Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 163 - 162: Some Bonds of Kinship Are Not Meant for Me, and I Should Not Force Them

Chapter 163: Chapter 162: Some Bonds of Kinship Are Not Meant for Me, and I Should Not Force Them

"If I had known, I should have strangled you at birth."

"All these years, you haven’t come home. Only your brother’s family has been here taking care of me. What’s wrong if I help them a bit?"

"Qi Yuancheng, you’re ungrateful and heartless. You deserve to have no children, to have your lineage cut off."

All these venomous words spewed out from Bai Lan Hua’s mouth, her face almost twisted.

The people around listened, frowning along with her words.

How could a mother be so vicious, cursing her own son to be childless?

Regretting not having strangled him at birth — that’s too malicious.

"What right do you have to say that about him!" At this moment, Qin Rou, usually mild and tolerant, suddenly erupted in anger.

She rushed forward, standing directly in front of Qi Yuancheng, directly facing Bai Lan Hua.

"You say he never came home? Why didn’t he come home? He’s been defending the country, fighting fiercely. Without these soldiers shedding blood and sweat, how could you have such a peaceful life?"

"He hasn’t come home, but before he got married, he sent you 90% of his money. Even now, after marriage, he still sends you 30% of his income every month. You accept this money without any guilt, and even give it to your third son. But did A Cheng ever say anything?"

"Don’t think we’re all blind and don’t know what plans you and the third family are making."

"Do you think we can’t see your favoritism towards the third family? Do you think we’re unaware of what the third family is like?"

"I even doubt now if A Cheng is really your son? Otherwise, how could a mother say such venomous words?"

"Is it that only the third family are truly your children? If so, then sever ties and let us go."

"A mother like you, a brother like the third one, A Cheng can’t afford it."

"I tell you now, A Cheng is not wrong, he has never been wrong!"

Qin Rou spoke with a strained neck, her emotions intense, and as she spoke, tears fell.

She wasn’t sad, nor was she crying for herself, but felt it was unfair for her husband, felt he was wronged.

Bai Lan Hua was stunned by her words, even gritting her teeth, but couldn’t say a word in rebuttal.

Qi Yuancheng looked at Qin Rou standing protectively in front of him.

He knew that his wife had always been soft-tempered, rarely getting into conflicts, never raising her voice.

And now, here she was, so agitated, speaking up for him.

Qi Yuancheng looked at the small figure shielding him, and felt the emptiness left by his mother’s words filling up.

Perhaps it was time for him to make a decision too.

He slowly stepped forward, took Qin Rou’s hand, and faced Bai Lan Hua, "In the past, I always longed for familial affection, for a mother’s care."

"But now, I understand."

"Some familial ties don’t belong to me, and I shouldn’t force them."

Bai Lan Hua listened to Qi Yuancheng’s words, her heart suddenly aching, the eldest son before her felt so distant, almost like a stranger.

She was inexplicably filled with fear, as if something she should have cherished was now completely departing from her.

Her lips quivered, seemingly wanting to say something, but no words came out.

Is Qi Yuancheng really her biological son?

Of course, he is!

After all, she carried him in her womb for ten months, enduring pain for an entire day and night to give birth to him.

His birth had also helped her secure her place in the Qi Family back then.

At that time, she truly loved her eldest son, wanting to give him everything. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

When did it all start to change?

Was it when her mother-in-law took him away to raise?

Or was it after the births of the second and third sons?

Although the second son was also raised around, he was not very articulate. The third son, whom she personally raised, was sweet-talking and spent the most time with her, so she favored him a bit more. What’s wrong with that?

She believed the eldest was capable, while the third was not, so having the capable help the incapable — what was wrong with that?

The eldest was disobedient. When she wanted him to marry a niece from her family, he refused, insisting on marrying Qin Rou, whom she disliked.

The third son, however, was obedient and married a niece from her family.

Was it wrong to love the obedient son more?

Bai Lan Hua always thought she wasn’t wrong, but now...

Looking at Qi Yuancheng’s disappointed and increasingly indifferent expression, Bai Lan Hua was momentarily lost.

Was she wrong?

At this moment, Qi Yuancheng stepped forward, apologizing to Gu Jia Ning and Sheng Zexi.

"Doctor Gu, I will step up to clarify these rumors. Also, you can decide how to handle this situation." No matter how much he didn’t want to admit it, the fact that Bai Lan Hua was his mother remained unchanged.

Gu Jia Ning had also watched the entire drama unfold.

She thought Qi Yuancheng was truly unfortunate to have such a mother.

Gu Jia Ning couldn’t help but feel grateful. In both her lives, her family had treated her well.

She felt lucky to have such a loving family.

Gu Jia Ning exchanged a glance with Sheng Zexi, and then said, "Let’s leave this matter to the leadership to decide."

...

Then soon, the leadership had made a decision.

The investigation results would be publicly posted, clearing Gu Jia Ning of any wrongdoing.

Additionally, Bai Lan Hua would have to apologize to Gu Jia Ning on the spot and leave the military district, never to be allowed entry again.

As for Qi Yuancheng, though he was innocent and also a victim in this matter, he still had to bear the consequences of Bai Lan Hua being his mother.

Therefore, Qi Yuancheng received a demerit.

He had no objections to this decision.

That same day, the investigation results were publicly posted, clearing Gu Jia Ning’s name.

As soon as the news reached the family compound, it caused an uproar.

They couldn’t believe that the rumors had originated from Bai Lan Hua.

It even led to Qi Camp Commander being wrongfully recorded with a demerit.

Everyone thought Bai Lan Hua was just a troublemaker.

When they found out she did all this out of favoritism for her youngest son, and even cursed Qi Camp Commander without children, the backlash against Bai Lan Hua grew stronger.

The next day, Bai Lan Hua left with Shuanzi, feeling humiliated.

Seeing only a young soldier seeing them off at the station, and not even her eldest son, she stood dumbfounded for a moment as tears fell.

Was she really wrong?

Is she really going to lose her eldest son?

Now, Bai Lan Hua began to faintly realize, but... saying anything now, it’s too late...

In the Northwest Military Region, the people from the family compound had already been paying close attention to Gu Jia Ning.

The rumors only escalated their focus.

However, not many believed that Gu Jia Ning would have any relation with Qi Yuancheng, as Sheng Zexi was far superior to Qi Yuancheng.

Anyone with functioning eyes would choose Sheng Zexi.

Now that the investigation results were out, everyone came to understand.

It turns out, Qi Yuancheng sought Doctor Gu for treatment.

What kind of treatment? Quickly, everyone began to speculate.

People connected it to Qi Yuancheng and Qin Rou being childless for so long.