87: Chapter 87 Who's Wearing a Green Hat?
Hearing these words, Principal Lu Guodong froze in place.
Although twenty years had passed, that incident left him feeling deeply guilty, so he remembered it very clearly.
When his wife was pregnant, he had not yet achieved his current success.
He was just a teacher at a school under the jurisdiction of the capital.
He was particularly busy at that time, and during festivals and holidays, he had to trouble his wife to help him deliver gifts to some leaders.
One of the leaders happened to be out of town, so he let his wife go alone.
His wife was reluctant at the time, but she went anyway.
For the next two days, he had no news of his wife, assuming she was giving him the silent treatment out of spite.
But on the third day, he received a call from his wife.
It turned out she had been in a car accident on the way back; although the baby was saved, she still needed to stay at the local Hospital for a few more days of observation.
He felt extremely guilty and wanted to visit, but his wife flew into a rage at him and expressed that she did not want to see him.
He knew his wife was angry, so he had no choice but to stop arguing and obediently wait for her to return to the capital.
After his wife returned, her attitude toward him remained indifferent.
Coupled with his busyness, he spent very little time at home, and the number of times they faced each other was countable on one hand.
It wasn't until the day his wife gave birth that he was still socializing with some leaders.
When he rushed to the Hospital, the baby had already been cleaned up and was sleeping with his wife.
Looking at the cute baby and his wife's exhausted face.
At that moment, the guilt in his heart reached its peak.
Even thinking back on it now, he still felt his eyes heat up and his nose sting.
Afterward, he tried all sorts of ways to be good to his family, as if only this could make him feel a little better.
But just as he was immersed in his memories, a cold voice interrupted him.
"That time your wife was out of town, she was angry with you, so she thought of ways to get revenge on you, including... finding another man."
Lin Xiao said indifferently, "But unexpectedly, due to overexertion during the act, the baby was miscarried."
Principal Lu Guodong lifted his head blankly, as if he completely didn't understand what Lin Xiao was saying.
Before Principal Lu Guodong could retort, Lin Xiao raised his hand and added, "You can completely verify this with the Hospital over there; this kind of thing cannot be faked. As for the Hospital where your wife later gave birth, it was a private Hospital owned by her best friend, and everything had been arranged in advance, so you definitely wouldn't find anything. As for Lu Fei, she was adopted by her best friend from a couple they had found long ago... Oh right, you can go do a paternity test with Lu Fei; that should be more straightforward."
Principal Lu Guodong opened his mouth, all his retorts and curses stuck in his throat.
Everyone present was also shocked into silence.
Including Lu Fei.
Lu Fei was indeed arrogant and domineering, but she wasn't a fool.
If Lin Xiao's words were just nonsense, unless they were truly crazy and completely disregarding the consequences, it would be found out very quickly.
It would do them no good at all.
Lin Xiao looked at the dazed Principal Lu Guodong and couldn't help but laugh, "But it doesn't matter anyway; the first child your wife conceived wasn't yours either. For you, even if that child were still alive, your situation would be no different from now."
"You, what did you say?"
Principal Lu Guodong finally couldn't take it anymore and squeezed a hoarse voice from his throat, "What right do you have to say that?"
Although it was a questioning tone, it clearly lacked conviction.
After this round after round of blows, his mind was no longer clear.
He was feeling guilty while remembering, and at the same time, he had to search for any trace of evidence within that guilt.
"After having Lu Fei, your wife must have always wanted to have a boy with you, right? But since it never happened, she tricked you into going to the Hospital for a checkup. Once you were checked, it turned out that you were infertile!"
Lin Xiao rubbed his nose, hiding the schadenfreude in his eyes.
"Then, then Lu Fei... no, the original child, whose was it?"
Principal Lu Guodong was on the verge of a breakdown.
"I don't know about that; you should know better than me how much your wife loved to play around before you were married."
Lin Xiao curled his lip, unceremoniously twisting the knife in Principal Lu Guodong's heart.
Principal Lu Guodong staggered, almost losing his footing.
He struggled to hold onto a chair and sat down; the expression on his face made him look ten years older.
At this moment, Lu Fei finally regained her senses.
She suddenly realized what terrible consequences such a revelation would bring her.
No man could stand being cuckolded for twenty years!
And she, this "bastard," would easily be implicated.
Everything she had now was given to her by her father.
If her father didn't want her anymore, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Dad! Don't listen to his nonsense, I am your daughter, Dad!"
Lu Fei ran in front of Principal Lu Guodong and knelt halfway, hugging his legs.
At this moment, although Principal Lu Guodong was angry, seeing his daughter brought more heartache and pain.
Having been father and daughter for so many years, how could there be no feelings at all?
Even knowing she wasn't his biological daughter, he couldn't bring himself to be cruel.
But Lin Xiao raised his hand to check the time and, with a slightly "kind" reminder, said, "Oh right, Principal Lu, I forgot to remind you. Although your wife knew about your infertility, for the sake of your family's assets, she still hasn't given up on having a son!"
Principal Lu Guodong's body trembled, "What do you mean by that?"
"It means... sigh, forget it. Hurry and go check your neighbor Old Wang's house; if they meet up a couple more times, you might still be able to catch them in the act."
Lin Xiao waved his hand casually.
"Dad, don't listen to him... Dad!"
Lu Fei knew that if her father really saw her mother cheating, it would probably be the final straw that broke the camel's back.
She tried desperately to stop him, but Principal Lu Guodong seemed to have regained all his strength and stood up with a sudden "whoosh."
Ignoring her tugging and crying, he kicked her away and strode outside.
But halfway there, he seemed to think of something and stopped again.
He took out his phone and called his wife.
"Hello, where are you?"
As soon as the call connected, Principal Lu Guodong asked, suppressing his anger.
"Me? I'm out shopping, Old Lu, what's wrong?"
A woman's voice came from the other side of the phone, mixed with a hint of ambiguous panting.