When Xu Lai saw Xia Ning, who was disheveled and had eyes swollen like walnuts, she hugged her with heartache and said, "It's okay, I'm here. I will definitely not let that scumbag get away with it."
Xia Ning was about to speak when she felt nauseous. Xu Lai asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"
Xia Ning felt much better after vomiting. She took a sip of water and said, "It's okay. I've been vomiting since yesterday, but I feel much better now."
Xu Lai couldn't help but think about it for a moment, as she had seen some pregnant women experience similar symptoms during pregnancy.
Xu Lai asked somewhat uneasily, "How long was your last period?"
After hearing what she said, Xia Ning thought about it carefully and said, "I don't think she came last month."
Given the current situation, she couldn't help but panic. She absolutely couldn't get pregnant, and even if she did, she wouldn't give birth to the child.
She felt a pang of sadness. If none of this had happened, if she were pregnant now, she and Nie Yuxuan would probably be getting their marriage certificate by now.
She had mentioned marriage before, but he kept saying he hadn't saved enough money and wouldn't be able to provide the life they wanted even after marriage and children.
After Xia Ning tidied herself up and had a simple lunch, Xu Lai accompanied her to the hospital.
Xu Lai went to the gynecology department, but Xia Ning came out in less than five minutes. She was somewhat relieved. "After the doctor listened to my situation and observed my complexion, he told me to go to the gastroenterology department."
After a check-up, Xia Ning was diagnosed with gastroenteritis. She breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully she wasn't pregnant; she didn't want her child to be involved in this farce.
The doctor gave her an IV drip. Xia Ning hadn't slept well last night, but now she was fast asleep. Xu Lai took a short nap on the chair next to her.
After the injection, she finally stopped vomiting. Xu Lai packed her a bowl of congee. Xia Ning will stay in the hospital for observation tonight, and she can be discharged tomorrow if there are no problems.
After finishing her porridge, Xia Ning said to Xu Lai, "Xiao Lai, you should go back first. I've booked a room at the hotel for a week. It would be a waste if you didn't stay there."
Xia Ning knew her personality; if she were simply told to go back and rest, she definitely wouldn't leave.
Xu Lai didn't go back until 11 o'clock. When she returned to the hotel, the room had been cleaned. She took a shower and fell into a deep sleep.
She got up at five in the morning, took a taxi to the hospital, and bought breakfast at a breakfast shop.
Xia Ning is much better now and will be discharged this morning. Xu Lai went to pay the fees and complete the discharge procedures first.
Just as she was about to return to her ward, she heard someone call her name, "Xu Lai, it really is you!"
She turned around and saw it was a classmate from university. She greeted her and prepared to leave.
The man grabbed her hand and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not easy to see you, let's chat."
Xu Lai pulled her hand away and said, "We don't have anything to talk about. We weren't very close in college, so there's no need to reminisce after graduation."
Feeling awkward, the person gritted their teeth and sent a message in the group chat: "Guess who I ran into at the hospital?"
Someone asked: "Who is it?"
The person gloated for a moment before typing: "Who else could it be? Xu Lai, of course. I call her, but she barely acknowledges me."
The group only had about a dozen people, mostly people who knew each other well. One of them happened to be a friend of Liang Xuzhou, so he took a screenshot and sent it to him, saying, "You've been looking for him for so long, and here he is."
Liang Xuzhou was so angry that he gritted his teeth. After being fired from his company, he repeatedly failed to find a job and had no choice but to return home and stay idle. His father knew about his messy affairs and wanted to sever ties with him.
Now that he's finally found Xu Lai, he has to have a good talk with her. After all, if it weren't for her, he would have been promoted to manager by now.
Xu Lai stayed with Xia Ning for two days to rest. Once Xia Ning recovered, Xu Lai would accompany her to her previous house to unpack her things.
As they were packing their things, the door suddenly opened, and Nie Yuxuan rushed in, kneeling down immediately. "Ningning, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please forgive me this time, for the sake of our years of relationship?"
Xia Ning turned her head away from him, so he grabbed her leg. She broke free and said, "Nie Yuxuan, please stop pestering me. Let me go. I only need you to give me 100,000 yuan, not a penny more or less. With your current financial situation, I don't believe you can't afford it."
Xu Lai left the house after he entered, giving the two of them some space to talk things out and put the past behind them.
The door was opened, and Nie Yuxuan was pushed out, accompanied by Xia Ning rolling around. Xu Lai called them aside and advised, "You made a mistake and ruined your relationship. When you were young, you probably hated yourself for pushing away the person you loved most in your youth."
She paused, then continued, "Ningning has been with you for so many years. Apart from the marriage certificate, she is your wife. So the compensation she wants is not excessive. Since you can't have her in your heart, don't force it."
Nie Yuxuan covered his face and cried, perhaps thinking of his relationship with Xia Ning, and felt a little regretful at this moment.
Xu Lai's eyes were devoid of any emotion. The crocodile tears were meant to take back what belonged to Xia Ning while he was feeling guilty.
Xia Ning severed all ties with her past here, quit her job, and prepared to return to her hometown.
She even joked, "Xiao Lai, I didn't understand why you wanted to go home back then, but now I do." How can you not miss home when you've been wronged? Home is the best cure for everything.
Xu Lai joked, "It's okay, just come and farm with me. As long as I have food to eat, you'll have a dish to wash."
They bought plane tickets for the day after tomorrow. While packing their luggage at the hotel, a college classmate with whom they had a good relationship inexplicably asked them to meet at a bar, saying that she had something important to discuss with her.
Xu Lai couldn't understand why, and asked her a few questions. In the end, the person only said that they had to meet to talk. Considering that they had been classmates for four years and were acquaintances, she went anyway.
When they arrived at the destination, she was surprised to find that the person opposite her was Liang Xuzhou. He took off his sunglasses, smiled, and said, "Didn't expect that, did you? It's me."
He specifically asked a classmate who was on good terms with her, saying he had something important to discuss with her. The classmate, unaware of their relationship, actually believed him and called him over.
Xu Lai got up to leave, but he grabbed her wrist. "Don't rush. You hid so quickly back then. Sit down and have a drink before you go."
Xu Lai gritted her teeth. She had been careless this time. That bastard had used every means to find her.
She sat down again and said, "Can I leave after drinking it?"
"certainly."
Xu Lai picked up a glass and downed it in one gulp, then got up and left. After taking only a few steps, she felt a little dizzy, and then she heard Liang Xuzhou say, "I was afraid you wouldn't get to drink the one with the sleeping potion, so I put it in every single one. How is it? Is it good? Let's do something we haven't done as boyfriend and girlfriend before."
He led the person to the car, leaned against the door, and then looked for the keys, but he couldn't find them anywhere. He figured the person must have left them on the berth. While he went back to get them, Xu Lai pinched herself hard.
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