Chapter 554: Of course I will raise my big brother's child
But in the end, she chose the smartest course of action.
She lowered her eyes, tears falling: “Have you done a paternity test? I’m sorry, I lied to you. You can curse or hit me; it’s all my fault. However, I had my own difficulties; I never wanted to deceive you.”
Lu Lingche, of course, had not done a paternity test, since it was already unnecessary.
The child was definitely not his.
He had never slept with Lan Yuyi, not even once.
As for who the child’s father is…
Certainly, Madam Lu had already decided that the child belonged to his elder brother. That is why she treated Lan Yuyi with such care and precious attention, staying by her side every minute and second.
Given her nature, it was impossible for her to believe without question that the child was his elder brother’s simply because Lan Yuyi said so.
Perhaps, she had done a test, or perhaps, she didn’t need to do any test. My elder brother, while he was alive, had already told her about Lan Yuyi’s pregnancy.
Lu Lingche’s voice carried an indescribable emotion: “Lan Yuyi, do you think my elder brother knew about your madness? The child is clearly his, and yet you’re making me the supposed father. Don’t you find yourself disgusting and shameless?”
Lan Yuyi thought he had done a paternity test and was now furious at Madam Lu.
Madam Lu had previously guaranteed that Lu Lingche wouldn’t get a single strand of the child’s hair or a drop of blood. Even if he indeed managed to do so and conducted a paternity test, he would only receive the results she had arranged. He would never know that the child was not his.
As she mentally cursed Madam Lu as unreliable, she pressed down on her wound.
The sharp pain caused tears to wildly stream down her face, helping to create a miserable and pitiful image: “I’m sorry, Lingche. I know I was wrong, but I really do like you, and I have long considered you the child’s father.”
“Moreover, Aunt Yao has always refused to let me admit that the child isn’t yours. I already had a soft spot for you, and with Aunt Yao’s pressure, I compromised.”
“You and your elder brother are blood brothers; isn’t his child also your child? Your elder brother was always nice to you, won’t you help to raise his child?”
Lu Lingche looked at her indifferently. The emotion that had surged up just now had already disappeared. His voice was flat: “My elder brother’s child, of course, I will raise.”
“Will you forgive me then? Will you take care of the child as if it were your own?”
“Forgive? Do you think you’re worthy?”
Lu Lingche’s voice was ice-cold: “I came here today, not to forgive you, but to tell you that the custody of the child belongs to the Lu Family. You, as a human being, don’t deserve to raise my elder brother’s child.”
Upon hearing this, Lan Yuyi panicked: “No! This isn’t acceptable, I gave birth to the child, I’m the child’s mother, I deserve the custody!”
“You have malicious intentions and your mouth is full of lies. If the child were to be raised by you, the child’s character would certainly be like yours, becoming rotten eventually. My elder brother wouldn’t have wanted his only child to be ruined, don’t you agree?”
“How could that be? I already realized my mistake and have apologized. I lied to you because I had no other choice. I won’t lie anymore in the future, trust me!”
Lan Yuyi was crying her heart out, her voice soft and weak: “I can’t bear to part with the child; the child is my life! Lingche, have some mercy on me; let me raise the child. I promise to do whatever you say!”
“The child will never be raised by you, you’d best give up this idea! However, you are allowed to visit the Lu Family every month.”
“Visit?”
How could just visiting be enough!