Everyone at the table cast shocked looks toward them.
After all, aside from the old master, everyone knew that Mo Jinchuan had practically been injured every day since the marriage.
Rumor had it that this new wife had beaten him up, yet this very wife had personally been chosen by the old master himself.
No one knew whether Mo Jinchuan was happy about it, but the old master was quite satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law. She looked obedient.
Mo Susu was someone who spoke without thinking. She subconsciously blurted out: “Chi… child…?”
The moment she opened her mouth, the eldest brother beside her, Mo Shuyu, grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth, shutting her up.
“Eat more buns. Your brain needs nourishment.”
Nan Yan noticed the strange looks around the table. Thinking about the pregnancy matter made her expression turn awkward.
Mm, there had indeed been a scene in the plot where she framed Xia Zhizhi. She had bribed a doctor to fake a pregnancy, then deliberately staged being pushed down by Xia Zhizhi, causing the “great-grandson” valued by Old Master Mo to be “lost.” The old master had been so furious that he ended up hospitalized, while the heroine got dragged into the police station.
Later, the fake pregnancy had been exposed, leading to that famous scene where both Gu Jingshen and Mo Jinchuan felt guilty after misunderstanding the heroine.
Now the story had only reached the stage where she pretended to be pregnant. She had originally planned only to follow through with the framing plot and had never intended for Old Master Mo to find out.
She knew that Mo Jinchuan cared deeply about the old master’s health and was afraid he would be agitated.
But when she had gone to the hospital to fake the pregnancy report, she had coincidentally run into the old master during his checkup.
At this point, she even suspected that ridiculous coincidence had been arranged by that idiot system.
Nan Yan blinked her innocent eyes and forced herself to explain.
“Husband, I’m pregnant. I hadn’t had time to tell you yet. I wanted to surprise you, and I just happened to run into Grandpa at the hospital.”
Mo Jinchuan silently placed the chicken soup in front of her, his gaze complicated.
He realized that he truly did not understand her well enough.
He did not even know whose child she was carrying.
What a surprise indeed.
“I specifically prayed for a peace talisman for my great-grandson. Keep it with you.” The old master handed an exquisite purple sandalwood box to Nan Yan.
The eldest grandson’s wife had already lost two children.
Up until now, the Mo Family still did not have a single great-grandson. The old master valued this child immensely and had even sent someone overnight to obtain the talisman.
Nan Yan glanced at Mo Jinchuan, who had remained silent the entire time, and did not dare accept it.
She and Mo Jinchuan had never consummated their marriage. She had no idea whether he was angry about suddenly becoming a “father.”
Mo Jinchuan stared at the peace talisman for a moment before reaching out to take it and hand it to her.
“Wear it.”
“……”
At night, the wind around the half-mountain villa carried a slight chill.
Mo Jinchuan sat on the sofa, gently swirling a glass of red wine in his hand. The crimson liquid appeared calm, yet ripples continuously lapped against the rim of the glass.
“Whose child is it?”
“It’s fake. There’s no child yet.”
Nan Yan secretly peeked at his expression. “Then how about you give me a child?”
Mo Jinchuan tilted his head back and downed the wine in one gulp.
Crash!
The shattered wine glass on the floor startled Nan Yan enough to make her steps tremble.
He lifted his eyes to stare at the woman before him, his thin lips curling slightly.
“Even if you don’t tell me, I’ll investigate it myself. Just keep the child and get rid of the father. Give the old master a child to make him happy. I’ll pay enough money.”
The doctor had said the old master only had one year left.
Nan Yan lightly bit her lip.
Where was she supposed to magically produce a child from?
If this continued, would the old master end up hospitalized from anger because of her again?
After struggling internally for a moment, she quickly moved forward and grabbed Mo Jinchuan’s hand, pinning it above her head.
Since this stupid plot absolutely had to happen, then she would make a real child instead.
Whether Mo Jinchuan wanted to or not, he was going to give her one.
Mo Jinchuan reacted swiftly, borrowing momentum to strike sideways with his elbow while simultaneously kicking forward.
Nan Yan nimbly dodged, spun with the force, and kicked back again.
Mo Jinchuan did not dodge. After a muffled grunt, he grabbed her ankle and yanked her over, pinning her onto the sofa with one hand.
Nan Yan: “……”
Mo Jinchuan was this skilled?
Then how had he still ended up injured all the time? Without that idiot system, she actually could not beat him?
Mo Jinchuan clenched his jaw, both angry and amused.
“What? You were trying to force yourself on me? Nan Yan, have I spoiled you too much and made you think I have a good temper?”
【He’s the biggest villain in the book. In the end, he nearly killed the male lead. With your pathetic skills, you still want to force yourself on him? As expected of the stupid and troublesome supporting female character.】
【Just obediently follow your plotline and stop trying those tricks.】
That idiot system once again mocked and warned her.
But Nan Yan refused to listen.
She already had her own thoughts now. Why should she still follow that ridiculous melodramatic plot?
From the moment she awakened, she intended to turn the gears of fate however she pleased.
If hard tactics did not work, then she would go soft.
In the blink of an eye, the corners of Nan Yan’s eyes had reddened.
“Ow… you’re hurting me.”
“Go on. Keep acting.”
Mo Jinchuan sneered.
He was not Gu Jingshen. How could he possibly fall for such clumsy acting?
But the next second, he met Nan Yan’s slightly reddened, pitiful almond-shaped eyes. Crystal-clear tears shimmered at the corners, ready to fall, while her long eyelashes trembled fragiley. She looked heartbreakingly pitiable.
Mo Jinchuan subconsciously looked at the wrist he had been gripping.
There really was a red mark circling it.
Her skin was so fair that the red marks looked glaringly intimate.
He released her hand, his gaze sweeping over the marks again as he spoke disdainfully.
“You really are delicate. Even your skin knows how to act.”
Nan Yan: “……”
That was because her skin was fair, so it reddened easily, alright?
She did not argue, because she suddenly realized something…
Mo Jinchuan seemed to respond better to softness than force.
Nan Yan grabbed onto the hand Mo Jinchuan was about to withdraw, her voice choked with tears as she acted spoiled.
“Husband~ I’m really not pregnant. Why don’t you call a doctor to check?”
Mo Jinchuan’s gaze swept across her slender hands before landing on her face.
She blinked her watery innocent eyes, looking up at him pitifully while softly sobbing and pleading.
He looked away, his tone unreadable.
“Tomorrow I’ll take you to—”
The word “checkup” got stuck in his throat because he tugged his hand.
…And failed to pull it free.
“Let go.”
A liar who specialized in pretending to be obedient.
If he wanted her to let go, then she would let go. Nan Yan was still very tactful.
She raised three fingers, her almond eyes bright as she swore: “I’m really not lying to you. I truly want a child with you. If I’m lying, then Gu Jingshen will get hit by a car the moment he steps outside.”
Mo Jinchuan: “……”
It was truly Gu Jingshen’s blessing to know her.
Too lazy to continue wasting words with her, Mo Jinchuan turned around and headed toward the bedroom.
Nan Yan immediately darted forward. With quick eyes and fast hands, she rushed ahead of him and squeezed toward his bedroom.
She absolutely had to sleep with Xia Zhizhi’s male lead.
“We’re legally married! Let me sleep in the room!”
Mo Jinchuan grabbed the back of her collar and tossed her outside.
“The certificate is legal. You’re not.”
Nan Yan: “……”
She was so angry that she wanted to kick the door, but she did not dare.
Taking a step back, she started throwing punches and kicks at the air.
Just wait. One day, she would throw him out the door instead.
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