The sudden truth was like a boulder falling from the sky, catching Jiang Zhi completely off guard.
"Did Dad suspect my identity?" The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
That night he bluntly called me a bastard, so he already knew. Lin Hui nodded.
Jiang Zhi felt like the sky had fallen. "What do we do, Mom? What are we going to do next?"
Lin Hui had witnessed Jiang Qing's methods of dealing with others. He was powerful and influential; even Zhou Yuyou was struggling to protect himself. What could she and Jiang Zhi do?
She had taken a risky gamble from the start.
If she successfully drugged Jiang Qing, she and Jiang Zhi would receive a substantial fortune. With that money, she wasn't afraid Zhou Yuyou wouldn't marry her.
The greater the reward, the greater the risk.
She never expected Jiang Qing to find out the truth so quickly; now they had to bear that risk.
She sighed softly, "Now that things have come to this, I only hope he'll spare your life for all the love he's shown you over the years." Jiang Zhi plopped down on the sofa, muttering, "It's over..." Wasn't it over?
The more good Jiang Qing had been to her in the past, the more he hated her now.
Jiang Zhi, your good luck has run out. You'll have to pay back what you owe Jiang Wanwan slowly.
Besides Jiang Qing, there's also the deceived Fu Xici, who probably won't let her off the hook either.
I don't need to do much; I can just observe.
Su Ning'an's results came out urgently, and Old Master Lu called me back to the Lu family.
Besides me, the Su family members also came.
Having lost sons one after another, Su's father sat there, looking like a living dead man.
His pupils were unfocused. He picked up the tea the maid brought, only taking a sip blankly after Su Nanyue reminded him.
Su Ning'an has been focusing on preventing miscarriage lately. She looks extremely haggard and thin, her hands unconsciously pressed against her lower abdomen, displaying a strong protective instinct.
Lu Shiyan isn't in much better shape. I heard he's been very negative and uncooperative with treatment.
If this continues, his cancer cells will continue to spread. Early treatment is the easiest; once it reaches the late stage, the five-year survival rate is extremely low.
But he's determined to die, and there's nothing anyone can do.
After all, he hurt me so much. Not finishing him off is already merciful; I can't possibly persuade him to get proper treatment.
Everyone has their own fate.
Now, the answer lies in the sealed paper bag in Shen Ji's hand.
Old Master Lu's expression is serious. He holds a string of sandalwood beads in his hand, and from the constant rolling of them, it's clear he's also very anxious.
Lu Yanchen is always cold and aloof in public; no one can discern his true thoughts.
"The results are in my hands." Mr. Lu, ironically, became the most anxious. "Yanchen, stop beating around the bush. What are the results? Is the child she's carrying actually a member of the Lu family?"
Lu Yanchen gave Shen Ji a look, and Shen Ji slowly opened the sealed bag.
Actually, both Lu Yanchen and I knew that regardless of whose child Su Ning'an was carrying, it was a Lu family child.
Today, some things need an explanation.
Shen Ji handed a printed copy of the results to each person. Mr. Su's father's stagnant eyes finally cleared for a moment.
It showed that she was not related to Lu Shiyan.
Mr. Su raised his hand and threw it, hitting Su Ning'an squarely in the face.
"How could I have given birth to such a shameless daughter!"
He clutched his aching chest, filled with regret. The more he had loved Su Ning'an in the past, the more heartbroken he was now.
Su Nanyue quickly helped him up, "Dad, calm down. It's too late to get angry now."
Su's father smiled bitterly, "Yes, it's all too late. Su Wan is dead. I regret not listening to her, believing that wretched child, and driving her to her death. How heartbroken she must have been when she left this world alone!"
Back then, I warned everyone about Su Ning'an's true colors more than once, but no one believed me.
They thought I was petty and had impure thoughts about her relationship with Lu Shiyan. They thought I was jealous and narrow-minded.
But what was the result?
Lu Shiyan and she had an ambiguous relationship from the start; not a single word I said was false.
Even more ridiculous was that the child in her belly wasn't Lu Shiyan's.
Lu Shiyan clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
He raised his hand, wanting to slap Su Ning'an's face, "You bitch!"
"Stop!" the old man said.
"Grandpa, she's not carrying the Lu family's child! She lied to me so cruelly!" Lu Shiyan's eyes reddened, his expression suggesting he wanted to die with Su Ning'an.
"It's true she's not carrying your child, but it is the Lu family's!"
Lu Yanchen had already told the old man about Wei Dong's identity, and then they moved Wei Dong away. Even I don't know Wei Dong's whereabouts.
Presumably, the old man has already seen Wei Dong, but the Lu father and son are still unaware of this.
Lu's father looked on with a gossipy expression. "Dad, are you getting senile? The paternity test results are in. This child isn't Shiyan's, so it must be that adulterer's. What does it have to do with our Lu family?"
Lu Yanchen said calmly, "That person is a member of the Lu family."
Su Ning'an's face was pale. She hadn't expected Lu Yanchen to have found out this far.
Lu Shiyan felt uneasy when he saw Lu Yanchen staring at him.
"Uncle, what do you mean by this?" Lu Yanchen said, word by word, "Brother, the adulterer you're talking about isn't just anyone, he's your son." Lu Shiyan looked incredulous: "If he's Dad's son, then what about me? Who am I? Uncle, this joke isn't funny at all."