Chapter 963
Mrs. Xu felt a bit ashamed by Xu Mengyan's words.
Zhang Yang could spare the Xu Family on Mengyan's behalf, but the Xu Family kept plotting against Zhang Yang.
Even now, she came to subtly inquire about Zhang Yang's situation from her daughter.
But leaving that aside for the moment, the child in her daughter's belly was indeed Zhang Yang's, and Mrs. Xu didn't know what to say about it.
Finally, she could only sigh, "A doomed fate!"
"Daughter, do you know what would happen if the Guo Family learned about this?"
"When the time comes, the Guo Family will act fiercely against Zhang Yang, just like your Second Uncle, and then retaliate against our Xu Family."
"Now your dad and Second Uncle have grown estranged, and if the Guo Family strikes, the Xu Family doesn't stand much chance."
Xu Mengyan understood what her mother was getting at, so she assuredly said, "Mom, neither Zhang Yang nor Guo Qiyu will learn about this, so as long as you don't talk, no one will know."
Mrs. Xu felt immense pressure and finally understood her daughter's predicament.
On one hand, was a man she loved and the father of her child; on the other, her close kin.
If possible, Mrs. Xu herself preferred that the Xu Family and Zhang Yang didn't reach this point.
But now, no matter how she thought about it, there was no room for reconciliation, especially because of Mengyan's Second Uncle, Xu Longpo.
His son had become utterly incapacitated, and one of his arms had been severed.
With Xu Longpo's character, he would never let this grudge go unavenged.
Moreover, the brotherly bond between Xu Zhuang and Xu Longpo was profound, hard fought and hard won, it's impossible for Xu Zhuang to stand idly by while his brother was at a disadvantage.
Mrs. Xu was even certain that even if she told them the baby was Zhang Yang's, Xu Zhuang wouldn't let it go.
"Daughter, what do you want Mom to do?"
Hearing her mom's words made Xu Mengyan finally breathe a sigh of relief; her mom was willing to stand by her after all.
"Mom, I'm not asking you to help Zhang Yang with anything; I just want you to find a way to give the Xu Family a path to retreat, and at least don't let my dad take things to the extreme."
Mrs. Xu could see that Xu Mengyan truly had faith in Zhang Yang and feared that Xu Zhuang might take things too far and be left with an unsavory outcome.
"Alright, Mom knows what to do, but daughter, I still want to ask, do you truly intend to keep the baby? If so, then how are you planning to deal with Guo Qiyu?"
Xu Mengyan unhesitatingly said, "Divorce!"
"Mom, no matter what level the situation escalates to, I will get a divorce from Guo Qiyu."
Mrs. Xu shook her head, "That's too hasty; if you weren't pregnant, divorce would be easier, but with the child, the Guo Family won't give up."
"Unless you tell them the child has no relation to the Guo Family."
Xu Mengyan smiled, "Mom, have you considered that if Zhang Yang really harms both the Xu Family and the Guo Family severely, would it be easier for me to divorce then?"
Mrs. Xu was stunned, good heavens, she truly has utmost confidence in Zhang Yang.
"But what if Zhang Yang loses? Fails? Dies?" Mrs. Xu had to make Mengyan aware of the worst possible outcome.
"Impossible," Xu Mengyan said firmly.
"Alright Mom, I've said all I need to, it'll be up to you next. Find me a nightgown, Guo Qiyu is definitely lingering in my room, and I don't want to see him."
Saying this, Xu Mengyan started undressing.
Mrs. Xu fetched her some new underwear and a nightgown.
But upon seeing the sticky fluid on the panties Xu Mengyan had taken off, Mrs. Xu was dumbfounded.
"Daughter, who have you been with..."
Xu Mengyan looked embarrassed; she had forgotten to bathe after being with Zhang Yang, resulting in the mess on her panties.
No wonder they were sticky.
"Mom, I was with Zhang Yang earlier." Xu Mengyan had no choice but to admit, despite the embarrassment, she certainly couldn't claim it was Guo Qiyu's, as that would make her nauseous.
Mrs. Xu hurriedly tossed the panties into the trash bin, "Aren't you afraid Guo Qiyu will notice?"
"Mom, don't worry, I'm not letting him touch me." If you're not on M*VLEM*PYR, you're viewing a copy.
But Mrs. Xu said, "That's not enough; men are extremely sensitive about these things, women's rejection and refusal will immediately make them realize their partner has had a change of heart."
Xu Mengyan was stunned and upon reflection, realized it was indeed her attitude that had spurred Guo Qiyu's suspicions about the child in her belly.
"I'm pregnant now and have reasonable grounds to reject him."
Mrs. Xu sighed, "We're all adults, some things are understood; this reason is valid, but not so emotionally reasonable."
"Handle it yourself." Mrs. Xu didn't try to advise further.
Xu Mengyan went into the bathroom to take a shower, while Mrs. Xu left the room to find Xu Zhuang to discuss Zhang Yang, mainly to persuade Xu Zhuang to not take things too far.
What Mrs. Xu didn't know was as soon as she stepped out, Guo Qiyu seized the opportunity and walked into the room.
He wasn't thinking of anything sinister; he just wanted to have a good talk with Xu Mengyan and communicate their feelings.
But upon entering, he found she wasn't there.
Unexpectedly, he saw the panties in the trash bin and mindlessly picked them up.
Seeing the sticky fluid on them, Guo Qiyu assumed they belonged to his mother-in-law.
With a daughter as beautiful as Xu Mengyan, her mother's appearance wouldn't be bad, and sometimes, Guo Qiyu had quite stimulating fantasies about this beautiful woman.
Thinking this, he presumed it was his mother-in-law's ravenous age, oozing with thirst.
With no one around, he slowly brought the panties to his mouth.
First he smelled them, then he stuck out his tongue to taste them.
At that moment, Xu Mengyan's voice suddenly came from the bathroom, "Mom, get me a bath towel."
Already aroused by desire, Guo Qiyu was further excited by the thought of Xu Mengyan taking a bath.
After tossing the panties back into the trash, he fetched a clean towel and headed for the bathroom.
At the moment he pushed the door open, Xu Mengyan saw it was Guo Qiyu.
Instinctively, she wanted to cover herself, but then remembered he had seen her body before, her mom was right; she shouldn't act too unusual.
So she took the bath towel casually and started drying herself, wrapping it around her.
This act successfully didn't arouse any suspicion in Guo Qiyu.
But behind her, he enclosed her in his arms, "Honey, let's talk, we can discuss anything, and for your sake, I'm not opposed to letting Zhang Yang off easily."