Chapter 16 : Desperate Measures

• When Zhang Fenghong heard that they were going to ask for money, her eyes lit up. She had tasted the sweetness of the compensation money from Jiang Yue's father and naturally wanted more.
• Moreover, she was Jiang Yue's aunt, and it was only right to show filial respect to her elders!
• After discussing it, they quickly packed up and headed towards the Gu family.
• As soon as they stepped into the Gu family, the valuable items that exuded an air of elegance caught Su Miaomiao's attention. She couldn't help but feel that each item was worth millions of dollars.
• This was what a true aristocratic family looked like.
• In comparison, the Shen family could only be considered wealthy, but they couldn't compare to the Gu family.
• Su Miaomiao was dazzled, and Zhang Fenghong was even more so. Their naive expressions made the maid standing nearby unable to hide her disgust.
• "Please follow me," the butler said.
• As Jiang Yue's relatives, the butler specially sought permission from the old lady before personally leading them to the separate courtyard.
• Jiang Yue had just returned not long ago when he was informed that his relatives had come to visit. He furrowed his brows, thinking of Su Miaomiao whom he had met at the hospital.
• It seemed that she hadn't given up.
• After some consideration, Jiang Yue decided to meet them, just in case.
• The meeting took place in a small living room on the second floor.
• As soon as Su Miaomiao saw Jiang Yue, her eyes turned slightly jealous.
• The maid was still the same one as before, standing not far away without any intention of leaving.
• Su Miaomiao showed a look of disdain and said sarcastically, "We haven't seen each other for so long as relatives. It's not appropriate for a servant to stand here, right?"
• Jiang Yue remained silent, and the maid didn't pay any attention to Su Miaomiao.
• How audacious!
• Zhang Fenghong wanted to shout, but Su Miaomiao stopped her in time.
• She looked at Jiang Yue and smiled, "Cousin, are you sure we can talk privately later without anyone listening?"
• Looking at Su Miaomiao's sly smile, Jiang Yue frowned.
• Knowing Su Miaomiao, she had a bad feeling in her heart.
• She had no choice but to ask the maid to leave first.
• So, only the three of them were left.
• As soon as the maid left, Su Miaomiao revealed her true intentions. She opened her mouth and said, "Jiang Yue, is the child in your belly not from the Gu family?"
• Could a dying cripple still have children?
• Su Miaomiao thought it was highly unlikely.
• But whether it was true or not didn't matter. What mattered was Jiang Yue's attitude.
• Jiang Yue's expression turned cold, and she said directly, "What do you want to say?"
• "One million!" Zhang Fenghong was more direct than Su Miaomiao, showing a greedy expression. "If you don't give it, we will tell the Gu family that you are not innocent!"
• Shameless!
• Jiang Yue's fingers trembled with anger.
• Her innocence had been taken away by Shen Lin and Su Miaomiao's scheme. Now they wanted to threaten her in return!
• How could there be such shameless people in the world!
• "The Gu family won't believe you. This child is Mr. Gu's," Jiang Yue said calmly, but her palms were sweating.
• She knew she couldn't easily compromise, especially since she didn't have one million!
• Su Miaomiao was prepared and expected that Jiang Yue would deny it. She continued, "The Gu family will believe me because I can tell them everything that happened. Room 309 at the Silver Capital Hotel a month ago. Cousin, have you forgotten? But it doesn't matter, I not only remembered it for you, but I also took photos!"
• At such a crucial moment, she naturally took photos.
• Every time she saw Jiang Yue being surrounded by a group of men and forced to drink, she felt a sense of satisfaction!
• "Su Miaomiao, you're despicable!" Jiang Yue didn't expect that Su Miaomiao had kept photos.
• If the photos were seen by the Gu family, they could easily find out that she was not innocent.
• Even if Gu Jinyan didn't say anything, people would find out that the child in her belly was not from the Gu family!
• The two confronted each other, completely unaware that someone was standing at the entrance of the living room, not knowing when they had arrived.
• Gu Pingyi's eyes widened in surprise. He never expected to overhear such a thing by chance.
• Room 309 at the Silver Capital Hotel...
• He pondered for a moment.
• His brows furrowed.
• Wasn't 309 Gu Jinyan's room number?
• Gu Pingyi's expression turned ugly.
• He never expected that Jiang Yue was the woman from that night. He had been wondering if the child in her belly might not be Gu Jinyan's, but now it seemed certain!
• He absolutely couldn't let Jiang Yue keep this child, otherwise, all his plans would be ruined!
• Su Miaomiao was not afraid of Jiang Yue's anger. She was the one in the advantageous position now!
• She was the one who held Jiang Yue's fate in her hands!
• "So what if I'm despicable? One million is already a cheap price for you!" Su Miaomiao sneered condescendingly. "The Gu family believes that this child is Gu Jinyan's, so one million is nothing to them, right?"
• The eldest grandson of the Gu family couldn't be worth only one million.
• Jiang Yue trembled with anger.
• Facing the shameless Su Miaomiao, she wanted to drive them away.
• But...
• She closed her eyes, then opened them again, clenching her fists. "I don't have one million now. If you want money, you'll have to wait until the child is born."
• How long would that take!
• Zhang Fenghong immediately objected, shouting, "No! You must give us the money as soon as possible!"
• Seeing Zhang Fenghong's vulgar appearance, Jiang Yue's face turned numb, and she said coldly, "If I don't have it, then I don't have it. We'll just have to face the consequences. You know very well that I'm not innocent, and yet you sent me to the Gu family. Do you think the Gu family will let you off easily?"