Chapter 89 Returning to the Past

"Lin Dang, Lin Dang, are you awake?" Perhaps Professor Huang saw my tears, because he shook me.

I opened my eyes, but my throat was already hoarse. I wanted to call out to her, but no sound came out.

"Good, good, you're awake. Don't speak yet, I'll go get the doctor." Professor Huang said, and hurriedly ran out to find the doctor. Grandma then sat down next to me.

"Good child, you've suffered so much~" Grandma tucked me in and took a tissue to wipe my face, but the tears kept flowing uncontrollably.

"You're still young, you can have more children in the future." Grandma thought I was crying because I lost my child.

"I don't want to break up," I managed to squeeze out these words with all my might.

Yes, we can have more children, but I don't want to break up with Chu Zhen. If Professor Huang and Grandma interfere and force us to break up, Chu Zhen will definitely agree to protect me. However, Chu Zhen's pain is no less than mine. How could he possibly bear losing Chu Lin, Chu Yi Lin, and now me?

"Okay, no breakup!" Grandma probably didn't expect that the first thing I said when I opened my eyes would be this. She agreed with tears streaming down her face. With Grandma's permission, I felt relieved. In this family, Grandma was respected by everyone, and no one would usually disobey her. Just as I was about to close my eyes, the doctor came in.

"Although she woke up two hours later than expected, all her vital signs are normal. She should rest well, eat a light diet, and avoid anything that might upset her." The doctor glanced at me and said nothing more; he probably couldn't think of anything to comfort me.

Professor Huang called Chu Zhen, but Chu Zhen did not appear until dark.

"Dang'er, maybe Zhen'er doesn't know how to face you." Maybe Grandma saw that I kept listening to the noise at the door.

"I understand, Grandma~"

“We didn’t call your parents either. You looked so scary. I was afraid they would be too worried, so we didn’t let them know in the middle of the night. Later, we thought we’d ask for your opinion when you woke up,” Professor Huang said.

"Let's not let them know yet, we'll tell them after I'm discharged from the hospital."

In just one year, I have experienced two major traumas. The last time was a car accident. My parents pretended to be strong and stayed with me. It would be too cruel for them to tell me about this now. Just two days ago, my mother was talking about knitting a sweater for the child. She chose sky blue yarn so that both girls and boys could wear it.

My incident happened late at night. Chu Zhen didn't tell anyone except Professor Huang and my grandmother; everyone else planned to wait until I woke up. Professor Huang asked me if there was anyone I wanted to see, and I shook my head. Actually, right now, all I wanted to see was Chu Zhen.

After dinner, I rested for a while, pretending to need to relax. I asked Professor Huang to take Grandma home to rest, saying that the nurses would take care of me. I figured Chu Zhen must be at the hospital, maybe even just outside. Sure enough, not long after I pretended to be asleep, I heard familiar footsteps.

Chu Zhen walked to my bedside and kissed my forehead. His familiar breath felt like it came from a lifetime ago. I suddenly opened my eyes and grabbed his hand. He seemed startled, but quickly calmed down.

Did I wake you up?

"No, why did it take you so long to come?" I questioned.

"I'm sorry~"

"I miss you, I've been missing you since I woke up, why won't you come?"

"I'm sorry, Lin Dang, I'm so sorry~" Chu Zhen hugged me, blaming herself.

"What's wrong?" I didn't understand why Chu Zhen was so remorseful. If anyone should apologize, it should be me. I failed to protect Chu Yilin.

"I'm sorry for making you go through that pain again."

"We're still young, aren't we?" My heart was clenching with pain, but I didn't want to show it in front of Chu Zhen. He needed comfort more than I did right now.

"Yes, we're still young, we have plenty of opportunities!" Chu Zhen probably never expected me to comfort him like this.

"Chu Zhen, did the doctor say what caused my miscarriage?" I wanted to ask when Professor Huang and my grandmother were there, but I didn't because I knew they must be feeling bad.

"There are traces of abortion drugs in your blood." Chu Zhen's words struck me like a bolt from the blue. Ever since I woke up, I've been wondering what I missed, or if this is just fate.

"Abortion pills? I haven't taken any pills since I got pregnant!"

"Red velvet cake."

"Red velvet cake?" That shocked me even more.

"When the doctor told me that there were traces of abortion pills in your blood, I started thinking about what you ate that might have contained them. You eat your three normal meals a day either at home or in the company cafeteria, so there's no problem. The only difference is your favorite red velvet cake. It just so happened that the cake was delivered today, so I asked someone to test it. Sure enough, it contained traces of abortion pills."

It turns out that Chu Zhen didn't come today because he was busy with this matter.

“There might already be a problem with you going to eat red velvet cake with Song Ji-hyo,” Chu Zhen said.

"You don't doubt Song Ji-hyo, do you? That's impossible."

“Song Ji-hyo wouldn’t do that. She’s just like Hwang Yeon-yeon; she’s sincere towards you. I know that. It’s just that someone might have been watching you when you went there that day, or maybe you were being watched even earlier. It just so happened that they saw you liked this cake that day, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of you,” Chu Zhen analyzed.

It turns out this wasn't an accident, but a setup. Chu Yilin became the substitute, just like Chu Lin in the car accident. Who is it? So ruthless, trying to kill me.

"Chu Zhen, I want to participate in the food safety investigation." I looked at Chu Zhen firmly.

I'm certain that everything is inextricably linked to Li Guoqiang.

"Okay, I'll wait until you've recovered." Chu Zhen agreed decisively. He knew my mind was made up.

The doctor said that this was like giving birth, and I would need to rest for a while before I could go out. I stayed in the hospital for three days and then asked Chu Zhen to process my discharge. I'm going to the hospital quite often now. Even though I'm in a special ward, I still hate the smell of medicine and the glaring lights.

After returning home, I didn't let Chu Zhen stay with me; instead, I had my nanny take care of me with three meals a day. During this time, I thought a lot, and scenes from graduation to now flashed through my mind. After falling in love with Chu Zhen, I became too dependent. I always felt that even if the sky fell, he would hold me up. As long as Chu Zhen was around, I could live a completely lazy life, which completely deviated from my original intention of studying journalism and communication. Now, I don't want to be like that anymore. Moreover, it's not only for my original intention, but also for Chu Lin, Chu Yi Lin. I must find the Lin Dang of the past.