"Who said I'm pregnant?" Yu He sat up abruptly.
Qin Beiting looked utterly bewildered, "You're not?"
"No!"
"Really not?" Qin Beiting looked at her flat stomach disbelievingly, "You're not trying to trick me into sleeping with you, are you?"
Yu He: "..."
If I'm not pregnant, I'm not pregnant, how could it be fake?
"As a Chinese medicine practitioner, wouldn't I know if I was pregnant?" Yu He retorted.
In terms of medical skill, Qin Beiting naturally trusted Yu He, but he added, "Then why did you feel nauseous and vomit when you saw meat earlier? Wasn't that morning sickness?"
Morning sickness?
What the hell is morning sickness!
"When was I experiencing morning sickness?"
As soon as Yu He finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that she had treated Ruan Tianxin and the others to dinner a few days ago, and had vomited upon seeing the bright red meat slices. She also remembered that she had recently avoided looking at raw meat, as it reminded her of Huang Shi's disgusting appearance, triggering her nausea.
And so, he mistook it for pregnancy?!
She also suddenly recalled that Ruan Tianxin and the others were talking about children that night. Could it be that they all thought she was pregnant?!
No wonder Qin Beiting had been so cautious with her lately, not touching her, and mysteriously buying a pile of mother and baby supplies!
This misunderstanding was too big!
"That wasn't morning sickness! It was because seeing raw meat reminded me of Huang Ying's bloody, disgusting appearance, making me feel sick!" she explained.
"..."
Qin Beiting's expression was hard to describe, "How long ago was that? And you're only feeling sick now?"
Wasn't her reaction time too long?!
Yu He: "........"
Hadn't she explained it before? She was too excited then and hadn't processed it.
Qin Beiting suddenly remembered something and said, "But your period hasn't arrived yet, has it? It's been over a month."
"..."
Yu He was a little speechless. Having a boyfriend who meticulously tracked your menstrual cycle put a lot of pressure on you!
But her period indeed hadn't arrived.
"It's probably due to the surgery. My body was too weak, which caused the delay," she said.
Mentioning this, Qin Beiting felt a pang of guilt. If he could have protected her, she wouldn't have suffered so much.
For him, she would have even risked her life!
For the rest of his life, he would treat her even better!
Seeing his eyes dim, Yu He thought he wouldn't ask any more questions and had just lay down to sleep again, when she heard him say abruptly, "Pregnancy also causes amenorrhea, doesn't it?"
Yu He: "........."
This man, how much did he want a child!
She couldn't take it anymore, "There's really no pregnancy! I tested this morning, and there's none!"
Her period was overdue, and she had been a little worried, so she had specifically taken her own pulse to confirm.
Seeing that she was about to get angry, Qin Beiting pursed his thin lips.
He was a little disappointed that she wasn't pregnant.
He had already planned to get their marriage certificate in Ao Province after dealing with the Qin family's affairs, and then they would go to Hawaii to prepare for the pregnancy.
He had already reserved a private island as their marital home, a place far from worldly troubles, where they wouldn't be disturbed by outsiders. They could enjoy their time alone, awaiting the birth of their child.
But now, she wasn't pregnant.
"After you've recovered, shall we have a baby? Okay?" Qin Beiting held her in his arms.
"Let's talk about it in the future!" Yu He snuggled into his embrace, found a comfortable position, and prepared to go back to sleep.
She was still young and didn't want to attend university with a pregnant belly.
Seeing that she hadn't refused, Qin Beiting's eyes lit up, "When is 'the future'?"
Yu He thought for a moment, "At least after I graduate from university."
"Four more years!" Qin Beiting's brightened eyes instantly dimmed.
Four years was a long time, and with so many undesirable men eyeing her, he was afraid of unforeseen circumstances.
He had a selfish desire to have a child sooner. With a child, he and the girl would be forever bound together.
"Mmm-hmm, you just wait then," Yu He patted his chest.
Qin Beiting propped himself up, wanting to ask if they could do it sooner, and only then did he notice that Yu He's left hand was resting on the bedspread in a strange position, yet she showed no signs of discomfort!
His brow furrowed, and he picked up her left hand, "Is this hand still numb?"
Yu He had previously tried to hide it from him, thinking that she and her grandmother could cure it together. However, it had been half a month with no progress.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it from him, she nodded, "Mmm."
Qin Beiting's gaze darkened. Besides guilt and self-reproach, there was a hint of ferocity in his heart.
Everyone who had hurt her deserved to go to hell!
After a long pause, he said, "Baby, I have a gift for you tomorrow."
Yu He was already drowsy and casually asked, "What gift?"
Qin Beiting kissed her forehead, "It's a secret for now. You sleep, and you'll know when you wake up."
Yu He, feeling groggy, fell asleep.
The next day.
Yu He was woken up early by a phone call. Annoyed, she tried to push the phone away, wanting Qin Beiting to answer, but found that Qin Beiting had left at some unknown time, and the spot beside her was already cold.
She had no choice but to reach for her phone. The caller ID was an un-saved number, but Yu He recognized it as Qin Xinyao's.
She immediately became alert. Qin Xinyao was always cautious and wouldn't usually contact her so openly. Something must have happened.
"Hello?" she answered, but didn't call him by name directly, unsure if it was really Qin Xinyao calling.
"Yu He, can you come to the Qin family quickly?" Qin Xinyao's voice was urgent.
"What's wrong?" Yu He asked.
"Uncle suddenly brought a group of police officers back and surrounded Grandma's and Second Aunt's residences. It looks like they're going to make arrests," Qin Xinyao said anxiously.
The uncle he mentioned was Qin Beiting.
Yu He suddenly remembered that in the middle of the night, she had vaguely heard Qin Beiting say he was going to give her a gift. What was he up to?
"Are you sure it was him who brought them?" she asked.
"Yes, he and..."
Before Qin Xinyao could finish speaking, the bathroom door was violently kicked open, and two uniformed police officers rushed in, followed by a leader.
Qin Xinyao immediately shoved his phone into the bathtub filled with water, and with his other hand, squeezed shower gel and foolishly began washing his phone, singing:
"Wash, wash, wash the baby, baby needs gold water, wash, and soak... Hey? Do you guys want to take a bath too?"
"Take him away too," the leader said.
The two police officers immediately stepped forward. Qin Xinyao saw that things were not good and clung to the edge of the bathtub, "Go away, go away! I'm not leaving! Not leaving, not leaving! I want to bathe with my phone, I'm not leaving!"
However, the edge of the bathtub was wet and slippery. The two police officers were trained martial artists and quickly pulled him up and took him away.
Yu He, on the other end of the phone, hadn't heard Qin Xinyao finish speaking before the call was suddenly hung up. She tried to call back, but it showed the phone was turned off.
She immediately got out of bed, called Qiao Wei to drive over, and then quickly washed up in the bathroom, changed her clothes, and went out. Qiao Wei's car had already arrived.
"Yu He, what's wrong?" Qiao Wei asked, seeing her hurry.
"Take me to the Qin family's old residence," Yu He said, and dialed Qin Beiting's number.