Chapter 280 Learning from the Lessons Learned

Jiang Zhizhi pressed her fingers on Xu Mingyue's pulse, and after a moment exclaimed, "Quick, take your sister-in-law to the hospital first."

Song Dong was about to hug her when Jiang Zhizhi stopped him, shouting to Zhou Xiye, "Quick, take your sister-in-law to the nearest hospital, and be quick!"

Xu Mingyue was already showing signs of miscarriage. Considering that Song Dong's leg problems would delay Xu Mingyue's recovery, she called for Zhou Xiye.

Zhou Xiye was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up Xu Mingyue. Jiang Zhizhi, who was standing beside him, supported Xu Mingyue's arm and called out, "Brother Song, bring Tongtong to the hospital on your bicycle, hurry up."

She was physically strong and fast, but even she could barely keep up with Zhou Xiye, who was running with Xu Mingyue in his arms.

Song Dong panicked immediately, his hands trembling as he pushed the stroller, and he picked up Tongtong and got into the stroller to leave.

Chen Shuang followed, holding the child: "Brother Song, your wife has misunderstood. I'll go and explain to her."

Song Dong frowned and looked at her: "At this time, you shouldn't cause trouble. In the future, I won't be able to help you with your affairs. If I help you any more, my family will be ruined."

He choked up as he spoke the last sentence, and then pushed Tongtong, whose steps were unsteady, toward the hospital.

Previously, he never thought it was a big problem, including when Xu Mingyue made a fuss about going back to her parents' home, he thought Xu Mingyue was just jealous.

He had no feelings for Chen Shuang whatsoever and never considered betraying his family.

I just felt sorry for her and helped her out when I saw her!

...

Jiang Zhizhi's hand diagnosis was very accurate; Xu Mingyue did indeed show signs of miscarriage. She was almost five months pregnant, and a miscarriage would be very dangerous.

She was taken to the emergency room and given an injection to prevent miscarriage, and was admitted to the hospital for observation.

Jiang Zhizhi looked at Xu Mingyue's face more carefully: "Sister-in-law, are you not only having trouble resting lately because of the baby's fussiness, but also because of something else on your mind?"

Xu Mingyue leaned against the headboard, her eyes red: "Zhizhi, I think my marriage might not be able to be saved."

Jiang Zhizhi told Zhou Xiye to wait outside. She sat down by the hospital bed and took Xu Mingyue's hand in hers: "Sister-in-law, if you want to keep this child, you need to take good care of your health. Otherwise, even if you keep the child, your body will be ruined after giving birth."

Xu Mingyue's face was full of worry: "Hey, Zhizhi, am I really being too dramatic sometimes? Song Dong has been very good to me lately. Whenever I come home early, he does the laundry, cooks, takes care of the kids, and even prepares water for me to wash my feet."

"But I feel sad whenever I think of Chen Shuang."

Jiang Zhizhi patted the back of her hand: "It's normal for you to feel bad, after all, everyone is selfish. But this time it must have scared Brother Song too, he'll learn his lesson."

Xu Mingyue wanted to cry: "He promised me that he wouldn't care about Chen Shuang's family anymore. He came home late last night, saying that he was busy at work at the end of the year. I never expected that he was taking Chen Shuang's daughter to the hospital."

“Look, he promised not to interfere, but he still interfered in the end, and even lied about it.”

Jiang Zhizhi also felt a headache coming on. Under these circumstances, she definitely couldn't advise the other party to get a divorce. Besides, Song Dong was a really good person, sometimes to the point of being a pushover.

But...did he really not realize Chen Shuang's intentions?

This is probably a common problem for most men: they like to feel admired and needed.

Song Dong, his face ashen, sat in the corridor with his son and Zhou Xiye. He was now somewhat afraid to face Xu Mingyue.

Zhou Xiye couldn't help but say a few words: "Brother Song, what's wrong with you? Didn't you resolve everything a while ago? You brought your wife back, but you don't cherish her anymore?"

Song Dong said regretfully, "No, I've refused all of Chen Shuang's requests to help me lately, and told her to find someone else. It was just a coincidence that I ran into her child being sick yesterday."

“You said the child is sick, I can’t just ignore it, can I? I was afraid your sister-in-law would overthink it, so I lied to her and told her I was busy at work.”

"Today I was thinking of buying a fish to celebrate the holiday, so I went to Dongzhimen early to queue up. I know that the supply and marketing cooperative in our area always gets a small amount of supplies. Who would have thought that I would run into Chen Shuang and her daughter on my way back from buying the fish?"

"The little girl still has a high fever, and she cried when she saw me buying fish, wanting to eat it. How could I refuse her? I couldn't bear to."

"I... I never expected that it would be such a coincidence to run into you."

Zhou Xiye didn't know what to say. From Song Dong's perspective, it seemed he was right. But what about his wife's feelings...?

After Jiang Zhizhi comforted Xu Mingyue and came out, Song Dong quickly stood up, somewhat nervously: "Sister-in-law, can I go in? How is your sister-in-law doing now?"

"There's no problem for now. The doctor said we need to observe her overnight. Pregnant women are naturally more sensitive. You went through so much to marry her, so you can't take her lightly."

Song Dong nodded repeatedly: "This was really a misunderstanding, it definitely won't happen again."

She then led her son into the ward.

Jiang Zhizhi looked around and realized they weren't needed. She then looked at Zhou Xiye and said, "Let's go home first."

The two left the hospital without saying goodbye.

On the way back, Jiang Zhizhi sighed, "Song Dong is really something, he never learns from his mistakes, he actually let something like this happen again. It's true that it's urgent when a child is sick, but you should be honest about it when you get home."

"I ran into them when I was buying fish today. I know we've already had a fight over a fish before, so I absolutely can't give it to them this time."

After saying that, he sneered again: "That child, just like her biological mother, is all talk and no action. Look at what that woman said at the beginning, how easy it was to misunderstand."

He reached out and poked Zhou Xiye's shoulder: "You'd better be more careful in the future, don't let people like this scheme against you."

“I’m not as easy to talk to as Sister Mingyue. I’ll just abort the child and run away, making room for you all cleanly and efficiently.”

Zhou Xiye suddenly squeezed the brakes, and the car came to a sudden stop.

Caught off guard, Jiang Zhizhi bumped her face into his back, rubbing her nose and asking, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Xiye got out of the car, turned to look at Jiang Zhizhi, and finally sighed helplessly: "Don't talk nonsense..."

Jiang Zhizhi chuckled and patted his arm: "But I have a condition, so you absolutely can't let anyone take advantage of you."

When they arrived at the compound, all the streetlights were on.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and red lanterns are hung all over the courtyard.

It's festive and has a strong New Year's atmosphere.

When I pushed open the gate to the courtyard, I could hear people chatting inside, with occasional laughter.

Jiang Zhizhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Did we have guests at home?"

Could it be that news of Fang Hua and Zhou Chengzhi's divorce has spread, and relatives have come to persuade Fang Hua?

After Zhou Xiye parked his bicycle, the two of them pushed open the door and went inside together.

Seeing the lively scene inside, Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye were both stunned at the doorway.

Inside the house, Fang Hua was making dumplings with Shang Shiying and her husband Shang Shiyi, while Li Simin was peeling garlic with her three younger brothers at the coffee table...