Xue Miao'er reached out and touched her belly. Raising an eyebrow, she said with a smile, "Shouldn't you congratulate me? No, no, no. Congratulate us! This is our first legitimate son!"
Meng Qinglong finally understood what was going on. He said in disbelief, "You dare to cuckold me! Just wait and see how I'll deal with you!"
It was impossible to call off this marriage. He was still counting on Xue Miao'er's dowry.
But now, the whole world knew he had been made a fool of. How could Meng Qinglong swallow this humiliation?
He staggered down the steps and reached out to hit Xue Miao'er.
But Xue Miao'er sneered and whipped at him. Meng Qinglong let out a startled cry and, in front of the onlookers, rolled down the steps in a sorry state.
The girls in the building all knew that the notoriously fierce Xue Miao'er was not to be trifled with. None of them would step forward at this moment. Some even stole glances with a hint of amusement.
Two servants behind Meng Qinglong ran over to help him, but they were both whipped back by Xue Miao'er.
The two of them looked at each other and then pretended to lie down on the ground and groan.
Xue Miao'er raised her whip and lashed at Meng Qinglong. The whip cracked as it landed on his body, making him scream and roll on the ground in great embarrassment.
Everyone was shocked by Xue Miao'er's ferocity.
Xue Miao'er had endured for a long time and finally waited for this day. She was avenging her grievances and giving Meng Qinglong a good thrashing.
"Will you call off the engagement?" After she had had enough of beating, Xue Miao'er finally stopped. Only then did she seem to remember that she was a "pregnant woman". Supporting her belly, she said, "If you don't call it off, I'll whip you three times a day from now on. If I miss even one time, you win."
Meng Qinglong was whipped until his skin was torn and his flesh was bloody. He groaned and rolled on the ground. He didn't dare to curse anymore, but said unhappily, "You, your father won't let you off. Xue Miao'er, I'm your future husband!"
"You're also the father of my son!" Xue Miao'er looked down at him haughtily and stepped on his head with her foot. "I know you're reluctant to call off the engagement. Forget it. I've changed my mind too. We'll just go on like this. At least the child in my belly won't be fatherless when he's born."
"You! Whose bastard is the child you're carrying?" Meng Qinglong's face was stepped on into the mud, but he still refused to give in.
"You just need to know it's not yours, but you have to treat it as your own! That's enough!" Xue Miao'er raised her head proudly. "Since you're going to be a father, you should act like one and set a good example for my son. There'll be no more hanging around brothels. Go back and study hard, cultivate your character, and earn a future for my son. It won't be in vain for you to be a happy father."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Hearing Xue Miao'er repeatedly mention that the child was not Meng Qinglong's, Yi Qing knew that she had made up her mind to break off the relationship today and didn't want to reconcile anymore.
With things developing to this point, no matter how much Meng Qinglong could endure humiliation, the Meng family would never accept Xue Miao'er again - they couldn't afford to lose this face!
Xue Miao'er was not ashamed at all. Instead, she said complacently, "By the way, go back and tell your father to advance the wedding. I'll start to show soon. I don't want to get into the bridal sedan chair with a big belly and be laughed at. Your Meng family may not care about face, but our Xue family does."
"You, you..." Meng Qinglong was so angry that he stammered. His face was being crushed into the sand and it hurt badly.
"I've said all I wanted to say to you." Xue Miao'er looked down at him contemptuously. Then she pointed her riding whip at the girls watching the show in the building and said, "I'll let you off today. But from now on, if anyone dares to receive Meng Qinglong, I'll make sure you can't stay in Henan. If anyone doesn't believe me, just step forward. I'll use you as a good example."
The girls in the building were so scared that they stepped back again and again. No one dared to look Xue Miao'er in the eye.
Xue Miao'er laughed. "Why are you so scared of me? I'm not a flood or a wild beast. If anyone can't make a living because they can't do business with Meng Qinglong in the future, come to me. I'll compensate you. Isn't that fair enough?"
Meng Qinglong gritted his teeth and said, "Xue Miao'er, let me go and let me get up. I'll go with you!"
"Who wants you to go with me?" Xue Miao'er rolled her eyes. "I'm here today just to tell you that you're going to be a father. Come and marry me as soon as possible!"
She saw Yi Qing in the crowd and winked at her quietly.
Yi Qing took the medicine bag from Xiao Tian's hand and waved it.
Half an hour later, Xue Miao'er sat opposite Yi Qing. She said in disbelief, "You've already prepared the medicine?"
"If I hadn't prepared it soon, you might have been exposed."
"No, definitely not. I know what I'm doing!" Xue Miao'er said. "Meng Qinglong is just a good-for-nothing. Do you think he dares to take me to a doctor to check if I'm really pregnant? The only one who dares to do that is my father."
God knows how eager she was to tell Meng Qinglong this "good news" and then watch him lose control.
Meng Qinglong didn't disappoint her. The scene just now was even more wonderful than she had imagined.
"What if Meng Qinglong himself suppresses this matter and says he doesn't care about your behavior? What will you do?" Yi Qing said calmly.
Xue Miao'er said, "With things at this stage, do you still think he's willing to accept me?"
"It's not that he's willing to accept you, but that he's reluctant to let go of the huge wealth behind you." Yi Qing was very calm. "Meng Qinglong is not as stupid as you think. At least judging from his way of enduring humiliation, we can tell that in some situations and aspects, he'll never give up until he achieves his goal."
There must be some hidden secrets in the Meng family that they didn't know.
What was the driving force that made Meng Qinglong abandon his dignity? Yi Qing was very curious.
Unexpectedly, the carefree Xue Miao'er actually knew this hidden secret.
"Actually, it's very simple," Xue Miao'er said. "Meng Qinglong has been suppressed by his elder brother, Meng Qinghai, and has no chance to shine. He's not convinced and always thinks he can do it too. So he wants to use what the Xue family can offer him to prove himself."
But she didn't think this good-for-nothing had the ability.
"I guess in the end, he'll still prove that he's just a good-for-nothing."
"Don't Meng Qinghai and Meng Qinglong have a good relationship as brothers? Aren't they born of the same mother?" Xiao Tian asked.
"So what if they're born of the same mother? They're only one and a half years apart. It's normal for them to compete with each other when they're of similar ages," Xue Miao'er said.
The brothers were at odds. Yi Qing looked at Xiao Tian. Her eyes seemed to say that this might be a breakthrough point that would make it easier for them to get close to the people in the Meng family.
Xue Miao'er took the medicine and went back. On the third day, she came to find Yi Qing. Her belly was obviously showing.
She came to thank Yi Qing and also asked about the precautions for taking the medicine.
She hoped this state could last a little longer, at least until her father saw it with his own eyes.
"It'll be fine for a month," Yi Qing said confidently.
So, let the chaos reign!