Anger suddenly erupted from Chu’e’s chest, “What gave you the right to make her sign? What right do you have to marry and divorce at will? Just because you’re rich, you can do whatever you want? Is ‘fairness’ not in your dictionary? Or do you just treat women as your playthings, to be manipulated at will?”
She was flushed with excitement, her eyes filled with anger enough to burn him. Luo Xuan was taken aback, “Chu’e, is this how you see me?”
Chu’e remained angry and silent.
Luo Xuan sighed, “I didn’t force her, she agreed herself. Lin Lan initially liked me mostly because of my status. If I weren’t the heir to the Zhong family, would she have tried so hard to marry into it? This marriage was built on deception from the start, how could we expect it to last? Besides, we were completely incompatible. Without love, even staying together would be unhappy. Lin Lan realized this and agreed to sign so readily. Moreover, I didn’t wrong her – I gave her the house, the car, and a large sum of cash that will ensure her comfort for the rest of her life. So, both theoretically and emotionally, I’ve done right by her, with a clear conscience…”
A sudden churning in her stomach made her instantly spring up from the sofa, rushing into the bathroom, vomiting wildly and expelling everything she had painstakingly eaten at noon.
After finally emerging from the bathroom, she poured a cup of hot water and slumped weakly on the sofa, staring blankly. Delayed menstruation, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite – weren’t these all signs of pregnancy? If she was indeed pregnant, what would she do?
She sat like this all afternoon, not wanting to eat anything in the evening, feeling her hands and feet ice-cold. She didn’t even bother to wash up, directly burrowing into the blanket.
She woke up near noon the next day, with two missed calls from Du Moli on her phone. Curled up in bed, she lazily returned her call.
“Chu E, are you feeling better? Why didn’t you answer my call last night?” Du Moli complained.
“I was dead asleep, didn’t hear it, sorry!” she laughed, “I’m much better, thank you!”
