"I..." Du Ruoxin chuckled slyly, "actually didn't have a miscarriage."
The women were shocked. "What?!"
She hadn't? The baby was still safely in her womb? Then why did the doctor say she had miscarried? And all those people...
Miranda threw back the covers, about to lift Du Ruoxin's clothes to check.
Du Ruoxin generously exposed her belly. "Rong Jingyang knew I was pregnant, but I don't want any further entanglement with him, so I planned to fake a miscarriage to deceive him."
Her original plan was to find Miranda, use work as an excuse for an accidental fall, and a subsequent miscarriage. This would deceive both Rong Jingyang and her elder brother.
Who knew she would encounter Ivy at the film set.
Du Ruoxin changed her strategy on the spot – those who delivered themselves to be tormented were fair game.
She had initially intended to humiliate Ivy through her actions. Ivy, in her embarrassment and rage, would attack her. Then, she would "tearfully" report to her mother-in-law, who would then issue a strict order absolutely forbidding Ivy from marrying into the Rong family, no matter how much Rong Jingyang liked her.
The idea was perfect, but then things took another turn.
Ivy, that scheming, passive-aggressive woman, was even better at acting and feigning innocence than she was. A few words from Ivy sent Miranda into a furious rage, beating her wildly.
Fortunately, things still proceeded according to her script: Ivy was humiliated by her mother-in-law, and Rong Jingyang...
No matter how much he liked Ivy, he would never be able to marry her into the Rong family!
The objective was achieved.
"You can deceive for a while, but can you deceive forever?" Ning Ni looked at Du Ruoxin's flat abdomen. "What will you do when the child is born?"
Du Ruoxin said calmly, "Do I need to deceive for that long?"
Why would she need to deceive for a lifetime?
Rong Jingyang would likely only offer a "non-voluntary, symbolic" reconciliation for a short period, out of respect for his mother.
Once time passed and he found someone new, would he even remember her?
"Besides, the child will have the Rothschild surname."
Rong Jingyang could assume the child belonged to Christiano. She wouldn't explain anyway.
"Until 'he' comes of age, I won't let him meet Rong Jingyang."
'He' belonged only to her.
To no one else.
Little did Du Ruoxin know, this statement would become prophetic one day.
This child...
Had shallow destiny with both him and her.
Caroline stepped forward. "Oh, don't be so sentimental. Can't the Rothschild family hide a child if they want to?"
"I'm more curious how Sister Xin convinced the doctor to lie to the police with you?"
Du Ruoxin chuckled, "Friends, all friends."
With friends everywhere, what couldn't be accomplished?
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Qin Yunxi finally received a call from his mother, telling him to get along well with Grace. The elderly couple was going to travel the world.
He: "..."
What happened to his mother? Why wasn't she still trying to matchmake him and Grace?
The man's starry eyes narrowed.
Last night... after he left... what did Grace and his mother say?
Heh!
She was truly cooperative!
For no apparent reason, the great Master Qin woke up in a bad mood that morning.
He seemed to be holding back some anger, and everyone around him, except Gu Shinian, bore the brunt of it.
His assistant, bodyguards, company subordinates, business partners... everyone inexplicably suffered Qin Yunxi's sarcastic and bad temper, yet couldn't figure out why.
They could only sigh inwardly: They didn't check the auspicious calendar before leaving home.
Today was extremely inauspicious.
Ying Qianxin stayed home to burn incense and worship Buddha, avoiding going out and avoiding seeing Boss Qin.