Shen Qingqing couldn't remember her final emotional state when she hung up the phone.
She immediately returned to the room.
Looking at the still sleeping Lu Zheng, she felt an inexplicable anger bubbling inside her, devoid of her usual gentle demeanor.
She hurriedly nudged Lu Zheng with her arm, "Wake up, something big has happened."
Lu Zheng hadn't been in a deep sleep.
Earlier, Shen Qingqing's phone had been ringing constantly.
She had mysteriously gone out to answer it.
Since Lu Zheng had fallen out of love with Shen Qingqing, he hadn't been interfering much in her affairs.
He had just rolled over and gone back to sleep.
In his drowsy state, before falling into a deep slumber, he heard a voice nearby and opened his eyes with annoyance, "What's the matter?"
Shen Qingqing said, "Your father has another child now."
"Impossible," Lu Zheng scoffed.
Back in the day, his father and mother were known for their loving relationship. His mother had passed away over twenty years ago, and his father had never remarried.
Even their friends in the wealthy circles would say, "We envy him."
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After all, compared to other wealthy families with dozens of illegitimate children, being an only child naturally meant he enjoyed unique privileges.
So in some matters, he had the capital to be willful.
Lu Zheng asked, "Who told you this?"
Shen Qingqing replied, "Your ex-girlfriend said so, how could it be false?"
The smile on Lu Zheng's face froze, "Lin Rui?"
He immediately found his phone and called Lin Rui.
Lin Rui hung up, but Lu Zheng persisted and called again. On the second attempt, she finally answered.
This time, Lu Zheng didn't dwell on matters of love or not.
At this moment, all his attention was on the news he had just learned, "What's going on? My dad has another child, how come I don't know about this?"
Lin Rui said, "Isn't this normal? When the main account is defunct, naturally you'd consider starting a new one."
Lu Zheng said, "I'm not joking with you." He emphasized once more.
Lin Rui replied, "I'm not joking either."
Lu Zheng's brows furrowed deeply, forming a crease between them.
This kind of thing was absolutely impossible.
But he also knew that Lin Rui wasn't the type to speak nonsense.
So he hung up and immediately called his father.
His father answered his call, which made Lu Zheng feel a little better.
Lu Zheng was truly panicking now.
Shen Qingqing had been by Lu Zheng's side the whole time, witnessing firsthand the Lu family's attitude. She felt both terrified and nervous.
Remembering that she hadn't answered Shen Wei's earlier call, she immediately dialed the number, "What did you want earlier when you called me?"
At present, Lu Zheng was like a stray dog.
In contrast, Shen Wei had everything – wealth, status, career, and even a former fiancé who had always pursued her.
Shen Wei was calling about the same matter.
Shen Qingqing gritted her teeth in hatred, "You're just here to gloat."
"Correct!" Shen Wei agreed readily. Thinking about how in the original story plot, she would have been driven to death by these two people hand in hand.
The vast family fortune would have benefited them, how sickening!
Shen Wei might show a bit of leniency towards others, but towards them, she wouldn't at all.
Shen Qingqing was furious, "Don't be too smug for too long! Be careful not to sour relationships, lest it backfires on you in the future."
Shen Wei said, "Isn't that what you said last time too?"
Shen Wei felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction from verbally sparring with Shen Qingqing.
It turned out that even predetermined fates could be changed.
If Shen Qingqing hadn't relied on men and had only depended on herself, she wouldn't have lost so miserably.
When Shen Qingqing first heard that Old Boss Lu had a new child, her heart sank.
But she was also afraid it might be a test among the wealthy families.
Now, calling Shen Wei, she stubbornly said with a lump in her throat, "No matter what, I love him, and no one can take him away. So what if you have money? You don't have this kind of deep, unforgettable love."
Shen Wei laughed, "Then you can spend your whole life clinging to your love."
Just as Shen Qingqing was about to curse, Shen Wei hung up the phone.
Shen Qingqing felt like she had punched a cotton ball, leaving her furious.
Initially, Shen Qingqing had wanted to get more money to help her family become wealthy. Instead, she had lost both money and property.
But she could still work. There was still a chance to turn things around.
However, having tasted the good life, she now only wanted to become the Lu family's daughter-in-law again, not wanting to start from scratch.
At this moment, Shen Qingqing was momentarily at a loss,
unsure whether to proceed with the original plan of having a child to force their hand.
When she mentioned this to Lu Zheng, he said viciously, "Have the child. I don't believe that old man will ignore us."
Seeing Lu Zheng say this, Shen Qingqing finally felt reassured.
Indeed, she knew these wealthy families were full of tricks.
She and Lu Zheng had been on-again-off-again for so long, perhaps this was the final hurdle to becoming Mrs. Lu.
If she didn't overcome it, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain?
So Shen Qingqing angrily returned to the rented apartment with Lu Zheng, planning to continue trying to have a child to shock everyone.