Chapter 675: 677, They are cornered beasts (second update)

Indeed, just as Luo Yu turned around, the Mo family matriarch stood up, chiding Mo Qingyi and then walking up to Luo Yu, she began, "Since you’re pregnant, our Mo family will definitely take full responsibility, and we won’t neglect you. Qingyi speaks her mind without thinking, she means no harm, so don’t take it to heart."

The Mo family matriarch had her own ideas, if Luo Yu was truly pregnant, she had to keep the child.

After all, it was the Mo family’s bloodline.

Moreover, Mo Zhixuan must have mistaken Luo Yu for Chu Jin, that’s why...

Otherwise, why hadn’t there been any other women approaching him during this past year?

Mo Zhixuan didn’t often make foolish mistakes; she had to keep this child to continue the Mo family lineage.

To the Mo family matriarch, this child was the future of the Mo family, the hope of the Mo family, like a new sprout in a desert; even if she died of thirst, she would channel all nutrients into this new sprout.

Hearing this, Luo Yu’s lips curled into a slight smile; she knew she had bet correctly.

The Mo family matriarch simply couldn’t let go of this child.

Luo Yu turned around, smiling, "With your words, I feel reassured."

The Mo family matriarch gave Luo Yu a glance and then said, "Take a seat first."

Luo Yu gracefully sat down on the sofa, as the Mo family matriarch said to a servant, "Go invite Doctor Wang over."

"Yes," the servant replied and left.

Sitting on the sofa, Luo Yu gently stroked her belly with one hand and rested the other on her lower back, her demeanor as if she were carrying a royal heir.

"How long have you been pregnant?" the Mo family matriarch looked at Luo Yu and continued to ask.

Luo Yu’s lips curved lightly, "Aunt Mo, didn’t you send for the doctor? Let the doctor come, and she’ll naturally tell you."

The Mo family matriarch fell silent, counting her Buddha beads.

Mo Qingyi was irked by Luo Yu’s arrogance and was about to say something when the Mo family matriarch silently stopped her.

Luo Yu caught all these gestures, and in that moment, her smugness intensified.

In the eyes of the Mo family matriarch, what was Mo Qingyi?

No matter how precious she was, she was not as valuable as the child in her own belly.

"Mom, look at her smug face!" Mo Qingyi grumbled discontentedly.

"Endure it," the Mo family matriarch gently patted Mo Qingyi’s hand.

Doctor Wang arrived quickly.

After a series of examinations, Doctor Wang turned to the Mo family matriarch with a smiling face and said, "Congratulations to the madam, judging from Miss Luo’s pulse, she is indeed pregnant. The fetal pulse is very stable; you don’t need to worry."

"Really pregnant?" the Mo family matriarch asked somewhat uncertainly, "Doctor Wang, are you sure you saw it right?"

Doctor Wang smiled, "Madam, rest assured, I have checked repeatedly, Miss Luo is indeed pregnant."

Doctor Wang was a reputable doctor in the Superpower World, known for her medical ethics, and it was unlikely that she would make a mistake.

Recovering from her initial shock, the Mo family matriarch continued to inquire, "Then, Doctor Wang, may I ask how many days pregnant she is?"

The Mo family matriarch was a meticulous person, so she had to ask clearly.

It had been about 20 days since Luo Yu’s last visit to the Mo family.

That time, Mo Zhixuan had called Luo Yu upstairs and spent a long time alone with her, and when she came down, Luo Yu had changed her skirt.

If Luo Yu was truly pregnant with Mo Zhixuan’s child, it was probably from that day’s event.

"Judging from the pulse, it should be about 20 days or so," continued Doctor Wang.

days?

Luo Yu felt bewildered, a trace of confusion flickering through her lowered eyes.

She had only been intimate with Mo Zhixuan hardly more than 10 days ago, yet the child was said to be 20 days...

days ago, it was the night she returned from the Mo family.

It was also the night she was with... 10 old men.

Luo Yu started to panic because she hadn’t even been close to Mo Zhixuan before that.

Could it be that the child belonged to one of those 10 old men...

Luo Yu’s face turned a bit pale.

How could this be?

But the Mo family matriarch was very pleased and said with a smile, "Linna, see Doctor Wang out."

"Of course, madam," Mo Lingna nodded, then gestured to Doctor Wang, "Doctor Wang, this way, please."

Seeing the old Mrs. Mo like this, Luo Yu’s heart gradually calmed down. With things having come to this point, she had to persist. Maybe the doctor made a misdiagnosis? Just by taking her pulse, he knew the period of her pregnancy?

How could that be possible?

The child in her womb must be Mo Zhixuan’s!

It had to be Mo Zhixuan’s!

Anyway, the old Mrs. Mo had already believed it, and indeed, Mo Zhixuan had been intimate with her. Mo Zhixuan had to admit it, whether he wanted to or not.

"Since you’re pregnant, do not run about. Stay here and live," the old Mrs. Mo continued, then said to the maid beside her, "Lan, go and clean up a guest room for her."

Regardless of Luo Yu’s character, the child in her womb was indeed of the Mo family. They could not mistreat the Mo family’s bloodline.

A guest room?

They think a mere guest room will suffice to appease me?

It won’t be that simple.

Luo Yu slightly curled her lips, picked a piece of mango from the fruit plate to put in her mouth, chewed it twice, wrinkled her eyebrows, then took a paper towel and spit the mango into it, saying with disgust, "How can it be so sweet! Disgustingly sweet! Do you have starfruit? I want starfruit, and I also want green plums."

The fruits she requested were all sour, and as the saying goes, ’sour for boys, spicy for girls.’ Hearing this, the old Mrs. Mo immediately turned to the maid and said, "Qinghe, hurry to the supermarket and buy the fruits Miss Luo just mentioned."

"Okay, Madam," the maid bowed slightly and was about to head out.

Just then, Luo Yu spoke again, "I don’t want fruits bought by a maid. How about you go in person, Mrs. Mo?"

Luo Yu wanted to cut down the old Mrs. Mo’s prestige, to see if she would dare to ignore her in the future!

"Luo!" Mo Qingyi stepped forward, "Don’t overstep your bounds!"

"What did I do?" Luo Yu lightly lifted her eyes, "If you don’t want to buy it, then don’t buy it. After all, the Chu family has plenty of people to buy fruits for me, I’ll just leave!"

With that, Luo Yu stood up from the couch, pretending to walk toward the door.

"I’ll go buy it," the old Mrs. Mo said softly.

For the sake of the Mo family’s bloodline, buying some fruit was nothing.

"Mom," Mo Qingyi walked up to the old Mrs. Mo, blocking her path, "Mom, I won’t let you go!"

Luo Yu laughed lightly, looking at Mo Qingyi provocatively, "Qingyi, since you won’t let Mrs. Mo go, then you should make the trip on her behalf. After all, you’re my child’s aunt. It’s only right for you to go."

"You want me to go?" Mo Qingyi also laughed, "In your dreams!"

"So that means..." Luo Yu caressed her belly, "None of you want to go? Since that’s the case, I’ll have to go myself." While speaking, she began walking towards the door.

The old Mrs. Mo gently pushed Mo Qingyi’s hand away, stepping forward, "Luo Yu, don’t take it to heart, Qingyi didn’t mean anything else. Please sit here and rest for a while. Be careful not to upset the baby. I’ll be back soon."

"Mom!" Mo Qingyi reached out and grabbed the old Mrs. Mo’s wrist.

The old Mrs. Mo gently patted Mo Qingyi’s hand, signaling that she was fine.

"Let me go," Mo Qingyi gritted her teeth, "I’m young and quick on my feet."

When she finished speaking, Mo Qingyi looked up at Luo Yu, "Starfruit and green plums, right?"

"Yes," Luo Yu nodded her head, very pleased, "Hurry up, I’m still waiting to eat."

Mo Qingyi gave her a look and then turned to leave.

"Auntie Mo," Luo Yu lifted her eyes to the old Mrs. Mo, "Don’t just sit around. I heard that pregnant women shouldn’t exercise vigorously, but you see, I exercise and run every day. Given the circumstances, I probably shouldn’t run now. Could you come over and help massage my shoulders? My shoulders are so sore and painful..."

"Okay," the old Mrs. Mo’s expression remained unchanged as she walked over to massage Luo Yu’s shoulders.

"A bit harder, right here, and here." Luo Yu leaned against the couch, closed her eyes, and wore a face of enjoyment.

Luo Yu had two reasons for doing this.

One was to show the Mo family’s servants who the real mistress of the Mo family was.

The second was to deflate the old Mrs. Mo’s prestige.

Two birds with one stone, why not?

Before long, Mo Qingyi came back with the cut starfruit and green plums, tossing them in front of Luo Yu with annoyance, "Here, eat."

"Cut fruit?" Luo Yu opened her eyes, beginning to nitpick, "Other people’s cut fruit is so unhygienic? Are you trying to harm the child in my womb? I want whole ones; you buy them and then cut them for me personally."

"Don’t push your luck!" Mo Qingyi frowned.

If it weren’t for the old Mrs. Mo, if it weren’t for the child in Luo Yu’s womb, she would have slapped Luo Yu dead long ago.

The child was innocent after all.

And most importantly, the child was of the Mo family’s bloodline.

With a smile playing at her lips, Luo Yu looked at Mo Qingyi, "So what you mean is, you want me, a pregnant woman, to buy them myself?"

Mo Qingyi bit her teeth. She had never seen someone as annoying as Luo Yu!

She actually had the Mo family matriarch massage her shoulders!

Is it just because she’s pregnant with a child?

Does she really think she’s the Empress Dowager now?

If Chu Jin were here, there wouldn’t be a place for her to speak in the Mo family!

"Qingyi, why are you staring at me like that? It’s quite frightening." Luo Yu continued, "It doesn’t matter if you scare me, but if you scare the child in my belly..."

Before Luo Yu could finish her sentence, the Mo family matriarch looked up at Mo Qingyi with an even tone, "Qingyi, be good and go."

Mo Qingyi turned her gaze to the Mo family matriarch, her expression softened a bit, "Alright, I’ll go."

Twenty minutes later, Mo Qingyi returned with fresh star fruit and green plums, washed them herself, cut them into pieces, and served them to Luo Yu.

Thinking that Luo Yu would be satisfied now, who knew that after just one bite, she spat it out. If not for Mo Qingyi’s quick reaction, it would have landed on her.

"It’s so sour! Are you trying to sour me to death?"

Mo Qingyi rolled her eyes at Luo Yu, "Eat it or don’t, I’m not going to indulge you!" With that, she turned and went upstairs, out of sight, out of mind.

"Stop right there." Luo Yu stood up, "Go buy another one for me."

Mo Qingyi, as though she hadn’t heard Luo Yu’s words, continued swiftly upstairs.

A curve formed at the corner of Luo Yu’s mouth, then her expression changed suddenly, her face contorted as she clutched her belly, "It hurts, my stomach hurts so much..."

The moment the Mo family matriarch heard this, she immediately became anxious and approached Luo Yu, "How do you feel, should we call Dr. Wang over?"

With her hand on her belly, Luo Yu’s face showed intense pain, "No need, I just wanted to eat the star fruit and green plums Qingyi bought..."

"Qingyi," the Mo family matriarch turned to Mo Qingyi, "stop being petulant, hurry and go buy them for Luo Yu."

Mo Qingyi let out a long sigh, turned around, and said calmly, "Fine, I’ll go."

She knew the importance of the child in Luo Yu’s belly.

Only then did Luo Yu sit contentedly on the sofa, "Aunt Mo, continue massaging my shoulders."

"Okay." The Mo family matriarch stepped forward.

In her heart, the Mo family matriarch was quite uncomfortable too, Luo Yu’s behavior was indeed excessive, but for the sake of the Mo family heir, she endured it.

It wasn’t easy for Mo Zhixuan to have this child.

She had to focus on the bigger picture and ensure the Mo family’s legacy.

Twenty minutes later, Mo Qingyi came back, but Luo Yu was still not satisfied.

She made Mo Qingyi run errands back and forth seventeen or eighteen times before Luo Yu became content.

Mo Qingyi, exhausted and sweaty, slumped on the couch, unwilling to move.

Who knew that after eating just one piece of star fruit, Luo Yu dumped the entire plate of cut fruit into the trash can.

Mo Qingyi was so angry she wanted to strangle her, but she had to swallow her anger.

Luo Yu’s purpose in doing this was precisely to torment Mo Qingyi, and this was only the beginning.

Didn’t this Mo Qingyi used to look down on her?

The real drama...

Was still to come.

Luo Yu lightly curled her lips, stood up from the sofa, "Alright, I’m going to rest now, someone take me to my room."

The Mo family matriarch gave a look to the servants, and instantly two of them approached Luo Yu, supporting her arm, "Miss Luo, let’s go."

"Why are the two of you coming?" Luo Yu frowned slightly, pointing at two other servants beside the Mo family matriarch, "I want those two."

Luo Yu was referring to Lan and Qinghe, who stood by the Mo family matriarch’s side.

Upon hearing this, Qinghe and Lan were both troubled, as they were responsible for personally attending to the Mo family matriarch.

Mo Qingyi looked up, clearly displeased, "Luo Yu, I’m warning you, this is the Mo family, and you don’t get to run wild here. That’s enough, if you keep pushing your luck, overstepping your bounds, watch out because I won’t be polite to you."

"Heh," Luo Yu smiled, lifting her chin and patting her belly, "I really want to see how you’re going to be impolite. Go ahead, have a go at my belly if you dare."

The Mo family matriarch glanced at Mo Qingyi, "Alright, Qingyi, keep your words few." Turning back, she looked at the two servants, "Lan, Qinghe, during this time, stay close to Miss Luo, and serve her well."

"But..." Qinghe looked at the Mo family matriarch somewhat troubledly.

She had been at the matriarch’s side for years and had grown accustomed to her ways of life. She was a bit uneasy about another person stepping in.

"Mom, stop spoiling her!" Mo Qingyi frowned slightly.

Looking at Luo Yu’s smug face, as if her tail were about to lift into the sky!

Mo Qingyi couldn’t stand this type of person!

The Mo family’s matriarch did not pick up on Mo Qingyi’s words but, instead, said to Lan and Qinghe, "Go."

"Yes." With the matriarch’s mind made up, the servants could only obey.

It appeared that in the future, the direction of the wind at the Mo family would indeed change.

Luo Yu grew increasingly smug.

The Mo family’s matriarch turned to Luo Yu and then said, "Rest assured and nourish the fetus here. Should you need anything, feel free to ask directly."

"Alright." Luo Yu nodded, "Thank you, Auntie Mo. By the way, Auntie Mo, as a maiden with no formal status, staying here in such a manner isn’t proper. When does your Mo family plan to give me a title? What I’m carrying is the direct grandson of your Mo family."

When she spoke the last sentence, Luo Yu seemed especially assertive.

Mo Qingyi was somewhat speechless.

Luo Yu was really naive, thinking that just because she was pregnant with the Mo family’s child, she could ascend and be the phoenix atop the tree?

The Mo family’s matriarch settled herself onto a sofa and began to speak slowly, "Let’s talk about this matter when Zhixuan returns. Rest assured, since the child in your belly is our Mo family’s blood, we will not mistreat you."

"That’s fine. I’ll wait for Zhixuan to come back," Luo Yu said, then turned to look at Lan and Qinghe, "Let’s go."

With the support of Lan and Qinghe, Luo Yu walked upstairs, high-headed and chest out.

As long as she secured her footing in the Mo family, she needn’t fear them not giving her a proper title.

After all, she was the child’s biological mother.

Watching Luo Yu’s figure disappear around the staircase corner, Mo Qingyi threw the pillow she was holding onto the ground in dissatisfaction, exclaiming, "She really makes me furious!"

"Angry about what?" The Mo family’s matriarch picked up her teacup and gently took a sip, "She’s carrying your brother’s child, which is a good thing. We should be happy."

In contrast to Mo Qingyi’s indignation, the Mo family’s matriarch remained as calm as always.

As if this matter hadn’t affected her at all.

"Mother!" Mo Qingyi sat up straight, "You still have the mood to drink tea? Look how smug she’s become."

"Enough, don’t overthink it," the Mo family’s matriarch set down her teacup and stood up, "Come on, let’s mother and daughter take a stroll in the back garden. The lotus flowers are quite nice this season."

Mo Qingyi also stood up, taking the arm of the Mo family’s matriarch, and complained, "Mother, really, you have such a big heart. At a time like this, you still feel like admiring flowers?"

The Mo family’s matriarch only smiled, saying nothing.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the back garden.

There was a very large man-made lake in the back garden, right in the midst of summer, the green lotus leaves and the pink lotus flowers majestic with an endless green touching the sky, the sun-painted lotus flowers showed a different kind of red.

Such a sight was really spectacular.

In the middle of the man-made lake was a pavilion, and Mo Qingyi, helping the Mo family’s matriarch, walked into the pavilion. Gently blown by the breeze, which drove the heat away from their hearts, it was quite pleasant.

Mo Qingyi grabbed a handful of feed and began to feed the koi swimming under the lotus leaves.

After a while, Mo Qingyi slowly began to speak, asking, "Mother, do you really plan to let Luo Yu stay at our place just like that?"

"Yes, I do," the Mo family’s matriarch nodded, "She’s carrying your brother’s child. We can’t let her wander without a place to stay."

As she scattered the feed, Mo Qingyi said, "I think Luo Yu has great ambitions. Her goal... is probably not as simple as just staying at our house."

Perhaps, from the very beginning, this has all been a trap.

Luo Yu had her sights set on Zhixuan from the start.

The Mo family’s matriarch let out a soft laugh, also grabbing a handful of feed and scattering it into the lake, then continued, "Qingqing, what do you think these koi are?"

Mo Qingyi was a bit perplexed and casually responded, "Koi are just koi, what else could they be?"

The Mo family’s matriarch continued to laugh, "Trapped beasts. They are all trapped beasts, a group living parasitically in the lake. They have gotten used to our feeding, having lost their ability to hunt. Once we stop feeding them one day, all they can do is wait to die."

"Oh," Mo Qingyi nodded thoughtfully, yet she felt somewhat impressed by the insight.

Then the Mo family’s matriarch asked, "Do you know why we continue to feed them? What’s the significance of doing this? Do these koi possess any value?"

"I know," Mo Qingyi replied with a smile, "It’s because they have ornamental value. Look, the red, white, and black ones, how attractive they are."

"Right," the matriarch nodded, a deep look in her eyes, "Because they have ornamental value. But one day, when we tire of them, when we’ve had enough of looking at them, then they’ll just have to leave it to fate. Actually, sometimes it’s the same with people."

At the end of her sentence, the Mo family’s matriarch looked towards the distance.

With that explanation, Mo Qingyi understood.

In fact, the meaning of the Mo family matriarch’s words was quite simple; she was comparing Luo Yu to these koi.

Because Luo Yu was currently useful, the Mo family’s matriarch would provide well for her.

Once Luo Yu successfully gave birth to the child, she would become a completely useless pawn, and at that time, whether she lived or died would be left to fate. At present, the child was what mattered most.

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