CHAPTER 714: CHAPTER 709: NOT JUST ONCE

Luo Cuilan was stunned, but Luo Honglan secretly counted the days and immediately rebutted in disbelief, "That’s not right, the timing doesn’t match up. It’s been at most half a year since Xu He and Shuanzi got together, even if she’s pregnant, she would only be about seven months along at most. How can she be about to give birth?"

Luo Honglan thought Xu He was only involved with Shuanzi in the provincial city, that one time near the train station, so she insisted the timing was off.

Fang Pingying listened to Luo Cuilan mentioning collecting debts just now, and added to it her hunch that Luo Cuilan might not know about the incident in the provincial city, so she guessed that the two sisters were probably not talking about the same incident. Hence, she remained silent, waiting for Luo Cuilan to speak.

Sure enough, after coming to her senses, Luo Cuilan felt that what Luo Honglan said was completely wrong, so she curiously asked, "Hong Lan, what incident are you talking about? Isn’t it the one that happened in the village?"

"What incident in the village? It’s the one in the provincial city," Luo Honglan explained to prove she wasn’t wrong, "Remember? That time when Xu He and my mom came to the city, and then drugged my dad. Xu He was originally targeting my elder brother, but instead Shuanzi took advantage of the situation and got her pregnant then, didn’t he?"

"What?" Luo Cuilan paused for a moment before clarifying her version, "Xu He was already involved with Shuanzi back in the village. That time when Shuanzi came to our house to collect debts, Xu He got involved with Shuanzi. The child must have been conceived then."

Now, it was Luo Honglan’s turn to be stunned, she couldn’t believe it, "Ah, so they were in a relationship long ago?"

Hearing this, Luo Cuilan also realized that Xu He and Shuanzi had been involved more than once. She felt indignant for Luo Zhiming and cursed, "So they’ve been together more than once, huh? That damn Xu He is really wicked. All this time she’s been playing two sides, cheating on our family’s Zhiming. No wonder last time at the mall she was so shameless, daring to loudly call out to Shuanzi, blatantly saying the child in her belly was his."

"Is that really what happened?" Fang Pingying had thought Xu He would keep this secret forever and just live her life with Luo Zhiming, holding onto the secret. She couldn’t imagine what Xu He really wanted, "What really is Xu He thinking?"

Having seen Xu He’s true colors from start to finish at the mall, Luo Cuilan straightforwardly exposed Xu He’s intentions, "She’s just a disgraceful woman, for sure thinking our family’s Zhiming has no money, no prospects, wanting to be with another man. Then when the other man doesn’t want her, she comes back to Zhiming, just so she has someone to take care of her."

As soon as Luo Cuilan finished speaking, Luo Honglan and Fang Pingying realized something. Since Luo Cuilan knew so well, why had she never exposed Xu He? Listening to Luo Cuilan talk about Xu He, their relationship must also be poor. With Luo Cuilan’s character, she was definitely not someone who would cover up for someone else like this.

However, Fang Pingying quickly thought of a possibility, and also picked up on something from Luo Cuilan’s words.

Luo Cuilan always mentioned Xu He buying things for Zhuzhu to eat, and one could guess, given Xu He’s character, unless there was some involvement with Luo Cuilan, would she spend money buying things for Zhuzhu to eat?

So, it was quite clear that Luo Cuilan might be using this secret to gain some benefits from Xu He.

But of course, Fang Pingying wouldn’t ask it outright, so she remained silent.

Luo Honglan’s mind wasn’t as meticulous as Fang Pingying’s. She had her doubts and immediately asked, "Big sister, from what you’re saying, you’ve known about this for a long time, and you know it very clearly. Speaking of evidence, the child in her belly is the evidence. Why haven’t you told my second brother and mom then?"

"I..." Luo Cuilan immediately became a bit embarrassed when questioned, took a panicked glance at Fang Pingying, and tried to come clean, but felt it difficult to speak further. However, she still covered for herself saying, "I was also thinking of Zhiming and mom. If Xu He’s child isn’t Zhiming’s, then in my mom’s eyes, our family wouldn’t have anyone to carry on the family line. They wouldn’t know how to react."

Clearly, Luo Honglan didn’t accept this explanation, "What do you mean? Isn’t Ruirui there?"

Luo Cuilan was immediately reminded of Luo Zhiyong’s identity issue by Luo Honglan’s question, and subconsciously responded, "It’s different, Ruirui isn’t..."

She paused midway through her sentence, feeling that what she was saying wasn’t quite right. Although Luo Zhiyong wasn’t Zhou Yunmei’s child, he was still Dashan’s child. Ruirui, belonging to Luo Zhiyong’s family, should be considered the rightful firstborn grandchild of the Luo Family.

Moreover, Luo Cuilan was also afraid that Fang Pingying might misunderstand her to have the same thoughts as Zhou Yunmei. She immediately clarified to Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law, that’s not what I mean. It’s my mom - you know she’s not right in the head. Maybe it’s because of some tensions with my elder brother recently, she started feeling like my elder brother isn’t her son, and was saying that out of spite."

At this moment, even Luo Honglan recalled Luo Zhiyong’s background, and seemed to understand that Luo Cuilan also knew about it. After exchanging a look with Luo Cuilan, she immediately followed up, "Right, right."

Seeing their interactions, Fang Pingying didn’t think much, assuming they were just feeling awkward about Zhou Yunmei’s situation, not guessing that it was because of Luo Zhiyong’s origin. She smiled lightly and said, "It’s fine, let him think whatever he wants. If he doesn’t consider your elder brother and Ruirui as part of the Luo Family, it doesn’t really matter. If she doesn’t love my Ruirui, there are plenty of people who do."

After hearing this, both Luo Honglan and Luo Cuilan nodded slightly, then both, fearing saying more could cause more mistakes, Luo Cuilan sighed, "Let’s not talk about this anymore."

Hearing that, Luo Honglan quickly changed the subject, "Instead, big sister, perhaps you should find a chance to remind mom and second brother, so they aren’t kept in the dark their whole lives, really thinking that child is his own grandson. If Xu He runs away after collecting the money, it’s going to be an irreversible regret."

Luo Cuilan also knew that this matter had to be disclosed to Zhou Yunmei and Luo Zhiming sooner or later. She agreed, "Alright, I’ll find a chance to talk to them about it."

Luo Cuilan stayed at Fang Pingying’s place for a while, initially planning just to sit for a bit and leave, but Fang Pingying suggested letting her bring Zhuzhu to play there, since he had playmates and was having fun. Moreover, it would give Luo Cuilan a chance to see Luo Zhiyong.