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At that moment, my mother-in-law pushed the door open. "Weiwei, how are you feeling? Are you better?"
Her face wore a hypocritical smile, and I felt a chill run down my spine.
"Mom, I'm fine." I forced a smile, not wanting her to see my vulnerability.
She sat down beside me, holding my hand with a tone of "concern." "Weiwei, you and Gu Han have been married for three years now; it's time to have a child. Look at Mengyao, she’s always around Gu Han. If you don’t step up your game, Gu Han’s heart will be taken away by her!"
My heart sank. My mother-in-law had mentioned Shen Mengyao; it seemed she still didn’t know that Gu Han and Shen Mengyao had…
I lowered my head, not wanting her to see the tears welling in my eyes. "Mom, I understand."
She sighed and patted my hand. "Weiwei, I'm doing this for your own good. For a woman, having a child is the most important thing in life. Once you have a child, your position in the Gu family will be secure, and Gu Han's heart will belong to you. Just think about it—if Gu Han really ends up with Mengyao..."
She didn’t finish her sentence, but I knew what she meant.
"Mom, I will try my best." I bit my lip to keep the tears from falling.
"Try your best? What good is that?" Her tone suddenly turned harsh. "You need to be more proactive! A woman must know how to show weakness, how to be charming, how to capture a man's heart! Look at you, always wearing a stern face like a block of wood—what man would like that?"
Her words pierced through me like needles, stabbing at my heart. She didn’t care about me; she only cared about her grandchild, about the continuation of the Gu family line, about the interests of the Lin family.
"Mom, I understand. I will change," I felt as if I was suffocating.
Only then did my mother-in-law nod in satisfaction. "That's right. Hurry up and give me a big, fat grandson. When that time comes, let's see who dares to bully you!"
After she left, I locked myself in the bedroom, tears streaming down my face uncontrollably. I curled up on the bed, tightly holding my belly, feeling the faint life within me.
At that moment, my phone rang; it was my father calling.
"Weiwei," his voice sounded a bit weary. "I saw the news. That Gu Han kid is really out of line! But don’t take it too much to heart; it’s normal for men to fool around outside. Just keep one eye open and one closed, and don’t fuss over him too much. The most important thing is to have a child quickly. Once you have a child, Gu Han will settle down. By then, everything in the Gu family will be yours, and the Lin family will benefit too."
His words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in my heart. He didn’t care about my feelings or my pain; he only cared about his interests and the future of the Lin family.
I choked back my sobs and said, "Dad, I can handle my own matters."
"What can you handle? What do you know?" My father's tone grew impatient. "If you could handle it well, would Gu Han be looking for other women? If you could handle it well, would the Lin family have fallen to this state?
"I’m telling you, Lin Weiwei, if you don’t have a child soon and Gu Han really decides to leave you, you’d better roll back to the Lin family. I can’t afford to lose face!"
I finally understood that in his eyes, I had never been his daughter but merely a tool—one that could be used for marriage alliances and to gain benefits.
I hung up the phone and covered my mouth to stifle my cries. I didn’t want anyone to hear me weep.
Unable to bear the torment inside any longer, I trembled as I hesitantly dialed Gu Han's number.
I wanted to hear him explain in person; even if it was just one sentence, I would be willing to believe him.
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