Threatened abortion
Lan Xixi, a woman obsessed with art, abandoned her dream fiancé, Li Lin, the prince of Qiankun Kingdom, and went abroad many years ago in order to improve her art.
However, fate is cruel. During one trip in a carriage, the horse got frightened and ran away. Lan Xixi was thrown out of the carriage, and her fingers were ruthlessly trampled by the horse's hooves.
After treatment, the doctor determined that she could no longer play the piano. Unwilling to give up, Lan Xixi removed the bandages on her fingers and tried to pluck the strings. But after a few tries, she froze.
She held her hands in pain and looked at him, shedding tears of pain. At this moment, she remembered him who was far away in a foreign land.
So she took the token of love that Li Lin had given her without hesitation and decided to return home.
But after returning home, she became extremely jealous when she heard Chen Yun declare her sovereignty. She was jealous that she had possessed Li Lin before her, and that she lived a better life than her. Even though she didn't want to hurt Chen Yun, she didn't want to see her presence again.
That's why Lan Xixi tried so hard to alienate Li Lin and Chen Yin.
This is the corridor of the inn. Chen Yan was surprised and angry when he saw the letter in his hand.
Lan Xixi pretended to be ignorant and walked over. She picked up the letter and read it, then said in surprise, "You want a divorce, and you're not allowed to see my child again in the future? Brother Lin wouldn't do that, unless he was just playing around... Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean Brother Lin would treat you like that."
Chen Ying crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away, then stormed off.
As she walked, she said, "Don't take me with you. Some things are destined to belong to whoever they belong to."
Lan Xixi's expression changed, and her eyes pointed directly at Chen Yin like sharp swords.
Chen Yun, Shoucheng, and Li Lin were quietly eating breakfast in the living room. Lan Xixi arrived later.
Chen Yun ate his steamed bun while glancing at Lan Xixi from the corner of his eye, thinking, "She wrote the letter, should I fight back? Forget it, I've been an outsider from the beginning to the end. After the baby is born, we can all go our separate ways."
Lan Xixi took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of Li Lin's mouth.
The two smiled at each other.
Lan Xixi deliberately asked: "Brother Lin, was it you who placed the things in Miss Chen's room today?"
Li Lin nodded without thinking too much, but Chen Yin seemed to have touched a nerve and his eyes were a little distracted.
Lan Xixi stood up and walked behind Chen Yan. She pointed at herself and then at Chen Yan.
"Brother Lin, are you really determined to do this? Is it really necessary for the two of us to separate?"
Li Lin thought, "Did she want to confirm what I had said to her before about the issue of the two women living apart?"
Li Lin replied: "I don't want to either, but if we have no other choice, we have to separate."
Chen Yan put down his chopsticks in a huff, and without eating much of the steamed bun in the bowl, he jumped up and turned around to leave.
"I'm full, let's go back."
Li Lin looked at the steamed buns on Chen Yun's bowl and said, "Are you full after just a few bites? Keep eating!"
Chen Yun stopped and said to him, "It has nothing to do with you!"
"The child is mine. How can it have nothing to do with me? What if the child starves?"
Lan Xixi added fuel to the fire, "Brother Lin, you can't say that. Xixi will also take care of our child in the future."
Lan Xixi's tone was so overbearing that Chen Yun couldn't help but feel furious. She turned and leaned against the table, staring straight ahead with a serious expression.
"Okay, Li Lin, let's be frank. What are your plans for me and the child in the future?"
To Li Lin, this question felt unreasonable. He believed that Chen Yun had always been a scheme with Shoucheng, and that raising this question now was undoubtedly just a way to gain benefits.
Li Lin said, "You must remember your identity. I have discussed your final placement with you. You only need to cooperate with me, no need to say anything more."
Lan Xixi comforted Chen Yan and said, "Miss Chen, don't get too excited. There might be some misunderstanding, but the words on the letter..."
Li Lin immediately stopped her: "Xixi, don't say anything. You can't always give in to others."
Li Lin's words were like thorns in Chen Ying's ears, and instead aroused Chen Ying's anger.
Chen Yun pointed at himself and asked Li Lin, "So what am I to you? A dispensable toy?"
Li Lin slammed the table one moment, then stood up and said to Chen Yin, "Don't be unreasonable here! We were wrong from the beginning. We must always get back on the right track. Don't you agree?"
Chen Yun originally thought that the letter was made by Lan Xixi, but now she is even more convinced of its authenticity.
"I'm being irrational. We're just using each other, so why bother with feelings?" Thinking of this, Chen Yun took a deep breath, suppressed his grievance, and said, "Excuse me."
Chen Yun went back alone, and Li Lin sighed helplessly.
Li Lin suppressed his anger and softened his tone, "Xiao Ying, you are the first woman who has upset me. No, I shouldn't say that."
Chen Yun didn't understand what Li Lin said, but he vaguely sensed a subtle change in their relationship. His face flushed slightly, but he didn't reveal it as he asked, "So?"
"What else can we do? Either we continue to use each other. Otherwise..." Li Lin scratched his head, then said shyly, "Forget it, let's talk about this later. Anyway, I apologize to you. I hope you can understand that you can't leave my side."
Chen Yun took the steamed buns back to his room and said, "You tsundere! I'm going back to rest."
Lan Xixi heard their conversation from the side. Her heart ached, and tears flowed down her face uncontrollably. She also went back alone.
She believed that Li Lin's heart was completely occupied by Chen Yun, and no matter how hard she tried, it would be in vain. At the same time, she hated Chen Yun's existence. He had caused the person who should have belonged to her to be lost.
The next day, and the day after, Chen Yun still hadn't seen Li Lin. So, during dinner, he went into Shoucheng's room to inquire about Li Lin's whereabouts. Shoucheng replied coldly, "He's gone to spend time with the person he's been thinking about. He doesn't need to tell you, right?"
"Ah, that's right... Well, I better go take a break."
After hearing this, Chen Yun could only return to her room in embarrassment. In the candlelight, she picked up a pen and wrote something, then sighed, "There's really no need to tell me. What's there to be disappointed about? You've been so incompetent since you were little... Chen Yun, you need to grow up."
Chen Yun looked at the plan in front of him as he wrote down his future plans. On top was the word "Lin Pan," below it was "find a job," and below that was "teach the child to study and find a wet nurse to take care of him."
Finally, Chen Ying was so sleepy that he lay down and fell asleep.
The next day, Lan Xixi found Chen Yan and met him in a small alley.
"Tell me, what's the matter that requires us to meet in such a secluded alley?"
Lan Xixi also laid her cards on the table. Like Chen Yun, she said in a cold and indifferent tone, "Leave Brother Lin now, and I'll bear the child for you. You're just hoping to gain status through having a child. I can introduce you to a high-ranking official who won't mind your current situation."
"You have no idea what we've been through. How can you say I'm a mother because of my son? Please don't put your little thoughts on me."
Lan Xixi stepped forward and said, "Do you have to be so mean as to ask me to hurt you? I am the legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Lan, and you come from a poor family. With your status, it is impossible for you to have a foothold in the royal family, even if you have an heir."
Chen Yan still looked calm and asked, "So what are you going to do?"
"Do I really have to explain it so clearly? Brother Lin and you may have some misunderstandings, but it's also true that you're a surrogate mother. To him, your identity is at most just an acquaintance." Then Lan Xixi took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the paper I stole from his room. You can ask him."
Chen Yun received the paper, which contained numerous agreements, especially the last one, which was written in black and white: If you do not comply, you will be given medicine to induce a miscarriage and be kicked out of the house. This statement made Chen Yun unable to believe it.
Soon, Chen Yun came to Li Lin's room full of anger. At this time, Li Lin was still sipping tea without knowing the situation.
Chen Yun held up the paper and asked, "Li Lin, this is the divorce letter we found in your bedroom. Did you write it yourself?"
Chen Ying showed Li Lin the first half of the letter. Li Lin put down his teacup and nodded. He placed his hands on his knees and looked at Chen Ying seriously. "That's right. I wrote it. I've thought about this letter carefully and I think it will benefit both you and me."
Chen Yun shook her head. She couldn't believe that the person she trusted would force her to have a child and even listed so many unfair demands. So, in a fit of anger, she crumpled up the letter and threw it away.
"Li Lin, I tell you, if you want to return to a normal life, you never have me as your fiancée, nor do you and I have children together. It would be more suitable for us to be strangers."
Li Lin immediately slammed the table and shouted angrily: "What are you crazy about? Are you trying to threaten me?"
"Then, Your Highness, are you speaking to me as a trading partner or as the child's father?"
Li Lin came up to Chen Yun, gently shook her shoulders, and said, "Why do you keep crossing my line? The clauses I've outlined are all for everyone's benefit. Just stop it now."
Chen Yun looked at Li Lin with eyes that seemed to devour her. At that moment, she was filled with fear. She pushed Li Lin away with all her strength, "You are destined to use me as a pawn. That's why you lie to me and hide from me today, and abandon me and abuse me tomorrow."
Li Lin was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what Chen Ying meant.
"I don't understand what you mean. But I never treated you as an outcast. I just hope we can return to normal. What's wrong with me listing so many clauses? We both..."
Before Li Lin could finish, Chen Yun impatiently pushed Li Lin's hand away. Li Lin immediately grabbed Chen Yun's hand and shouted, "Listen to me!"
No matter how Chen Yan struggled, Li Lin was unwilling to let go of Chen Yan's hand.
"Calm down!"
Li Lin did not loosen his grip and pulled her over.
Chen Yun accidentally bumped into a stool and fell, then his stomach hit the table. He then collapsed to the ground in pain.
This scene frightened Li Lin so much that he couldn't react for a long time.
Amidst the scattered tables and chairs, Chen Ying was seen clutching his stomach, groaning in pain, blood oozing from his feet. Soon after, he passed out.
Shoucheng and Lan Xixi rushed over after hearing the noise, their eyes widening in fear. Shoucheng immediately yelled, "Why are you still standing there? If you're caught bleeding during pregnancy, it could easily cause harm to both mother and child!"
After hearing this, Li Lin finally reacted and asked, "Master, Grandmaster, can't you save her?"
"Are you stupid? Do I have any medicinal herbs here? Send them to the clinic quickly!"
Li Lin acted quickly and quickly picked up Chen Yan in his princess arms and ran out.
Lan Xixi, however, seemed to be still in shock. She squatted on the ground, covering her head and muttering to herself, "I don't want this. I don't want this."
After a moment, when Chen Yun had been examined and given preliminary treatment by the doctor, he sighed and said, "Master, after preliminary treatment, the mistress's bleeding has stopped. Now she has two choices. One, abort and save the baby. Two, try her luck."
Li Lin grabbed the doctor's sleeve, but his shaking hand didn't hold the doctor's hand. His face was trembling, and he couldn't believe what he heard. He repeated it again to confirm: "What do you mean? Miscarriage to save the baby. Try your luck? She's only twelve weeks pregnant!"
The doctor said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. I'm not sure how much chance there is of saving this baby."
Li Lin closed his eyes, thought about it, and then looked at Chen Yun. He said regretfully, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. But... your safety comes first."
Chen Yun just woke up, and all she heard was Li Lin's words: "Leave the son and keep the mother."
Chen Yun half-sat, half-lying, grabbing Li Lin's hand and begging, "Don't abort the baby! Please don't! I'll give you the baby in my belly! I'll also leave the house with nothing. Please don't get rid of him."
Chen Yun frantically shook Li Lin's hand, begging repeatedly, "He's your child too! He has your blood flowing through his veins! No! Please don't!"
The doctor couldn't bear to continue watching and sighed silently.
"I won't stop you from being with Lan Xixi anymore! I also agree to everything in the letter!"
Li Lin looked at Chen Yun in shock and slowly uttered a few words: "What... letter?"
"I agree to the letter I left at the door three days ago and the divorce letter. I promise to sever ties with my child and never see him again. I can promise you all of this. Please! Spare my unborn child!"
Li Lin held Chen Yun's hand. The woman's almost heartbreaking pleading made his eyes redden, but he couldn't offer any explanation. He had no choice but to agree.
"Doctor, mother and child are safe. No matter how much money it costs, you must cure her and her unborn child for me. Even if the chances are slim."
Shoucheng came here and said, "And I will help."
After saying that, Li Lin left the clinic angrily.
Back at the inn, Lan Xixi was eating breakfast. Seeing Li Lin return, Lan Xixi wanted to ask about Chen Yun's situation, but he stormed up the stairs. Lan Xixi followed him.
When Lan Xixi came to her room, she saw that Li Lin had unfolded the crumpled paper.
When Li Lin took a look at the paper, his doubts were suddenly cleared up and his anger became even more intense.
Li Lin suppressed his anger and questioned, "Xixi. The divorce letter I wrote only had five paragraphs, and the handwriting at the end was clearly a forgery. You're the only one who can imitate my handwriting. So why did you treat her like this? Where's my badge?"
Lan Xixi first stood outside the door in panic, then stepped into the room.
"Here," Lan Xixi took out the badge from her waist. She opened it and saw the words Chen Qian written on it. She sneered, "I didn't expect it. I have become so crazy." After that, Lan Xixi put the token on the ground.
Li Lin approached Lan Xixi and touched her: "You know, I admire you. I want to confirm again, do you admire me too?"
Lan Xixi felt a little scared of Li Lin's calmness. She took a step back, but her heel hit the door sill, which made her twitch.
Li Lin picked up the token from the ground. Then he said, "At the beginning, I offered three options. First, you, as the principal wife, would not live in the same residence with Xiao Ying. Second, you, as the principal wife, would live in the same residence with Xiao Ying. Third, she would not enter my royal family, and you would be my principal wife. Lan Xixi, tell me, which one hasn't I mentioned? Which one doesn't involve you as a prerequisite? Why are you so anxious? Are you so low as to let a woman of no status scare you?"
Lan Xixi didn't expect Li Lin's words to be so calm yet so poignant. She wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Lin.
"Stop. I want to tell you something. I'll start with three plans once Xiaoyun's unborn child is born. We'll return to normal! Why are you so impatient to force the emperor to abdicate? Or have you always lacked confidence in me? Why did you forge the divorce letter?"
Lan Xixi couldn't hold back her tears. Li Lin shook the paper in his hand and roared, "Why, Lan Xixi? There's no chance the baby in her belly will survive! That's my child! That's a life!"
Li Lin threw the paper in his hand at Lan Xixi, and Lan Xixi could only cry and apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Brother Lin. I admit I was wrong! But I love you too much. I can't tolerate another woman around you. Over the years, I lost the ability to play. I don't want to lose you again."
Li Lin shook his head and said, "You're wrong. Absolutely wrong. Did you know? She was pregnant, and she walked ten kilometers back and forth in a snowstorm! Just to save me! What about you? You abandoned me for so many years because of your long-cherished wish! You can't compare to her. Lan Xixi, please don't disturb our lives anymore in the future."
With that, Li Lin walked out of the room, leaving Lan Xixi alone, sobbing. She had lost everything because of a single wrong thought. Now, facing her present state, she could only kneel in the empty room and blame herself.
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