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Chapter 1240 Parents Arrive
Meanwhile, Jia Kuan finally managed to bring Liu Yingxia's parents over from Shandong.

When Jia Kuan unlocked the door, Liu Yingxia knew it was him and prepared to explode:
"Jia Kuan, you've got some nerve!"

However, upon seeing the person at the door, Liu Yingxia swallowed back her words. Jia Kuan had indeed invited his parents.

"Xiaxia!" Liu Yingxia's mother stepped forward with concern.

When Liu Yingxia saw her parents, no matter how unhappy she was, she could only greet them with a helpless, bitter smile: "Mom and Dad, what brings you here!"

"Xiaxia, why have you lost weight?" Liu's mother asked excitedly upon seeing her daughter.

"I~!" Liu Yingxia was momentarily stunned and didn't know what to say.

However, Liu's mother then said, holding the jar she had brought, "I made you some soup, and this chicken soup is still warm!"

"You should drink it while it's hot; it's good for the baby!" Liu's mother carefully instructed.

Liu Yingxia quickly took her mother and placed the chicken soup on the dining table, saying, "Mom, please put it in a bowl, I'll come out and drink it in a bit!"

"Okay, okay!" Ever since she found out her daughter was pregnant, Liu's mother had been overjoyed from the moment she walked in the door.

Meanwhile, Jia Kuan, who was standing to the side, watched Liu Yingxia being suppressed by her parents with amusement.

After settling her parents in, Liu Yingxia turned around and said to Jia Kuan in a low voice with a cold face, "Come here!"

Seeing that Jia Kuan didn't move, Liu Yingxia angrily said again, "I'm letting you in!"

Seeing her daughter's attitude towards her son-in-law, Liu's mother said worriedly, "Xiaxia!"

"Mom, I'll go in first!" Jia Kuan said with a smile.

"Close the door!" Jia Kuan looked at Liu Yingxia and carefully closed the bedroom door.

After the door closed, Liu Yingxia said expressionlessly, "Is this the solution you came up with?"

"Can't you be a little more mature? What's the point of calling my parents here?!"

Jia Kuan, with a smug grin, explained, "I think that having children shouldn't be just a decision between the two of us; we also need to hear the opinions of both sets of parents, right?"

"Does having children have anything to do with the older generation?" Liu Yingxia asked, frowning. "Is it them who wants it, or the two of us?"

Liu Yingxia's attitude made Jia Kuan feel a little uncomfortable, but he still said truthfully, "It's definitely the two of us!"

"Then why did you call them here?" Liu Yingxia said bluntly. "Why didn't you call your parents?"

"I think my parents are too old to handle this kind of shock. If they get upset all of a sudden, they might escalate the conflict!" Actually, Jia Kuan wanted to say something more, but he was afraid of making things worse.

After all, Jia Kuan's parents were even more eager to have a grandchild than Liu Yingxia's parents. If they had known that Liu Yingxia didn't plan to have children, they certainly wouldn't have let the matter rest so easily.

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Yingxia interrupted him, saying, "Your parents can't handle this kind of shock, but my parents can?"

Jia Kuan said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I was one-sided about this!"

"When have you ever been all-around smart?" Liu Yingxia interrupted Jia Kuan again, scolding him, "Don't you think you're exceptionally clever?"

"Jia Kuan, I'm telling you this one last time, I don't want this child!" Liu Yingxia said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan's expression changed, and he quickly advised, "No, you should listen to the elders' opinions too!"

Liu Yingxia grew angrier the more she thought about it, and pointed at Jia Kuan's face, cursing:

"This is our own business, why should I listen to other people's opinions? Can't you be a little more mature?!"

"Those are elderly people, you should also consider their feelings!" Jia Kuan tried to dissuade him, suppressing his anger.

Liu Yingxia finally threatened, "I'm going to ask you a question now. You have to choose between me and the child. Which one do you choose?"

Jia Kuan felt very uncomfortable and wanted to get angry, but thinking of the child, he could only force a smile and say:
"I'll definitely choose both!"

"You are not qualified to choose!" Liu Yingxia's attitude was extremely forceful, giving Jia Kuan no right to choose at all.

"Why am I not qualified?!" Jia Kuan said, his voice tinged with anger even though he wasn't in a hurry.

"Because you can't be a good father!" Liu Yingxia said angrily.

"Why can't I be a good father?" Jia Kuan exclaimed.

Of course, this wasn't said to Liu Yingxia alone, but rather to attract the attention of others.

"Now you only have two choices!" Liu Yingxia said forcefully, "You want the child, right? Then get a divorce first!"

"Why are you bringing up the word 'divorce' again!" Feeling that Liu Yingxia had gone too far, Jia Kuan said loudly and angrily.

"What does having children have to do with divorce!"

"I said it's there, so it is!" Liu Yingxia roared angrily, making the final decision without any reason.

As she spoke, she opened the door to leave. After opening the door, Liu Yingxia saw her parents eavesdropping outside.

Liu's mother said awkwardly, "Come on, Xiaxia, drink the soup while it's hot!"

Mr. Liu didn't know what to say, so he went to the living room and sat down, leaving Mrs. Liu to try to persuade her first.

After Liu Yingxia left, Jia Kuan said to Liu's father, "Dad, sit down first, I'll go make you some food!"

"Drink up!" Liu's mother placed the chicken soup in front of Liu Yingxia before speaking softly.

"Xiaxia, your parents came in a hurry this time and didn't bring you much. If you want to eat something, just tell Mom and I'll call your brother and have him send it to you!"

"I'm fine, I don't need anything!" Faced with her parents' concern, Liu Yingxia couldn't bring herself to get angry with them, and then said:
"Mom, please sit down there!"

"Drink it while it's hot!" Liu's mother then urged in a low voice.

However, after trying to persuade him for a long time, Liu's father realized it had no effect, so he forcefully said:
"I won't say anything more. We'll just say one thing: you have to give birth to this child!"

Jia Kuan, who was pretending to be busy in the kitchen, smiled when he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law standing on his side.

However, Liu Yingxia's attitude was even firmer than her father's: "Dad, I don't want to say any more. I won't keep this child!"

"What are you saying!" Upon hearing this, Liu's father stood up angrily and roared.

"You're already pregnant. If you want it, you can have it; if you don't, you can not!"

Liu Yingxia put down her soup bowl, ignoring her father's anger, and said firmly, "Didn't I tell you? Now is not the time!"

"When is the right time?!" Liu's father roared, his face flushed with anger. "Are you trying to drive me to my death?!"

Liu's mother tugged at Liu's father, shaking her head to signal him to calm down, but Liu's father remained furious and said:
"What are you doing? You're making such a fuss over something so simple, really!" After saying this, Mr. Liu stormed into the guest room, too annoyed to pay any more attention to Liu Yingxia. Jia Kuan, in the kitchen, watched the situation in the living room with concern. Seeing that Liu Yingxia wasn't even listening to her parents, he had a bad feeling.

"Daughter, drink your soup!" The atmosphere remained awkward, and Liu's mother gently urged Liu Yingxia:

"Listen to your mother, you've always been stubborn since you were little. No matter what you want to do, your parents always give in to you!"

"But this time, Mom really doesn't agree with you getting an abortion. I know you're ambitious and want to pursue your career and future. Mom understands and supports you in all of that!"

"But you've been married for so long and haven't gotten pregnant yet. Your parents and in-laws have never pressured you or complained about you, right?"

However, Liu Yingxia said irritably, "Mom, can't you guys understand me for once!"

"I'm not a child anymore. Can't we handle our own problems? Please stop trying to persuade me."

At this moment, Liu Yingxia's attitude became more and more firm, feeling that neither Jia Kuan nor the child were burdens that dragged her down.

This time, in particular, the fact that her parents were brought along only fueled her rebellious streak.

Liu's mother felt helpless. This was clearly an excuse from her daughter. If her daughter and son-in-law were capable of making a decision, they would have informed them long ago. Her son-in-law wouldn't have had to come all the way back to their hometown to ask them to help persuade Liu Yingxia.

However, Liu's mother still tried to persuade her with both emotion and reason:

"Now that you're pregnant, whether it was intentional or not, it's still a life at stake!"

"No matter how many mistakes you make, the child is innocent. Don't you agree? How can you bear to abort him?"

Liu Yingxia turned around and glanced at Jia Kuan, who was eavesdropping in the kitchen. Seeing that he was avoiding her gaze like a mouse seeing a cat, acting like a child and lacking any manly spirit, she became even angrier and more certain of her thoughts.

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Meanwhile, as the company was about to close for the day, Jiang Nan came to Lin Hao's office, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Honey, I have to go back to Shanghai. My dad has something he wants to ask me, so I won't be able to stay with you tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao's heart stirred, and he then smiled and said, "Would you like me to accompany you back? I'd also like to meet my future father-in-law while I'm at it!"

Hearing that Lin Hao had taken the initiative to meet her father, Jiang Nan felt incredibly sweet inside, but she still considerately said:
"No, I'd like you to come with me too, but our relationship happened so suddenly, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it!"

Let me go back and sound him out first before telling him about us, so he won't suddenly hear the news and blame you in the end.

"Alright, whatever you say!" Lin Hao smiled and said decisively.

"My stance is very clear: as long as you agree, we can get our marriage certificate anytime!"

"Wooden horse, you're so good to me, honey!" Jiang Nan happily kissed Lin Hao before teasing him with a smile:
"I'll be going now, you'll be all alone in the room tonight!"

"Naughty!" Lin Hao slapped Jiang Nan on the ground as a form of punishment.

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On the other side, Jia Kuan's family had a less-than-harmonious meal, and Liu Yingxia's attitude towards Jia Kuan remained strained.

Liu Yingxia looked like she wanted to devour him, and kept talking about divorce. Jia Kuan had no choice but to pack his bags and avoid Liu Yingxia to avoid escalating the conflict.

As they stepped out of their house, Liu's father pulled Jia Kuan aside and said, "We've come all this way, how can you just leave like that?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan gave a wry smile and said, "Dad, you just heard Liu Yingxia's attitude. I think it would be better for us to go and stay elsewhere for a few days!"

"Why are you making a fuss about her, she's a pregnant woman!" Mr. Liu was still quite satisfied with Jia Kuan.

He could always consider his daughter's feelings, but unfortunately, his daughter didn't want children. This was something the Liu family had wronged Jia Kuan, so they ended up trying to persuade Jia Kuan instead.

"Sigh!" Jia Kuan said helplessly, "I don't care, I just feel that since she keeps talking about divorce, I'd better go away and hide for a few days!"

"Divorce what?!" Liu's father deliberately shouted loudly into the house before saying to Jia Kuan:

"This matter isn't up to her; your mother and I are right here, aren't we?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jia Kuan nodded, then said helplessly, "But as you just saw, she won't listen to anyone now!"

"Whose fault is this!" At this point, Liu's father scolded Jia Kuan, "Isn't it because you're useless?"

Jia Kuan was about to say something, about to mention that he was also a director, when Liu's father continued:

"You can't even control your wife. She used to never dare to talk to me like that. Look how spoiled she is!"

When his father-in-law brought up the matter, Jia Kuan realized that he had been misunderstood. His father-in-law simply felt that he couldn't control Liu Yingxia, not that he was a failure at work.

After thinking for a moment, Jia Kuan said, "I'd better go first!"

Mr. Liu also knew that if he and his wife continued to argue like this, the conflict would only escalate.

"Alright!" So Mr. Liu nodded and said, "Neither of you should mention divorce. Anyway, your mother and I will be the first to disagree!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jia Kuan replied with a helpless smile.

"If you two get divorced, your mother and I will commit suicide!" Liu's father said loudly into the house, clearly speaking to Liu Yingxia.

"Oh dear, please keep your voice down!" Afraid of upsetting Liu Yingxia, Jia Kuan quickly closed the door before smiling wryly at his father-in-law:
"Dad, she was the one who suggested divorce. I never even considered it!"

"Then why are you leaving?" Liu's father said irritably.

Jia Kuan explained helplessly: "I feel that if I stay at home, she will argue with me as soon as she sees me, and now she is pregnant with a big belly!"

"If we push her too far, and she gets hurt or angry, and something bad happens to her, then we're finished!"

“I’m not stupid!” Jia Kuan said, then explained to his father-in-law in a low voice, “I was thinking that I would come back after the situation stabilized!”

"You're quite the sly one!" Liu's father said, both amused and exasperated. However, he also thought that it was a good idea for Jia Kuan to avoid the conflict by staying out of the way.

"Dad, then you and Mom will have to trouble yourselves to take care of her these next few days!" Jia Kuan said to his father-in-law in closing.

"Don't worry!" Liu's father patted Jia Kuan on the shoulder and said, "Your mother and I will definitely keep a close eye on her!"

"We won't go anywhere until the child is born, and no one is allowed to touch my grandson!"

"Great!" Jia Kuan said happily, "Then I'll be going now. It's quite cold outside, you should go back quickly!"

"Fine, you can go now!"

"Then I'm off!" Jia Kuan said, picking up his luggage. After thinking for a moment, he added, "I'll be back for dinner tomorrow!"

"Okay, okay, I'll see you tomorrow!"

Jia Kuan carried his luggage downstairs, wondering where he would stay for the night. After all, he still had two brothers with him; he couldn't possibly stay in a hotel!

However, considering that Lin Hao and Zhou Yiming both have girlfriends and live together, it might be inconvenient for me to move in.

Shaking his head, Jia Kuan decided to make a phone call first, just to make do for the night, and figure out where to stay tomorrow.