Chapter 1109: The Flash Marriage Heiress (93)

Mother Luo let out a cold laugh. “How could I possibly let her enter the Luo family? They got married behind their parents’ backs and are living outside together. To put it bluntly, that’s eloping.”

“She started seducing him before Yicheng was even divorced. I have no interest in a woman who throws herself at a married man.”

“But I heard she’s carrying Yicheng’s child. Weren’t you looking forward to having a grandson not long ago?”

Mother Luo fell silent for a moment before replying, “Since it’s Yicheng’s bloodline, I can’t deny it.”

“Then you’d better think carefully. Your Yicheng’s future is bright now. You can’t let that woman ruin everything.”

Mother Luo paused. “What do you mean?”

“Think about it. That woman has already used the child to secure her position, lured your Yicheng out to live with her, and even gotten him to buy her a house. Isn’t that impressive? Once the child is born, he’ll still be your grandson. If the boy sweet-talks you into it, you might end up accepting her. But a mother can’t control everything. The more you interfere in the women a man likes, the more resentment you breed between mother and son.”

Mother Luo nodded, feeling that there was some truth in those words.

That was exactly why she hadn’t gone to confront Qian Beibei directly. She still cared about her relationship with Luo Yicheng.

“But you can’t just ignore it either. If things continue like this, your Yicheng will completely fall under her control. In the future, he might not even recognize you as his mother. More frighteningly, she could end up taking charge of all his finances. At that point…” the woman chuckled. “Just think about it yourself. When a man is happy and a woman coaxes him, who knows what he’ll hand over?”

Mother Luo frowned. “I never interfered in those matters before. Xiao Guo always managed the household perfectly.”

“Tang Guo is a Tang family heiress. Her own family is wealthy, and she owns most of the shares in Yicheng’s company. Why would she care about this little bit of money? Qian Beibei is different.”

“You probably don’t know this, but I heard years ago that Qian Beibei’s aunt introduced her to all sorts of old men. Why? Because her mother couldn’t even afford her younger brother’s bride price. Their family is like a nest of bloodsuckers.”

“To be honest, I never understood why your Yicheng is so obsessed with a girl from that family. Back then, wasn’t it the Qian family who looked down on him, which was why the marriage fell through?”

Mother Luo’s expression changed. “What do you mean, the Qian family looked down on him?”

Her question left everyone around her stunned.

“You didn’t know?”

“When Yicheng held his wedding here, none of us from his hometown came. The plan was to hold another ceremony back there.”

Mother Luo grabbed the speaker by the arm and hurriedly asked for details.

“Well, I only heard this from others. Supposedly, on the wedding day itself, the Qian family demanded six hundred and sixty thousand yuan in bride price. If he couldn’t come up with it, they wouldn’t allow Qian Beibei to marry him. At the time, your Yicheng even asked Qian Beibei if she would run away with him.”

“But she refused.”

“Then your Yicheng, perhaps struck by inspiration, turned around and asked Young Miss Tang, who had always liked him and was attending the wedding, whether she would go with him.”

“And Young Miss Tang truly loved your Yicheng. With so many people watching, how could she bear to let him lose face a second time? So she agreed.”

“That girl was truly foolish. She wasn’t stupid—she probably knew exactly what kind of consequences agreeing would bring. But she still said yes.”