Tears welled in her eyes but did not fall.
The man beside her grew agitated. He reached out to hold his mother's hand, then looked at Lu Zhengyao and accused, "I begged my mom to let me meet my biological father. There's no need for you to be so hostile the moment we meet!"
"From the looks of it, you're an irresponsible father!"
"Don't be so eager to claim a father. You definitely aren't my son." Lu Zhengyao waved a hand.
Lu Yunting's face darkened with anger. "We look so alike. Anyone can tell we're biologically related. Aren't you being too irresponsible?"
Lu Zhengyao said, "There are so many people in this world. Does that mean everyone who resembles me is my son?"
Lu Yunting wanted to say more, but Ye Qingya stopped him and gently shook her head.
Only then did Lu Yunting quiet down.
Ye Qingya wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and spoke through a choked voice. "Zhengyao, I know you're still angry that I took the money and left back then, but I was just an ordinary person. I couldn't afford to offend the Lu family. I was carrying your child at the time. If I hadn't taken the money and left, your mother might have wanted both of us dead!"
"Now that the child is grown and wants to know who his father is, I brought him here to acknowledge you. If you refuse to acknowledge him, I won't blame you."
Lu Zhengyao nodded. "Fine. I won't acknowledge him. Do you have anything else to say?"
Ye Qingya was immediately at a loss.
She had deliberately retreated to advance, yet Lu Zhengyao did not fall for it at all.
One look at Lu Zhengyao, and Song Shi'an knew there was no room