Chapter 228: Dismal



To please He Jingjing, Cao Yumei had been visiting her parents' home frequently these past few days to inquire about Wen Ziqing's situation. Unfortunately, Wen Ziqing wasn't particularly friendly to the Cao family, and the Cao family didn't pay much attention to him. They only knew that the child wasn't doing well in Qingshan City, otherwise why would he have been so quiet the whole time he came to Kyoto last time?

He Jingjing sat on the sofa, her eyes fixed on Cao Yumei as she recounted anecdotes about Wen Ziqing's childhood. She felt that if she got to know Wen Ziqing better, she would surely be able to discover his interests. She had to marry him!

Suddenly, He Jingjing felt as if her heart was hit hard by a hammer, and the pain was excruciating.

He Jingjing felt a black screen before her eyes, opened her mouth, and spat out a mouthful of blood, which just happened to spray Cao Yumei's head and face.

Cao Yumei was shocked by He Jingjing's condition. When she came to her senses, she only smelled a fishy stench at the tip of her nose.

Cao Yumei raised her hand and wiped her face. The slippery touch frightened her. After she put her hand down, the dark blood on her hands made her scream.

He Jingjing's eyes were closed and her face was pale. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest with her breathing, Cao Yumei almost thought that He Jingjing was dead.

Cao Yumei was terrified and shouted for He Boqian. After breakfast, He Boqian went into the study, leaving the living room for Cao Yumei and her daughter to talk in private.

When He Boqian rushed out of the study, he saw He Jingjing with her eyes closed and Cao Yumei waving her hands in panic.

The blood on Cao Yumei's hands was dark in color. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Cao Yumei would never have believed that this dark "blood" was spurted out of He Jingjing's mouth.

After a period of panic, the He family sent He Jingjing to Renhe Hospital. After a night of consultation with experts, they still couldn't find any problem with He Jingjing.

This New Year's Eve, the He family had a miserable time because of He Jingjing's coma.

In Zhaojiagou, Zhao Guohui finished his New Year's Eve dinner and hopped on his bicycle, pedaling towards Sanhe Town. During the meal, Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan's adorable presence filled Zhao Guohui's heart with tenderness. In that moment, Zhao Guohui thought of Xu Liqin's unborn child. For the sake of the child, he was willing to give Xu Liqin a chance.

Zhao Guohui stared at the bicycle intently, his mind full of scenes of his past with Xu Liqin. The timid Xu Liqin, the smiling Xu Liqin, the secretly crying Xu Liqin...

In the two years since their marriage, Zhao Guohui had repeatedly lashed out against Xu Liqin over the Xu family's affairs. Thinking about it now, Zhao Guohui still felt a pang of anxiety. The Xu Laolai couple were so unreasonable, constantly creating something for Zhao Guohui to do. If it weren't for Xu Liqin's sake, Zhao Guohui wouldn't have cared about the Xu family's mess at all.

For Xu Laolai, Zhao Guohui did everything a son-in-law could do. For Xu Laolai, Zhao Guohui pleaded with Lao Jiang and others at the police station more than once. For Xu Laolai, Zhao Guohui also paid off his gambling debts. For Xu Laolai, Zhao Guohui swallowed his anger and apologized to others on his behalf...

This time, the Xu family had truly crossed Zhao Guohui's line, which had infuriated him. Zhao Guohui had just been arrested and placed under investigation at the police station, and before the results were even out, the Xu family was already eager to disown him. Xu Liqin, for the sake of her younger brother, Xu Erwang, had Zhao Guohui plead guilty to a nonexistent charge.

Zhao Guohui understood that if it weren't for the child, he and Xu Liqin would never have been able to continue. In order to give the child a stable home, Zhao Guohui felt that taking Xu Liqin away from Sanhe Town was a good idea.

At the Xu family in Sanhe Town, Xu Liqin was lying on the bed with a look of pain on her face.

Xu Liqin has been staying at her parents' house these days, busy as a whirlwind. After Xu Erwang was arrested, the couple went to Zhao Guohui, asking him to use his connections to intercede for Xu Erwang. However, they were unable to even get through Zhao Guohui's gate.

Old Lai Xu cursed at home all day long. He either cursed Xu's mother for not being able to bear the consequences and giving birth to the "thief" Xu Erwang, or cursed Zhao Guohui for being so heartless and not wanting his wife and children, or cursed Xu Liqin for being incompetent and unable to even control her own man.

Xu Liqin said nothing, just kept wiping away tears. However, Xu Lifang couldn't stand it anymore, and after a quarrel with Xu Laolai, she moved to the hospital dormitory.

Xu Liqin ignored Xu Laolai's urging to go back to Zhao's house. She felt ashamed to see Zhao Guohui. Zhao Guohui was angry with her, and she deserved it.

Today was New Year's Eve. Early in the morning, Xu Laolai, under the pretext of having too much to do at home, forced Xu Liqin to take a day off from work and return to the Xu family home to help out. Xu Liqin first scrambled around, cleaning the spiderwebs from the beams of the Xu family's house. She then spent half a day busy in the kitchen preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

Old Lai Xu was used to taking advantage of his daughter, and seeing that she was determined to stay at her parents' home for the New Year, he let go and ignored everything. It was Xu Liqin who paid for the meat and chicken for the Xu family's New Year celebrations. After buying them, Old Lai Xu didn't mind her extravagance. He just said to make a big dinner and disappeared.

Mother Xu's unit is special, so she can't even take a holiday during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Lifang had been working overtime at the hospital whenever she had the chance, and hadn't even set foot in the Xu family. Xu Lifang was very disappointed with the Xu family, and even more disappointed with her eldest sister, Xu Liqin.

Xu Lifang really didn't understand. Zhao Guohui was such a good person! Xu Liqin had a good life ahead of her and had to step back into the quagmire of the Xu family. Could it be that in her sister's heart, Zhao Guohui was not important at all?

Xu Liqin's heart was filled with bitterness. She had no idea her brother would be arrested by the police. She just thought that as the eldest sister, she had to take care of her younger siblings. After all, Zhao Guohui had already been arrested, and it was unclear whether he would be released. If Zhao Guohui had confessed to the crime, Xu Erwang would not have been arrested.

Xu Liqin didn't understand why she'd made such an unreasonable request of Zhao Guohui. Had Zhao Guohui been so kind to her over the years? It made her think he was willing to shoulder all the Xu family's responsibilities for her. Ultimately, it was her selfishness that had led Guohui to be disappointed.

After lunch, Xu Liqin was busy in the kitchen preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. She accidentally slipped and fell.

Xu Liqin felt a stomachache, so she had to lie down on the bed and rest for a while, hoping to calm down first.

Xu Liqin didn't dare to moan. Xu Lifang and her mother, Xu Laolai, were not at home. However, Wu Dani, the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family, was there, but she was scolding her children in a shrill voice. Xu Liqin was afraid that even if she called Wu Dani for help, she would not pay any attention.

Xu Liqin felt her stomach was getting more and more painful, as if something was falling straight down from her stomach.

Oh no, her child!

Xu Liqin only thought of this and fell into darkness.

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