“No way?” She had just said it casually, it couldn’t have actually come true, right? If she had known it was this powerful, she would have said she’d become incredibly wealthy and just set up a fortune-telling stall at the temple.
“It’s true.”
“Whose child is it?” Xinmei asked without much hope, praying it wasn’t that irresponsible, wildly promiscuous big carrot.
“Who else could it be?” Xinluo glared at her.
“Oh…” Her expression turned ugly, and Xinmei, usually chatty like a sparrow, was momentarily speechless, and the hospital room fell into an eerie silence.
“Sis, what do you want to do?” Xinmei felt that continuing to stay silent wasn’t a solution, and finally spoke again.
The first time I saw a lost and helpless expression on Xinluo’s face: Xinmei felt both heartache and anger, everything was Xier’s fault, turning her usually confident and intelligent sister into this state. “My meaning is… do you want to stay?” Her small hand unconsciously touched her abdomen, Xinluo shook her head. “I don’t know.” But not keeping the child… she felt would be the most cruel act. “Sister, you must make a decision. If you want to keep the child, as your sister, I will absolutely and unconditionally help you. If Dad wants to hit or scold you, I’ll kneel with you, I’ll support you to the end!” At this moment, her sister definitely needed strong and powerful support: since childhood, Xinluo had always loved her most, and now she certainly couldn’t hesitate. Xinmei’s words made Xinluo’s eyes well up with hot tears. She had always thought she would need to work hard to comfort her easily excited emotions, but unexpectedly, it was Xinmei who comforted her. “Ah… ah… why are you crying for no reason?” Xinmei saw her crying, and her own eyes reddened uncontrollably, “Isn’t it just being beaten by Dad together? We weren’t beaten like this when we were kids.” “I don’t know why I’m crying…” Xinluo sniffled, “Maybe after becoming pregnant, one becomes more prone to crying?” The small hospital room was warm with atmosphere, and the two sisters who were close hugged each other, crying and laughing.
“Xinluo, where have you been these past two days? Your phone is unreachable, and you’re not at home.” Finally meeting her at the foot of her building, Xia’erxi’s sense of unease finally settled. During the two days Xinluo had gone silent, he had almost gone crazy, suspecting all kinds of possibilities, and was just a step away from calling Gao Yizhe.
Xinluo turned back in surprise; she hadn’t expected him to be waiting for her downstairs. He had always been like an arrogant emperor, dramatically appearing at her residence each time.
“I was hospitalized,” she said with a faint smile.
“Hospitalized?” His response was unexpected.
“Is your health okay?”
Upon hearing the words “health”, Xinluo slightly shrank.
“It’s nothing, just a cold.”
“Really?” Xia’erxi frowned, vaguely feeling something was off but unable to pinpoint exactly what.
“Would you like to come up?” Xinluo opened the door and turned back to ask.
“Okay.”
After entering, Xinluo brewed hot tea for them. They sat quietly in the living room, neither speaking first, each lost in thought.
She was hesitating whether to mention her pregnancy, while he was thinking about her relationship with Gao Yizhe. Though sitting so close, they felt worlds apart.
“…How are you planning to handle Lan Zhenyun’s pregnancy?” Xinluo finally asked after a long silence.
“Hm?” Hearing this, Xia’erxi glanced at her in surprise, his astonishment undisguised.
“What’s wrong?” His gaze looked like he was seeing an alien. “It’s nothing, I’m just curious why you would ask about her.” Hasn’t she always been indifferent to his affairs? “If you don’t like me asking, I won’t ask.” In truth, she was the one who was really afraid of hearing the answer! “No! I don’t mind,” Xia Erxi leaned towards her, with a somewhat sarcastic expression. “As I suspected, she is not pregnant.” “How can you be so sure?” “I had someone investigate, from start to finish, she never even went for a check-up, let alone had a doctor,” Xia Erxi’s black eyes narrowed slightly. “Her real purpose should be to become the future Xia madam, coveting the Xia family’s massive fortune.” He had seen too many women like this, wanting to turn from a sparrow into a phoenix. “So you’re relieved?” The hand holding the cup trembled slightly, Xinluo pretending to be calm. “You should say I was never worried.” He confidently raised his eyebrows. “If… I mean if, if she really was pregnant, would you really be heartless and ignore her?” Xinluo tested him, unable to directly meet his eyes. She wanted to understand his true thoughts. “…” Suddenly falling silent, Xia Erxi gave her a deep look. “No matter the outcome, I will not marry Lan Zhenyun.” That woman’s scheming was deep, her ambitions terrifyingly large; he could never spend his life with such a woman. He didn’t want to risk being murdered and unable to sleep peacefully. “Even if she really is pregnant, you still won’t?”
“My chest hurts so much, as if I can barely breathe,” Xinluo said with a bitter tone. “Impossible,” these three words, Xia Erxi answered decisively.
Suddenly standing up: Xinluo pretended to help herself pour tea, but tears were already welling up in her eyes. Xia Erxi’s ruthless and cold answer once again crushed her last remaining hope. Her pregnancy… she couldn’t find a way to say it. And now, there was no need to say it, right? She had her dignity and didn’t want to humiliate herself.
“Xinluo?” Noticing something was wrong again, Xia Erxi called softly. “What’s wrong with you?” For a moment, he seemed to see tears forming in her eyes.
“I’m fine,” she quickly blinked, forcing back her tears and trying to sound cheerful. “Are you feeling unwell?” he asked subtly, wondering if he was mistaken.
“Maybe I’m a bit tired from coming back from the hospital. I’ll be fine after resting,” she replied.
“Xinluo—”
“Hmm?”
“Never mind, go rest!” The words he was about to say were swallowed back. He had originally wanted to ask why Gao Yizhe was there that day.
“…Erxi, when I was sick that day, you said you would come pick me up. Did you ever come?” She was the one asking questions now.
Secretly surprised in his heart, Xia Erxi’s expression remained relaxed. “I was too busy and forgot. By the time I tried to call you again, you were no longer at home.”
He deliberately lied, not wanting to mention that he had seen her with Gao Yizhe.
It should be said that he deliberately ignored it. “Oh…” Xinluo’s tone was heavy, barely concealing her disappointment. She was truly dispensable to him! Even the things he personally promised could be easily forgotten… Perha
“So… you still haven’t explained things to him.” Putting her most beloved cheesecake into her mouth, Xinmei asked with unclear diction.
“Mm, I can’t say it out loud,” Xinluo sighed silently.
“Sis, you can’t avoid this, this isn’t like you at all. Although he’s a useless radish, he is still the child’s father. He can choose whether to believe or take responsibility, but you have an obligation to inform him!”
“Xinmei… you haven’t seen Erxi, you can’t imagine how cold and hurtful the words from his mouth can be. I’ve heard them, so I can’t speak up.”
Lan Zhenyun is a bloody example, isn’t she? Actually… deep down, she sympathized with Lan Zhenyun because she could understand her desperate desire to keep Xia Erxi by her side.
“Even if you’re unwilling a thousand times, you still have to speak up! Otherwise, it’s like you’ve stolen something from him and then left without a word.”
Xinmei muttered.
“…” Xinluo couldn’t help but raise her eyes and glare at Xinmei: she strongly disagreed with her statement.
What did she steal from him? His sperm baby?
