After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 169 A Shocking Thunderclap

"I didn't ask you to take responsibility for me!"

Celine's eyes instantly turned red, tears welling up. She bit her lower lip tightly and said stubbornly,

"I, Xi Linyu, have always been decisive and never regret my actions! Since we slept together, that's it. I just love you, and even so, I don't regret it..."

Besides, I know perfectly well that you've always wanted my father's fortune. That's alright, I can find a way to help you get it.

But I have one condition—I want to have a child that belongs only to the two of us!

Upon hearing this, Song Lianshan's eyes widened, and he was momentarily at a loss for words, staring blankly at Xi Linyu before him: "You...you..."

"You can rest assured, I will absolutely not tell anyone about this, and I will not reveal a single word to anyone. After all, this child is your own flesh and blood!"

I am my father's only daughter. The little one who popped out of my belly is my father's only grandson.

No matter how much he loves that woman Simmons, there is absolutely no way he would let her child inherit the vast wealth of my Simmons family.

"This huge family business must be taken over by my children in the future!" Xi Linyu said confidently, her face full of pride.

He looked at Song Lianshan in front of him and continued to instruct him: "And what you need to do now is very simple."

The key is to ensure that my father's estate doesn't fall into the hands of his adopted son before our children grow up.

As long as we can preserve this family business, everything will be fine once the children grow up.

Hearing this, Song Lianshan's eyes flickered, and he thoughtfully interjected, "But your father doesn't just have one adopted son, he also has several nephews..."

[Wow, this person is really cunning. Even at this crucial moment, he still remembers to kindly remind Xi Linyu not to forget about those nephews.]

[Tsk tsk tsk, I really feel sorry for Xi Lin Yu. She was so devoted to him, but I wonder what she was really planning.]

Li Tingxue: "..."

She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, muttering to herself: Mother, isn't your focus completely off track?

At this very moment, shouldn't you be worried about the "half of your fortune" that is about to be yours but may be lost? Why are you focusing all your attention on this instead?

Xi Linyu couldn't help but sneer, "They're all just indulging in drinking, gambling, and whoring, or doing nothing productive. Do you think my father would hand over the family business to these spendthrift sons? Are you afraid they won't squander it fast enough?"

Thinking of this, Li Tingxue couldn't help but shake her head helplessly.

Celine Yu frowned slightly, seemingly unimpressed by the people Song Lianshan had just mentioned, and casually replied:

"Hmph, those guys are nothing to worry about. They're idle and good-for-nothing, how could they possibly compete with us for the family fortune? If we just use our brains a little, we can easily get rid of them."

After saying this, Celine Yu smiled confidently, as if she could already see her child enjoying a future of wealth and prosperity.

"But that's your father's nephew after all! His thinking can be quite traditional at times, and he values ​​boys a lot..."

Otherwise, given your father's abilities and family fortune, if he could discard those outdated ideas and properly nurture and teach you, then this vast family business would surely be inherited by you in the future.

As Song Lianshan spoke, he wore a seemingly sincere expression.

"Although you are a woman, you are his biological daughter! If you inherit this family business, how different will it be from it being inherited by his future grandson?"

You must understand, a father can be replaced at any time, but a mother is unique and unchangeable. From the moment he was born, the kinship between you is unbreakable; you will always be his mother.

Celine couldn't help but curse again: "Hmph! That's right, my dad is completely senile, I don't know what's going on in his head!"

Instead of loving my biological daughter, she favors a stepdaughter with whom she has no blood relation.

If he hadn't made such a foolish mistake and had treated me the same as everyone else, I might have been the one who married into your family long ago.

And we two didn't have to go through so much trouble and twists and turns to finally be together.

After she finished yelling, she calmed herself down a bit and then asked, "So? The conditions I just proposed shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

You know perfectly well that your sister has had several children, all daughters, and that she damaged her uterus during her last pregnancy, and it's uncertain whether she'll be able to have children in the future...

Song Lianshan sighed heavily, a look of helplessness and compromise on his face, and slowly said, "Lin Yu, aren't you deliberately making things difficult for me?"

You know perfectly well that your sister has already had several children, and without exception, they are all girls.

To make matters worse, her uterus was severely damaged during her last pregnancy, and no one can say for sure whether she will be able to have children in the future...

Lin Yu, I'm no saint!

He paused briefly, seemingly trying to calm his complex emotions. However, those thoughts hidden deep within him kept surfacing.

[Heh, so you mean you're not a saint, and that Celine Yu should definitely not test you anymore, right?!]

"Actually, I should have refused decisively back then. But at that time, I was confused and, under the pretense of being drunk, ended up having sex with you without really understanding what was going on."

Sigh, it's a bit late to say all this now. But I must admit, my heart wasn't entirely unmoved. After all, having another child, especially a boy, would mean a lot to our family.

[Tsk tsk tsk…]

Jiang Mianmian looked at Song Lianshan with a mocking smile.

[You think you can hide your little schemes from anyone? You've clearly had feelings for her for a long time, otherwise, why would you pretend to be drunk and then take advantage of the situation to sleep with her when Xi Linyu offered herself to you?]

Now, they actually have the nerve to say such things. Do they think that because everything has already happened, they dare to be so reckless?

[What! Do you really intend to keep your affair with Xi Linyu a secret from your wife and Liu Wenrui? Do you think we're all fools who can't see through your little scheme?]

Besides, if Celine Yu is really willing to have your child, regardless of whether you divorce or not, the child in Simmons's and Celine Yu's wombs will both be yours.

[At that time, as long as Father Xie doesn't leave the family fortune to his adopted son or those nephews, won't this property eventually go to Father Xi's grandchildren? In the end, won't it still belong to you?]

[Hehe, I must say, Song Lianshan, your move was truly brilliant! I really admire it!]

"Then don't pretend to be a saint!" Celine Yu raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly, "Anyway, this matter is only known to you, me, heaven, earth, and at most my father!"

How could those unrelated outsiders possibly know? What are you afraid of?

Even I'm not afraid that you won't leave your property to my son, so what could be more terrifying than that? Are you afraid that my father will 'leave the son and abandon the father'? Hahaha..."

Song Lianshan wasn't really afraid of these things; he had other plans in mind and was just trying to appear a little "reserved" at the moment.

He secretly plotted to make Xilin Yu believe that he was actually unwilling, and that he only agreed because she kept begging him.

So, Song Lianshan looked embarrassed and stammered, "I'm not afraid, I'm just... a little worried and heartbroken for you."

I feel so bad for you, because I simply can't shoulder this responsibility for you.

“I’ve already said I don’t need you to take responsibility. I just want this child. So tell me if you agree or not. If you don’t, I’ll find someone else. Stop dragging your feet, you’re not acting like a man.”

Upon hearing Song Lianshan's words, Xi Linyu immediately lost her patience and impatiently interrupted, "I already told you, you don't need to take responsibility at all!"

All I want is this child. Give me a straight answer: will you agree or not? If you don't, I'm going to find someone else!

Look at you, so hesitant and indecisive! Where's even a trace of manly spirit in you?

"Hmph, Lin Yu, don't provoke me!"

Song Lianshan frowned, looking at Xi Linyu with displeasure.

However, before he could finish speaking, Xi Linyu turned and left without hesitation. But she hadn't gone more than a few steps when she suddenly felt her arm tighten.

Looking back, she saw that Song Lianshan had grabbed her tightly, so tightly that she couldn't help but stop, as if she had been forced to.

Song Lianshan said with a helpless yet indulgent expression, "I promise you, okay? You know perfectly well... I simply can't ignore your situation."

Upon hearing this, Xi Linyu's lips curled up slightly, like a general who had just won a battle and returned in triumph, proudly raising her chin with a triumphant gleam in her eyes.

She said coquettishly, "I knew it. A soft-hearted man like you would eventually agree to my request."

Since that's the case, and seeing how obedient and well-behaved you are, I'll take pity on you and tell you some incredibly good news—you're going to be a father soon!

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Lianshan froze on the spot, motionless as if struck by lightning.

"Haha! How about that? Aren't you overjoyed? Let me tell you, a fortune teller said that the baby I'm carrying is most likely a big, healthy boy!"

After a long while, Song Lianshan came to his senses, his eyes widening in disbelief as he muttered to himself, "How could this be? We've only just..."

Clearly, this sudden news was so shocking to him that he was unable to process it for a while.