"Chen, Boss Chen... H-how could it be you..."
The pregnant woman's husband stammered, his words failing him upon seeing Chen Xiao's true face.
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback. "You know me?"
He had intended to show off a little, to intimidate this 'man of the underworld,' but he hadn't expected the man to recognize him.
"Boss Chen, my name is Liu Gang. You can just call me Gangzi. I follow Brother Jun, and I had the fortune to see Boss Chen from afar once."
Liu Gang said respectfully.
"Boss Chen, I apologize for my rudeness earlier. I hope Boss Chen..."
Thinking about how he had just tried to act tough in front of Boss Chen and even threatened to smash the hospital, Liu Gang broke out in a cold sweat.
He had heard that Boss Chen was a doctor at Jiangcheng Hospital, but he never imagined he would run into him. His luck was truly terrible.
Chen Xiao raised his hand, interrupting him. "I'm not blaming you. Let's get down to business. The pregnant woman is your wife, right? What's going on with her?"
Liu Gang was stunned and asked with a puzzled expression, "Boss Chen, what do you mean 'what's going on'? I don't understand what you're saying. And you said my child can't be saved. What's happening?"
"You don't know?"
Chen Xiao stared at Liu Gang. "Your wife is carrying a ghost fetus, and I can almost guarantee it was caused by someone. Does this have anything to do with you? Did you have someone do this?"
"What? A ghost fetus?"
Liu Gang's eyes widened. "Boss Chen, don't scare me. What ghost fetus? I have no idea. And the child in my wife's womb is my seed. How could I harm it!"
Chen Xiao watched Liu Gang's eyes the entire time he spoke and was certain he wasn't lying.
"Does your family have anyone else? And who has your wife been in contact with recently?"
Chen Xiao pressed.
Liu Gang thought carefully and then shook his head. "My wife doesn't really have many friends. She rarely interacts with people. Since she became pregnant, her mobility has been limited, so she hardly goes out. Besides me, she hasn't had contact with anyone."
Chen Xiao frowned. "That's strange. But let's get the fetus out first. That ghost fetus is no longer your child, and it will have a negative impact on your wife's body while it's inside her."
Liu Gang said blankly, "Boss Chen, is there no other way? My wife is seven months pregnant. Since the day we found out she was pregnant, we've been looking forward to the baby's arrival every single day. I've already prepared the crib, and I've even thought of several names for the child..."
"And my wife, I don't know how to explain this to her. If I tell her the truth, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle such a blow..."
As he spoke, Liu Gang's eyes welled up. This was the tender side of a tough man.
Seeing him like this, Chen Xiao felt a pang of sympathy.
But in this situation, Chen Xiao was powerless.
If he had discovered it earlier, he might have had a solution. But now, the child's physiological structure had already changed. It was already a ghost fetus, and if born, it would be a ghost infant.
Chen Xiao could no longer turn it into a normal fetus.
"How about this, let your wife give birth first. Once you see the fetus, you can decide what to do,"
Chen Xiao suggested.
The reason he decided to do this was that he believed that once Liu Gang and his wife saw what the fetus looked like, they would surely give up hope.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Boss Chen arranges."
Liu Gang had no objections.
He had heard from Da Jun that Boss Chen not only had divine magical skills and heaven-defying methods but was also a miraculous doctor with profound medical knowledge.
When Old Master Qi Tianhu had passed away, it was Boss Chen who had used his miraculous touch to bring him back to life.
Following this, Chen Xiao instructed the doctors to send the pregnant woman to the delivery room, as he would personally deliver the baby.
The doctors were all bewildered, wondering what Director Chen was up to now. They had said it was a ghost fetus, so why deliver it?
However, Director Chen always acted this way, and they dared not ask further. They would simply follow Director Chen's orders.
Upon arriving at the delivery room, Liu Gang held his wife's hand and comforted her, "Wife, no matter what happens, you must be strong. Your husband is here for you."
His wife was fine initially, but hearing his comfort, she suddenly panicked. "Husband, what exactly happened? Don't scare me, okay?"
Seeing this, Chen Xiao was speechless. Liu Gang was a perfect example of someone who could ruin things but not accomplish them.
"Uh, this... actually..."
Liu Gang couldn't think of how to explain it to his wife.
"Stop 'uh-ing' and 'actually-ing.' I'm starting!"
Chen Xiao touched the pregnant woman's forehead, and she immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Then, a labor-inducing charm was injected into the pregnant woman's body.
In less than five minutes, good news came from the delivery room: the pregnant woman had given birth...
However, when everyone saw the baby's appearance, they felt that it was not 'good news' at all.
The delivery room was silent, and the baby, unlike a normal infant, did not cry loudly as soon as it was born.
Instead, it was smiling, a strangely eerie and chilling smile, revealing two sharp fangs.
Coupled with the horns on its head and its dark, wrinkled skin.
A single glance sent shivers down one's spine.
The doctors were all trembling, and Doctor Wang almost fainted from fright.
The ultrasound images were already terrifying, but the actual appearance of the ghost fetus after birth was even more horrifying.
"This... is this really my child? Isn't this a monster!"
Seeing the child, Liu Gang trembled uncontrollably from fear. The previous affection he had for the baby vanished instantly.
"You... can I see the child?"
Just then, a weak voice came from the bed. It was the pregnant woman who had woken up.
"Wife, you shouldn't look."
"No, I must see."
The pregnant woman said firmly.
Chen Xiao handed the baby over. The pregnant woman gasped in shock, clearly terrified.
But in the end, maternal instinct overcame her fear. She reached out towards the fetus, wanting to hold her child.
Chen Xiao felt a twinge of reluctance and let go. The ghost infant, like a monkey, slithered to its mother's side and opened its mouth, biting down on her neck.
"Ah! Help—"
The mother screamed in terror, her face filled with fear.
"Wife!"
Liu Gang also screamed and rushed over.
However, the ghost infant did not succeed. At the critical moment, Chen Xiao grabbed it back and squeezed it with all his might, killing the monster that should not have come into this world.
Under the dual blows of fear and pain, the pregnant woman became dazed and vacant.
"Wife, how are you? Wife, are you okay..."
Liu Gang rushed to his wife's bedside and asked with concern.
But his wife seemed not to hear him, staring blankly at the ceiling, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao sighed and shook his head helplessly.
All he wanted to know now was who could be so insane as to cruelly harm a fetus still in the womb...