As Wei Yumeng pondered, the servants inside suddenly came out and called.
"The young madam is back."
Wei Yumeng jolted back to reality at the servants' startled voices.
"Yes, I'm back."
"Young madam, please go inside quickly. Master and Madam are waiting for you."
She looked aside in confusion and asked, "Waiting for me?"
"Yes, this morning, Master discovered that Eldest Young Master could actually stand up. He was so happy that he was about to ask you about it."
Mentioning this matter, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He could stand up, hehe, he could stand up long ago, right? The Zhan family just didn't know.
Seeing her smile eerily, the servant shivered.
"Young madam, aren't you happy?"
Wei Yumeng took a deep breath. "It's nothing. I'll go in then."
Entering the living room, all the members of the Zhan family were present, even Feng Shiyi did not miss the occasion.
Master Zhan sat in the main seat, beaming with joy.
"Yumeng, where have you been? Do you know that Ah Han can stand up? This is simply the greatest joyous occasion for our Zhan family in so many years. It seems that fortune teller was right, that a daughter from the Wei family can truly help Ah Han stand up."
Wen Yulan, however, did not believe in such superstitions.
"Dad, Ah Han's leg condition has been like this for so many years. How could it be cured overnight? I think there must be something wrong here."
Feng Shiyi stared at Wei Yumeng and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Why are you wearing pajamas and coming back from outside? Did you... not stay at the Zhan family last night?"
Wen Yulan had been looking for an opportunity to catch Wei Yumeng red-handed, and now Feng Shiyi had provided it. This Feng Shiyi was somewhat useful.
Her expression immediately turned serious, and she adopted the demeanor of the matriarch.
"Wei Yumeng, where exactly were you last night? Coming back in pajamas early in the morning, did you really go out with some man?"
Feng Shiyi also would not let Wei Yumeng off the hook. She had waited for such an opportunity for so long, only for this woman to get there first.
Just one step away, if Wen Yulan and Master Zhan had spoken up, Master Zhan might have agreed to their request. Who knew that there would be such a twist, with Wei Yumeng suddenly appearing?
"Auntie, don't blame her. In the first place, she didn't want to marry Mo Han Gege. It was because of the engagement between the Wei and Zhan families, and Grandpa heard from a fortune teller that only if a daughter from the Wei family married into the family would Mo Han Gege have hope of standing up. Now that Mo Han Gege is well, she naturally has to go to the person she likes. It's not strange."
Wen Yulan slapped the table. "Even so, she is now a daughter-in-law of the Zhan family and represents the honor of the Zhan family. How dare she go out to meet men in broad daylight? Wei Yumeng, quickly confess, who is that man?"
Wei Yumeng finally realized that this was a banquet of deception. They were not celebrating Zhan Mohan, but rather using her mistake against her.
She let out a cold laugh, no longer timid but filled with defiance and integrity.
"I went to the hospital to be with my mother."
Wen Yulan sneered and looked around at the people present.
"Going to the hospital in pajamas to accompany your mother, this is the first time I've heard of such a thing."
"Is there a problem with that? Who says I can't wear pajamas to accompany my mother?"
Wei Yumeng boldly questioned Wen Yulan, her words and actions not exceeding propriety.
Zhan Yichen remained silent, sitting in his chair and carefully observing her. He noticed that her complexion was pale, completely devoid of color, and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
However, this did not prove her words to be true. If she was hurt by a faithless man, crying would be normal.
For now, he would not comment.
Wen Yulan had seriously underestimated Wei Yumeng. She had tolerated her before, but now that she had someone on the outside, there was no need to tolerate her anymore, was there?
"Hmph! I think you really went to be with that man. Coming back in pajamas, what else needs to be said? Since we already know, I advise you to confess honestly, who is the wild man who made you pregnant!"
Zhan Mohan suddenly stood up. His movement drew all eyes to him, including Wei Yumeng's.
She glanced sideways at the man in a perfectly tailored black suit, his fringe casting a shadow on his stern face.
Master Zhan also looked at him with a strange gaze.
"Ah Han, what do you want to say?"
"Regarding the wild man my mother mentioned, I think I should offer an explanation."
His words were like a bomb exploding in the living room, astonishing everyone.
Even the servants began to whisper amongst themselves.
"What's going on? Could it be that Eldest Young Master already knew and tacitly allowed the young madam to do this?"
"No way, our Eldest Young Master is such a spirited person. Even when he couldn't stand up, he never caused anyone trouble. How could he tolerate such betrayal?"
"It's not really betrayal, is it? After all, she was with that man before she married in. Didn't our young master snatch him away?"
It was unclear which servant suddenly blurted out this sentence. Master Zhan shot a cold glance, and the servants immediately fell silent.
Wen Yulan was anxious. "Ah Han, tell me, what exactly is going on? Could it be that you even know the man who made Wei Yumeng pregnant?"
Zhan Mohan's face showed no particular expression; he was as calm as Mount Tai.
"Because the person who made her pregnant was me."
"What!" Wen Yulan's eyes widened, she could not believe these words came from Zhan Mohan's mouth.
The most shocked person in the room was Wei Yumeng. It was like a bolt from the blue. She stood there stunned, motionless. Then, her pupils gradually turned towards Zhan Mohan, her trembling lips parted slightly, as if she had something to say but could not.
After a long pause, she managed to utter a few words through gritted teeth.
"You... what did you say?"
At this point, he had nothing left to hide.
"Otherwise, why do you think I helped you so much? If you hadn't betrayed me, what would your mother's life and death have to do with me?"
His voice was devoid of any emotion, cold as ice shards, and a chilling cold swept over Wei Yumeng.
Wen Yulan remained silent, not because she didn't know what to say, but because she suddenly understood something.
So the photo that Sister Li investigated last time, that figure in the background was not Yichen, but Zhan Mohan. His legs had already recovered at that time, and he had been faking it for so long.
Good for you, Zhan Mohan, for deceiving the entire family.
Master Zhan was also very surprised. His grandson had always been inscrutable. Even he sometimes couldn't figure out what Zhan Mohan was thinking.
However, since Wei Yumeng's previous child was his grandson, it didn't matter. As long as it wasn't someone else's, it was all good.
Ah Han had not married the wrong person. This would also prevent troublemakers from digging up the past and causing more storms.
Feng Shiyi felt utterly bewildered. How could this be? They shouldn't have known each other before. If they did, Mo Han Gege would have known from the first day Wei Yumeng married into the Zhan family, and he wouldn't have treated her that way.
This meant that even if they had relations, Wei Yumeng didn't know it was Mo Han Gege at the time.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and a strange glint flashed within them.
"Then, Sister Yumeng, I'd like to ask, why didn't you know it was Mo Han Gege at the time? You two didn't know each other, so how did you end up together?"
In front of the elders, she naturally couldn't speak too directly, so it was better to be more subtle.
Zhan Yichen suddenly muttered, "No wonder my mother asked me last time if I had been to the hotel. So... that figure was Eldest Brother."
Hearing Zhan Yichen's words, Master Zhan sensed something was amiss.
"Yichen, what were you just saying? Could it be that this matter also involves your mother?"
"Grandpa, it's not that. Last time my mother called me into her room and asked if I had been to a hotel and met any women. I hadn't met anyone. I was just out drinking with some friends that day and slept at the hotel. My mother... probably thought it was me with this woman..."
He didn't need to say the rest; he believed everyone present understood.
Master Zhan's stern gaze immediately swept towards Wen Yulan. "What is going on? You explain!"