After speaking, she grabbed a throw pillow from beside her and threw it forcefully at her stepfather.
The stepfather didn't dodge. The pillow knocked his gold-rimmed glasses askew. He calmly raised a hand to straighten them and looked at He Yao's mother.
He's mom stood up abruptly, furious.
"He Yao, talking nicely to you is useless, isn't it? You have to make me resort to force? You curse at everyone, you're completely out of control now!"
He Yao looked at her love-struck mother and felt a wave of despair.
"I'm not just talking about him, but you, and all of you! Get out! Never come to my house again, now, immediately!"
This time, even her uncle couldn't stay seated.
"This girl is truly lawless. No wonder you all talk about her."
"Why waste more words? Listen to her uncle, take her to the hospital, and then report it. I don't believe we can't deal with her!"
With that, He Chuan was very agitated and was the first to step forward and offer his assistance.
He grabbed one of He Yao's arms, intending to pull her up.
He Yao remained on the sofa, kicking at him with her feet while yelling at them.
"You hypocrites, all you know is how to bully me, exploit me. What other skills do you have?"
"Mom, don't you know what kind of person your pillow-talk companion truly is? You're pushing your own daughter into a fiery pit. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"I'm not going! I'd rather die than go today! Let go of me!"
She wanted to reach for her phone to call Zhan Jing Rui, but her strength was no match for He Chuan.
In just a few moves, she was pulled onto the floor, and her phone was snatched by her aunt.
He Chuan, whose anger had been building since yesterday, finally found an outlet. He pinned her arm down with his knee, applying intense pressure.
"There are so many of us. Do you think you can resist alone? If you don't want to suffer, then just listen obediently. Otherwise, we'll take you to the hospital even if we have to knock you unconscious!"
"He Chuan, you scumbag! You have your own mess to deal with, what right do you have to judge me? Let go… Ah!"
Her left shoulder, which had recently healed, seemed to have split open again. He Yao was in so much pain that she didn't dare to speak.
Soon, she was unceremoniously dragged out by everyone, pushed into a car, and taken to the hospital like a prisoner.
In the dead of winter, He Yao broke out in a sweat from the pain.
Instead of taking her to the orthopedics department first, they went directly to gynecology.
Restrained by her mother and aunt, she was forced to undergo examinations. The results came back in less than half an hour.
Not only had she become intimate with Zhan Jing Rui, but she was also pregnant.
Upon hearing this news, her aunt and mother displayed a mixture of shock and joy.
They examined the report multiple times, asking the doctor,
"Is it true? Are you sure, doctor? Is she really pregnant?"
The doctor, growing impatient, replied, "It's true. It's certain. If you don't believe it, you can get another check-up at another hospital."
"I say, how did a child this young end up in this situation? Did something happen unexpectedly? Should we report it to the police?"
Hearing this news, He Yao's first reaction was as if lightning had struck her.
Although her maturity far surpassed her peers, and she had been the one to initiate everything, she truly liked Zhan Jing Rui, and he liked her too. She never regretted being with him.
However, when the actual outcome was revealed, she still found it difficult to accept.
After all, they were both still young.
She could let herself go and accept this fate, but Zhan Jing Rui could not.
Although she didn't know what his family did, or how much influence they had, or how his family would react to this news, she knew it would be far from good for him.
He still had to attend good schools, perhaps even pursue further studies abroad, and eventually marry a well-matched, wealthy, and beautiful woman.
He Yao was merely a fleeting, insignificant interlude in his life's journey. He would absolutely not accept this outcome…
What a pity, He Yao really liked Zhan Jing Rui.
He was so outstanding, so handsome, and their child would surely be as good as him.
If circumstances allowed, He Yao would have been quite willing to have his child.
"Of course, we have to report it! My daughter is so young and she encountered this, and she hid it from us! We must report it! We can't let that scumbag get away with it!"
Her mother's shriek pulled He Yao back to reality.
Doctors have a responsibility and obligation to report certain situations to the authorities when patients encounter specific circumstances.
Therefore, upon hearing her mother's words, the doctor immediately took the matter seriously.
He Yao complexly touched her stomach, enduring the pain in her arm. Amidst their further discussions, she took a step forward.
"It was voluntary. There's no need to report it."
The doctor turned around and stared at her pale face.
"What do you mean? Was this consensual love or…?"
"It was voluntary," He Yao repeated. "It has nothing to do with them. It's really not necessary."
"What's not necessary? How old are you? You were deceived! He hasn't shown up, not even a word of explanation, acting like a complete coward, and you're still defending him?"
Her aunt gestured to the doctor.
"Report it, report it! Please, doctor, help us report it!"
He Yao covered her stomach, her eyes red, and turned to her aunt, suddenly roaring.
"Shut up! What business is it of yours? When I needed you to step in, when I needed your genuine concern, where were you? Now you know how to pretend to be a good person!"
"I started doing your laundry when I was eight, washing your dirty clothes during your period. Where was your concern then?"
"In the dead of winter, while your family gathered around the electric heater, eating melon seeds and watching TV, I was alone in the cold bathroom, scrubbing the toilet and mopping the floor. Where was your concern then?"
"When I was hit on the hand with chopsticks by you for wanting another piece of meat, where was your concern then?"
"Every time I clashed with He Chuan and he beat me, and even stole the money I had saved for books, where was your concern then?"
"What's your motive for coming here today? Do you think reporting this will allow you to extort a substantial sum from that person, and you can split it with my mother?"
"Let me tell you, I won't let you succeed! Even if the police come, I'll say the same thing: it was voluntary! In fact, I forced him. If anyone is to be arrested, it should be me!"
Her aunt's face flushed and paled. Trembling, she looked at the doctor, then at He Yao's mother, and pointed at He Yao, saying.
"This child has gone mad. This child is truly mentally ill, an ungrateful wretch!"
"Fine. Since you're saying that about me, consider all these years of kindness repaid in vain! I won't meddle in your family affairs anymore. Do whatever you want, I'm leaving!"
Saying that, she pretended to leave, but He Yao's mother grabbed her hand.
"Sister-in-law, the child is young and doesn't know any better. And after such a major event, she's understandably confused. Please don't be upset with her."
"If you leave, I won't be able to control her alone. For my sake, please don't be upset with her."
Seeing He Yao's mother's accommodating attitude, her aunt grudgingly returned.