Reborn in the 1970s — Married a Proud Rough Man

Chapter 113: Chapter 52: Jie Jingchen, I Have a Feeling You’re Going to Suffer an Unexpected Setback

”He won’t,” Jie Jingchen said with certainty. Seeing Qin Mei’s skeptical look, he added, ”Jing Wu might not be the sharpest, but he’s not stupid. He knows what should and shouldn’t be said.”

Qin Mei fell silent. ’From Jing Wu’s perspective, I cheated on Jie Jingchen and got pregnant with another man’s child. It’s a disgraceful affair. If word got out, both Jie Jingchen and I would be ruined.’

”Jie Jingchen, I have a feeling this is going to blow up in your face,” Qin Mei said seriously, her expression a little anxious.

Jie Jingchen was silent. ’Jing Wu figured it out just by looking at the medical records. What about everyone else? They’re all sharp, especially my father. He’s a sly old fox.’

”The miscarriage was too rash. Based on the timeline, the child really couldn’t have been yours. You know exactly what that implies, Jie Jingchen. Honestly, I don’t care about my reputation, but I don’t know if you can handle the gossip,” Qin Mei said calmly.

In this era, a woman’s reputation was paramount. Unfortunately for them, her soul didn’t belong to this era. Old-fashioned ideas couldn’t restrain her.

She didn’t care about being drowned in criticism. No verbal attack could hurt her. If she was in a good mood, she’d just let them talk. If she was in a bad mood, she’d dislocate the jaw of any gossip-monger.

Jie Jingchen’s lips thinned into a tight line. He remained silent, his gaze fixed on Qin Mei with a probing intensity.

”Jie Jingchen,” Qin Mei called out, then asked, ”After all that, were you even listening? What are you thinking? Say something. Don’t give me the silent treatment.”

”Mhm,” Jie Jingchen grunted. Qin Mei flared up in anger, but Jie Jingchen’s voice was weary. ”We’ll deal with it when the ship sinks.”

Qin Mei was speechless. He’d said that much; what else could she say?

’That guy is so stubborn. He’s determined to walk this path to the very end.’

’Could she blame him? No. The miscarriage was her idea, and it just so happened that her period came and stained her pants. He was just taking advantage of the situation.’

”Jie Jingchen, my stomach hurts. Go make me some brown sugar ginger tea,” Qin Mei said listlessly. She looked drained and her face was pale.

This was precisely why the neighborhood ladies who came to ”offer condolences” for her miscarriage were so thoroughly convinced.

The body’s original owner suffered from severe menstrual cramps. Every time she got her period, it was an ordeal. ’After this period is over, I have to regulate my body properly. A ’cold uterus’ is nothing to ignore; if not treated, it can affect fertility.’

”Okay.” Seeing how pale she was and how she was trying to hide her discomfort, Jie Jingchen didn’t dare to delay.

After work, Mr. Xie went to the hospital to pick up Mrs. Xie. She didn’t hide anything and told him the truth.

Apparently, Mrs. Xie had also realized it: the timeline didn’t add up. If they insisted Qin Mei had a miscarriage, then whose child was it?

Gossip was a terrifying thing. It would be terrible for Qin Mei’s reputation, Jing Si would become the subject of ridicule, and the Jie Family’s name would also be affected.

”Nonsense,” Mr. Xie snapped. ”Yan Qiu, they’re being reckless, but how could you go along with their foolishness?”

”Xu Anshan wanted to cripple Jing Si.” Mrs. Xie shot a dark look at Mr. Xie, who was sitting beside her. ”Liu Guihua caused a scene at the hospital, so I had her sent directly to the Public Security Bureau. Every debt has its debtor. I thought Xu Anshan would come to the hospital to find me, but instead, he went to our house to find Jing Si. He actually wanted to cripple him.”

Jing Si was at home recovering from his injuries. Xu Anshan tried to strike while he was vulnerable, but Jing Si turned the tables on him and got him locked up in the Public Security Bureau.

”Yan Qiu, no matter what, the Xu Family are the parents of our second daughter-in-law. You crippled Xu Chunwang, leaving the Xu Family without an heir. Xu Anshan is not a kind man. I’m worried he’ll...”

”A joke! As if I’m afraid of Xu Anshan.” Mrs. Xie cut Mr. Xie off arrogantly. ”If I had to do it all over again, I’d still cripple him. Coveting my daughter-in-law and humiliating my son? He was asking for death.”

To put it bluntly, the Xu Family was *his* in-law. They had nothing to do with her.

Mrs. Xie continued, ”I let them exploit us for all these years because I don’t care about money. They wanted money, and I have plenty, so I gave it to them generously. But now they’ve gotten audacious and crossed my line. Don’t blame me for being ruthless. Xiao Mei was right: you can never satisfy a wolf’s hunger.”

”Yan Qiu,” Mr. Xie said helplessly.

”Enough. Stay out of it. Let Jing Si handle it.” Mrs. Xie didn’t want to make things difficult for him. She added, ”I’m telling you the truth so you don’t misunderstand Xiao Mei. This way, you’ll know what’s what when our second daughter-in-law starts spreading rumors to you.”

Mr. Xie fell silent. A shadow of obscure disappointment instantly clouded his eyes, and his mood sank into a sullen, low state.

”Yan Qiu, do you regret marrying me?”

”No regrets,” Mrs. Xie replied, her tone firm and without a trace of hesitation.

Mr. Xie’s gloom vanished. He reached out, took Mrs. Xie’s hand, and looked at her with eyes brimming with tenderness.

”Yan Qiu, being able to marry you is the greatest blessing of my life. Thank you for defying your parents’ objections back then and insisting on leaving Xiangjiang to become my wife.”