Chapter 471 Quick Marriage
Yan Siming knew Gong Tianhao wouldn’t need to lie to him, but he still couldn’t believe it. He looked at Xiao Lingyu quietly, trying to process everything.
He asked, “Lingyu, is he telling the truth?”
Xiao Lingyu sighed and said, “Brother Yan, it’s true. There’s no need for him to lie.” Then, she lowered her head and touched her stomach as she continued, “Whether you believe it or not, the child in my stomach is Gong Tianhao’s. It is Gong Tianhao’s biological child. At that time, we had this child by accident.
“I thought that I would never be able to find the biological father of the child again. I did not expect fate to bring him to me.” As she said this, she looked at Gong Tianhao with a very gentle gaze.
When Yan Siming heard this, he became even more confused. He said sharply, “Since you said that this child is Gong Tianhao’s, haven’t you thought that he married you only because of this child?”
“Yan Siming!” Gong Tianhao’s voice was very cold and stern as he warned, “Do you think that with my status, I need to do something like that? If I want, I can have as many children as I prefer.
“Plus, this is a wedding between Yu ‘Er and me. It has nothing to do with others. Instead of worrying about others, you should worry about yourself.
“I know that you like Yu ‘Er, but she is now my wife. If you do this again, you’ll be punished by the heavens.”
The villagers were watching with great interest.
Xiao Lingyu felt quite embarrassed. There were two monkeys fighting over her. Xiao Lingyu’s face immediately turned hot and red.
After she was pregnant in this life, she became more and more childish. She lived a pampered life, and she didn’t even need to move her fingers most of the time. Especially after Gong Tianhao came, she relied on him for everything.
Like what he had said, she had gotten used to having him by her side. She ended up relying on Gong Tianhao more and more. She felt extremely comfortable, but at the same time, she felt she was becoming more and more useless.
Xiao Lingyu took a deep breath and turned to the villagers. “Uncles and Aunties, you can continue with your work. We have some private matters to settle. Oh, right, I’ll say it again. The child in my stomach is 100% Gong Tianhao’s. There’s no doubt about that. If you don’t believe me, you will after the child is born.” Xiao Tong looked a lot like Gong Tianhao. So it would be clear then.
The villagers knew their limits. So they left with smiles. Some of the older villagers told them not to fight before they left. The children were dragged away by the adults.
In the end, only the three of them were left by the reservoir. People liked to watch shows. It was great fodder for gossip. They didn’t mean any harm, but it was quite embarrassing. Xiao Lingyu couldn’t do anything to help this.
Fortunately, the villagers were simple and honest. They would only talk among themselves. If this had happened in the big city, it would be on the internet already. This often made something small into something big by the netizens. Everyone wanted to get involved. Sometimes, the internet was very scary. Online violence was the worst example.
Taoyuan Village was backward. They didn’t even have cell phones and television in every house, much less access to the internet. Therefore, Xiao Lingyu didn’t need to worry.
After the crowd dispersed, Xiao Lingyu said to Yan Siming very seriously, “Brother Yan, I know that you like me. I’m grateful. I’m also thankful for the help you’ve given me.
“However, I’m sorry because I don’t like you that way. I love Gong Tianhao. Brother Yan, feelings cannot be forced. If possible, I hope we can continue to be friends. I will remember the favor I owe you. If there’s a chance, I will return the favor.”
To Xiao Lingyu, this had to be clarified. She didn’t like him, so she had to be clear. She rejected Jiang Tao, and now she needed to reject Yan Siming.
Hearing Xiao Lingyu’s direct rejection, Yan Siming was hurt. His usually handsome and beautiful face now revealed a sense of loss and sadness.
He already knew that Xiao Lingyu didn’t like him. When she escaped from the hospital to avoid him, he already knew that.
However, he was not willing to believe it. He believed his charm was limitless. He couldn’t accept that his charm didn’t work on Xiao Lingyu, so he tricked himself into believing she was playing hard to get. Therefore, he disdained approaching her, but he couldn’t resist the temptation in his heart.
At that time, he had taken a liking to Xiao Lingyu. However, Xiao Lingyu seemed to play hard to get. It annoyed him. At the same time, Xiao Lingyu’s character also pulled him in. Furthermore, she had escaped from the hospital with injuries and returned to the countryside just to avoid him.
Under such ambivalence, he had a unique and contradictory feeling toward Xiao Lingyu. It was hard to explain it, but it was messy.
He suppressed this complicated and conflicted feeling until he accidentally received news of Xiao Lingyu from his cousin. Then, his feelings began to open.
However, he never expected that Xiao Lingyu would be pregnant.
This news was not good news for him.
He had tried to probe Xiao Lingyu, but Xiao Lingyu insisted on keeping the child.
No man would be willing to raise another man’s child as his own. So, he thought about leaving. However, at that moment, his love rival appeared. This love rival was top-notch in terms of family background, identity, and appearance.
Following his love rival’s appearance, Yan Siming’s grandfather appeared too. When his grandfather found out that he liked Xiao Lingyu, his reaction was unusually fierce.
In contrast, Old Master Gong supported Gong Tianhao. He was very much in favor of his grandson pursuing Xiao Lingyu, and he was just a step away from cheering for his grandson.
Old Master Yan didn’t say much when he was at Taoyuan Village, but his stance was clear when they returned to the Yan Family. Xiao Lingyu was pregnant. If she was to enter the Yan Siming, she had to abort the child first. That was impossible.
Xiao Lingyu wouldn’t abort the child, and she hadn’t even agreed to be his girlfriend yet. So who was he to request her to abandon her child? It didn’t make sense. Yan Siming’s plan was to settle his family before he started to pursue Xiao Lingyu.
However, things went opposite his expectation. The more Yan Siming wanted to pursue Xiao Lingyu, the more his grandfather objected.
On the other side, his powerful love rival launched a strong pursuit of Xiao Lingyu. The two of them ended up together.
But there was one piece of news that struck him like a bolt from the blue. The child that everyone thought had an unknown father was actually Gong Tianhao’s.
This was the seal that ended everything.
Yan Siming smiled sadly and said, “I thought Gong Tianhao married you for the child. But in the end, this child turned out to be Gong Tianhao’s.” As he said this, a light flashed in his mind, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Lingyu, when he first pursued you, did he know that the child was his?” His expression was a little anxious as he continued, “If that was the case, then he must have pursued you because of the child. Lingyu, his motive isn’t pure. Don’t be deceived by him.”
Hearing this, Gong Tianhao’s face darkened even more. Yan Siming had brought up the things that bothered Xiao Lingyu the most when Gong Tianhao first pursued her. Therefore, this was a bad memory for Gong Tianhao. Yan Siming brought it up on purpose.
Gong Tianhao gritted his teeth and told Yan Siming, “Yan Siming, you don’t need to worry about that. I’ve already confessed everything to Yu ‘Er.”
Yan Siming, “…” He turned to look at Xiao Lingyu, his eyes filled with doubt.
Xiao Lingyu nodded. To Yan Siming, this was a very cruel thing Xiao Lingyu said, “We’ve already talked about this. Actually, from the beginning, I knew that this child was Gong Tianhao’s, but I was afraid that he would snatch the child away from me or ask me to abort the child.
“Therefore, I didn’t agree to his initial pursuit. I even resisted him. Later, Tianhao realized that something was wrong with me and confessed everything. We had an open discussion. After that, we got engaged and married.”
Yan Siming was silent for a moment before he asked seriously, “You two have only been together for two months. Lingyu, do you really know him? Will you regret marrying him in the future?”
The endless criticism from Yan Siming angered Gong Tianhao.
“Yan Siming!” Gong Tianhao shouted sharply. Sensing his anger, Xiao Lingyu held his hand gently. Gong Tianhao immediately quieted down and glared at Yan Siming with disdain.
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said to Yan Siming, “Fate is strange. Yes, Tianhao and I have not been together for long, but I can feel that connection with him. I know we will stay married and be together for the rest of our lives.”
“But can you really say that you know this man?” Yan Siming pursed his lips and asked sharply.
“I do!” Xiao Lingyu confirmed, “It requires fate for two people to get together. If one’s heart changes in the future, then we can just separate.”
Gong Tianhao furrowed his brows with dissatisfaction. He said seriously, “Yu ‘Er, my heart will never change!”
Then, he looked at Yan Siming and said discontentedly, “Do you have any more questions?”
Yan Siming still had one more question. “Why did you get married in such a hurry? Shouldn’t you try to spend some time together before going into marriage?”
“That is so that my son can be born legitimately. Do you think that I would let my son be born as an illegitimate child?” Gong Tianhao retorted immediately.
Yan Siming, “…” That was indeed a valid
reason.