Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Pregnancy
On Saturday noon, Ruan Xiangyi came out of the department after the physical examination. Her hands and feet were cold and she could only support her body by leaning against the wall. Tears kept flowing from her eyes, her vision became more and more blurred, her palms were full of sweat, and she rubbed the report form again and again.
She sat in a chair and kept wiping her tears. A nurse passed by and saw her like this and thought she was unwell: "Little girl, are you okay?"
She shook her head, tears falling one by one onto the fabric of her jeans.
"Ruan Xiangyi?" A male voice interrupted, and the nurse called out, "Doctor He."
Ruan Xiangyi raised her head, and He Wen's sudden appearance scared her so much that she ran away.
He Wen: “…”
Is he a ghost?
He walked over and stared at the fleeing figure. He Wen frowned and asked the nurse, "Why is she crying?"
The nurse spread her hands and said, "I don't know. I saw her crying when she came out of the gynecology department."
Gynecology? He Wen looked towards the department at the end thoughtfully.
Ruan Xiangyi returned to her rental apartment and cried all night, hugging her blanket. She had never felt so hopeless and helpless before. She thought her prayers were just a joke. All night long, her dreams were filled with the doctor's words: "You're five weeks pregnant."
I was woken up by this sentence at least ten times at night, and after waking up, I felt another kind of despair.
In the middle of the night, her cell phone vibrated, and she was instantly awakened. She turned on the light, sat up from the bed, folded her arms and sobbed, then picked up the cell phone next to her pillow.
There were tons of messages on her phone, WeChat, phone calls. She swiped through them, and most of them were from Shen Huaimeng. After reading his messages, she pulled out a tissue and wiped away her tears. She noticed a text message she had just received. She clicked on it and saw a message from the owner of the number: "I'm going to Yuyao to transfer ownership the day after tomorrow."
Ruan Xiangyi threw the phone away and burst into tears again.
On Monday, Ruan Xiangyi asked Jiang Junlin for three days of leave. Jiang Junlin thought something had happened to her and called her. When he heard that she was not feeling well, he said a few words of concern and immediately approved the leave for her.
Ruan Xiangyi arrived in Yuyao early, while Zhao Qingshi arrived a little later. After completing the transfer, Zhao Qingshi suggested, "Why don't we go have a meal first?"
It was raining when she left last time, and it was raining when she came back this time. Zhao Qingshi was standing on the street wearing a black suit and holding a black umbrella, looking at her with gentle eyes.
Ruan Xiangyi kept two steps away from him, half of her shoulder was wet. Zhao Qingshi tilted the umbrella, thinking that they had only grown acquainted after not seeing each other for a few days. He took her arm and pulled her in: "You're wet."
Ruan Xiangyi struggled to break free from him with great resistance. Zhao Qingshi let go of her hand, lowered his eyes and said sorry.
Ruan Xiangyi ignored him, and Zhao Qingshi finally realized that something was wrong with her today. He had vaguely felt that her attitude towards him was retreating. The little girl was very sensitive. Zhao Qingshi had no idea what he had done, so he had no choice but to make a joke to ease the atmosphere: "Are you killing the donkey after it has done its work?"
Unexpectedly, as if she had stepped on a landmine, Ruan Xiangyi's eyes widened in anger: "I will pay you back."
Zhao Qingshi paused, staring at her pufferfish-like expression: "That's not what I meant."
Noticing tears in her eyes, Zhao Qingshi felt a sudden tightening in his heart: "What happened?"
Ruan Xiangyi wiped her tears away and turned her head away. It was clear that she didn't want to say anything to him. Zhao Qingshi directly grasped her chin and straightened her face, saying in a deep voice: "Speak."
Ruan Xiangyi stubbornly waved him away with her hand, tears streaming down her cheeks again. She felt wronged and angry, and wished she could cut the man in front of her into pieces.
"I hate you."
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Although he didn't know what she meant, Zhao Qingshi sighed silently and whispered, "Okay, okay, I hate it. Can you please stop crying?"
Zhao Qingshi had never coaxed anyone like this before. He carefully and clumsily helped her wipe away her tears. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, like pearls hitting the ground. There were people hiding from the rain all around, but they were the only ones who stood motionless in the rain.
"Zhao Qingshi." He heard her voice in the rain.
His shoulders slumped. "Hmm?"
"Since you helped me, I won't blame you."
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"Let's not meet again in the future."
"reason?"
"You're getting married." Her voice was broken and choked with sobs. "I want to have a new life too."
After a long moment, Ruan Xiangyi heard a voice of compromise above his head. He was smiling and said, "We didn't have much in common to begin with. You don't have to worry about those things in the past. As I said, you can come to me if you have any problems."
He finally added, "He Wen is not someone you can trust. You should have less contact with him and don't let him deceive you."
Ruan Xiangyi nodded: "Yeah. I know."
"Let's go." Zhao Qingshi held up the umbrella, "I'll take you to a place where there's no rain."
The rainstorm came so suddenly that the entrance of the convenience store became a temporary shelter for people. Zhao Qingshi folded up the umbrella and handed it to her. When he looked into her eyes, he realized that her eyes were so red from crying. He felt a sense of panic and discomfort.
The two stood there for a while without saying anything. Zhao Qingshi's car arrived and he walked over in the rain. She saw that his shoulders quickly became wet. As the car door closed, his breath quickly dissipated in the crowd.
Ruan Xiangyi finally rejected Shen Huaimeng and made an appointment for an abortion on Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday afternoon, Ruan Xiangyi was called back to the Ruan family by Lin Manshu in an emergency call. The gate was closed and the atmosphere in the courtyard was silent. The person who usually took care of the flowers outside was not there. Grandma Ruan loved the flowers and plants she raised the most, and she had to ask someone to take care of them every day to feel at ease.
A bad feeling came over me.
Ruan Xiangyi pushed the door open and found that her aunt was not at home either. The whole villa was filled with a low pressure, and although she could not tell, the further she went in, the more uneasy premonition came over her like a tide, suffocating her.
She walked into the living room, the bright lights were dazzling. Her family was sitting on the sofa waiting for her. The air was suddenly stagnant. She saw Ruan Lingyu mouthing to her: You're finished.
The next second, Grandma Ruan, who was sitting in the main seat, gave an order, and her cane slammed into the ground with a deafening sound: "Evil creature! Kneel down!"
Suddenly his heart skipped a beat, Ruan Xiangyi's legs felt weak and he knelt down, shivering. The blood stopped flowing and his face turned pale.
Her biggest fear was that she would be discovered.
Grandma Ruan hit her with her cane, cursing, "You little bitch! You've ruined the Ruan family's reputation!"
After hitting her four or five times in a row, Ruan Fu finally stopped her: "Mom, Xiangyi is a girl. She can't stand you hitting her like this."
"They have done such immoral things. If they break the door, they will be thrown out of the Ruan family. There are no such shameless people in my Ruan family!"
Ruan Xiangyi hunched her shoulders and looked at Lin Manshu, hoping that she could save her. Lin Manshu had already collapsed on the sofa crying, looking even more devastated than she was. Ruan Xiangyi's heart sank.
Ruan Lingyu stood up and supported Grandma Ruan: "Grandma, take care of yourself. Don't let this kind of person upset you."
"If you ask me, it's no surprise she did something like this. I've heard all along that she was fickle in school and even tried to seduce her boss at the TV station." Ruan Lingyu stared at her, covering her lips with her freshly done nails, feigning surprise. "Oh my God, I never thought you were such a bitch, Ruan Xiangyi."
Ruan Xiangyi's lips trembled: "I didn't!"
"You don't have one?" Ruan Lingyu demanded. "Then where did the bastard in your belly come from?"
"This is an accident!" Ruan Xiangyi clenched her hands, her nails digging into the flesh.
Ruan Lingyu noticed her clenched fists and deliberately provoked her: "Why, you want to hit me just because I told you your secret?"
She laughed out loud and turned to complain to Grandma Ruan: "Grandma, Ruan Xiangyi is stubborn and doesn't want to change. He even wants to beat me. I'm so scared."
Grandma Ruan fell on the sofa in anger and heard that she called out to Ruan Fu: "Kick this unfilial daughter out of the Ruan family!"
Ruan Fu was concerned about Lin Manshu, so how could he agree? After a struggle, he asked, "Xiangyi, tell me who that person is. I will make the decision for you."
Ruan Xiangyi shook her head.
Can't make the decision.
Her eyes were empty and she wondered in despair why things had come to this point.
Ruan Fu was disappointed: "When the time comes, you are still covering up for him. Tell me, uncle, did he force you?"
Ruan Xiangyi refused to speak.
Ruan Fu was completely disappointed.
Ruan Lingyu said, "Dad, she may not appreciate your concern. If it were me, I would just kick her out. She's ruining my family's reputation."
"What are you talking about?" Ruan Fu yelled at her, "Your aunt is still here, and such a big thing happened at home, can't you understand what's going on?"
Ruan Lingyu was innocently scolded and looked at her father in disbelief: "Is it me who is pregnant? Why are you yelling at me?"
At this time, Lin Manshu stood up and walked to Ruan Xiangyi. She looked at her as if she didn't recognize this girl anymore. Since receiving the news in the afternoon, she had been crying until her voice was hoarse: "Xiangyi, tell me the truth, is it Shen Huaimeng?"
Xiangyi raised her head slowly, tears streaming down her face. She murmured, "Mom, I'm sorry."
"I just want to ask, is it him?"
Ruan Xiangyi shook her head. The next second, she was slapped in the face. Lin Manshu's eyes were red. "You still refuse to tell the truth!"
Lin Manshu had never hit her since she was little. This slap not only frightened Ruan Xiangyi, but even Lin Manshu herself was surprised. She looked at her palm falling in mid-air and curled her fingers. Ruan Fu came over and quickly stopped her: "Why did you hit her for no reason?"
Ruan Xiangyi covered half of her face and shook her head, tears streaming down her face: "It really wasn't him."
"Then tell Mom." Lin Manshu asked again, "Who is that man?"
Ruan Xiangyi bit her lip, and Lin Manshu understood that she wanted to hide the man forever.
"Just kneel here tonight until you tell me."
Ruan Fu was still a soft-hearted person after all: "Manshu, Xiangyi is still pregnant."
Lin Manshu: "Will you acknowledge the grandchild in her belly?"
Ruan Fu was speechless.
Such a child of unknown origin has brought shame to the Ruan family.
"No one is allowed to bring her food tonight," she said cruelly before going upstairs, Ruan Fu following closely behind.
Ruan Lingyu glanced at the kneeling Ruan Xiangyi and said with her nose turned up: "Who will care about her?"
After saying that, the greedy Grandma Ruan also went upstairs.
Ruan Xiangyi was the only one left kneeling in the living room, which was about a hundred square meters. She knelt there until midnight, and then she fell asleep on the floor.
At seven in the morning, she was awakened by Ruan Lingyu pouring a basin of cold water on her. She stood up and found her legs were completely numb, and she hissed.
Her hair and clothes were wet, and she raised her head in embarrassment: "Ruan Lingyu, don't go too far!"
"What can you do to me?" Ruan Lingyu laughed.
Hearing the noise downstairs, Lin Manshu went downstairs. Lin Manshu gave the aunt in the villa a holiday, and there was no one to make breakfast, so this matter naturally fell into her hands.
Lin Manshu didn't look at her and went straight to the kitchen. At half past eight, Ruan Fu and Grandma Ruan also came downstairs. The family had breakfast in the dining room. Ruan Xiangyi was still kneeling in the living room, her eyes closed and her lips pale, looking like she would faint at any moment.
The sound of Grandma Ruan's crutches was getting closer and closer. Ruan Xiangyi opened her eyes reflexively and saw Lin Manshu bringing a bowl of noodles and placing it on the table.
"Do you know you're wrong?" she asked. "Are you awake? Who was that man?"
Ruan Xiangyi opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, there was a noise at the door. She stared blankly in the direction of the door, and seemed to see a familiar figure in the blur.
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