After saying that, "Lu Yan" turned back to glance at "Ning Anmiao".
His eyes signaled him to stop talking.
What could be more hurtful than words spoken with one's own mouth?
Moreover, this was like stabbing the knife into his own heart. It was even more painful.
Lu Yan lowered his eyes, his gaze falling indifferently on his mother.
He was reluctant to describe his mother with the worst words.
But at this moment, where was there even a shred of kindness and tenderness in her? All that remained was meanness, snobbishness, and arrogance.
Lu Yan curled his lips self - deprecatingly.
Just then, Jiang Qiwei, who had been watching the farce for a long time, suddenly interrupted. She spoke softly, "Auntie, it's not appropriate for me to get involved in your family matters. I'll go back first."
She noticed that the topic had shifted from the child to the Lu family's internal affairs.
She didn't come here today to watch the Lu family's drama.
She had to get a result.
"Wait."
"Ning Anmiao" knew what Jiang Qiwei was up to. He met her gaze, his eyes calm and dark.
"Miss Jiang, are you sure the child in your belly is Lu Yan's?"
"Ning Anmiao" looked composed. There was not a trace of panic on his face as if his position as the main partner was being threatened.
Jiang Qiwei was dazed for a second, then insisted firmly, "I'm sure."
A smile curled up on "Ning Anmiao"'s lips. He turned on the computer, placed it on the coffee table, and clicked on a video.
In the video, Jiang Qiwei was seen arguing with a man at the hotel entrance.
The moment she saw the video, Jiang Qiwei's face turned ashen.
"Miss Jiang should recognize this man," he said, deliberately pausing. "He's the judge for the next design gold award and also the sponsor of the event, Yang Gang."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the living room was stunned for a moment.
"Killing two birds with one stone. Miss Jiang has a really good plan," "Ning Anmiao" chuckled. "First, try to latch onto the Lu family by faking a pregnancy. Second, curry favor with Boss Yang to win the gold award."
Jiang Qiwei's face visibly turned pale. She quickly turned to hold onto Mrs. Lu's arm, trying to explain, "No, this video... the person in the video isn't me!"
Mrs. Lu was her only hope. She couldn't lose her trust!
The surveillance video was very clear. Jiang Qiwei's face was clearly shown on it. Mrs. Lu was also shocked.
Just thinking that the child in Jiang Qiwei's belly wasn't from the Lu family and that she was trying so hard to marry into the Lu family made Mrs. Lu feel as if she had eaten a fly.
But for the sake of the Jiang family's face, she held back. She silently pulled her arm out and said, "Vivian, why did you do such a foolish thing..."
In the face of irrefutable evidence, even if Mrs. Lu didn't like Ning Anmiao, she had no reason to plead for Jiang Qiwei.
"Auntie, please listen to my explanation. I didn't do anything with Boss Yang. Really, nothing!"
Her explanation seemed so insignificant and even stiff in the face of the evidence.
"Nothing happened to me," Lu Yan said slowly. "Miss Jiang, you know very well whether anything happened between us that night."
Jiang Qiwei looked ugly, but still tried to force a smile. "Lu Yan, how can you say that? We really slept together that night."
"Since Miss Jiang is so sure the child is mine, we can wait a few more months for an amniocentesis test," "Lu Yan" said slowly.
"We can give you an answer after the result is out."
Jiang Qiwei's face immediately darkened. She still wanted to fight for it. "But amniocentesis is very dangerous. What if I have a miscarriage..."
"It's okay. If it's really a child of the Lu family, we can have another one," Mrs. Lu said unexpectedly, rarely speaking harshly to Jiang Qiwei.
Jiang Qiwei was so anxious that she broke out in a sweat. "Auntie, please believe me. The child is really Lu Yan's!"
"Because of this child, I've been kicked out of the Jiang family. My parents said they won't recognize me as their daughter anymore. What should I do in the future?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Lu despised Jiang Qiwei even more. "What does your being kicked out of the Jiang family have to do with me?"
Jiang Qiwei gasped, her pupils suddenly dilating.
She almost forgot that without the support of the Jiang family, Mrs. Lu's vanity would have nowhere to go. How could she still help her?
This move was completely wrong.
"Alright, alright. You should leave quickly. Get rid of this bastard as soon as possible, so as not to bring more shame to your Jiang family."
Mrs. Lu had rolled her eyes countless times in her heart. She didn't give Jiang Qiwei any face at all. She directly helped Lu Yan and Ning Anmiao to drive Jiang Qiwei out.
Although Mrs. Lu didn't say it on the surface, she regretted it in her heart.
It was all because she had easily believed Jiang Qiwei, thinking that she was really pregnant with Lu Yan's child. She had almost fallen out with Lu Yan.
She still knew what was more important.
"Lu Yan, you and Miaomiao should talk more about the child's matter. I'll leave first."
After driving Jiang Qiwei away, Mrs. Lu also felt embarrassed. For a moment, she didn't dare to mention the matter of asking Lu Yan to divorce Miaomiao again. She quickly left.
The living room was quiet again.
"Your mom did a good thing before leaving," Ning Anmiao said.
Lu Yan nodded slightly. He also noticed the hint of flattery in his mother's expression when she left.
He knew clearly.
His mother did that not for him, but for herself.
Maybe he should have seen it earlier.
His mother had only ever loved herself.
For a moment, he really wanted to ask her -
If the blood in Lu Yan's veins wasn't from the Lu family, would she have endured so much to raise him back then?
He didn't dare to think about the answer.
Feeling the solemn atmosphere, Ning Anmiao's expression softened. She walked over and tugged at him. "You've been standing for so long. Sit down and take a rest."
The two sat on the sofa. Ning Anmiao leaned closer to Lu Yan and whispered, "Jiang Qiwei was really married?"
She was still a little surprised.
Such a big thing as having a marriage history, she still wanted to hide it from the Lu family.
Obviously, she had succeeded. If it weren't for Lu Yan exposing it, probably no one would have known that she had been married.
"Yeah. So what?"
Lu Yan raised his eyes, looking at the excited Ning Anmiao, and frowned slightly.
"I want to know how she managed to keep her marriage a secret so well," she blinked, her eyes full of curiosity.
Lu Yan was thinking about something else at this moment. Hearing the eagerness in her tone, he said in a deep voice, "Why do you want to know this? Do you want to do the same?"
"What?" Ning Anmiao was confused.
"Miaomiao, if you plan to hide our marriage history and marry someone else, it's a crime of marriage fraud," Lu Yan said.
"This is in the country, not abroad." The last sentence sounded like a warning.
Ning Anmiao then realized what he was talking about. She couldn't help but laugh and shook her head. "Don't worry. I won't do that."
Hearing this, Lu Yan relaxed his brows.
"You'd better not."