92 So Crude (2/2)
Chen He only had two choices for An Zining—either they got together again to take care of the child together or An Zining gave him the child after birth, and as compensation, he would give An Zining several companies. In any case, his own flesh and blood could not have any surname other than Chen.
An Zining only had one reply—”In your dreams!”
The two talked over each other while flinging insults and sarcasm; all Lawyer Lin could do was intervene occasionally to mediate the situation. Miss Chef soon got a headache from all the argument. It was clear that the pair had issues with each other, but she could not understand why neither could take a step back. Wasn't a child the continuation and crystallization of love? Both of them wanted the child but hated each other for some reason; this confused Miss Chef and deterred her from thinking about the possibility of marriage.
Ye Shuang's power of comprehension was better. After some listening, she caught the gist of the argument. She saw how confused Miss Chef was, so she whispered, ”The key is both have different principles.”
”Huh‽” Miss Chef turned her head to face Ye Shuang. Finally, someone was going to explain it to her; she was touched.
Ye Shuang smiled. ”With Sister An's pregnancy, the first reaction from both families was probably for them to continue the marriage, but there was a complication standing in the way—what about the child inside the mistress' stomach? The Chen family refused to kill their own grandchild, and An family didn't want a child born out of wedlock to have a right to their inheritance, so this is the first complication, the complication between both families.
”The second complication is between Sister An and the An family. The An family's choice for Sister An was either reconciliation with Chen He or abortion. Finding a good husband after divorce is still possible, but it will be much more difficult with a child from the ex-husband. After all, society is more forgiving to males than females.
”The third complication is between Sister An and Chen He. Sister An cannot accept the presence of the mistress and her illegitimate child, but Chen He wants to keep both at the same time…”
Of these three complications, the third caused the first to appear, and the first formed the basis for the second…
”The principles of both individuals and their families are all different. Sister An and Chen He's ideas are rejected by each other as well as their families,” Ye Shuang concluded based on the argument that had been going on. She shrugged helplessly and told Miss Chef, ”So, we have this situation; neither could convince the other. Sister An might say a lot of big words, but with the child to consider, she has many things she is afraid to do.”
This was probably why An Zining chose to have the baby overseas. Since her family couldn't accept her decision to have the child alone, and Chen He couldn't accept his child being raised in a single family, meaning An Zining couldn't get support from either side, she chose to escape.
Miss Chef was not that familiar with the complications between the families; after all, her working environment was limited to the kitchen. However, her gossip senses as a woman were not bad, so the first reaction she had after listening to Ye Shuang was—”So, the key is the pregnant mistress?”
”No, the key… wait, actually, you're right.” Ye Shuang unconsciously wanted to correct her but realized Miss Chef had a point.
Miss Chef was encouraged and was about to continue to comment on the complicated relationship when the intern cut in. ”If Sister An wants to keep the child, then just have the mistress take away the baby! Sister An's parents are definitely influential enough to influence that! Theoretically, Mr. Chen's parents are in support of Mr. Chen and his mistress, but if something really did happen with the mistress' child, will they really cut themselves off from the An family over it‽”
When Ye Shuang glanced at him in shock, the intern's face flushed and tried to explain, ”I mean, everything hinges on Sister An, so no party can force her; they can only negotiate. In comparison, dealing with the mistress will be a lot easier… Without Mr. Chen's protection, with the negotiation of some money or threats… Both the An family or Chen family would be able to do it. After all, which family of the upper society hasn't dealt with mistresses before‽ When everything is said and done, without the second child, no one will continue to fight over the mistress, and they will have to give further consideration to the child in Sister An's stomach.”
Ye Shuang patted the intern whose voice was dwindling. ”Great idea!”
The intern, who thought he had said something wrong, was thus encouraged.
Miss Chef, who had her thunder stolen, grumbled, ”It is not that simple! Mr. Chen has hidden the mistress well, so even if we want to make her an opening, where are we supposed to find her‽ Based on the timeline, we only have a few weeks left until the time for abortion is over!”
”You even know how far along the client's ex-husband's mistress' pregnancy is‽” Ye Shuang was shocked. Is this the power of a woman's gossiping nature‽ Miss Chef works inside a small kitchen, but she manages to know about things that happen so far away.
Miss Chef scratched her face shyly. ”Brother Lin investigated the mistress a bit to prepare for the divorce case. Even though there is no proof, there are plenty of rumours…”