"Even the young lady's words couldn't persuade her to come back, so she's even less likely to listen to what we say."
Jiang Yao felt a headache coming on just thinking about Li Ji's stubborn personality. "She doesn't even have a proper title, so why is she so determined to have a child with that person?"
"Feelings cannot be measured by titles or status."
Jiang Ge frowned slightly. "Do you think there's something going on between Miss and the Imperial Advisor?"
"Ah, emotions are such a great thing, I simply can't understand them."
Jiang Yao sighed heavily, "Let's hurry up and take the medicine to Li Ji."
In a secluded residence within the Divine Realm Palace, a pale-faced pregnant woman lay on a bed. The once alluring and captivating Li Ji, who dared to love and hate, was now frail and humbled to the dust for love.
As the fetus in her womb continued to develop, the nutrients in Li Ji's body were being drawn away; life and death were mutually exclusive, and neither could coexist. She relied entirely on specific medications prepared by Mo Shisheng to sustain her life. Beneath her pale skin, the fine, bluish-green blood vessels were clearly visible, as if one could easily see through her physical form.
Li Ji slowly raised her thin, bony hand and gently stroked her protruding belly. Her frail body seemed unable to support her ball-sized belly, giving the illusion that it was about to burst at any moment.
Looking at her swollen belly, Li Ji smiled with relief: "My dear child, can you hear your mother's call? You are my only hope and the motivation for me to live. Even though you have never had a father's love, you must live on. I am holding on, so please don't give up."
As soon as she finished speaking, the joy on Li Ji's face vanished in an instant. Thinking of Ming Qiancheng, the light in her eyes dimmed slightly.
Just then, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Jiang Ge and Jiang Yao walked in carrying medicine. Seeing the worried look on Li Ji's face, Jiang Yao hurried over and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is the baby in your belly bothering you?"
"No."
Upon hearing this, Li Ji smiled faintly. "I was just talking to him."
Can he hear me?
Jiang Yao's eyes were filled with surprise. "What did you talk about with him?"
"It's nothing, I just said a few things because I was bored."
Li Ji smiled, then frowned as she looked at the medicine Jiang Ge was holding. "This medicine is really bitter."
"right!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yao wholeheartedly agreed, "When we were brewing this 'medicine' for you, it tasted incredibly bitter. I really admire how you managed to drink it."
"I have to drink it for the sake of my child."
Li Ji raised her hand again to touch her high, protruding belly, her eyes filled with maternal love. "Thank you all so much for your help these past few days."
"What are you saying?"
Jiang Ge frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure, "You're Miss's friend, so naturally you're our friend. What's with all this talk of trouble?"
"Yes, Liji, we've known each other for so long, it's not right for you to say things like that."
Jiang Yao pouted, "Do you know that the three of us are just ordinary people? Why are you being so formal?"
"No, don't be angry, that's not what I meant."
Seeing that Jiang Ge and Jiang Yao seemed to mind the polite remark, Li Ji panicked and hurriedly tried to explain. But the next second, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, which made her face turn pale and her body bend over involuntarily.
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