Ye Luo fell silent. Compared to his own life... were these things even important?
She touched her stomach, biting her lip in humiliation, and suddenly felt a pang of regret for not listening to her mother.
She looked up and caught a glimpse of the subtle calculation and smugness on Jiang Xiu's face, and was shocked.
She clenched her fists tightly, determined that even if she got nothing, Jiang Xiu, the culprit, wouldn't get away with it!
“Dad, I promise you, but I need to talk to her alone.” She pointed at Jiang Xiu.
"No! She's the most important person in the family right now. Her safety must be guaranteed before she gives birth!"
Without even thinking, Ye Yu directly rejected her request, and Ye Luo snorted coldly.
"So, Dad, are you saying I would harm her? I would harm her at home? You don't trust me at all?"
"I……"
Jiang Xiu pressed down Ye Yu's hand and shook her head.
“It’s okay, I can talk to her. Maybe it’s just that Lolo is newly pregnant and doesn’t know what to do. Maybe talking to her will help.”
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside. Just shout if you need anything." Ye Yu patted her hand.
"Um."
Seeing her father and this woman being so affectionate, Ye Luo felt disgusted again. Even though she had betrayed her mother, Gu Yu had never treated her like this. Was she really in the wrong...?
Ye Yu went out, the door closed, and Jiang Xiu finally stopped acting and found a chair to sit down.
"Speak, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Is all of this your conspiracy! You just want to destroy me!"
"Tsk, dear Miss Ye Luo, you're only realizing this now? How pathetic. I'm not your mother. Do you expect me to treat you with the same meticulous care as Gu Yu?"
"You bitch!"
Ye Luo was furious and rushed up to grab Jiang Xiu by the neck, but Jiang Xiu was not afraid at all and even deliberately tilted her head back.
"Come on, try me. If you dare to hurt me even a little bit, believe me, your dad will come in and kill you first. You're carrying a bastard, but I'm carrying the Ye family's own flesh and blood. Do I need to tell you which is more important?"
He finished speaking in a few words, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, yet it felt like a heavy stone pressing down on Ye Luo's heart.
She was afraid of death; she dared not gamble...
What good does it do you to hurt me like this?!
"Shh, don't say that. I never intended to harm you from the beginning. I even helped you find a way to get Cheng Ran back then. It's your own fault for being so useless and giving that bastard Chen Zhong the opportunity instead. Who can you blame!"
Ye Luo was now like a ball of cotton constantly absorbing water, his whole body heavy, including his head and his breathing.
"That's your excuse! You could have easily stopped him from bothering me!"
"Why should I stop him?" Jiang Xiu shrugged. "Let me be honest, the three of us are the same kind of people. Letting him join the Ye family might not necessarily do you any harm in the future. At least we'll have a common enemy. Luo Luo, don't make a mistake. Chen Zhong is a good man. You won't lose out by marrying him."
After enduring it for so long, Ye Luo couldn't hold back any longer. Acting before thinking, he rushed forward and grabbed Jiang Xiu's hair.
"You disgusting bitch! I'd rather die with you than let you succeed!"
"You actually dared to do that... Help!"
Jiang Xiu shouted, and soon Ye Yu kicked the door open and immediately separated the two of them, slapping Ye Luo hard across the face.
"What did I just tell you! You still dare to touch her!"
"It's alright, it's good for her to vent her anger..."
"Is your stomach okay?" he asked immediately. "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital for a checkup. The baby absolutely cannot be harmed."
After saying that, he picked up Jiang Xiu and left the Ye family home, even though there were clearly doctors outside...
The level of importance attached to this was self-evident, and Ye Luo collapsed to the ground.
She dared not die, nor could she win a fight. Rumors were flying everywhere, and it wouldn't be long before the news of her pregnancy spread. All the signs were forcing her to marry Chen Zhong; it seemed that this was her only option.
"Ah! I don't want to!"
...
Jiang Xiu was taken to the hospital by Ye Yu, hoping to find a familiar doctor, but was told that the doctor who had been in charge of her prenatal checkups was on leave for the next few days.
She initially wanted to give up, not daring to let someone she didn't trust examine her, but Ye Yu insisted.
"Then let's find another doctor!"
"Maybe I shouldn't, I don't think I'm anything wrong..."
"How can this be? The child is the most important. You don't care about yourself, but don't you care about my child either?"
"no……"
"Then I'll do as I say!"
"All right."
Jiang Xiu frowned, feeling relieved that she was actually pregnant. She wasn't afraid of a false pregnancy; her only worry was the gestational age of the baby.
She entered the examination room with trepidation, and the doctor performed a series of examinations on her as usual.
Afterwards, Jiang Xiu grabbed him, intending to use the same trick again to make him work for her.
Who knew that the doctor was acting strangely this time, staring at her test results without saying a word for a long time.
"Doctor, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Don't make a sound, there's something wrong with the baby in your belly."
"What?"
Jiang Xiu immediately became serious. Compared to falsifying the month of conception, the importance of the child's health and safety was put aside.
"Are you kidding me? My child is perfectly healthy..."
She had a check-up before, and the doctor told her there was no problem, which is why she didn't hold back and flaunted it outside.
"I'm not kidding you. You can go to any doctor in our hospital for an examination, but the baby in your belly is deformed. If you don't believe me, I'll go out and tell your family to find another doctor..."
"Hey, no!"
Jiang Xiu grabbed the doctor's hand and shook her head almost pleadingly.
"Please don't tell him, I...I believe you."
Even if there was only a one percent chance, she wouldn't dare to gamble. If it was a deformed fetus, Ye Yu would definitely make her abort it immediately, and then she wouldn't be able to enjoy her last few months of being a tyrant.
Even if she miscarries, she can't just let the child go like that, it's all for nothing. Besides, she needs to verify if it really is a deformed fetus.
"I can tell from your expression that you don't quite believe me. I won't say any more. I suggest you get a second checkup. If it's not a deformed fetus, I'll swallow the scalpel!"
The doctor actually swore on his own life, and Jiang Xiu's heart sank. Her visit to the hospital today was accidental; no one had had time to set her up. Could the child in her womb really be…?
"Okay, I'll go for the follow-up checkup. Please, please don't tell my family!"
"Fine, you can handle your own problems, just don't blame me."
The doctor waved his hand and left the examination room, but Ye Yu immediately stopped him as soon as he stepped out.
"How are you? Is my child alright?"
“Well… you should ask her yourself.” Instead of answering directly, the doctor pushed him away and went back to his office, leaving the question to Jiang Xiu.
Ye Yu had no idea what was going on, and immediately became a little scared. He rushed into the examination room, while Jiang Xiu looked perfectly normal.
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