NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30 - I
“You think too highly of yourself, and you don’t even think about how you, with your Hong family bloodline, could have given birth to three spiritual roots. If I hadn’t wanted Tiancheng to be my legitimate grandson, how could you have become this arrogant!” Duan Qin was finally provoked by Hong Man to speak, but what she said was contrary to her own wishes.
“Old madam, please stop talking.” Grandma Cai on the side was so frightened that she no longer cared about her identity and spoke to stop her.
“Wait, what did you say?” When Hong Man saw Grandma Cai helping Duan Qin to leave, she stepped forward and grabbed her arm and asked, “You are not allowed to leave. Tell me clearly.”
“Presumptuous.” Duan Qin, who had already suppressed her anger, slapped the opponent’s left shoulder with a somewhat annoyed palm. The coercion of the sixth-level innate warrior forced Hong Man to take a few steps back.
Duan Qin looked at the woman in front of her with disgust. Hong Man dared to talk to her with such an attitude. It seemed with Tiancheng, this woman would really turn the world upside down.
Even though she thought about telling the truth, the last trace of reason allowed Duan Qin to control it, “I’m tired, don’t bother me today.”
After Duan Qin finished speaking, she left with Grandma Cai, leaving Hong Man standing alone in a daze.
“Mom, are you okay?” After seeing the old madam walking away, Li Tianzhou appeared and asked with concern.
Li Tianzhou heard clearly the conversation between his mother and the old madam just now. At this time, he was also full of doubts. If the old madam’s words were true, the answer behind it was already obvious, but this truth was really hard to accept. Li Tianzhou didn’t even want to think about it.
“I’m fine.” Hong Man stared at the direction Duan Qin disappeared, clenching her palms into fists little by little, not even feeling her nails sinking into her flesh.
For so many years, she had been blinded by her hatred of Yin Rong stealing her husband, and had actually ignored many things. If Duan Qin’s few words didn’t remind her, she had never even thought about these issues.
The pharmacist said that her pregnancy was unstable and that the child would be weak in the future. Later, she had a fetal movement and gave birth prematurely, but the baby boy she gave birth to had no symptoms of weakness. On the other hand, Yin Rong’s child was diagnosed with congenital defects at birth, so at that time, she was complacent and gloating.
The midwife was also found by Duan Qin for her, and the midwife’s body was found floating in the river a few days later.
“Duan Qin, you bitch.” Hong Man said through gritted teeth. If this were the case, wouldn’t she be in danger…
“Mom, don’t get angry in a hurry. The old madam was angry just now, and what she said may not be acceptable.” Li Tianzhou glanced around and persuaded in a low voice.
“You heard it too, right?” Hong Man grabbed Li Tianzhou’s hand and stared at him closely as if she wanted to confirm something.
“I heard it, but I feel that if this is really the case, how could the old madam say it just now? Maybe the old madam didn’t take mother seriously because she had Tiancheng, so she said that on purpose.” Li Tianzhou kept looking for reasonable explanations for this matter.
“Tianzhou, that’s your biological brother, how could you…” Hong Man seemed to see through his son’s thoughts, and said with a sad and disappointed look.
“Mom, just a few vague words from the old madam are not enough to prove anything. It’s not that I want to cling to Tiancheng. I have always loved Tiancheng as my own brother for so many years. I think this matter should be investigated clearly. Before making a conclusion.” Li Tianzhou felt guilty but still insisted.
Hong Man nodded, “You are right, this matter must be investigated clearly, and my son must not be wronged.”
Li Tianzhou watched his mother walking back to the banquet hall in a daze, with a complicated look in his eyes. If Li Tiancheng were not his brother, he didn’t know if she would still be devoted to him.
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When Hong Man returned to the banquet hall, the place was no different from before. The ladies from well-dressed aristocratic families all looked at her with reserved and flattering smiles. But she, who just now felt proud of these, now felt like everything was an insult to her stupidity.
The son she painstakingly cultivated all these years, might be the blood of that bitch, and the child she deliberately raised to be a waste, could be her biological child. At this moment, something seemed to be collapsing in Hong Man’s heart, making her even want to destroy everything in front of her.
“Madam Li, why do you look so bad? Where do you feel uncomfortable?” Madam Cheng came over with a caring expression on her face, but there was no trace of worry in her eyes.
“Is there something wrong with Madam Cheng?” Hong Man felt even more resentful when she saw the woman in front of her. She was the one who instigated her to marry an ugly wife to Li Tianyan. Hong Man thought this idea was a good one before, but now she only wanted to give the woman in front of him two slaps.
“Can’t I just come and talk to you if I have nothing to do? Why don’t I see Tianzhou? Xiao Si was talking about him just now.” Madam Cheng glanced around and felt a little disappointed when she didn’t see Li Tianzhou next to Hong Man.
“It would be better for Madam Cheng to say less of this kind of thing in the future. Cheng Si is still a girl who has not yet left the boudoir. She often talks about my son; people will laugh at us.” Hong Man responded with a sneer, but her eyes were straight. Falling on the person opposite.
When Madam Cheng heard what she said, the smile on her face suddenly froze. It took a while before she recovered and managed to smile, “Didn’t we discuss it before, and let Tianzhou and Xiao Si…”
Originally, Cheng Si caused a disgrace in the Li Mansion last time, and seeing that Hong Man not only failed to rescue Xiao Si but instead made the whole city aware of it, she had given up this idea. However, the identities of the people who came to the birthday banquet today had changed her mind and she didn’t want to give up on the Li family marriage just like that.
“My Tianyan likes Cheng Si so much. If Tianzhou marries her back, she will be in the Li family and the situation between the two brothers will not be good.” Hong Man’s voice became colder when she mentioned Cheng Si.
“Hasn’t Tianyan been sent out? Where will he be in Li Mansion in the future?” Madam Cheng quickly added.
Hong Man narrowed her eyes slightly after hearing this, “This is the matter of our Li Mansion. It’s still unclear whether Tianyan will be separated or not. Where did Madam Cheng get the news?”
As one of the major families in Jincheng, Hong Man was not surprised as she had her channel to inquire about the news, but now Madam Cheng’s words were piercing her heart, which made her a little annoyed.
“Hahaha, I also heard it from hearsay. If Madam Li thinks it’s inappropriate, then forget it. People who want to take my girl are all lined up outside the Jincheng gate. It’s me. I have always liked your Tianzhou as a person, so I want to bring the two of them together.” Seeing how ruthless she was, Madam Cheng changed the subject and left a way out for her daughter.
“Hong Man is flattered.” Hong Man only replied perfunctorily, not intending to say anything more.
She didn’t know if her mentality had changed. In the past, Li Tianyan was clearly disgusting to her when she saw him. Now she looked closely and found that his demeanor was no worse than the two young masters from the Zhao family.
Seeing that shuanger, who was sitting next to Li Tianyan, had been busy serving him food, which made Li Tianyan a little rushed while eating, Hong Man couldn’t help but smile on her face.
Madam Cheng noticed the change in Hong Man’s mood and followed her gaze to the opposite side. She was not sure who Hong Man was looking at. However, Madam Cheng noticed Cheng Qi, the shuanger who had been ignored by the Cheng family. A lot had changed in just a short period. Sitting next to Li Tianyan, he didn’t seem to be the timid and cowardly person he was before.
Looking at Li Tianyan again, it seemed that he was a little different from what Madam Cheng remembered. She had a complicated expression on her face. She stood up and said goodbye to Hong Man before returning to the seat where the Cheng family was.