Law Firm
Accompanied by the chief secretary and Li Juan, Li Qiyu walked into the law firm. At this moment, Song Yunsheng had already been waiting here.
Recently, Song Yunsheng had clearly been a bit flustered and was acting extremely aggressively. In the past, when he looked at Li Qiyu, he still had a bit of the patience of a cat playing with a mouse. But now, when he looked at her, his eyes were full of vigilance and annoyance.
When Song Yunsheng saw Li Qiyu, he sneered, "Why are you still running around even though you're pregnant? Aren't you tired? You could just send a subordinate here."
Don't get me wrong. Song Yunsheng's words were definitely not out of concern for Li Qiyu. His words were full of sarcasm. He was clearly insinuating that Li Qiyu's pregnancy was fake.
Li Qiyu forced herself to stay calm. She handed the materials in her hand to the lawyer, then sat down on the sofa and said, "I thought you were so worried about me, so I had to come here in person."
The lawyer took the materials with both hands. In the room, Song Yunsheng and Li Qiyu were at daggers drawn. It was really hard for him to be caught in the middle.
The atmosphere in the room was really uncomfortable. He stood up and said, "I need to verify this material with the hospital. Please take a short break. I'll be back soon."
Saying that, the lawyer called his secretary and told her to take good care of these two big shots, then got up and walked out.
Li Qiyu and Song Yunsheng were sitting here, staring at each other. The people standing behind them were also extremely cautious. Especially Li Juan. She felt as if there was a thousand - jin weight on her shoulders, fearing that this Song Yunsheng would suddenly lash out and hurt her mistress.
Among them, the one who looked the most relaxed was Song Yunsheng. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for both himself and Li Qiyu.
The warm - yellow tea soup filled the cups. Song Yunsheng picked up a teacup and placed it in front of Li Qiyu.
"The tea here at the lawyer's is pretty good. It's no worse than what we used to drink. Have a taste?"
Li Qiyu crossed her arms in front of her chest and didn't take the cup of tea. Her eyes and actions were full of resistance.
"Thanks for the offer, but I'm not suitable for drinking tea now." She took the mineral water Li Juan handed her and said, "This is enough for me."
Song Yunsheng laughed mockingly, "What? Are you afraid I'll put saffron in the tea?"
Saffron was a commonly used abortifacient passed down from the ancient palace. After Song Yunsheng slept with concubines he didn't want to get pregnant, he would send them a bowl of "abortion soup". In fact, this so - called "abortion soup" was just juice boiled from saffron.
Li Qiyu had drunk it for many years. It was not until the miscarriage of her only child that she found out this truth.
All drugs have some toxicity. Drinking too much saffron not only made it difficult for her to get pregnant but also damaged her body.
And her husband had fed her this poison for so many years just to prevent her from getting pregnant.
Thinking of these past events, Li Qiyu's eyes became even more fierce.
She was too lazy to play the surface - level game with Song Yunsheng. She said bluntly, "Don't bother with these pretenses. It won't work on me. We're not on such intimate terms now. Don't act like we're really familiar. I don't want to be in a situation where things are hard to explain."
Song Yunsheng was drinking tea and almost choked on Li Qiyu's words.
They used to be husband and wife, but now she was afraid of being in a compromising situation?
Song Yunsheng retorted, "Anyway, you're a widow now. How about I..."
Li Qiyu knew what he was going to say. Hearing this now only made her feel disgusted. "Stop. It's disgusting. Even if all the men in the world were dead, I wouldn't marry you."
Li Qiyu's obvious disgust and aversion made Song Yunsheng narrow his eyes. He was not a patient man, and Li Qiyu was challenging his bottom line.
The lawyer went out, made a few phone calls, and came back after verifying the authenticity of the materials.
He said to Song Yunsheng apologetically, "After our verification, Miss Li Qiyu is indeed pregnant. In this case, I can only announce..."
Actually, the inheritance of the old Mr. Song had become a troublesome matter for the lawyer. He was eager to solve this matter as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Song Yunsheng interrupted him again. He said, "There's no hurry for this. In today's society, it's not difficult to get a fake pregnancy certificate. Besides, this child..." Song Yunsheng glanced at Li Qiyu's belly. Although he didn't say the rest, Li Qiyu understood: "Whether it can be born is still uncertain."
Li Qiyu felt a chill run down her spine. She felt as if she was being strangled by Song Yi'an, and she was so scared that she just wanted to run away.
But she knew she couldn't run. She had to hold her ground for Song Yi'an.
Li Qiyu answered bravely, "What happens to the child is naturally my business. According to the law, you no longer have the right to inherit the inheritance."
"Only if you give birth to the child will I have no right to inherit. Otherwise..."
Song Yunsheng's blatant threat made Li Qiyu's scalp tingle. Seeing that the situation was not right, the lawyer quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Both of you, calm down. Let's talk things over nicely." He then persuaded Song Yunsheng, "Mr. Song, you can't put it like this. As long as Miss Li is pregnant now, she has the right to accept the inheritance on behalf of the child in her womb. You..."
Song Yunsheng was quick - witted. He raised another doubt.
"Just because she submitted a few materials and said she's pregnant, she's pregnant? I can get a whole bunch of such pregnancy certificates. Who knows if she's up to some tricks? If you want me to believe it, I'll designate a hospital. She should have a test in front of me. If it's confirmed that she's really pregnant, I won't say a word."
The lawyer looked at Li Qiyu with a bit of embarrassment and asked, "Miss Li, what's your opinion?"
Li Qiyu was almost furious.
Of course, she couldn't go for a check - up with Song Yunsheng. She wasn't pregnant at all. How could she stand such an inspection?
She said angrily, "If you don't trust me, I naturally don't trust you. Why should I go to the hospital you designated? What if you bribe the doctor?"
"You're just guilty."
"My pregnancy has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to check on me!"
Watching the two of them bicker like children, the lawyer was no longer surprised.
Yes, in their line of work, they saw the most disputes. No matter how glamorous a person was, once there was a dispute over interests and they started to quarrel, they were just like these two, bickering back and forth like primary schoolers.
The lawyer didn't want to go deaf, so he quickly stopped them.
"How about this? I'll find a top - level tertiary - grade A hospital. We'll have the test in person. That should be okay, right?"
Li Qiyu clenched her fists. She was in a dilemma. She had to agree even if she didn't want to.
She gritted her teeth and agreed. "Fine, but I have conditions."
Song Yunsheng sneered, "Getting nervous. Sure enough, it's a fake pregnancy."