Cheng Zhili blinked innocently, "Not allowed? What’s not allowed? The child is in my belly, and I can’t make decisions?"
"Oh, Zhili!" Wenxiu’s face bloomed with a smile as she hurried forward to support his arm, "Sit down, sit down, let me pour you some tea. No, wait, you can’t have tea, cough, cough, I’ll get you some plain water! You don’t know, Laiying is such a workaholic, he rarely answers our calls during work hours. Don’t worry, I’ll have Old Fu call him right away! That rascal, daring not to answer your call, just wait until he gets back, I’ll give him a piece of my mind!" As she spoke, she signaled to Fu Zheng beside her.
Fu Zheng cleared his throat and immediately said to Old Qi and the others, "Old Qi, thank you for today. We have some family matters to attend to, so we won’t see you out."
"No problem, no problem." Old Qi waved his hand, fully understanding the situation.
Wow! Who would have thought the eldest of the Fu family was so impressive, finding a man who could get pregnant…
Wait a minute, isn’t Fu supposed to be getting engaged to a man soon? Is it this one? He doesn’t quite match the person I met when they introduced him to the family…
Old Qi shook his head.
Getting old, memory’s not what it used to be. Never mind, not worth thinking about.
With that, he gathered a few nurses and left the Fu residence.
Meanwhile, Fu Zheng had reached Fu Laiying on the phone, skipping any preamble and sternly ordering him to come home immediately!
Fu Laiying lived with his family, but unlike his parents who had leisurely jobs, he had gone to the office early in the morning. When he got the call, he thought something had happened at home. But upon returning, he found Cheng Zhili comfortably seated on the sofa, sipping plain water, chatting happily with his mother, his smile more irritating than ever!
Fu Laiying’s face darkened instantly, "What are you doing here?!"
Cheng Zhili pouted, but before he could speak, Wenxiu scolded, "Is that how you talk to Zhili?!"
Fu Laiying: (⊙_⊙)???
Cheng Zhili sighed like a tragic heroine, "Since Mr. Fu doesn’t welcome me, I’ll just leave." He made to rise.
"Smack!"
Fu Zheng slapped Fu Laiying on the forehead, "Apologize to Zhili!"
Fu Laiying was bewildered.
Whose house is this anyway? Why is everyone siding with Cheng Zhili?
What trick did Cheng Zhili use to win over his parents?
Under the roof, one must bow.
Fu Laiying could only keep a straight face and coldly say, "I’m sorry."
"Ah… no sincerity at all…" Cheng Zhili sighed again.
Fu Zheng immediately pressed down on Fu Laiying’s back, forcing him to bow!
Fu Laiying gritted his teeth, "I’m! Sorry!"
"Barely acceptable." Cheng Zhili rested his chin on his hand, a faint mocking smile playing on his lips.
Fu Laiying took a deep breath, his good upbringing nearly cracking.
Cheng Zhili’s eyes were full of amusement.
Ha, so what if he’s the eldest of the Fu family? So what if he’s obsessed with Cheng Zhixia? In the end, isn’t he still being played by me?
Cheng Zhili’s gaze deepened.
This time, he would not be the one being played. He would be the one setting the rules!
At this moment, Fu Laiying finally straightened up. He looked at his parents, somewhat helpless, "Dad, Mom, why did you call me back? I have work to do!"
"Work, work, all you know is work! Don’t you know there’s great news?" Wenxiu tapped his nose in exasperation.
This son really didn’t understand romance!
"What great news?" Fu Laiying frowned.
"Zhili is pregnant!" Wenxiu announced, her smile almost splitting her face.
Fu Laiying was stunned.
What?
Pregnant?
Who’s pregnant?
Fu Laiying stared blankly at Cheng Zhili.
Cheng Zhili smiled and touched his belly.
Fu Laiying shivered, the hairs on his back standing up, "Mom! Don’t joke around! It’s not funny at all!"
"How could Mom joke about this?" Wenxiu gave him a reproachful look, then shoved the examination report from earlier into his hands, "See for yourself! This is the report Old Qi did for Zhili just now, it clearly states that Zhili is pregnant!"
"He’s a man!" Fu Laiying was horrified.
"I have a special constitution, I can get pregnant." Cheng Zhili explained.
"You…" Fu Laiying’s expression changed.
Upon suddenly hearing he had a child, he felt no joy, only as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him! At that moment, he finally understood why Cheng Zhili had climbed into his bed a week ago! It was all for today!
Despicable!
Fu Laiying glared coldly at Cheng Zhili, his aura freezing.
Cheng Zhili saw this and his smile widened, "It seems Mr. Fu doesn’t want this child, so I should just get rid of it! Goodbye!" With that, he turned to leave.
"Hey, hey!" Wenxiu and Fu Zheng naturally stopped him.
Wenxiu smiled warmly, "Zhili, don’t be upset, Laiying is just too surprised to speak, how could he not want this child? Laiying, do you want this child or not?" Her voice suddenly grew louder, carrying a hint of threat.
Fu Laiying’s face was wooden, "I don’t want it!"
"You dare not want it?" Fu Zheng suddenly roared.
Cheng Zhili fanned the flames, "Better not, Mr. Fu’s heart is with my brother. I remember they’re getting engaged in half a month? Anyway, Mr. Fu and I are just a fleeting affair, how could I break up such a loving couple?" He said this while giving Fu Laiying a provocative smile.
"You scoundrel!" Fu Laiying almost spat the words through clenched teeth.
"You’re out of line!" Fu Zheng was thoroughly angry, "Is it all Zhili’s fault? If you weren’t willing, could there be a child in his belly?!"
"I!" Fu Laiying was choked, unable to speak.
At the time, he really had no idea how he ended up in bed with Cheng Zhili! He didn’t even know what happened, it was like his body moved on its own! But he knew that even if he said this, his parents wouldn’t believe him.
Fu Laiying gritted his teeth, "In any case, I don’t want this child! I only want to be with Zhixia!"
Fu Zheng immediately scolded, "What’s so good about that Cheng Zhixia? I didn’t agree when you wanted to be with him! Now that you have a child with Zhili, do you still have the face to get engaged to Cheng Zhixia? Since when did our Fu family raise such an irresponsible man? How can someone irresponsible manage the Fu Corporation? Fu Laiying, your father isn’t dead yet!"
Fu Laiying’s heart sank, and he was momentarily silent.
Cheng Zhili watched the family drama unfold with great interest.
"Alright! Everyone calm down!" Wenxiu stepped in as the peacemaker. She patted her husband’s back and gently spoke to her son, "Your father has a point. You’ve already been with Zhili, and you still want to marry Cheng Zhixia, can you face them? And now that Zhili is carrying your child, you should take responsibility for him and the child! Do you want your child to be called an ‘illegitimate child’ in the future?"
Cheng Zhili’s smile froze.
Illegitimate child.
It was the term he hated most.
Of course, he knew Wenxiu meant no harm, so he quickly dismissed it from his mind.
Silence.
A long silence.
Finally, Fu Laiying spoke, "You want me to marry him?"
"I don’t care if you don’t marry me." Cheng Zhili said.
Fu Laiying scoffed at this.
Doesn’t care? If he didn’t care, why would Cheng Zhili go to such lengths to scheme against him?
But he didn’t know, Cheng Zhili truly didn’t care! He simply didn’t want Cheng Zhixia to have a good life! As long as Cheng Zhixia was unhappy, he was happy!
Then Cheng Zhili heard Fu Laiying say, "Fine, I’ll marry you. But there are conditions!"
Cheng Zhili immediately interrupted, "I have conditions too!"
"What are your conditions?" Fu Laiying looked at him coldly.
"After I finish my confinement, we divorce!" Divorce was inevitable, and Cheng Zhili had no intention of spending his life with Fu Laiying. The ten months of pregnancy would be enough to complete his revenge on the Cheng family! Then he would hand the child over to Reinhardt and disappear! As for whether the Fu family could find the child after he left? Ha, once he was gone, he didn’t care if the Fu family was flooded!
Fu Zheng and Wenxiu exchanged glances.
They thought Cheng Zhili wanted to marry into the Fu family, but why was he proposing a divorce?
As they wondered, they heard Fu Laiying agree without hesitation, "Fine!"
Cheng Zhili immediately smiled, "Then let’s draw up an agreement!"
Fu Laiying promptly fetched paper and pen to write the agreement, and once finished, they both signed it.
Fu Laiying asked, "When is the wedding?"
"Whenever." Cheng Zhili’s lips curved slightly, indifferent.
"Then in half a month!" Wenxiu decided immediately.
Fu Laiying frowned, "Isn’t that too soon?"
"Too soon?" Wenxiu rolled her eyes at him, "If you don’t hurry, Zhili’s belly will be showing! Besides, since you got engaged to Cheng Zhixia, we’ve been preparing for the wedding. Now we just need to change Zhili’s outfit."
Cheng Zhili raised an eyebrow, "I want the biggest and best hotel, the grandest wedding, and I want all the city’s elite to attend. Also, everyone from the Cheng family must be invited, and I want Cheng Zhixia as my best man!"
"You’re going too far!" Fu Laiying glared at him instantly.
"If you don’t agree, then no wedding~" Cheng Zhili taunted with a smirk.
Fu Laiying glared at me fiercely, "You think I want to marry?"
Beside them, Wenxiu gritted her teeth, "I’ll talk to the Cheng family!"
"Mom! He’s clearly taking advantage of the situation! Zhixia is already pitiful enough, and he still wants to push him further. Is he afraid Zhixia won’t have a heart attack from anger?!" Fu Laiying shouted.
"So you’re not getting married?" Wenxiu countered, "Do you want to anger your mother to death?!"
Fu Laiying’s throat tightened.
He really wanted to say, no! Not even if it kills me! His heart was only for Cheng Zhixia!
But seeing his parents’ eager eyes, and knowing he had indeed been with Cheng Zhili, and that he was carrying his child, he felt an endless mountain pressing down on him, as if it would crush him!
Fu Laiying gritted his teeth, "Fine, I’ll marry!"
Marry then! Let’s hurt each other!