Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 162 A Shared Baby

"What's there to talk about!" Zhong Xue felt that her son was truly bewitched by Luo Beiqing. "Tingchuan, she caused you to lose your child. Do you know how much of a loss that is for you!"

“Young Master He, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Our Weiwei has suffered so much for you and is still lying in a hospital bed. For you to go and find this poisonous woman is just too heartless!” said Madam Qiao.

Qiao Weiwei then started crying, and her sobbing annoyed Luo Beiqing.

She had been indifferent at first, but after being wronged once, twice, and three times, were these people really unable to understand human language?

"Ah!"

Luo Beiqing chuckled softly, her laughter filled with sarcasm.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhong Xue felt uneasy at Luo Beiqing's reaction.

She had always known that this daughter-in-law was no pushover, so she disliked her from the moment Luo Beiqing entered the family.

Luo Beiqing looked at Qiao Weiwei and suddenly said something that shocked everyone: "The child is He Zihan's, isn't it?"

"What...what did you say?" Qiao Weiwei was stunned and speechless, then exclaimed excitedly, "Luo Beiqing, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Miss Luo, even if you are angry and ashamed, you shouldn't make baseless accusations!" Mr. Qiao said sternly.

Zhong Xue looked at Qiao Weiwei in disbelief.

Although she disliked her daughter-in-law Luo Beiqing, she was also very clear about Luo Beiqing's personality: arrogant and eccentric, rebellious, yet disdainful of slandering people.

She always does things openly!

Everyone else was too shocked or excited, but Gu Yanci noticed the slight surprise on He Tingchuan's face—not surprise about the ownership of Qiao Weiwei's miscarried child, but surprise at how Luo Beiqing knew about it.

It seems that what Luo Beiqing said is the truth.

Gu Yanci glanced at Wen Yan beside him, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Sure enough, his wife is smart, and even his best friends are smart people!

Luo Beiqing felt her back was aching from standing, so she sat down on a chair nearby, intending to have a proper 'talk' with these people!

She began to speak slowly and deliberately:

"Qiao Weiwei, I found out that before you got pregnant, you went to a drinking party with He Zihan. You and He Zihan had sex while drunk, and when you found out you were pregnant, you simply set up a scheme to pin it on He Tingchuan. You probably wanted to kill two birds with one stone, using this child to force me to step down, while at the same time getting leverage over He Zihan."

Qiao Weiwei's face was extremely pale, probably without her even realizing it. Her hands, which were on the blanket, were unconsciously gripping it tightly, and her eyes were filled with unconcealed terror. She looked at Luo Beiqing as if he were a monster.

Luo Beiqing paused for a moment, then looked at He Tingchuan: "He Zihan has been challenging you, trying to seize more family resources, and you! You plan to turn the tables on him, have Qiao Weiwei give birth to He Zihan's illegitimate child, further ruin He Zihan's reputation, affect his future marriage prospects, and eliminate this stumbling block."

Luo Beiqing looked at Qiao Weiwei again:

"Qiao Weiwei, your miscarriage this time was probably because He Zihan found out that the child in your belly was his. He Zihan was born out of wedlock and has been working hard to cultivate a good image all these years. Naturally, he wouldn't allow his first child to be an illegitimate child born to you. Therefore, the safest method was to threaten you into aborting the child. You finally managed to conceive a child of the He family, so naturally you didn't want to, but you had no choice. In the end, you came up with what you thought was a brilliant method—to frame me, both to get rid of the child and to force me and the He family to compensate you, maximizing your own interests."

The ward was deathly silent.

Luo Beiqing even asked very considerately, "Was there anything wrong with what I said, Qiao Weiwei?"

Qiao Weiwei shook her head repeatedly, and after a long while, she was able to speak: "No, no! Luo Beiqing, you're talking nonsense! These are all your guesses! You're just making things up without any evidence! You say I framed you, then show me the evidence to prove you didn't push me!"

"You went to great lengths to find a blind spot in the surveillance cameras, that's really something," Wen Yan said coldly, her voice laced with sarcasm.

She arranged for someone to check the surveillance footage immediately after the incident.

“Qiao Weiwei, I have no reason to push you.” Luo Beiqing placed her hand on her lower abdomen. “I don’t want my child to have any connection with the He family other than DNA. I wish the He family’s eyes were on your belly. To be honest, the distress you’ve caused me by your miscarriage is greater than the trouble you’ve caused me by framing me.”

Luo Beiqing's words were like rubbing salt into Qiao Weiwei's wounds.

"Luo Beiqing, how dare you brag! You've gone too far! You've bullied us too much!" Qiao Weiwei burst into tears. "Aunt Zhong, the one who died today was your grandson! The doctor said it was a fully formed male fetus! Luo Beiqing just wanted to smear your unborn grandson so that there would be no evidence against him!"

"Who says the dead can't testify?" Wen Yan's abrupt words interrupted Qiao Weiwei's crying.

Everyone looked at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan said lightly, "I had the hospital keep the embryonic tissue. Can't I just do a paternity test with He Tingchuan and the embryonic tissue?"

"What right do you have to do this?" Qiao Weiwei's face changed drastically. "You are not my guardian, you have no right to dispose of my child!"

“I agree,” He Tingchuan said.

Private hospitals are full of secrets and shady dealings. Upon receiving Wen Yan's call, He Tingchuan was immediately notified.

Even without He Tingchuan's consent, the hospital would not dispose of the embryos arbitrarily—for fear of being held accountable by the wealthy family!

Before Qiao Weiwei could say anything, Zhong Xue said, "Do it! Do a paternity test!"

She wanted to see what the outcome would be!

Qiao Weiwei's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and she seemed to collapse.

Zhong Xue stared sharply at Qiao Weiwei, and almost instantly, she knew the truth.

Qiao's parents were devastated and could not believe it.

"Can I go now?" Luo Beiqing asked, and without waiting for anyone else's reaction, she stood up and started walking out.

Wen Yan followed closely behind, giving Qiao Weiwei on the hospital bed a cold look, which could be considered a warning.

He Tingchuan chased after him, asking, "When did you find out?"

Luo Beiqing paused slightly: "A long time ago."

"Since you know that, then why—"

"I know, why can't we get a divorce?"

This time, it was He Tingchuan who was stunned.

Taking advantage of Wen Yan's inattention, Gu Yanci put his arm around her and walked straight out.

"Hey!"

"Let's go outside and wait."

Wen Yan was very dissatisfied. She turned to look back at Luo Beiqing and received a reassuring look from him. Only then did she let it go and followed Gu Yanci out.

"Gu Yanci! When did you become He Tingchuan's accomplice?!"

"Don't make it sound like I killed someone."

……

The early spring sun shines on the balcony, warming you on your skin.

"Just say what you have to say. I'll only give you ten minutes." Luo Beiqing glanced at his watch, his face practically screaming, "I have nothing to say to you."

He Tingchuan's unruly demeanor softened somewhat. He looked at Luo Beiqing for a long time before asking, "Is the child well-behaved?"

"Hmm, she's quite well-behaved," Luo Beiqing replied without much emotion.

He Tingchuan had seen women in his family pregnant, some of whom would vomit from the start of pregnancy until delivery, which was extremely difficult. Fortunately, Luo Beiqing's complexion seemed relatively good.

He Tingchuan remained silent, and Luo Beiqing did not urge him. Instead, he would occasionally glance at the time on his wristwatch and keep track of the time for him.

"Qiao Weiwei lost her baby. Not to mention anyone else, even my mother wouldn't let you take good care of the child."

He Tingchuan's words clearly had a hidden meaning.

Luo Beiqing crossed his arms and asked in return, "What are you trying to say? Young Master He, beating around the bush isn't your style."

“If you come back to me, I can guarantee you complete control over the child, and even my mother can’t do anything to you or the child.”

Luo Beiqing's eyes turned cold: "He Tingchuan, I hate it when people threaten me."

He Tingchuan was puzzled and dissatisfied: "Bei Qing, you know perfectly well that the child in Qiao Weiwei's belly is not mine, and now that child no longer exists, what are you still clinging to?"

“He Tingchuan, don’t you still understand?” Luo Beiqing shook her head. “Then I’ll say it again—your He family is powerful and wealthy, you are ambitious, and you are determined to take over the family business. But I don’t like this kind of environment. I don’t want to live in a world of deceit and treachery, and I’m even less willing to endure the humiliation of having mistresses come knocking on my door for the sake of your career. I also don’t want my children to suffer the same kind of injustice from you in the future!”

He Tingchuan froze.

Indeed, he was the legitimate young master of the He family, and the most valued junior member of the family. However, he had known since childhood that his father had someone else outside the marriage. When He Zihan was led into the house by his mother, he felt a sense of humiliation as if he had been slapped in the face for no reason.

He even had to disgustingly address that person as his brother!

He Tingchuan hurriedly explained, "Luo Beiqing, I am not like my father! I will not become him, nor will I let our child become me. Nothing has happened between Qiao Weiwei and me. The child in her womb is not mine. She stayed with me before only as a temporary measure!"

“Qiao Weiwei is a temporary measure now, and there will be Zhou Weiwei and Zhang Weiwei in the future; they can all be temporary measures.” Luo Beiqing sighed. “He Tingchuan, I can’t say that your weighing of pros and cons is wrong, but we have different paths and cannot work together!”

"Then how come you could tolerate it before? Didn't we agree to be a couple who wouldn't interfere with each other?"

He Tingchuan is now desperate to keep Luo Beiqing by his side, and he doesn't care what methods, means, or reasons he uses!

"Oh, I'm fickle, I can't stand it anymore."

……

Wen Yan waited anxiously outside.

Finally, Luo Beiqing came out and hurried to greet him. Then he saw He Tingchuan following a few steps behind Luo Beiqing.

"I'd like to trouble Miss Wen to take care of Bei Qing," He Tingchuan said.

Wen Yan rolled her eyes without any attempt to hide it: "You're crazy!"

She takes care of Luo Beiqing, what's it to you!

Gu Yanci: "..."

“If Young Master He really finds it troublesome for me, he might as well stop bothering Bei Qing.” Wen Yan spoke without any mercy.

Wen Yan turned around and saw Luo Beiqing into the car, then drove her home.

"Isn't your husband leaving?" Luo Beiqing asked.

"He's going back to the company." Wen Ya turned the steering wheel. "What did He Tingchuan say to you?"

"It's nothing but the same old stuff, you dog of a man!" Luo Beiqing didn't bother to mention it.

"Did you only sign the divorce agreement and not get the divorce certificate yet?" Wen Yan suddenly remembered.

"Hmm, he won't cooperate with getting a divorce certificate at this stage." Luo Beiqing's hand fell on her lower abdomen. "Baby, why didn't you come later? How did you get found out?"

If her pregnancy hadn't been discovered, she probably would have already gotten a divorce certificate.

Wen Yan gave Luo Beiqing a disapproving look: "What are you saying? Be careful the baby won't be happy if he hears this!"

-

"Where are you going? I'll give you a ride." He Tingchuan held the car keys in his hand.

"No need to trouble Young Master He." Wen Yan drove the car away, and Gu Yanci had already contacted a driver to pick him up.

He Tingchuan readily agreed, saying, "No need to trouble yourself. By the way, I can offer an extra percentage discount on the cooperative project."

Gu Yanci looked at He Tingchuan with interest, and after a few seconds, nodded.

The McLaren drove onto the road.

Gu Yanci glanced at the hospital building. "Aren't you going to keep an eye on things at the hospital?"

He was referring to the DNA testing.

"My mom is more anxious than I am now."

He Tingchuan knows Zhong Xue well. She values ​​offspring and blood ties. She will definitely investigate whether the child in Qiao Weiwei's belly is related to him.

He Tingchuan said that business is business, and he would make concessions if he said he would. After signing the supplementary contract, he leaned back on the sofa, showing no intention of leaving.

Gu Yanci leaned back in his chair and said bluntly, "I have no good advice for you."

He Tingchuan frowned: "Gu Yanci, are you a dog?"

They eat the meat without spitting out the bones, yet they offer benefits that are of no use.

Gu Yanci shrugged. "Your wife and my wife are different. Besides, Yan Yan can't help you persuade Luo Beiqing—not helping Luo Beiqing find a second spring is already the greatest kindness you can show her."

He Tingchuan: "..."

“However,” Gu Yanci said with a hint of envy, “you two now have a baby together.”