Chapter 210 Could she be pregnant?
“This is…” Jiang Yan didn’t dare to move. She blinked at Zhou Jingming for help.
Zhou Jingming coughed. "Mom, what are these?"
“The bride price,” Mrs. Zhou pointed to the bank card, “is 888,000 yuan in this card. It’s not too much, but it’s a token of our appreciation from your father and me.”
Mrs. Zhou opened the box, which was glittering with gold. "These are the hardware pieces I prepared for Yan Yan. I've been preparing them for two or three years. If she doesn't like the style, I can go and exchange them."
“Jingming earns a lot, so this is just small change in his eyes. But this involves the savings of both his father and me,” Mrs. Zhou said, taking out a bank card from her pocket. “The money in this card is what Jingming usually gives us as a gift, but we don’t usually need it. We’ll give it all to Yan Yan. Women should have more money in their hands.”
A smile appeared on Zhou Jingming's face. He guessed that there was at least 20 million in the card behind him. This amount was nothing to him, but the meaning of what he gave was different from what his mother gave him.
He took all of Jiang Yan's things, saying, "Thank you, Mom."
Jiang Yan's eyes were red. She hadn't expected her mother-in-law to be so thoughtful, preparing everything in advance. If her mother were even half as good as her mother-in-law, she wouldn't be so heartbroken.
She opened her mouth and said, "Thank you, Mom."
"You're welcome, it's what a mother should do," Mrs. Zhou wiped away Jiang Yan's tears. "Don't cry, Mom will love you from now on."
Zhou Ruolan looked at her brother's family with a smile. How wonderful! When would she be able to reunite with her own children?
Just then, Lin Xi called. Zhou Ruolan picked up her phone, got up, and went to her room. She answered the phone once she was back in her room, "Xi Xi?"
"Mom, were you getting impatient?" Lin Xi said apologetically. "A nurse came to check on us and made a few rounds, which took a little time."
"It's nothing," Zhou Ruolan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Does your head still hurt?"
Lin Xi paused for two seconds before sighing, "Your cousin told you everything, right? I'm fine now, I can be discharged in a week. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd worry and be anxious."
“If you don’t tell your mother, she will worry and overthink,” Zhou Ruolan said. “It’s a pity that your mother can’t go and take care of you herself.”
“Song Xu is here with me. His mother comes over during the day to take care of the two of us. And Chen Ge and Tian Tian, whom I told you about, will also come over when they have time, so don’t worry, Mom.” Lin Xi counted her friends and family members around her, realizing that so many people cared about her without her noticing.
"If it weren't for the fear of running into that beast Lu Zhentao, Mom would want to go and stay with you right now," Zhou Ruolan said bitterly. She felt like she could eat Lu Zhentao alive whenever she mentioned him.
Lin Xi was genuinely worried that her mother might suddenly come over, and it would be difficult to explain if they were spotted. "Yes, Mom, Lu Yunqi lives in this hospital, so it's easy to run into them."
Just as Lin Xi finished speaking, someone knocked on the door.
Lin Xi glanced at Song Xu, who then got up to open the door.
"Mom, I have to go now, someone's here." Lin Xi hung up the phone.
Song Xu opened the ward door and raised an eyebrow when he saw the person standing in the doorway. "Uncle Lu, what brings you here?"
Lu Zhentao was taken aback when he saw Song Xu. He thought he had come to the wrong ward, but recognized him after hearing his voice. "You're Song Xu?"
Song Xu subconsciously touched his face, "Don't you recognize me anymore?"
"What happened? Did you get into a fight?" Lu Zhentao glanced at Song Xu and then looked away; he was too ugly.
"Hmm," Song Xu replied casually, "Did Uncle Lu come over for something?"
This is Lin Xi's hospital room. What is Lu Zhentao doing here? Does he want to cause trouble for Lin Xi?
"I heard Lin Xi was injured and hospitalized, so I came to check on her." Lu Zhentao's eyes darted into the ward.
When Lin Xi was admitted to the hospital today, it was quite a grand affair. Lu Zhentao's men saw it and reported it to him.
Taking advantage of Lin Xi's surgery, he obtained Lin Xi's blood sample and sent it to the testing center along with his own.
After waiting all afternoon, he finally received the paternity test report for Lin Xi, confirming that Lin Xi was indeed his daughter who had been missing for eighteen years.
The moment he saw the report, his heart clenched, and he felt a pang of guilt towards his daughter, but he was thankful that he had discovered it first.
He couldn't let Yunzhou know about this. If Yunzhou found out, he would investigate and his affair with a woman and the birth of his son would be exposed, putting him in a very passive position.
However, since Lin Xi is his biological daughter, he couldn't resist coming to see her.
Song Xu stood at the door, reluctant to let Lu Zhentao in, knowing that Lin Xi hated her biological father.
Lin Xi heard Lu Zhentao's voice, but she really wanted to see her biological father. "Song Xu, who's here?"
"Lin Xi, it's me." Lu Zhentao pushed Song Xu aside and strode inside.
Song Xu locked Lu Zhentao's men outside and returned to the bedside.
Lin Xi was lying in bed when she saw Lu Zhentao walking over. She smiled and said, "Oh, it's Uncle Lu. How did you know I was in the hospital?"
Lu Zhentao stared at Lin Xi's face for a long time, and finally his gaze fell on her head. "What happened to your head?"
Lin Xi touched her head. "I was beaten up by my classmates."
"He was beaten up?" Lu Zhentao was shocked. Could it be Meng Xiuwan's doing again?
Lin Xi hummed in agreement. "It's a classmate I had a falling out with. The police have been called and he's been detained. He only needed a few stitches; it's not too serious."
Lu Zhentao's face darkened. Who dared to hurt his daughter? Qiqi was already unconscious. He had finally found his lost daughter. If she were to be injured again, how could he live in peace?
Song Xu watched from the side, somewhat puzzled. Lin Xi and Lu Zhentao should have only met once, right? Why did they seem so familiar? Could it be that they were related by blood?
"Xixi, are you very familiar with Uncle Lu?" he asked, voicing his question.
Lin Xi nodded. "A while ago, I was almost kidnapped at the entrance of the hospital, but Uncle Lu saved me."
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know?" Song Xu's voice turned cold.
Lin Xi thought for a moment, "It was the day your grandfather came back, right? Neither you nor my brother were there, and Uncle Lu took me back to my apartment."
"Do you know who it is?" Song Xu asked.
Lin Xi shook her head. "I originally wanted to call the police, but Uncle Lu said he would handle it, and I don't know what happened after that."
Song Xu looked at Lu Zhentao, "Uncle Lu, have you found out the results? Was it someone who instigated this?"
Lu Zhentao was stumped by the question. He had long forgotten about the matter, but Lin Xi suddenly brought it up. Of course, he had found out the results, but he couldn't tell them.
“They were human traffickers,” Lu Zhentao made up a lie, “the people have already been chopped up and fed to the dogs.”
Upon hearing Lu Zhentao's words, Lin Xi conjured up images in her mind, so graphic and disgusting that she began to gag.
"Xi Xi!" Song Xu stepped forward and patted her chest.
Lu Zhentao narrowed his eyes. "Lin Xi wouldn't be pregnant, would she?"
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