Pregnant and Pampered: The Heiress in a Military Compound

When he denied it, Xie Changning’s adoptive mother started to speak, but a sharp glare from his adoptive father silenced her.

Xie Changyi took in their interaction.

She crossed her legs and watched Xie Changning’s adoptive father at her leisure. "Uncle, are you afraid to tell me the truth because you’re worried I’ll do something to your precious son?"

"No." ’As if that even needed to be said!’

’My son has finally managed to build a slightly better life for himself here. How could I let Xie Changyi and Xie Changning ruin it!?’

’Absolutely not!’

’Especially since her family are officials. If this gets out and my son’s in-laws get implicated, won’t I be the one to blame?’

’He was still counting on his son’s in-laws to bail him out!’

"Uncle, I just want to show a token of my goodwill. Why be so cautious?" Xie Changyi said, beaming at Xie Changning’s adoptive father.

Her eyes seemed to pierce through everything, leaving his petty schemes completely exposed.

"It’s nothing like that. You’re his cousin. If he really got married, of course he would tell you. You and Changning are his closest relatives around here..."

Xie Changning’s adoptive father said haltingly.

It was clear he was truly frightened.

Xie Changyi’s eyes grew cold. She placed her hands on the table, looked over Xie Changning’s adoptive parents, and said, "My parents already know about my cousin. They will come here personally to decide how to handle you."

"Your two sons have been making trouble for my cousin. I certainly won’t let them get away with it."

Xie Changyi stood up and gave her adoptive aunt and uncle a cold look. "I came here to warn you. If they cause any more trouble, I’ll send them somewhere they can never leave."

The brigade leader, standing at the door, could faintly hear the conversation inside.

His heart went cold when he heard Xie Changyi’s words. ’As expected of a government official,’ he thought. ’She has no shortage of methods.’

He became even more determined not to cross Xie Changyi.

"Your parents..."

"My parents should be back soon. You two should look forward to it. You’ll be meeting them."

Xie Changyi told Xie Changning’s adoptive father.

The color drained from her adoptive father’s face. ’My brother is no pushover,’ he thought. ’If he finds out I misused Changning’s support funds and mistreated her, he’ll make me pay!’

"Changyi, please, for my sake as your own uncle, can you plead with your father for me? I really didn’t mean to..."

"Didn’t mean to? You abused my cousin for over twenty years. If you’d done it on purpose, would she have been left to die on the streets?"

Xie Changyi shot them a cold glance before walking over to the brigade leader.

Seeing the local villagers gathered around, she couldn’t resist "praising" them. "I never would have guessed the people in your village were so simple and kind, to be so friendly even toward capitalists."

As soon as she said the word "capitalists," the expressions on the villagers’ faces changed instantly.

Xie Changning’s adoptive parents froze. They couldn’t believe it. They had never imagined Xie Changyi could be so ruthless!

’She’s leaving us no way out!’

Xie Changyi stepped out of the village committee office, returned to the parked car, and said to the driver, "Let’s go. We’re off to Fengyu Town to see my dear cousins."

For Xie Changning’s adoptive parents, life was about to get much more difficult.

Fengyu Town wasn’t far, and they arrived in less than half an hour by car.

Xie Changyi hadn’t tried to hide her trip to Fengyu Town, but news traveled slowly in those days, so no one there knew she was coming.

The appearance of a car in town drew a lot of attention.

All eyes were on the vehicle and its passenger.

Seeing that the passenger was a woman, people grew curious. Who was she, and why was she riding in a car?

Following the information she’d obtained, Xie Changyi arrived at the residence of her "dear" cousin.

Due to his sensitive status, the local vice mayor didn’t dare make things too obvious, so he had settled the couple in an ordinary-looking courtyard home.

Anyone who wasn’t a guest wouldn’t know that while the house looked plain on the outside, it was furnished with every amenity money could buy.

Xie Changyi stood at the gate and called into the courtyard.

"Is anyone home?"

Hearing the shout, someone inside stood up and came to the door. "Who are you looking for?"

The person who opened the door was a young woman.

She was about five months pregnant and, judging by her age, must be the wife of Xie Changyi’s dear cousin.

"I’m looking for Xie Changlin."

Hearing Xie Changlin’s name, the woman instantly grew wary. She frowned and tried to shoo Xie Changyi away. "I don’t know who you’re talking about. Please leave. If you don’t leave right now, I’ll call for help!"

Her voice wasn’t quiet, and the car’s presence had already drawn considerable attention.

Now, hearing the vice mayor’s daughter shouting, neighbors began to open their doors, glaring at Xie Changyi with hostility.

Xie Changyi remained calm and simply explained herself.

"I’m his cousin. My name is Xie Changyi, and I’m the Director of the Foreign Trade Bureau in Chuncheng."

"Cousin?"

A look of doubt crossed the woman’s face.

’I’ve never heard my husband mention this,’ she thought. ’If he has such an impressive cousin, why would he keep it a secret?’

’Something’s not right...’

’If he really had a connection like that, why was his family sent down to the countryside?’

’Logically, with someone in that position, it shouldn’t have been hard to pull a few strings, right?’

Filled with suspicion, the woman looked at Xie Changyi warily. "I’ve never heard anyone mention that name. Please leave."

Even if Xie Changyi really did work in Chuncheng, the woman didn’t believe her.

She gave Xie Changyi no opening at all.

Xie Changyi wasn’t angry. She just smiled faintly. "You don’t have to believe me. But I came to tell him that the higher-ups are starting to soften their stance on his case..."

She trailed off, shaking her head with an expression of regret.

She turned to leave, pulling open the car door. Just as she was about to get in, she saw a middle-aged man in a tunic suit riding toward them on a bicycle in the distance.

"Director Xie! Director Xie, please wait!"

The woman who had been trying to drive Xie Changyi away was stunned. She never expected her father to show up right then. And by the looks of it, he was talking to the woman who claimed to be Xie Changlin’s cousin.

She hesitated.

"Dad..."

"Director Xie, I’m the vice mayor of Fengyu Town, Song Shoucheng." Vice Mayor Song ignored his daughter, hurrying to Xie Changyi’s car window and speaking with fawning respect.

Xie Changyi rolled down the car window and nodded at Song Shoucheng.

"Hello, Vice Mayor Song."

"Director Xie, what brings you here today? If there’s anything at all you need, please, just say the word. I..."

"It’s nothing. I was just here to visit a relative, but it seems I’ve come to the wrong house."

Xie Changyi didn’t elaborate. With that, she signaled for the driver to leave.

But how could Song Shoucheng possibly let her leave just like that?

After all, he knew that this director and the young factory manager from Anong County were biological sisters!