Chapter 3 Sister-in-law Huo Chunyan
Huo Chunyan is a nurse at the clinic. As a girl who grew up in the military camp with her brother since childhood, she has a fierce and ruthless streak hidden in her eyes.
The first time she met Shen Zhixia, the woman was wearing a silk cheongsam and spoke in a soft, gentle Wu dialect, which made her blush involuntarily. She had also liked this sister-in-law.
Later, when Shen Zhixia despised her brother, wanted to abort the child, and made a fuss about divorce every day, the elegant figure that she once looked up to finally became a thorn in her side after repeated humiliations.
"Brother! Did you hear what I said?"
Huo Chunyan's almond-shaped eyes widened as she pointed at Shen Zhixia, who was drinking warm water at the table. Her bangs trembled slightly with the violent movement. "She wants a divorce from you and wants to abort the child. And now, you're still cooking for her?"
Huo Chenzhou paused, the steam blurring his cold, hard features: "Chunyan, stop fooling around."
"What did I do wrong?"
Huo Chunyan rushed to the stove, her army green rubber boots screeching on the muddy ground. "Have you forgotten that she threw the woolen gloves you gave her into the coal stove? Have you forgotten that she thought you were too embarrassing to be at the celebration party with you? Have you forgotten how she threatened to divorce you and even abort the child?"
Her chest heaved with anger, and she turned to glare at Shen Zhixia, "What right do you, a heartless woman like you, have..."
"Enough!" Huo Chenzhou suddenly raised his voice, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and slammed the wooden spoon heavily on the stove.
This usually taciturn man exuded a cold and austere aura, even the flames in the stove seemed to dim. "She is your sister-in-law, and also the mother of your future nephew. Let bygones be bygones."
Huo Chunyan was furious: "What kind of bewitching drug did she give you? She even miscarried, and you're still protecting her."
Huo Chenzhou's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he reached out and pressed his sister's trembling wrist: "She didn't go into the operating room."
"She didn't go into the operating room?" Huo Chunyan sneered and abruptly shook off her brother's hand. "Then how come someone saw her go to the clinic today? She clearly went there for an abortion."
"Spring Swallow!"
Huo Chenzhou suddenly reached out to block his sister's view, his body instinctively shielding Shen Zhixia. His back was ramrod straight, his epaulets gleaming coldly under the light. "Go back to your clinic."
"Brother, you're actually protecting her?"
Huo Chunyan's eyes were red and swollen. Suddenly, she grabbed the medical record on the table and tore it in half. The scraps of paper fell at Shen Zhixia's feet.
Huo Chunyan's sobs were particularly clear in the silence. Shen Zhixia looked at the mess of medical records scattered all over the floor and finally understood how heavy the mess left by the original owner was.
She pushed the enamel mug over helplessly: "Chunyan, have a sip of water first. Look how out of breath you are."
Don't give me that!
Huo Chunyan's eyes were filled with anger. She glanced at Shen Zhixia's beautiful hair, then swept it across her plain face. Even the faint mole between her eyebrows exuded an air of nobility. She stiffened her neck and said, "Don't think you can fool my brother by pretending to be virtuous. I will not believe your words."
Shen Zhixia turned to face Huo Chunyan, her fingertips gently stroking her lower abdomen, her gaze honest and tender: "Xiaoyan, I will not get a divorce, and I will keep this child."
Her voice was earnest: "I was willful before and said a lot of hurtful things, but I won't do that anymore."
She knew that the original owner had done many wrong things in the past, which was why so many people did not trust her, but now that she had arrived, everything would change.
She will give birth to this child and raise him well.
After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.
Huo Chunyan's eyelashes trembled violently. She wanted to retort, but she heard the other person continue, "I know you resent me and are wary of me, but the child is innocent. It is also a little life, and I can't bear to abort it."
"You really aren't going to abort the baby?"
Huo Chunyan's voice trembled.
"real."
Shen Zhixia took a half step forward, grasped Huo Chunyan's icy hand and pressed it against her lower abdomen, "Feel it, he was kicking me just now."
The moment their palms touched, Huo Chunyan really felt the child kick her.
She felt her heart trembling. In fact, she had secretly imagined that after this little life was born, she would teach him to shoot a slingshot and take him to collect pretty stones.
She imagined the little one calling her "Auntie" in a sweet, childish voice and rushing into her arms. These images had appeared in her mind countless times, but she had always refused to admit it.
Huo Chunyan turned her face away, not wanting Shen Zhixia and her brother to see her reddened eyes. She was angry at herself for being so weak. She had been so determined to hate Shen Zhixia before, but now, because of this promise and the movement of the fetus, all her stubborn insistence was beginning to crumble.
But she couldn't help but feel grateful that this little life wouldn't disappear, and that there would be another adorable little figure in the future.
Realizing she had almost easily believed this wicked woman, Huo Chunyan abruptly pulled her hand back and turned her head away: "Who would believe your mouth!"
She took a half step back. "Last month you were threatening to divorce me, and now you want to stay? Do you think this is child's play?"
After saying that, she suddenly turned and left, her back view looking like she was fleeing in panic.
Shen Zhixia sighed. She knew she had made too much of a scene before, and it was impossible to change other people's opinions of her in a short period of time.
Now we can only take it slowly.
Huo Chenzhou lifted the pot lid, and a rich aroma wafted out. His voice was hoarse, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he gently pushed the bowl full of soup in front of her. "Eat it while it's hot."
Shen Zhixia stirred the red dates in the bowl with a soup spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and held it to his lips: "Open your mouth."
The jade bracelet brushed against his chin, making a soft rustling sound. "You've been busy at the stove all afternoon, you can't not even get a sip of soup."
“No need.” His voice was deep. “The doctor said you need to eat something oily. Tomorrow I’ll go to town to exchange some food coupons and stew an old hen for you.”
Shen Zhixia frowned: "I've already brought it to your lips, hurry up and take a sip."
She held the spoon, clearly intending not to let go until Huo Chenzhou drank it.
Huo Chenzhou was silent for a moment, but finally opened his mouth and drank it.
Shen Zhixia was satisfied this time and started drinking the soup directly with a spoon.
Huo Chenzhou was taken aback; he had just used that spoon.
Shen Zhixia used to dislike him the most. Let alone sharing a spoon to drink soup, she would feel uncomfortable even eating with him.
After finishing her meal, Shen Zhixia felt sleepy and went to rest for a while. When she woke up, she planned to go out for a stroll. The original owner of this body had not been with the army for long and was not very familiar with the place.
Just as she stepped outside, an old woman approached, stared intently at Shen Zhixia, and said, "You must be Xiao Huo's wife, right?"
The old lady in front of me had high cheekbones, droopy eyes, and a wide grin that stretched to her ears when she smiled.
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