Chapter 12
Chapter 12 — My Husband and I Are Both Infertile, Three Months After Being Married I Got Pregnant With Quadruplets, He Was Immediately Shocked
In the letter, my father expressed his love for this woman, and his longing for a child. That child, he called "Nim Niem". And at the conclusion of his last letter, he wrote:
"Uyen Quan, I'm sorry, I still couldn't keep our secret."
“The Chu family has discovered Niem Niem's true identity.”
“They won't forgive her.”
“I can only use my life to exchange for a peaceful life for my child.”
"I sent her away to a normal family, giving her the last name Hua, named Hua Chi. I hope she can live like a gardenia flower, simple, but resilient."
My mind exploded loudly. I... am not Hua Wenshan's biological daughter? I'm just your adopted son? My biological mother's name is Uyen Quan? As for my biological father... I was startled and stared at the photo. Behind the woman holding the child, there was the blurry silhouette of a man. Even though it's blurry, I still recognized it immediately. That man is Chu Minh Hai in his youth!
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I, am Chu Minh Hai's illegitimate daughter? This realization, like a bolt of lightning, burned me from the inside out. My enemy is actually my biological father? So the children in my belly… Chu Duat and I… Are cousins? My whole body felt cold, like falling into an ice cellar. No wonder, no wonder Chu Minh Hai's eyes before he died were so complicated. No wonder Tan Tu gave this box to me. She wants to use this secret to defeat me!
“Very surprising, right?”
Tan Tu's voice echoed gloomily behind me. She was no longer the gentle and kind mother-in-law, her face carried the distorted pleasure of someone taking revenge.
"Hua Chi, you and your mother, are both vile things! They are all fox spirits who came to destroy our Chu family!"
"I should have thought of it sooner! Your face, cast from the same mold as your mother's bitch!"
"My son is so pitiful, he thought he was marrying a treasure, but he didn't expect to marry an incestuous monster! What you guys gave birth to are all monsters!"
Every word she said was like a blade, cutting into my heart. I looked at her crazy face, on the contrary, I calmed down.
“So, all of this was arranged by you?”
“Yes!” She didn't hide her cruelty at all, "That old man, Chu Minh Hai, will still protect you until his death! He thinks if he hides the secret I won't find it? Dreaming!"
“I know he left the box for you, I purposely called you back here, just so you can see with your own eyes, what are you!”
"I want you, and Chu Duat, to live in the darkness of incest for the rest of your life! I want you to personally destroy the evil creatures in your belly!"
She laughed so hard that tears fell from her eyes. I looked at her, suddenly feeling how sad she was. A woman blinded by jealousy and hatred.
“Tan Tu,” I stood up and carefully put the letters and photos back in the box.
“Do you think that you can defeat me?”
My calmness caused her smile to stiffen.
“What… what do you mean?”
“What I mean is,” I stepped in front of her, saying each word, “What is in my belly is not a cruel species, but the heir to their family's reputation and integrity. Zhou.”
“As for you, you will quickly pay the price for what you have done.”
After saying that, I didn't pay attention to her shocked expression, turned around and left the old house. Returning to the villa, Chu Duat was waiting for me in the living room. Seeing that I was lost, he immediately stepped forward to help me.
“What's wrong?”
I looked at his concerned eyes, my heart aching. How should I tell you? Tell me, are we brothers? Tell me, did we make a terrible mistake? I opened my mouth, but no words came out. I had to give that wooden box to you. Chu Duat suspiciously opened the box and saw letters and pictures inside. His face turned pale little by little. He raised his head and looked at me, his eyes filled with the same fear and pain as mine.
“Is this… true?”
I nodded stiffly.
“Whoa!”
The box in his hand fell to the ground. Between us, there was a dead silence. After a long time, he found his voice again, hoarse to the point of being hard to hear.
“So… we…”
“They are cousins.” I say that cruel word for you.
He closed his eyes, leaning painfully against the sofa. His tall body looked so fragile for the first time. I looked at him, my heart ached. The distance between us is a bloodline taboo, a grudge from previous generations. It is an impassable deep hole.
“The baby…” He opened his eyes, his bloodshot eyes looked at me, “You have to give up.”
Even though he was suffering, he still made the most rational decision. The combination of inbreeding and giving birth to a child will most likely have deformities. We cannot bear this risk. My hand, caressing the abdomen. Inside, four tiny creatures have taken shape. They know how to move and kick me. These are treasures that I have to risk my life to keep. Forcing me to kill them myself... I can't do it.
“No.” I shook my head, tears streaming down my face, "Chu Duat, I can't do it."
“Hua Chi! Calm down!” He grabbed my shoulder tightly, “This is the only way!”
“No!” I looked at him and suddenly remembered something, "There's another way!"
“What way?”
“DNA assessment!” I said, “Chu Duat, let's do DNA testing again!”
"I want to determine whether the baby in my belly and you are related by blood or not!"
Chu Duat was stunned. You thought I was crazy.
“Hua Chi, this is meaningless! We are brothers, of course the baby is…”
“No! Significant!" I interrupted him, "The video that Chu Tu Ngang was talking about, have you forgotten?"
“He said, he found a man, while I was asleep…”
Even though I know, that video was faked by Chu Tu Ngang to separate us. But now, this has become my only life-saving straw! What if... What if that video isn't fake? What if that night, what really happened? What if the baby in my belly really isn't Chu Duat's? This thought is so wild, but also so tempting.