"Pei Lang, if we fall into the pool together, whom will he save?" a female voice whispered.
Pei Lang, who's standing in the garden of the Lu family, had no clue what Xue Linlin was talking about. Before she realized it, she was pushed hard by Xue Linlin, and fell into the pool next to them. Then, Xue Linlin screamed and also jumped into the water!
It was the birthday party of the Old Master of the Lu family, and guests were everywhere in the back garden. Xue Linlin's scream immediately attracted a lot of people.
"Oh my God! Someone has fallen into the water. It's the first young Madam!"
"Someone! Save young Madam! She's pregnant!"
Before everyone could react, a figure jumped into the swimming pool first.
Lu Beitang carried Xue Linlin out of the freezing pool. The woman in his arms was shivering like a pity little bird. Tears streamed down her face. "Beitang, did I do something wrong? Why... why did Pei Lang push me to the pool?"
"My belly hurts so much. Beitang, the baby..."
"Save my baby..."
"Don't worry. We'll head to the hospital right away." said Lu Beitang placatingly. He then ordered, "Someone, go get the car ready!"
Everyone focused on Xue Linlin, as if they had not seen that there was another person struggling in the icy pool.
That person was Lu Beitang's wife, Pei Lang.
Finally, Pei Tang managed to come out of the pool awkwardly. She looked around. No one spared a glance at her. No servant handed her a towel, and no one cared if she was alright. She was like invisible to them. All the guests were gossiping about the thing just happened.
"Why would the second young Madam do that? Xue Linlin is the widow of Lu's firstborn."
"Idiot. If the first young Madam gives birth to a boy, that boy will definitely have the right to inherit. The second young Madam has no child. Of course she will feel threatened."
"Alas, today is the birthday of the Old Master. How unlucky it will be if the child is gone."
Their words were like sharp knifes, stabbing into Pei Tang's heart. Pei Lang gritted her teeth, tried her best not to listen to the vicious suspicions, and walked back to the room step by step...
Because she fell into the water in the morning, Pei Lang caught a cold in the afternoon. She was dizzy and had been lying in bed for a rest.
"How could you be able to fall asleep?" A man's voice rang out.
The shouting woke up Pei Lang. And then immediately she felt that someone was dragging her from the warm quilt, and throwing her hard on the floor.
Pei Lang raised her head and found that it was her husband, Lu Beitang. He was extremely angry, and his eyes were almost full of hatred.
"How did I marry a vicious b*tch like you?"
Pei Lang's knees hurt from the fall. She tried to get to her feet, but failed. Then she explained hurriedly, "Beitang, listen to me. I didn't push my sister-in-law into the water. It was her..."
"Enough! Do you know that the baby in her belly is gone?"
It was too late when they arrived at the hospital. The baby was gone. The first grandson of the Lu family was just gone like that. Lu Zhemao cared most about this child. But now, the birthday party became a funeral. The old man couldn't endure the huge blow, and he almost fainted.
Hearing this, Pei Lang couldn't believe it. How could Xue Linlin's child be gone?
"Go to the ancestral temple to atone for that baby." Lu Beitang looked at Pei Lang coldly, without a trace of warmth in his eyes.
The ancestral hall?
Pei Lang was stunned, and he suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.
The ancestral hall. Only for two reasons would the Lus open the hall. First, they had big family events. And the second, someone had made a serious mistake and needed to be punished severely.
Those who went there for the second reason never came out safe and sound.
Lu Beitang, her husband, the person who should be her support in this indifferent family, didn't even listen to her explanation, and wanted to convict her.
Pei Lang looked at the man in front of her. Handsome as always. The representation of perfection in the eyes of outsiders. Yes, he was too perfect, so that everyone thought she was not good enough for him.
Now it seemed that he also thought so. Otherwise, why hadn't he given her any trust in the past three years?
Looking at this man whom she had loved for so long, she felt that her three-year marriage was a total joke!
......
The Lu family's ancestral hall was an antique building. Wooden monument of the ancestors were placed in the main room. An incense burner was on the front table, with three sticks of incense burning.
The Lu families stood on the stage, while Pei Lang stood at the bottom of the steps. She looked thin, but unusually unswerving.
"You vicious woman, kneel down!"
Lu Laoye, the Old Master of the Lu family, smashed a teacup under Pei Lang's feet, and the broken porcelain piece flew high into the air. It actually cut her cheek. Blood oozed on her pale face.
"I did nothing wrong. Why do I have to kneel?"
As soon as she said that, Lu Laoye became even angrier. Even Lu Beitang was caught in the crossfire.
"Look, this is the woman you married. She bears no kid for three years and then becomes jealous about her sister-in-law who was pregnant. So she pushed her into the water!"
Lu Beitang stared at Pei Lang with cold eyes. He walked toward her, raised his hand.
"Smack!" A loud slap on Pei Lang's face.
The slap was so hard that her head even tilted. She slowly turned back and looked at the man in front of her in disbelief. Did he just hit her?
"Lu Beitang, I'll say it a thousand times. I. Didn't. Do. That." said Pei Lang through gritted teeth.
There were large tears pouring silently down her face.
However, Lu Beitang did not even arch an eyebrow. His eyes were still full of coldness and disgust, and his tone was extremely bland. "This slap is for you offended your elders. You did vicious things, but you never admit it! What a shame."
After that, another powerful kick landed on the back of Pei Lang's knee to force her to kneel on the ground.
"If you dare to stand up, we'll get a divorce!"
