Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Let Me Defend Myself

Uncle Li was just as shocked. He dropped the glass in his hand and turned to meet his wife’s eyes, both of them full of disbelief.

“Yu Xi, what did you just say…”

Du Yu Xi looked embarrassed: “It is like this. You have probably heard a bit about my sister An An. That day we celebrated our birthdays together, a lot of relatives and guests lined up to have her do fortune telling. A lot of the things she read have already come true. Her readings are kind of reliable.”

The couple both nodded, still confused: “We know about that, but what does it have to do with what you just said?”

“Actually, when An An met cousin last time, she already saw that he is not married, but he has a son.”

Aunt Li’s face changed: “What? You mean…”

“It is just what you are thinking. Cousin has a child outside that we did not know about.”

Aunt Li sucked in a sharp breath: “How… how is that possible? Your cousin… all these years he has not even had a girlfriend. Besides your cousin and Li Qian Xi, there are hardly any women close to him.”

Saying this, Aunt Li’s imagination suddenly ran away with her: “The child you mentioned, it cannot be Li Qian Xi’s…”

The corner of Du Yu Xi’s mouth twitched. Clearly, she had also been struck dumb by Aunt Li’s wild guess: “No. That child should already be in kindergarten now.”

“What?” The couple almost jumped up from the sofa. “Already… already that big?”

“Yes. An An just called to tell me she seems to have found cousin’s child. He is in… in the same kindergarten as my Fifth Aunt’s kid.”

This time the two of them really could not stay calm. Aunt Li shot to her feet and paced back and forth. Uncle Li grabbed his wife’s teacup and took a gulp to steady his nerves.

“No, we have to figure out what is going on as soon as possible. The child is already this big and we did not know anything. I am calling Zhao Yang right now and telling him to come home at once.”

Aunt Li calmed down a little and sat back beside her husband: “Hurry and call Zhao Yang, tell him to come back. His own child is already this big and he did not say a word to us. That boy is really asking for a beating!”

Sitting across from them, Du Yu Xi watched Uncle call her big cousin, who was still working like a beast of burden at the company, and order him to come home immediately. She calmly took a bite of the fragrant melon in her hand and silently lit a row of candles for cousin in her heart, praying he would not be beaten too badly when he got back.

Li Zhao Yang had only just brought Xi Jing Yue to the company. He had not even finished his opening sentence when his father’s call ordered him back home.

Hearing how urgent Uncle Li sounded, Xi Jing Yue thought something big had happened, so he went home with Li Zhao Yang.

He did not expect that as soon as they walked through the door, they would be greeted by two elders with dark, serious faces.

“Zhao Yang, tell us the truth. Have you been messing around outside and caused a huge problem?”

The first thing thrown at Li Zhao Yang was a deadly question. He was completely stunned: “Wh… what messing around, what problem? I did not…”

“You did not? If you did not, then why would Yu Xi’s sister say she ran into your child, the one you left outside? At a time like this, you still want to lie to us! Today… today I am going to beat you to death, you unfilial son who plays with women and ruins our family’s good name.”

The more Uncle Li spoke, the angrier he became. He pulled a rolling pin from who knows where and looked ready to use the family rules on his son right then and there.

Now it was not just the person involved, Li Zhao Yang, who was shocked. Even Du Yu Xi and Xi Jing Yue were scared.

Thinking of their small bit of brotherly feeling, Xi Jing Yue quickly stepped in front of Li Zhao Yang to block him: “Uncle, calm down, calm down. We can talk this out.”

“Yes, yes, Dad, talk this out, do not hit me. What playing around, what ruining the family, I really do not know anything!”

“You still dare to argue? Would An An accuse you for no reason?” Uncle Li waved the rolling pin with a look that said he would not stop until he had beaten his son.

“An An?” Hearing that name, Xi Jing Yue suddenly paused in front of him.

Because he rushed to dodge, Li Zhao Yang accidentally ran out of the safe zone and ended up face to face with his dad. In that brief moment of shock, he took a solid hit from the rolling pin.

“Ow! Dad, I really did not do this! Don’t hit me, don’t hit me yet. Let me argue… no, let me explain!”

“Uh… it might not exactly be a false accusation.”

“What? Bro, you…” Li Zhao Yang stared at him in shock, not expecting to be stabbed in the back by Xi Jing Yue.

Xi Jing Yue gave him a disdainful look. He had not expected that after so many years, this guy still had not found his first love or their child. He really had overestimated him.

“You see, you see, even your brother is not backing you. What else do you have to say?”

“I… but I really did not…” Li Zhao Yang could not defend himself at all. He felt more wronged than Dou E in those old plays.

“Did you forget? I asked you before if you had ever been in love.”

“You… you mean…” At last, Li Zhao Yang slowly realized what was going on. He quickly turned to look at Du Yu Xi.

“Cousin, you…”

“You are talking about my and Jing Zhu’s child? Where is he now? Where is Jing Zhu? Is she also…”

The questions stunned Du Yu Xi. After a long moment, she asked blankly: “Jing Zhu?”

Aunt Li looked from her son to her nephew. Her gut told her that Xi Jing Yue also knew about this. Her face grew even more serious: “Can someone please tell me what is going on? Who is this Jing Zhu you are talking about? How did you end up having a child with her?”

“Jing Zhu… she is my first love.”

“First love?!” The couple cried out together. “When did that happen?”

“In college.”

“You were in a relationship in college? How did your father and I not know?”

“…We broke up before I got the chance to tell you.”

The Li couple: “…” Who gave you the courage to say that so confidently?

“And you still say you were not messing around outside, and that you did not play with someone’s feelings. You dated for such a short time and then broke up, and you even got the girl pregnant. I… I…” Uncle Li stood up again and started looking for the rolling pin.

“No, we were together for a long time. Back then, I was already planning to bring her home to meet you two and then…”

When Aunt Li heard this, she also noticed something was off. She knew her own child. If he had already been planning to bring a girl home to meet his parents and talk about marriage, then he must have been very serious about her.

The girl must have cared about him too. Otherwise, why would a young woman in her prime choose to give birth and raise the child on her own?

Once you start talking about some things, it becomes easier to keep going.

After struggling for a moment, Li Zhao Yang gritted his teeth and said: “And… and I was not the one who asked to break up first back then. Strictly speaking, I am the one who got dumped!”

Everyone present: “What?!”