"What? You're really pregnant?"
Ren Anfen was so thrilled she could barely stand steady. She grabbed Qin Chao.
"Son, she's really pregnant! You really have a son, and I really have a grandson!
"Good, this is absolutely wonderful."
After speaking to Qin Chao, she turned to look at Liu Siyue.
"Since you're already pregnant with the child, you should get married right away.
"Let's do this. Tomorrow at the crack of dawn, you two will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register.
"Then you'll come back to our hometown with me to hold a grand wedding.
"By the way, Liu Siyue, is your dowry ready?"
Liu Siyue looked at her calmly.
"Is your bride price ready?"
"Bride price?"
Ren Anfen raised her voice.
"You still want a bride price?"
"Shouldn't I?"
Liu Siyue asked in return. "Isn't the groom's side supposed to give a bride price when getting married?"
"Ha!"
Ren Anfen sneered.
"Logically speaking, yes, it should be given.
"But you are different."
"How am I different?"
Liu Siyue continued to ask, "Exactly how am I different from anyone else?"
Ren Anfen looked Liu Siyue up and down with disdain.
"Because you're cheap. Because you're promiscuous for getting pregnant out of wedlock.
"Because you got pregnant before you even got married.
"Let me tell you, once a woman gets pregnant, she loses her value. For the rest of your life, you can only marry my son and be a servant, only be my daughter-in-law and serve me.
"Since it's already set in stone, why should I give you a bride price?
"Tell me, isn't that the truth?"
Liu Siyue slowly opened her bag, which contained a small knife.
Qin Chao hadn't yet recovered from his excitement.
He echoed Ren Anfen.
"Baby, my mom's words might be a bit harsh, but she's telling the truth.
"Let's go get our marriage certificate tomorrow. Otherwise, when your belly gets big, outsiders will laugh at us.
"Also, I've thought it over. Your family is rich, so your dowry can't be shabby.
"At the very least, ten million in cash, plus two villas, and a luxury car.
"These are just the basics. Of course, the most important thing is that you have to give me at least half of your family's shares.
"You need to go back and discuss all this with your family, remember?"
Liu Siyue felt sick watching his mouth open and close.
How could there be such a shameless, scoundrel of a man?
She looked calmly straight into Qin Chao's eyes.
"Qin Chao, I was pregnant, but..."
She paused for a moment, and sure enough, Qin Chao started to get nervous.
"But what? What do you mean 'but'?"
"But..."
Liu Siyue continued slowly, "But he is already gone. Qin Chao, I aborted this child."
"What?"
Qin Chao's eyes widened.
"What nonsense are you talking about? That was my child. How could you abort it?
"What right do you have to abort my child?"
He grabbed Liu Siyue's shoulders and shook her violently.
"You're lying to me, aren't you? You're just messing with me, right?
"Siyue, baby, our child is still there, right?"
Ren Anfen didn't believe it either.
She stared fixedly at Liu Siyue's stomach.
"You couldn't have aborted it. That's your child too.
"Even a vicious tiger won't eat its cubs. How could you abort this child?
"Liu Siyue, tell the truth."
Letting them yell and scream, Liu Siyue remained calm as she said,
"I aborted it. It's gone.
"Qin Chao, don't you know how this child came to be?
"Why should I give birth to him? Tell me, why?"
Qin Chao felt panicked under Liu Siyue's gaze.
Could it be that Liu Siyue had remembered everything? Had she recovered her memory?
His mind raced.
It was fine.
Even if Liu Siyue remembered, he wasn't afraid.
He had plenty of countermeasures.
So he immediately adjusted his attitude.
"Yueyue, did you remember something?
"This child was consensual! It was the crystallization of our love.
"Yueyue..."
Slap!
A loud slap cut off his words.
Liu Siyue used all her strength to slap Qin Chao across the face.
"Consensual? Qin Chao, which eye of yours saw that I was willing?
"When did I ever agree to let you violate me?
"When did I ever want to have a child with you?
"Qin Chao, you are a rapist!"
Qin Chao touched his red, stinging face. The word 'rapist' caused a terrifying storm to gather in his eyes.
He stepped closer to Liu Siyue, step by step.
"What? Remembered everything?
"Done pretending?"
He stopped just a step away from Liu Siyue.
"How does it feel to remember?
"Are you happy? Joyful? Or are you in pain, afraid, or even ashamed?
"Liu Siyue, tell me, aren't you just cheap? It would have been so much better if you just forgot.
"It would have been so much better if you just obediently married me.
"Why did you have to remember?
"Is your past really that glorious?
"Is being played with by several men at the same time some beautiful memory?
"Liu Siyue, you're just a slut, a stinking bitch.
"A ruined, stinking bitch that others have played with.
"Do you think anyone else in this world besides me would even look at you?
"And here you are acting all arrogant and putting on airs.
"Hahahaha."
He laughed loudly, brazenly insulting Liu Siyue.
He even brought over a mirror and held it up to Liu Siyue's face.
"Look, Liu Siyue, look at the hideous state you're in now.
"Damaged goods, that's what you are, do you know that?
"But I love you! Even though you've been unfaithful to me, even though you've climbed into other men's beds.
"I still haven't given up on you.
"Siyue, baby."
He kept looking into Liu Siyue's eyes and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"I really don't despise you, and I'm the only one who doesn't despise you.
"It doesn't matter that the child is gone, we can always have another one.
"But you must marry me, do you understand?
"We're going to get our marriage certificate tomorrow, is that clear?"
Liu Siyue's heart pierced with sharp pain.
Every word, every syllable from Qin Chao was like a fine needle stabbing into her heart.
It hurt so much she was drenched in sweat.
It hurt so much she didn't want to breathe.
Her nails dug into her palms, and she bit her lip until it broke, tasting blood.
But she still didn't give in.
"Qin Chao, wanting to marry me is forever impossible."
Slap!
Ren Anfen, who had been standing to the side, suddenly stepped up and slapped Liu Siyue.
"It's not your place to say no.
"Since you got into my son's bed, you can only marry my son. This is the rule of our ancestors."
"Rule?"
Without another word, Liu Siyue returned two slaps to Ren Anfen, one on the left and one on the right.
"What kind of bullshit rule is that?
"I am the victim. I was forced! I was violated without knowing anything, so on what grounds should I have to marry him?
"On the contrary, I can sue him and send him to prison, making him eat prison food for the rest of his life.
"You old hag, do you believe me?"
"Go ahead and sue!"
This time it was Qin Chao who spoke.
A sly smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"Liu Siyue, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I'm only talking to you nicely because I love you.
"If you don't listen and insist on pushing me, then don't blame me for not holding back."
"How are you going not hold back?"
Liu Siyue reached her hand into her bag.
"You're a criminal, what else could you possibly do?"
Qin Chao unlocked his phone and opened his photo album:
"I've told you before, your brother is the chairman of a publicly traded company.
"Every single move your family makes affects the company's stock price.
"Tell me, if I were to leak all these scandalous videos of you, wouldn't those shareholders tear your brother apart?"
Liu Siyue finally pulled the knife out of her purse.
She knew Qin Chao would use this to threaten her.
That was why she hadn't called the police. She was going to take care of this piece of trash with her own two hands.
