Chapter 253: Chapter 253: There are women willing
Lin Qi said, “Didn’t I say yesterday? I respect my son’s wishes! If he doesn’t want to change, then we won’t change it.”
Old Madam Huo said angrily, “That’s what you said! You don’t wish to change it, but there are plenty of others who do!”
Upon hearing this, Lin Qi sensitively retorted, “Old Lady, what do you mean by that?”
Old Madam Huo didn’t say much, just sarcastically remarked, “Tingdong doesn’t only have a son with you! He doesn’t lack sons; there are plenty of women willing to bear him sons and take his surname!”
After speaking, she hung up the phone.
Lin Qi suddenly became sober.
Old Madam Huo’s words had a deeper meaning, like a provocation, seemingly deliberate to agitate her.
She put on her coat, walked out of the room, and Momo and Han had just woken up.
The nanny was preparing breakfast.
Lin Qi asked the nanny, “Where is Huo Tingdong?”
The nanny replied, “Mr. Huo went out last night and hasn’t come back yet.”
Lin Qi was momentarily stunned.
Huo Tingdong went out last night?
He didn’t return all night?
Lin Qi asked, “Did he say where he went?”
The nanny shook her head, indicating she didn’t know.
Lin Qi pinched the bridge of her nose.
It appeared that after they had an argument yesterday, he left the house and it looked like he was angry.
She wasn’t even mad at him yet!
In the room, the phone rang again.
Lin Qi returned to her room and answered the call, it was from the hospital: “Miss Lin, can you come to the hospital right now?”
Lin Qi tensed up momentarily: “What’s wrong with Lili?”
The nurse said, “A man and a woman rushed into the hospital claiming to be the little child’s parents, saying they wanted to take the child away… We stopped them, and now the police have also arrived.”
Jin Lilai and Li Wanru?
They went to the hospital?
Lin Qi said, “I’ll be there immediately.”
She changed her clothes and was about to rush out the door when, just as she got to the entrance, the door suddenly opened from the outside.
Huo Tingdong stood in the doorway, facing her.
Upon seeing him, Lin Qi showed no good expression, even too lazy to ask where he had been all night and brushed past him to leave.
Huo Tingdong grabbed her arm and pulled her back: “Where are you going?”
Clearly seeing that Lin Qi was upset, thinking she knew he hadn’t come home at night and was angry, he asked, “Why do you look so upset?”
Lin Qi shrugged off his hand: “What business is it of yours?”
She didn’t ask about his whereabouts last night.
Just as Huo Tingdong tried to explain, “Last night, I…”
Lin Qi coldly interrupted, “I have an urgent matter to attend to, I don’t have spare time to listen to what you did last night.”
Saying that, she made her way to leave.
Huo Tingdong followed swiftly, “Don’t you care where I went?”
Lin Qi replied irritably, “I don’t care where you went last night, why you didn’t come back, I don’t want to ask, nor do I want to listen!”
She now had to deal with Jin Lilai and Li Wanru at the hospital, no time to waste, fearing they might take Lili away.
Huo Tingdong said, “You don’t ask, but I want to ask you where you are going now?”
Lin Qi said, “It’s none of your business.”
Huo Tingdong lit up with anger and loudly said, “I don’t have the right to care about you?”
Lin Qi angrily retorted, “Of course you don’t! Oh yes, I forgot to tell you, early this morning, your grandmother called me asking about Momo changing his surname, I stood my ground, she told me if I don’t want to, there are plenty of others who do! I’m not the only one who can bear you sons, there are plenty of women willing to have sons for you and take your surname!”
Huo Tingdong was dumbfounded upon hearing this: “What does she mean by that?”
Lin Qi sarcastically said, “She’s your grandmother, not mine, you won’t go ask her what she means?”
After saying that, she shook off his hand and left!
Huo Tingdong stood there, feeling his temples throbbing violently.
Momo and Han stood at the entrance, watching the two part on bad terms; Momo also looked unhappy: “Why are you arguing with Mommy!”
Huo Tingdong said, “She’s the one being unreasonable.”
Momo, arms crossed, asked, “Aunt mentioned that you went out last night and didn’t come back all night, so where did you go?”
Han also said, “You didn’t come home at night and didn’t inform Mommy, do you have another woman outside?”
Huo Tingdong couldn’t imagine Han would ask such a question: “You…”
Han asked, “Daddy, did you cheat?”
Momo said, “Dummy, he definitely cheated; otherwise, why would he go out so late, was he going to the company for a meeting?”
Huo Tingdong, “…” He really was at the company for a meeting.
Han said, “It’s infuriating, see, you’ve made Mommy angry!”
Huo Tingdong said, “Don’t add fuel to the fire.”
The doorway to the sickroom was crowded.
Jin Lilai stood in the sickroom, righteously arguing with the police: “This is my daughter, I’m taking her away, see who dares to stop me!”
Lin Qi rushed into the sickroom, only to see Li Wanru holding Lili, who was desperately struggling, and upon spotting Lin Qi, she exclaimed with joy: “Aunt Qiqi!”
She reached out her hands forward to jump into Lin Qi’s arms, but was caught around the waist by Li Wanru.
“Lili, I’m your real mom!”
Lili tried to push her away, “You’re not! You’re not my mom! I don’t acknowledge you as my mom!”
In a moment of anger, Jin Lilai slapped her, “Scoundrel! You don’t even recognize the mother who birthed you, such an unfilial daughter!”
Furious, Lin Qi dashed forward and pushed Jin Lilai away vigorously: “Why the hell did you hit her!?”
Jin Lilai defiantly retorted, “She’s my daughter, I’ll hit or scold if I want to, what’s it to you? What are you to her, what right do you have to criticize me?”
The police warned, “I caution you, do not resort to violence!”
Jin Lilai unreasonably retorted, “Is this what you call resorting to violence? I’m disciplining my own daughter, what does an outsider have to say?”
Police said, “This is domestic violence, do you realize that?”
Jin Lilai openly defied, “Well then, sue me in court. Didn’t your mom ever hit you when you were little? If your mom hit you, why don’t you sue her for domestic violence?”
Jin Lilai sneered, “Don’t try to scare me with that! I’m telling you, she is my daughter, I’m disciplining her because she didn’t listen! I’m the father who raised her, her mother is standing right here, do you all have no parents? Mind your own business instead of meddling in others’ family matters.”
Lin Qi didn’t spare him a glance, instead addressing Li Wanru, “Wanru, what are you doing? Trying to forcefully take Lili away? Don’t you see her injuries haven’t healed yet?”