I Became the Mother of His Child

"Yeah, Aunt Song, you said I owe your family over 100 yuan, but do you have a promissory note? If you can't produce the note, I simply can't acknowledge this debt! We need to base our claims on evidence. Without that piece of paper with a signature and a stamp, why should I accept such a mute loss?" Xu Fangfang, originally anxious, saw Xu Xiuxiu defending her and even threatening Feng Laidi with such dominance. She immediately felt invigorated, forgetting the wound on her forehead as she jumped up and bragged. Right! She hadn't written a promissory note when borrowing the money; she could completely deny the debt.

The foolish appearance Xu Fangfang presented upon jumping out was simply breathtaking. With that touching level of intelligence, she had fooled so many people; inexplicably, Xu Xiuxiu found it both funny and sad.

"Xu Fangfang," Xu Xiuxiu called her name with a hint of menace and threat.

In an instant, Xu Fangfang seemed as if her neck had been squeezed, unable to breathe. Her smug expression vanished, and feeling guilty, she instinctively shrank her body. Seeing that the wound on Xu Fangfang's forehead was indeed not minor, Mrs. Xu commanded harshly, "Get in the house and stay there." Mrs. Xu dragged Xu Fangfang by the arm and into their home.

It must be said that Mrs. Xu also felt that Xu Fangfang was truly acting like a 'pig teammate', which was why she couldn't help but drag Xu Fangfang home to hide as swiftly as possible.

"Your Old Xu Family really has no shame, trying to deny and not repay the money you borrowed yourself, huh?" Feng Laidi fumed, finding herself shamelessly confronting someone like Xu Xiuxiu for the first time, openly unreasonable, and yet she could do nothing about it.

"Bring out the promissory note, and I'll pay her back every penny on her behalf," Xu Xiuxiu declared with confidence.

"You..." Feng Laidi pointed at Xu Xiuxiu, her face turning white with anger. Dressed in an old-fashioned, blue granny coat, she looked utterly ridiculous. Feng Laidi was painfully aware that her family had not written a promissory note when lending money to Xu Fangfang. It was all based on a verbal agreement, and now that they were denying the debt, she really had no way to deal with it.

"Xiuxiu!" Just then, Song Yuanhuan, who had been sent by Xu Xiuxiu to the village store to call the police, strolled back. His tall stature radiated dominance, an aura of deterrence naturally exuding from him, "I've already called the police, and the station said they'll be here within half an hour." Song Yuanhuan spoke to Xu Xiuxiu while glancing down at his wristwatch, as if to confirm the time.

Upon seeing Song Yuanhuan return, Feng Laidi's initial anger was instantly deflated. Hearing that the police would arrive in half an hour, she no longer had the courage to stay. If the police came and actually took her to jail, how would she cope! The more she thought about it, the less Feng Laidi dared to stay.

"You'll get what's coming to you..." Feng Laidi pointed at Xu Xiuxiu, her eyes so fierce they seemed ready to devour someone.

At the sight of Feng Laidi's glare, Song Yuanhuan immediately moved a few steps forward, placing his imposing frame in front of Xu Xiuxiu, the protective intent clearly evident.

"Just you wait," Feng Laidi snarled, clutching a wooden stick in her hand as she turned and hurriedly left. Her departure mirrored her arrival, but her retreating figure looked rather disheveled, as if chased by a dog.

"Phew!" Xu Xiuxiu let out a sigh of relief after seeing Feng Laidi leave, "Alright, all you ladies, please disperse! It's all a misunderstanding; sorry for the spectacle." Xu Xiuxiu waved to the surrounding neighbors and then turned into her house with Song Yuanhuan and Xu Qingqing.

"Yuanhuan, did you really make the call?" Xu Xiuxiu, once inside, immediately grabbed Song Yuanhuan and hastily asked.

"Got it!" Song Yuanhuan nodded earnestly.

"You actually called! Ah, aren't you usually very smart? How come today, when I asked you to make a phone call, you really went and did it? When the police come knocking for inquiries, what are we going to say?!" Xu Xiuxiu suddenly felt a headache coming on. She just wanted Song Yuanhuan to pretend to make a call to scare Feng Laidi, not for him to actually make the call! This man truly had no rapport with her whatsoever, not at all.

"I merely called to inquire about the progress of the case involving Song Wenshu with Shen Yangfei," Song Yuanhuan said with a hint of amusement as he looked leisurely at Xu Xiuxiu.

"Really." Xu Xiuxiu's eyes lit up as she instantly felt that Song Yuanhuan was tens of times more handsome. This man still had a lot of potential to cultivate rapport between husband and wife with her! He had a bright future!

"Okay, Sanya! Let's talk business," Xu Qingqing walked over to Xu Xiuxiu's side, nudged her shoulder, and turned her gaze toward Xu Fangfang, who was sitting in the main room.

Xu Xiuxiu immediately suppressed her excitement and followed Xu Qingqing's gaze, only to see Mrs. Xu applying herbal medicine to Xu Fangfang's forehead, while Mr. Xu sat in the main seat of the room with a stern expression that was frightening, puffing away at his pipe at a vicious pace.

"Xiuxiu..." Xu Fangfang, seeing them enter the room and directly ignoring Xu Qingqing, flashed a pleasing smile at Xu Xiuxiu. In her eyes, Xu Xiuxiu had just helped her in front of Feng Laidi, which showed that she actually still had feelings for her elder sister. As for Xu Qingqing, it was clear that they didn't care for each other, and she had no intention of fawning over her.

"Third sister, second sister..." Suddenly, Xu Jingjing's voice also joined in.

Xu Fangfang's smile, aimed at winning Xu Xiuxiu's favor, became awkwardly stiff for a moment when Xu Jingjing's voice rang out, and then she frantically turned to look at Xu Jingjing, who had walked to the entrance of the main room.

Xu Jingjing was wearing a set of white clothes and looked rather worn out.

"Thank you," Xu Jingjing said, thanking Xu Qingqing and Xu Xiuxiu. Although she was in the bedroom, with the loud clamor at the door, it was impossible for Xu Jingjing not to know. Her emotions had crumbled, but she also knew that going out would only worsen the situation. So she clenched her fists in the room and tried to control her temper, and now that she knew the commotion outside was resolved, she immediately ran out.

"Thank for what? I didn't do anything," Xu Qingqing shrugged, acting as if she hadn't done anything and it had nothing to do with her.

Seeing this, Xu Jingjing didn't mind, knowing that Xu Qingqing was the type who might have a sharp tongue but not a bad heart. Having learned her lesson, she was very clear that not all those who spoke nicely were sincerely kind to you—like Xu Fangfang, and not all those who spoke harsh words were bad people—like Xu Qingqing.

"You heard everything, didn't you!" Xu Xiuxiu looked at Xu Jingjing, who didn't look too well, and asked.

"Of course." She wasn't deaf, and with her excellent hearing, how could she not hear? The cursing of Feng Laidi; she had heard it all too clearly even from inside the room.