Sweet Wife Arrives: Mr. CEO, Please Pamper Me-Chapter 899: V721: Love Is Crossing Thousands of Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [67]
When it reached Li Zhi’s ears, it turned into a complete confrontation with herself, adding on...
Li Zhi half-squinted her eyes and said unhappily, "Just because you have a child, does that mean you can disregard the health and safety of the elderly at home? Zhi Xuan, such a thing happened between you and Cheng Jin back then. Even if Cheng Jin liked you and didn’t mind anything, wasn’t the fact that Dad had a cerebral hemorrhage, required surgery, and was hospitalized due to anger? Do we have to risk Dad getting angry and having another accident over this kind of thing?"
Qiu Zhixuan was speechless and couldn’t respond.
Li Zhi continued, "Moreover, what do you mean by saying that one surgery will sever the father-daughter relationship? The baby in your belly is still small, and all you can think of are romantic feelings, which I can understand. But Dad and I both have unmarried daughters to consider, so who do you think is more thorough in considering these things? As parents, can our hearts be false? So being strict with Yu Yu is also for her own good. She’s an adult, can’t she understand this reasoning?"
"With her identity as a wealthy family’s daughter, whether it’s having a child out of wedlock or marrying someone else while pregnant, once it gets out and becomes known to people in society, it will be the entire Feng Family that is disgraced. You’re from a prominent family, so you know how important family reputation and status can be sometimes. Didn’t you hesitate to divorce back then because you were afraid others would gossip behind your parents’ backs? Why can’t you think about Yu Yu and the Feng Family now, like you thought about your family back then?"
"I..." Qiu Zhixuan was momentarily choked with words.
She wanted to say in the end, she didn’t want anything for herself for Cheng Jin, and her situation with Yu Yu was entirely different!
But having just married into the Feng Family, it wasn’t the right time to have a direct confrontation with her sister-in-law.
She furrowed her brows slightly and said, "I don’t have any other opinion, I just think abortion is inappropriate." Then she stopped speaking.
Qiu Zhixuan pondered that once she was out, she would immediately call Cheng Jin to figure out another solution.
However, her gentle demeanor only made Feng Jingguo and Ye Xilan favor her more for some inexplicable reason.
After all, the elderly couple still owed Qiu Zhixuan a bit of sentiment.
In those two years, the grievances Qiu Zhixuan suffered went unspoken in front of Feng Chengjin, she never stirred up trouble or complained. Even when Feng Chengjin somehow found out about these things and threw a cold fit with the elderly couple, she still managed to mediate and reconcile.
Plus now, she was willing to yield to Li Zhi a bit for family harmony, which secretly moved the elderly couple, one way or another.
So, after the conversation ended, and Qiu Zhixuan and Li Zhi both left,
the elderly couple started chatting.
Facing the lingering tea smoke on the coffee table, Feng Jingguo rubbed his temples, quite exasperated, and said, "So what do we do now? If Qiu Mingyan were half as good as Zhixuan, I might just accept it. But look at what kind of person he is! They’re not even married, and he’s already dared to seduce my daughter, and now she’s pregnant! What kind of things are these!"
Staring at the news he’d received, Feng Jingguo felt as though he had a hundred thousand tons of explosives heading towards Sichuan.
Ye Xilan felt furious enough inside to want to take her daughter for an abortion right then, to break off this painful fate.
She said, "Both daughters-in-law have their points, one sees the family’s standing, and the other considers our own emotions. These are things we all have to think about. But at this stage, things have come to where they are. Even though we feel what Li Zhi says is right, Zhixuan’s point is something we can’t ignore. Yu’er is extremely emotional right now, and I’m worried that anything we do might make her cut ties with us. Perhaps we should take a step back and choose Yu’er’s method instead."
"Have her marry someone else while pregnant?" Feng Jingguo furrowed his brows, and veins stood out across his skin, visible flames of anger flickering.
Ye Xilan also looked extremely distressed. "But what other options do we have now? If we tell her to get an abortion, Yu’er will definitely hate us. But if we don’t, she’s already this far along. If she has a child without a legitimate name, what will we do then? If it’s a commercial marriage, then it’s a commercial marriage. Wasn’t the Xu Family introduced by the elder daughter-in-law? I believe their character should be acceptable. At least it will quash any hopes of her reuniting with that Doctor Qiu. Moreover, even if the Xu Family doesn’t want to get divorced in a couple of years, at least Yue’er’s child will have some status in the circle, which will be easier for us to explain to society. If she looks for someone afterward, it won’t be said that she had a child out of wedlock."
Grimacing with fury, Feng Jingguo said nothing.
In the end, Ye Xilan simply said, "Let’s just go with what the third daughter-in-law said... After all, this is the Feng Family’s bloodline. Even if we’ve lost face, we have to consider Zhixuan’s feelings. She... is also pregnant."
Mentioning that, thinking of Qiu Zhixuan’s belly already four months along, they worried if she saw them handling the family’s bloodline this way...
Feng Jingguo finally seemed to suppress the tides of fury just a little.
Clenching his wrist so tightly that veins stood out, Feng Jingguo said, "Fine! Let’s do it this way! But this is the utmost limit, and since she said it herself, if she dares to change her mind, I will absolutely take down Qiu Mingyan!"
"Okay." Ye Xilan nodded, having no objections.
Inside the room, it seemed that a decision had been reached.
Outside the room, however, Li Zhi leaned against the door, hearing the situation, and frowned deeply.
What situation?
The situation she’d presented had been reasonable and well-founded, yet in the end, they still considered Qiu Zhixuan’s position and decided to let the child stay?
Although... this matter clearly didn’t go as she expected it to, nor as Qiu Zhixuan had anticipated.
But previously in the house, her parents generally adopted her suggestions fully, thinking her to be the most educated, rational, and reliable daughter-in-law.
This result was vaguely uncomfortable for reasons she couldn’t articulate...
Ultimately, Li Zhi didn’t outright go against Feng Jingguo’s wishes; she simply summoned the deputy housekeeper to figure out how to handle the marriage discussion with the Xu Family.
Since things had come to this, her first attempt had already failed, but this time, she would do whatever it took to make her parents satisfied. At least... there was no way Yu Yu should be involved with a man like that!
Meanwhile,
Back in the bedroom, Qiu Zhixuan started pacing as she delved into thought.
The brief confrontation today had already given her a taste of her sister-in-law’s control and status within the family.
Though this was the old residence, she and Cheng Jin were only staying here because of the pregnancy, and they would return after the child was born. So, she had little interest in who ran the household.
But this concerned Yu Yu’s lifelong matters...
Pacing in the bedroom, Qiu Zhixuan grew anxious and eventually decided to call Feng Chengjin.
Upon connection, hearing his wife’s voice, Feng Chengjin, who had just stopped a caravan at the edge of Rong City, had just been about to talk about the situation.
The matter... seemed more complicated than imagined.
Given the circumstances reported from Qiu Mingyan’s side, he was thinking of changing tactics...
After a brief conversation, hearing about the situation at home, Feng Chengjin said, "Has it developed to this point?"
"Yes." Qiu Zhixuan nodded, "Today’s argument at home was quite heated; Yu Yu is already in despair and chose this method to preserve the child. We all discussed it today, though I didn’t hear the result, I can guess that the hope isn’t high, it might develop into just following Yu Yu’s wishes. Cheng Jin, what should we do? I can’t voice out further, my opinion goes against my parents, and saying too much will definitely anger them, and I’ve just married into the family..."
Qiu Zhixuan had her concerns, which Feng Chengjin naturally understood.
Instead of suggesting a solution right away, Feng Chengjin asked, "You didn’t hear the result, but believe that’s what it will be?"
"What else could it be?" Qiu Zhixuan wondered out loud, stopping as she recalled seeing her sister-in-law lingering outside the study when entering, realizing what Feng Chengjin meant. Blushing, she said, "Sister-in-law must also know that this is the outcome."
Not stating whether Li Zhi knew the result or not, Feng Chengjin briefly smiled before returning to the issue.
"So, the situation now is if Yu Yu doesn’t marry, then the child can’t be kept, correct?"
"Yes. Dad and Yu Yu both have issued their final harsh words today."
Upon hearing this result, Feng Chengjin knew the issue stretched over a month has reached its peak, so he said, "Then, Zhixuan, are you sure you definitely want to help them be together? In my family, this is undoubtedly a thankless endeavor, and Sister-in-law will certainly act, this will definitely cause chaos in the whole family, impacting Yu Yu, them, and us significantly..."
Qiu Zhixuan paused and said, "For sure! If lovers can’t be together, then what’s the point of my marriage to you?"
For a moment, Feng Chengjin smiled.
It was a smile filled with a decade of deep affection and fondness for Qiu Zhixuan and also because of how firmly she’d responded.
He said softly, "So, Zhixuan, we don’t have much time left."
Qiu Zhixuan’s heart skipped, understanding Feng Chengjin’s implication, "Are you saying..."
Feng Chengjin replied, "Yes."
She said, "Okay!"
