Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1161: A Warning to Startle the Tigers
Tang Li opened the Douyin APP and received a short video pushed by big data.
It was a scene of Jiang Feng being interviewed by reporters.
After not sleeping well for a few days, even the most graceful dance master had developed large dark circles under her eyes.
Jiang Feng certainly wouldn’t say that her daughter was a mistress.
In her description, Lai Wenyan deceived the innocent Jiang Yiniing. At the time, Jiang Yiniing always thought he had agreed to divorce Ouyang Qian. Later, when Jiang Yiniing discovered she was the ’mistress’, she voluntarily left Lai Wenyan, and the pregnancy was purely accidental.
In the video, Jiang Feng was in tears and snot.
Soon, the tissue in her hand was stained black by her eye shadow.
Jiang Yiniing did not appear, but her pregnancy report was handed to the reporter by Jiang Feng.
The interview in "Warm-hearted Uncle" included other entertainment reporters.
They didn’t capture Tang Li on camera but heard a lot of social news.
Although Jiang Yiniing had long faded out of name in the entertainment industry, she was pregnant with Lai Yuaner’s father’s child. Lai Yuaner’s name had hit hot searches eight times just yesterday; even with her Weibo account blocked, the gossip world still had a place for Lai Yuaner.
Now that the child was linked to her, of course, it was worthy of being a hot topic!
Moreover, Lai Yuaner’s mother had quite a noteworthy background!
Suddenly, four or five microphones were aimed at Jiang Feng.
When asked why she was living in Tang Li’s apartment, Jiang Feng didn’t forget to say ’good words’ about Tang Li. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
——After Jiang Yiniing found out she was pregnant, she went looking for Lai Wenyan but was beaten by Lai Yuaner and her mother. Tang Li, who couldn’t stand the sight and was living with the Lai Family People, secretly helped her classmate.
As for whether Tang Li was genuinely Lai Wenyan’s illegitimate daughter?
Of course not!
Jiang Feng snatched the microphone from the questioner and once again accused the Lai Family People in front of the camera.
"That Lai Yuaner has always been domineering and willful. When Tang Li was staying with the Lai Family People, she was often bullied by her. Now that she sees Tang Li has become a big star, isn’t she envious? Obviously, it’s Yiniing who is pregnant with her half-brother, but she insists on framing Tang Li. If it’s not because she can’t stand seeing Tang Li doing well, what else could it be?"
Tang Li: "..."
Live room of "Warm-hearted Uncle".
The reporters had left Huafu No.1 and were heading to the Ouyang Family with Jiang Yinni’s pregnancy report in hand.
Although Lai Wenyan and Ouyang Qian had been rescued, they were still in Yun Province Hospital receiving treatment due to their injuries and had not returned to the Capital.
The reporters were naturally going to the Ouyang Family to interview Lai Yuaner.
There were still hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live room enjoying the drama.
Tang Li hadn’t yet seen the scene where the reporters were driven out by the Ouyang Family’s servants when she received a WeChat message from Jiang Yinni, a 16-second long voice message.
Tang Li clicked on the voice, but it was Jiang Feng’s voice.
Jiang Feng was calling to claim credit.
"Sis of the child, Niingniing even sacrificed her reputation for you, diverting all the trouble onto herself, really offending the Lai Family People now. The mother and son have no one to rely on anymore, only you!"
Yesterday, after the cyber bureau issued its notice to purify the internet, the topics and posts about Tang Li’s background were sealed, yet there was still much doubt.
Undeniable.
What Jiang Yinni and her mother did did divert some attention away from Tang Li.
Tang Li returned a voice call to Jiang Yinni.
Once answered, Tang Li mentioned the distant Lai Wenyan in Yun Province.
"If you really want to marry into the Lai Family, this is your best chance." Ouyang Qian being kidnapped was Lai Wenyan’s fault, now not knowing how much resentment there is in her heart; once she returns to the Capital, there is an eighty or ninety percent chance she will file for divorce from Lai Wenyan.
Not to mention Lai Wenyan’s health issues from the drugs, even if he’s still ’capable’, at this age, it’s uncertain whether he can have another child.
Let alone a son.
Tang Li advised everything there was to advise.
Since Jiang Yinni was determined to jump into this fire pit, Tang Li would no longer obstruct her.
"Later, I’ll send you Old Madam Lai’s number."
It could be considered a transaction reward.
If the child Jiang Yinni was carrying was indeed a son, Old Madam Lai, considering her grandson, would probably take Jiang Yinni back to the Lai Family.
As for whether she would be sent away after giving birth, it would still depend on Jiang Yinni’s own abilities.
Tang Li was just about to hang up when Jiang Yinni asked, "Ah Li, does your saying this mean you don’t want to be involved with me and the child anymore?"
"..." Tang Li couldn’t remember when she ever got involved with her and the child.
Before Tang Li could answer, Jiang Yinni was already choking up: "I know, Ah Li, you hate me, but the child is innocent. I never thought of marrying into the Lai Family, much less marrying your uncle!"
Tang Li didn’t fall for it: "Last month you didn’t say this."
Jiang Yinni: "..."
The current Lai Wenyan certainly wasn’t the same as before.
He lost the senator’s title, and post-marriage assets were transferred by Ouyang Qian; if you really compared, maybe he wouldn’t even match up to those middle-aged contractors who carry a package under their arms.
Jiang Yinni changing her mind is understandable.
"Since you’ve figured it out, then find some time to get the surgery done."
Before the sentence even finished, Jiang Feng’s wailing came from the other side: "My poor daughter! How did you end up with such a heartless person! Asking you to abort the child, that’s giving you no way out!"
"Mom, please stop talking." Jiang Yinni spoke with bitterness. "Ah Li doesn’t want this child, what more is there to hold onto!"
Though they said this, the mother and daughter weren’t really planning to abort the child.
This child is crucial for them to achieve a class leap.
If Tang Li would look out for this brother even a little bit in the future, they could escape their current lives.
Just as Jiang Feng was brewing up her emotions and was about to start her performance, her daughter, holding the cellphone, looked up at her: "Tang Li hung up."
Jiang Feng: "..."
Tang Li didn’t bother quarreling with Jiang Yinni and her mother and only sent Old Madam Lai’s number as she had promised earlier.
Whether to have the child aborted or to call Old Madam Lai.
It was entirely up to Jiang Yinni to decide.
Tang Li also took a picture of the rental contract expiring at the end of the month and sent it along.
One minute later, she received a complaint from Jiang Yinni.
[Ah Li, you have such a cruel heart!]
Tang Li typed a response——
[After seeing the news, you should know that the drug lord responsible for kidnapping Lai Wenyan suspects that he has embezzled their goods. Now one of them is on the run; the whole country knows you are carrying Lai Wenyan’s son. Do you think they’ll come after you to threaten Lai Wenyan?]
Jiang Yinni: "......"
After a moment of silence, Tang Li returned to the live room on Douyin.
The reporter from "Warm-hearted Uncle" had returned empty-handed.
The Ouyang Family lives in a courtyard for family members.
Without a pass, the reporter couldn’t even get past the gate.
Tang Li had just closed the live stream when a phone call came in.
Seeing the caller ID, Tang Li picked up.
As she placed the cellphone against her ear, she heard Han Jifeng’s notification through the earpiece: "This time, Lai Yuaner exposed your background online at the instigation of the Zuo Family."
Tang Li wasn’t surprised.
She knew about Lai Yuaner’s connection with the Zuo Family.
Yet, it was Han Jifeng’s second half of the sentence that was most important.
"The Zuo Family exposed a part of your background with the intent of using force to scare others."
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That’s right, the power outage was orchestrated by Mr. Song, to coax his wife into going to sleep.
Mini Theater: Song Xiaohua’s Enlightenment Records ④
When Song Xiaohua was fifteen, her mom was pregnant again!
That year, her dad once again experienced fatherhood in middle age.
Looking at the twins in the bassinet, Song Xiaohua didn’t know what to say.
She had just raised George, now here came two more...
Yet, her mom didn’t seem to realize anything, leaning on the headboard asking her, now with two more little brothers, was she happy or not?
Happy?
Happy, my foot.
Just as she was silently criticizing, her dad put his arm around her shoulder.
He spoke to her with gravity about how, as the eldest daughter, she would have the responsibility to protect her brothers and mom in the future.
"What about Dad?" she asked.
"By then, Dad might not be around anymore."
At her age, she already understood what ’might not be around’ meant.
The problem was——
Her dad’s words had a flaw.
Wasn’t it supposed to be her mom protecting her and her brothers?
How did it become her protecting her mom and brothers?
When she was 21, on break from military school, and returned home to see her mom swimming in the courtyard and her dad walking by the poolside with a towel, ready to assist at any time, she suddenly understood her dad’s words.
Her dad protecting her mom all his life had long become a habit.
