Chapter 2

Chen Gen's cold words were like a bolt from the blue.

"This is your own child! You want to abort it?"

I couldn't believe he could be so heartless.

"My mom said you're not clean, and the child you bear might not even be mine. If people outside know, they'll laugh at me for being cuckolded, laugh that I'm a living fool!"

Tears welled up in my eyes, and I roared in fury, "I'm innocent! I didn't do anything to betray you! It's your mom spreading rumors everywhere, that's why the neighbors talk like that! What does it have to do with me?"

"Hahaha, a clear conscience fears no accusation, if you're innocent, what are you afraid of people saying? Stop whining; marrying a used woman is shameful enough, I don't want to raise someone else's child. Hmph!"

Chen Gen left those harsh words, and the next day, he wanted his mom to take me to the hospital for an abortion.

The child is a piece of my heart, my hope in life, I will never allow anyone to harm my child.

Mrs. Chen viciously pinched my arm, "You shameless bitch! Pregnant with an unclear child, how do you expect my son to live! Do you know how people talk about you outside! Hurry and go to the hospital and get rid of the child! Our family won't raise this little bastard!"

"If you don't raise it, I'll raise it myself! I'll divorce your family! I can raise the child myself!" I shouted angrily, the child gave me strength, and gave me the courage to resist.

Mrs. Chen sneered, "Fine, give me 200,000 yuan, we'll divorce immediately, call your parents! Tell them to send money."

She stuffed the phone into my hand, and I lowered my head, not daring to call, I couldn't bear to tell my parents about the life I was living here.

"You think you can divorce without giving money? Is our Chen Family stupid? My son put in so much effort to marry you, and you think you can just leave? Hurry up and go to the hospital with my son!"

"Do you believe I will call the police!"

"Fine, call the police, my son knows leaders in the county well, even the county magistrate's daughter who returned from studying abroad is picked up by my son, if you didn't meddle, my son would have been a somebody by now."

The Chen Family is a prominent family in the village and quite influential in the county. Calling the police wouldn't do much against them.

Beside us, Chen Gen's burly Aunt rushed over to grab my arm, trying to drag me out the door to take me to the hospital.

"Ah!" I roared and broke free, rushing to the kitchen, grabbing a cleaver, and pointing it at Mrs. Chen and the fat woman, "If any of you dare harm my child, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Wow, you dare to wield a knife! You shameless bitch! Pregnant with a bastard child and still reluctant to abort it! Do you think our Chen Family's reputation isn't tarnished enough?"

"Come, come! Everyone, come and see! This shameless bitch got knocked up by a wild man and is now attacking her mother-in-law with a knife!"

Chen Gen's aunt opened the door wide and shouted to the outside, determined to make everyone know.

Tears streamed down my face, and no one listened to my explanation.

Mrs. Chen even called Chen Gen, saying that his wife was committing murder, urging him to come and handle it.

The cleaver in my hand was my only bargaining chip. When Chen Gen arrived, he first furiously demanded that I put down the knife. I saw him bring more relatives, all men, and felt even more afraid.

"Chen Gen! The child is your own! Are you really that heartless! I don't care if you want a divorce or who you want to marry, I can even provide a promissory note for compensation to your family! But spare my child! I beg you!"

Holding the knife, I uttered my most humble request.

Chen Gen calmed down and slowly approached, suddenly speaking gently, "Alright, wifey, stop making a fuss. It's my fault, put down the knife, let's talk this out and discuss everything calmly."

Seeing me still holding the knife vigilantly against him, he raised his hands and said, "I promise not to harm you or the child. I've thought it through, now that you're pregnant with my child, why should I care about the past? Let's live well from now on."

Hearing Chen Gen's soft words, I seemed to recall the happy times when he pursued me in university, and this gentle, refined young man unconsciously disarmed me, snatching the cleaver from my hand.

"Tie her up for me!"