"You already know about it?" Mo Yunlang did not want to hide it from her, and every time he saw her naively believing that as long as the child was born, the dust would settle down and he would not be able to calm down. Rather than letting her spend the rest of the time lying to him, he might as well remind her earlier.
"En." Su Qiao An took a deep breath in, then said slowly, "I know, I heard it myself, he wants this child, and he only wants to use this child as a condition for him to marry Jiang Kerou. In the future, my child will have to call other women his mother, and follow other women to grow up, I definitely won't accept it!"
"Calm down." Mo Yunlang had only said it to calm her down. In this kind of situation, even if Su Qiao An went crazy from noise, it was useless, and might even harm her. She might as well calm down and think of a way to deal with him.
"Now that the child has yet to be born, you still have time to think about how to deal with it in the future. If you don't want to sit still and wait for death, then make the first move."
"What can I do?" Su Qiao An said in a self-abandoned manner, "Right now, I am like a half cripple who is being placed under house arrest in Chu Family, I can't even use my food properly, I even have to report everything I eat to others when I go out of the house, it's the same as going to jail. I still can't move freely, and when the child is born, it's even more impossible to snatch the child back, I will only be stopped and let them slaughter me."
This was the place that caused her to be overwhelmed. She couldn't think of any other way, but she didn't think that it would allow her and her child to retreat safely.
"Su Qiao An, isn't there only one way to avoid all of this? You always want to escape, but can you?" Mo Yunlang said in a deep voice, "Since we cannot escape, and there is no other way, we might as well face it."
"No …" "I have no chance of winning …" She was not Mo Yunlang, so she could not be as rational as him, nor could she be a sword skirmisher.
"Life is like a lawsuit. Even though you have done a lot of research and preparation beforehand, there are still a lot of things that can happen in court. In a lawsuit, you have to use your chips, and life is the same. If you get enough chips, you'll be qualified to negotiate, understand? "
chips...
Su Qiao An was startled awake and subconsciously held onto the kraft paper bag tightly. A bargaining chip! She needed a bargaining chip!
Back then, when Chu Shixiong had called her over to his room alone and gave her this thing, it was precisely because Chu Shixiong was very clear on Zhu Jiangci's goal that he had given this thing to her so that he could use it to protect himself and his child.
All she wanted to do during this period of time was to return these things to Zhu Jiangci, because they belonged to him.
But now, she could only use it to protect the child in her stomach. She couldn't continue to give Zhu Jiangci weight or else the one who would suffer would be her.
Mo Yunlang's words had thoroughly enlightened her.
Self-pity was useless, and escaping was useless. All she could do was use her little chips to exchange for peace for herself and her child.
"Thank you. I know what I should do." If it wasn't for Mo Yunlang helping her wake up, she might have continued to sink into that sorrowful atmosphere.
"As long as you understand what you have to do." Mo Yunlang said, "I will accompany you here, wait for your emotions to calm down, then I will send you back home."
Su Yun acknowledged and nodded.
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This was not the first time Mo Yunlang brought her home, but it was just that every time she met him, it was coincidentally the same.
She knew she shouldn't get too close, and she told herself to keep her distance, but it was too difficult.
That little bit of warmth, Zhu Jiangci didn't want to give her. Now that someone had given her a chance, she could only desperately seize it. Like a fish lacking water, she longed for that trace of gentleness.
"The reason I came to find you was to tell you that you can't let your guard down. Now, many people are eyeing you covetously, and you and the child in your stomach are their thorn in the side." He had still managed to hide the truth that he knew. The words were too transparent, and with Su Qiao An's current situation, he was afraid that he could not accept it.
"I know." She knew this better than anyone.
When Su Qiao An pushed open the door and was about to get off the carriage, Mo Yunlang couldn't help but remind her, "I'm afraid that Miss Jiang is not as simple as you think, if you can avoid it, just try your best to avoid it, don't get into a direct confrontation with her."
Mo Yunlang was especially worried for her, "If there's something you need, don't push yourself to it. If you're unable to cope with it, you can come find me at any time. I'll be spending the next few days in Cenchuan, so next month is next month …"
He had to make a trip out of the Cenchuan the next month, so he was afraid that he would not be able to keep his eyes on Su Qiao An all the time.
"Next month?"
"I have to leave here next month for some private matters. If you have any, you can go to the law firm to look for a scene." Mo Yunlang laughed helplessly, "Even though what I am saying now is very abrupt, but I still want to tell you, if you can't take it anymore, tell me, I will do my best to help you. Child, it doesn't matter if you want it, as long as you want it, as long as I have it, I can give it all to you."
"…"
Su Qiao An was not good at handling these kinds of things. Since young, she had never encountered any problems with her emotions and had always been wholeheartedly chasing after the high and mighty person's footsteps.
Faced with Mo Yunlang repeatedly expressing his good will, she was at a loss.
"If it was before, I could have just refused, but now …" Can you stop talking about it? I'm confused. " She was too tired. She had always walked the thorny path by herself. Now, someone was willing to extend their hand towards her. That was a temptation that she could not refuse.
Unfortunately, she wasn't a teenage girl. She was well aware that this type of enticement was often fatal and extremely toxic.
"Blame me. I shouldn't have brought it up on such an occasion. It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait until the day you're willing to open your heart to me." Mo Yunlang's expression was a little uncomfortable.
He had never confessed to a woman before. The first time was because of her, but he was met with a backlash, and now he was being continuously rejected. He had already mentally prepared himself for this kind of loss.
Su Yun quietly got off the carriage. After closing the door, she stood at the side and waited, watching Mo Yunlang drive the carriage away, then turned and entered.
Mo Yunlang would glance at the rearview mirror from time to time, and only retracted his gaze when Su Qiao An's figure was no longer visible.
When he drove back to Chu's house, as soon as he got into the elevator, he bumped into the last person he wanted to see.
Chu Tianze smiled at him, "You have a good relationship with my Second Sister-In-Law! If my second brother knew about what you did today, how do you think you would die? "