Susu returned to the entrance of the infusion room and saw Daisy unfolding the crumpled examination report again.
Daisy was staring at it with tears in her eyes. Susu quickly hid by the door, turning her back, feeling incredibly sad for her.
Susu suspected Daisy didn't even know whose child she was carrying. The only solution was to have an abortion once Daisy's strength recovered.
However, Susu hadn't discussed this with Daisy yet. She needed Daisy to accept the reality first, and then they could take things step by step.
Those who had harmed Daisy were truly detestable. Imprisoning them for just a few years was too lenient.
Susu tried to calm her emotions before returning to the infusion room. She handed Daisy a box of milk and said, "Even if your stomach feels uncomfortable, drink some milk. I also bought bread. Eat some of these easily digestible things."
Daisy picked up the milk and drank it with a straw, wanting to finish the infusion and go to another hospital for a check-up. She believed the results must be wrong.
Susu accompanied her to two more hospitals. The results were the same: Daisy was pregnant.
In fact, this was something that could be confirmed with a few pregnancy tests. But seeing Daisy's flustered and disbelieving expression, Susu could only accompany her to more hospitals.
With all the results laid bare, the reality was indeed this cruel.
Upon receiving the examination results from the third hospital, Daisy sat motionless on the bench outside the laboratory, her entire being stunned. Tears had even left her eyes.
Susu sat beside her and tried to say, "It's okay. We can schedule an appointment with the doctor and have the procedure done."
"Get rid of this child?" Daisy looked at her blankly.
Susu nodded and said, "Of course, we can't keep this child. Once it's gone, everything will be fine."
"Yes, we can't keep it. Get rid of the child!" Daisy seemed to be jolted awake and immediately stood up to go back to the consultation room to find the doctor.
Susu quickly stopped her, "Daisy, even if we're going to terminate the pregnancy, it can't be today. You need to continue with the nutritional drips and recover your strength before the surgery."
"Didn't you say we need to make an appointment? I'll go and make one with the doctor now." The thought of carrying the child of possibly two criminals made Daisy feel as though there was a terrible, monstrous seed within her.
Susu couldn't stop her and could only follow her back to the doctor who had just seen her.
As soon as she rushed into the doctor's office, she said, "Doctor, I want to schedule an abortion. Please arrange it for me as soon as possible."
The gynecologist recognized her and said, "Please sit down. I think you should discuss this thoroughly with your family. Has your husband arrived?"
The doctor glanced at Susu standing beside her, knowing she was likely a friend of the patient. However, this matter still required discussion with the woman's husband.
Daisy said dejectedly, "I'm divorced."
The doctor understood and said, "Then I'll be direct with you. Your uterine lining is thinner than that of an ordinary person. An abortion could easily lead to perforation of the uterine lining, rendering you infertile for life. You're still young; I advise you to consider this decision carefully."
Susu had initially agreed that Daisy shouldn't keep the child, but hearing the doctor's words, her heart ached, and she was at a loss.
Daisy was completely stunned and murmured, "So, I have to give birth to this child?"
The doctor replied, "Giving birth to this child will also cause perforation of your uterine lining, and you still won't be able to have children. But at least you'll have a child. If you abort this child, then you must be prepared to never have children in your life."
Daisy fully understood the doctor's meaning. What had she done wrong for heaven to punish her like this?
As they left the consultation room, Susu supported her and said, "Don't rush into a decision. Let's think about it again."
Daisy hummed in response and fell silent, as still as a stagnant pool.
Susu drove her home and repeatedly reminded her to take the progesterone medication prescribed by the doctor when she felt unwell, and that she still needed to tell her parents about this.
At this time, she needed the care of her family.
Susu wasn't sure how much of her advice Daisy would take in, but seeing that she looked like she wanted to sleep, it wasn't appropriate for her to stay longer.
Her parents would be back later, and it wouldn't be right for an outsider to be present when they discussed this matter.
Susu had no choice but to leave Daisy's home and return.
On the way, she thought that Daisy had suddenly felt unwell and likely hadn't taken leave from the security company. She might as well go to the security company and request leave for Daisy.
She remembered Daisy had been quite happy when she officially joined the company and clearly liked the job. Daisy wouldn't want to lose it easily.
Upon arriving at the security company, she explained her purpose. The person who received her said, "Then please find Manager Wang. He's still in his office and hasn't left yet."
"Manager Wang? Is he the HR manager of your company?" Susu asked.
The person shook his head and said, "No, but he's the team leader of Daisy's group. You can tell him whatever you need to."
Following the person's directions, Susu arrived at Manager Wang's office door and knocked.
A voice quickly responded from inside, "Please come in."
As soon as Susu entered the office, she told Manager Wang that she was Daisy's friend and had come to request leave for her.
The other party looked bewildered and said, "She doesn't need to take leave. Didn't she already resign?"
"Resign? That's not possible. She hasn't been with your company for long, how could she resign?"
"Last night, she told me and a client that she was resigning. I've already handed it over to HR to process," Manager Wang explained.
Susu recalled that Daisy had sent her a text message last night and then said she had something to attend to, which must have been a work-related emergency.
"She's always been diligent in her work. How could she say something like that?"
Manager Wang complained, "We didn't expect it either. Her skills are good, but she not only has a bad temper but also issues with her personal conduct..."
"What are you talking about? Her personal conduct has always been impeccable," Susu interrupted angrily.
"Impeccable? Last night, I saw her hugging the client she was supposed to protect. The client's mother was very angry, and our company could be affected."
Susu felt something was wrong and asked, "Who was she protecting? What is that person's name?"
"I'm sorry, we cannot disclose client information." Manager Wang ushered her out, saying, "If you have nothing else, please leave. I need to go home too."
"The client she was protecting was Huangfu Shaohua?" Susu asked directly.
Manager Wang's expression changed, and he said, "No comment."
But Susu was already certain that this person was most likely Huangfu Shaohua.
After leaving the security company, Susu sat in her car, growing angrier the more she thought about it.
After seeing Daisy today and accompanying her to the hospital, she had forgotten to ask her what had happened last night.
So, Huangfu Shaohua had come to pester her again and even caused her to lose her job.
According to Manager Wang, Huangfu Shaohua's mother was also present last night. What exactly had happened?
It couldn't have been anything good, or Daisy wouldn't be so sad and distressed, coupled with her pregnancy, that her body would suddenly become so weak.