?Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Half a Month Until the Wedding   Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Half a Month Until the Wedding                                   In the car.


    There was a gloomy expression on Mrs. Mo’s face as she looked at the driver, “Are you sure Linda went to see Qiao Ruoxin’s mother?”


    “Yes, it was indeed Miss Qiao’s mother.”


    Mrs. Mo pursed her lips tightly.


    She had never seen such insane parents. What did they mean by bribing Linda to be Qiao Ruoxin’s nutritionist? To harm the child in Qiao Ruoxin’s womb?


    Mrs. Mo had considered countless possibilities, but she never expected it to be Qiao Ruoxin’s own mother!


    Forty minutester.


    The car arrived at the vimunity where Jiang Pen lived.


    The driver helped her open the car door. After Mrs. Mo got out of the car, she surveyed the wealthy neighborhood and concluded the environment was fairly good.


    “Wait for me here.”


    “Yes,” the driver responded.


    Mrs. Mo walked up to the vi’s gate and pressed the doorbell.


    A few secondster, the door was opened by the nanny.


    “Who are you looking for?”


    “I am looking for Ms. Jiang Pen. Tell her that I am Mo Chen’s mother.”


    “Alright, please wait a moment.”


    The nanny, unaware of the situation, went to report exactly that.


    After closing the door, she happened to meet Jiang Pening down from upstairs.


    “Who is it?”


    “Madam, there is ady outside who says she is Mo Chen’s mother. Would you like to see her?” the nanny said.


    Mo Chen’s mother? Mrs. Mo?


    Qiao’s mother’s face changed instantly. Why would Mrs. Moe to her door, and how did she know where she lived?


    Qiao’s mother felt a sudden, inexplicable nervousness but still feigned calmness as she told the nanny, “Please let her in, and bring two more cups of tea.”


    Then, Qiao’s mother walked toward the sofa in the sitting room, adjusted her emotions a bit, and sat down.


    At this time, Mrs. Mo had been invited into the house and was walking toward the sofa in the living room.


    As Mrs. Mo approached, she was already taking in the woman sitting on the sofa. Jiang Pen looked fragile and gentle, evoking a protective instinct in others, so unlike her daughter Ruoxin’s bright and cheerful demeanor.


    Qiao’s mother was also sizing up the hostess of the Mo Family, who exuded a powerful presence with an aloof demeanor, truly befitting the matriarch of the Mo Family.


    “Please have a seat, Mrs. Mo.”


    “Thank you.”


    Mrs. Mo smoothed her skirt and sat on the sofa, then looked up at Qiao’s mother opposite her, “I am here to confirm one thing, and after that, I’ll leave immediately without staying a moment longer.”


    “What do you want to say?”


    “Ms. Jiang, I want to ask you if Qiao Ruoxin is your biological daughter?” Mrs. Mo’s face was serious, devoid of any jest.


    Qiao’s mother frowned, “What do you mean by that? If Qiao Ruoxin is not my biological daughter, whose biological daughter could she be?”


    “Then why did you bribe Linda to go to the Mo Family and attend to Qiao Ruoxin? Was it to terminate the child in her womb? I have never seen a mother as malicious as you,” Mrs. Mo scoffed coldly.


    “What nonsense are you spouting? When have I ever wanted to terminate the child in her womb? I don’t even know who Linda is!”


    After speaking, Qiao’s mother’s face suddenly turned pale. Could it be… the Lawrences?


    Qiao’s mother asked again, “What does Linda do? Tell me!”


    Madame Mo narrowed her eyes as she looked at Jiang Pen, who had an expression of panic. It was as though she waspletely unaware.


    “Linda is the nutritionist I found for Qiao Ruoxin, responsible for her dietary nning during pregnancy.”


    Madame Qiao’s face turned pale instantly. She hadn’t expected the Lawrences to be so ruthless. Were they really nning to abort Ruoxin’s child? And it was twins!


    Madame Mo watched her remain silent for a long time, then stood up and slowly began, “Up to now, I haven’t felt that my son must have your daughter, but since he likes her, what can I do? I respect his choice, especially now that Qiao Ruoxin is carrying the Mo Family’s heir; I have imed these twins for myself!”


    With that, Madame Mo stood up, ready to leave.


    She had only taken a few steps when she stopped and turned back to look at Madame Qiao: “Mrs. Jiang, the children’s wedding is on the horizon. I will send you the wedding invitation, and it doesn’t matter to me whether youe or not. As long as my son is happy, that’s enough. As a parent, that’s all you need to do, but sadly, you can’t even do that much. No wonder your daughter would rather cut ties with you to follow my son. Tsk tsk… If I were her, I wouldn’t want a mother like you either—more of a hindrance than a help, abort the twins? How could you even think of that! Are you even a woman?”


    Madame Mo vented all her pent-up anger, a rare loss ofposure for someone who usually cared so much about her public image.


    After Madame Mo had left, Madame Qiao sat alone on the couch, her mind in disarray.


    Her head was filled with Madame Mo’s words and Lawrence’s malice…


    Immediately, Madame Qiao picked up her phone and dialed Lawrence’s number. The call was quickly connected.


    “Lawrence! Have you gone mad? Did you really nt someone inside the Mo Family just to kill the twins my daughter is carrying? How could you be so cruel!”


    After a long silence on the other end, Lawrence finally spoke: “Pen, I had no choice. Ruoxin must return and take over the family business, or else the power of the Lawrence Family will fall into the hands of others. I’ve worked so hard for so many years… cough cough cough…”


    He was interrupted by violent coughing on the line.


    Suddenly, a woman’s voice came through the phone, “Sir, you’ve coughed up blood…”


    Beep… beep…


    The call was suddenly disconnected.


    Madame Qiao’s body stiffened. Coughed up blood? Was Lawrence coughing up blood?


    Lawrence’s health had always been good, so how could he be coughing up blood?


    …


    In the car.


    After watching the movie, Qiao Ruoxin and Mo Chen were preparing to return to the estate.


    She had been crying non-stop since leaving the cinema because the movie’s editing in thetter part turned out to be rather touching.


    In her cameo appearance, she yed the ex-girlfriend of the male lead who was his unattainable past love. Then the male lead attended her wedding, crying in such a heart-wrenching and resentful way.


    Mo Chen looked down at Little Ghost leaning on his shoulder, with red eyes and tears still clinging to her eyshes, and he sighed deeply, “Still crying?”


    “It’s just that the scenes in the movie were so touching…”


    “Hmm…”


    She looked up at the man’s proud chin, “Did you find it touching too?”


    “It’s all fake,” came the man’s disdainful retort.


    She chuckled, “I knew it; you cold-blooded creature definitely wouldn’t have any reaction.”


    Mo Chen looked down at her and said gravely, “I’ve experienced it myself. Haven’t you seen my reaction?”


    Qiao Ruoxin was briefly taken aback by his words.


    During the two years of her disappearance, Mo Chen had driven himself to a dead end, sinking into darkness without the will or the way toe out.


    She could imagine how difficult those two years must have been for Mo Chen, but she couldn’tprehend the specifics of what he went through every minute and second. And Mo Chen never spoke of it.


    “Brother Mo Chen, is our wedding dateing up soon?” she asked now, somewhat eager to get married quickly for fear something else might happen. It seemed better to get married sooner rather thanter, to settle her worries.


    The man said gravely, “About half a month away.”


    Qiao Ruoxin’s eyes widened; it wasing up that quickly. But then, she was already two months into her pregnancy.