“I understand what you mean by finding a donor, but what do you mean by surrogacy?” Needless to say, everyone present knew what it was, but they just wanted clarification from Grandma Su.
Even Grandma Su herself knew that she had gone overboard. She only responded after a long silence. “Since Ya’s eggs are useless, it goes without saying that she won’t be able to have kids. Fortunately, there are many women willing to sell their eggs. And if that fails as well, then do a natural surrogacy. The doctor said that kids conceived this way turn out intelligent.”
Lin Xinyan took in a deep breath.
“Grandma…”
“Su Zhan.” Lin Xinyan held herself back and looked towards Su Zhan. “What do you think?”
“I will never do anything that would hurt Qin Ya,” Su Zhan insisted with determination.
“How is having a child going to hurt her?” Grandma Su yelled.
Qin Ya closed her eyes. She knew that this day would eventually come, but she just did not expect it to come so soon.
Trembling, Qin Ya opened her eyes. “Su Zhan, let’s get a divorce…”
“I won’t divorce you!” Su Zhan interrupted her as soon as those words left her mouth. He knelt down in front of her. “I won’t bend to Grandma’s will. I will never betray you.”
All Qin Ya did in response was to give him a cold, mournful smile.
“As matters stand, do you think all our efforts were worth it?” Qin Ya sighed as if she understood everything. “It’s all my fault.”
Her eyelids fluttered and her eyes welled up with tears. “Su Zhan, you’ve already hurt me twice.”
“Qin Ya…”
Su Zhan grasped her hands. “Please believe me…”
Qin Ya shook her head. “There’s no other way out.”
Lin Xinyan dared not imagine how bad it was for Qin Ya to live in the same house as those two. No person could possibly stay sane in that kind of atmosphere every day. It’s no wonder Su Zhan moved out with her.
She shifted her gaze to Grandma Su. “No matter how this turns out, I have to say my piece.”
Su Zhan looked at her.
“You support their divorce too, right?” Grandma Su asked.
Lin Xinyan pursed her lips. “Yes.”
“Xinyan, you-”
“Listen to me!” Lin Xinyan interrupted Su Zhan. She took a deep breath. “I’m Qin Ya’s only family in this country, so I feel her suffering as my own!”
She looked at Su Zhan. “You know very well how you two got together, right?”
Su Zhan frowned.
“If I knew that things were going to turn out this way, I would’ve never agreed to your marriage!” Lin Xinyan continued. “Back at Baicheng, you only got together with her because Grandma was nagging at you to get married, so we came to B City even though your feelings for each other weren’t even that strong yet. I don’t need to remind you of what happened when your ex-girlfriend came back, right? You all know what happened. So tell me, who was the one who suffered the most?”
Her gaze fell on Grandma Su. “You know it well too, don’t you? Was Qin Ya born infertile? How did she end up like this? You know full well what caused it.”
Grandma Su did not dare meet Lin Xinyan’s gaze, because she knew that Lin Xinyan was right. The person who suffered the most was indeed Qin Ya. However, all she wanted was for the Su family to have a successor. She would never accept Su Zhan being the one to end the family line.
“This b*stard didn’t cherish her even when she was pregnant with his child! As to why she suffered a miscarriage…”
Lin Xinyan turned to Su Zhan. “I’m sure you know why.”
Su Zhan lowered his head, trembling from head to toe.
“For a woman to become like this… Do you know how painful it is for Qin Ya to not able to have her own child?” These words were directed to Su Zhan but were really meant for Grandma Su.
“Not only did she lose her child, but she also had to suffer the disastrous aftermath. That’s how she ended up like this! Tell me, whose fault is that?” Lin Xinyan demanded. “Anyone else would have already gone insane if they had to go through what she did. She’s tried to stay strong all this while. Even forgiving Su Zhan was a big effort on her part. I should never have tried to set you two up with each other. I thought you two should be together because you had feelings for each other, but now I know I was wrong. Su Zhan, I was foolish enough to think that after everything that she’s been through, you would finally cherish her to make up for all the times she’s been hurt. But what have you done?”
Lin Xinyan’s words were as sharp as a knife.
She couldn’t believe that Grandma Su would act so heartless towards Qin Ya just because she wants a grandchild.
Lin Xinyan helped Qin Ya up. “I’m taking Ya home with me today to give you some time to think. Once you’re done, come to the villa.”
“Hey!” Grandma Su had originally hoped that Lin Xinyan could help her persuade Su Zhan. Contrary to her expectations, she became the subject of her criticisms as well. “You can’t take Ya away!” She shouted.
