Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO

Chapter 17: Hit Back Hard



Xu Ke's voice was loud, instantly silencing everyone present.

Upon hearing his words, a jolt went through the crowd. That's right. The evidence didn't prove at all that Xu Ke was the father. Doubts began to surface.

But Siao Jia wasn't the least bit flustered. She looked at Xu Ke with tear-filled eyes. "Must you be so heartless?"

"Just tell me what you want," Xu Ke said impatiently.

Siao Jia sobbed. "I really just want you to come back."

"If you don't believe this child is yours, I can get an amniocentesis for a DNA paternity test!"

"But you know how risky amniocentesis is..." Her voice grew fainter, trailing off into, "But as long as it makes you believe me, I'm willing to do anything."

Her words painted her as the weaker, vulnerable party. Some women in the crowd who had been pregnant before began to sympathize with her again. She was even willing to risk an amniocentesis. Doesn't that prove her sincere love for Xu Ke?

Then, Siao Jia reached into her purse.

"Xu Ke, I'm begging you!" Siao Jia pulled out a property deed. "Even if you won't come back for the sake of our child, don't you forget that the house you worked so hard for still has both of our names on it."

"This is our home!"

The property deed clearly listed two names: Xu Ke, Siao Jia.

Xu Ke's expression darkened. She dares to bring up the house in front of me?

The onlookers' eyes widened as they clearly saw the names on the deed. The crowd erupted. A property deed! How could they not be husband and wife?

Everyone instantly turned on Xu Ke, pointing accusingly. "A heartless man like you will be struck by lightning sooner or later!"

"Young man, you can't be such a bastard."

A single medical report might not prove much, but a property deed was irrefutable evidence.

Despised by the crowd, Xu Ke remained calm. He simply looked at Siao Jia and spoke nonchalantly, "Fine. In that case, what do you want me to do?"

A flicker of triumph, almost imperceptible, flashed through Siao Jia's eyes.

Just then, a voice from the crowd shouted, "Give your bank card to your wife, and tell her the PIN!"

"Give her a real sense of security!"

"A man with no money can't cause trouble!"

Two or three more people chimed in.

A mocking smile touched Xu Ke's lips. He understood now. So that's how it is. No wonder! No wonder the crowd, usually just passive onlookers, was so agitated today. It turned out she had planted actors to stir up emotions. With just a few prodding remarks, the crowd was naturally worked into a frenzy. Siao Jia's own performance was the fuel added to the fire.

Siao Jia bit her lip, looking utterly pitiful. "It's fine... I just want you to come back. You can keep your bank card."

This display made even the neutral bystanders overflow with sympathy.

"Give her the money!"

"Hand over the bank card!"

"Transfer it now!"

They saw themselves as doing a great deed, helping a poor woman deal with her scumbag husband first thing in the morning, which made them even more enthusiastic about offering their advice.

At this point, Siao Jia dropped the pitiful act. She just stared silently at Xu Ke. You could have just run off earlier... but with so many people here now, let's see you try to run!

Xu Ke laughed again. He suddenly held up a hand. "How about this? Everyone, calm down. I have something for you all to hear."

The crowd paused, stunned. Siao Jia's eyes widened, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart. What does he mean?

Xu Ke took out his phone and smiled, but his smile was icy. "This is from our chat history a month ago. Listen carefully."

The crowd fell silent, waiting to see what Xu Ke was up to.

The color drained from Siao Jia's face. She wanted to stop him. She knew what he was about to do! She knew perfectly well what had happened a month ago.

But Xu Ke had already pressed play on a voice message, putting it on speaker.

"Jia Jia, I just spent all night doing deliveries. I probably made over a hundred yuan. One customer lived on the 25th floor, it almost killed me... *huff*... it's already 11:30 p.m., I'm breathless... but I'll be able to buy you that bag soon."

Xu Ke's voice was gentle, but anyone could hear the exhaustion in it.

"Jia Jia, did your school break for New Year's Day today? My break is starting soon too. We can go see our parents together for the holidays."

"We haven't seen each other this entire semester. I miss you so much."

Siao Jia's face turned ashen. She never thought Xu Ke would have kept their chat history.

"Why haven't you replied all night? Are you busy?" That was Xu Ke's last voice message.

Then, Siao Jia's voice came through, clear and distinctly cold. "I was asleep. Very tired."

And that was it. No follow-up.

Xu Ke turned off his phone and looked at Siao Jia. "You aren't going to tell me I faked these voice messages, are you?"

Everyone had seen him open the chat window and press play. It was impossible to fake.

Siao Jia didn't dare to argue. She couldn't!

The surroundings fell deathly silent.

Everyone there was an adult. It didn't take a genius to understand the situation. They hadn't seen each other for an entire semester, yet Siao Jia was one month pregnant?!

She had clearly cheated on him! The guy was working delivery shifts late at night just to buy her a bag, completely devoted. And she went off and made a baby with someone else? What a bitch!

"We've already broken up. Stop clinging to me like a leech," Xu Ke said coolly.

The crowd completely flipped to Xu Ke's side, furious. "So it turns out the woman was the one who cheated! What a waste of our sympathy!"

"Go to hell! You tricked this guy into putting your name on his house, and now you want to bleed him dry?"

"Slut! Fucking bitch!"

The crowd hurled vicious curses at Siao Jia. They had originally intended to stand up for her, wasting their work time to uphold what they thought was justice. But in the end, they had just been helping a villain, used as weapons by Siao Jia to harm the innocent Xu Ke.

If he hadn't had this evidence, wouldn't Xu Ke have been completely framed today?

The thought made them even more furious


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