But Liu Dekai was a "sensible person," and he had just learned that Su Yueya was pregnant. At this moment, listening to Mo Youyou's deliberate boasting...
"Disband!"
Finally, training ended, and Liu Dekai quickly pulled Mo Youyou away.
"What are you doing!" Mo Youyou was unhappy. She finally had a chance to show off in front of Su Yueya, and this was Su Yueya's most sore spot. She didn't want to miss this opportunity. "Liu Dekai, I'm not leaving!"
Mo Youyou held her breath and refused to go with Liu Dekai, and he didn't dare to force her, after all, Mo Youyou was already quite far along in her pregnancy and couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
“Youyou, listen to me, this is not the time to act recklessly!” Liu Dekai said, his face burning as he recalled how Mo Youyou had been showing off her pregnancy.
"How could I be acting so recklessly? Su Yueya can't get pregnant because she's jealous of me. That's why she caused so much trouble before. If it weren't for the fact that she's a martyr's widow, I would have reported her and ruined her reputation—"
“She’s pregnant,” Liu Dekai suddenly said, interrupting Mo Youyou’s complaints.
"What?" Mo Youyou thought she had misheard, and even laughed. "Dekai, what nonsense are you talking about? How could she be pregnant? Could it be... a lie she made up on purpose to avoid training?"
Liu Dekai: "..."
He had the same thought as Mo Youyou: either the woman was menstruating, or she was lying to avoid training.
But so many military doctors have repeatedly confirmed that there is no possibility of a mistake.
He didn't want to believe it, but he had no choice but to.
“I’m not lying. All the military doctors present checked her pulse, and it’s definitely a pregnancy pulse. There’s no mistake about that,” Liu Dekai said.
"How could this be..." Mo Youyou looked utterly devastated. "Impossible, impossible! Lu Zhengjun is dead. How could she have had a child? Could it be—"
"Perhaps she was conceived before Lu Zhengjun died?"
"There's another possibility: she's having an affair behind Lu Zhengjun's back—"
“No! If that were the case, Su Yueya wouldn’t dare to make a fuss, much less announce her pregnancy. Otherwise, it would be considered a betrayal of her military marriage, and that alone would be enough to give her a hard time,” Liu Dekai said.
"I'm so angry!" Mo Youyou exclaimed.
She just couldn't understand why God was so kind to Su Yueya. Every time she could crush Su Yueya, God would side with her and give her a chance to escape from the brink of death. Why?!
Mo Youyou's eyes turned red with anger.
Mo Youyou had originally come to have lunch with Liu Dekai, but now she had no appetite at all. Thinking about how she had been showing off earlier... Su Yueya must be laughing at her in her heart!
"Alright, Youyou, don't be too angry. You're quite far along in your pregnancy, and you can't afford any accidents." Liu Dekai rarely comforted Mo Youyou, given the special circumstances.
Mo Youyou was unwilling to accept this and silently cursed Su Yueya and the child in her belly.
"Ha, doesn't Su Yueya like to say other people's children are super male? Fine! Then I wish her a super male baby, so she can taste the bitter fruit of her own actions! Otherwise, may the baby die in the womb!" Mo Youyou cursed.
Liu Dekai remained silent, still puzzled as to why he felt so troubled.
From the day he learned that Su Yueya had married another man, he had always known this day would come...
But when it actually happened, he was filled with unease.
On the other hand, after confirming her pregnancy, Su Yueya planned to apply to her superiors to suspend the training camp—she didn't want to participate in even low-intensity training, just to be on the safe side.
During the first three months of pregnancy, you need to be extremely careful and cannot afford to make any mistakes.
"Xinruo, you stay in the army and train hard. I plan to visit the Lu family during my lunch break," Su Yueya said.
"Sister, are you going to share good news?" Qiao Xinruo guessed.
“Yes, Zhengjun’s mother has been depressed because of Zhengjun’s death. I think the news of my pregnancy will cheer her up. Besides, this matter should not have been kept from them in the first place,” Su Yueya said.
Qiao Xinruo might have hesitated when she didn't know Lu Zhengjun had faked her death, but now that she knows, she thinks the same way as Su Yueya.
“Okay, go ahead then. We’ll tell Mom and Dad the good news when we get home tonight!” Qiao Xinruo said. Everyone would be very happy to have a new baby in the family. “But, sis, please be careful. Or should I go with you?”
“I can manage on my own,” Su Yueya said, hoping to inform Lu Anguo and Bai Xiuhui as soon as possible.
Therefore, Qiao Xinruo stopped trying to stop her.
When Su Yueya arrived at the Lu family home, she found that only Bai Xiuhui was home. Lu Anguo was probably still working in the army at this time.
"Mom, you're off today? I came to see you!" Su Yueya walked in with a big smile.
As expected, Bai Xiuhui remained listless and lifeless.
“The crescent moon has arrived. Your dad is at the military base today. I… I haven’t been able to focus on work lately, so I’ll just stay home and rest for a few days,” Bai Xiuhui explained.
During this period, Bai Xiuhui was still grieving the loss of her son in middle age.
Forget about work, she couldn't even muster the interest for basic daily life. She always looked lifeless, and she even seriously considered leaving with her son.
But ultimately, she couldn't let go of Lu Anguo, nor could she let go of her living relatives, which is why she spent her days in a daze...
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Su Yueya felt quite distressed.
But she still smiled and sat down next to Bai Xiuhui, taking her hand in hers.
"Mom, you can't keep doing this. I have good news to tell you. Promise me you'll pull yourself together after hearing it, just like..."
Bai Xiuhui wanted to smile because Su Yueya said it was good news, but ever since she learned of her son's sacrifice, it seemed as if she had lost the ability to smile.
“Just think of it as…” Su Yueya took Bai Xiuhui’s cold hand and gently placed it on her flat stomach, whispering, “Mom, just think of it as for this little one.”
Bai Xiuhui's hand froze instantly, her eyes fixed on Su Yueya's stomach, unable to believe it for a moment.
Then, she gently stroked Su Yueya's belly, as if any more force would lead to a terrible mistake.
"Crescent Moon, you, you mean, you're pregnant?" Bai Xiuhui asked incredulously, a faint smile appearing on her face, but she dared not actually laugh out loud, fearing it was all a dream.
"Yes, Mom, I'm pregnant." Su Yueya nodded with a smile.
Only then did Bai Xiuhui dare to truly laugh, a genuine laugh from the bottom of her heart.
"Pregnant?" She couldn't even believe it.
"Yueya, are you serious? You're not just kidding me, are you?" Bai Xiuhui gently stroked Su Yueya's belly, unable to put it down.
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