"Alright, after one month, we can get the test done. We will draw amniotic fluid from the hospital for a DNA test. If it proves they are mine, I will take responsibility for the two children." Third Young Master Jun’s voice was calm and indifferent.

"What did you say?" Ye Lu was all befuddled, staring blankly at him.

"Only the test results won’t lie."

Ye Lu’s face turned pale in an instant, a strong sense of humiliation washing over her. Her fingers tightly gripped the hem of her clothes, and her body shook uncontrollably.

After a while, she finally managed to squeeze out a word.

"There’s no need."

He simply didn’t believe her.

Her breath was short and sharp, her heart sending waves of excruciating pain, making her involuntarily curl in on herself.

She wished to curl herself into a ball, to resist the cold that surrounded her.

"What, you dare not do it? Weren’t you insisting that they’re mine?" Third Young Master Jun mocked.

Ye Lu’s tears trickled down, but she stubbornly looked at him, smiling with desolation.

"If you don’t believe me, then let it be. Why do you have to humiliate me like this?"

"I truly do not trust you anymore. Gu Yan doesn’t want you, and for the sake of the children, you want to come to me for protection. But you’re mistaken. I have no obligation to do so."

"No more words. I understand. You can go now." Ye Lu closed her eyes and averted her head.

She knew she was humiliating herself today, but she also had her pride.

Third Young Master Jun handed her a bank card.

"There are a hundred million in here, as a compensation for the two children, enough for you to live without worries. Even if Gu Yan doesn’t want you, you still can lead a good life!"

Ye Lu opened her eyes and looked at the bank card, her voice even huskier: "I am not selling my children."

"It’s compensation." Third Young Master Jun frowned.

"Whatever it is, if I take it, it will seem as though I am selling my babies." She glared at him angrily, feeling a wave of sadness in her heart. She had only lost her children, not sold Yuanyuan and Yiyi off.

If she took the money, she would never be able to forgive herself.

Seeing her so stubborn, Third Young Master Jun’s eyebrows knitted together.

"Still so stubborn, this is bound to backfire sooner or later."

He also did not insist anymore and left with his documents.

Ye Lu stood there for a long time before she stiffly turned around.

She walked into the room and sat on the bed, tightly wrapping herself in the quilt, her tears soaking through the sheets.

"Babies, your daddy doesn’t believe us, he doesn’t want us either. I’m sorry, I wanted to try harder but I am useless... From now on, it’s just us, it doesn’t matter that we don’t have a father because mommy will never abandon you."

"Babies, we must be strong, okay? From now on, it’s only the three of us. We need to fight to protect ourselves because no one else will protect us! Even if it means another seven years, I’m not afraid."

Ye Lu quietly dried her tears.

Hah, it’s not like it hasn’t happened before. Accustomed to people carelessly planting their seeds in her, unaccountable - she didn’t need this man.

Did that mean she would fall apart?

No, the more desperate she was, the more stubborn she became. Because there was no one left to rely on, she had to depend on herself.

"Time to cook, eat a full meal, tomorrow is another day. Nothing is that big of deal, I can handle it by myself!" She clenched her teeth, silently lifting her head in defiance.

...

"Third Young Master, stop drinking." Feiyu looked at the bottles of alcohol with a helpless expression.

Third Young Master Jun put down the bottle, leaning back against the sofa, his gaze lost.

"Feiyu, I don’t know, did I do something wrong this time?"

Feiyu was shocked; it was rare to see Third Young Master hesitating and confused.

"Third Young Master, you once told me that regardless of right or wrong, there’s no going back, we shouldn’t regret anything we do, so we won’t feel pain."