Chapter 508 - 518: A Promotion Through a Phone Call
"Yifei, what do you think?" Ye Yunzhu gripped Li Yifei’s hand tightly. This family decision wasn’t a bad thing for her; she could be with Li Yifei in the future without anyone to stop them. Besides, Li Yifei was already married. Being with him wasn’t exactly honorable; the circumstances were awkward. If keeping the child would bring hardship to both of them, then perhaps it was better not to have it and to lessen the burden for both.
Li Yifei held Ye Yunzhu’s hand firmly and said, "Yunzhu, I’ll only ask you one thing— do you like the child?"
Ye Yunzhu hesitated, then replied, "I can’t really say."
"Then let me ask you another question—if you don’t have this child and can never have another for the rest of your life, would you regret it ten or twenty years from now when you have no children to enjoy?"
Ye Yunzhu opened her mouth but found herself unable to speak. She had never been particularly fond of children, but since she had gotten pregnant, touching her belly every day, it felt like she could sense the life inside her. It was a mother’s innate nature. She had begun to look forward to the birth of this child.
Indeed, she could abandon this child for her career and to be with Li Yifei, but as Li Yifei said, what if she remained childless? Would she feel an immense sense of loss as she grew older?
Ye Yunzhu’s mother quickly interjected, "Silly child, when you’re older and you want a child, you can always adopt one. You can take one that’s just been born, and then they won’t know whether you’re their biological mother, and it will be just like they’re your own."
Li Yifei responded with a faint smile, "Auntie, I know that you want what is best for Yunzhu, but as a woman, being deprived of the right to be a mother is absolutely unfair to her. Biological and adopted children are different. Without carrying a child for nine months, without that flesh and blood connection—even if the child doesn’t know, could the feelings of a parent be the same?"
At this, Ye Zhenlong slammed his hand on the table and barked, "Kid, what are you really up to? Let me tell you, even if Yunzhu has a child with you, don’t expect any advantage from the Ye family."
Li Yifei met Ye Zhenlong’s gaze and said, "The Ye family might be wealthy and influential, but to me, Li Yifei, I have not given it a thought."