The ambulance arrived quickly. Chen Youbin, wanting to know immediately if the child in his mother's womb was still alive, secretly got into the ambulance.
Chen Dawei, whose attention was entirely on Chen's mother, didn't notice him. Chen's mother was soon taken to the emergency room.
As soon as the emergency room door closed, Chen's father looked at Chen Youbin, who was cowering by the chair, and got angry.
"Why did you do that? That's your mother."
He retorted, sticking out his neck, "You wanted to abandon me, so you chose not to want me first."
"Take your anger out on me. How could you lay hands on your mother?"
"Hmph."
"You little beast."
As Chen Dawei spoke, he took off his belt and whipped Chen Youbin. Passersby tried to stop him. Upon learning the truth, they all pointed fingers at Chen Youbin.
"This kind of child, he's just not had enough education. He saw it on TV and dared to do it to his own mother, not afraid of causing a death."
"Alas, who can say otherwise. This child is so selfish, surely he doesn't want his mother to have another child to compete with him for favor."
"People like this should be taught a lesson, otherwise, they'll just become scumbags in society."
"If I were him, I'd beat him to death. What he did is worse than an animal, and she's your own mother."
"Look at this child, so fair and tender, wearing branded clothes. His family must treat him well, so why is he so heartless?"
"Some people, you know, are just born bad."
"Or perhaps it's developed later. You can't spoil children too much; even the best sapling will be ruined."
"Ahhh~ Dad, I know I was wrong. Stop hitting me, I'm going to die from the pain."
"You know you're wrong, but I don't think you really do."
"Dad, I beg you, please stop hitting me. If you hit me any more, I'll die."
Soon, security guards came to dissuade him. He couldn't vent his anger in the hospital, so Chen Youbin escaped. The onlookers dispersed but continued to discuss the matter.
At this moment, the emergency room door opened, and Chen Dawei immediately rushed over to ask the doctor.
"Doctor, how are my wife and child?"
The doctor took off his mask. "Your wife is fine."
Hearing this, Chen Dawei's heart was in his throat. Chen Youbin also beamed with joy; it was just like the plot in a TV show.
"Your wife wasn't pregnant. Next time, clearly state the patient's condition. Given her situation, she just needed a check-up, some medication, and an IV drip."
"How is that possible? Her belly was so big, how could she not be pregnant?"
"A big belly doesn't always mean pregnancy; it can also be due to constipation. You two aren't young anymore; why didn't you come to the hospital for a check-up?"
The doctor shook his head and left. Chen Dawei was stunned.
Soon, Chen's mother was pushed out and transferred to a ward. Since no internal organs or bones were injured, she would be able to leave the hospital after some recovery.
Chen Youbin was overjoyed, while Chen Dawei was dejected. His cherished son turned out to be just a pile of dung.
Chen's mother said, "Dawei, don't worry too much. We're still young; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"And you! You don't even know if you're pregnant or not? Besides your big belly, not a single symptom matched, and you made me happy for nothing."
Chen's mother felt extremely wronged. "When I was pregnant with Youbin, I didn't have any symptoms either. I don't know why this happened, and I didn't feel constipated, so why was there so much?"
As she spoke, she felt embarrassed. That day, the doctor had prescribed medication, and her legs had gone numb.
Her stomach had also been hurting terribly. When she came out, she was covered in sweat and felt weak, as if she had just given birth.
She still felt uncomfortable, like someone was cutting her abdomen with a small knife. She thought it was a side effect of being hit by the stool and asked the doctor for painkillers.
Chen Youbin tried to approach her, but Chen's mother felt very resistant. She forcefully shuffled her bottom backward.