Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Shen Jingshu slowly revealed the whole scheme behind it all: "They had indeed planned this all along."

"Has your mother-in-law been subtly suggesting, whether intentionally or unintentionally, that you try artificial insemination over the past two months?"

Xiaoxiao shuddered, nodding repeatedly, her voice choked with emotion: "Yes! My mother-in-law mentioned it several times! But I felt we were still young and wanted to let things take their course, so I directly refused. My husband agreed, saying we should try slowly and not rush into taking that step."

"That was just a test," Shen Jingshu said, revealing the secret. "They deliberately tested your bottom line to see if you could accept artificial insemination."

Once you give in, they'll go along with it and let you conceive using someone else's sperm. After the child is born, everyone will keep it a secret from you, making you believe for the rest of your life that the child is yours and your husband's, carrying on their family line.

Your resolute refusal to compromise has thwarted their plans for the first time.

Xiaoxiao stood there, stunned, a chill creeping into her heart.

She was only in her early twenties, the prime of her life, and was overjoyed to get married and eagerly anticipating pregnancy. She thought she had married a good man and met a good in-law family, and was sincere to him from beginning to end.

Little did they know that from marriage to pregnancy preparation, it was all a carefully crafted scam by the whole family.

How could they do this... This is blatant deception!

Xiaoxiao clutched the stack of cold medical reports, her fingertips trembling. Her heart felt like it was being crushed by a boulder, and a suffocating despair swept over her. Her husband, whom she had treated with all her heart, and her kind in-laws, had been acting and deceiving her from beginning to end.

Viewers in the live stream felt a chill run down their spines, and the screen was filled with comments expressing fear and indignation.

This is terrifying! It's chilling to think about! This family is incredibly cunning!

Even assuming, hypothetically, that this young woman did indeed undergo artificial insemination, she will remain in the dark for the rest of her life!

[What if you later find out by chance that your child and husband aren't related by blood at all? Who could bear that kind of utter devastation? Your whole life would be ruined!]

Xiaoxiao's eyes were red and her voice trembled with collapse: "How could they be so vicious... Why did they have to scheme against me like this?"

Shen Jingshu's expression grew increasingly solemn, her clear, cold voice carrying a chilling edge as she slowly revealed her most insidious trump card:

"That's not even the worst part."

One sentence sent chills down Xiaoxiao's spine, making her body go cold from the soles of her feet all the way up.

"If you don't manage to grab a lucky bag tonight and don't connect to my live stream, you'll fall completely into their trap tonight."

Xiaoxiao's pupils constricted sharply as she stared at the screen in horror: "What...what else are they planning to do?"

"Your husband and in-laws just went to the countryside, and the free-range chickens they brought back weren't just for you to nourish your body."

Shen Jingshu spoke clearly, exposing the family's inhumane scheme: "Tonight, your mother-in-law will specially cook you a pot of nourishing chicken soup, with medicine already prepared in advance. After you drink it, you will fall into a deep sleep and lose consciousness in no time."

"Once you are completely unconscious, your father-in-law will enter your bedroom alone."

The second half of the sentence was unnecessary to explain; everyone present instantly understood the family's sordid and insidious plan.

They knew their son would be infertile for life, but they refused to tell the truth or agree to a divorce. They didn't want to undergo artificial insemination, yet they desperately wanted a child of their own bloodline.

So they devised the most despicable and vile scheme—to have the father-in-law take the place of his son, drug her, and force her to have a child through surrogacy!

The live stream chat exploded, with angry shouts flooding the screen.

[Beasts! This family doesn't deserve to be called human! Their hearts are utterly vicious!]

[Under the guise of doing what's best for her and feeling sorry for her, they secretly orchestrated this scheme that will ruin someone's life!]

[The seemingly open-minded in-laws and gentle husband were all an act! It was a complete scam from beginning to end!]

Xiaoxiao's mind went blank, her vision blurred, and her legs went weak, making it almost impossible for her to stand.

She never imagined that the person she shared her bed with day and night, and her seemingly harmonious in-laws, could harbor such filthy and malicious thoughts.

A tremendous fear and chill enveloped her, and she trembled violently with rage.

Just then!

Suddenly, a crisp sound of a door opening came from the entrance hall, accompanied by three voices approaching from afar. The voices of an elder, a man and a woman, mixed with her husband's gentle voice, clearly entered the house.

"Xiaoxiao? We're back!"

The family is back!

Xiaoxiao's face turned deathly pale instantly. She frantically grabbed her phone, her voice trembling uncontrollably, pleading with deep fear, "Master Shen! They're back! What... what should I do? Please don't hang up, I'm so scared..."

"Don't be afraid."

Shen Jingshu's tone was calm and composed, her words resolute, giving her confidence: "I won't hang up. With me here, no one can hurt you in the slightest. Now, immediately hold your position, pretend nothing happened, and put all the evidence away."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao snapped back to reality instantly, not daring to delay for even a moment. She hurriedly grabbed all the examination reports and medical records scattered on the bed, crumpled them up haphazardly, and frantically opened the wardrobe, stuffing them deep into the inside pocket of her clothes to quickly hide all the evidence.

After all this was done, the footsteps outside the door had reached the bedroom door.

Xiaoxiao had just hidden all the medical records and was holding her phone tightly when the bedroom door was gently pushed open.

In her panic, she accidentally touched the screen, and the phone camera quietly switched to the rear camera, pointing right at the doorway.

A tall, handsome man walked in through the door. He was easily over 1.8 meters tall, with regular, refined features and a gentle, harmless appearance. This was Xiaoxiao's husband, Zhou Hang. He had a tender smile on his face and spoke in an intimate and natural tone: "Wife, so you were in the bedroom? We called you several times outside, we thought you weren't home."

Xiaoxiao suppressed the chill and panic surging in her heart, lowered her eyes, and replied lazily, "I was a little sleepy just now, and I fell asleep while lying down. I just woke up when I heard the sound."

Her husband approached slowly, his eyes filled with just the right amount of concern, and gently instructed, "Have you been under too much pressure trying to conceive lately? Are you tired? Your parents and I specially went to the countryside to buy you a genuine old hen. Mom will make you your favorite chicken soup later to help you recover."

Xiaoxiao clenched her fists, concealing the sorrow in her eyes, and whispered, "Okay, thank you, husband."

"Then you lie down and rest for a while longer, I'll go out and help."

The man gently gave a few words of advice, then turned and left the bedroom, closing the door behind him to shut out any outside noise.