Qingcheng First Hospital.
Qin He stayed at home for a few days until her prenatal check-up appointment.
Qin Corporation had an important meeting today. Qin He had told Qin Yun last night that she would go for the check-up alone.
But unexpectedly, although Qin Yun agreed, he called Lu Mingxi to come.
Qin He listened as the doctor read out the prenatal check-up results.
"The fetus is developing well, you can rest assured. Do moderate exercise, but don't overexert yourself," the female doctor instructed meticulously.
Lu Mingxi smiled, "Okay, we will certainly follow the doctor's orders."
Qin He glared at him, thanked the doctor, and walked out with her bag.
Lu Mingxi followed beside her, reaching to take her bag, "He'er, let me carry it for you."
"No need." Qin He looked at Lu Mingxi helplessly, "Lu Mingxi, didn't I tell you before? We don't have any relationship now."
"I know, but I'm still your brother's good friend. What's wrong with accompanying you for a prenatal check-up? You should at least let your brother feel at ease," Lu Mingxi winked.
He was already handsome, with a charming, foxy face. With that wink, several other women who were also there for check-ups immediately blushed.
Qin He gritted her teeth, "Fine, the check-up is over now, you can leave!"
The prenatal check-up area was part of the gynecology department. As they walked, Lu Mingxi smiled, "If the child in your belly is mine, how can I leave? Wouldn't that make me a heartless scoundrel?"
He said it lightly, and Qin He was amused and angry, knowing Lu Mingxi was doing it on purpose.
She rolled her eyes at him, feeling a bit dejected. She had originally planned to use the visit to the First Hospital as an opportunity to check on Shen Yicong's condition.
Now that Lu Mingxi was following her, she couldn't go.
They entered the elevator. It was morning, and the hospital was crowded, so the elevator was also very congested.
Lu Mingxi solicitously protected her surroundings, his long arm encircling her, firmly pressing Qin He between himself and the elevator wall.
As more people entered, Lu Mingxi, protecting Qin He, frowned slightly, "Excuse me, please be careful."
A middle-aged woman who had just entered smiled, "Young couples are so affectionate. How many months is your wife?"
Lu Mingxi, who had been annoyed by the crowd in the elevator, beamed at the word "wife," "Five months."
"Then in four more months, you'll be a father! Is it a boy or a girl?"
Lu Mingxi thought seriously, "We didn't ask the doctor. Boy or girl, I'll love whichever my wife gives birth to."
The middle-aged woman smiled kindly.
The elevator reached the first floor. Qin He, unable to stand it any longer, pulled Lu Mingxi out.
The people in the elevator dispersed.
In a corner, Song Nuan, holding her mask tightly, her exposed eyes filled with shock!
Qin He, how could she have encountered Qin He here?
She's carrying Lu Mingxi's child?
Song Nuan clenched her fists. Did Gu Qichen know Qin He was pregnant?
Pregnant—
Song Nuan's eyes flickered. She looked down at her own abdomen. Perhaps this was an opportunity!
Lu Mingxi drove Qin He back to the Qin residence.
As she got out of the car, Qin He glanced towards the end of the road. A black commercial vehicle drove away slowly at the intersection, looking as if it were just passing by.
Even the license plate had been changed, but she still remembered the details of that car.
Qin He narrowed her eyes. She was certain that car was following her.
Lu Mingxi sat in the car and rolled down the window, "He'er, won't you invite me in for a cup of tea?"
Qin He glanced at him, "Lu Corporation is very busy. You should go back soon. Thank you for today. I'll have my brother treat you to tea another day."
Lu Mingxi sighed, "So heartless. Then I'll be going."
He feigned a hurt expression, as if afraid others wouldn't know he was acting, and smiled exaggeratedly.
Qin He was very helpless with Lu Mingxi.
She didn't know how to reciprocate Lu Mingxi's enthusiasm. Qin He felt a growing unease.
She had never given Lu Mingxi any response, but if this continued, she feared he might become too attached.
Returning to her bedroom, Qin He first went to wash up and change her clothes.
After washing up, she went to the small study, opened her computer, and checked her email.
Shen Bin's medical records were already in her inbox. Qin He downloaded them and read them carefully.
The condition had indeed worsened. There was only one option in such a situation: surgery!
Qin He had originally planned to perform the surgery after Shen Yicong's condition stabilized, and by then she would have already given birth.
But now, it seemed she couldn't wait that long.
Qin He analyzed Shen Yicong's condition for a while and then called Shen Bin.
"Director, please prepare. I will perform surgery on Shen Bin next month," Qin He said after some thought, "Please arrange a private changing room for me then."
Shen Bin hesitated, "Professor Harlan, Shen Yicong's condition... the surgery will be very risky."
"Even if it's risky, it has to be done. Further conservative treatment will only lead to deterioration." Qin He understood Shen Bin's concern.
In most hospitals, Shen Yicong would have continued with conservative treatment.
The success rate of this craniotomy was only about ten percent. Even if she performed it, it would only be thirty to forty percent at most.
If the surgery failed, the patient would die on the spot.
Therefore, many people would choose to delay, hoping for a miracle.
But miracles only appear after one has strived for them.
Qin He discussed the surgical details with Shen Bin for a while. After hanging up, she saw a WeChat notification on her phone.
She opened it, and it was a message from Gu Qichen.
Gu Qichen: Come to the West District Joint Department tomorrow.
A brief message. Qin He frowned and typed: Is something wrong?
Gu Qichen: It's the weekly meeting at the Joint Department. I'll take you to the old residence to see Grandma in the afternoon.
Qin He pursed her lips and replied: Understood.
She put down her phone, propped her chin, and stroked her abdomen.
Even now, she couldn't avoid contact with Gu Qichen. Although this child was a secret, when the child grew up, would they resemble him?
...
Gu family's old residence.
Madam Gu sat on the sofa, holding a lab report, her expression stern.
She looked up at Song Nuan, who was weeping opposite her.
She hadn't expected this woman to be carrying Qichen's child!
"Are you sure it's Qichen's?" Madam Gu's eyebrows were icy.
Song Nuan wiped her tears, "Auntie, since I've been with Qichen, I haven't been with anyone else. This is truly Qichen's child, your grandson."
Madam Gu said coldly, "We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet."
She threw the lab report onto the table. Madam Gu was having a headache.
Song Nuan, no matter what, was not fit to enter the Gu family.
But Song Nuan was carrying Qichen's child. That was her first grandchild!
Madam Gu's eyes were ominous.
After a long pause, Madam Gu considered her options. "Song Nuan, after you give birth, I will conduct a DNA test. If it's a Gu family child, I will give you fifty million, and you can leave with the money!"