Chapter 37 Chapter 37 "Then you are really very ill." ...
Summer vacation had just begun when Shen Suxi took her boyfriend abroad for vacation. This made her mood slightly better and she temporarily put aside the knot in her heart.
It was not until he returned home on June 20th that he was willing to face reality again. He asked someone to retrieve all the surveillance footage at home, cut out the footage of Yao Yingxia coming to look for Qingyuan, and began to watch it carefully.
After the college entrance examination, Yao Yingxia came a total of six times.
The first time was a cloudy day with a cool breeze. She and Shen Qingyuan went into the study to read together. The two of them sat on the terrace, seemingly reading the upper and lower volumes of the same book, occasionally exchanging thoughts about the plot. They sat like this for the entire afternoon. When it grew dark, Yao Yingxia finally finished the last page and closed the book contentedly.
Shen Qingyuan asked her, "Do you want to have dinner together?"
She agreed, and the two of them had dinner in the restaurant. They seemed to be having a great time, and both the host and the guest were enjoying themselves. When the meal was over, Shen Qingyuan went out to take her home.
The second time Yao Yingxia brought a gift, it was a big box with cartoon patterns on it. When it was opened, there were many Lego parts. The two of them simply sat on the floor in the living room and started to put the pieces together in the morning. They only had a quick meal at noon and continued to put the pieces together until sunset. Finally, they put together a rabbit that was half the height of a person.
Seeing that Yao Yingxia couldn't let go of the rabbit, Shen Qingyuan simply helped her take it home.
The third time they came, the two of them went into the audio-visual room on the second floor of the villa and watched a horror movie that had just been released.
Shen Suxi was afraid of ghosts, but for the sake of her son's lifelong happiness, she forced herself to watch frame by frame as ghost shadows kept flashing.
Yao Yingxia's mental state was much better than she had imagined. She was in high spirits throughout the entire movie, only occasionally when there were some overly bloody scenes would she show a little discomfort on her face.
After watching this video, Shen Suxi had to take out the Bible and read it for a long time before she suppressed the psychological shadow brought to her by the terrible movie and continued to watch the rest of the surveillance video.
When Yao Yingxia came for the fourth time, Shen Qingyuan started to play games with her. The two of them sat in front of the TV and explored the world with controllers.
This was the first time Yao Yingxia had ever played a game in her life. She was quickly attracted by the exquisite graphics and rich plot. She came for three consecutive days, leaving home early and returning late like going to work, until she completely completed the game.
The above was all the contact between them at home that Shen Suxi saw. There was no kissing, no hugging, no holding hands, and not even any physical contact.
No, there was also one time when the two of them high-fived each other after completing the game.
Shen Suxi grabbed her hair in pain. After a moment, she suddenly started pounding the computer in front of her angrily until the poor laptop screen went black.
What young boy or girl isn't filled with passion and fervor when it comes to love? Whenever they get a chance to be alone together, they're eager to take each other out. Even if they can't go all the way, at least some physical contact is necessary, right?
But now they are more like very good friends. Even though they are close, they still keep a safe distance.
Shen Suxi wanted very much to deceive herself by saying "Qingyuan is just an exceptional gentleman", but she knew in her heart that they were definitely not really dating.
After Shen Suxi smashed things up, she went to the balcony and smoked a pack of cigarettes. She finally decided to give her son another chance. After all, Qingyuan did not reject Yao Yingxia, and they might be able to go further. This was her last hope.
The past few days were Xu Nian's ovulation period, and Shen Changhe insisted on having sex every day, sometimes twice a day, morning and evening. Xu Nian's body had not yet fully recovered after the miscarriage, and now she was tormented by him again. But finally she got the medicine given by Xia Xia, and she no longer had to worry, and her mental burden was relieved a lot.
However, the side effects of the birth control pills were somewhat obvious to her. At first, she just felt dizzy and weak all over. Later, she had difficulty eating. By the seventh day of taking the pills, Xu Nian's stomach became extremely uncomfortable and she frequently wanted to vomit.
Thinking back to when she was pregnant with Xia Xia and felt the same stomach discomfort, Xu Nian even thought for a moment that she was pregnant. Fortunately, she had been a nurse for more than ten years and quickly remembered that this was a common reaction to birth control pills. As long as she kept taking them, the side effects would gradually disappear.
But that morning, when Shen Changhe put his hand into her pajamas again, Xu Nian tried to hold back but still couldn't help but retching.
Shen Changhe's hands, which were wandering on her body, stopped instantly, with a look of disbelief on his face. He then carefully hugged her, his eyes full of joy: "Could it be that you are pregnant?"
Xu Nian looked pale, and he forced a smile and said, "My stomach feels a little uncomfortable. Maybe I just ate something bad."
Shen Changhe immediately took her going-out clothes and said, "Let's go to the hospital for a check-up."
At this moment, Yao Yingxia was having breakfast downstairs. The red date and white fungus porridge in the bowl had become cold, and she had only eaten half of it. While she was distracted, someone sat down next to her.
Yao Yingxia only saw the slender hand and knew that the person coming was Shen Xingchuan. She subconsciously did not look up, not wanting to be upset by him again.
Then he said with a smile: "Good morning, my little niece."
He is doing fine as usual.
She didn't look well.
Shen Xingchuan looked at the dark circles under her eyes and finally stopped smiling. He seemed a little reluctant and asked, "Did you not sleep all night?"
It wasn't just one night. Ever since she learned that Xu Nian had a miscarriage, she hadn't slept a full night in the past few days. Even if she occasionally fell asleep, her mind was frantically thinking about her mother.
Yao Yingxia gave a wry smile, looking even more haggard than before the college entrance exam. Not wanting to show weakness, she simply said perfunctorily, "I can't sleep if I don't study."
Shen Xingchuan sighed: "Then you are really very ill."
He didn't want to push Yao Yingxia into a desperate situation, and he was even afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so he didn't tell her the truth about Xu Nian's miscarriage. Even just like that, his little niece couldn't accept it. If she knew more, she would probably want to cut Shen Changhe into pieces and hate him for everything.
Shen Xingchuan naturally would not allow such a thing to happen.
While she was thinking, she heard someone coming down from upstairs. Yao Yingxia looked up and saw Shen Changhe helping his mother slowly go downstairs.
Unlike Xu Nian's frail appearance, Shen Changhe looked radiant. As soon as he saw the two people sitting downstairs, he happily announced the good news that had not yet been confirmed: "Xia Xia, you may be a sister. Xiao Chuan, you are about to be promoted to an uncle."
The spoon in Yao Yingxia's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces. She looked incredulous, as if she had heard terrible news.
Shen Changhe saw her reaction clearly, but he was happy at the moment and didn't bother with her. He supported Xu Nian and was about to go out.
Yao Yingxia stood up instantly: "I want to go too."
Seeing her panic, Shen Xingchuan knew that if his niece went, something bad would happen. He suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Did you forget, niece? You promised to accompany me to pick out a gift for Qingyuan today."
Xu Nian didn't want her daughter to come with her, so she said without turning her head, "Xia Xia, Mommy is fine, don't worry, just go and help Xiao Chuan pick out a gift."
Yao Yingxia wanted to catch up, but Shen Xingchuan refused to let go, so she could only watch them disappear outside the door.
She sat back in the chair dejectedly, and Shen Xingchuan finally let go. Only then did he realize that her wrist was slightly red from being gripped by him. Yao Yingxia was much more fragile than he had imagined.
Shen Xingchuan comforted her, saying, "She may not be pregnant, but even if she is, she will be fine."
Yao Yingxia said in a daze, "But Mom doesn't want this child. Her wishes don't matter, right?"
Shen Xingchuan sighed at her sharpness. It turned out that she had already seen through Xu Nian's helplessness.
The driver quickly drove the car to the hospital. Xu Nian had several tubes of blood drawn, and even his lips turned a little pale. Shen Changhe quickly sent someone to deliver food, and then waited anxiously for the results.
Xu Nian was just thankful that the routine examination could not detect that she had taken birth control pills. Although she didn't have to worry, she had no appetite, but Shen Changhe kept urging her to eat more.
Xu Nian had no choice but to eat some, but soon went to the hospital bathroom to vomit. Shen Changhe was waiting for her outside when he saw another girl running into the bathroom, covering her mouth.
The girl's boyfriend actually knew Shen Changhe and greeted him warmly, "Hello, Mr. Shen, I didn't expect to meet you here. I'm an employee of the Chuanhe Group."
It was rare for Shen Changhe to be in a good mood today, and he was particularly friendly: "Hello."
The entire floor they were on was dedicated to obstetrics and gynecology. The boy's curiosity was piqued, and he tentatively asked, "Why is Mr. Shen here?"
Shen Changhe smiled and said, "My wife is pregnant." Although they had not yet obtained the marriage certificate, he consciously gave Xu Nian a promotion.
The boy congratulated repeatedly: "Congratulations, Mr. Shen, this is really a great joyous event."
Shen Changhe was even happier and actually asked for his full name and department. He not only wanted to give him a promotion and a raise, but also invited him to attend the baby's full-month banquet.
The boy was overjoyed and quickly thanked her. Then he heard Shen Changhe ask, "Is your girlfriend pregnant too?"
The boy touched his nose a little embarrassedly: "We didn't take any safety precautions a few days ago, and she took emergency contraception. The side effects of that thing are too severe. She has been vomiting for several days, so we wanted to see a doctor."
Shen Changhe was slightly startled.
Suddenly I remembered Yao Yingxia’s incredible face in the morning.
When Xu Nian came out of the bathroom, Shen Changhe was gone. She walked to the hospital lobby and saw him standing in front of the VIP room, surrounded by several doctors, and he already had the report in his hand.
Seeing his gloomy look, it seemed that the result was not satisfactory. Xu Nian stood far away, not daring to get close, but saw Shen Changhe suddenly look up and stare at her closely.
Even though they had been together day and night for more than three years, Xu Nian was still very afraid of his sinister eyes like a venomous snake, and she subconsciously looked away.
Shen Changhe did not have an attack at that time. He took Xu Nian home without saying a word. However, before they returned home, Shen Changhe had instructed the servants to take away one of each of Xu Nian's regular medicines.
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