It was all driven by men’s damnable pride, having nothing to do with love or affection.
Yu Yue finally understood why her grandmother had taught her to hide her talents.
Because the feeling of being targeted was truly unpleasant. With such a large lump in her belly, it was bound to explode sooner or later. Yu Yue suddenly wanted to slip away.
Leave the capital, go elsewhere, give birth to the child, and then return.
But once the child was born, hiding it would be even harder than hiding a pregnant belly.
Everything was so difficult.
Yu Yue wore a sullen expression, unhappy.
Fu Jingyan changed the subject: “Have you submitted Tangtang’s information yet?”
“Not yet,” Yu Yue shook her head.
Fu Jingyan’s expression immediately darkened.
Yu Yue explained: “I only have three slots to submit each year. At least let me go see Tangtang’s situation first. That way, after I understand, I can try to persuade the big shot.”
“Really? You can talk to your boss?” Fu Jingyan’s eyes shifted thoughtfully.
“No, but I can record what I want to say and submit it along with the child’s information.”
“Oh,” Fu Jingyan sounded a bit disappointed.
“Su Qingyue—is she really the child’s mother?” Yu Yue knew she shouldn’t ask, but she couldn’t help it, thinking of Li Kui’s analysis.
“It’s usually the father who doubts whether the child is his own. Why would you doubt the child’s mother?” Fu Jingyan was puzzled.
Having grown up with Su Qingyue, Fu Jingyan knew her character well.
“Then pretend I didn’t ask,” Yu Yue couldn’t explain it to Fu Jingyan.
Soon, they arrived at the old mansion.
As soon as she got out of the car, Yu Yue saw that annoying Fu Ruoxi.
Fu Ruoxi had come alone. Her husband was always away on business trips and had never accompanied her back to the Fu family since their marriage.
Fu Ruoxi walked beside her mother, obedient and poised like a proper young lady.
When she saw Fu Jingyan’s car, Fu Ruoxi’s eyes lit up.
But when she saw Yu Yue step out of the car, the light in Fu Ruoxi’s eyes instantly vanished.
Weren’t they already going through the divorce process?
Why would Yu Yue still come to the Fu family’s dinner?
Fu Jingyan led Yu Yue forward quickly, greeting Fu Ruoxi’s stepfather and her mother proactively.
“Third Uncle, Third Aunt.”
Yu Yue followed suit, also calling them Third Uncle and Third Aunt.
“Ah, Yueyue hasn’t changed a bit, still looking as blessed as ever,” Fu Qian said to Yu Yue with a gentle smile.
“Thank you, Third Uncle,” Yu Yue replied politely.
The Fu family members were all like this—two-faced. Yu Yue was long used to it.
As people who navigated the business world, they had mastered the art of speaking sweetly to people and harshly to ghosts.
In his heart, he probably already despised her, thinking she was nothing but a big, stupid pig who only knew how to eat.
Otherwise, why would she only gain weight and not wisdom?
“Xiaoxi, greet them,” Fu Ruoxi’s mother, Shen Zhixian, nudged her daughter forward.
Because she had married Fu Qian as a second wife while he was a first-time groom, she had always lived with extreme caution in the Fu family.
Back then, she had not been favored by the Old Master and Old Madam. In the end, it was the Old Madam who relented.
The Old Madam had called her into her room alone and specifically instructed her. That was why she would never allow anyone to destroy the happiness she had worked so hard to attain.
Not even her own daughter.
Fu Ruoxi dared not tell anyone about her feelings for Fu Jingyan, not even her own mother.
“Big brother,” Fu Ruoxi called out to Fu Jingyan, her voice crisp and filled with joy. But when she turned to address Yu Yue, the word “sister-in-law” was uttered with unmistakable reluctance.
Yu Yue didn’t mind.
Just then, a commotion arose at the entrance.
Su Qingyue entered, holding Tangtang, whose face was pale.
Seeing this, Fu Jingyan immediately strode away from Yu Yue and hurried toward Su Qingyue and the child.
At that moment, Fu Shen was wheeled out in his wheelchair. Fu Qian, spotting his fifth brother, walked over with his wife to greet Fu Shen.
The two brothers hadn’t seen each other in years.
Left behind were only Yu Yue and Fu Ruoxi.
Fu Ruoxi stepped forward, her tone icy as she mocked Yu Yue, “Yu Yue, do you see? My big brother and Sister Qingyue are the perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman.”
“As for you, you’re just a pig. How dare you stand beside my brilliant and noble big brother?”
“I may not be worthy, but at least I’ve been matched with him for three years. Unfortunately, some people aren’t just unworthy—they’re nothing but toads, delusional and dreaming, destined to end up with nothing but a reflection in the water, isn’t that right?”
Yu Yue didn’t hold back at all, firing back directly.
“Yu Yue, you…” Fu Ruoxi couldn’t understand why, in Yu Yue’s eyes, she was unworthy.
Between her and Fu Jingyan, it was only a matter of crossing boundaries in status, nothing more.
Whether in figure, appearance, or education, she was more suited to stand by Fu Jingyan’s side than Yu Yue, wasn’t she?
She had come to the Fu family at the age of three and received only the highest standard of education.
And Yu Yue?
She was nothing but a frog at the bottom of a well who had never seen the world. How dare she act so arrogantly toward her?
“What about me? Did I say something wrong? Fu Ruoxi, we’re both losers. How can the loser have the nerve to be so arrogant?”
With that, Yu Yue had no desire to waste any more words on her. She calmly walked toward the perfect couple ahead.
In others’ eyes, they were a perfect pair, but Yu Yue knew that the person Su Qingyue truly liked wasn’t her childhood friend Fu Jingyan, but his fifth uncle.
Regardless of whether the child was Su Qingyue’s own, her willingness to be a mother to Fu Shen’s child showed a sincerity that few women possessed.
However, even though Su Qingyye’s affection wasn’t for Fu Jingyan, Yu Yue still didn’t like this childhood friend of his.
What Su Qingyue did might seem noble in others’ eyes, but if Yu Yue ever found out that Su Qingyue had truly harmed Lin Lan or even stolen Lin Lan’s child, she would not let her off.
“The child is in such a state. Why not let her rest properly in the hospital?” Yu Yue genuinely felt sorry for Tangtang. Her little face was so pale, her eyes vacant, yet Su Qingyue had brought her out of the hospital just to attend the Fu family dinner.
“Because Tangtang is the star of today. How could we manage without her?” Su Qingyue didn’t dislike Yu Yue and explained gently.
The man she loved wasn’t Yu Yue’s husband. If Yu Yue and Fu Jingyan didn’t divorce, they would both be women of the Fu family in the future.
She even wanted to build a good relationship with Yu Yue, after all, Yu Yue had married into the Fu family before her.
Yu Yue looked at Fu Jingyan in confusion, but he offered no explanation. Instead, he took Tangtang from Su Qingyue’s arms and said, “Let’s go inside first. It’s windy out here.”
Fu Jingyan was holding Tangtang, with Su Qingyue walking beside them, gently standing by to put a hat on Tangtang.
Tangtang looked listless, her eyes empty.
This was the first time Yu Yue had seen a child like this.
Usually, the children she encountered on the streets were lively, cheerful, outgoing, and healthy.
For some reason, Yu Yue felt a pang of heartache.
The desire to perform surgery for the little girl grew even stronger.