I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 307: Pregnant

Chapter 307: Chapter 307: Pregnant

Li Bo was indeed a woman of action, and since she had considered it, she did it—thus, over an hour later, she had helped Lan Ju, who was reluctant to enter her room, inside her own quarters.

Then she took care of Lan Ju, feeding her and watching her fall asleep before heading back to the living room.

These two were still waiting to eat with her. A touch of emotion crossed Li Bo’s heart, and she whispered, "Aunt Shao, I’m sorry for the trouble."

Aunt Shao forced a smile, but she couldn’t tell whether the words were meant to be pleasant or not.

"Dad, I know you feel wronged too, but times have changed, and it really isn’t appropriate for Aunt Shao to stay here."

Li Chengming clenched his chopsticks, exchanged a look with Aunt Shao, and glanced at the firmly shut door of Lan Ju’s room. After coughing, he said, "Xiao Bo, this time, please help me and your Aunt Shao. I have to divorce your mom—your Aunt Shao... she’s pregnant!"

Li Bo was stunned. Her chopsticks fell onto the table as she shouted in disbelief, "Say that again."

Frowning, Li Chengming lowered his voice and chided her, "What are you shouting for, afraid others won’t know? Xiao Bo, your Aunt Shao is pregnant. It’s going to be your blood-related brother or sister. You’ll be closest to each other in the future."

But what Li Chengming and Aunt Shao underestimated was how their only child would react to the news of having another sibling.

They had always thought that Li Bo would be happy because it was a fruit of love.

That was what Li Bo had always espoused and what they had always instilled in her.

Li Bo’s face turned pale. "What about my mom?"

"That’s why a divorce is necessary. Otherwise, your dad would be making a mistake, and the family would completely fall apart. You would have nothing, and people would mock you."

At that moment, the door to the south-facing bedroom was suddenly pushed open. A frail, white-haired Lan Ju, dragging her tattered body and grasping the door frame, stared incredulously at Li Chengming and Aunt Shao inside the room. Her husky voice demanded, "Li Chengming, was what you just said true? Is Aunt Shao really pregnant?"

Not expecting Lan Ju to have heard, Li Chengming and Aunt Shao hurriedly stood up from the dining table, both watching the skeletal woman at the doorway.

In Li Bo’s memory, Aunt Shao and her mother had never appeared together.

For some reason, Li Bo always thought of her home as divided into separate segments, as if the four directions each existed independently. But their sudden appearance together made her feel like something was terribly wrong with the world in front of her.

Her mouth opened and closed, her mind still in a daze.

Making up his mind, Li Chengming said firmly, "Xiao Bo, you are the most sensible and intelligent child. I believe you understand us best. You always say that only people in love should be together and that falling out of love is a crime, a cruel crime against humanity."

"Li Chengming, stop spouting nonsense and pushing it too far. You’ll face retribution, real retribution..." Lan Ju’s voice choked, her words broken and incomprehensible.

Her hands were also trembling, gripping the door frame tightly to keep from collapsing.

Frowning, Li Chengming didn’t bother to see if the woman could hold up. He anxiously looked at Aunt Shao’s stomach, his eyes reflecting a trace of tenderness.

Lan Ju’s trembling voice then asked Li Chengming, "Li Chengming, tell me the truth, was what you just said real?"

"Yes, Aunt Shao is pregnant, and we must divorce now to prevent our family from being incomplete. Lan Ju, you are such a kind-hearted person. You will surely understand and support my decision, right..." Li Chengming said, striving to remain patient.

"Li Chengming, didn’t you tell me before that you would never want a second child in this life? Whether you and Aunt Shao are together or not, Li Bo was supposed to be your only child. Li Chengming, you can’t go back on your word."

"Lan Ju, there’s nothing we can do," they said. "Ask your daughter, she supports us too, so just let it go."

"You...you are being too oppressive," she cried. "You promised to remain childless, that’s why I agreed to let this woman move in. But now you’ve gone back on your word; you’ll get your comeuppance..."

After she finished speaking, Lan Ju’s body collapsed to the ground and then lay there motionless.

Li Bo’s mind was consumed by the news of Shao Hui’s pregnancy; it struck her, leaving her mind alternating between clarity and chaos.

So, when she discovered that her mother’s body was already ice-cold, it was too late.

When the doctor declared the treatment ineffective, Li Chengming and Shao Hui exchanged looks and sighed in relief, struggling to contain their joy while pretending to be saddened.

But whether they feigned sadness didn’t matter—Lan Ju had no family, no close friends, she was illiterate and timid, truly alone; her only daughter wasn’t even on her side.

So, they weren’t really worried.

As for the neighbors, they were just whispering behind the backs— who would dare to speak to their face?

It’s said that a middle-aged man’s greatest joys are promotion, wealth, and the death of his wife.

Li Chengming was certainly riding high.

...

Li Bo took three days off. Her dormitory mates only found out about Li Bo’s mother’s death three days after it happened.

Liu Hong and Liu Min simultaneously looked at Qiao Qingyu, who shook her head; she didn’t know what had happened either.

So, they all carefully observed Li Bo’s expression.

Qiao Qingyu glanced briefly and then looked away, indifferent to whether it was real or fake grief. Li Bo had been brainwashed since she was young; it was amazing she still had any ambition— it wasn’t easy.

People like her wouldn’t understand without experiencing a devastating shock.

But that woman was just too pitiful, probably considering her husband and daughter until her death.

Yet, neither her husband nor her daughter had her interests at heart; probably, they all felt relieved after her death.

But such is life sometimes, unavoidably helpless.

Pity for her misfortune, anger for her lack of resistance.

That woman couldn’t even bear to hurt her callous and ungrateful husband and daughter until her death.

Had she hurt them, she might have been resented.

Everyone has their own fate, perhaps, in death, she found her release.

...

The previous Student Union President had already reported to his internship, so the school planned to elect the new President before the winter vacation started.

There were still quite a few contestants.

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