"Back then, I was just a poor young man, a junior employee in your grandfather’s company. Through my hard work, I rose to the position of section chief. Later, by chance, I met your mother. We developed a mutual affection and started dating.

Not long after that, your mother took me to meet your grandfather. I thought for sure he would oppose our marriage, but unexpectedly, he admired me and agreed to let your mother marry me.

I was very happy at the time, thinking I had finally realized my worth and found someone who appreciated me. Who would have thought I was just a scapegoat for them!"

At this point, Song Huaizhong snorted angrily, his eyes filled with fury.

"A scapegoat?" Song Yinyin was stunned.

What did that mean?

Song Huaizhong said with disdain, "Do you know the real reason your grandfather chose me as his son-in-law?"

"What reason?" She frowned.

"Hmph! Your grandfather didn’t truly admire me. It was simply because I was naive, easy to manipulate, and easy to control!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"..."

"It was later I found out that before your mother met me, she was already pregnant with another man’s child! The reason she married me was because I could serve as a temporary father! Isn’t that the definition of a scapegoat?!"

"..." Song Yinyin’s mouth fell open in shock, unable to believe what she was hearing.

But before she could gather her thoughts, Song Huaizhong continued his accusations:

"Hmph, who knows which useless guy got your mother pregnant and didn’t have the courage to admit it, leaving me to shoulder such a heavy burden!"

Recalling the humiliation from those years, Song Huaizhong gnashed his teeth in anger.

Song Yinyin held back her anger and asked, "How can you be so sure that my mother had another man outside? It might be your misunderstanding?"

"A misunderstanding? Hmph, I told you, I have evidence!"

"What evidence? Tell me."

Song Yinyin pressed her lips tightly together, her hands at her sides clenching unconsciously.

Seeing her trembling in anxiety, Lu Jihan gently grasped her hand, interlocking their fingers, his thumb softly caressing her palm, signaling her to calm down.

Feeling the warmth from his hand, Song Yinyin relaxed a bit.

At this moment, Song Huaizhong said, "I found a man’s sweater in your mother’s wardrobe. That sweater had definitely been worn by someone and had a faint herbal scent."

"You can determine my mother had another man just by a sweater? It could have been my grandfather’s!" Song Yinyin sharply pointed out the suspicion.

But Song Huaizhong said, "Your grandfather always stayed at the company, and he always smelled of ink. Moreover, I checked that sweater. It had the words ’Zimo’ embroidered on it by your mother’s own hand, dated back to Qixi Festival twenty-five years ago! I only met your mother a month after that Qixi Festival. Now you tell me, if that wasn’t her ex-boyfriend, who could it be?!"

"..." Song Yinyin covered her mouth, rendered speechless, unable to refute.

It was said that her grandmother was the daughter of a large family decades ago and was famous for her embroidery skills. It was probably inherited from her grandmother that her mother also had superb embroidery skills.

If such a sweater truly existed, the embroidery on it would indeed be the best evidence.

But could this alone prove she was the child of her mother and another man?

All she heard was Song Huaizhong, filled with righteous indignation, saying: "Since I discovered that sweater, I’ve started to suspect that your mother chose me just to find a father for the child in her belly!"