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.

socialite who felt nothing for Jing Ce. Therefore, when she learned of Zhou Xiaochu’s existence and

to ensure Zhou Xiaochu’s pregnancy was

it hadn’t been for Jiang Yan, Bo Jingshen would have died at the

a Bo surname long-distance truck driver who had been unable to find a wife

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

of this as leverage to obtain a considerable benefit

maximized their families’ power but was devoid of affection, the only thing Jiang Yan cared

just like Tang Cheng—a child born in wedlock, with an exceptional background and powerful families from both

short, she had many male relatives. With their nurture akin to a brutal survival game, there

could one day become an asset to her

life was short; she passed away before Jing Su could establish a family and his own business. And Jing Su always

if he wasn’t a son but merely a tool meant to act according to Jing

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

bothered to compete for the Jing Family’s enterprise, and he would rather clearly define his boundaries with Jing

tended to run cold;

not make Jing Ce feel heartbroken or

needed another heir. If he followed the Jing Family’s ruthless educational method, perhaps the emergence of another competitor might actually force his son

Ce remembered those illegitimate children he had outside over

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

ones were out of the question too; supporting them

Bo Jingshen became the

was the right age, just a couple of years after

was also sufficiently

Jing Ce greatly, so regardless of whether Bo Jingshen was

were all aware that the Jing Family had brought