Chapter 85 Jiang Miaomiao said, "Because I have already..."

Unlike Yan Yousui, Shan Zuoxi did not have mental support; he was bombarded both physically and mentally.

Ren Ziwei on the left, Lu Han on the right, and Xie Ziqi across from him—people from all directions were enjoying their meal immensely, some even waving crabs smeared with orange roe around, deliberately emitting an overbearing aroma towards him!

He turned to look at Lu Han, his heart sinking: "How can you be so shameless? Can we still be happy and loving each other in the future?"

Lu Han replied quietly, "Isn't there a precedent for this? Jiang Mian and Xie Ran couldn't love each other, so they got divorced."

Suddenly, Shan Zuoxi understood.

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The game continues.

What Shan Zuoxi is fighting for now is a sense of pride.

He only ate rice, not soup, and then lay down on the sofa, even trying to reduce the frequency of his trips to the toilet when he needed to urinate. But when it was time to shower, he had to try to sit up, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get up.

"Quick, quick, help me up! I've hurt my back!" Shan Zuoxi cried for help, waving his hands to the left and right.

Lu Han kindly offered to help him, but he took the opportunity to touch the back of her hand and take advantage of her. She was so angry that she grabbed the remote control and sent him six of the strongest fetal movements.

With her waist trembling, Shan Zuoxi angrily pointed at Lu Han: "You wicked woman! Are you trying to murder your husband and become a widow?!"

How could he be so despicable?

Lu Han, exasperated, snapped, "Shut up."

Dan Zuoxi is unyielding, a master of tantrums and shrewish behavior, embodying the essence of a virtuous woman who fears a persistent suitor.

"I'm leaving now." Lu Han picked up her bag and prepared to run away.

Dan Zuoxi quickly grabbed her arm and forcibly kept her there. Without her there, who would she be showing off her hard work to?

Jiang Miaomiao, who had been observing the situation from the sidelines for a long time, suddenly said to Jiang Mian, "Do you still think these two have no chance?"

Jiang Mian frowned and said, "This is bad. I really don't feel it anymore."

As the saying goes, an outsider's perspective is clear; Lu Han had no idea that the subtle feelings between her and Shan Zuoxi were hidden in their playful banter.

However, observers can see that they are two different groups.

Taking a bath is a big deal, Shan Zuoxi exclaimed, "I forgot I'm so rich, I can hire people to take care of me when I'm pregnant!"

Jiang Si, acting as the referee, retorted: "But being poor is the norm for ordinary people; they simply can't afford to hire someone to serve them long-term. Young Master Shan, our game is designed according to the standards of the general public."

Ren Ziwei suddenly volunteered to help Shan Zuoxi into the bathroom to take a shower.

"Stop! I hold grudges. I just want to keep a close eye on you from beginning to end and not give you a chance to remove your fake pregnancy belly!" Ren Ziwei said bluntly, his eyes gleaming. "If you remove it, you've already lost."

Dan Zuoxi was shocked and furious: "Now, only the baby-faced doctor and I are upholding a man's dignity. How can you be so shameless?"

Ren Ziwei nodded: "Since everyone else is losing, we can't let you be the only ones who are undefeated." Otherwise, it would make them look too incompetent.

Dan Zuoxi was struck dumb, "You really are a loser who harms others without benefiting yourself."

Jiang Miaomiao turned to look at Yan Yousui, who had difficulty moving around. Knowing that he was stubborn, she didn't try to persuade him. She only asked, "Then how will you take a bath?"

"I'll try my best to... adapt to the situation." Yan Yousui said, slightly out of breath.

Even gaining just ten pounds during pregnancy is this tiring; most pregnant women gain at least twenty pounds. It's truly unimaginable how heartbreaking it is unless you experience it firsthand.

Yan Yousui walked unsteadily into the bathroom and closed the door heavily.

Jiang Miaomiao sighed. When would she be able to see those eight-pack abs again...?

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Dan Zuoxi stared at Ren Ziwei and Han Cuo, who were lounging at the foot of the bed with their legs crossed, and shouted, "Aren't you going to sleep? What are you doing here?"

Han Cuo replied: "Supervise."

Ren Ziwei said, "To prevent you from cheating. But I find it strange..." He turned to look at Han Cuo, "You also have the leisure to supervise?"

Han Cuo raised his chin slightly and pointed at Yan Yousui: "I find it so pleasant to see him suffer."

Ren Ziwei: "???"

After a long pause, he was taken aback: "You...you're not jealous, are you?"

Han Cuo raised an eyebrow and said, "Yes. I just don't understand, with me around, how could Jiang Miaomiao still be interested in him?"

"Because I'm prettier than you." Sensing the danger, Yan Yousui suddenly interjected.

Han Cuo seemed to have heard some huge joke. He slowly and mechanically turned his head to meet her gaze. His voice was calm, but there was still a stubborn competitive streak in it: "Sorry, I am the number one man on the list of the most desirable men for women in Hong Kong to marry."

Ren Ziwei's face immediately turned disdainful: "You have the nerve to say that? Weren't you looking down on those women's rankings before? Now you're acting all proud of it."

Han Cuo looked at Ren Ziwei with a forced smile: "Traitor, you'd better shut up."

Honestly, in his twenty-odd years, he'd only ever had a slight crush on Jiang Miaomiao back in high school. It wasn't much, but it was something. But Jiang Miaomiao not only didn't reciprocate his feelings, she kept pushing her way into him, which was quite excessive. But what was most excessive was that she actually fell for a helpless, baby-faced guy?

He can do without women, but he cannot do without the face of being the top man!

Yan Yousui then blurted out, "Is this 'Men's Ranking' a website you built for yourself?"

Ren Ziwei burst out laughing.

Yan Yousui's smile made her almond-shaped eyes appear even darker and more lustrous.

Han Cuo angrily got up and left. Jiang Miaomiao's taste in men is truly appalling; she'd rather not have eyes at all! She doesn't care!

at night.

Just when all was quiet.

Lying on her back, Shan Zuoxi felt short of breath and had difficulty falling asleep due to the pressure of the fake pregnant belly.

He turned to the side, and soon his internal organs felt as if they had shifted.

He looked at Yan Yousui on the left side of the bed and found that the other person was also tossing and turning.

Dan Zuoxi glanced at the foot of the bed, looked around, and found that there was no one else in the room... Ren Ziwei must have moved to the guest room to sleep.

He secretly suggested to Yan Yousui, "Why don't we remove the fake pregnancy belly? They should all be asleep by now, and we can put it back on before they wake up tomorrow morning."

Yan Yousui rubbed his eyes, struggling to fall asleep: "Let's stick to the rules. If you can't even stand a day and a night, what about your future wife who will be pregnant for ten months?"

Dan Zuoxi earnestly advised, "But the rule is that women get pregnant and give birth, not us men! Okay, okay, I now deeply understand how difficult pregnancy is for women. I empathize, but there's really no need for us to actually endure it. I swear I'll work hard to earn money and not cheat on you in the future, so I'll be lazy for now."

Yan Yousui asked doubtfully, "Since you know the hardships women endure during pregnancy, they've already achieved their goal. You can admit defeat."

Dan Zuoxi yelled, "If I admit defeat, how am I supposed to get Lu Han to agree to be my girlfriend? Fine, if you won't take your clothes off, I will."

Yan Yousui honestly replied, "Then I'll tell them right away."

Dan Zuoxi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "We're in cahoots! Gossiping behind my back, I really can't tell if you're some kind of white-clad angel or a white-faced Cao Cao!"

Yan Yousui said, "Either don't participate, or if you do participate, you have to abide by the rules."

Dan Zuoxi almost screamed like a groundhog: "Rules are meant to be broken, not followed."

Yan Yousui said seriously, "Is the bottom line something that's meant to be broken?"

Dan Zuoxi frowned: "Huh?"

Yan Yousui was particularly gentle and natural, with a touch of youthful innocence and certainty as she said, "If you can't persuade me, you'll have an even harder time persuading Dr. Lu. You can't understand why I'm keeping the game. Even if you win this bet and start a relationship, you and Dr. Lu will still be two different people."

Dan Zuoxi didn't believe it: "What do you mean? This is completely unrelated."

Yan Yousui said, "I am merely using a small example to illustrate a larger point."

Dan Zuoxi choked back a sob and remained silent. He grumbled and turned away, refusing to talk.

Of course, he didn't remove the fake pregnancy belly either.

Three women squeezed into the same bed.

Looking at the personal temperature curve displayed on the remote control, Jiang Si said to Jiang Miaomiao and Lu Han, "Amazing, neither of them took it off."

"Then let's sleep peacefully, goodnight." Jiang Miaomiao flopped onto the pillow, since she still had to get up to do thievery in the middle of the night.

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the next day.

Dan Zuoxi persevered through sheer willpower, staring intently at the wall clock as if each second was an eternity—a pathetic yet glorious endeavor.

Hehe, he's about to achieve an unprecedented feat of slaying men!

Yan Yousui sat listlessly to one side, her abdomen flat: she woke up this morning to find that the waist strap had come loose, and after a few turns, she accidentally lost her fake pregnant state and was eliminated.

He reflected on his actions and concluded that it was probably because he slept in a bad manner.

"It's okay, I don't mind your sleeping posture," Jiang Miaomiao comforted him, without mentioning that she had secretly sneaked into his room that morning to untie his bandages.

Yan Yousui, who knew nothing about it, felt even more aggrieved.

I have too many shortcomings, and in the future I will have to follow Jiang Miaomiao's lead.

Dan Zuoxi was still shouting angrily, "There's only one hour left! You women just wait, don't try to blackmail us men with pregnancy again. What's so great about being pregnant? It's just a little harder, a little backache, and a few more things you can't eat, right?"

Lu Han and Jiang Si stared at him intently, as if he were a dead man.

Having gained power, Shan Zuoxi became arrogant and cocky, standing with his hands on his hips and looking back at him with a smug expression, as if to say, "What can you do to me?"

Jiang Si reached out and patted Jiang Miaomiao's shoulder, "You're the expert in treating illnesses, especially mental illnesses. You do it."

“Okay.” Jiang Miaomiao tilted her head and smiled, shaking her phone to indicate that she had finished researching. “We still have an hour, that’s plenty of time. Let’s go straight to Dahe Hospital. They have a machine for experiencing labor pains. By adjusting the machine, you can stimulate muscle contractions and let Young Master Shan experience different levels of pain during childbirth.”

Ee-ya-ya.

"That's not up to you." Lu Han and Jiang Si took action directly. Some grabbed her hands, some lifted her feet, and when that didn't work, they summoned Ren Ziwei, Han Cuo, and Yan Yousui. The five of them managed to lift Shan Zuoxi off the sofa.

Jiang Mian then held Xie Ziqi while they watched the play alone.

Dan Zuoxi waved his hand, gripping the sofa armrest, stubbornly fighting even with most of his body dangling in the air.

He just wouldn't go, and he wouldn't admit defeat. He believed that if he could just hold on for another hour, he would win!

Jiang Miaomiao watched as the ten long fingers stubbornly gripped the sofa, so she moved over and, amidst Shan Zuoxi's grimacing glare and pleas for mercy, used Xie Ziqi's toy pliers to mercilessly pry open his fingers one by one.

This left Shan Zuoxi to watch helplessly as he gradually lost his protection.

Dan Zuoxi, who was being attacked by a group of people, was about to cry.

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A large group of people marched towards the hospital in a great commotion.

In the corridor where people were experiencing childbirth, there were quite a few couples sitting together. Compared to Shan Zuoxi, who was the center of attention, they all looked at her sideways.

Looking at Shan Zuoxi's face, which was full of grief and indignation, and then at the others' barely concealed gloating, the nurse said with a hint of anger, "I'm sorry, this childbirth experience is based on voluntary participation, otherwise it would lose its meaning."

"Were you forced?" Jiang Miaomiao asked Shan Zuoxi with suspicion. The smile on her face was frozen and natural, which made Shan Zuoxi feel uneasy.

Dan Zuoxi desperately wanted to nod, but he couldn't bear to fail. In the end, he just shouted at the nurse with a death-defying look, "It's voluntary."

"Shouting is prohibited in the hospital." Since it was voluntary, the nurse handed over a voluntary experience signature form with a hint of resentment.

Dan Zuoxi's eyes froze instantly, his gaze turning gloomy, but he immediately resumed his comical expression of wanting to cry but having no tears. The pen he used to sign the white paper trembled again and again... until he finally finished signing it shakily amidst Jiang Miaomiao's light cough.

Everyone waiting outside was startled.

Dan Zuoxi was startled.

The men outside remained silent for a few seconds, their hearts clenching tightly.

Yes, it really hurts, I'm dizzy.

The men outside finally mustered their courage and fled in panic.

Dan Zuoxi also wanted to run away, but Lu Han held him back. His voice trembled, "I need to pee."

Lu Han advised, "Why bother? Why can't you just admit defeat and say no?"

Dan Zuoxi's fear vanished suddenly, replaced by anger: "I can't even pee when I need to? Is my bladder at fault? You're using this as an excuse to put me down! I can! I'm absolutely amazing!" As he spoke, he thrust his belly out forcefully.

He stood in the corridor, his pale face bathed in the afterglow of the western sun, his body appearing thin and stiff.

Lu Han scoffed, "Fine, I'll wait and see."

"Absolutely," Shan Zuoxi replied, his voice choked with emotion. He wasn't even afraid of bleeding, so why would he be afraid of childbirth!

"Next, Shan Zuoxi." The nurse's urgent calls echoed through the testing room.

Dan Zuoxi nodded, but his feet moved forcefully in the opposite direction.

Lu Han reached out and gently placed her hand on his shoulder, but Shan Zuoxi was already in tears before he could speak.

Jiang Miaomiao sighed.

Everyone else followed her example and sighed deeply.

Jiang Miaomiao looked at the voluntary experience signing form in her hand. She had seen the "Shan Zuoxi" signature with its flowing and powerful strokes, but she had never seen such a distorted "Shan Zuoxi" signature.

"Jiang Si, let's stop this game here." If we go any further, even if Shan Zuoxi is unharmed, the people behind the Shan family won't let them off the hook for this nonsense.

Jiang Si nodded, indicating that the game was a draw.

She gave Shan Zuoxi a way out, and he quickly accepted. It was a false alarm; he was now genuinely in need of urination and hurried to the end of the corridor to find a toilet.

Jiang Si suddenly asked, "Niece, did you see the look in his eyes just now?"

Jiang Miaomiao nodded: "I saw it. As soon as he saw a document that required his signature, even if he was terrified, he came to his senses and examined the black and white text. He truly deserves to be the heir chosen by the Shan family."

After Jiang Miaomiao finished speaking, she looked at Lu Han and said, "I think Shan Zuoxi is a bit better than Xie Ran. I don't think divorcing him will end up in court."

Lu Han smiled, a smug and cold smile on her face.

She, as an outsider, saw things more clearly. If values ​​clash, there's no need to force a connection.

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At the end, Jiang Miaomiao called Jiang Mian: "I heard that the two lawyers who handled your divorce case were quite professional. Can you introduce them to me?"

Jiang Mian on the other end of the phone was shocked: "You're not even married yet, what do you need a divorce lawyer for?"

Jiang Miaomiao replied, "Because I've already had the idea of ​​getting married."