"Molly!"
Hung Hing rushed to help her up, but he couldn't prevent her from falling.
"My...stomach..."
"Don't be afraid, I'll take you to the hospital..."
He quickly picked her up and ran outside, while Duan Xiaowan pulled over a coworker next to her.
"I'll go first, you guys continue working."
Hong Xing acted quickly, shoving Molly into the back seat of the car, and Duan Xiaowan got in to support her. The three of them then rushed to the hospital.
"Ah...it hurts...baby..."
She clutched her stomach, in great pain, and Duan Xiaowan wiped her sweat and comforted her.
"It's okay, everything will be alright. We'll be at the hospital soon, don't worry."
At times like these, a pregnant woman's emotions are very important. Even though Duan Xiaowan was so nervous that her palms were sweating and her legs were trembling, she still tried her best to protect Molly, afraid that she would fall off her seat.
Fortunately, the roads were clear, and they arrived at the hospital at top speed. As soon as the car stopped, Hung Hing was about to carry the person out of the car when Duan Xiaowan stopped him.
"She's in a lot of pain, don't touch her, go inside quickly and call the doctor to bring a stretcher!"
"Oh... okay..."
Hong Xing swallowed hard, thinking that when his comrades were injured during missions in the army, they couldn't be moved casually. He took three steps at a time and ran into the hospital lobby.
"Doctor! My wife is pregnant and has fallen outside. Please come with me to help her!"
As soon as he shouted, a doctor came over to help and finally lifted Molly out of the car and into the examination room. Hung Hing wanted to go in, but was stopped outside.
"Comrade, you just wait outside."
"But I..."
Duan Xiaowan was afraid that he would delay his treatment, so she pulled him back and nodded to the doctor.
"Please make sure that both mother and child are safe. Thank you."
"Why are you pulling me! My wife is inside!" Hong Xing was a little angry and shook off her hand. If it weren't for the fact that Duan Xiaowan was a woman, he might have even tried to hit her.
"Calm down, the doctors have their reasons. What good will it do you if you go in?" she yelled. "I'm just as worried as you are about this. If it weren't for me..."
She clenched her fists in frustration. It was all her fault for trying to pull Molly away; her good intentions backfired, angering Molly and leading to this tragedy.
But she couldn't understand why their relationship had suddenly turned so bad today, when they had been getting along so well before. Hormonal stimulation alone shouldn't have affected a person to such an extent.
Hong Xing opened his mouth, wanting to accuse and vent his anger, but he was there at the time and knew the truth of the matter perfectly well. Duan Xiaowan did not push anyone and was just stating the facts, so who should be blamed?
He clenched his fist and slammed it against the wall.
"What kind of mess is this?!"
Those outside the examination room knew nothing of what happened, only that the doctor came out more than half an hour later, and his expression was not optimistic.
"Are you a family member of the pregnant woman?" the doctor asked, looking at Hong Xing.
"It's me. How is my lover?"
"Fortunately, she and the baby are both fine, but the fall has caused a threatened miscarriage, so she needs to be hospitalized to protect the pregnancy. You should go and complete the necessary procedures as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll go right away..."
Hung Hing's mind had stopped thinking; he did whatever the doctor told him, afraid of missing anything.
Upon hearing the words "threatened miscarriage," Duan Xiaowan nearly lost her balance and had to catch up with the doctor.
"Excuse me, doctor, I have a question. That woman inside, she can keep her baby, right?"
"Who are you……"
“Oh, I’m her coworker. We had a little argument and that’s why she fell. So I’m very worried.”
Duan Xiaowan spoke the truth, hoping that this would at least lessen the guilt in her heart.
"I see. Then you should be more careful in the future, especially during her pregnancy. She shouldn't be subjected to any more stress. I suggest you stay away from her."
"Okay... okay, thank you, doctor."
Duan Xiaowan thanked him repeatedly, but her heart sank. She should have checked on Molly's condition back then, but the doctor's words made her stop.
Watching the unconscious person being wheeled out of the examination room by the nurse, she glanced at him from a distance, bit her lip, thought for a moment, then ran out of the hospital and found a phone booth nearby.
She remembered the phone number Hung Hing had dialed to the branch factory earlier that day, so she entered the number exactly as it was and dialed back.
The phone rang several times, so long that she thought it was going to hang up automatically, but it finally connected at the last minute.
Who are you?
An unfamiliar voice came from inside. Duan Xiaowan composed herself and quickly explained her purpose.
"Hello comrade, I'm looking for Comrade Jiang Wanqing."
"Comrade Jiang has already left. If you want to find her, you'll probably have to call other branch factories."
"Huh? You're walking so fast... Okay."
She could only awkwardly hang up the phone, saying it was just bad luck. She went back to the hospital, asked the nurse which ward Molly was in, knocked on the door, and Hong Xing went out.
He looked much more haggard, and Duan Xiaowan bowed to him.
"I'm sorry, I bear a lot of responsibility for what happened today. If you want to fire me when Comrade Jiang returns, I will leave. I will also pay any compensation you require. I'm truly sorry, I didn't expect this to happen. I didn't mean to hurt Comrade Molly, I..."
She started crying as she spoke. No matter how calm she was today, she was still essentially a young girl who had never seen anything like this before, and she was probably frightened.
"Comrade Duan, you...you should go back first. Nobody wanted to see this happen, but I know it has little to do with you. Molly's emotions have been fluctuating wildly these past two days. I'll ask her what happened when she wakes up. Don't blame yourself. Fortunately, both she and her child are alright now. There's no one at the factory to take charge, so you should go back quickly and not delay things on both sides."
She sniffed, thought about it, and realized that made sense. Even if she was panicking, she still had to do her job well.
"Okay, I'll go back and supervise production first. If you need anything, just call the factory from the phone booth outside the hospital, and I'll come right away."
"Okay, go ahead."
Duan Xiaowan turned and left. Hong Xing watched her retreating figure and sighed.
On the other side, Jiang Wanqing had just finished her inspection of the previous branch factory and was on her way to the next stop when she suddenly remembered that she had left something behind. She changed her ticket and headed back.
When he returned, the factory manager was very surprised.
"Director Jiang, why are you back again?"
"I remembered I hadn't taken something, so I grabbed it and left."
"Oh! You're back just in time. A woman called a little while ago looking for you, but I told her you weren't here. Do you want to call her back?"
"Who?" Jiang Wanqing asked in surprise.
The person in charge slapped his forehead: "Look at my brain, I forgot to ask!"
"It's okay, I'll call home and check."
Jiang Wanqing didn't think anything of it and calmly went back to her office to return the call, but no one answered after dialing the number several times.
Just as she was about to hang up on the last call, an unfamiliar voice rang out.
Who are you?
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