Chapter 104 Stay?
Li San Niang knew her words were cold, but she still carefully chose her words and continued, "The miscarriage you had when you were young not only damaged your uterus, but also made you weak and blood-deficient. Although you are fortunate enough to be pregnant this time, what you need to carry a child is a healthy and strong body."
Upon hearing this, Jiu Niang could guess what Li San Niang was going to say without Li San Niang continuing. Before Li San Niang could finish speaking, Jiu Niang's eyes were already filled with tears.
Li San Niang couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman shed tears, but as a doctor, she had to say what needed to be said, no matter how cruel it might be.
"But you are deficient in qi and blood, and your body is weak. In addition, your uterus is damaged. Now the baby is still small, and you can still bear it. But when the baby is four or five months old, your body will hardly be able to withstand such a heavy burden. At that time, the most likely outcome is that both you and the baby will die!"
As soon as Li San Niang finished speaking, Jiu Niang's tears streamed down her face. It was beautiful to see a beautiful woman silently weeping under the lamp, but in this situation, Li San Niang really had no mind to appreciate it.
Qi Zhidie stepped forward and put her arm around Jiu Niang's shoulder, letting her lean on her. She then turned to Li San Niang and said, "San Niangzi, let's abort it. Please prescribe the medicine, and we'll abort the child right now."
When Jiu Niang heard Qi Zhi Die say that she wanted to abort the child, she was silently shedding tears, but now she burst into tears. She grabbed Qi Zhi Die's hands and mumbled something, but her voice was too soft for Li San Niang to hear.
But anyone could see from Jiu Niang's heartbroken expression that she desperately wanted this child.
Even though Li's mother had experienced a lot, having worked as a midwife for over thirty years and delivered countless babies, witnessing countless tragic events, she still felt a tightness in her chest.
Li's mother turned her head away from looking at Jiu Niang, who was crying so hard she could hardly breathe. She couldn't bear to look at Jiu Niang's tears; they weren't tears, but Jiu Niang's flesh and blood, her spirit and vitality, and her courage to live.
Li's mother sighed inwardly. All people in this world are born of women, so why is it that women live such a difficult life in this world?
Li San Niang picked up her pen to write down a prescription for abortion. Since the pregnancy was still early, terminating the child sooner would minimize harm to the mother's body.
Even in modern society, a woman undergoing an abortion at the hospital would have to endure pain, let alone a woman in this situation.
Therefore, Li San Niang spread out another piece of paper, intending to write a prescription to nourish the body and replenish qi and blood, because how well Jiu Niang recovered from her postpartum period would directly affect her quality of life for the rest of her life.
Li San Niang was still considering the best match when she suddenly heard Jiu Niang's voice: "I would like to trouble you, San Niang, but I want to keep this child."
The ink, which had been left unwritten, dripped onto the paper, creating large ink blots.
Not only was Li San Niang stunned, but Qi Zhi Die and Li's mother were also shocked, unable to believe that Jiu Niang would say something about protecting the pregnancy.
Qi Zhidie growled in a low voice, both angry and worried, "Ninth Sister, are you crazy! Keep this child? Are you out of your mind? Don't you want to live?"
Faced with Qi Zhidie's disappointment, Jiu Niang gracefully wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. After glancing at Qi Zhidie, she gently stroked her still flat stomach with her right hand, then looked at Li San Niang with a determined gaze. She smiled and said softly, "Don't laugh at me, San Niang, but I was good-looking from a young age. My mother disliked me ever since I can remember. I didn't even get as much food as the guard dog at home. My mother originally planned to raise me and then sell me to a family with a high dowry, but when I was ten, my father broke his leg. My family was poor and had no money, so my mother sold me to a slave trader for five taels of silver."
"Ninth Sister, you still have me, and the sisters in the brothel..."
Upon hearing this, Jiu Niang turned to Qi Zhidie and smiled reassuringly before turning back to Li San Niang and continuing, "Because I was good-looking, my mother valued me and I enjoyed a period of good days with plenty of food, warm clothes, and servants. When I was thirteen, my mother sold my virginity for a high price, and I officially became a prostitute."
As Li San Niang listened to Jiu Niang recount her life story in just a few words, she recalled what Qi Zhi Die had said at the Li family: "The maids of Shi Hua Lou have it tough. Those who are still alive are all unfortunate people who have endured hardship and struggled to get through it all."
"If it weren't for Third Sister saying it, I would have forgotten what it was like when I was pregnant for the first time. The medicine my mother gave me was so bitter and painful that all I remember now is the pain."
Jiu Niang picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then continued slowly, "I am thirty-three years old this year. That night, I met a gentleman, and I learned for the first time what it feels like to like someone."
"Who is it? Ninth Sister, who is he?"
Qi Zhidie interrupted Jiu Niang and asked excitedly.
Jiu Niang reached out and patted Qi Zhidie's forearm before continuing her story: "Don't laugh at me, Third Sister, but at that moment I actually dreamed of leaving this brothel and going to the countryside with him to be the most ordinary couple in the world."
After pausing for a few moments, Jiu Niang said in a disappointed tone, "Then he disappeared, and I haven't seen him for three months."
Li San Niang and her mother didn't notice anything unusual; they simply assumed that some heartless man had abandoned a woman he once loved.
Are there few devoted lovers in this world?
However, Qi Zhidie realized the timeframe Jiu Niang mentioned. Half a year ago, the original owner of Shihualou committed a crime, which allowed the Bad People to seize the time of Shihualou.
Three months ago, the Bad Guys officially planted their spies in Shihua Tower.
At that time, Qi Zhidie felt that there must be some reason why the Bad People had planted spies in Shihua Tower. Could it be that the man Jiu Niang mentioned was in the tower?
The fact that neither the overt nor covert criminals could catch anyone in the Shihua Tower suggests that the man Jiu Niang was talking about must be quite extraordinary and not to be underestimated.
Qi Zhidie felt that she should tell Mr. Bu Ke about this, because only by finding this man could Jiu Niang's heart be untied.
Jiu Niang placed her hands on her lower abdomen, looked up, and continued happily, "I want to keep this child, not because of him. I figured that out three months after he left. I want to keep this child for myself. My mother never treated me well, so I want to treat my child well."
Even if this child might cause you... to die?
Even if this child might kill me!
At this point, Li San Niang understood everything. Jiu Niang's past life had instilled in her an obsession, and now the child in her womb was the source of all her obsession.
At this point, nothing you say will make a difference. It's not that Jiu Niang doesn't understand, but her strong obsession has surpassed her regard for her own life.
But Li San Niang felt she should explain the consequences of keeping the child to her, so she looked at Jiu Niang with a heavy but serious tone and said, “The danger is greater than you think! When the child is four or five months old, your body may not be able to bear the burden, and you and the child may die together.”
"What if we only save the child?"
"Ninth Sister, you've gone mad!"
Qi Zhidie's cries did not deter Jiu Niang's obsession with getting an answer from Li San Niang.
Faced with Jiu Niang's determined gaze, Li San Niang could only say, "If we force the pregnancy to continue, I can't guarantee that the child won't be affected by the mother's weakened state, or that anything unexpected might happen. Think it over, are you willing to gamble?"
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