Chapter 18 — My Husband Brought His Ex Home

The moment she caught sight of Han Hao, she came sobbing and lunging forward.

A Hao, you have to believe me.

That one million two hundred thousand was not something I wanted to take.

It was your parents who told me to take it as an advance.

Han Hao did not catch her. He stepped back. Fang Xiao Hui lunged into empty air, her complexion instantly turning deathly pale. Han Hao stared at her fixedly.

When on earth did you start contacting my parents?

Fang Xiao Hui bit her lower lip, remaining silent. A police officer placed a printed file folder onto the desk.

We have extracted a portion of the chat history.

Two months before returning to the country, Fang Xiao Hui had already begun contacting Chu Lan Chi.

The contents involved staying over, accumulating debts, and having Han Hao step forward to appease Xu Zhi Xia.

The last trace of lingering coldness in my heart suddenly settled. As it turned out, every single coincidence was nothing more than a scripted play. Fang Xiao Hui cried and shook her head.

It is not like that.

I only wanted to return to the country and start over.

I looked down at her.

To start over, you needed to move into my house?

You needed to take my earrings?

You needed to take one million two hundred thousand?

Her face drained of color. At that very moment, the police officer flipped to the next page and suddenly frowned.

There is one more line right here.

Fang Xiao Hui once sent a medical test report to Chu Lan Chi.

Han Hao jerked his head up abruptly.

What kind of test report?

All the blood drained completely from Fang Xiao Hui face. The police officer looked at her, his tone solemn.

Miss Fang.

Does your pregnancy have anything to do with this case?

When the word pregnancy was uttered, the police station seemed as though someone had pressed the pause button. Han Hao face turned ashen, devoid of a single drop of blood. Yet Chu Lan Chi instinctively lunged forward by a step.

Xiao Hui!

That cry from her was far too urgent, so urgent that it sounded as though this was not the first time she had known about the matter. I looked over at her.

You knew about this beforehand?

Chu Lan Chi lips trembled.

I did not know.

I only felt pity for the child.

Fang Xiao Hui tears began to fall even more fiercely. She clutched her abdomen, her voice soft and fragile as though it could shatter at any moment.

Zhi Xia, I never intended to use the child to pressure you.

I was only afraid that I would not survive all alone.

I looked straight at her.

Whose child is it?

Fang Xiao Hui did not answer. She merely raised her head to look at Han Hao. That gaze spoke the answer in her stead. Han Hao looked as though he had been struck hard across the face in the middle of a crowd.

Why are you looking at me?

Fang Xiao Hui, make yourself clear.

Fang Xiao Hui cried and shook her head.

A Hao, I do not want to ruin you.

But after returning to the country, you are truly the only person I can trust.

My father was so furious that his face turned a livid green.

Your Han family is certainly skilled at scheming.

Your first love gets pregnant, owes over a million, and even demands to move into my daughter's house.

What, is the next step going to be forcing my daughter to stay confined after childbirth just to wait on her?

The surrounding police officers also frowned. Han Hao grew so anxious that his voice turned hoarse.

Dad, it is not like that.

My father looked at him coldly.

Do not call me dad.

Hearing it makes me sick to my stomach.

Han Hao froze. I paid them no mind and looked instead toward the police.

Can this test report be used to verify the source?

The police officer nodded.

We will contact the hospital for confirmation.

Lawyer Lin also spoke up.

If she used the excuse of pregnancy to permanently intrude upon Miss Xu residence, while also being implicated in debts, forged signatures, and unauthorized access card issuance, then this is no longer a purely personal emotional matter.

Fang Xiao Hui face turned even paler. She hastily spoke up: I did not.

I truly only wanted to find a place to stay.

I asked her: Why must it be my house?

Are there no hotels outside?

Are there no short-term rentals?

With one million two hundred thousand in your hands, you cannot afford to rent a house?

She was rendered completely speechless by my questioning. Chu Lan Chi suddenly shrieked at the top of her lungs: She is pregnant, how could she possibly stay in a hotel? I looked right at her.

So you really did know all along.

Only then did Chu Lan Chi realize she had slipped up again. She looked at Han Hao in a panic.

A Hao, Mother did not mean to hide it from you.

Mother was just afraid you would be caught in a difficult position.

Han Hao stared at her hard.

Since when did you know?

Chu Lan Chi said nothing. Han De Hai, standing beside her, gritted his teeth.

What is the use of asking all this now?

Xiao Hui is pregnant, so someone has to take care of her.

I let out a cold laugh.

So the way you people take care of her is by stuffing her into my master bedroom?

Allowing her to use my belongings?

Making an access card to my house for her?

Registering my house door fingerprint for her?

And then using my house as collateral to pay off your debts?

Han De Hai facial muscles twitched violently from my words.

Xu Zhi Xia, do not phrase it in such an unpleasant way.

I replied: I am merely speaking the truth.

Fang Xiao Hui suddenly clutched her abdomen and squatted down.

My stomach hurts.

Han Hao instinctively moved to support her. Yet halfway through, his outstretched hand halted mid-air. It was as though he suddenly remembered I was still standing right here. That single action made everything crystal clear to me. It was not that he did not know whom he ought to protect.