Li Ye unlocked the door and entered the house. He found it spotless inside; clearly, his younger sister Li Juan came by often to clean.
"Ah..."
Li Ye sighed softly, set out the braised meat, took two wine glasses, and poured Li Kaijian a drink.
"Dad, you came to the capital this time to find me because of my unborn younger brother or sister, right?"
"..."
Li Kaijian froze for a moment, then picked up his glass and slowly drained it.
"So you already knew?"
Li Ye nodded, turning his wine glass with his fingers as he slowly asked, "Grandma called Older Sister about this. What do Grandpa and Grandma think?"
Li Kaijian slowly shook his head. "Your grandma won't interfere. Your grandpa told me to come find you."
"..."
Li Ye gave a faint smile and asked, "Then why did you go to find Older Sister first?"
Li Kaijian silently looked at Li Ye. Only after a long while did he say, "Stop asking so many questions. Just give me an answer. Will you acknowledge this younger brother or sister of yours... or not?"
"Acknowledge them or not?" Li Ye asked oddly. "Dad, what do you mean by that?"
Li Kaijian's lips trembled. In a shaking voice, he said, "If you acknowledge the child, then find a way to let her give birth. If you don't... she'll abort it."
Clatter!
Li Ye's hand shook, and his wine glass tipped over on the table, spilling wine everywhere.
He stared at Li Kaijian in shock. A full five seconds later, he said angrily, "Pa, what nonsense are you talking about? Is this something I get to decide? That's a human life!"
"I know it's a human life too."
Li Kaijian muttered that sentence, then covered his face with both hands and