Seeing Zhiruo repeatedly slapping her own mouth, Zhiwan stepped forward to stop her.
"Zhiruo, stop hitting her..."
Zhiruo, however, showed no sign of stopping.
"Big sister, I'm shameless, I'm not human, I've disgraced Father and Mother, I deserve to die..."
Luo Tianhe's chest continued to heave with anger.
Jiawang's mother looked at Zhiruo and felt sorry for her, wanting to help her up, but seeing Luo Tianhe's pale face, she tightened her hands and didn't move.
Zhi Ruo continued slapping her mouth, and Yi Ming and Jia Wang came forward to persuade her, but Luo Tianhe remained silent, and Zhi Ruo showed no sign of stopping.
Luo Tianhe was really angry about this, extremely angry.
At this moment, he thought of the scene when Zhiwan was gossiped about behind her back by the neighbors, and he thought of how Yiming had never shaken off the stigma of being a bastard child all these years, and he became even angrier.
Now that Zhiwan's matter has just come to an end, Zhiruo has resorted to the same old tricks again, how can he not be angry?
"Dad, please say something!"
Seeing that Zhiruo's face was starting to swell and turn red, Zhiwan became anxious.
"Father, Zhiruo knows she was wrong, please forgive her! She really knows she was wrong..."
"snort!"
Luo Tianhe flung his hand away and cursed viciously.
"Zhiwan, get rid of this child. We can't let a liar raise our child..."
"Father, you can't hit him."
Seeing that her father couldn't tolerate the child, Zhiwan hurriedly tried to persuade him with earnest words.
"Father, this child has been in Zhiruo's belly for three months. If we remove it now, even Zhiruo will be in danger..."
Luo Tianhe suddenly lowered his eyes and glared at her.
"We can't let a scammer raise our child, we have to get an abortion..."
"Father, no matter who the child's father is, he is Zhiruo's child. If you are worried that this child will affect Zhiruo's later life, you can tell outsiders that this child is mine, and the child can call me 'Mother' after he is born..."
"Zhiwan..."
Luo Tianhe shouted angrily.
"How could you... how could you be so foolish! Even if we're in a strange place and nobody recognizes us, we're planning to live here permanently. If we suddenly have a baby, do you expect the neighbors to laugh their heads off like those people in Willow Lane?"
“Father, the people here are different from the people in Willow Grove Lane. Besides, you can’t let Zhiruo take risks just to avoid being laughed at by others! Moreover, there’s a life in her belly. After he is born, he will be just as lively and cute as Yiming. How can we kill this little life?”
Although Jiawang's mother was also very angry, she still felt sorry for Zhiruo.
She went to Luo Tianhe's side and tugged at his sleeve.
"Tianhe, since the facts cannot be changed, try to let it go! Besides, even if you kill Zhiruo now, it won't change anything. If you get sick from getting angry, it won't be worth it. Let's leave this matter at that for now!"
Luo Tianhe was about to turn around and scold her, but then seemed to realize that what he said made sense.
Zhiruo is pregnant, and three months along; this is an undeniable fact.
Even if he beats Zhiruo to death, it won't change anything.
Seeing that Luo Tianhe's breathing had calmed down a bit, Zhiwan quickly added:
"Yes, Father, if my sister and I didn't need to find men and could give you two grandsons, wouldn't that be wonderful? You should be happy!"
Luo Tianhe glared fiercely at Zhiruo, then sighed and muttered to himself:
"You're all right, all right. What's done is done, what else can I do..."
Leaving those words behind, he put his hands behind his back and slowly walked towards the room…
"father…"
Zhiwan called his name, but he did not respond.
"Father, I was wrong..."
When Zhi Ruo's voice reached Luo Tianhe's ears, he paused for a moment, but still went back into the house.
Jiawang's mother straightened her clothes, looked at Zhiruo's red and swollen eyes, and shook her head with a sigh:
"This is really... really unexpected. Not to mention your father, even I find it hard to accept. Don't blame your father for being angry. He'll calm down once he's calmed down."
After leaving those words behind, she gave Zhiruo a look of disappointment and then went back to her room.
After her father and mother left, Zhiwan comforted Zhiruo:
"You should go back and rest for a while! I'll clean up the dishes..."
Zhiruo quickly shook her head.
“I’m not tired. I’m the sinner in our family, and I should do more chores to atone for my sins.”
"Silly girl,"
She raised her hand and gently patted her shoulder.
“We’re family. No matter what happens, we should stand together, face it together, and solve it together. Don’t overthink it. Go back to your room and rest! You’ll be busy once the clinic opens.”
Zhiruo then nodded, her lips pressed tightly together.
"Then I'll go back to my room..."
"Let's go back!"
Zhiwan smiled gently at her.
This girl, who always defended and protected her before, now it's her turn to protect her.
Three days later
June 18th was an auspicious day, and also the opening day of the Luo family's pharmacy.
Early in the morning, Jiawang and Yiming hung the firecrackers high, and the whole family stood at the door with joy, waiting for the auspicious time to arrive.
"Crackling and popping..."
A burst of firecrackers went off, and people who came to watch the excitement slowly gathered around. Shop owners along the street also poked their heads out from their doorways.
After the firecrackers stopped, Zhiwan looked at the people standing in front of the pharmacy and announced loudly,
"My name is Luo Zhiwan, the manager of Luo Family Pharmacy and a doctor specializing in treating all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. You can call me Doctor Luo from now on. Today is the grand opening of Luo Family Pharmacy. For the first three months, Luo Family Pharmacy will provide free consultations and a 20% discount on medicine. I hope you can spread the word. Thank you."
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