Duan Sisi had just taken out the file bag containing the test report, but before she could even take out the report inside, Qiao Chen snatched it away.
Qiao Chen practically tore open the file folder. He looked at the pile of incomprehensible data on it, and his gaze was suddenly drawn to the words "asthenospermia".
He threw the test report away as if it were burning his hand.
"How could this be? How could I be the one with the problem?"
Qiao Chen kept muttering to herself, covering her forehead with her hand, looking like she couldn't accept it.
Duan Sisi watched him struggle in pain and patted his back with heartache.
“Honey, you’re okay. The doctor said it’s treatable. We’ll get treatment together, I’ll stay with you.”
This kind of comfort had no effect on Qiao Chen; on the contrary, it stirred up his negative emotions.
He roared at Duan Sisi, "It's all because of you! I told you not to go to the hospital for this useless thing! You wouldn't listen, and now the tests have revealed a problem!"
Hearing his blaming words, Duan Sisi couldn't help but say, "Honey, things have already come to this, let's face it, okay? Don't keep running away from it!"
"You make it sound so easy! Why aren't you the one who's sick?!"
Duan Sisi was stunned by his shout.
Qiao Chen completely ignored her expression and, as if possessed, began to grab the reports scattered all over the car.
"I don't believe I'm the only one with a problem; you must have a problem too! You must be the one who's afraid to speak up and only says I have a problem!"
Duan Sisi looked at him with disbelief at his unfamiliar appearance.
"Qiao Chen!"
Forced into a fit of rage, she finally managed to wake Qiao Chen up.
He looked at Duan Sisi with red eyes, his lips opening and closing repeatedly, finally uttering a muffled "Wife, I'm sorry."
Duan Sisi watched him curl up in pain on the car seat, clutching his head and repeatedly asking, "Why do I have a problem? How could I have a problem?"
Her heart softened the moment she saw him like that.
Duan Sisi reached out and hugged Qiao Chen, gently comforting her, "It's okay, we'll face it together, we'll be together. At worst..."
She gritted her teeth and said, "At worst, we won't have the child."
Qiao Chen was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Duan Sisi with disbelief in her eyes.
Duan Sisi tenderly stroked his cheek and forced a smile, saying, "We don't need children. It's fine for us to live a life as just the two of us."
Qiao Chen felt a lump in her throat and buried her face in Duan Sisi's arms.
"Sisi, I swear I will be good to you for the rest of my life, I swear!"
Qiao Chen's emotions were calmed down after Duan Sisi comforted her for almost half an hour.
Since she couldn't go to work, Qiao Chen asked her boss for leave and went home early with Duan Sisi.
Duan Sisi made a special trip to the supermarket, but a bunch of Qiao Chen's favorite dishes were gone, so she planned to have hot pot that night.
But once they entered, they belatedly realized that they had forgotten a key person.
Hearing the door open, Qiao Xiufen rushed out in a hurry.
"Have the test results come back? Are you alright?"
This question completely stunned the two people who had just started to calm down.
Qiao Xiufen's heart skipped a beat when she saw that none of them were speaking.
"Is there a problem?" she hesitated to ask.
The response was still a long silence.
Qiao Xiufen's face darkened visibly. She turned to Duan Sisi and complained irritably, "Sisi, how many times have I told you! Don't eat random things from outside! Don't eat random things! Why don't you listen! Would I harm you? If you were as obedient as Chenchen, none of this would have happened!"
Duan Sisi was stunned when she heard her say such a thing right away.
"Mom, why do you think I'm the one who must be the one with the problem?"
Qiao Xiufen's anger froze instantly, and she looked at Qiao Chen beside her in disbelief.
"yes·····"
Before she could finish her stammering words, Qiao Chen couldn't take it anymore and threw down the vegetables in her hand, heading straight into the house.
Duan Sisi was startled and hurriedly grabbed him, but he slapped her hand away.
Seeing that Qiao Chen was about to enter the room, she said urgently without thinking, "Mom, you're right, it's my problem!"
Qiao Chen stopped abruptly and turned to look at her in disbelief.
Duan Sisi met his gaze, her eyes hardening. She turned to look at Qiao Xiufen and took all the blame upon herself.
"Mom, it's my problem, it has nothing to do with Qiao Chen, come at me!"
Qiao Xiufen frowned and stared at her for a long time.
Seeing her silence, Duan Sisi assumed she didn't believe her and repeated urgently, "Mom, it really is me!"
Qiao Xiufen suddenly sneered, "I know it's you, and it couldn't be anyone else! Do you think this is something to be proud of? And you're shouting so loudly! You've made me lose all face! How am I supposed to go out in public now!"
She turned to Qiao Chen's hand and said, "Chenchen, don't be sad. There's no need to cover for her. She's just like that. It would be a problem if she didn't have any problems!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Sisi felt inexplicably wronged. She wanted to explain, but considering Qiao Chen's feelings, she couldn't say anything.
Seeing her looking so wronged but unable to express it, Qiao Chen felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but say, "Mom..."
He had barely opened his mouth when Qiao Xiufen interrupted him: "Alright, you don't need to help her anymore. Someone like you, saying you have a problem, I can't believe you. Don't you even know who raised this child? It's just that other people's children are different."
Hearing her proud tone, Qiao Chen swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
This time, it was Duan Sisi who was sullen again.
Throughout the entire dinner, Qiao Xiufen kept talking about this, and even started to dictate what Duan Sisi ate.
Duan Sisi ate the tasteless boiled vegetables in the clear broth pot, feeling incredibly wronged. But when she met Qiao Chen's distressed gaze, she could only force a smile and pretend to enjoy the food.
Hospital.
Following Zhao Bo's advice, Yi An made her way to the hospital.
Are you looking for the patient Su Xuehai?
After confirming the information, the nurse looked down and checked the ward number.
Yi An couldn't help but ask again, "I'd like to ask, did Su Xuehai's family visit him during his hospitalization?"
The nurse, without looking up, said, "We can't contact any of his family members. We finally managed to find his daughter's phone number after a lot of searching, but she hasn't shown up yet; she only called to pay the hospital fees."
She found the ward number, looked up, and sighed softly.
"I wonder what deep-seated hatred these father and daughter have that the daughter wouldn't even show her face."
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