C42

My heart clenches with fear, the shadows fall over me, and I even rub my eyes to make sure that what I see is not an illusion.

Absolutely not. I want to escape, but I can't. I have to calm down, I can't let Cheng Ruojun find any clues.

Was he that passionate? I suddenly felt that he had become thin and tall, dressed in designer clothes, completely different from when I had seen him before. He seemed to be in a bad mood, and his whole person seemed a little gloomy.

I was thinking too much. I don't know why I was so relieved to see him look at me like that.

"All of you are here." Cheng Ruojun's father smiled and said, "Very good, very good."

I looked at Cheng Ruojun. His expression was a little cold.

Cheng Ruojun's father turned his head and pulled on Xia Ze's hand, "From today onwards, we are family."

Family? A family!

My brain felt like it was going to explode at this very moment, and I never expected things to turn out this way.

While they were talking, Cheng Ruojun's father had already walked down the stairs.

Xia Ze stood in front of me and I could clearly see his face. His face still didn't have any expression, so I felt that he was a stranger to him.

"This is Xia Ze." Cheng Ruojun's father pulled at Xia Ze and said, "It's my son."

… ….

This was too strange.

Could it be that Xia Ze already knew about this matter, that the reason he kept saying those words to me was to find out more about the Cheng family, so he must have a reason to approach me.

I suddenly felt cold.

"He's only nineteen this year." Cheng Ruojun's father said, "He's still a sophomore. His mother died a long time ago, and his grandmother dragged him up. A few days ago, he passed away in a car accident before coming to find me. This child is so pitiful."

As Cheng Ruojun's father spoke, he stroked Xia Ze's hair and acted as if he was in love with him.

Du Lirong's face was ashen as she asked, "Is that possible?"

"I've already done the paternity test." "He's my son. I thought I only had Ruo Ruo as a child for my entire life, who would have thought?"

I suddenly remembered the conversation between Cheng Ruojun's father and Du Lirong after the commercial was over. When Cheng Ruojun's father said that a certain woman was pregnant, he told Du Lirong to deal with it, and I still felt that something was amiss. However, today, I finally understood that the reason why Cheng Ruojun's father was so cold and detached was because he already knew that the child wasn't his.

So … He lost his fertility.

The fact that Cheng Ruojun's father was unable to have children surprised me, because during the three years I had been married, I had learned quite a few romantic stories about him.

I cast my gaze towards Du Lirong, who is currently looking at Cheng Ruojun's father with a smile. If it wasn't for me knowing Du Lirong too well, I would have thought that she was sincerely blessing Cheng Ruojun's father.

I don't know if it was due to my sudden enlightenment or the recent excitement, but a horrifying thought suddenly popped into my mind.

Maybe the reason why Cheng Ruojun's father didn't have the ability to reproduce was because of Du Lirong. The Cheng family's property was very huge, and many people wanted to share it with them, so the people who sent the women to Cheng Ruojun's father should be many. In order to prevent their father from getting rid of the wealth, an illegitimate child wouldn't suddenly appear to snatch their family property.

I looked at Du Lirong's smiling face and suddenly felt that she was very scary. Maybe she was just teasing me before, she still hadn't used her true abilities on me.

"Come, let's eat first." Cheng Ruojun's father greeted.

We sat down at the table, which was filled with delicious dishes, but no one here was in the mood to taste them.

Father Cheng Ruojun sat at the head of the table, and I followed him. I had to wait for them to all sit down before I could sit down.

"You father and son should get together today." Du Lirong said as she took a step back to vacate her usual seat.

However, Cheng Ruojun's father smiled and pulled his hand, "Sit down."

Xia Ze looked at him for a moment before sitting down. Xia Ze sat next to him, and both of us sat on Cheng Ruojun's father's left side, Cheng Ruojun and I sat on the right. I happened to be face to face with Xia Ze, but I didn't dare look over there at all with my eyes.

"Try this." Cheng Ruojun's father kindly gestured to Xia Ze.

"Thank you, Dad." Xia Ze said with a smile. He looked like a sunny youth, but I would never forget the way he kissed me.

I noticed that when Du Lirong heard the two words "Father," his expression instantly changed, but quickly returned to normal.

"Li-Rong, you've worked hard for so many years." Cheng Ruojun's father said sorrowfully.

Du Lirong immediately shook his head as if he was planning to say something, but father Cheng Ruojun had already changed the topic, he actually looked at me, and asked, "How is your body?" I was flattered by the gentleness of his tone, which he had hardly ever used with me.

"It's pretty good." "No," I said.

"You don't have to be too anxious about your child." "No," he said.

I looked at his face, and the years of maintenance made him look very young, and the way he looked at me was a little harsh, and the way he looked at me, and the way he talked to me, made me think he didn't like the way he looked at me.

Perhaps … He really had ill intentions.

"Yes." I bowed my head in acknowledgment.

"He will be your son from now on." Cheng Ruojun's father suddenly said, the way he said that, was no different from before.

I stared at him, not knowing what expression to make now.

He smiled again. "Then you'll have a child, and he'll be your son." He pointed at Xia Ze and repeated.

I stared at him, never expecting that I would have a son of nineteen when I was only twenty-five this year.

"Dad!" Cheng Ruojun cried out. This is the first time I've seen him lose control like this.

"Ruo Lin, we just finished the commercial. If I suddenly had an illegitimate child, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?" Cheng Ruojun's father said.