By chance, Li Cheng met Li Yufei. After spending some time together, Li Yufei suddenly proposed marriage.
Who could refuse such wealth and status handed to them?
However, Li Yufei made it clear to him that if they married, Li Cheng must marry into her family; she would not marry into the Li Family.
Although Li Cheng found it awkward, the terms Li Yufei offered were too tempting, and besides, Li Yufei was too remarkable. Only then was he willing to endure a bit of indignity and agreed to become a son-in-law living with her family.
But after the marriage, Li Cheng continued an ambiguous relationship with his ex-girlfriend. What began as an old flame secretly developed into an affair, and soon after, she suddenly told him she was pregnant.
Li Cheng originally wanted her to have an abortion.
But his girlfriend refused, threatening suicide. She loved this man so much, how could she bear to abort their child?
So, Li Cheng reluctantly agreed to let her have the baby.
However, this child increasingly became a burden on his mind.
Although he and Li Yufei shared little affection, after being married for some time, he quickly understood why someone as excellent as Li Yufei wouldn’t want other outstanding men and instead chose to marry him.
As it turned out, she had her own ambitions!
And he was merely a tool to fulfill them.
She needed a marriage and a child, but with her conditions, would a man worthy of her be willing to marry into her family?
She looked down upon those whose conditions were too bad!
Though Li Cheng’s family background was thin, at least he had a high education and good looks.
As a live-in son-in-law, Li Cheng naturally didn’t have a high status in the Li Family. And in the future, once his illegitimate child raised outside was discovered, he absolutely couldn’t acknowledge the child.
The child was destined to only remain with its mother.
But his girlfriend didn’t come from a good family background. Over the years, he supported her and secretly rented an apartment for her to live in.
Whenever he thought about the child coming into this world, and he couldn’t acknowledge it, he felt somewhat unwilling.
One night, he calculated both due dates and found they weren’t far apart.
Thus, an idea he shouldn’t have had sprouted in his mind.
On the day Li Yufei gave birth, he arranged for his girlfriend to be admitted to the same hospital, induced labor with oxytocin, and had her give birth to a baby girl prematurely.
Li Yufei also gave birth to a boy at the same time.
He bribed the delivery nurses and doctors. The two children were sent to the nursery and had their nametags switched.
Li Cheng gave the daughter he had with his lover to Li Yufei, while the boy Li Yufei had was taken home by that woman and named Li Junyan.
Li Yufei was somewhat disappointed to see that she had given birth to a daughter!
But after all, she was her own flesh and blood, and she named the baby "Li Siyao."
Over these years, as Li Siyao grew up, she increasingly resembled her father.
Therefore, Li Yufei never suspected anything.
Li Yufei was very busy with work, so from a young age, Li Cheng took care of Li Siyao more often.
After all, he was also afraid of being exposed.
When the daughter got sick and went to the hospital, she would inevitably undergo testing.
As Li Siyao wasn’t actually Li Yufei’s biological child, if Li Yufei saw anything suspicious on the test report, the truth would eventually come out.
This time, during a school physical examination, Li Siyao was found to have chronic kidney disease, and it was gradually worsening.
Li Cheng was shocked.
Because the child’s mother had also died from this disease!
The reason Li Cheng was so eager to have Li Junyan undergo a matching test was in hopes that, however slim the chance, Li Junyan could successfully match with Li Siyao!
If Li Junyan were indeed his and Li Yufei’s biological child, it would mean that Li Junyan and Li Siyao are half-siblings, with a high probability of a successful match!
Li Yanzhou was absolutely right.
Li Siyao could certainly wait for a match from the bank, but how could Li Cheng dare?!
The matching bank required family signatures, and the test reports all had to be handled.
Li Siyao and Li Yufei’s blood types didn’t match!
But if Li Junyan matched successfully, Li Cheng could explain it to Li Yufei, and when it really came to a kidney transplant, he could sign directly for the surgery.
He didn’t dare let Li Yufei handle it, precisely because of this reason!
Li Cheng was guilty-minded!
But when Li Yanzhou asked, how could he dare tell the truth?
Li Cheng said, "Yanzhou, your concern for this child surprises me! After all, this child is from me and another woman, and he has no blood ties with you! For the Li Family, this child is a disgrace, so I’m very touched that you care for him this much, and even feel for him!"
Li Yanzhou was taken aback.
Li Cheng’s words were undoubtedly a reminder that he was Li Siyao’s uncle, and from his standpoint, he shouldn’t concern himself excessively with this child!
Li Yufei was his sister.
The child that was a disgrace to Li Yufei should also be a disgrace to him.
Li Yanzhou sneered coldly, "Do I need you to remind me? However, there’s one thing, anyone else can say this child is a disgrace, but you cannot. You are the child’s father, his biological father, you brought him into this world, what right do you have to say this child is a disgrace!"
Li Cheng said, "I didn’t want this either! This child was an accident! I deeply regret it! I’ve even thought, if... he had never come into this world, how much better it would be!"
Li Junyan heard the argument outside, walked to the door, and gently opened it a crack.
Li Cheng’s words reached his ears.
——If he had never come into this world, how much better it would be.
Li Junyan was somewhat surprised.
He hadn’t expected that Li Cheng despised him so much, rejected him so much, that he even wished he had never been born.
He especially felt uneasy in his heart!
Although he had come to terms with the coldness of human nature, hearing such words from Li Cheng was something he couldn’t accept, his eyes slightly welled up, yet he held back.
Li Yanzhou didn’t notice Li Junyan standing by the door.
Upon hearing Li Cheng’s words, he couldn’t help but become angry, "What do you mean by that!? You regret it?! What are you regretting! If you regret, you shouldn’t have done such a foolish thing back then!"
Li Cheng: "There’s no remedy for regret in this world! If there were, I certainly wouldn’t have let this child be born!"
Li Yanzhou said, "But the child is already born, so you should take responsibility!"
Li Cheng retorted, "You want me to take responsibility, with what am I supposed to do that! Am I supposed to divorce Yufei for this child?"
Li Yanzhou was astounded.
He had known before that Li Cheng was a irresponsible scoundrel, but those words crossed his lines!
Li Yanzhou said coldly, "You want a divorce? I ask you, do you dare to divorce?"
Because of this illegitimate child, Li Yufei had long considered divorcing Li Cheng!
If they divorced, Li Cheng would absolutely leave with nothing but maybe a house and a few million in cash.
But Li Cheng’s ambitions extended far beyond that!