Chapter 449 - Whose Child was That? (1/2)
”What else can we do other than moving out?”
Mr. Li raised his hand with the intention of slapping his wife again. She had thoroughly embarrassed him. He wasn't stupid. Now that he thought about it, Chu Lui must have planned the entrapment and let them fall in themselves. No wonder he wasn't in a rush for them to move out. He was waiting for them to do it on their own.
He was vicious, truly vicious.
Mr. Li was so terrified that he broke out in cold sweat. This time, he took the rumors that had been circulating within the business industry seriously. Chu Lui was not one to be trifled with. One wouldn't be able to bear the consequences if it happened. It would be easier to resolve if it was anyone else, but not Chu Lui. He would chew that person up and then spit out the bones clean. He was unscrupulous, and he would resort to anything.
”Are we really leaving?” Mrs. Li was very unwilling to leave as she carried her suitcase. Where would they stay if they leave? While they stayed here, they had the maid take care of everything including their meals. They could afford to throw the leftovers away. Where would they call home now?
”You don't want to leave? Do you want your photos to leak everywhere?” Mr. Li looked down at his wife. ”Who will want to see that wrinkled body of yours? Do you seriously think that people will appreciate that? I guess with your old age, you can afford to let yourself go through that. Don't you?”
At the mention of her photographs, she shut her mouth; and she didn't say anything further.
Just like that, the Li family moved out of Chu Lui's little villa that very same night. They rented an apartment which would be sufficient for them for the time being. However, they didn't have much money to utilize. They had withdrawn their money in advance without anyone's knowledge. If not for their foresight, they would be roaming on the streets now. In the past, they had Chu Lui. He had provided them with a house and paid for their meals. Now, they had to do everything themselves. Renting the apartment itself had cost them a huge chunk of their money, and they had to set aside some for their meals as well as daily expenses.
Li Manni had always enjoyed the life of being a rich girl. She hadn't had a tough day after she married Chu Lui. She had everything she wanted.
The whole Li family was unhappy with the newly rented apartment. The bathroom was small and so were the bedrooms. The wallpaper was peeling away. There was also a weird stench inside. However, with the money they had at the moment, this was what they could afford. The whole family barely slept on the first night. They were busy cursing and complaining about each other. All of which were targeted at Li Manni.
Li Manni put up with her parents' blame. She stared out the window in dazed and disbelief at her current predicament.
No. it wasn't possible. She didn't believe it. There was a fifty-percent chance that the baby was Chu Lui's. He set a trap for her just like how he did to Xia Ruoxin because he wanted to divorce her. He wanted to ruin her like how he did to Xia Ruoxin. He wanted to ruin her reputation and for her to leave to another country all because he wanted to be with that wretched woman again.
Yes. That must be it. It was definitely that.
She stood up and dug out a ton of things from the drawer. She took out her countless bottles of cosmetics and started to apply them on her face as she looked into the dimly lit mirror.
She didn't stop until the haggard face was completely covered by the colors of her cosmetics. However, it didn't manage to hide the grief between her eyebrows.
Knock, knock…
She knocked on the door. It was a Saturday. She knew Chu Lui would be here today. It was his routine to come to his parents' place during the weekends.
”Who is it?” Song Wan came out of the kitchen in time to open the door. When she saw who was standing outside, she tried to close the door.
”Mom.” Li Manni called out. Her throat was dry and hoarse.
”I'm not your mother!” Song Wan spat at her coldly about to close the door. However, Li Manni forced herself through forcefully by using her body. As much as Song Wan hated her, she wouldn't cause harm to Li Manni. Moreover, that woman was pregnant.