Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant! by White Moon Lake

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Those Bygones

"I don’t believe you for a second!" Jiang Li scowled.

Jing Ruo remained silent, and simply lay on the bar, pretending to be drunk.

It wasn’t until she heard the sound of Jiang Li’s departing footsteps that Jing Ruo buried her face in her arms and let out a long sigh.

She was playful, but not just for the sake of being playful—her involvement with Tang Cheng wasn’t without reason. Tang Cheng was more well-informed than she was about Beijing’s goings-on.

And those genuine sons and daughters of the wealthy households of Beijing, to a lesser or greater extent, all took an interest in her and Bo Jingshen, the likes of them whose origins were, to put it mildly, unconventional. Without saying whether it was a malicious interest, it was an interest, nevertheless.

It was the kind of interest akin to a cat teasing a mouse.

Like Bo Jingshen, she, too, was born of an unconventional background—a child born out of wedlock.

To be blunt, if it weren’t for this peculiar interest, an upright young master like Tang Cheng, whose mother was a legitimate wife and both of whose parents’ families wielded tremendous power and prestige, wouldn’t even give them, the illegitimate children, a second glance.

Both she and Bo Jingshen shared the same father, Jing Ce, who was a leading figure in the Jing Family—one of the four biggest wealthy families in Beijing.

Bo Jingshen’s mother, Zhou Xiaochu, was once a minor starlet and one of Jing Ce’s many mistresses—it was during her time as his mistress that she fell pregnant in secret.

She had always dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family, but dreams were just dreams after all. Marriage in that kind of family carried too much weight; usually, marriages were transactional dealings with clearly marked prices. Given Zhou Xiaochu’s background, there wasn’t the slightest chance for her—not even one percent.

How could there be any fairy tales where one ascends to the phoenix’s perch or where Cinderella marries the prince?

Jing Ce wouldn’t have betrayed his legitimate wife and her powerful family clan over Zhou Xiaochu.

He never had any intention of giving Zhou Xiaochu any legitimate status—in fact, he didn’t even want the child.

she learned of Zhou Xiaochu’s existence and the child she carried,

Zhou Xiaochu’s pregnancy was

Jingshen would have died at the hands of Jing

arranged a marriage for Zhou Xiaochu with a Bo surname long-distance truck driver

holds no affection or love for a man, she has no expectations and can be unbelievably rational. An ordinary woman could become reasoned in such

leverage to obtain a considerable benefit

the marriage she had with Jing Ce, which maximized their families’ power but was devoid of affection, the only thing Jiang Yan cared

master of the Jing Family, just like Tang Cheng—a child born in

family like the Jing Family, there were many branches and plenty of cousins. In short, she had

had saved could one day become an

could establish a family and his own business. And Jing Su always resisted his father, deeply detesting Jing Ce, especially Jing Ce’s desire to control

a tool meant to act according to Jing Ce’s wishes, which disgusted

passed away, Jiang Li could maintain a façade according to his mother’s wishes, after all,

Jing Su couldn’t even be bothered to compete for the Jing Family’s enterprise, and he would rather clearly define his boundaries with

his son adopt this attitude made Jing Ce very dissatisfied. In the Jing Family’s cutthroat educational environment, emotions tended to run cold; Jing

make Jing Ce feel heartbroken or

method, perhaps the emergence of another competitor might actually force his son back onto the path

Jing Ce remembered those illegitimate children he had

young ones wouldn’t do; they weren’t accomplished

were out of the question too; supporting them was completely unnecessary, not to

Jingshen became the most suitable

the right age, just a couple of years after graduating

also

Jing Ce greatly, so regardless of whether Bo Jingshen was willing,

aware that the Jing Family had brought back a cost-effective son,