“You don’t need to worry about Boss Miao. I have already spoken to her about your situation.” Mother Xu looked at him with heartache, “She even knows about your miscarriage.”
Xu Yi froze, panic rising in his heart. “Mother, I…”
Mother Xu wiped his tear-stained face, feeling distressed. “You must have been scared when you found out you were pregnant. Did you think no one would know if you didn’t say anything?” Fortunately, it was concealed in time, and almost no one knew.
Xu Yi lowered his head, his eyes reddening again, his hand covering his belly. He had felt scared and happy at first, but later, when he miscarried, he was very sad. How could the child suddenly be gone?
Tears flowed again as he thought about it.
When Mother had ruthlessly driven his father away, knowing she was pregnant, she expelled them without a second thought. After his father’s death, she didn’t even visit them, leaving him unable to forgive her. He feared that Miss Jin would abandon him if she learned of his pregnancy, dreading she would be as heartless as his mother.
Mother Xu looked at his belly and the small hand covering it, feeling guilty and sad. If the child had been born, it would have been almost two years old now. She held his hand, saying, “Yi’er, it’s good that the child is gone. Marry Boss Miao and live well. She will treat you well and not let you suffer. Moreover, being the principal wife is quite good.” Having learned medical skills from his father, she accidentally diagnosed Xu Yi’s pregnancy and, before anyone found out, made him believe he had miscarried. Though she was a bit heartless, she believed this was for Xu Yi’s sake.
Xu Yi fell silent. He understood that marrying out, especially as the principal wife, was advantageous, but he could not accept it. With reddened eyes, he silently cried for a while. He opened his mouth, and just when Mother Xu thought he would agree, he said, “I won’t marry. I won’t marry. I won’t marry anyone except her.” His stubbornness was heart-wrenching.
“Don’t be willful,” Mother Xu said, anger rising in her voice. “Getting married as soon as possible is the best solution. Listen to your mother. Don’t I know what’s best for you?”
