Defrosting The Cold Young Master - Chapter 2306 - 2310: Fifth Master’s Speculation

“Ah?” Ye Xingbei was stunned: “What do you mean? Was Wan Chong’s stepmother’s miscarried fetus indeed a male? Then… did you and Wan Chong guess wrong? …Or is Wan Chong’s stepmother too cunning that she fooled Gu Qi as well?”

“It’s unlikely she fooled Xiao Gu Qi,” Gu Junzhu shook his head and said, “Xiao Gu Qi specializes in information; he wouldn’t report to me without absolute certainty.”

“So you and Wan Chong guessed wrong? Wan Chong’s stepmother would rather give up her son just to ruin Wan Chong’s reputation?” Ye Xingbei shook her head: “That doesn’t make sense! Wan Chong’s stepmother must be longing for a son desperately. If she knew she was carrying a son, she couldn’t possibly use her unborn child to frame Wan Chong.”

“Indeed… it doesn’t make sense,” Gu Junzhu pondered for a moment, then slowly said, “There’s another possibility: the ultrasound results she got from the doctor were wrong!”

Ye Xingbei was confused: “What do you mean? I don’t quite understand.”

Gu Junzhu explained: “I guess Wan Chong’s stepmother had already made up her mind before identifying the baby’s gender; if it was a female fetus, she’d use it to frame Wan Chong.”

“So, before getting the ultrasound, she must have arranged things meticulously. Her first step was to bribe a doctor to keep her secret.”

“If she’s pregnant with a male, naturally, everyone would be happy. If she’s pregnant with a female, she would have the doctor announce she was carrying a male.”

“However, you know ultrasounds are not 100% accurate and have an error rate. I guess it’s highly possible Wan Chong’s stepmother was indeed carrying a male fetus, but the ultrasound result done by the doctor was wrong, identifying it as a female.”

Ye Xingbei said: “So, Wan Chong’s stepmother thought she was carrying a female fetus. She already has two daughters, and she felt having another daughter was useless, so she used the unborn child as leverage to frame Wan Chong. But actually, she was carrying a son!”

Gu Junzhu nodded: “I think this is the most reasonable explanation.”

Ye Xingbei was speechless.

After a long time, she slowly exhaled: “If what you’re guessing is true, what would you call this? A case of being too clever for one’s own good, or people get what they deserve? …It’s just a pity for that child who had no chance to be born.”

Gu Junzhu nodded slightly, without speaking.

Ye Xingbei felt very sad inside.

Sad for that child who had no chance to come into the world.

After a moment, she suddenly asked: “Do you think, after the child miscarried, Wan Chong’s mother found out she was actually carrying a son, not a daughter? How would she react?”

Gu Junzhu hesitated slightly: “I guess she still doesn’t know she was actually carrying a son, not a daughter.”

“How could that be?” Ye Xingbei said surprised: “The child has already been miscarried; whether it’s a son or a daughter is clear as day. How could Wan Chong’s stepmother not know?”

Gu Junzhu said: “Wan Chong’s stepmother has a good friend who is the head of obstetrics at a private hospital. Since the day Wan Chong’s stepmother got pregnant, all her prenatal check-ups were done by that friend of hers. This was obviously planned from the start.”

“Right,” Ye Xingbei nodded: “She would only find a trustworthy doctor, then bribe them, and only then would they help her make fake documents.”