Chapter 137

She seems to be a burden wherever she goes, only making other people's lives a mess and deviating from their original trajectory. If that's the case, why was she born?

"Then why did you give birth to her?"

If that is the case, why bring a child into this world? It is so irresponsible.

The sharp negative emotions made her feel depressed. She thought of the girl who was not expected like her. If she knew at this moment that she was being abandoned by her mother, would she cry?

The girl was stunned by Jiang Zhinian's question. She lowered her head and shook her arms. It took her a long time to speak: "He said that the custom there is that you must give birth to a child before you can get married. I believed him and foolishly got pregnant. But a few days ago... he cheated on me. He said he fell in love with someone else and wanted to break up with me. I asked him what to do with the child, and he said to abort it... But the child is full-term. What's the difference between aborting it and killing a child..."

She covered her face and said helplessly, "But I have no money. As soon as I got pregnant, he asked me to quit my job and stay home, saying that I should focus on taking care of the baby and not worry about money. As long as the child is born, he will let me marry into his family in a grand ceremony. I was so stupid at the time that I actually believed his lies. As a result, I can't even afford the rent."

She looked at Jiang Zhinian and said, "How can I support that child? I can't even afford the hospitalization fee. She will only suffer if she follows me. It's better to send her to an orphanage and let a kind person adopt her."

Jiang Zhinian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his throat felt choked and he couldn't utter a word.

Medical staff arrived just at this time, lifted the girl who could no longer stand onto a transfer bed, and sent her back to the inpatient department.

Jiang Zhinian stood beside the transfer bed, looked down at the tearful girl, and murmured, "Maybe... she still wants to be with her mother."

The transfer bed was sent away, and Jiang Zhinian didn't know whether the girl heard what he said.

He only felt a pair of large hands holding his arms, with a strong warmth. Jiang Zhinian turned to look at Shi Ye: "She just gave birth to a child."

Shi Ye nodded. When he arrived at the emergency room, he happened to see a nurse looking for someone in the outpatient hall.

The person ran out from the obstetrics inpatient building. According to the nurse, she was a brave woman who had no medical record and rushed to the emergency room in the middle of the night because her water broke. The doctor who received her was afraid that her amniotic fluid would run out, causing fetal hypoxia or even umbilical cord prolapse. He had no choice but to admit her even though she had no relatives and refused to disclose any information.

As a result, the baby was born at noon, and before we had time to enter the mother's information and ask for the fee, she ran away. At first, everyone thought she was just trying to avoid paying the delivery fee, until someone found that the baby was still sleeping in the crib, and then everyone started to panic.

This matter has developed from a departmental mess to a case of intentional abandonment, so everyone had to start looking for the person everywhere, hoping that he didn't really run away, but just left temporarily for something.

Jiang Zhinian listened and said nothing: "Do you think she will abandon the child again after she returns this time?"

Shi Ye didn't know and didn't answer.

Jiang Zhinian came back to his senses, brushed away the long hair from his ears, and said with his head down: "I have classes in the afternoon, let's go first."

The two walked towards the school one after the other. It seemed as if time had gone back to when they just knew about the existence of this child. They were not very familiar with each other yet, but they had to walk together for a while just because of a child.

Shi Ye put his hands in the pockets of his coat and followed Jiang Zhinian quietly. His gray eyes seemed to be filled with melted ice and snow, without any warmth.

There were still problems between them that hadn't been resolved, but he couldn't solve them because he couldn't understand them, and this realization made him feel irritated.

Opposite him, there was Jiang Zhinian who was walking in front with her head down. She was reviewing the conversation she had just had with Shi Ye over and over again, and felt regretful and angry for her stupid remarks in those scenes.

If...if she was given another chance, she would definitely be able to express her meaning more accurately and clearly, instead of causing the current embarrassing situation.

She knew that the current situation was problematic, but she had no better solution. It was as if Shi Ye had been the one who took the initiative in promoting the relationship between her and Shi Ye from the very beginning. From their marriage to their first kiss, she had been passively enduring everything that happened and changed.

But now, there are problems in their relationship, and she is helpless. She doesn't know how to deal with such a relationship. Should she pretend that nothing happened, let it pass naturally, and return to the way things were before, or should she bring the problem to the table again and discuss it again?

However, if they still couldn't reach a consensus, would it hurt their relationship again?

Jiang Zhinian was unsure, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Arriving at the school gate, Jiang Zhinian took a deep breath, turned around, said goodbye to Shi Ye, and went into the teaching building.

Shi Ye was left standing outside the security booth. He stood there quietly for a while before turning around and leaving.

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During the break between classes, Jiang Zhinian took advantage of nothing to secretly send a message to Yuan Miaomiao.

"Let me ask you a question."

"Tell me, are you having any emotional distress?"

"Do you and Wang Bo ever argue?... Not really an argument, just a disagreement on some issue."

"Of course. We argue all the time. Last time, he threw my new sweater into the washing machine to dry it, and I got so angry that I beat him up right away."

"I mean, two people might have different plans or different ideas about future development."

"It's a bit abstract, I don't quite understand it."

"For example, you two went to different universities before. Has Wang Bo ever considered applying to the same university as you?"

"Wang Bo can't get into our school. The art academy I attend has very high artistic requirements. Someone with low aesthetic taste like Wang Bo can't get in."

After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong. As Wang Bo's biggest aesthetic choice, she seemed to have scolded herself, so she quickly tried to make amends.

"Except for me, I am the pinnacle of his life's aesthetics."

Jiang Zhinian smiled helplessly and replied.

"What I mean is, didn't you ever argue about the fact that you two were in different places?"

"Oh, I see. Actually, we did have an argument. Wang Bo wanted me to stay in Yongning, but I didn't have enough academic scores to get into Yongning Academy of Fine Arts, so we just gave up. It's just a matter of living in a different place. I feel more comfortable without him around to make me angry."

"What would you do if Wang Bo gave up a better school for you and went to study in another city with you?"

"It's not a big deal. Just come if you want. But it's unlikely. Wang Bo has Yongning University engraved in his mind. He won't give it up for me."