Chapter 16 Baby Store Encounter
Bian Yi still sent Bai Xiaofu away.
Under the banner of returning to the family.
Probably drawing on the experience he had gained with Bai Xiaofu.
He started dumping money on me.
Transfers, remittances, the newest high-end luxury of the season.
I took them all.
Fang Qiming looked surprised. "I thought you would refuse. After all... he..."
"Is dirty, right?"
I finished the sentence for him.
But I still smiled. "Money is not dirty."
Joint property involved division.
But personal gifts did not count toward the split.
Unless Bian Yi was willing to lose face and haggle over these things.
I sent the agreement again.
Bian Yi finally realized the sugar-coated attacks were useless.
So he brought in his mother.
My former mother-in-law spoke earnestly.
"What A Yi did this time was out of line, but he also spared you the pain of childbirth.
"Lanlan, he promised me he will never do it again.
"Let this matter go. After all, you two have so many years..."
Ever since I married Bian Yi.
She had always treated me well.
Now that Bian Yi had put his mother forward, it counted as his last card.
I lowered my eyes and changed how I addressed her.
"Auntie, I have a business trip. There is no need for us to waste time on this."
She clenched her fist in embarrassment and forced a smile.
"Where is Lanlan planning to go? Let me come with you. We can travel and clear our minds."
And so.
My former mother-in-law, abroad with me, saw Bai Xiaofu at a maternity store.
She was walking out holding a video call.
Smiling as she called for her husband.
"It is just that the baby and I both miss you so much..."
She lifted her eyes.
The smile froze on her face the next second.
From the phone, a man's voice came through.
"In a few more days, once Liao Lan settles down, I will come see you.
"What is it, wife? Why did you stop talking?"
I walked over with my bag. "Your baby and your wife just ran into your mother and your ex-wife."
Bai Xiaofu went pale.
She covered her belly and stepped back. "Liao Lan, why... why are you here..."
Her phone fell into the shopping cart.
Bian Yi shouted from the other side.
"Liao Lan?! Liao Lan?!
"Do not touch her, Liao Lan! She is pregnant. You just want a divorce, right? I agree!"