Chapter 447 Could she be pregnant?
Han Mingyu stared at his phone all day.
I'm hoping Qi Mingxuan will call me first.
But I also hope she simply won't call.
If I miss tomorrow, the divorce application will expire.
Do I need to reapply after that...?
He secretly hoped that Qi Mingxuan would forget about it!
But Qi Mingxuan did not forget.
She called around noon.
"I have some free time tomorrow morning, so I need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get my divorce certificate."
Han Mingyu held his phone in silence for a moment before replying in a low voice, "I understand."
"Make sure you bring all your documents," Qi Mingxuan instructed.
Han Mingyu felt as if someone was pricking his chest with needles, a sharp, relentless pain.
His voice was strained, "Okay."
"Let's leave it at that for now."
Qi Mingxuan hung up the phone.
Han Mingyu listened to the busy tone on the phone, his dark eyes filled with despair.
Guan Shuo pushed open the door and entered.
"Mr. Han, we've made contact with Dr. Song!"
Han Mingyu was taken aback, then suddenly stood up, "Really?"
“Really, the call hasn’t ended yet. You should talk to him yourself.”
Han Mingyu took the phone from Guan Shuo—
…
Ronghao Group, President's Office.
Qi Mingxuan hung up the phone, put it on her desk, and continued looking down at the documents.
Anmi knocked on the door.
"Enter."
Anmi pushed open the door and entered, carrying the eel rice she had just brought back from Huang Pinxuan.
Qi Mingxuan likes it very much.
"President Qi, the food is here. Let's eat first."
"good."
Qi Mingxuan closed the file, got up and went into the lounge, washed her hands and then came out.
Anmi was already opening the lunchbox.
Qi Mingxuan saw that it was eel rice and her eyes crinkled into a smile: "An Xiaomi, you really know my mind."
She woke up this morning and suddenly had a craving for eel rice. She had originally intended to remind Anmi to order in advance because Huang Pinxuan's eel rice is limited in quantity each day, but she got busy at the company and forgot about it for a moment.
Seeing the eel rice that Anmi ordered for her now is a delightful surprise.
"Ms. Qi, here you go." Anmi handed her chopsticks.
"Thank you." Qi Mingxuan sat down and picked up the lunchbox.
But as soon as she picked up a piece of eel and brought it to her mouth, she noticed something was off about the smell.
She frowned. "Is the eel off today?"
"Huh?" Anmi picked up a piece and took a bite. "No, it tastes the same as before!"
Qi Mingxuan asked in confusion, "That's strange..."
"Is there something wrong with yours? Mr. Qi, if you don't mind, would you like to try mine?"
Anmi handed over the lunchbox, and Qi Mingxuan picked up a piece, smelled it, and frowned, saying, "The taste is different from what I usually eat!"
Anmi was bewildered. "How come I can't taste the difference?"
Qi Mingxuan frowned. "That must be my problem. I might have caught a slight cold these past two days. I always feel a bit feverish when I wake up in the morning, and food tastes bland. But I seem to feel better by noon."
"It's probably just a cold. The weather's been changing lately, and a lot of people in our company have caught it," Anmi said. "Why don't we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"
"No need, it's just a minor cold, it won't bother me. Just buy me some medicine later."
"Okay." Anmi looked at her. "Do you still want to eat the eel rice?"
"Let's eat it like this, don't waste it." Qi Mingxuan took a bite of the eel, but apart from the saltiness, he couldn't taste anything else.
Perhaps due to a problem with her sense of taste, Qi Mingxuan could not eat more than a third of the meal.
"I'm not eating anymore." Qi Mingxuan got up, walked to the water dispenser, and filled a glass with warm water.
Anmi looked at her hand rubbing her stomach and asked with concern, "President Qi, is your stomach upset?"
"I think I have some indigestion. I didn't eat much, but my stomach feels bloated and I feel nauseous."
Anmi froze upon hearing this.
She put down the lunchbox, stood up, walked to Qi Mingxuan, looked at her stomach, then looked up at her, "President Qi, you wouldn't be..."
Qi Mingxuan paused in her rubbing of her stomach.
Anmi asked softly, "When was your last period?"
Qi Mingxuan frowned, "My periods have always been irregular..."
She has been under a lot of work pressure over the years, which has caused her cycle to be delayed, sometimes by as much as seven or eight days.
But this time it seems to have lasted longer than seven or eight days...
Qi Mingxuan's nerves tensed up instantly.
“Anmi.” She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, “Go buy me something.”
“Okay!” Anmi nodded. “I’ll go right away.”
...
In the restroom, Qi Mingxuan looked at the pregnancy test in her hand.
Two lines, the look in their eyes is very clear.
She is pregnant.
She slowly raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror.
The woman was pale, her eyes filled with confusion.
Why now of all times...?
When did you conceive this child?
Was it the night she got drunk?
Or was it the night Han Mingyu forced her?
Qi Mingxuan shook her head, her mind a complete mess.
No matter when, this child came at the worst possible time!
She touched her flat stomach.
This child cannot be kept.
She absolutely couldn't let Han Mingyu know she was pregnant.
Qi Mingxuan closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.
...
The bathroom door opened, and Anmi, who had been waiting outside, immediately ran over. "President Qi, how is it?"
Qi Mingxuan handed her the pregnancy test.
Anmi took it. "You're really pregnant! What are you going to do?"
"Can you schedule an appointment for me this afternoon? I need to get a checkup done."
“Okay.” Anmi took out her phone and asked, “Should we tell President Han?”
"Don't tell him." Qi Mingxuan suddenly thought of something and frowned. "Don't make an appointment with Ji Kang Hospital, make an appointment with Qin's Hospital instead."
"good!"
Anmi took out her phone and started operating it.
Qi Mingxuan walked out of the lounge and sat down on the sofa.
"Mr. Qi, I have an appointment for 2:40 PM. Shall we head over now?"
"Okay." Qi Mingxuan got up and grabbed her bag. "Let's go."
…
Qin's Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Urine test, blood test, ultrasound.
After a series of examinations, when she received the report and saw the words "live fetus in uterus," Qi Mingxuan's heart still twitched uncontrollably.
This is a vibrant life.
It is her flesh and blood.
Qi Mingxuan gripped the report in her hand tightly.
...
In the consultation room, Qi Mingxuan sat opposite the female chief physician and handed her the report.
Anmi waited outside the clinic.
The doctor looked at the report and said, "Based on your last menstrual period and this pregnancy test report, you're already 11 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Haven't you noticed at all after all this time?"
Qi Mingxuan was taken aback.
It's been over 11 weeks, that was the time she got drunk...
But she clearly took birth control pills!
“My periods have always been irregular, and I’ve been busy with work, so I haven’t paid much attention.” Qi Mingxuan then asked, “I’ve taken birth control pills before, can I keep this baby?”
Short-acting birth control pills?
"Um."
"If it doesn't have a big impact, it means that you and this child are destined to be together. It's the law of survival of the fittest. Embryos that can survive after taking birth control pills are generally of good quality."
"I was hospitalized recently and took some medication. Could those medications have affected the child?"
"That depends on what kind of medication it is and when it was taken. Generally speaking, medication taken before three months of age has very little impact on the fetus, as the placenta is not fully formed yet. At this stage, the fetus does not absorb nutrients through the placenta. As long as the medications you took are not special drugs or drugs with a high teratogenic rate, we doctors generally think there is no major problem. Of course, if you are worried, you can have an amniocentesis."
Qi Mingxuan frowned, her hand unconsciously stroking her stomach.
The female doctor assumed she was worried about the baby's health, so she reassured her, "Based on these tests, the baby is developing well, there's a fetal heartbeat, and the HCG levels look okay. Everything's fine, so relax. By the way, have you ever given birth before?"
"Yes, my son is eight years old." Qi Mingxuan paused, then added, "He was born via C-section."
"Oh, I see. It's been eight years, so you can have a second child now." The female chief physician smiled and said, "Just come back at 12 weeks to register."
After listening to the director's words, Qi Mingxuan hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "If I don't want this child, when can I schedule the surgery?"
The director paused, looking at her. "You don't want it? Have you discussed it with your husband?"
“We’re going through divorce proceedings,” Qi Mingxuan said. “When can you schedule an abortion for me?”
Given this, the female director couldn't say anything more.
"Before 12 weeks, it's called an abortion; after 12 weeks, it's called induced labor. Induced labor is much more complicated. If you don't want it, you need to make a decision in the next couple of days."
"Yes, I understand." Qi Mingxuan said softly, "Please help me schedule an abortion."
The female director asked, "Are you free tomorrow morning?"
"Tomorrow is not possible, is the afternoon okay?"
"Afternoon..." The female director looked at the table. "Afternoon is too rushed. There are some tests to be done before the abortion. I'll schedule it for the day after tomorrow. Come back tomorrow afternoon to complete the admission procedures."
"good."
Qi Mingxuan signed the application form, took the reports, and walked out of the clinic.
When Anmi saw her come out, she immediately stood up to greet her, "President Qi, how did the examination go?"
"The surgery is scheduled for the day after tomorrow." Qi Mingxuan stuffed all the reports into her bag, smiled faintly at Anmi, and said, "Let's go back to the company."
She appeared perfectly normal, and even seemed to be thinking about going back to work at the company.
Anmi looked at it and inexplicably felt a pang of heartache.
On the way back to the company, Qi Mingxuan leaned back in the back seat with her eyes closed.
Anmi glanced at her through the rearview mirror several times.
Qi Mingxuan kept her eyes closed.
It was already four o'clock when I got back to Ronghao Group.
Qi Mingxuan put down her bag, turned on her computer, and started working.
"Anmi, make me a cup of coffee."
Anmi paused, then cautiously asked, "Perhaps you shouldn't drink coffee now?"
Qi Mingxuan paused, then turned to look at her.
Anmi pointed to her stomach.
Qi Mingxuan realized what was happening, looked down at her stomach, touched it, and suddenly smiled.
Her eyes stung, and she raised her hand to cover them. "Anmi, please go out. Let me have some peace and quiet."
“Okay.” Anmi’s nose tingled, she nodded, and turned to leave the office.
As soon as the office door closed, Qi Mingxuan's tense emotions collapsed instantly.
She covered her stomach with one hand and her eyes with the other.
Tears soaked her palms, and she pressed her lips tightly together, not making a sound.
Tears streamed down her face from between her fingers.
...
After returning to the Qi family home, Qi Mingxuan went straight to her room, washed up, and went to bed early.
She sent Han Mingyu a WeChat message: "Meet at the Civil Affairs Bureau at 9 a.m. tomorrow."
Han Mingyu did not reply to the message.
She turned off her phone and all the lights in the room.
She lay awake in the darkness, unable to sleep all night.
…
At nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was shining brightly.
This is the first sunny day in the northern part of the city since the beginning of autumn this year.
The Bentley Mulsanne stopped in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Qi Mingxuan got out of the car, glanced around, and didn't see Han Mingyu.
She took out her phone and called Han Mingyu.
No one answered the phone.
She frowned and sent a different message: "I've arrived. When are you arriving?"
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