CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 346 SI MINGJING IS GOING TO SLAP FACES AGAIN 1

Si Mingjing’s wise, phoenix-like eyes flickered with a dark gleam. Was this what she was waiting for? The woman who had an affair with Dong Shangzhi was called Qin Fengling?

Previously, Dong Shangzhi had compiled a list of all the employees from the pharmaceutical factory and sent it to Ye Shen.

Ye Shen had the little chubby kid identify them.

The little chubby kid pretended to recognize someone and immediately burst into tears out of feigned fear. In private, however, he had already identified everyone on the list. He recognized Dong Shangzhi but couldn’t pinpoint the woman who was having the affair with him from the list.

Clearly, that woman was not an employee of the pharmaceutical factory.

Si Mingjing was momentarily unable to find out, and she dared not rashly accuse Dong Shangzhi of trying to harm the child. Now that the identity of the mistress was confirmed, she had no more reservations!

As soon as Mrs. Chen’s words fell, the scene boiled over once again.

Never had they imagined that a child’s cruelty to a cat would lead to such a major scandal!

"Isn’t Qin Fengling Mrs. Dong’s paternal half-sister?"

"My God, the sister seduced her brother-in-law!"

"Does Mrs. Dong know about this?"

Mrs. Dong was completely dumbfounded, staring at Mrs. Chen in disbelief.

"Mrs. Chen, what are you talking about? Say it again!"

Mrs. Chen, at this moment, was only interested in clearing her own name. No longer caring about anything else, she spilled the beans: "Mrs. Dong, I’m sorry, I really didn’t know your sister would seduce your husband. I was just entrusted by your sister to scheme against the child; I know nothing of the other matters. Had I known your sister seduced your husband and even murdered to silence someone, I wouldn’t have agreed to this even if I had a hundred times the nerve!"

Mrs. Dong’s head was buzzing. She trembled with anger as she looked up to question Dong Shangzhi, who was standing beside her.

"Husband, is this true?"

She couldn’t believe it. To put it accurately, she didn’t want to believe it!

Everyone praised her for her good fortune. Although she was infertile, her husband didn’t mind at all and was even more affectionate towards her. She thought she had married the right man, but reality slapped her hard...

Mrs. Dong covered her face with her hands, overwhelmed with pain. "Husband, tell me this isn’t true!"

Dong Shangzhi felt as if he had been struck by lightning, caught in a dilemma and wanting to deny it.

But the people around were whispering amongst themselves.

"So, setting up the child was to cover up the truth of the affair!"

"Mr. Dong is really cunning. He used just two cats to smooth over his trouble. If it had worked, no one would trust the child’s words ever again. Even if it failed, it would all be Mrs. Chen’s fault, while he stood aside as a spectator, clean and innocent. Thank heavens justice prevailed!"

"This just goes to show one should not hastily establish a persona. The more one flaunts a ’doting husband’ image, the more terrifying what he truly does behind the scenes becomes!"

Dong Shangzhi’s reputation as a doting husband shattered into fragments like broken glass.

Chairman Qin stepped out from the crowd, glaring at Dong Shangzhi with fury. "Well done, you scoundrel! Not only did you marry one of my daughters, but you also seduced another one, you despicable man! Jingqiu, come home with Dad!"

Such a scandal was not fit to continue in public. Dong Shangzhi’s reputation was ruined.

"Father, Jingqiu, listen to me!"

Dong Shangzhi couldn’t allow his reputation to be completely destroyed. Looking at his grief-stricken wife, he said, "Jingqiu, you wanted a child so much. I just wanted to give you one. Please listen to my explanation, okay?"

Mrs. Dong loved Dong Shangzhi too much. She wasn’t able to come to her senses right away. When Dong Shangzhi offered to explain, she almost wished he could give her an acceptable explanation, so she wouldn’t have to feel so aggrieved.

She suddenly felt utterly helpless. Her entire outlook collapsed, she couldn’t find her footing, and her body swayed, on the verge of falling.

Si Mingjing set the little chubby kid down, walked over to support Mrs. Dong, and surreptitiously checked the pulse at her wrist with two fingers.

"Mrs. Dong, I’m sorry I shouldn’t have exposed this matter in public. I failed to consider your feelings, and I truly apologize."

"It’s not your fault," she said. How could it possibly be Si Mingjing’s fault?

Glaring angrily at Dong Shangzhi, Mrs. Dong demanded, "Explain yourself! Why? Why did you go behind my back with Fengling... you two are just disgusting!"

Dong Shangzhi wore an expression of deep, painful emotion. "Jingqiu, I didn’t want you to keep taking all sorts of medicines. I didn’t want you to keep running to all sorts of hospitals, seeking medical help everywhere. I know you want a child; I just wanted to give you a child. Fengling said she was willing to have a child for us. Although the child won’t be related to you by blood, it will still be of the Qin Family’s lineage. After giving birth, she would hand the child over to us to raise and absolutely wouldn’t tear apart our marriage. That’s why I agreed."

Turning on the voice recorder on his phone, Dong Shangzhi said, "This is what Fengling said to me. Listen."

In the recording, a young woman’s voice could be heard saying, "Brother-in-law, if you can’t have a child with my sister, let me have one with you. Eventually, the child will be adopted under my sister’s name..."

Mrs. Dong heard this and suddenly retched violently, her stomach churning. She couldn’t stand it.

Just the thought of her sister in her husband’s arms made her feel intensely nauseous.

She couldn’t bear it! She wasn’t that magnanimous! It was all because her womb was useless!

At that moment, Mrs. Dong detested her own womb to the extreme. Would her marriage have been blissful if she could bear a child?

Mrs. Dong was consumed by pain. The doctor had told her she had a gynecological condition that might leave her infertile for life, and she was devastated.

The guests at the scene, upon hearing the tragic reason behind it all, didn’t seem as angry as before. Some even felt sympathy for Dong Shangzhi.

"So, Mr. Dong did it all to get a child for his wife. Alas, blame it on fate’s cruelty. Mrs. Dong’s infertility is truly unfortunate..."

"A woman who can’t bear children can’t keep a man’s heart. Most men would have divorced by now, but Mr. Dong has stood by Mrs. Dong. Only they know their own hardships and comforts; such are the myriad experiences of life!"

"Mrs. Dong’s sister is quite noble..."

Si Mingjing’s expression turned extremely grim as she listened to those comments.

She, too, felt nauseous and disgusted.

If Mr. Dong truly loved Mrs. Dong, how could he not accept her being childless? This was nothing but hypocritical love!

And yet the world didn’t seem to think so. They even went so far as to sympathize with Dong Shangzhi, and some even deemed Qin Fengling noble? Had they gone mad?

"Utter nonsense!" Ye Siyuan could no longer listen in silence. He approached the gossiping noblewoman and rebuked, "Anyone who says such a thing is simply malicious. Let me ask you, if you were infertile, would you want your sister to have a child with your husband for you to adopt?"

The noblewoman was suddenly confronted by Ye Siyuan, faltering in her response. Of course, she wouldn’t want that.

Yet, she said with confidence, "I can have children, so such a scenario doesn’t exist for me."

Seizing the opportunity, Dong Shangzhi suddenly dropped to his knees in front of Mrs. Dong.

"Jingqiu, will you forgive me? It’s all my fault for not discussing this with you beforehand, but I really do love you. If you are unwilling, I’ll immediately sever my ties with Fengling. If it weren’t for the sake of having a child, I would never have..."

This matter was clearly Dong Shangzhi’s fault. However, he managed to turn the tide, placing Mrs. Dong in a passive position and making her the target of public criticism.

It was as if her not forgiving him would mean she was being unreasonable.