A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 192: Make Him Marry Xia Ran

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Make Him Marry Xia Ran

Fu Yanhe and Shen Yanhe’s days passed peacefully.

On the other side, the situation for Xia Ran and Su Lan was far less comfortable.

After being sent to the hospital, doctors needed to perform surgery to remove the fragments that had pierced Xia Ran’s palm.

But because she was pregnant and the baby was still in its early stages, the doctors didn’t dare to administer anesthesia and had to let her endure the sharp pain.

During the stitching of her wounds, Xia Ran was in so much pain that she was barely alive, and her wails filled the entire operating room.

She received over a dozen stitches because the injury was too deep, and scars would remain on her hand after healing.

Her face also bore cuts from flying fragments, including one long and deep laceration that would also scar over time.

By the time Xia Ran’s surgery was completed and her wounds were dressed and bandaged, there wasn’t a single part of her body that didn’t hurt.

The moment the nurse wheeled her out, she burst into tears upon seeing Su Lan, which broke Su Lan’s heart.

Just as she was about to comfort Xia Ran, she saw Xia Tingyuan storming towards them, his rage palpable. Before Su Lan could utter a word, he raised his hand and fiercely slapped Xia Ran across the face.

Pointing at her, he cursed, "How could I have such a morally corrupted daughter! Now, you’ve completely disgraced me!"

Xia Tingyuan had been diligently handling documents at the company.

He was caught off guard when his assistant informed him about the scandal online, only then learning of the mess Xia Ran had secretly caused!

Not only had she slept with a man, but she was also pregnant!

And using this child, she tried to latch onto Fu Yanhe! The deception was uncovered, and her reputation was utterly ruined online!

Xia Ran, caught unprepared, was left staggering from Xia Tingyuan’s slap, her head buzzing and unable to regain her senses for a long while.

Blood began to seep through the freshly bandaged wound on her face, presenting a ghastly sight.

Su Lan let out a shriek and forcefully pushed Xia Tingyuan away, standing in front of Xia Ran, "Xia Tingyuan, you bastard! Why did you hit Ranran! That incident was not Ranran’s fault!"

Xia Tingyuan’s face turned an iron shade of blue, his trembling fingers pointing at Su Lan, "How dare you say that? After such a scandal, you still helped her hide it from me!"

"Now, everyone in Haicheng is laughing at the Xia Family’s misfortune!"

"Sooner or later, you and your daughter will be the death of the Xia Family!"

Su Lan’s face turned ugly, her heart aching as she looked at Xia Ran, whose cheek was bleeding. She glared at Xia Tingyuan, yelling at him, "What’s the use of saying these things now after what has happened?"

"Instead of that, think about what to do next!"

Thinking about the videos of Ranran and Fu Xiao spreading all over the internet, Su Lan’s heart ached, and she cursed the person who recorded the videos a thousand times over in her mind.

Xia Tingyuan’s face darkened, his chest heaving with rapid breaths, his expression ominous, "What else is there to do? Fu Xiao slept with my daughter, so naturally, he has to take responsibility!"

"He must marry Ranran!"

Fu Xiao was the beloved son born to the Fu Family’s old lady in her later years.

Now that Ranran was carrying his child, the old lady would certainly look after Ranran once she was married into their family.

By then, if Fu Yanhe wanted to take action against the Xia Family, he would also need to consider the old lady’s feelings and show some restraint.

Just as Xia Ran was regaining her senses, she heard Xia Tingyuan say this and protested, "I don’t want to! I don’t want to marry Fu Xiao!"

"Fu Xiao is old enough to be my father! A whole generation older than me! I don’t want to marry an old man! I want to marry Yanhe! I will only marry Yanhe in this lifetime!"

"Whether you want to or not, you have to marry!" Xia Tingyuan snorted coldly, "The child you are carrying is Fu Xiao’s, Fu Yanhe will never marry you."

Xia Ran, seeing that Xia Tingyuan was serious, panicked and raised her hand to strike her own abdomen, "I will get rid of the child! I will never marry Fu Xiao!"

Fu Xiao was not only old and ugly but wasn’t comparable to Fu Yanhe at all.

Moreover, he had so many mistresses outside.

If she really married him, would she have any good days ahead?

The daughters of Hai City’s elite must be snickering behind her back about this.

Her reputation was already bad enough, she didn’t want it to get any worse.

Su Lan hurriedly grabbed Xia Ran’s hand to stop her, her brows tightly furrowed, her entire face almost crumpling into a ball, "What are you doing, Ranran! Are you trying to break your mother’s heart on purpose?"

Xia Ran looked pitifully at Su Lan, pleading with her, "Mom, I really don’t want to marry Fu Xiao."

Su Lan frowned and stayed silent.

The best option indeed seemed to be marrying Fu Xiao.

After all, the child Xia Ran was carrying belonged to the Fu Family, and marrying into the Fu Family would definitely ensure a better life for her.

Furthermore, Xia Ran’s reputation was already in tatters; she could only marry beneath her.

And those beneath her did not have the status of the Xia Family.

After elimination, Fu Xiao was indeed the most suitable option available.

Xia Ran saw Su Lan’s silence and immediately felt a sense of despair, her tears falling pitter-patter, "Mom, I really don’t want to marry Fu Xiao..."

"Mom knows, but there’s really no other way now," sighed Su Lan, stepping forward and quietly telling her about the scandal that was all over the internet.

Xia Ran felt a chill throughout her body.

She knew that before she lost her phone, the comments under the video were already too vulgar for words.

But she was completely unaware that her video had been pinned to the top of various social media platforms and websites, and that almost everyone who went online knew what she and Fu Xiao had done.

She had been branded with Fu Xiao’s label.

If she didn’t marry Fu Xiao, she really wouldn’t be able to marry anyone else in the future.

Xia Ran’s face showed resignation as she lowered her head with a hoarse voice of surrender, "Fine, I’ll marry him."

Just then, Xia Tingyuan’s phone rang.

He answered the call.

The assistant’s voice came through, "BOSS, the major platforms have refunded our money, saying they are unable to delete that link."

Xia Tingyuan’s face grew even darker, "Unable to delete? How can that be?"

"The other side says the link appeared out of nowhere; they attempted to delete it immediately, but no matter what they tried, it remained steadily in place. They are powerless and can only let it disappear on its own."

Xia Tingyuan’s face turned as grim as dark waters, instructing the assistant to increase the money they offer, no matter the cost, they must suppress the news on the platforms.

Xia Ran and Su Lan also heard it, neither of them daring to breathe.

Xia Tingyuan hung up the phone, his gaze heavy as he looked at Xia Ran and said, "Tomorrow we go see Madam Fu to come clean about this and try to marry you off to Fu Xiao as soon as possible."

Xia Ran silently nodded her head.

The next day.

The video Shen Yanhe uploaded online had fermented into something even more scandalous, its popularity soaring. Xia Ran’s reputation was nearly completely destroyed.

The money Xia Tingyuan’s assistant had added was returned by the major platforms yet again.

Having no choice, he took Xia Ran and headed straight for Fu Shuqin’s hospital room.

Fu Shuqin had just woken up for breakfast and was stunned by the news, looking incredulously at Xia Ran’s flat stomach, "What did you say? The child Ranran is carrying is Fu Xiao’s?"

Fu Shuqin didn’t usually pay much attention to news on the internet and touched her phone even less after falling ill.

Jiang Yun, afraid that she might find out about this and get overly emotional again, had not told her.

She frowned at Xia Ran, "Didn’t you say before that the child was Fu Yanhe’s? What exactly is going on?"