Chapter 62: Claiming the Inheritance
"Don't tell this to anyone." This was the first sentence I said to Yan Yun after I woke up.
Yan Yun looked at me in surprise.
A trace of sadness flashed across her eyes. She sat up, buried her head between her legs, and told him in a somewhat depressed tone, "Jiang Ruohe and I are going to get divorced in a few days."
"But with this child, you can change your mind, right?" Yan Yun was a little anxious.
I shook my head. What happened between Jiang Ruohe and I was a mistake. Even if Huang Minwei was gone, we would never have been able to stay together. There was no love between us. If such a marriage was maintained by a child, I don't think it would be any better.
There was a trace of annoyance and helplessness in her eyes. How could she be pregnant again so soon?
Jiang Ruohe and I did that kind of thing three times. No, it should be counted as two and a half times. One time was when I was drugged before marriage. I got pregnant soon after. Later, because Huang Minwei had a miscarriage, Jiang Ruohe put all the pain on me, causing me to lose the child as well.
The second time, it was stopped because Huang Minwei's name was called out.
The time I got pregnant again was the night my dad had the accident. Because of Jiang Ruohe, I didn't see him for the last time. And so many things happened during that time that I completely forgot to go to the pharmacy to buy birth control pills.
Jiang Ruohe and I had so many unpleasant memories. Even though we had just experienced life and death together, and even though he had seen Huang Minwei's true face, we had no feelings for each other before.
"I want to be quiet."
Yan Yun nodded and walked out of the ward.
When the door was closed, tears fell silently. At this moment, I felt that I was extremely unlucky. There was more hesitation in my eyes. Some people had difficulty getting pregnant, but I...
At this moment, I feel like rushing into Jiang Ruohe's ward and beating him up. I really want to ask him, is he a virile, or a horse?
After feeling uncomfortable for a while, I looked out the window helplessly and reached out to touch my lower abdomen.
Should I abort this little life or keep it? I really don’t know what to do at this moment, but I know that I must make a decision as soon as possible.
I had to face it eventually, and running away was no solution. I threw back the quilt and hurried out of bed.
I went to the obstetrics and gynecology department and found the gynecologist who examined me. Her surname was Li. When she saw me coming, she asked her assistant to pour me a glass of warm water.
After Dr. Li's assistant went out, Dr. Li handed me the ultrasound report after I fainted.
"Congratulations Miss Yu, it's been six weeks."
When I saw the list, I felt mixed emotions.
"But Miss Yu, you're a little anemic, and you haven't had enough rest recently, so your fetal heart rate is a little unstable. You need to pay more attention to it."
I was silent for a long time and looked up at Dr. Li.
"Can I have an abortion in my condition?"
Doctor Li was stunned and looked at me with some confusion.
"My husband and I are not suited to having children."
That's true. If Jiang Ruohe and I divorce and I keep the child, I don't know if I have the ability to be a single mother. Moreover, if I keep the child, if Jiang Ruohe finds out one day, will he think that I am taking the child and plotting against him again?
Dr. Li seemed a little regretful and asked me if I had a history of miscarriage. I told him honestly that I had a miscarriage two and a half months ago.
"Ms. Yu, I've noticed that you and your husband are treating life like a joke. If you don't want it, why don't you use contraception?"
A trace of bitterness flashed across my eyes. It seemed that it was useless to find out who was responsible.
"I don't recommend you have an abortion because you just had one. If you do it, it will be very bad for your uterus and you may become infertile in the future."
Dr. Li said she wasn't trying to scare me because she had so many abortions.
"Many people come to me to seek pregnancy. Some people didn't cherish their pregnancy before, which led to their inability to get pregnant later. So, Miss Yu, I don't recommend you to have an abortion. Of course, I can only make suggestions. The final decision is still yours."
"I understand. Thank you, Dr. Li."
After leaving the doctor's office, I went to Jiang Ruohe's ward. He hadn't woken up yet, but he was no longer seriously ill. It might be because he hadn't slept for three days.
I sat in front of Jiang Ruohe's bed, looking at him with gauze wrapped all over his body, and felt very upset.
Yan Yun came in with a bowl of porridge and handed it to me.
"No matter what, you have to take care of your body."
"Thank you." I looked at Yan Yun gratefully and sat aside to eat porridge.
After eating the porridge, I suddenly thought of something, looked up at Yan Yun, and asked me if he could help me.
"When I was in the hotel yesterday, someone entered my room and took the tracker from my phone. That's why you couldn't find Jiang Ruohe and me."
"No wonder, that person threw the tracker in a trash can near the hotel. Our officers wasted a lot of valuable time."
"Xiao Wan, you stay here and watch Jiang Ruohe. I'll go to the hotel to investigate."
I originally wanted to say that I went there, but then I thought, if I went to their hotel, they might not show me the surveillance video, but Yan Yun was different, he was a policeman.
"Thank you." I looked up at him.
"Thank you, this is my job."
After Yan Yun left, I stayed in Jiang Ruohe's ward. When I looked at Jiang Ruohe again, I no longer had the urge to beat him up.
I walked to the window and stared out, watching some patients playing in the garden downstairs. There were several children playing hide-and-seek in the garden, which was very cute.
I didn't know how long I stood there until Yan Yun pushed the door open and said that he had gone to the hotel to investigate and found that someone had indeed entered my room.
I quickly came to my senses and asked him to show me the copied video.
When I saw the sneaky person appear in the corridor, even though she was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, I recognized her at a glance. I clenched my fingers on both hands one by one. I don't know where she got the room card, but she went straight into my room and walked out after a while.
When the door closed, she stood in the corridor. A smug look flashed across her eyes, and she quickly disappeared into the corridor.
Did Yan Yun recognize me? I shook my head and said no.
"It might be Gu Bei's people." I looked at Yan Yun.
Yan Yun endured it and said that he would investigate it thoroughly.
I nodded, and after Yan Yun left the ward, a hint of coldness flashed across my eyes.
Tian Rong, you are really capable. You must have learned from Jiang Nianhao that I came to pay the ransom for Jiang Ruohe, and you also knew about the operation arranged by the police. You didn't want me and Jiang Ruohe to return safely, so you took the tracker from my phone while I was sleeping.
Her purpose this time is nothing more than to want Jiang Ruohe to die. As long as I don't redeem Jiang Ruohe, I will be the sinner of the Jiang family.
Tian Rong, I have to say, you were really too cruel to me.
I don't want to expose you now because I can solve this matter in my own way.
Jiang Ruohe woke up at five o'clock in the evening. At that time, I was sitting beside his bed, dozing off with one hand supporting my chin. Jiang Ruohe suddenly held my other hand, which made me shudder all over. I hurriedly looked up at him and found that he was looking at me.
"You're awake." I retracted my hand and looked at him.
Jiang Ruohe's eyes were filled with disappointment. He hummed and moved his lips as if to say something.
"Don't talk for now. The doctor told you to talk less and rest more. We'll have to wait two days before transferring you back to South City for treatment. I've already called Grandpa to let him know you're safe."
Jiang Ruohe nodded. I got him a glass of warm water, raised the bed a little, then sat down beside the bed and fed him water.
After Jiang Ruohe drank the water, I went to Meituan and ordered porridge and pork rib soup for him.
After a while, the food was delivered, and I took a spoon and started feeding Jiang Ruohe, asking him to make do with it. We were in Qingcheng, and I couldn't cook for him myself.
"When we return to Nancheng, will you do it for me personally?" Jiang Ruohe asked me.
"Of course, but I can't do it for a few days." I said lightly.
Jiang Ruohe was stunned and turned his face away.
"Then why are you so nice to me? You almost risked your life for me."
I answered honestly and said that I would treat any other friend the same way.
Jiang Ruohe's eyes showed a hint of self-mockery, and he said nothing more. After feeding him soup and porridge, Yan Yun brought a policeman in and said he was here to record his statement.
Coincidentally, Xiao Shi called me at this time, and I got up and walked out with my phone.
I answered Xiao Shi’s call only after closing the ward door.
"I heard from Yang Ru that you were in Qingcheng. I wanted to ask if something happened to you?" Xiao Shi asked me with concern.
"Jiang Ruohe was kidnapped by his friends."
"Do you need my help?"
I told Xiao Shi that it wasn't necessary, saying that the matter had been resolved, but Jiang Ruohe was injured, so I had to stay in South City for the next two days and couldn't go to work.
"It's okay. I'll ask Yang Ru to talk to the HR department. Take good care of yourself. I'll wait for you to come back."
After hanging up the phone, I didn't go into the ward, but waited for Yan Yun to finish recording his statement and come out.
When Yan Yun came out, I asked about Yin Jian's situation.
"His injuries aren't serious. I've already sent someone to escort him back to South City. He said he's waiting for Jiang Ruohe to return to South City. He's going to look for Jiang Ruohe."
I nodded and pushed the door into the ward.
When I went in, Jiang Ruohe was contemplating something, with more pain and hesitation in his eyes. He looked up at me.
"Xiao Wan, why don't you ask me why I went to so much trouble to find Liu Xu?"
I moved my chair and sat down, looking up at him.
"I'm afraid of touching your inner wounds."
Jiang Ruohe smiled bitterly and said, "So I knew that too."
I really wanted to tell Jiang Ruohe that it was me, and I also knew what kind of person Huang Minwei was. But Jiang Ruohe loved Huang Minwei so much at the beginning, and he had a lot of opinions about me. How could he believe me if I said something wrong about Huang Minwei?
You have to see it with your own eyes; what others say is useless.
"But I'm very curious, how did you find out?" I didn't want to ask at first, but after thinking about it, I asked anyway.
A trace of pain flashed across Jiang Ruohe's eyes. He said that after he reconciled with Huang Minwei, he wanted to restore their previous relationship.
So he went to her house, but when Huang Minwei was taking a shower, he found the crumpled pregnancy certificate under the bed in her house.
When Huang Minwei had a miscarriage, she told Jiang Ruohe that she was six weeks pregnant, but the pregnancy certificate showed eight weeks, which was two weeks earlier than Huang Minwei said.
"She probably crumpled up the ultrasound report and threw it in the trash, and her cat took it under the bed. I dropped my button on the floor that day, and I found it while looking for it."
Jiang Ruohe told me that he had only touched Huang Minwei once before she became pregnant, and that was after the time with me.
"Three years ago, I really thought Huang Minwei had saved me. After we met a few times, I found her to be a very gentle and kind girl. When I took her shopping, I let her choose what she liked. Unlike other girls, she didn't choose expensive clothes or luxury goods. Instead, she bought a very ordinary little doll that seemed to cost less than 50 yuan."
I didn't tell Jiang Ruohe that the doll that Huang Minwei bought was given to me. I still remember that she threw the doll to me as soon as she entered the dormitory and said that she bought it for me. I was very happy at that time and cherished the doll very much. After marrying Jiang Ruohe, I couldn't face Huang Minwei, so I put the doll in the suitcase.
"Later, we started dating and it lasted for more than two years." Jiang Ruohe continued.
"The night that happened in the hotel, I also bought a ring to propose to Minwei. I didn't expect..."
A trace of sadness flashed across Jiang Ruohe's eyes.
He said that he wanted to have a wonderful time that night, but it ended up being me. Later, he tried hard to save his relationship with Huang Minwei, so two days after Huang Minwei was angry, they got together.
"What I didn't expect was that she was clearly pregnant, but she still used a membrane to deceive me..."
Jiang Ruohe said that when he saw the bright red mark on the bed sheet, he really felt sorry for Huang Minwei. He must be good to Huang Minwei and give her a happy life.
But my grandfather forced him to marry me. Despite Jiang Ruohe's resistance, my grandfather still got our marriage certificate.
At that time, Chen Xi's death hit me hard, and the media reported the incident that night. Many reporters came to my house and asked me how I climbed into Jiang Ruohe's bed.
Shen Xiuting couldn't stand it, and I didn't want to make my father worry. I was pregnant again, so I listened to my grandfather and moved into the Jiang family.
At that time, I thought that even if Jiang Ruohe didn't like me or hated me, at least I could live a peaceful life, but...
Now that I think about it, I will definitely not tell Jiang Ruohe that I am pregnant. I don't want to make the same mistake again.
Jiang Ruohe said that because Huang Minwei's pregnancy cycle was not right, he had some doubts. At that time, he was always conflicted about whether he still loved Huang Minwei, so he went to investigate and found that Huang Minwei and Liu Xu were very close.
Not only did he know that Huang Minwei and Liu Xu were close, he also knew that it was Liu Xu who framed me at the product launch and kidnapped me.
"At that time, I had no idea that your right shoulder was so seriously injured." A trace of guilt flashed across Jiang Ruohe's eyes.
I lowered my eyes and said that those things were in the past and were not an important matter to me.
Jiang Ruohe said that although he knew there was a problem between Huang Minwei and Liu Xu, he wanted to find Liu Xu in person to uncover Huang Minwei's true face.
So he asked Yin Jian to look for Liu Xu.
But I heard from Yin Jian that Liu Xu had been killed before Jiang Ruohe arrived in Nancheng.
Jiang Ruohe sighed and said nothing more. The two of them fell into silence. After waiting for a long time, Jiang Ruohe looked up at me.
"When I get back, I'll take care of Minwei's problem."
I hummed without saying anything more. I checked the time and stood up to let him rest early. Jiang Ruohe looked at me, a complicated look flashed across his eyes, and he lay down.
After he fell asleep, I left Jiang Ruohe's ward and returned to my own ward.
I lay on the bed, looking at the pale ceiling, reaching out and gently stroking my lower abdomen, staring like that for a long time.
At eight o'clock in the morning, I knocked on Dr. Li's office door.
"Doctor Li, I've thought it through. You're right. This is a life. I can't kill it so cruelly. I want to keep this child."
Doctor Li was very happy and said that my fetal heart rate was not very stable. In addition to resting, she also prescribed some folic acid tablets and medication to preserve the fetus.
I tore off the packaging of these things and put them in my bag.
I bought some breakfast for Jiang Ruohe when I left the hospital. When I entered the ward, Jiang Ruohe was on the phone, arranging matters in Nancheng.
After Jiang Ruohe hung up, I casually asked, "Isn't Jiang Nianhao in charge of the company? How come he still has to take care of the company's affairs even though he's injured like this?"
Jiang Ruohe smiled and said that after his grandfather learned that he was fine, he arranged for Jiang Nianhao to go on a business trip to Ancheng last night.
I was stunned for a moment, took out my phone, and looked through my Moments. I found a message that Tian Rong posted last night. She took a picture of a plane ticket to Ancheng and said she was going on a trip.
A smile flashed across his eyes. What a coincidence.
"Yu Xiaowan, are you concerned about me?" Jiang Ruohe said with a smile in his eyes.
I looked up and gave him a cold look, saying he was overthinking it.
Jiang Ruohe raised his thin lips and smiled, saying that he was hungry.
Seeing him like this, I put the food down and told him that he could move his hands and eat by himself.
"How can you treat a patient like this?" Jiang Ruohe raised his eyebrows and looked at me.
Unable to defeat Jiang Ruohe, he had to sit down and start feeding him porridge.
When I was feeding him porridge, Jiang Ruohe kept staring at me, which made me feel uncomfortable. I was too lazy to talk to him at the moment. After feeding him the porridge, I found an excuse to go out.
After a while, Yang Ru called me and asked if I was okay.
"I'm fine."
I also briefly told her about the thrilling situation that night. Yang Ru said that it was exciting to hear about it. Fortunately, God blessed me and I was fine.
"When are you going back to Nancheng? When you do, I'll treat you to a meal to calm your nerves."
I nodded and said yes.
The next afternoon, the doctor removed the gauze from Jiang Ruohe's body and felt truly painful when he saw the scabby wounds all over his body.
The doctor told me to take good care of Jiang Ruohe these days and apply medicine all over his body every morning and evening.
Jiang Ruohe put on his shirt, walked to my side, reached out and pinched my face, and said jokingly that he was still as handsome as before after putting on his clothes.
I looked up at Jiang Ruohe with red eyes.
"How about we delay our divorce for a few more days?" I whispered.
Thinking that the divorce date was only three days away, and with his injuries, I had to see him heal before I could leave happily.
Jiang Ruohe's face darkened slightly in an instant, and he put his hands on my shoulders.
"Yu Xiaowan, can't you give the person who made the mistake a..."
Before Jiang Ruohe finished speaking, his cell phone rang urgently. Jiang Ruohe took out his phone and answered it.
"I see. I'll have my assistant call you about the 10 million. Please keep it for me. I'll be in South City in two and a half hours. See you at the airport then."
After Jiang Ruohe hung up the phone, he glanced at me, picked up his coat, and put his arm around my shoulders. He said softly, "Let's go back to South City."
On the plane, Jiang Ruohe remained silent. He leaned his head on my shoulder with a tired look and held my right hand. I felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to avoid him.
"You won't accompany me in the last few days?"
I glanced at Jiang Ruohe who was leaning on my shoulder. Why did I feel that he was very aggrieved when he said this?
Well, considering that he was covered in wounds, I didn't try to break free from his hand and let him hold it.
After we got off the plane, my grandfather sent a driver to pick us up. Jiang Ruohe said to wait. He was waiting for someone. After a while, I saw Yin Jian. Jiang Ruohe walked towards him and they went somewhere else. After a while, Jiang Ruohe came back, but his face was not good.
I wanted to ask him what was wrong, but then I thought better of it and opened the car door and got in.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in the courtyard of the Jiang family's old house. As Jiang Ruohe and I got out of the car, we heard crying coming from inside the house. This crying sound was actually Huang Minwei's.
Puzzled, I followed Jiang Ruohe up the stairs and stood at the gate. Through the unlocked door, I saw Huang Minwei kneeling on the ground, crying non-stop, while my grandfather was sitting on the sofa, looking at Huang Minwei with a cold face.
"Grandpa, you know that although it was Yu Xiaowan who married Ruohe, the one he loved was me. What's more, I was pregnant with his child. Look, this is the bracelet Aunt Wang gave me. It's an ancestral bracelet of the Jiang family, proving that I am her ideal daughter-in-law..."
I looked at Huang Minwei in the room with some confusion, and didn't understand why she would say such words in front of my grandfather. I turned to look at Jiang Ruohe and found that his face was very dark.
"So, you're here to ask for the Jiang family's inheritance, right?"
Huang Minwei wiped away her tears.
"Grandpa, that's not what I meant. It's just that Ruohe is dead now, and I'm all alone and helpless..."
I looked at Jiang Ruohe dumbfounded. I quickly realized that this must be a trap set by Grandpa for Huang Minwei.
He must have told Huang Minwei the news of Jiang Ruohe's death, so Huang Minwei couldn't sit still and wanted to come to Jiang Mingzhe to ask for the Jiang family's inheritance.
She thought that Jiang Ruohe loved her, and she had been pregnant with Jiang Ruohe's child. If she cried a little, her grandfather would definitely soften his heart and give her some inheritance.
But Huang Minwei didn't expect that Jiang Ruohe was not dead at all. I looked at Jiang Ruohe with some sympathy. His hands were clenched into fists.
"Grandpa, I really have no choice. I am pregnant with Jiang Ruohe's child again. This is the ultrasound report..." Huang Minwei handed the courage to Jiang Mingzhe.
She is pregnant again, but I know that Jiang Ruohe has not touched Huang Minwei since her miscarriage. I looked at Jiang Ruohe with sympathy again.
He was cuckolded again.
With a "bang", Jiang Ruohe kicked open the door that was not closed tightly.
Huang Minwei turned around and looked at Jiang Ruohe, then collapsed to the ground with a pale face.
"I didn't even touch you, tell me where this child came from?" Jiang Ruohe roared.
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