng learns of your deed?â
âWhat of it?â rebutted the missy stubbornly, though she felt somewhat guilty.
âItâll only make him detest you! Your relationship with him is rocky as it is. If he finds out that you did such a cruel thing, heâll definitely have his guard up against you in the future. From what I see, youâre still wet behind the ears; youâll surely get schemed on once you marry into that viperous family. While the Mus may be on the decline now, youâre no match for any members of that family; theyâre no weaklings!â
âWhat should I do, then?â she cried, feeling indignant. âWe canât possibly let her keep the child.â
âOf course not! Itâs just that your method wouldnât have worked. If Meng Qingxue lost the baby that way, sheâd still be in Mu Yanchengâs favor, especially if she were to resort in hurting herself to gain his pity!â