Chapter 153 Lu Qingqing X Meng Yaozhu: You...have a child?
As planned, Xu Xiao took Lu Qingqing to meet his parents over the weekend.
Xu Xiao's father passed away from illness at a young age, and he was raised by his mother. The two families were considered well-matched, and Xu's mother initially had a very good impression of Lu Qingqing.
but……
When she arrived at the door, Lu Qingqing felt a little nervous.
Xu Xiao held her hand and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, you're so good, my mom will definitely like you."
Lu gently returned his smile.
Upon entering, Xu Xiao warmly introduced Lu Qingqing.
Xu's mother glanced at her indifferently a few times, and finally looked at her belly and asked, "How many months?"
The deer gently lowered its head: "Four months."
Xu's mother gave a cold laugh.
Lu gently clenched her fingers.
At the dinner table, Xu Xiao brought up the matter of getting engaged next month.
As expected, this met with strong opposition from Xu's mother. Thinking of how her usually honest son had disobeyed her several times for this woman, she was so angry that her blood ran cold.
"I disagree! You'd be better off marrying an ugly or mentally challenged woman than a woman carrying another man's child!"
Lu sat quietly in the chair, utterly embarrassed.
Xu Xiao's usually gentle and soft-spoken face became firm and resolute: "Mom, I love her, and I will definitely be with her. Even if you don't agree, we will still get engaged! It's enough that I love her, even if you don't like her. I will never bring her back again!"
Xu's mother slammed down her bowl and chopsticks: "You unfilial son!"
Xu Xiao pulled Lu away quietly.
Once outside, shutting out Xu's mother's rant, Lu gently stopped and solemnly apologized to Xu Xiao: "I'm sorry, I've put you in a difficult position. Actually, your mother is right, I've delayed you. Otherwise, it would be..."
Xu Xiao covered her mouth: "You are the one I've chosen. Leave everything to me. Our engagement will definitely go smoothly."
Lu lowered her eyes with a hint of guilt.
"You have a prenatal checkup tomorrow, so I'll take you home early."
...
Lu Qingqing made an appointment for a prenatal checkup. She originally wanted to go by herself, but Xu Xiao insisted on accompanying her.
I even asked the school for half a day off.
Lu Qingqing was still asleep when Xu Xiao arrived early in the morning, bringing her a steaming hot breakfast.
When Lu Qingqing finished washing up and came out of the bathroom, Xu Xiao had already ladled the porridge into a bowl.
The plate held red bean buns that smelled of milk.
"I made this at home, see if it suits your taste?"
Lu Qingqing went over and sat down. She was actually someone who ate irregularly. Sometimes she would wake up late and not have time to eat breakfast.
Since dating Xu Xiao, her meals have become more regular.
After tasting the porridge, I found the red beans sweet and soft: "Mmm, delicious."
"I'm glad you like it."
At nine o'clock in the morning, the hospital was already packed with people queuing up.
Lu sat gently on the bench, waiting to be called.
Xu Xiao took out a thermos filled with hot water: "Have some, we'll have to wait a while."
About half an hour later, Lu Qingqing's name was called over the loudspeaker.
The moment that name suddenly appeared, the men at the doors of different departments on the same floor looked up abruptly.
The hospital was crowded and noisy, but the name pierced through the cacophony and clearly reached the man's ears.
The prenatal checkup went smoothly. Lu listened to the baby's strong heartbeat through the machine and smiled.
After they finished, Xu Xiao helped her out of bed and knelt down to put her shoes on.
As they left the consultation room, Xu Xiao zipped up her coat: "It's windy in the hospital, be careful not to catch a cold."
Lu Qingqing: "How could I be so fragile?"
"You have a baby in your belly now, so you have to be careful in everything you do."
The deer gently touched its gradually protruding belly: "You make it sound like I'm a nationally protected animal."
A tender look appeared in Xu Xiao's eyes, and his hand unconsciously reached out, then paused in mid-air.
Just as he was about to retract his weapon, the deer softly asked, "Want to touch it?"
Xu Xiao stammered, "Is...is that okay?"
Lu gave a soft "hmm," and Xu Xiao's fingertips trembled slightly as he slowly touched her stomach.
"Lu Qingqing!"
A cold, chilling voice pierced the air.
The deer shuddered slightly, turned its head to look, and its scalp nearly exploded.
When she saw the familiar figure appear, she panicked and dared not look directly at him.
As he drew closer, she froze, her blood stopping flowing.
How did he end up here? Did he already know?
Just as Meng Yaozhu was about to approach her, Xu Xiao stepped forward, shielding her behind him: "Sir, is there something you need?"
Meng Yaozhu seemed not to hear, his eyes were like a thousand sharp swords, piercing through Lu Qingqing inch by inch. She could feel him scanning her from head to toe, finally fixing his gaze on her stomach.
She was almost four months pregnant; she was thin, but you could see slight undulations in her skin.
Meng Yaozhu stared intently at the rise and fall of her lower abdomen, his eyes stinging.
From the moment he first heard her name, he held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that it might be someone with the same name.
Nevertheless, his heart was pounding so badly that he involuntarily moved over here.
His eyes were red by the time she came out of the examination room.
"You're pregnant?"
He heard his own voice, dry and strained.
Lu Qingqing didn't know how to explain. She had thought about the day he would find out the truth, but she didn't expect it to come so soon. This was completely unexpected.
Just then, shadows loomed over her as Xu Xiao stood in front of her, shielding her from the scorching gaze.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
Meng Yaozhu ignored him and asked the person behind her, "Whose child is it?"
Lu's lips moved slightly, but she said nothing.
She didn't know if he could accept the child, or how he would handle it. She swallowed nervously, her mind a jumble of thoughts.
Just as she was struggling with this dilemma, Xu Xiao suddenly said, "The child is mine!"
Lu glanced at him lightly.
Meng Yaozhu shifted her gaze from her to Xu Xiao, almost gritting her teeth: "It's you again!"
Xu Xiao spoke calmly, taking Lu Qingqing's hand: "Sir, Qingqing is my fiancée. We are getting engaged soon. If you are free, you are welcome to attend our engagement ceremony next month."
"got engaged?"
The relentless onslaught was almost crushing Meng Yaozhu. He gritted his teeth and asked, unwilling to give up, "Lu Qingqing, are you going to get engaged to him?"
Everything had gone beyond Lu Qingqing's expectations. She hadn't expected Meng Yaozhu to witness it beforehand, and she certainly hadn't expected Xu Xiao to acknowledge the child.
"I……"
"Yaozhu, what are you doing here?" Qiao Qingshu walked over from over there: "I've been looking for you for a long time."
Seeing him staring intently at Lu Qingqing, Qiao Qingshu also looked at Lu Qingqing and smiled at her in a friendly manner: "It's you. We've met before."
She extended her hand and said, "Hello, I am Yaozhu's fiancée, my name is Qiao Qingshu."
The words "fiancée" seemed to strike the deer like a blunt object, gently waking it up.
What is she thinking? He has a fiancée.
For a fleeting moment, she actually considered telling him the truth.
Qiao Qingshu looked at her slightly protruding belly and exclaimed in surprise, "So you're pregnant! This must be the father of the child."
She smiled innocently at Lu Qingqing and Xu Xiao: "You two are such a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven."
A perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman? A match made in heaven?
Every word pierced Meng Yaozhu's heart.
Meng Yaozhu asked her with a stern face, "Weren't you having a check-up? Why did you come out?"
Qiao Qingshu said, "I feel anxious when you're not here."
Lu Qingqing stepped out from behind Xu Xiao, walked alongside him, and took his hand: "Since President Meng and... Miss Qiao have other matters to attend to, we won't disturb them any longer."
After saying that, she pulled Xu Xiao away.
Meng Yaozhu took a step forward, about to follow, but Qiao Qingshu grabbed his arm: "Yaozhu, there's still one check-up to do, come with me."
Meng Yaozhu stopped and led her to the examination area, his voice muffled: "You go in first, I'm going out for a smoke."
Watching his departing figure, Qiao Qingshu curled her lips into a smile.
Things went even more smoothly than she had imagined.
The department where she had her check-up was on the same floor as the obstetrics and gynecology department. She also knew that she had found out that this day of the month was Lu Qingqing's prenatal check-up day, so yesterday she specially changed all her future check-ups to be at the same hospital as Lu Qingqing.
Sure enough, they bumped into each other, and Meng Yaozhu successfully misunderstood Lu Qingqing.
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