Oh no! Drunk last night, I accidentally wandered into my ex-boyfriend's room.

After dinner, the car drove out of the city and traveled along winding mountain roads for nearly two hours before finally stopping at a hot spring resort nestled among lush mountains and forests.

The mountain villa was dimly lit in the night, shrouded in a misty, ethereal atmosphere.

"Want to soak in a hot spring?" Lin Qian leaned against the car window, her eyes sparkling as she turned back.

Lu Beiting remained expressionless: "Yeah, I'll seduce you."

"..."

Why is it that every time Lu Beiting says something, it's so inappropriate?

The villa is a hidden gem, with winding paths leading to secluded spots.

Lu Beiting took her hand and led her down a secluded path, looking down at her in a low voice:

"Lin Qian, do you remember when I said I was willing to be used by you? You said you didn't want to see someone, so I'd get rid of them?"

Lin Qian nodded. "I remember. And then?"

Lu Beiting: "Then I prepared a surprise gift for the baby."

This area is accessible only to Black Diamond members; there are almost no people here, and certainly no one would be so bored as to take a shortcut.

Lu Beiting gently parted a dense clump of wisteria and broad-leaved plants in front of him.

Lin Qian was confused and followed his gaze.

The next second, Lin Qian froze, her pupils constricting slightly.

In the secluded hot spring ahead, there was a familiar figure.

Song Qingmei.

Xia Tingshi's mother is also Xia Jichuan's wife.

But the man she was embracing at that moment was not Xia Jichuan, but a middle-aged man who was thinner and more handsome than Xia Jichuan.

Song Qingmei was soaking in the hot spring wearing a cool swimsuit, while the man next to her, shirtless, whispered in her ear.

It can be as ambiguous as it gets.

Lin Qian stared in disbelief, speechless: "She...she actually cheated on me?"

Song Qingmei's family background was even better than Xia Jichuan's. Rumor has it that she liked Xia Jichuan and pursued him for several years, liking him very much.

However, the Song family gradually declined and could not compare to the Xia family at all.

Lu Beiting hugged Lin Qian from behind, his thin lips almost touching her earlobe, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Guess who Xia Tingshi's father is?"

Another bombshell.

Lin Qian stood there, stunned, for a long time before her voice trembled:

"Could it be... that she isn't Xia Jichuan's biological daughter?"

"Correct." Lu Beiting nuzzled the top of her soft hair.

Lin Qian: "Then who is her biological father?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely not Xia Jichuan." Lu Beiting chuckled. "So, do you like this gift?"

Xia Tingshi isn't Xia Jichuan's biological daughter?!

Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't express her thoughts at that moment.

Just as ripples spread across the once calm lake surface, beneath which turbulent waves have already been stirred up.

Lin Qian heard the deafening sound of her own heartbeat, thump, thump.

In an instant, countless emotions surged through my body: shock, absurdity, relief, and a hint of indescribable excitement.

Like it?

How could I not like it?

Xia Jichuan and his family of three have always been a thorn in her mother's side, and also a thorn in Lin Qian's side.

Her dark and gloomy teenage years, and the high school years overshadowed by Xia Tingshi, are painful memories she can never forget.

"—Lin Qian? Oh, she's Shishi's father's illegitimate daughter."

"—Illegitimate daughters, illegitimate daughters, just die!"

"Her mother was so ignorant and arrogant that she seduced Shishi's father. Who knows, she might be a woman who also likes to seduce people."

"You all should stay away from her. Birds of a feather flock together."

It was clearly Xia Jichuan who cruelly abandoned Lin Shuyao, but this group of people spread the rumor that Lin Shuyao deliberately seduced him and gave birth to his child before his wife was even pregnant.

It turns out that Xia Tingshi was not actually the Xia family's biological daughter.

She is the one who has the least right to mock Lin Qian's background.

Years of pent-up grievances and anger finally found an outlet.

A strong, sour taste rushed to my nose, and my vision instantly became fogged up.

Lin Qian couldn't help but tear up. "Lu Beiting, thank you."

Thank you for being willing to investigate these matters.

He specifically investigated these things and brought her here to see them.

It's all for her, isn't it?

To vent her anger and to redress the unfair treatment she had received.

Lu Beiting: "It did take a little time, but it was enough."

After saying that, Lu Beiting turned her around to face him, looking down at the tears welling up on her face.

"Why are you crying? Shouldn't you be happy?"

Lin Qian sniffed, but cried even harder: "I'm happy... but I don't know why, the tears just... just inexplicably started falling. It's so strange, I can't control them, I..."

Lin Qian choked up and couldn't continue.

It turns out that there really are people who care about her feelings, who are willing to support her, and who stand firmly behind her.

Lu Beiting sighed softly and reached out to hug her.

Lin Qian buried her face in the man's broad chest and could clearly feel his burning heat, which made her feel very safe.

She lowered her head, nuzzled gently, and muttered softly, "I just didn't expect you would actually get rid of someone just because I don't like them. Aren't you on good terms with the Xia family?"

"My dad has some connections with him, what does that have to do with me?"

Lin Qian continued in a muffled voice, "I thought that if we got back together, it would just be as friends with benefits."

Lu Beiting laughed in exasperation, pinching her cheek. "Who treated you like a casual sex partner?"

He leaned closer, meeting her gaze intently, and said, "Lin Qian, I'm serious."

Lin Qian looked at him with teary eyes, like a small animal, and asked, "Really...?"

She has never felt very secure.

I've always held a pessimistic view of this relationship.

I always thought that Lu Beiting's persistence stemmed more from his damaged self-esteem and desire to conquer after being dumped by his "ex-girlfriend".

I always thought this was a fleeting dream, like Cinderella's magic, which would eventually dissipate at some point, causing her to fall back into reality.

Actually, she is still feeling anxious and uncertain.

The better Lu Beiting treats her now, the more she worries about what she will do and how sad she will be if she loses him.

She doesn't want to repeat the same mistake...

"Really." Lu Beiting said, as if coaxing a child, "So don't cry, okay?"

"Um……"

Lu Beiting carefully wiped away the remaining tear stains on her face with his thumb. "I don't want to see you cry except in bed."

Lin Qian tilted her head back, holding back her tears, and looked at him with a wronged expression, asking:

"So, how do you plan to expose Xia Tingshi's background?"

Lu Beiting: "I'll listen to you."

Lin Qian: "Do you have a paternity test report?"

"have."

Lin Qian said defiantly, "Then I'm going to buy a huge green hat and send it to Xia Jichuan along with the paternity test report!"

Lu Beiting chuckled: "I'll do whatever you say."

Lin Qian couldn't help but laugh when she imagined Xia Jichuan's expression when he received the package.

It feels so good to be a dog relying on its master's power.

"Thank you," Lin Qian repeated once again.

Lu Beiting hugged her tighter, asking meaningfully, "Oh, how should I thank you?"

Lin Qian: "...Huh?"

She made a polite remark, but he took it so seriously.

Lu Beiting's voice was low, with a seductive huskiness, as he spoke each word clearly:

"Since I gave the baby such a big gift, shouldn't the baby give me some kind of reward?"