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Duan Xia, in an attempt to assert her authority over the newly arrived daughter-in-law, ordered Liu Ru Yan to wash the dishes and tidy up. The two began to argue when suddenly, a drunken Xiao Jiba stumbled into the house.
“Dad, Mom, wife, I hit someone with the car,” he announced.
The faces of the three turned pale at his words.
“How badly are they hurt?”
Xiao Jiba was still in shock.
“I saw him fly out ten meters, spinning in the air several times. He’s probably dead. I didn’t even dare to stop and check. What should we do?”
Chen Yu had been preparing to lie down and sleep when the sudden voice of the system interrupted him with this alarming news.
Startled, Chen Yu began to recall the original storyline.
“Here we go again?” He sighed and rubbed his forehead. “Well, what’s meant to happen will happen. Let’s get it over with.”
Xiao's father drove the family quickly to Chen Yu's apartment complex. In the original plot, he had used his skills to open the door of the original owner’s home and waited inside. Now, as they arrived at Chen Yu's doorstep, the four were surprised and delighted to find that Chen Yu's door was wide open, saving Xiao's father from having to use his skills after all.
He exchanged glances with the others, and they all entered the house and closed the door behind them. Upon entering, they found Chen Yu sitting on the sofa with a plate of peanuts on the coffee table, holding a glass of liquor.
“...What are you doing, Chen Yu?”
Liu Ru Yan stepped forward and snatched the glass from him to sniff it.
“Baijiu? How much have you had?”
Chen Yu rubbed his belly and let out a drunken burp. “Not much, just about four ounces.”
This scene caught them completely off guard.
They had originally agreed on the wording that Chen Yu would take the blame lightly for not drinking. Who would have thought, unexpectedly, that Chen Yu had also been drinking.
Thud.
Duan Xia and Xiao Jiba knelt on the ground.
"Son, your brother accidentally hit someone. I’ve never asked you for anything, but this time you must help him. If he goes in again, he’ll be a habitual offender, and he might even get the death penalty."
"Brother, just help me this once, just this once."
Chen Yu wore a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh, my dear mother, I remember you saying he wasn’t your son. So now you finally admit it?"
Liu Ru Yan frowned deeply.
"Chen Yu, the situation is urgent! Why are you still concerned with these trivial matters? Your brother is about to go to prison and face the death penalty. How can you be so cold-blooded? Don’t you have any basic concern for family?"
Chen Yu glanced at her and scoffed.
"Family? You two got married without even sending me an invitation? Do you really think I’m that naive? This guy is guilty of hit-and-run; that’s an even worse crime. Now that I’ve also been drinking, I’d face the same death penalty if I took the blame. Let’s be clear: I won’t take the fall for him. I didn’t go back last time, and I definitely won’t this time."
Duan Xia was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Xiao Yu, you have money anyway. Just pay a hefty compensation; they’ll definitely give him a lighter sentence. He might not even have to serve time."
Chen Yu sneered.
"I can’t afford anything. You want me to put myself on the line and pay? Your plans are falling apart right in front of me. By the way, did you forget something? My girlfriend is a police officer. As soon as you walked in, I messaged her saying that the perpetrator was at my house."
"What?"
The faces of the four changed dramatically upon hearing this.
Liu Ru Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Chen Yu, is your heart really this hard? Didn’t you know I’m pregnant? Can you bear to see your brother’s child born without a father?"
Chen Yu laughed heartily.
"Bear it? Why should I? It’s not my child. Honestly, it’s better for this kid not to have such a father—a man who only knows how to fight, cause trouble, and drink and drive probably won’t raise a decent child."
"You bastard Chen Yu, I’m going to kill you!"
Xiao Jiba exploded in anger and staggered toward the kitchen to find a knife.
"You took my mother away from me, robbed me of my childhood, took so many things from me, and now you won’t even help me with this small matter. If I die, I’ll make sure to drag you down with me."
Chen Yu laughed a few times and looked at Liu Ru Yan with amusement.
“Xiao Jiba, I know you're anxious, but hold on a second. Are you sure that the child in your wife’s belly is yours?”
At these words, the four of them changed their expressions simultaneously.
Xiao Jiba lunged at Chen Yu, his voice filled with rage. “What do you mean? Is it your child? I’ve noticed something was off with you two for a while now.”
Chen Yu sidestepped him, a cold smile on his face. “What kind of dirty woman would I touch? Liu Ru Yan, how many abortions have you had? Is this going to be the last one? The doctor must have told you that, right?”
Liu Ru Yan’s face turned pale with terror as she clutched her handbag tightly, her body trembling slightly. This was something the doctor had only told her; how did Chen Yu know?
“No, you’re talking nonsense!” she shouted.
“Talking nonsense?” Chen Yu chuckled darkly. “Then what is this?”
He tossed out a medical report, which Xiao Jiba snatched up eagerly. He forced his bleary eyes to focus on the document.
“Pregnant? July 15th—wasn’t that the day I got out of prison? Damn it! No wonder the moment I was released, you dragged me to a hotel and pounced on me. Turns out you already knew you were pregnant that day! I thought you were just desperate after all these years; turns out you were just looking for someone to take responsibility!”
Fury etched across his face, he staggered toward Liu Ru Yan, who backed away in fear.
“I’m already suffering from this pregnancy; why do you care whose child it is? Even if it’s not yours, it still came from my womb—what’s the difference? Besides, raising a child is just raising a child; what does it matter whose it is? What’s important is the process of raising it. Why are you being so petty about this?”
“Raise your own damn child!” Xiao Jiba kicked out angrily but missed, tumbling to the ground instead.
Slap!
Duan Xia slapped Liu Ru Yan across the face, while Xiao's father stood nearby, his face flushed with anger.
“Shameless bitch! No wonder you're in such a hurry; you want us to raise your illegitimate child after throwing money at us!”
At that moment, the sound of police sirens echoed from downstairs. Xiao Jiba was terrified and clung to Duan Xia's leg, crying out loudly.
“Mom, I don’t want to die! You abandoned me once; don’t abandon me again! You owe me and my dad—you're his real mother! You have to make him take the blame for me! Can’t you even do that? Before we came here, didn’t you swear that everything would be fine?”
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