Chapter 4
"I know it wasn't you." He paused and handed the phone over. "I just wanted to tell you that my inhibitors also failed that night."
Jiang Zhinian didn't dare to answer the phone. She felt that this would be a violation of Shi Ye's privacy, so she just glanced at it and nodded.
"That morning, you said it was because your inhibitors had failed." He paused and continued, "So I guess we were given the same drug."
Jiang Zhinian realized that the only person who could have drugged both of them at the same time was the person in that box that night.
"That glass of orange juice..."
Shi Ye nodded, put the phone back in his pocket, and said calmly: "But we have no evidence."
The evidence should have been destroyed long ago.
Jiang Zhinian had actually guessed that something was wrong with Feng Peipei a long time ago. Why did she say she was only going to be gone for a while, but she didn't come back the whole night?
"Why..." She and Feng Peipei grew up together in an orphanage, and they are each other's closest relatives.
Sometimes, she would imagine that Pepe was actually her biological sister, so in daily life, she was always more tolerant and forgiving towards her.
Seeing that the girl opposite her looked like she was about to cry, Shi Ye took out a tissue from his pocket, took out a piece and put it on top of the girl, then handed the whole pack over.
Jiang Zhinian took it and wiped away her tears awkwardly.
"I don't understand. Aren't you Pepe's boyfriend? Why would she..."
"I'm not her boyfriend."
Shi Ye interrupted Jiang Zhinian abruptly.
Jiang Zhinian's eyes were red and he looked a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I, I don't know."
"No need to apologize, it's not your fault." Shi Ye glanced at the time. He had something else to do at the hospital. "After explaining this, let's talk about the child."
Jiang Zhinian looked at Shi Ye with wet eyes.
"In the first case, if you don't want the child, I will provide you with compensation for your injuries, in addition to the necessary medical expenses. Furthermore, I will do my best to care for you during your recovery. If you suffer any aftereffects from this incident, I will also do my best to take responsibility."
"In the second scenario, if you want to give birth to the child, then in addition to the compensation, all expenses incurred from your pregnancy to the birth will be covered by me. During this period, I will also do my best to take care of you. After the child is born, I will also transfer child support to you regularly according to national standards."
Shi Ye raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Zhinian with a serious expression.
"You don't have to answer me now. There's still time. You can take your time to think about it. I'm just giving you options."
"Let me choose?"
"Yes, if you choose to have children, then we have to make three plans for our future lives."
"Three plans?"
"First, if you want to raise the child alone and not let the child know about my existence, then I will respect your opinion and will not appear in your and the child's lives."
"Second, if you want to raise the child on your own but are willing for me to have contact with the child, then I will coordinate with your schedule, regularly accompany the child as he grows up, and fulfill my responsibilities as a father."
Jiang Zhinian opened his mouth slightly and asked a question in a daze.
"And the third one?"
"Third, we get married."
…
Jiang Zhinian returned home and sat on the sofa in the living room without turning on the lights.
She thought she might be dreaming.
She put her hand in her pocket and took out the bag of medicine that Shi Ye had put in her hand before leaving.
"The choice is yours, and I respect your decision."
When he said this, his emotions were very stable and his tone did not contain any leading bias.
But Jiang Zhinian couldn't make a decision.
Eat or not eat.
For her, this choice seemed to be a life-long decision.
“Ding Di—”
She took out her cell phone and saw the message from Shi Ye.
"These are some of the problems women may experience during pregnancy, including damage to their bodies."
"These are the risks women may face during childbirth, including complications such as amniotic fluid embolism."
He sorted out all the information himself and sent it over.
"Thank you. Let me take a look."
"This is a documentary about the first year a child is born and what parents go through. You can watch it."
Jiang Zhinian didn't expect that the other party would do so much homework and even consider things after birth.
He is indeed a top student.
"Okay, I'll take a look in a moment."
It showed that it was being input. Jiang Zhinian stared at the ellipsis for a long time, and waited for a line of words to appear.
"After you read it, please tell me what you think."
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Jiang Zhinian finished reading everything Shi Ye sent him and had only one thought.
He sent these materials to himself that can be described as "making people absolutely not want to have children after reading them". He must be trying to persuade himself not to have this child.
She touched her belly and suddenly felt a little sad.
This seems to be a child that no one expects.
*
As winter vacation approached, Jiang Zhinian calculated the time and found that it seemed that it would still be in time to take the medicine after the final exam.
Like an ostrich, she buried her head in the ground, deceiving herself that as long as she didn't think about it, this incident might not have happened. She finished a busy day at work with this mood, but it all collapsed the moment she met Shi Ye after get off work.
She was really pregnant and couldn't hide or escape.
Like a nightmare that I will never wake up from.
"You, why are you here?" Jiang Zhinian approached like a thief, feeling a little guilty.
Shi Ye was wearing a windbreaker, which made him look tall, with long legs and perfect proportions.
He lowered his head and glanced at Jiang Zhinian: "Let's go, I'll take you back."
Jiang Zhinian lived in an old residential complex not far from the school. The two of them walked one after the other, neither of them speaking.
When they were almost at the residential complex, Jiang Zhinian stopped Shi Ye.
"Just send it here."
Everyone in the community is familiar with her, and she doesn't want others to know her relationship with Shi Ye.
Shi Ye looked at the intersection ahead, took out a black plastic bag from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Zhinian.
"What is it?"
“Folic acid.”
Doctors generally recommend taking this kind of supplement when preparing for pregnancy, but their case is an emergency, so it's not too late now.
Jiang Zhinian shook his head and didn't answer: "I plan to take that medicine during the winter vacation."
After a few days, there is no need to supplement folic acid.
After hearing her decision, Shi Ye's expression didn't change much. He just stuffed the black plastic bag into Jiang Zhinian's hand.
“It can be eaten for a few days.”
Jiang Zhinian had no choice but to put the bag in his bag and said with his head down: "Then I'll go first."
Shi Ye took out his phone and clicked a few times: "I just sent you a recipe, you can refer to it when cooking."
Jiang Zhinian opened it and found a list of recommended foods for pregnant women.
It seems to be something unnecessary.
She didn't understand why Shi Ye made this special trip. Didn't he not want this child?
Or, he actually...
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