Originally, it was supposed to be a birthday celebration for three people, but it turned into four.
Yin Xuemo even ordered a big cake for Grandpa and put a birthday hat on him.
The doorbell rang, and the housekeeper went to open the door. An uninvited guest arrived—Jiang Yi.
When Jiang Ci saw Jiang Yi, her face turned pale. She knew that last ti he failed to extort Lu Yudong, and this ti he ca right on ti.
"What are you doing here?" Jiang Ci asked.
"Look at what my sister is saying. It's Grandpa's birthday, and we're so closely related. How could I not co? Would that be appropriate? Happy birthday, Grandpa." Jiang Yi handed Grandpa a bouquet of flowers.
Jiang Ci knew Jiang Yi wasn't here out of kindness, and she remained vigilant around him.
Lu Yudong also understood Jiang Yi's intentions, but with Grandpa present, he watched coldly.
"Little Ci, is this your...?" Grandpa asked Jiang Ci.
"Oh, I'm Jiang Yi, Jiang Ci's brother. Last ti I ca, you were asleep," Jiang Yi said, making himself comfortable at the dining table.
"Oh, I see. Yudong, with such close relatives, why didn't you invite him?" Grandpa asked Lu Yudong.
Yin Xuemo sat there, ready to watch the drama unfold. She had planned to sow discord between Jiang Ci and Lu Yudong today.
But seeing Jiang Yi's deanor, he wasn't here with good intentions.
"Don't bla him. It's a contractual marriage, after all. Technically, we shouldn't even be here," Jiang Yi said. "The matter of the contractual marriage was told to by my sister, wasn't it, Jiang Ci?"
The table fell into a dead silence.
Jiang Ci lowered her head, picking at her food, her face pale.
She had never ntioned the contractual marriage to Jiang Yi and didn't know how he had guessed it.
"Oh? A contractual marriage? What's that about?" Yin Xuemo asked.
She began to echo Jiang Yi's words.
Yin Xuemo had already noticed Jiang Ci's pale face.
"Jiang Ci, why don't you explain?" Jiang Yi's gaze turned to Jiang Ci.
His aning was clear: if Jiang Ci was sensible and gave him money, he wouldn't say anything. If she was stubborn, he wouldn't hold back. He thought Jiang Ci had a good relationship with Grandpa and wouldn't disregard Grandpa's feelings.
Jiang Yi was very cunning, choosing the perfect mont. If Jiang Ci hesitated even slightly, Grandpa would find out.
"A contractual marriage? This is the first ti I've heard of it," Lu Yudong said, his cold gaze making Jiang Yi shiver.
Jiang Yi quickly shifted his gaze to Jiang Ci.
Seeing Jiang Ci's expression, the contractual marriage seed to be true.
Jiang Yi felt more confident. If Jiang Ci wanted to keep the secret, she had to give him money.
"Contractual marriage? I'm pregnant. Does that count as a contractual marriage?" Jiang Ci looked up and smiled. "According to my brother, my husband and I have a contractual marriage and a contractual divorce. You probably think we're doing this for Grandpa's sake, but now there's a child involved. If we divorce, who gets the child? Given my husband's personality, you failed to extort him last ti, and now you're here again. You should have realized what kind of person he is. If it were a contractual marriage, would he let keep the child? Would I be so foolish to divorce and take a child with ? Besides, I'm going to be an accountant in the future. I wouldn't be blinded by a small amount of money. The reputation of a divorce isn't good, and I'd have a child to care for. Am I digging my own grave?"
Her words stirred up a storm, and she also ntioned Jiang Yi's previous extortion attempt.
The implication was that Jiang Yi was trying to extort them again, and his words were not to be trusted.
Jiang Ci confronted Jiang Yi because, firstly, Jiang Yi was her brother, and she wouldn't let this contractual marriage fall apart. Secondly, it was for Grandpa. Jiang Ci hoped Grandpa would live a long life. If he found out that the "Little Ci" he always liked wasn't the "granddaughter-in-law" he had hoped for, how heartbroken would he be?
Yin Xuemo's face turned awkward—was she pregnant?
Lu Yudong initially wanted to ask Jiang Yi, "How much money would it take for you to stop talking nonsense?" But he saw that Jiang Ci's responses hit the nail on the head.
Now, like Yin Xuemo, he was ready to watch the show.
"Pregnant? How co you never ntioned it?" Lu Yudong looked at Jiang Ci gently.
Jiang Ci couldn't tell how much of Lu Yudong's "gentleness" was genuine or fake.
But he was indeed cooperating well.
"Hmph, it's all your fault," Jiang Ci said, feigning annoyance with Lu Yudong, turning her head away.
Lu Yudong thought: So, Jiang Ci is an even better actress than Yin Xuemo.
"How is it my fault?" Lu Yudong wanted to see what Jiang Ci was up to.
"If we're just talking about being pregnant, I can say that too," Jiang Yi said, looking at Jiang Ci. He knew his sister was clever since childhood and wondered what trick she had co up with this ti.
Jiang Ci pouted and playfully scolded Lu Yudong, "A few days ago, we had a fight, and I wanted to go back to the dorm to stay. You found out and brought back from the dorm, even wanting to give my dorm to soone else, insisting I stay at ho. My pregnancy test results are in the dorm. If you don't get my dorm back, you won't see my pregnancy test results."
Lu Yudong finally understood that Jiang Ci wanted to take advantage of this situation to get her dorm back.
She had already brought her things back, and there was nothing left in the dorm.
But given the current situation, it was clear that Lu Yudong couldn't expose her.
Jiang Ci would definitely take advantage of the situation.
Even in such a critical mont, she didn't forget about this matter.
"Determined to live separately from , huh?" Lu Yudong said, pretending to be resentful.
"If you upset in the future, I'll go stay in the dorm and not share a bed with you," Jiang Ci said, acting like a spoiled child. "Hurry up and call, don't let the HR director give my dorm to soone else."
Lu Yudong had no choice but to dial the HR director's number.
But in the eyes of Jiang Yi and Yin Xuemo, it seed like Jiang Ci and Lu Yudong were taking the opportunity to show off their affection.
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