spring bite mark

Chapter 132 Questioning
Yan Changye was unsure of what Jiang Manman was thinking at that moment.

He looked at Yan Yu with gentle eyes: "A Yu, you go back to the next room first."

The banquet was not attended.

Jiang Manman had no intention of taking out her anger on the child because of the adults' messy affairs. She looked at the child in front of her with his head down and said calmly, "Go back."

This time, Yan Yu made a move.

He carefully placed the water glass on the table, slowly slid it down, and left in silence, head bowed. As he passed Yan Changye, he finally spoke:

"Excuse me."

Yan Changye, standing at the doorway: "..."

He lowered his head, looked at the small child in front of him, and silently stepped aside. The child walked past him and straight out, not even sparing him a glance the entire time.

Unlike Xie Jian's clingy nature, Yan Yu had always been quite distant from Yan Changye. He had finally managed to cheer him up with a villa day trip, but Jiang Manman caught him red-handed halfway through the trip. The proud young man, though he wouldn't dare say he was cutting ties with him, was certainly filled with shame and anger. It would be strange if he were to give him a friendly look.

Fortunately, Yan Changye had gotten used to Yan Yu's cold and indifferent nature. He could take time to coax the child later. The most urgent thing was to deal with Jiang Manman's situation first.

Thinking of this, Yan Changye waited until Yan Yu's small figure disappeared at the end of the corridor before casually closing the bedroom door.

"Madam." He approached Jiang Manman, his voice tinged with a hint of probing, "Are you angry?"

"How could I dare to be angry with the prince of Beijing's elite circle?" Jiang Manman said with a light sneer. "However, the prince, who is rumored to be completely untouched by worldly affairs, actually has such a grown illegitimate child in private. As your bedmate, shouldn't I demand an explanation?"

Yan Changye immediately realized that she had misunderstood: "Madam, you have misunderstood. He is not an illegitimate child."

“That’s right. How could someone as proud as you allow your child to be an illegitimate child?” Jiang Manman stared at him coldly with her almond-shaped eyes. “So, are you going to say next that from today onwards, he is your child and mine, the eldest of the two children I gave birth to back then, making him legitimate?”

"..." Yan Changye was stunned.

He stared at Jiang Manman with his peach blossom eyes for a long while, truly shocked by her thought process.

“Madam…” His expression was particularly complicated. He wasn’t in a hurry to explain. He sat down next to her and pinched her cheek with interest. “I’m very curious, what kind of nonsense are you thinking about?”

Jiang Manman coldly slapped his hand away: "The villa next door, number 2, was bought with your name and your money, so the Li family must have been willing to move out. With the Li family patriarch's personality, how could anyone else possibly have agreed to this..."

Yan Changye thought of the more than one billion yuan that had been swiped in the Hong Kong account. Although Yan Yu used Xie Yunxi's name and Xie Yunxi's card, it was still ultimately his. He readily nodded: "I acknowledge this."

"As your secretly groomed heir, and seeing him grow older, it's becoming increasingly urgent for you to have him recognized as your ancestor. So, placing him in Villa No. 2 and keeping an eye on him nearby is your first step in the plan."

As Yan Changye listened to Jiang Manman's eloquent speech, he paused for a moment and said, "Is it possible that I was unaware of his arrival in the capital? Not only was I unaware, but I might also be the victim whose home was robbed?"

“You don’t need to make excuses,” Jiang Manman interrupted. “Ever since Yan Yu appeared, you’ve been acting strangely. Before, you were always thinking about me, but now you’re always sneaking off to the neighbor’s place and staying there for most of the day. You’re so protective of that child. Now I finally understand why you’re unwilling to have a child with me. You’re afraid he’ll be unhappy, aren’t you? Besides, you already have an heir, so naturally you’re not in a hurry.”

Yan Changye: "..."

When women get unreasonable and argumentative, it can really be a problem. He didn't know how to answer, so he just coughed lightly and said, "Anything else? Continue."

Jiang Manman's voice grew even colder: "At today's birthday banquet, Ning Xinyue brought up that past event, and you went along with it, announcing that the two children were yours and that they were still alive. At the time, I couldn't understand why you would tell such a lie, after all, with your proud nature, you wouldn't bother explaining. But seeing Yan Yu's face, I understand everything." Yan Changye sighed softly, his peach blossom eyes filled with helplessness: "What have you figured out now?"

“Xie Jian is just a pretext. Through Xie Jian, you will naturally reveal that you have an eldest son, paving the way for his future appearance.” Jiang Manman analyzed rationally, “Even if I find out today that it was an accident, even if it wasn’t today, you would still find a way to bring him to me and persuade me to accept him. By taking advantage of that accident at Shenghe Hospital, you will make him a legitimate son and let him inherit everything from you.”

Yan Changye chuckled noncommittally, and even had the leisure to pour her a glass of water: "So that's what you're thinking, Madam."

Jiang Manman didn't go to get water, and her tone became more serious: "But, Yan Changye, did you ask me if I agreed?"

"Well, do you agree or not?" Yan Changye asked, following her lead.

“I disagree.” Jiang Manman shook her head decisively. “Yan Changye, let’s get a divorce.”

"You brought up divorce again?" Yan Changye's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of annoyance in them. "This is the second time this year, Jiang Manman. Have you forgotten what I told you last time?"

“You said you were going to sue me.” Jiang Manman looked at him. “You already have an illegitimate child. What are your chances of winning if you sue me for rape? Besides, I’d rather work at a sewing machine than raise a son who’s not mine. Yan Changye, if you want your child to have a legitimate path, the only way is to find a more obedient wife.”

Yan Changye remained silent, lost in thought.

Jiang Manman calmed herself down: "Since you're willing to let him into this world and care about him so much, I suppose... you also love the woman who gave birth to him. Yan Changye, it's good for you to divorce me and marry her."

"When did Madam become so saintly?" Yan Changye looked at her and smiled meaningfully. "You're so generous as to arrange a way out for me and the child. You're really something."

Jiang Manman ignored his sarcasm and asked directly, "When can I have the divorce papers?"

Yan Changye gave an "oh" and laughed casually, "I can't give it to you."

Jiang Manman paused for a moment: "Yan Changye, I have no interest in raising other people's children."

"What if he really is our eldest son?" Yan Changye countered.

Jiang Manman laughed in exasperation: "Yan Changye, what nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight..."

Yan Changye gazed at her intently, remaining silent for several seconds before slowly and deliberately speaking:
"Madam, Yan Yu's birthday was six years ago, on August 19th, at 3:29 PM."

Jiang Manman paused.

Yan Changye leaned closer to her, his tone playful: "Madam, does this time of day seem familiar?"

Jiang Manman's heart clenched: "Yan Changye, you went to such lengths to get Yan Yu officially recognized as your wife, even using the day I gave birth at Shenghe Hospital as my birthday..."

For the first time, Yan Changye looked at Jiang Manman with the same eyes he used to look at Xie Jian, finding the source of Xie Jian's occasional foolishness.

He clicked his tongue lightly: "Not only that."

Then, he slowly took out a birth certificate and a paternity test from his pocket:
"I even wrote your name in the mother's section of the birth certificate, and I deliberately had a paternity test done between you and him. The result also showed that you are biologically related. Do you want to see it?"

(End of this chapter)