CHAPTER 288: CHAPTER 288 TWO LYING MASTERS 3_1

Liu Daqing fell silent.

After all, they were of the older generation, and the longstanding friendship between their two families was undeniable. Deep down, she actually didn’t want another marital alliance with his family, but she feared others would see it as kicking them when they were down. Now she was in a bind. The other family wouldn’t let go of the "faked illness" incident. If this stalemate continued, she feared the two families might truly fall out completely.

Seeing his mother still hesitating, Wan Donglin said gravely, "Mom, don’t forget how his former wife left him!"

Liu Daqing jolted.

"If he could be so ruthless to his own wife, one couldn’t expect him to treat a family friend any differently. As for him, my advice is to avoid him if possible and give him the cold shoulder."

Liu Daqing was also a decisive person. She made up her mind immediately. "Donglin, you don’t need to worry about this matter. I’ll deal with them."

"Mom, you need to be careful."

"I know what I’m doing."

Liu Daqing glanced at her son again. He looked so vibrant; his face, no longer deathly pale as it had been when he feigned illness, was instead full of vitality. Truly, a parent’s heart always worries for their child. Although she resented her son for lying, compared to the terrifying ’terminal illness,’ the joy of her son being safe and sound naturally overshadowed everything else. She was even secretly relieved her son had only been lying. If it had been true, it would have been the tragedy of an old parent burying their child.

Wan Donglin also felt secretly ashamed. He had feigned illness for so long, troubling his mother to seek renowned doctors everywhere, not to mention causing her endless worry and pain. He eagerly poured her a cup of hot tea himself. "Mom, have a sip."

Liu Daqing happened to be a little thirsty. She took a sip of the tea and suddenly remembered something. "Donglin, why wasn’t the baby saved?"

When the old subject was brought up again, he felt an unexpected pang of discomfort. After a moment, he forced a smile. "It’s all my fault for being careless. Initially, her HCG levels were found to be too low. But I was inexperienced and didn’t have her hospitalized immediately to protect the pregnancy. I asked the doctor later, and they said if she had received progesterone injections immediately back then, the baby could have definitely been saved."

Liu Daqing sighed incessantly, her face filled with an expression of utter regret. A woman in her seventies, she wondered when she would finally have grandchildren to dote on.

"Donglin, didn’t you say you would give me a big gift next Lunar New Year’s Eve? What’s the big gift?"

Wan Donglin laughed and said mysteriously, "You’ll see. I absolutely won’t lie to you this time."

"Hmph, if you little rascal dare pull any more tricks, I’m adding this to your tally. We’ll settle all accounts then!"

Yan Xixi was surprisingly joyous the entire way. Like a bird freed from its cage, she felt completely light and carefree, humming a little tune. Every time she recalled the slap mark on Wan Donglin’s face, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He deserved it! That guy truly deserved it!

The taxi driver, seeing this young woman giggling to herself nonstop since she got in the car, thought she might have a screw loose and reminded her, "Miss, where exactly are you headed?"

She froze, suddenly at a loss for where to go.

Just then, her phone rang. It was Huang Xiaojue.

"Xiaojue, I’m back... I’m on my way now..."

"Xixi, where are you? I’ll come pick you up right now."

"No need, I’m taking a taxi home."

"Okay, I’ll wait for you at your place."

She ended the call and, for some reason, felt a sudden surge of anxiety. Only then did she confront the most practical problem: when he picked her up, they would go to Huang Xiaojue’s home. These past few days of her unexplained disappearance—did the Huang Family parents know the truth? If they found out she had been ’kidnapped’ by Wan Donglin for these past few days, how would they view her?