Chapter 699: A Tapestry of Lies Torn
Adam, who had been listening the entire time, choked and nearly coughed. The veil of refracting lights surrounding him wavered slightly as his clenched fists loosened for a split second.
Sterile? If Min was, then who was Qing’s father? He massaged his eyes, taking a deep breath. Though he had suspicions, the time to act hadn’t come yet. But god, he had expected anything but to be embroiled in a family drama when he left this morning.
And what a drama! Qiao was clutching her husband’s frozen face, caressing his cheeks as tears streamed down her cheeks. Sobbing, she spoke, her voice grief-stricken and wronged.
"Min, oh Min. How can you let that stubborn cockroach insult me in our own house?" Amidst the fake sadness, her lips rose into a subtle, coquettish smile, the one he liked so much. "If you’re anything, you’re a mighty dragon, a bed monster who could make any woman’s head spin in pleasure. No. If anyone has problems conceiving children, it’s me. I... I’m lacking, I know. But didn’t the heavens bless us with your second child?"
Min’s empty gaze slowly focused on her wife’s eyes. Through the veil of tears, false compliments, and lies, he saw that gloating sparkle... and it made him blank for a second.
He knew that spark, the same one she had last year when she spoke about selling Qing to a witch she had met in the fields. The act itself still didn’t trouble him—it never had.
The girl was a useless leech that sucked off their limited resources. What did trouble, however, was to discover that all this time, his certainties of being in charge were mere threads woven in a tapestry of deceptions.
They had tried to conceive a child for a decade before he had given up. Yet, Qiao suddenly became pregnant, and he hadn’t doubted her in his delight. But the more years passed, the more Qiao grew disgusted with her own child, going from calling her a blessing to a parasite. And he agreed.
Whenever he looked at Qing, something didn’t click with him. Her blond hair was too different, and those pink eyes... he found them revolting. It was as if she hadn’t taken anything from him.