Chapter 59 The Child Was Lost
Su Shanshan has been a bit listless these past two days.
On one hand, she was angry about the mess at home, and on the other hand, it was Huo Tingtao who caused trouble.
Her pregnancy didn't go well; she almost miscarried at three months.
So in the past six months, the couple has hardly been affectionate at all.
However, Huo's parents were not home these past few days, and since he had already been six months pregnant, Huo Tingtao inevitably became somewhat distracted.
Sure enough, these past few nights he's been picking a fight with Su Shanshan at least once or twice.
Perhaps because it happened too frequently, Su Shanshan noticed some bleeding down there early yesterday morning.
I went to the hospital for a checkup, and it turned out to be nothing serious.
However, the doctor kindly gave her a heads-up.
In her case, the doctor advised against the couple having intercourse again, otherwise the baby could easily be born prematurely.
So Su Shanshan didn't go anywhere today; she just stayed home and rested in bed.
Little did I know that after taking a nap in the afternoon, I would receive a call from my mother as soon as I woke up.
Upon hearing that her father had an accident, Su Shanshan felt a wave of dizziness.
"Mom, don't worry, tell me quickly, what's wrong with Dad?"
After explaining the situation to her, Su's mother cried.
"Shanshan, when Tingtao comes back, you should beg him properly."
“Your sister is already in jail. Your father really can’t have anything happen to him, or our Su family will be finished.”
"Mom, don't worry, Tingtao is your son-in-law, he can't possibly ignore Dad's affairs!"
Before he finished speaking, Huo Tingtao appeared in his line of sight.
Su Shanshan hurriedly said, "Mom, Tingtao is back. I'll talk to you later if anything comes up."
As soon as the call ended, Huo Tingtao, reeking of alcohol, sidled up to him.
"Why are you home so early today? Have you been drinking?"
"I only had a small cup, it's nothing."
As he spoke, Huo Tingtao dragged her back to his room. Before Su Shanshan could even speak, he threw her onto the bed.
"Tingtao, wait a moment, I have something to tell you—"
"We can talk about it later, otherwise the second and fourth brothers will be back soon."
That's the downside of living together; you can't really do things as you please.
With Huo's parents away for the past few days, Huo Tingtao felt that the atmosphere at home had become more free.
Don't be fooled by Huo Tingtao's gentle and refined appearance, which makes him seem easy to talk to.
But in private, he has a very bad temper, and Su Shanshan is actually somewhat afraid of him.
For example, right now, Su Shanshan clearly felt some discomfort in her stomach, but he was in the mood.
Su Shanshan didn't dare to offend him and could only try her best to cooperate.
More than ten minutes later, Su Shanshan couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly screamed.
"Tingtao, my stomach, my stomach hurts so much—"
"Can you stop being such a spoilsport? It's always like this. You cry out in pain the moment I touch you! It's not like you've never been pregnant before. Why are you being so delicate?" Huo Tingtao said breathlessly.
"No, my stomach really hurts."
It's the kind of pain where all your internal organs feel like they're sinking downwards.
As she spoke, Su Shanshan pushed him, "You...you have to take me to the hospital quickly, I can't take it anymore."
"You're such a nuisance!"
Huo Tingtao impatiently lifted the blanket, and suddenly he felt something dripping down. He looked down and saw...
He was so startled he almost jumped out of bed.
Only then did he realize that there was blood all over the bed.
How could this happen? It's been more than six months already!
At this moment, Su Shanshan's face was deathly pale, and her whole body looked as if she had been pulled out of the water.
Seeing him still standing there in a daze, she was absolutely furious.
She shouted with all her might, "What are you standing there for? Get me to the hospital right now... Hurry!"
Huo Tingtao then realized what was happening.
I quickly found her some clothes to change into, then picked her up by the waist and rushed downstairs.
Not long after the two went downstairs, someone came out of the next room, clutching their forehead and looking dizzy.
This person was none other than Guan Xue, the fourth brother's wife. Guan Xue felt unwell in the afternoon and took half a day off.
When she arrived home, Susan was sleeping in her room, so neither of the sisters-in-law knew that the other was home.
If Su Shanshan hadn't suddenly screamed, Guan Xue probably wouldn't have woken up for a while.
Although the two sisters-in-law didn't get along very well, Su Shanshan's screams just now were too tragic.
Out of concern, Guan Xue still went up and knocked on the other person's door.
To my surprise, the door opened unexpectedly after only two knocks.
"Sister-in-law—"
"Sister-in-law, are you alright?"
After calling out twice and receiving no response, Guan Xue was wondering whether she should go in and take a look when she looked down and saw drops of blood on the ground.
At that moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and pushed the door open abruptly.
...
At the hospital.
Upon seeing Su Shanshan's bleeding, the doctor quickly gave Huo Tingtao a surgical consent form.
"Her condition is very serious and she needs surgery immediately."
"The baby is only six and a half months old, and his organs are not yet fully developed. You family members should be prepared for this."
The surgery lasted for more than two hours. Thanks to timely medical attention, Su Shanshan is currently out of danger.
However, her uterus was severely damaged, and the doctor bluntly stated that it would be very difficult for her to conceive again in the future.
The most tragic thing was that child, who died less than ten minutes after birth.
"Actually, she had already shown signs of premature labor before this pregnancy. I specifically told her this when she came for a check-up yesterday."
Unfortunately, the child is gone now, and there's no point in saying more.
The doctor said, "When she wakes up, please comfort her."
When Su Shanshan opened her eyes and woke up, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
In fact, the moment she entered the operating room, she already knew that the baby could not be saved.
But when she woke up and touched her deflated belly, she couldn't help but cry.
Throughout the entire process, Huo Tingtao kept his eyes down and didn't say a word.
After she had cried enough.
Huo Tingtao said, "The child is gone. There's no use in being sad now. I will help you get justice."
"Don't worry about anything now. Just focus on getting better. We'll have other children in the future."
Upon hearing this, Su Shanshan looked up in surprise, momentarily speechless.
"What justice are you seeking?"
More than seeking justice, she is now worried about how to explain things to her in-laws.
If they ask how the child was lost.
She can't exactly say that they got rid of the child themselves, can she?
Huo Tingtao patted her head, as if trying to persuade her, or perhaps trying to persuade himself.
"If anyone is to blame for this, it's the third brother. If he hadn't been so unreasonable, you wouldn't have been so worried about your family that you fell down the stairs."
"So the third brother has to give us an explanation for this, and our parents also have to compensate us."
"Honey, do you think what I said is right?"
It took Su Shanshan a long time to realize what he meant by those words.
That's why they say you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people.
After realizing what was happening, Su Shanshan immediately followed suit without hesitation.
"That's right, it's all the third brother's fault!"
“If it weren’t for him, my family wouldn’t have been in this mess, and if my family hadn’t been in this mess, I wouldn’t have lost this child.”
At this moment, Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou, far away on Qiongzhou Island, had no idea that the couple could shift the blame so far.
Today is the day they got their marriage certificate. At noon, Huo Tingzhou saw that the cafeteria had fresh beef available, so he specially bought a small piece.
Back when she lived in Shanghai, Jiang Si loved to eat Western food at the Red House Western Restaurant.
But I was still pleasantly surprised when I saw the steak he made himself.
Before the two could even start eating, He Ping knocked on the door.
The other person's voice was clearly urgent: "Commander, you have a call—"
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