Chapter 78 I won’t let you suffer this kind of pain again after a difficult birth

After she finished speaking, Zhou Linjin felt her trembling and was also stunned.

"Are you afraid?" Zhou Linjin asked again.

Chen Lianxiu opened her mouth but said nothing. If Zhou Linjin hadn't been behind her, she would have probably fled by now.

The gazes of the people in Zhuoxinzhai fell on her. In the darkness, she couldn't see their expressions clearly. Curiosity? Disdain? Or something else?

She only knew that she would not feel the emotion of revisiting an old place, nor the pride of coming back.

She wants to leave.

But Zhou Linjin wouldn't give her that chance. He freed one hand to hold her from behind and whispered in her ear, "Yuan, we're home. Don't be afraid."

And at this moment, it started to rain, as if leaving her no way out.

Entering the main house, Chen Lianxiu couldn't help but take a look around. The furnishings in the house seemed to have not changed much. It was still the same as before. Zhou Linjin lived alone, so there was no one around.

Zhou Linjin carried An An to the inner room to sleep. Chen Lianxiu was worried and followed him in. She saw that the inside was the same as the outside, with almost no changes, except that the bed curtains were royal red, which was obviously not the one Zhou Linjin would use himself.

The maid brought over some hot water. Chen Lianxiu sat down beside the bed and wrung out a handkerchief to wipe An An's face. Zhou Linjin stood beside her and said, "The bed curtains and quilt are all new, so you can use them without worry."

Shen Lianxiu nodded, as if he knew it.

"It's okay, I'll leave first." Zhou Linjin said again.

Chen Lianxiu was about to nod again, but at this moment she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside, and it was Yang's maid who came in.

Chen Lianxiu and Zhou Linjin were both shocked, thinking that something had happened to Yang. Before they could ask, they heard the maid say that Su Qiong had a difficult delivery and asked Chen Lianxiu to go over and take a look.

Zhou Linjin frowned and said, "It's so late. Go tell your mother that we've gone to bed."

The maid was about to leave after hearing this, but Shen Lianxiu thought about it and finally stopped her: "I'll be there right away."

After saying that, she began to look for her medicine box.

Zhou Linjin still frowned, folding his arms as he looked at her. After a while, seeing that she had indeed found the medicine box and was about to leave, he slowly said, "It's not like there's no doctor. Why are you going?"

Chen Lianxiu asked back, "What's wrong with going to take a look?"

Zhou Linjin didn't say anything, but just followed Shen Lianxiu silently.

After walking for a while, Shen Lianxiu couldn't help but ask, "So what are you going to do?"

"I'll go with you."

Chen Lianxiu asked, "Your sister-in-law is giving birth, aren't you afraid of what people will say if you go?"

Zhou Linjin sneered: "No one would dare to make such a rumor."

But having said that, when they got there, Zhou Linjin did not go in. Instead, he stood outside the courtyard gate and said to Shen Lianxiu, "I'll wait for you here. Come back soon."

He couldn't help but complain about Yang in his heart. It was obviously the second house's business. It was good enough to allow them to continue living here. Why bother worrying about their affairs and even calling Chen Lianxiu over. It was dark and raining. Is there nothing they can do if Chen Lianxiu is not here?

Zhou Linjin looked at Shen Lianxiu's hurriedly leaving back and shook his head.

After Shen Lianxiu went in, before she had time to talk to Yang who was standing under the eaves, Xiao Wu grabbed her with tears on her face.

"Go in and take a look at her. The midwife and the doctor both said it won't work. It was our fault for what happened before. I'll apologize in any way I can, but..."

"Okay, Madam, stop talking," Chen Lianxiu interrupted her and exchanged glances with Yang. "I'll do my best."

As soon as they entered, there was a strong smell of blood. The voice of the woman in labor could no longer be heard. There was a doctor outside but he didn't say much. The midwife came out and led Shen Lianxiu back inside, while telling her about Su Qiong's condition.

Chen Lianxiu checked Su Qiong and found that it was indeed similar to what the midwife said.

In fact, Su Qiong had not yet given birth, but the fact that Zhou Linyu had left her and the children and ran away was too much of a blow to her. In addition, Xiao Wu had lost her mind and kept saying nonsense in front of her. Su Qiong was so scared and desperate that she gave birth prematurely and never gave birth to the baby.

Mrs. Wu has learned her lesson now. At first, she didn't dare to disturb Mrs. Yang. She just hired a midwife herself. When the situation became really bad, she panicked and quickly called a doctor and asked Mrs. Yang to come and take charge of the situation.

Chen Lianxiu gave Su Qiong a few injections. She woke up and shouted a few times, moaning on the bed, but the child did not come down.

Then I fed her medicine again, but it was of no use. I could only hear her crying with her eyes closed, saying that Zhou Linyu had hurt her badly.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu asked Shen Lianxiu, "Can the child be saved?"

Chen Lianxiu said: "When I came, the fetus had already died."

Mrs. Wu found it hard to accept after hearing this, but thinking of her grandson, she said, "Then save her!"

Shen Lianxiu didn't say anything.

She tried her best to treat Su Qiong again, but Su Qiong's voice gradually became weaker and the midwife kept shaking her head.

Chen Lianxiu left the room amid Xiao Wu's wailing. Yang, who was waiting outside, knew something was wrong when she heard the noise. Seeing Chen Lianxiu coming out, she hurriedly said to her, "Go back and rest. Erlang is still waiting outside. I'm afraid he'll blame me if we're any later."

Having said that, Yang went in to help with the aftermath.

Chen Lianxiu carried her medicine box on her back and was about to go out when she found that the rain was getting heavier. She held an umbrella and walked out carefully avoiding the puddles on the ground.

As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she saw Zhou Linjin waiting for her. Zhou Linjin asked her, "What's going on?"

Shen Lianxiu shook his head, somewhat dejected: "It's all over."

However, the next moment, her umbrella was knocked to the ground by something, and her whole body was tied up tightly.

Shen Lianxiu immediately realized that it was Zhou Linjin who was hugging her.

Heavy rain poured down on the two people. Shen Lianxiu struggled for a moment: "What are you doing? Let me go!"

Zhou Linjin seemed not to hear and continued to hold her, one hand on her back and the other on the back of her head. He was a full head taller than her, and his chin just rested on the top of her head, making her unable to move at all.

Shen Lianxiu couldn't move her upper body, so she kicked him: "What are you crazy about?"

"I heard the noise inside," Zhou Linjin ignored her kicking and just said to himself, "Was it the same when you gave birth to An An? I wasn't by your side at that time, what if you..."

He had no idea what was happening until today when Su Qiong had a difficult delivery and both mother and child died. Zhou Linjin then felt scared. What if she ended up like Su Qiong? What should he do?

He would never know the suffering she had endured and would never be able to find her.

"You're not here because you drove me away," Shen Lianxiu gritted her teeth, "As for why I'm not like Su Qiong, it's just because I'm lucky."

Giving birth for a woman is like stepping one foot into the gates of hell, and she was alone at the time. She doesn't even want to recall the hardships she went through. She won't just say she's fine and let it go.

The harm Zhou Linjin had caused her in the past was comparable to what Zhou Linyu had caused Su Qiong.

It's just that she is luckier than Su Qiong. She has enough time to let her wounds heal slowly, so that this despair that can destroy a person will not threaten her life, allowing her to give birth to An An and raise her well.

She heard Zhou Linjin say, "I'm sorry."

Shen Lianxiu closed his eyes and said nothing.

"I won't let you suffer like this again."

She still didn't speak.

"I was wrong."

Shen Lianxiu felt a warm liquid flowing down her face, not rain.

She sobbed softly, like the cry of a little animal.

She no longer had the strength to kick Zhou Linjin, and he had no intention of letting her go immediately.

The two of them just stood there. At this moment, Yang came out and saw them. She almost cried out, "Oh my God, what are you doing here in the rain? If you want to carry him, go back and do it. What if he catches a cold?"

There was something going on at home, and Yang didn't care about the two people's feelings. She immediately asked someone to send them back to Zhuoxinzhai.

As expected, as soon as they entered the house, Chen Lianxiu and Zhou Linjin sneezed one after another.

After they changed into clean clothes, the maid brought them hot ginger soup. After drinking it, Chen Lianxiu immediately felt her nose and eyes cleared, but Zhou Linjin didn't seem to feel so good and still hadn't recovered.

At this time, Bi Cha was called by Yang to pick him up. Seeing Zhou Linjin's listless appearance, he was very worried: "My dear, you haven't had a good rest recently. If you fall ill, what will we do with all the things going on at home?"

"Don't make noise," Zhou Linjin scolded Bi Cha while pressing his forehead, and then said, "I'll take a nap after I get back."

But even as he said this, he sat there without moving, and continued to slowly press his forehead and temples.

Hearing Zhou Linjin's heavy nasal tone, Shen Lianxiu didn't doubt that he was pretending. She walked over, took away his hand that was supporting his head, and quickly wiped his forehead with the back of her hand.

Chen Lianxiu said, "I have a fever, but it's not very hot. Let's get some sleep and see how I feel tomorrow morning."

Bi Cha walked to the window, looked at the sky outside, and said, "It's raining so heavily..."

Zhou Linjin raised his eyelids. Since he and Bi Cha had grown up together, Bi Cha immediately understood what he meant and said to Shen Lianxiu, "Madam, why don't you let your husband stay tonight?"

Shen Lianxiu raised an eyebrow.

She didn't speak immediately. For a moment, Zhou Linjin and Bi Cha held their breath and dared not make a sound.

"Okay," she said lightly, "but you can't sleep in this room."

Zhou Linjin said: "Bi Cha, go and clean up my study."

Bi Cha responded immediately.

Zhou Linjin asked Shen Lianxiu again: "Are you hungry?"

Shen Lianxiu glanced at him and refused bluntly: "I'm not hungry."

"But I'm hungry." Zhou Linjin said.

Chen Lianxiu ignored him and stood up to go outside. Standing in the corridor, she asked the maid to go to the small kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. After the maid came back, she said that there was nothing there because Zhou Linjin rarely went to the small kitchen to ask for food on weekdays. They were all lazy. Recently, the Duke's Mansion was in chaos. The maids in the small kitchen of Zhuoxinzhai only said that they were going to run errands to help. They had no idea where to go to be lazy. Now it was raining heavily and they could not be found for a while.

Chen Lianxiu was skeptical, but there was nothing she could do. Just as she was about to ask her maid to make a bowl of noodles, Zhou Linjin came out and said to her, "I want to eat the cakes you made last time."

Shen Lianxiu was puzzled: "What cake?"

"It was when we were in Baixi Village that you gave Bicha and me the cake." Zhou Linjin made a rough shape with his hands and looked at her eagerly.

Chen Lianxiu had long forgotten about this matter. After thinking for a long time, he barely remembered it, but he refused to forgive him: "It's not for you."