Chapter 118: My child can only be born by my wife!

Xiao Xuezheng never imagined his grandfather would say such things.

Divorce Shi Runrun? Be with Chi Wanwan? It was absolutely impossible! He would never give up on Shi Runrun, nor would he ever leave her.

Raising his voice, he immediately retorted, "Grandfather! I never slept with her! The child she is carrying has nothing to do with me!"

As he finished speaking, Chi Wanwan’s eyes turned red. She sobbed, "Xuezheng... I know you don’t like me, and I know that night you mistook me for my sister, which is why we slept together. But no matter how much you despise me, you cannot deny the child in my womb..."

"I know you are married and have a family. I never intended to ruin your life or come between you and Shi Runrun. I only want to give my child a name... You don’t have to marry me or want me, but can you at least acknowledge the child? Let him be recognized by his ancestors; he is a child of the Xiao family..."

This was Chi Wanwan’s brilliance: she played the "retreat to advance" card. By claiming she didn't need him to marry her, she made it impossible for him to deny the child. And what did acknowledging the child mean? It meant she would be allowed to give birth to it! Could a man as obsessed with his great-grandchild as Elder Xiao allow his precious heir to remain nameless and illegitimate? Impossible. Her immediate priority was simply to ensure the child was born.

"Don't worry, Wanwan! With me here, no one will dare reject you or your child! You are carrying the precious great-grandchild of the Xiao family!" Elder Xiao looked at the tearful, aggrieved girl and stated firmly.

Xiao Xuezheng felt a throbbing headache. He furrowed his brows, glaring at Chi Wanwan with cold, chilling eyes filled with mockery. "Chi Wanwan! Do you think I don't know whether I touched you or not? If you want to know if the child is human or a demon, we can go to the hospital right now for a paternity test!"

Chi Wanwan had anticipated this. She had come prepared. With a sniffle, she wiped her tears and, trembling, pulled a report from behind her back and handed it to Elder Xiao.

"Grandfather Xiao, Xuezheng, please forgive me for acting on my own. Xuezheng, the night you were with me, I collected a sample of your hair. I have already performed a paternity test. The child I am carrying is yours. If you don't believe me, you can look at the report."

Chi Wanwan thought coldly to herself that the doctors at the hospital had been bought off; even with a paternity test, she was foolproof.

Elder Xiao took the report, his aged eyes widening with joy. The more he read, the broader his smile became. After finishing, he tossed the report at Xiao Xuezheng and snorted, "You brat, look for yourself! It’s a good thing Wanwan prepared everything, otherwise, my precious great-grandchild would have remained hidden from me by your deception!"

Xiao Xuezheng picked up the documents and flipped through the pages. Seeing his own name and the final result, his brows knit tightly together. But then, a thought struck him. What could a single paternity test prove? If his grandfather wanted one, he could have thousands made! Since Chi Wanwan was using the child to threaten him today, she must have prepared everything perfectly.

Xiao Xuezheng curled his lip in a mocking smile at Chi Wanwan. With her methods, what was a forged paternity test? He shifted his gaze away, refusing to look at her. He couldn't believe that such a wonderful girl as Zaozao could have a sister like this. He had only been taking care of her all this time out of respect for the promise he made to Zaozao.

"Grandfather, I will say this one last time. Regardless of whose child Chi Wanwan is carrying, I will not acknowledge it! I will never marry her! My future children will only be born to my wife, Runrun!"

"You scoundrel!" Elder Xiao, face pale with rage, gripped the edge of his bed tightly. If there had been anything within reach, he would have surely hurled it at his unfilial grandson. "You... you..."

Elder Xiao trembled, struggling to catch his breath. Suppressing the rising surge of blood to his head, he looked at Chi Wanwan and said in a deep voice, "Wanwan, go out for a moment. I will certainly make this right for you and give you an answer!"

Chi Wanwan nodded obediently, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, cast one last pitiful, longing glance at Xiao Xuezheng, and then nodded to Elder Xiao. "Alright, Grandfather, I will step out. But please, don’t get angry; take care of your health. Don't blame Xuezheng too much... I know he doesn't like me, so I don't ask for anything... I just hope you all can be happy..."

After speaking, she gave Xiao Xuezheng a meaningful look, her red-rimmed eyes flashing, and then she took small, measured steps out of the room.

Once the door closed, Chi Wanwan didn't walk away. She pressed herself against the door, listening intently. With no one around, her pathetic expression vanished instantly. Her red eyes cleared, and a savage, cold smirk spread across her lips.

Hmph! Her move was well-played. Given Elder Xiao’s condition and his obsession with his great-grandchild, she couldn't wait to see how Shi Runrun would handle the news!

Inside the room, Elder Xiao looked at his sullen grandson and sighed. "Xuezheng, calm down and listen to me. I know this is unfair to Runrun, but the situation is what it is. Wanwan is carrying your child—my precious great-grandchild—and we cannot just abandon them."

"You know I don't have much time left. My only wish before I die is to see, hold, and kiss my great-grandchild. Can you please consider your grandfather and fulfill this wish before I pass?"

"Also, you know Zaozao died because of you. Our Xiao family already owes the Chi family. You have already failed Zaozao; now that Wanwan is pregnant with your child and loves you so much, are you going to fail her too?"

Elder Xiao spoke with earnest bitterness, hoping to convince his stubborn grandson. The problem, however, was that Elder Xiao did not know that Xiao Xuezheng had never touched Chi Wanwan. The child she was carrying was definitely not his.