Just a week after my husband’s death, my father-in-law was forcing me to have an abortion. “My son had azoospermia. Get rid of that bastard in your belly and get out!” he shouted. “You’re the one at fault here. You have no right to inherit my son’s estate!” I looked at my mother-in-law standing beside him, constantly retching. I clutched the medical report I had just received tightly in my hand. It was clear who actually had azoospermia. So where did my husband’s and mother-in-law’s fetuses come from? “Tell me, where did that bastard in your belly come from?” my father-in-law demanded. “How shameless! How could our family end up with such a promiscuous woman!” As soon as I opened the door, my father-in-law rushed in and slapped me hard across the face twice. “Bring out your lover right now. I’ll kill him today!” My father-in-law’s eyes were bloodshot as he violently shook my shoulders, interrogating me. I was stunned by the slaps and took a while to react. “Dad, what’s wrong with you?” I finally managed to ask. My father-in-law let go of me and started rummaging through the house: “My son had azoospermia. How could you possibly be pregnant with his child?” “Oh, my poor son! His body isn’t even cold yet, and he’s already wearing such a big green hat!” My vision went dark for a moment before I opened my mouth to explain: “That’s impossible. Jack was perfectly healthy. He definitely didn’t have azoospermia!” My father-in-law was so angry he was panting heavily: “You… you’re talking nonsense!” “It’s written in black and white. I’m not blind!” I clutched the medical report in my hand tightly, unsure of how to begin explaining.
My father-in-law was still seething with anger. “Emily, you committed adultery during your marriage. The evidence is conclusive. As the party at fault, you have absolutely no right to inherit my son’s estate!” My heart filled with bitterness, and tears began to flow. Could it be that he was deliberately slandering me for money? When my husband was alive, we were known as a model family in the neighborhood, admired by everyone. My husband loved and doted on me, and my in-laws treated me like their own daughter. My husband did leave behind a considerable inheritance, but in my heart, the relationship with my in-laws was priceless. He must be unable to bear the pain of burying his son, which is why he’s acting so out of character. Yes, that must be it! Thinking this, I forced a smile: “Dad, what are you saying? You know how much Jack and I loved each other!” “The baby in my belly is absolutely your flesh and blood grandchild! He’s already seven months along. How heartbroken he would be if he heard his own grandfather doubting him like this!” Hearing this, my father-in-law became even angrier. He grabbed my arm: “Shut up, you shameless woman!” “Our family won’t acknowledge such a bastard! Come with me to the hospital right now and get rid of it!” Being in late pregnancy, I almost fell when he pulled me. “Dad, please calm down! The doctor must have mixed up the reports!” As soon as I finished speaking, my mother-in-law, who had been standing silently in the corner, suddenly reacted. One hand lightly stroking her chest to calm herself, the other covering her mouth as she dry heaved, looking extremely uncomfortable. My heart sank. Ignoring my own predicament, I asked with concern: “Mom, are you alright?” My father-in-law let go of me and hurriedly helped my mother-in-law sit down. “Honey, you’re not taking care of yourself. Why were you just standing there?” “You need to be extra careful now. Sit down and rest!” I looked up at the window in surprise. Had the sun risen from the west today? How did my chauvinistic father-in-law suddenly turn into such a doting husband? Perhaps my husband’s sudden death had made my father-in-law realize the true meaning of life? My mother-in-law gently pushed away my father-in-law’s arm that was holding her. “I’m fine. Let’s focus on the matter at hand!” My father-in-law obeyed immediately, turning his head to glare at me fiercely: “We definitely won’t acknowledge that bastard in your belly. You must abort it today, there’s no room for discussion!” “Don’t even think about getting the house, car, or money. Otherwise, I’ll let the whole country know what a promiscuous woman you are!”
I ignored him and brought a cup of hot water to my mother-in-law. “Mom, are you feeling better? Is it your old stomach problem? Should I take you to the hospital?” My mother-in-law lowered her head without responding, but I could see her ears turning slightly red. Huh? My mother-in-law was acting a bit strange today! Everyone gets sick sometimes. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about seeing a doctor when you’re ill. Seeing me lost in thought, my father-in-law snatched the cup from my hand and smiled smugly: “Stomach problem? You wishful thinking bitch!” “I’m going to be a father again! I guess Jack couldn’t bear to leave us old folks alone, so he came back!” This was too much information to process at once. My mouth moved faster than my brain: “Jack has only been gone for seven days. Even if it were an early pregnancy, it wouldn’t show up on a test yet!” My mother-in-law’s thin shoulders began to tremble, and a wet patch quickly spread on her black pants… “Mom, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean anything by it.” “What did you mean then? Are you hoping our family line will end so that bastard in your belly can benefit?” my father-in-law snapped. My mother-in-law looked even more uncomfortable, her back hunched over as she covered her face with both hands. I rushed over anxiously: “Dad, look how upset Mom is. Stop talking nonsense and take her to the hospital!” My father-in-law smugly waved a piece of paper in my face: “We’ve already been to the hospital. The doctor praised me for being so virile at my age!” “Don’t think you’re the only one who can get pregnant, you shameless woman!” I looked at the hCG levels on the report, which were as high as several hundred thousand, and rubbed my eyes in confusion. So my mother-in-law really was pregnant??? But before my husband passed away, I had taken the whole family for a full-body check-up at the most authoritative hospital in the city. I had been busy with my husband’s funeral arrangements and only got the reports back today. Before they came in, I had been wondering. How could my father-in-law have azoospermia? Where did my husband come from then? The deceased is gone, so we’ll set aside the question of my husband’s origins for now. But this second child of my mother-in-law’s definitely couldn’t be my father-in-law’s! Seeing that I wasn’t saying anything, my father-in-law stood up and looked around the room I had prepared for the baby: “You shameless woman, you certainly don’t hold back when spending my son’s money!” “After we get rid of that little bastard in your belly, this room will be perfect for my son Guangyong.” It felt like two little people were fighting in my head. Should I say something or not?
If I don’t say anything, my father-in-law will be convinced that I’ve been unfaithful. But if I do speak up, it’s better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage. What if it affects the relationship my in-laws have built over many years? How could I face my husband in the afterlife? After a long while, I finally thought of a solution that could satisfy both sides: “Dad, I understand and sympathize with how you’re feeling.” “If you’re really worried, I can go to the hospital for an amniocentesis and paternity test.” “I’ve kept all of Jack’s belongings, so it would be easy to get a biological sample.” My father-in-law looked like a bundle of firecrackers about to explode: “Do you think I’m stupid? You probably bring your lover home every day. Who knows whose sample you’d use!” I frowned. Had my father-in-law gone mad with grief? Why was he being so unreasonable? If only he had raised these doubts before my husband was cremated. What could we do now… Seeing that my father-in-law was about to lose his temper again, I gritted my teeth and made a decision. At this point, I could only take a gamble. What if my father-in-law’s azoospermia was a recent condition? “How about we do the test with you? That can’t be faked!” I suggested quickly before he could explode. “As long as we can prove there’s a genetic relationship with you, it will prove my innocence!” My father-in-law was about to speak when my mother-in-law burst into tears. “We’re all family. We should settle this at home!” she cried. “There’s no need for any tests that will cause a scandal. Emily is still young. How will she face people if something goes wrong?” A strange feeling crept over me. What??? Was my mother-in-law trying to help me? Why did it sound so odd! Thinking about how good she had been to me in the past, I forced a smile: “Mom, it’s okay. The truth will come out!” “No one knows better than a mother whose child she’s carrying!” “Dad is getting on in years. There’s no need to trouble him over such a small matter. We can just do the test. The hospital will protect patient privacy!” My father-in-law reached out his hand to make a pact with me: “If that bastard in your belly has nothing to do with me, you must get rid of it immediately and get out of the Zhang family!” “Otherwise, your entire family will suffer the consequences!”
I looked at the bottles of expensive wine on the coffee table, feeling very upset. My father-in-law loved to drink, and these were wines my dad had painstakingly brought back all the way from France. If he knew that his usually friendly in-law was cursing his family behind his back, how heartbroken would my dad be! Before I could open my mouth to argue, my mother-in-law started crying even louder. “What are you trying to do? Do you want to drive me to my death?” “My poor son’s body isn’t even cold yet. Can’t we resolve this peacefully instead of tearing the family apart?” My heart tightened. It seemed like my mother-in-law had something else to say! I needed to think this through carefully. Generally speaking, cheating is a habitual behavior. So, could this not be my mother-in-law’s first time? What if my husband really wasn’t my father-in-law’s child? Then the baby would definitely have no genetic relationship with my father-in-law. If that were the case, with my husband gone, there would be no way to prove it. My father-in-law would direct all his anger at me. There would be no way for me to clear my name! What should I do? When my husband was dying, he held my hand tightly and wouldn’t let go. He only closed his eyes peacefully after I promised to take care of his parents as if they were my own. With that promise still ringing in my ears, how could I go back on my word? Suddenly, an idea struck me. I had thought of a solution that could satisfy everyone. I turned to look at my mother-in-law: “Mom, since you’ll need to have regular prenatal check-ups anyway, why don’t you do a paternity test with the baby?” I couldn’t help but applaud myself internally! Even if my father-in-law might not be my husband’s biological father, my mother-in-law must be his birth mother, right? This way, everyone’s face would be saved, and my father-in-law could let go of his suspicions about me! My mother-in-law was about to speak when my father-in-law interrupted her impatiently: “What paternity test? Why should we waste thousands of dollars for the sake of that bastard in your belly!” I choked up, almost crying out loud. Hand on heart, I had never shown the slightest disrespect to my in-laws. My husband’s body wasn’t even cold yet. How could they bear to humiliate his widow and unborn child like this? Tears kept falling, gradually blurring my vision.
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