Chen Hui quickly handed the gold to Lin Wanyi, then looked at Tang Guixiang:
"Mom, I told you, you don't need to worry about my wedding, and I don't need you to attend.
"So, you don't need to care about how much gold I bought.
"After all, it's my wedding. As long as I'm satisfied, that's all that matters."
"What do you mean 'as long as you're satisfied'?"
Tang Guixiang's hand only grasped thin air.
She was furious:
"You are my daughter. Your bride price and your wedding gold should all be given to me.
"Otherwise, what did I get for raising you for over ten years?
"Did I raise you for nothing?"
Li Suhua still thought it was better to resolve enmity than to keep it.
She had even opened the door for Tang Guixiang.
But Tang Guixiang didn't appreciate it at all.
She pointed at Li Suhua's nose and cursed:
"Li Suhua, what exactly did you say to my daughter?
"Why does she listen to you so much, always thinking about your family and going against me, her own mother?
"Tell me, what did you say?"
Before Li Suhua could speak, Chen Hui angrily blocked Tang Guixiang:
"Mom, go back. You are not welcome here.
"I've said it before, you are not welcome at my wedding either."
Tang Guixiang suddenly swung a hard slap at Chen Hui:
"You cheap little wrench, are you that desperate to get married?
"Are you that incapable of leaving that Lin Jiajun?
"They don't value you at all, can't you see that?
"Yet you're still throwing yourself at them, bah, so shameless."
This time her slap didn't land on Chen Hui's face; Li Suhua grabbed her wrist.
Her face was livid:
"Tang Guixiang, don't just spout nonsense.
"You say we don't value Huizi, how exactly do we not value her?
"Tell me, how do we not value her?"
Tang Guixiang's slap was stopped, and the anger in her heart had no outlet.
She flew into a rage and backhanded a slap toward Li Suhua.
But this time, Li Suhua slapped her first:
"Tang Guixiang, you've gone too far. I've tolerated you time and time again for the sake of being Huizi's biological mother.
"But you are getting more and more outrageous.
"I'm telling you right now, you are no longer welcome in this house.
"None of us in the Lin family welcome you."
Tang Guixiang never expected the usually good-tempered Li Suhua to actually hit someone.
She covered her face and looked at Chen Hui:
"Chen Hui, did you see that? This is your mother-in-law.
"She dares to hit me right in front of you. What does that mean?
"Can't you understand? She doesn't care about you at all and gives you no respect.
"Don't you realize what kind of life you'll have in the future?
"Chen Hui, you..."
Chen Hui didn't give her a chance to finish, grabbing her and pulling her toward the door.
Tang Guixiang struggled the whole way, but Chen Hui didn't loosen her grip at all.
She didn't let go until she had dragged Tang Guixiang out onto the main road.
Tang Guixiang lost her previous arrogance, and her voice softened a bit:
"Huihui, I'm your mother, I would never harm you.
"I came today just to ask you, did they give you the bride price?
"The 388,000 bride price, did they give it or not?"
Chen Hui knew exactly what she was plotting, so she had no intention of telling the truth:
"No. Auntie said they will give it on the wedding day."
Tang Guixiang cursed:
"Giving it on the day is fine too. Listen to Mom, just have her transfer the money directly to my account.
"I'll save it for you, so they don't try to scheme for this money again.
"And bring all that gold to me so I can keep it safe for you. It's only safe with me."
Chen Hui found it utterly ridiculous.
She showed Tang Guixiang no mercy:
"Mom, don't treat me like a fool. You just want to use my bride price and my gold for Chen Daqiang's girlfriend.
"I'm telling you clearly, stop dreaming.
"Mom, I'll say it again: I won't give you a single cent.
"You remember this, not a single cent."
"You!"
Tang Guixiang trembled all over with anger.
But Chen Hui turned and walked away without giving her another glance.
Leaving Tang Guixiang still screaming behind her:
"Chen Hui, since you don't treat me as a mother, then I don't need to treat you as a human being.
"Just you wait. Without your maiden family, let's see how your wedding can even proceed.
"Let's see how others will laugh at you."
Lin Wanyi led Chen Hui into the house and handed the gold back to her.
But Chen Hui said, "Eldest Sister, please keep these safe for me for a few days.
"Give them to me after the wedding."
Lin Wanyi didn't understand: "Then what will you wear at the wedding?"
Chen Hui pulled a box out of her bag:
"Look, Eldest Sister, I came prepared.
"On the wedding day, I'll just wear some fake ones. They're just for decoration anyway, this is much safer."
Tang Guixiang stormed home, and Chen Daqiang immediately asked her:
"Mom, how did it go? Did Chen Hui give you the money?"
Tang Guixiang gulped down some water and put her hands on her hips:
"Don't worry, son. If she doesn't give me the money, I absolutely won't let her wedding go on.
"I couldn't have raised her for over ten years for nothing. Absolutely impossible."
There was only one day left until the wedding, and Liu Siyue tried on her bridesmaid dress again.
The dress was picked out together with Chen Hui. Although it wasn't expensive, the style was very beautiful.
She liked it very much herself.
But Qin Chao's photos came again.
It used to be one a day, now it had become two a day.
The originally subtle photos had now turned into increasingly explicit, private ones.
Liu Siyue tightly gripped her phone and messaged Qin Chao:
[Stop sending them, Qin Chao, I'm begging you, stop.]
But Qin Chao sent even more, and there were even videos now.
His voice messages carried a vulgar laugh:
"What's wrong, baby? Don't you like these photos?
"These are the proof of our love.
"Baby, do you really not remember? You took all of these yourself."
Liu Siyue was thinking, trying hard to remember.
But Qin Chao kept messaging:
"Baby, tomorrow is your good friend Chen Hui's wedding, right?
"Look, she's getting married, so when will we tie the knot?
"My mom can't wait to hold a grandchild.
"Speaking of which, baby, do you think we should have a child?
"My mom has asked me so many times."
Liu Siyue was trembling all over, and she suddenly felt a wave of nausea.
She hugged the toilet and threw up until her head spun.
Su Jing heard the commotion and was worried sick:
"What's wrong? Yueyue, did you eat something bad?
"Should we go to the hospital and get it checked?"
Liu Siyue tried hard to suppress it, and finally told Su Jing:
"I'm fine, Mom, I'm fine."
After Su Jing left, she immediately ordered a pregnancy test online.
Half an hour later, she slumped to the floor when she saw the faint two lines.
She was really pregnant.
Truly pregnant with Qin Chao's child.
Pregnant with a child she didn't want, didn't look forward to, and even hated.
She sat by the bed, hugging her legs for a very, very long time.
Until the sky grew dark, the sun went down, and the moon came out.
Tears flowed silently; she didn't dare to cry out loud.
She was afraid Su Jing would hear and didn't want to make Su Jing worry again.
She buried her face between her knees and hugged herself tightly.
She told herself in her heart:
"Liu Siyue, hold on. No matter what, you have to make it through this day.
"No matter what, you cannot ruin Chen Hui and Lin Jiajun's wedding and make them worry."
"As long as I make it through this day, whether I live or die, it can all finally be over."
"Liu Siyue, you have to be strong."
The clock struck midnight. She finally stood up, wiped away her tears, washed her face, and got into bed.
She forced herself to go to sleep.
Tomorrow was Chen Hui's wedding, and she needed to be at her absolute best to offer her blessings.
And then, she would go and do what she needed to do...
