Lan Yu was momentarily stunned, thinking she had misheard. "What pregnancy? How could that be?"
"You don't even know yourself? You're too careless," the doctor said. "So, do you want this child? If not, you can go to the obstetrics department to arrange for an abortion."
"I... I'll think about it." Lan Yu put away the blood test report, said thank you, and walked out of the emergency room.
An Jing saw her come out and immediately went to her. "Are there any problems with the full body check?"
"Mm, nothing," Lan Yu glanced at him. The news of her pregnancy was too sudden, and she didn't know how to tell him.
An Jing reached out to hold her hand. "I'll have someone pack all your things from the hotel and move them back."
Lan Yu dodged him. "No need. I'll find another place. Thank you."
An Jing, regardless of her willingness, grabbed her arm. "This time it's not up to you. Come on, let's go back!"
"This is a hospital. Let go, let go of me!" Lan Yu tried to break free.
"Let's go back. I have something to tell you when we get back. You're in danger if you're not by my side right now." An Jing pulled her towards the hospital exit.
Lan Yu's mind was in turmoil. If Xie Qining wouldn't let her go, she was in danger. Staying by An Jing's side would only put him in danger too.
And she wasn't prepared for any of this, and now she was pregnant. What should she do? She couldn't figure it out. She wanted to read.
"I'm not going back," she insisted. "I want a divorce from you. The papers are signed, have you signed yours?"
Her words pierced An Jing's heart again. An Jing became furious, pulling her hard and shouting, "Lan Yu, are you done? Have you had enough of this drama..."
Before he could finish shouting, Lan Yu felt a wave of nausea, her stomach churning. She couldn't help but cover her mouth with her other hand and struggled to crouch by the roadside to vomit.
Seeing that she wasn't faking it, An Jing let go of her arm. He frowned as he watched her retch uncontrollably. "What did you eat that made you sick? Looking at where you live, you must not have taken care of yourself after leaving me..."
Lan Yu had only acid left in her stomach. Listening to his nagging complaints, her nose also felt sore.
But she didn't need his pity, and she absolutely wouldn't go back with him.
Her persistence wasn't without reason; she had been through an unhappy marriage.
She understood that while love might seem beautiful, real married life was about the mundane details, day after day repeating the cycle from novelty to boredom. An Jing's sympathy might last a day, a year, but could it last a lifetime?
She took a breath, suddenly stood up, and just wanted to desperately escape, rushing towards the road, running as fast as she could, not wanting An Jing to catch up.
But she didn't notice a car speeding from the left. The driver hadn't expected someone to suddenly dart into the road and immediately slammed on the brakes, but it was still too late to avoid a collision.
An Jing reacted, and without a second thought, he rushed towards Lan Yu, pushing her aside. The car, still accelerating, hit An Jing.
An Jing's whole body flew up, tumbled a few times, and then landed heavily on the ground.
Lan Yu, pushed by An Jing, stumbled forward a few steps and knelt on the ground. She heard the screech of brakes behind her.
She turned around as if in a dream, looking at An Jing lying in a pool of blood.
Under the night sky, she didn't have time to stand up. She crawled towards An Jing, crying out his name, but he seemed unable to hear anything.
The driver of the car got out, panicked, and immediately called the police and an ambulance.
She followed the stretcher all the way, watching An Jing being taken into the emergency room, but she was refused entry.
She knelt on the ground and sobbed, blaming herself for being impulsive and wanting to escape immediately.
If he hadn't saved her, she would be the one in the emergency room now.
It was all her fault; she fell into deep self-reproach.
She didn't know how long she had knelt on the cold ground outside. The light outside the emergency room went out, and the door opened from the inside.
Fortunately, the accident happened right at the hospital entrance. An Jing was sent to the hospital promptly after his injury, and his injuries were not too severe. He had been successfully resuscitated and moved to a VIP ward.
Lan Yu kept thanking the doctors and nurses until they all left the room.
She looked at An Jing lying in the hospital bed, connected to various tubes, his face as pale as paper, and she couldn't bear to think about it. Just a few hours ago, the man who could hold her so strongly was now so injured. Although the doctor said his life was no longer in danger, he was still unconscious.
She carefully held his hand by the bedside, feeling how cold his hand was, so cold it frightened her. She cried again, "An Jing, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Knowing he couldn't hear anything, she still said "I'm sorry" many times, until she felt his hand move slightly.
His hand seemed to want to lift up. Lan Yu quickly wiped away her tears and leaned closer. "Are you awake? Do you want some water?"
He couldn't answer her, only able to move his fingers.
Lan Yu saw his eyes open a slit, as if he had something to say. She gently lifted the oxygen mask from his face and asked, "Do you want water, or do you need something else? I'll get it for you..."
"Don't cry... Don't cry..."
The tears Lan Yu had managed to hold back now flowed even more fiercely, unable to stop. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
He looked at her and said weakly, "Lan Yu, if you don't want to be with me, that's fine. When I get better, I'll sign the papers... Right now, I want you to stay by my side because I'm truly afraid you're in danger... I, I didn't betray our marriage... If you don't want to be by my side, you can go to Tianyi and ask him to send someone to protect you..."
Lan Yu couldn't bear to listen and cried even harder. Crying, she put the oxygen mask back on him and choked out, "I won't look for anyone else but you... Because I'm pregnant."
An Jing's breathing became rapid, and his fingers moved vigorously.
Lan Yu tightly held his hand, placing it on her face, wanting to warm him with her body heat.
She was filled with terror, thinking how awful it would be if he died and their last conversation was an argument.
She didn't want to run away anymore. Whether his feelings for her were true love or pity, she would have this child.
Since she was now certain she loved him, why couldn't she compromise for love, learn to forget the shadows of the past, and trust him without reservation?
She stood up, lowered her head, and gently kissed his forehead. Holding back tears, she said, "Don't worry, the baby and I will stay by your side."
Although An Jing wasn't fully conscious, he could feel her efforts to convey warmth and love to him.
He calmly closed his eyes and drifted back into unconsciousness.
...
Tianyi and Susu received the news early and immediately rushed to the hospital.
They happened to meet the doctor who was doing rounds. They asked about An Jing's condition and were relieved to know he was out of danger.
After the doctor finished his rounds, they entered the ward.
Susu saw Lan Yu by the bedside, carefully feeding An Jing water little by little.