Zhao Shuyao covered her mouth and rushed into the restroom.
After Zhao Shuyao finished vomiting, the man touched his face, his expression a mixture of amusement and helplessness. "Am I so repulsive that you want to throw up?"
Zhao Shuyao waved her hand. "No, no, no. My stomach has been upset lately, and I've been feeling nauseous. It has nothing to do with you, Dr. Xiang."
"Is that so? Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?"
Xiang scanned her abdomen, a thought seeming to cross his mind, and his brow furrowed.
"I did. There's nothing wrong, but perhaps they didn't check thoroughly. I'll go again tomorrow..."
Xiang said in a low voice, "Have you and Qin Yusheng been intimate these past few months?"
Zhao Shuyao's beautiful eyes widened. "Dr. Xiang, you..."
The man looked at her seriously. "Answer me."
"Yes... right before the divorce..."
Counting on her fingers, it had been nearly a month and a half since she divorced Qin Yusheng.
"Go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to register, right now... Never mind, I'll buy you a pregnancy test."
Xiang said this and walked out.
It wasn't until Xiang disappeared from her sight that Zhao Shuyao finally grasped the meaning of his words.
She was pregnant?!
This must be a joke. How could it be possible!
She absolutely could not be carrying Qin Yusheng's child!
Fear surged from her heart to the top of her head.
Zhao Shuyao trembled uncontrollably with fear.
Before Xiang could return with the pregnancy test, she had already gone downstairs.
She hailed a taxi and went to the hospital.
It wasn't until three in the afternoon that she registered and had her examination. kanδん
By five o'clock, the results were out, and Zhao Shuyao paid the fees with the examination report.
She walked out of the hospital and stood at the entrance.
Only then did Zhao Shuyao tremblingly open the examination report in her hand.
She skipped directly past the examination process and looked at the results.
Her mind went blank with a loud boom.
The hospital was very lively at this time, with people coming and going, creating a lot of noise.
Zhao Shuyao, however, could not hear anything, as if she had lost her hearing.
She was pregnant.
It was Qin Yusheng's child.
Impossible, how could it be? It was only that one time, and she had even miscarried once before. How could she be pregnant? She must have misread it.
Zhao Shuyao rubbed her eyes and looked at the examination report again.
Perhaps because she had rubbed her eyes, she could see it even more clearly.
In plain black and white, it clearly stated that she was pregnant.
Her phone vibrated, but Zhao Shuyao didn't notice.
By the time she realized it, a man was already standing in front of her.
It was Xiang.
"Why did you run over here by yourself without saying a word? And you're wearing so little. What if you catch a cold? What are you doing at the hospital?"
Xiang glanced at the report in Zhao Shuyao's hand, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Are the results out?"
He received only Zhao Shuyao's silent reply.
"It seems the situation is not optimistic."
Xiang's eyes deepened, a strange emotion swirling within them.
Zhao Shuyao threw herself into the man's arms, holding him tightly.
It was like grasping a life-saving straw.
"Dr. Xiang, I can't keep this child. I can't..."
"I know, I know."
The man took off his coat and draped it over Zhao Shuyao's shoulders.
Zhao Shuyao's eyes were wet with tears.
She raised her misty, tear-filled eyes and looked at the man in front of her. "This child cannot stay. It's still very early. I want to abort this child as soon as possible. Even if I never have the chance to get pregnant again, I cannot keep this child."
Qin Yusheng's child was an illegitimate offspring.
She would not allow any trace of Qin Yusheng to remain.
When did the boy she had a crush on in her youth suddenly become an enemy?
Zhao Shuyao was suddenly overcome with sadness.
She was truly a failure as a person, having grasped nothing in the end.
She opened her five fingers, making a grasping motion, but her palm held nothing.
It was ephemeral, just like her life.
"You need rest. I'll take you to a hotel."
The man booked her a suite. Perhaps Zhao Shuyao was tired; she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow, not even having time to change her clothes.
The man helped Zhao Shuyao take off her shoes, covered her with a quilt, and stood by the bed for a while.
Many thoughts of kissing Zhao Shuyao welled up in his heart, but he ultimately restrained himself.
When Zhao Shuyao woke up, she felt heavy-headed and disoriented. She struggled to get up and took a shower.
When she came out, she opened the bedroom door and found the dining room filled with a variety of Chinese breakfasts.
Dr. Xiang...
Who exactly was he?
Even in the capital, he had managed to become the vice president of Shengshi Group without anyone noticing.
Zhao Shuyao looked at the dazzling array of breakfasts, feeling a sense of suffocation.
The aroma that wafted towards her immediately dispelled her thoughts.
She sat down and started eating.
She hadn't eaten anything yesterday and was so hungry her back was touching her stomach. Zhao Shuyao ate a lot, and by the end, she was numb. She was still eating even when she could barely manage it.
Until her stomach swelled into a round ball, Zhao Shuyao let out a burp and collapsed onto the sofa.
She closed her eyes, and within seconds, she was fast asleep...
When Xiang finished his work and came over, he found Zhao Shuyao curled up on the sofa, sleeping soundly.
There was mayonnaise sauce on the corner of her mouth.
Clearly, she had just fallen asleep.
Eating and then sleeping, just like a little pig.
He smiled helplessly and covered Zhao Shuyao with a soft blanket.
However, Zhao Shuyao was soon awakened by the ringing of her phone.
The call was from Le Yanran.
Because she was too sleepy, Zhao Shuyao didn't answer the phone and simply put it aside.
But Le Yanran called several times in a row.
Zhao Shuyao, feeling helpless, finally picked up the phone.
"Hello..."
"Why isn't your phone working? Why do you always mess up at crucial moments? What's wrong with you? You never care about family matters. I'm always the one taking care of Mom and Dad when they're sick or in trouble. Are you really my sister? Are you really this family's daughter? You disappoint me so much. I really don't know what to say to you!"
As soon as Le Yanran answered the phone, she launched into a barrage of scolding.
Zhao Shuyao rubbed her ear, and due to her morning grumpiness, her tone was not pleasant. "What do you want me for?"
"What do I want? Don't you know Dad had an accident? He was fired and beaten, and now he's hospitalized. Your job isn't as good as mine, so why aren't you going to see Dad? What exactly do you want? You're so indifferent, so heartless!"
Zhao Shuyao was stunned.
Her sleepiness vanished in an instant.
She became clear-headed.
"Dad was beaten? How is he now?"
"You still have the nerve to ask? I'm telling you, if anything happens to Dad, I won't let you off either. You'd better take leave immediately and go home to see Mom and Dad. Mom is all alone at home, and you haven't contributed anything to the family all these years..."
Le Yanran continued to nag and criticize.
Zhao Shuyao hung up the phone, bought a plane ticket online, and then struggled to get up from the sofa.
As soon as she got up, she saw the man standing in front of her.