My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 319 - 320 Escaping from the Tiger’s Mouth

Chapter 319: Chapter 320 Escaping from the Tiger’s Mouth

Ye Yunting, that lunatic!

Chu Nanli looked up and met his eyes, and upon seeing the ruthlessness in them, she felt her hair stand on end even more.

But before she could take any action, Ye Yunting had already picked up the bowl of medicine and walked toward her.

She instinctively wanted to dodge, but Ye Yunting grabbed her arm and yanked her toward him with force.

The difference in strength between them was already significant, and with her advanced pregnancy, Chu Nanli’s reflexes had declined even more.

Ye Yunting pinched her chin, evidently intent on forcing the medicine down her throat!

"Ye Yunting, you will regret this!"

At that moment, Chu Nanli even considered revealing the whole truth.

Whether or not Ye Yunting believed her, at least she might be able to secure a sliver of hope for the child in her belly.

"If I do not get rid of this bastard child, I’m afraid I will indeed come to regret it!"

With the hints previously given by Lin Fuying, Ye Yunting loathed the bastard child even more fiercely.

In his life, nothing angered him more than deception and betrayal by others.

Especially when it was Chu Nanli who had committed such acts!

Chu Nanli knew that now, even if she spoke the truth, Ye Yunting would likely not listen.

Having no other choice, she could only struggle with all her might.

In the midst of the struggle, Chu Nanli reached for the inkstone on the side and smashed it toward Ye Yunting’s head.

Dodging, Ye Yunting dropped the porcelain bowl from his hand onto the floor.

The crisp sound of the porcelain shattering seemed to bring back Ye Yunting’s senses, but he quickly fell into a rage once more.

"Did you just try to harm me?"

With a somewhat hoarse voice, Chu Nanli responded, "I was only trying to protect my child."

"Very well, I was originally being mindful of your condition and wanted to eliminate this bastard child using a gentler method. Now it seems that I was overly concerned!"

The chill in Ye Yunting’s eyes deepened, his sinister gaze almost seemed to flay a layer of flesh from Chu Nanli.

"Someone..."

"Prince, a messenger has just arrived from the palace, stating that the Emperor urgently summons you for an important matter!"

Ye Yi’s slightly anxious voice broke the nearly stagnant atmosphere of the room.

Ye Yunting reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

Although he didn’t know why his father, the Emperor, summoned him to the palace, he could not afford to neglect his father’s command.

After his departure, Chu Nanli could no longer hold herself up and collapsed onto the nearby couch.

The imperial edict from the palace came at almost too convenient a time.

Without much thought, Chu Nanli merely pointed to the mess on the floor and spoke.

"Yanyan, clean up the room."

She then forced herself to walk to the door to get some fresh air.

"Chu Nanli, you really are lucky!"

Lin Fuying had been quietly waiting outside in the courtyard and only dared to come in after she saw Ye Yunting rush off with Ye Yi.

Although she didn’t know what had happened inside, upon seeing the lively state of Chu Nanli, she could guess that the child in Chu Nanli’s belly had certainly not been harmed.

Chu Nanli leaned against the door. Her face was still pale, but she appeared much more composed and at ease than Lin Fuying.

"Speaking of luck, you should have had much more than I, shouldn’t you?"

"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have become the Concubine of the War King Residence."

Chu Nanli truly couldn’t be bothered to show Lin Fuying any respect at the moment.

She pointedly hit where it hurt the most.

"Though I am a concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister Residence, it is still much better than your unknown origins as an orphan!"

Lin Fuying finally tore off her mask of hypocrisy and spoke in a fit of rage.

"Some day, Yunting, my brother, will divorce you and let me be the Princess Consort!"

"Then why don’t you have him divorce me," Chu Nanli hooked up a corner of her mouth, her piercing words following one another, "it’s no skill just to show off in front of me!"

"You!"

Lin Fuying was so angered by her that she lost her composure, obviously forgetting the purpose of her visit today.

But she quickly regained her senses, "I came here today just to see you."

"Yunting, my brother, has always detested betrayal. How much he loathes the bastard in your belly, you should have seen by now. If I were you, I would have died of a broken heart long ago!"

She didn’t believe that Chu Nanli really had no feelings for Yunting, my brother, anymore!

It was just an act of pretense.

Even the words she had just spoken were probably to disguise her inner sorrow.

"Is that so? But shouldn’t you be the one who is more heartbroken?"

Chu Nanli continued to speak with a pointed meaning, "Does the stolen goods serve you well?"

She did not intend to expose Lin Fuying right now, but it was good to throw her into chaos for a while.

So that Lin Fuying wouldn’t keep targeting her with schemes every day.

"What do you mean?"

Chu Nanli’s words frightened Lin Fuying so much that she almost revealed her true thoughts.

She quickly forced herself to calm down, "You’re so down-and-out, what good is there for me to steal from you? It’s you who should be worried, for Yunting, my brother, detests you so much, and you’re pregnant with a bastard child. Just wait for Yunting, my brother, to divorce you!"

"As for whether the child in my belly is a bastard, you know best, don’t you?"

A mocking glint flashed in Chu Nanli’s eyes as she looked at Lin Fuying, able to see through all her dark thoughts with just one glance.

"What are you talking about? I don’t understand a word,"

Today, Lin Fuying had intended to come over to enjoy a laugh at her expense.

But she had never expected that now, she would be the one who looked like a joke.

"From what I see, no one understands better than you do,"

Chu Nanli added softly, with another glance filled with mockery.

Yanyan had already tidied up the room, and she couldn’t be bothered to waste more words on Lin Fuying.

"Yanyan, show the guest out."

Lin Fuying originally wanted to mock her a few more times, but thinking about what Chu Nanli had just said, her heart was already thrown into disarray.

Could it be that Chu Nanli knew something?

"Is it because you, little wench, couldn’t keep your mouth shut and blabbed outside?"

Lin Fuying glared maliciously at Xiaoyun, among those who knew she went to investigate Xingshan Temple, only Xiaoyun was around.

Could it be that Xiaoyun, knowing she killed Wanguni, thus harbored a change of heart?

"Concubine, please see the truth! I serve closely by your side every day, how could I have the chance to talk nonsense outside?"

Xiaoyun looked wronged, not understanding why Lin Fuying suddenly turned her anger toward her.

"If anyone has been speaking carelessly, it should be Dong Yue, sister,"

"Lately, haven’t you given her many errands to run outside? Perhaps she’s discontented, so she might have said something that eventually reached the Princess Consort’s ears—it’s not impossible."

She racked her brain trying to shift the blame onto Dong Yue, but Lin Fuying did not listen to a word.

In her view, Dong Yue has been doing menial tasks by her side recently and knew nothing about what she was up to.

Even if Dong Yue wanted to collude with Chu Nanli in secret, she had no chips to offer.

On the contrary, it was Xiaoyun...

She narrowed her eyes and looked over, "Have you seen your aunt recently?"

If Xiaoyun really knew about the matter with Wanguni, then she would not be able to keep Xiaoyun around either.