The three members of the Qin family jolted simultaneously, as if their vital energy channels had suddenly been unblocked.

Qin Yan's face, however, turned pale.

The worst she had imagined was not adopting the child, but she hadn't expected divorce to be mentioned. Her initial reaction was to reject the idea.

The Qin family actually knew that Qin Yan wouldn't divorce. Although gentle, she had a stubborn streak deep down and wouldn't listen to persuasion. Otherwise, given Li Zhi's indifferent attitude towards Qin Yan on a daily basis, they would have made them divorce a hundred times already.

But after Ji Fei's comment, the Qin family couldn't help but feel a stirring of excitement.

They really wanted to advise separation, really wanted to advise separation, really wanted to advise separation!

The three exchanged glances.

Qin Xian took the lead, "Now that the child has appeared, it proves that what happened back then was a mistake. I suggest we go straight for divorce."

Li's Mother and Li Zhi trembled, looking at Qin Xian with shocked expressions. For a moment, they couldn't react, after all, in wealthy families, who didn't have a few illegitimate children?

They then looked at Qin's parents and found that they didn't seem to have any objection to the idea.

But at this moment, Qin Yan disappointingly spoke up: "This... this doesn't count as Li Zhi wronging me."

The three Qin family members looked at Qin Yan with exasperation.

Ji Fei almost spat out her mouthful of food.

Qin Yan knew she had let her family down and lowered her head. In this posture, she looked remarkably similar to Li Ziqiao beside her.

Li Zhi immediately sneered and said, "Indeed, if we were to argue about who wronged whom, we wouldn't know where to begin."

Although he said this quietly, everyone could hear it. In an instant, the Qin family members held their breath, falling silent, especially Qin Yan, whose face turned ashen. It was as if she no longer wanted to dwell on the issue of adopting the child. It was like someone had grabbed them by the throat.

Ji Fei caught the scent of gossip.

[After all, she's the eldest daughter of the Qin family. She married down, so why is she living such a miserable life? And how can this Li Zhi be so righteous about having an illegitimate child? Let me investigate.]

Qin Xian reacted, wanting to interrupt Ji Fei's thoughts to avoid poking at his sister's wounds, but it was too late.

[So Qin Yan and Li Zhi were senior and junior at university. Because Li Zhi broke up with Qiao Meng, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol at a university event, where Qin Yan, who was also at the event, took care of him, and then... well, you know. Huh? Why does this plot seem familiar?]

Qin Xian wanted to facepalm in embarrassment. What have you done? Have you completely forgotten?

[As a result, the next day Qiao Meng came looking for him and saw the two together. Heartbroken, she left for a distant place. When Li Zhi sobered up, he was furious, believing that Qin Yan, who had always had a crush on him, had taken advantage of his unconscious state to possess him, ruining his love with Qiao Meng and preventing him from winning her back.]

[Soon after, Qin Yan became pregnant, and the Qin family had no choice but to approach Li Zhi to ask his intentions. Only then did Li Zhi take responsibility and marry Qin Yan. So Qin Yan has always felt she wronged Li Zhi? Later, they lost the child, and Qin Yan considered divorce to give Li Zhi his freedom, but Li Zhi refused, saying he didn't want to be seen as a scumbag who divorces when they can't have children, as it would be bad for his professional reputation. He even explicitly stated that everything was Qin Yan's fault, so she had no right to initiate a divorce.]

Due to Ji Fei's recap, the Qin family members all fell silent.

Seeing their silence, Li's Mother and Li Zhi felt even more emboldened.

Li Zhi's tone became even colder and more arrogant as he addressed Qin Yan: "Think it through carefully!"

It seemed like he was giving Qin Yan the freedom to choose, but it only made Qin Yan look more resigned. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a sarcastic inner voice from across the table.

[Damn, this guy is a master at mooching off others! I've seen many shameless people, but this is the first time I've seen someone so utterly shameless.]

This time, the Qin family didn't feel as united in their resentment. The Qin family helping the Li family did have a bit of a sugar daddy feel to it, but they had offered it willingly, so it couldn't be called shameless. After all, once married, they were one family.

However, Ji Fei's support for their family still warmed their hearts.

But Qin Yan felt a bit uncomfortable hearing Ji Fei insult Li Zhi like this. She instinctively wanted to refute, but Ji Fei's criticism continued relentlessly.

[Drunken mistakes are just an excuse. If a man isn't conscious, he can't get it up. Mistaken identity and memory loss are all lies. In fact, the subconscious knows who it is at the time, it's just that self-control is lowered, and they want to use someone else as a tool to indulge themselves. After sobering up, they don't want to admit it, so they blame others!]

[Didn't Qin Xian have experience of being tricked? Doesn't he know how to compare his sister's situation? Or does he not know the truth about that night?]

Qin Xian: ? Wait, did you just reveal something???

Qin's parents: !!!! Did they hear something they shouldn't have?

Qin Yan, however, was stunned, all color draining from her face, leaving her as pale as paper.

That was the biggest mistake she had made in her life. At the time, when the drunk Li Zhi pounced on her, she had initially struggled, but Li Zhi had said: "I want to hold you, I'm so sad."

Those soft words had softened Qin Yan's heart, and she had gone along with it.

She thought that since Li Zhi had his eyes open, looking at her, and had reacted to her, he must have wanted to be with her.

Who knew that after Li Zhi sobered up, he would say he had no consciousness at all, questioning whether she had taken the initiative, making Qin Yan believe that she had been the despicable one who had seduced him in the heat of the moment.

Such private matters were certainly not discussed in detail, so naturally, there was no way to distinguish truth from falsehood.

So, was it all a lie? Was Li Zhi the initiator that night?

[And he says Qin Yan ruined his love with Qiao Meng? That she used the child to tie him down? I'm laughing my head off. Wasn't it because he couldn't compete for the top hospital internship opportunity at that time, his future prospects were affected, and he realized that some things indeed relied on connections and background? Wasn't it after his mother's constant nagging that he weighed the pros and cons and chose not to chase after Qiao Meng, but to marry Qin Yan instead? He's really having his cake and eating it too! Did the Qin family threaten him? Did Qin Yan morally blackmail him? No, right?]

The Qin family: Of course not!

After all, their daughter had also been willing, and she had to bear the consequences of her own mistakes.

Back then, if Li Zhi had said even one word of refusal, they would have taken the child and left!

But Li Zhi agreed to marry, and they thought he was being responsible. Who knew he would always be so cold towards Qin Yan afterwards. So he had always been blaming Qin Yan and the Qin family.

But now, according to Ji Fei's words, Li Zhi had wanted to marry Qin Yan purely for his own benefit!

At this moment, Qin Yan was greatly shocked, looking at Li Zhi in disbelief.

After all, Li Zhi had always presented himself as noble and ambitious, truly capable and excellent, giving the impression that he disdained their family's help and could rely on himself. This was a complete reversal of her impression, so much so that she felt Ji Fei was maliciously speculating.

But Ji Fei's criticism continued.

[If he was really tied down by the child issue, couldn't he have divorced after losing the child? He gave a bunch of reasons, all high-sounding, but it's nothing more than not wanting to give up the resources provided by the Qin family, wanting to continue living off them. He doesn't want to eat kneeling down, he wants to stand while eating their food, and after eating, he still wants to complain that the food doesn't taste good. Tsk tsk tsk.]

It was as if someone had carved a new crevice in Qin Yan's mind, leaving her a bit dazed.

In fact, some of her close girlfriends had speculated about Li Zhi like this before, but Qin Yan had angrily refuted them.

[Living off others is one thing, but to go so far as to ask his wife to adopt his illegitimate child, I really wonder what's going on in Qin Yan's head?]

By this point, the Qin family members were also silently looking at Qin Yan, feeling utterly helpless.

[Huh? He actually told Qin Yan that if it weren't for her, he and his ex-girlfriend would have reconciled, and their child wouldn't have become illegitimate. So she has no right to refuse that child.]

[I think Qin Yan has been beaten down and negatively reinforced for so many years that she's become foolish. People should spend less time reflecting on themselves and more time blaming others! Is she really rushing to be the biggest fool now?]

Qin Yan's eyes reddened from being scolded.

She asked herself.

Is it really all her fault?