CHAPTER 867: CHAPTER 454:

With that, Lin Qing directly left Xu Shaodong behind.

Xu Shaodong grabbed her.

No need for three days, he could take Lin Qing to the civil affairs bureau right now.

Except for the travel time, it took only a few minutes for him and Lin Qing to get their red marriage certificate.

Seeing the freshly printed marriage certificate, Lin Qing was beside herself with excitement.

She had married Xu Shaodong, she was a rich man’s wife now!

However, Xu Shaodong only had his assistant put her in a rundown apartment, threatening her, "You’re pregnant, it’s inconvenient to travel now, so just stay here until the day you give birth!"

Until the day of birth...

Upon hearing those words, Lin Qing was dumbfounded.

This meant her movements were restricted, and she would have to give birth in this small apartment. If anything happened, it would mean two dead bodies.

No.

According to Xu Shaodong’s attitude, he’d rather save the child than the mother!

Realizing this, Lin Qing’s face immediately changed, "Xu Shaodong, how can you be so heartless!"

"Wasn’t it you who wanted the position of Mrs. Xu?" Xu Shaodong was cold and indifferent.

While saying these words, he didn’t even spare Lin Qing a glance.

To Lin Qing, it had been a drunken mistake.

But Lin Qing couldn’t remain inactive; the child’s existence was all part of her calculation.

Lin Qing gritted her teeth, "The position of Mrs. Xu I wanted meant marrying you, being openly together, having a wedding, not just getting a certificate and being confined in this rundown room! Xu Shaodong, what are you planning, do you want me to die in this little room!"

The saying that the rich are cold-hearted is truly spot-on.

"You’re overthinking it!"

Xu Shaodong casually tossed out his words and turned around.

Lin Qing shouted angrily at him, "Xu Shaodong, how dare you treat me this way, aren’t you afraid I’ll expose everything?"

Xu Shaodong sneered, "If you dare to expose anything, you’ll die here forever! No, it will be worse than dying!"

He was the ruthless, decisive Family Head of the Xu Family in the business world.

For all these years, he’d kept a scandal-free record.

If someone dared to provoke him, they must bear the consequences of provoking him!

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Rong Yanqiao and Rong Qingze returned to the Rong Family’s old residence.

The old man said it was a family dinner, and it was indeed just that.

Besides her and Rong Qingze, there was the old man, Rong Qingxiao, and Rong Qingxiao’s wife, Fang Miao.

A very ordinary family dinner, but the dishes were quite rich. As they ate, the old man spoke, "Regarding the matter between you and Rong Yanqiao, I’ve thought it over, I won’t stop it anymore, but she must marry you with her previous identity."

It’s definitely impossible for Rong Yanqiao to marry Rong Qingze using her previous identity.

Rong Yanqiao didn’t want to go back to being Ruan Youqing; Ruan Youqing was a foolish past. If she went back to being Ruan Youqing, many people in North City would trace back and reveal her history of being good to Zhao Yixing.

If it were to be widely publicized, the old man would find her past shameful and extremely dislike her, not allowing her to be with Rong Qingze.

In other words.

A rose can never become the red rose others desire.

Seeing Rong Yanqiao silent, the old man furrowed his brows slightly and spoke, "What, does your previous identity make you so embarrassed that you’d rather be Rong Yanqiao than revert to your former self?"

Rong Yanqiao felt a lump in her throat.

The Rong Family had a large estate, and the old man hadn’t been idly passing these decades. He knew her past like the back of his hand, just hadn’t spread it in North City yet.

The old man just wanted to pressure her to face reality.

"I don’t want to be my former self."

Rong Yanqiao pressed her lips together, slowly responding.

The old man said lightly, "If you don’t want to return to your previous self, what life will you have? You certainly can’t be Rong Yanqiao, that identity is awkward. The Rong Family and Rong Qingze would be mocked forever. Or are you here with some ulterior motives?"

Despite his words, the old man’s gaze was sharp beyond measure.

This was no family feast; it was clearly a trap-filled banquet!

The old man was hosting a dinner to deliberately judge Rong Yanqiao, hoping she’d realize the problem and retreat from difficulties.

And most importantly!

That was Rong Qingze!

With a "bang," Rong Qingze suddenly collapsed onto the table.

Neither Rong Yanqiao nor Rong Qingze had suspected anything during the family dinner, but the old man had secretly drugged the food.

Seeing Rong Qingze fall, it suddenly dawned on Rong Yanqiao.