Chapter 436 The mere second young lady, I'll give way (7)
Chapter 436 The mere second young lady, I'll give way (7)
The Li family originally planned to delay the marriage, hoping to bankrupt Li Caihui so they could find a better match.
If it were Xiao Yuhu, it would be fine, but although Li Caihui is the second young lady of the Xiao family, she grew up in the countryside and is not presentable.
In those days, the thing we feared most was gossip from outsiders.
When they learned that Li Caihui was pregnant, the Li family was stunned.
When asked, Li Juntian admitted that he and Li Caihui had indeed had physical intimacy due to their illicit relationship.
Left with no other choice, they had to proceed with the wedding as planned.
If this gets out, even more people will gossip, and both families will lose face.
But what you fear most is what happens; the news of Li Caihui's pregnancy spread like wildfire.
Strangely, although she was only one month pregnant, her belly was noticeably large.
Looking at her bulging belly, she didn't dare to go out.
The festering skin on her body had scabbed over, but she had scratched it raw every day because of the itching.
In addition, severe morning sickness prevented her from eating, making Li Caihui, who was already dark-skinned and not particularly pretty, look even more haggard and ugly.
Her face was covered in spots, and she even started losing clumps of hair.
"Why is pregnancy such a painful experience!" Li Caihui started to lose her temper again.
She covered her mouth and nose and asked the maid to take away the chicken soup that had been served; the smell made her nauseous.
The maid was a little slow, so she threw the chicken soup at the maid.
When Xiao's mother came in to persuade her to eat, Li Caihui still gave her the cold shoulder.
"If I can eat it, why wouldn't I?"
"All you do is feed me all day long. You should use that time to prepare more dowry for me."
"If the Xiao family falls into decline in the future, won't they still have to rely on me for relief?"
Hearing her say that, Xiao's mother frowned.
However, she quickly forgave her daughter, since pregnant women are often uncomfortable and their temper is naturally worse than usual.
"Hui'er, even if you don't eat, the child will have to..."
Li Caihui impatiently chased Xiao's mother out; she was so annoyed.
Xiao's mother left helplessly to go see her son, who was unable to take care of himself.
Inside the teahouse, Gangzi was drawing an incredibly ugly face.
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Gangzi was a little proud; this was the face it had pinched for Li Caihui.
It will be put on her on her wedding day.
Su Dingding drew a few more strokes on his face before smiling with satisfaction.
Gangzi's eyes widened. As expected of the host, this was a stroke of genius!
Through their underhanded manipulation, on the day of Li Caihui's wedding, her face changed completely after the veil was put on.
After getting out of the sedan chair, her belly was so big it looked like she was about to give birth.
Li Juntian was reluctant to greet his bride, but he was stunned when he saw her big belly.
How could a belly that's only a month along be so big?
"Oh my, everyone's saying the second young lady of the Xiao family is pregnant, but I didn't expect she's about to give birth."
"She's just a country girl after all. If she hadn't seduced him, how could Young Master Li have married her?"
"Maybe she's good-looking!"
"I have met the second young lady of the Xiao family, and her story is truly indescribable..."
Hearing the voices of the onlookers, Li Caihui was filled with anger.
Is she really that ugly?
After living a life of luxury, she became much prettier!
The Li family did not come to greet us in person, but instead sent an old woman.
"Miss Xiao, your baby must be eight or nine months along by now, right?"
At that time, Li Caihui had not yet returned to the Xiao family and did not know Li Juntian. So whose child was that?
Their young master is not a cuckold!
"Are you trying to deny this child's identity?" Li Caihui shouted angrily. "Husband, speak up! This child is clearly yours, why won't you acknowledge it?"
Li Juntian also walked over, saying, "If the child were mine, it would be at most a little over a month old, and my belly wouldn't be this big."
Lee Chae-hye pursed her lips; that's what everyone says.
But this child is Li Juntian!
"Husband, perhaps I am twins or triplets?" Li Caihui knew in her heart that she had not had affairs with other men.
"Second Miss Xiao, are you a pig?" The old woman laughed. "Even if it's a multiple pregnancy, after more than a month, the fetuses haven't even fully formed yet, and your belly can't possibly be this big!"
Li Caihui clenched her fists; this was simply outrageous.
She had already arrived at the Li family's door, yet they stopped her outside and made things difficult for her!
If she gives in now, you can imagine what her future will hold.
So she deliberately tore off her veil, intending to unleash her fury and intimidate them.
As a result, some people in the crowd screamed, and some even fell to the ground, fainting from fright.
Li Juntian's face also turned pale, and he took several steps back. The Li family's servants raised wooden sticks and blocked the young master's way.
"A monster...a monster!"
Just as Li Caihui's maid was about to defend her mistress, she too fainted from fright.
Li Caihui was taken aback. Was she really that ugly?
I looked really good after putting on makeup this morning!
Reaching out to touch her face, Lee Chae-hye was shocked to find her face covered in hair.
"What kind of monster are you that you...ate Li Caihui?" Li Juntian shouted.
“I am Li Caihui!” Li Caihui took a step forward.
The servants nervously pointed wooden sticks at her, ready to attack at any moment.
Li Caihui dared not move forward, hearing the discussions around her.
"My God, is this the second young lady of the Xiao family?"
"Isn't this a hairy person?"
"Look at her eyes, they're so prominent, could she be a descendant of a monkey?"
"Those ears are so weird! And why is that mouth so big? It's terrifying!"
"This isn't the second young lady of the Xiao family. I've seen her before. This must be the monster..."
"So the second young lady of the Xiao family really was eaten by her."
Everyone looked at her stomach. No wonder it was so big; it was because she had eaten someone!
"Quickly cut open her stomach and see if it's the second young lady of the Xiao family inside!"
Upon hearing that someone was going to disembowel her, Li Caihui shook her head repeatedly.
"This is my child. I could never eat myself. I really am Lee Chae-hye!"
She screamed wildly, her deafening roar sounding more like a monster.
Li Juntian's family was terrified. No matter who she was, they would never let her into the Li family home.
"Get her out of here! Close the door!"
"I've married into the Li family, I'm a member of the Li family now!" Li Caihui ran towards the Li family's gate.
The servant raised the wooden stick in his hand and started hitting her. He was a little scared at first, but he found that she did not resist at all.
"My husband, save me! The child in my belly really is yours!"
Li Caihui lay on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
Soon, a pool of blood flowed from beneath her, and she was on the verge of death.
When Xiao's father and mother arrived, they saw their daughter, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, being brutally beaten by a group of servants.
"Outrageous! How dare you mistreat my Xiao family's daughter like this? Do you really think our Xiao family has no one left?" Father Xiao shouted angrily and led his men to charge forward.
When they rescued Li Caihui, they were startled to see her face covered in pustules and hair.
"You are... Hui'er?"
"Isn't this... Hui'er?"
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