Chapter 873 - 353: Did You Even Hear What I Said?

Chapter 873: Chapter 353: Did You Even Hear What I Said?

Xue Ning had never imagined something like this would happen to her.

She had never had much desire for life; living as she did now, plain and uneventful, not worrying about anything, was already the best outcome.

Ask her to shoulder any kind of pressure, and she simply couldn’t do it.

The inferiority complex she’d developed since childhood was already set in stone.

Hiding in the bathroom, she didn’t dare go out.

She realized that the more she stared at the test strip, the more flustered she became, to the point her hands and feet wouldn’t even obey her.

In the end, with no other choice, she braced herself and walked out.

Dou Ying immediately asked, "Ningning, how did it go?"

Xue Ning put on an awkward act and said, "I... just now, I accidentally dropped the test strip into the sink and it got washed away."

They all knew this was just her excuse, but with their identities, they couldn’t really use this matter to press Xue Ning.

For Dou Ying, Xue Ning making up an excuse was, to her, equivalent to giving an answer.

If Xue Ning hadn’t tested at all and just tossed it, that meant she already knew she was pregnant.

If she had tested and didn’t dare bring the strip out, that also meant she was pregnant.

The result was the same.

"Then let’s go eat first."

"Mm, okay, I’ll go wash my hands again. Mom, Madam, you go ahead."

...

After the meal, the two men in the house had been chatting away enthusiastically; Jiang Yaoting even started talking to Li Likun about his work.

Those kinds of things, he wouldn’t say a word about in other settings.

He would only occasionally chat about it with Dou Ying, but even then, it was hard for her to really share the same wavelength with him in that regard.

After dinner, Wang Cuiping did a quick tidy-up, then went to Xue Ning’s bedroom.

Xue Ning had found an excuse to slip away right after they finished eating.

She went into Xue Ning’s room, closed the door, and asked, "Ningning, no matter whose it is, have him come over for a meal. Last time was all muddled and confused; this time it can’t be like that again, right?"

Xue Ning stammered, "Mom, what are you talking about? I don’t understand."

"You understand perfectly well. I’ll give you a few days to think it through. No matter who it is, this time the family needs a clear outcome!"

Wang Cuiping really had no other way. Xue Ning already had one child before, which had given the family enough of a headache.

Thankfully it was a girl; generally speaking, when it comes to remarriage, there isn’t as much resistance toward a girl.

But now there was another one!

At this point it wasn’t even about whether she could marry in the future; it was about what people would think of her once they found out.

Had she really learned nothing from the last time?

Anyway, no matter who the man was, this time she planned to have Li Yang step in and completely resolve the matter.

After Wang Cuiping left, Xue Ning stared blankly around the room.

Her bedroom was very large, more than forty square meters, not even counting the inner bathroom.

The entire room was furnished with luxury pieces; just the solid wood canopy bed alone had to have cost at least a hundred thousand yuan.

In her wardrobe there were plenty of pieces of jewelry, some gifted by her parents, some by Jiang Banxia, and some by Li Yang; altogether, if not worth tens of millions, then certainly several million.

Her clothes, her skincare products—each of them, in the past, were things she wouldn’t even dare imagine, and even if she’d had the money, she wouldn’t have been willing to buy them.

In her view, even if one was worth tens of millions, there was no need to wear clothes costing over ten thousand yuan or use skincare worth several thousand or tens of thousands.

The food they ate at home on a daily basis was all quite pricey as well; all those traditional delicacies, they had a warehouse full of them, any random box costing several thousand or tens of thousands, and there was even a box of legally salable yellow-lipped fish swim bladders.

All sorts of fresh ingredients were practically supplied without limit.

Maybe a single meal didn’t look that expensive; like the lunch that day, if you only calculated market prices, that whole table of dishes would be around three thousand yuan.

But the things involved behind the scenes couldn’t be settled even with thirty thousand.

Aside from not having a live-in maid, in every other respect the household was completely worthy of a top-tier tycoon’s status.

Thinking it over carefully, it seemed like she’d made out pretty well.

If she hadn’t met Li Yang, she probably never would have had the chance to enjoy any of this in her lifetime.

And she’d been enjoying it for several years now; she certainly wasn’t going to cause trouble for Li Yang.

Around three in the afternoon, she gave Li Yang a call.

"Yangyang, are you busy?"

"Not really. Ning, what’s up?"

"I... might have to leave home for a while. Could you ask Yuqing to tell my parents and have them help look after things?"

On the other end of the line, Li Yang paused for a moment and asked, "Ning, you’re pregnant?"

Xue Ning was stunned.

Could it have gotten out from home?

It had only been a few hours...

If Li Yang knew about this, what would he think?

After all, they’d used protection every time; even if it really was an accident, Li Yang would definitely think she was lying to him.

They could do a paternity test now, but that would require an amniocentesis, which carried risks.

Xue Ning only wanted to slip away quietly for a while and get rid of the baby.

As for whether she could still come back afterward, she couldn’t afford to think that far.

"I’m sorry, if I say I don’t know whose child it is, would you believe me?"

Xue Ning had gone over it again and again in her mind; if it wasn’t a problem on Li Yang’s side, then it must have had something to do with a dream she’d had once.

It was possible someone had sneaked into her room at night and then...

Li Yang: "Huh? You don’t know?"

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry!" Xue Ning started crying.

Li Yang hurriedly said, "No, Ning, didn’t you recognize me?"

"What?"

"At night, that night I went to your room and couldn’t find any condoms, and I was in a bit of a rush, so I just didn’t use protection... I mean, I remember you recognized me at the time, you even called my name."

"That... was real?"