Chapter 333: Chapter 333: Raise Her as a Young Wife?
Huo Tingdong suddenly felt suspicious, but he was too rushed to ponder, and hurried upstairs. Just as he pushed open the door, he saw the elderly sitting well on the bed.
At the same time—
Song Shuyan was also there.
She was visibly pregnant, showing quite a bit.
Upon seeing Huo Tingdong, she immediately stood up: “Tingdong…”
Huo Tingdong’s gaze fell on the Old Lady.
The Old Lady stood up and smiled at him: “Tingdong, you’re back!”
Huo Tingdong’s lips were tightly pressed together. He casually shut the door, walked over to the Old Lady, and sized her up briefly, noticing that she seemed fine, radiant, and spirited, not appearing uncomfortable or sickly at all.
“Father said you were feeling unwell, I thought you were sick, so I came back to check on you.” After a pause, he cautiously asked, “Where do you feel uncomfortable?”
The Old Lady looked somewhat embarrassed and immediately said: “Recently, I haven’t had much of an appetite or energy, but I’ve been much better these past two days.”
Huo Tingdong said: “So… you lied to me?”
The Old Lady’s expression became somewhat flustered: “I did not! I…”
Huo Tingdong felt deceived!
He glanced at Song Shuyan from the corner of his eye, guessing that the Old Lady, in collaboration with Huo Yanlin, fabricated this poor lie merely to trick him into coming back!
With this thought, he turned around to leave, aggravated.
The Old Lady immediately grabbed his hand: “Tingdong, don’t be angry! Grandma had no choice. Ever since you made a scene at the Huo Family last time, you seldom came back to see Grandma! Grandma watched you grow up, Grandma misses you too! Are you really going
to sever ties with the Huo Family for that woman?”
Huo Tingdong gently withdrew his hand: “I just think, you should not deceive me with such matters.”
The Old Lady said resentfully: “I know, you must be thinking of Grandma in your heart! You also worry about Grandma, feel sorry for Grandma, look, your dad called you and you immediately rushed back, Grandma is so happy in her heart!”
At this moment, she felt relieved in her heart, which at least proved that Huo Tingdong, deep down, still cares about her!
Huo Tingdong said: “So, you tricked me into coming back just because you missed me?”
The Old Lady hesitated.
Huo Tingdong continued: “If you missed me, you could have said it directly over the phone, and I would have come to see you, not by using such means.”
The Old Lady tried to pull him to sit next to Song Shuyan.
Song Shuyan remained silent throughout, just keeping her head down, unconsciously protecting her belly.
For some reason, Huo Tingdong felt very uncomfortable seeing her protruding belly, instinctively resisting it.
The Old Lady saw that he clearly didn’t want to approach Song Shuyan, so she made him sit in her original seat, sitting opposite him: “Tingdong, Grandma knows that you have been domineering and strong-willed since you were young, always having your own ideas! But, Grandma also wants to remind you, the child in Lin Qi’s belly is yours, and the child in her belly is also yours!”
Huo Tingdong dropped his gaze and remained silent.
The Old Lady continued, “No matter how this child came about, it’s your child, can you really be so heartless as to not acknowledge it?”
Huo Tingdong said, “Why should I acknowledge? In this world, there are plenty of women who can bear children for me. Is it that any woman who uses some tricks to get pregnant with my child, I must acknowledge them?”
The Old Lady said, “You child… I really don’t understand, what’s wrong with having more children? With your wealth and status, the more children, the better. Otherwise, why would our ancestors have the saying ‘More children, more blessings’? The more children you have, the more fortune you garner.”
Huo Tingdong said, “That’s your view, not mine.”
The Old Lady sighed, then said: “Tingdong, I have an idea, is this acceptable? If you want to marry Lin Qi, go ahead, I agree to her joining the family! No matter what grievances she and I had before, I can let bygones be bygones, completely wiped clean! However, I only have one condition! Just treat Shuyan as your mistress, she won’t compete with Lin Qi for status, now, as long as she can give birth to the child safely and healthily, you need not worry about other matters!”
Mistress.
To put it nicely, it’s a mistress, to put it unpleasantly, it’s the Old Lady persuading him to keep Song Shuyan as a secondary wife.
The more Huo Tingdong listened, the more his brows furrowed.
But the Old Lady kept talking: “Rest assured! I’ve also heard that you’ve already divided your properties under your name, right? Since you’ve already distributed the properties, I won’t make any statements! In the future, those properties can go to Lin Qi’s child, I have no objections! But after Shuyan’s child is born, give her a few million per year for child support, provide her with a house, and after the child is born, he can be raised separately. Later, if Lin Qi’s son turns out well, let her child inherit the family business. If Lin Qi’s child doesn’t turn out well, and if Shuyan’s child shows promise, he can also be an alternative.”
The Old Lady’s meaning couldn’t be simpler.
She had also persuaded Song Shuyan.
Song Shuyan thought to herself, regardless of the conditions, she would agree first and talk after the child was born!
Although being a mistress was somewhat humiliating, her son, who might never be able to formally enter the Huo Family’s gate in his life, if Huo Tingdong was really willing to give her millions annually for child support, she would have no worries about food and clothing for this lifetime.
With this support money, she would definitely do her best to nurture and help her son succeed.
One day, if her child was educated well enough, he would certainly gain recognition from the Huo Family and Huo Tingdong.
She was confident that she could educate her child to be more outstanding than Lin Qi’s child, and her son would certainly prove himself more worthy!
Perhaps, by then, Huo Tingdong’s attitude towards her child would change!
Hearing this, Huo Tingdong openly laughed, “Grandma, what are you saying? What kind of society is this, isn’t like the old society with polygamy? Didn’t you teach me since I was young that without rules, nothing can be made square! You want me to keep her as a secondary wife, which rules does this follow, what kind of doctrine is this!”
Not to mention Lin Qi, he couldn’t accept this kind of unwritten arrangement either!
The Old Lady said, “Mistress is just a term! It’s just giving her a minor status. Is a few million a year for child support a lot for you? I heard that buying a car, a watch, or a bag for Lin Qi can cost millions! Moreover, this millions in child support are also spent on the child’s education, every child is your flesh and blood, you shouldn’t be so biased!”
Huo Tingdong said impatiently, “I only acknowledge the child that Lin Qi bears, not other women’s. Besides, whether the child in her belly is mine, it’s not yet conclusively determined!”
Upon hearing this, Song Shuyan said grievously, “I can swear on my life, the child in my belly is yours!”