Listening to Liu Zhu continue speaking, Liu Ru Yan felt that if she didn't stop him, he could go on forever.
"Grandpa, grandpa, um, I want to say something that won't make you angry, okay?" Liu Zhu looked puzzled.
"What could Nuan Nuan possibly say? No matter what she says, he won't get angry," Liu Yuchuan remarked with a smirk, confirming once again that he was not biologically related to them.
"Cough, cough, well, I know about my uncle's partner," Liu Ru Yan's words left Liu Zhu momentarily stunned. He widened his eyes, seemingly not expecting such a twist.
"You know? Then hurry up and bring her here! Is she pregnant again? You need to grab your uncle and stop her from hitting him!" Upon hearing that Liu Ru Yan knew her, Liu Zhu became excited again, revealing what he had just hidden.
Liu Ru Yan looked confused; countless question marks flashed through her mind. She glanced at Lan Ruo Yi's belly, seemingly searching for some answers.
Sometimes, Lan Ruo Yi truly felt helpless. She quickly covered her belly and shook her head.
Seeing Liu Zhu's reaction and noticing Liu Ru Yan's focus on Lan Ruo Yi's belly made Liu Yuchuan's ears turn pink as they peeked out from under his hair.
Among those present, it seemed only Mo Daowan understood the situation. He looked around helplessly, shook his head, and turned away, no longer wanting to watch them.
Xie Yichang also looked curiously at Lan Ruo Yi's belly with bright eyes. "Is my uncle's partner pregnant?"
Liu Ru Yan struggled to voice her confusion. "No way? I was only unconscious for a day! You're pregnant? This progress is too fast!"
Liu Zhu and Lin Shu didn't expect Liu Ru Yan to ask directly; they fell silent.
"No, I'm not pregnant." Before Liu Yuchuan could respond, Lan Ruo Yi quickly answered herself.
Liu Zhu and Lin Shu suddenly heard a female voice; they exchanged glances, clearly surprised that someone else was present.
"Grandpa and Grandma, really! My uncle and I are not in a relationship!" Lan Ruo Yi hurriedly clarified over the phone; she truly wasn't dating anyone.
"Do you even need to inform someone when you're dating or having a baby nowadays? I don't even know anything about this!" Lan Ruo Yi quickly explained to Liu Ru Yan.
"Think about it; how could I possibly get pregnant in such a short time without telling you? That's simply impossible."
Liu Ru Yan felt a bit shaken by Lan Ruo Yi's explanation. Indeed, if Lan Ruo Yi were pregnant, she wouldn't keep it from her. But if it wasn't Lan Ruo Yi, then who could it be?
Liu Ru Yan couldn't help but glance at Liu Yuchuan, her uncle. Could it be that someone else was pregnant?
Liu Yuchuan felt somewhat helpless; this matter was truly difficult to clarify. How could he make them believe him? I really haven't been in a relationship! No pregnancy! No girlfriend! No one has ever had an abortion! I haven't signed anything!!!
In Liu Yuchuan's memory, he had never realized that communication could be so challenging. Just as Liu Ru Yan was about to ask him to explain, a sudden voice interrupted.
"Alright, alright, let me clarify. What your uncle means is that both this matter and the person involved are completely unfounded."
Mo Daowan couldn't bear to watch them continue to misunderstand, so he stepped in to clear the air for Liu Yuchuan.
Liu Ru Yan fell silent, and Liu Zhu and Lin Shu also quieted down. So how did this rumor even start?
That was a good question; Liu Zhu couldn't help but ponder it.
"Your uncle, I told you before," Liu Zhu replied.
"Dad, you can't really trust what Uncle says; you know that." As soon as Liu Yuchuan mentioned his uncle, he couldn't help but complain.
He always spread some false information. Last time he said he liked men. The time before that, he claimed he got into a fight and got beaten up. And the time before that...
Every time he heard these things, Liu Yuchuan was left speechless. Despite his repeated explanations, his father still chose to believe the rumors.
"Cough, cough, don't say it like that; maybe it's all just a misunderstanding," Liu Zhu said, clearly recalling past events but lacking confidence in his words.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. How have you and Xiao Yan been lately?" Just as Liu Yuchuan was about to continue discussing the dangers of rumors, Liu Zhu skillfully changed the subject.
He could only sigh helplessly: "We're doing well; it's just that Xiao Yan has been fainting often lately and is still in the hospital." Before he could finish speaking, Liu Ru Yan gently nudged him.
He immediately realized he had let something slip, and sure enough, the next moment was filled with Lin Shu's exclamation.
"What?"
Liu Zhu asked nervously, "What did you just say?"
Liu Ru Yan quickly explained, "Grandma, Grandpa, I didn't—I’m much better now, and I’ll be discharged soon."
However, the two elders were not listening to her explanations; their minds were consumed with thoughts of her hospitalization.
"Liu Yuchuan! Is this how you take care of Xiao Yan? Is this how you act as an uncle? Xiao Yan has been in poor health since childhood, and you still say she’s fine? What are you thinking?"
Lin Shu's reprimanding words took Liu Yuchuan by surprise, as his mother had never scolded him like that before.
He thought to himself that he hadn’t actually said that.
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