Li Xi slowly woke up, staring blankly at the snow-white ceiling. She had vaguely heard something earlier.
The pregnancy was both unexpected and reasonable. They had done it so many times without using any protection, and Fu Tingshen always acted as if he didn't know that it would make her pregnant.
It's already very slow by the time factor.
She thought she would have to endure Xu Ronghua's humiliation before she could step into the Fu family's door, but the appearance of this child was just in time.
Although brief, it illuminated the path ahead for her.
My fingers moved slightly, touching my flat stomach, which stung a little, and my eyes felt inexplicably sore.
Fu Tingshen, who was lying by the bed, also woke up and asked worriedly when he saw the situation.
"Xiaoxi, you're awake. How are you? Are you alright?"
Li Xi ignored him, tears streaming down her face.
Although he wanted to take advantage of the child, he was still his own flesh and blood, so how could he not feel bad?
Fu Tingshen lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Xiaoxi, my mom... she didn't mean it."
"Not on purpose? Fu Tingshen, how dare you say that?" This was the first time Li Xicong had given Fu Tingshen a cold shoulder since her rebirth, refuting his words.
He felt a little out of sorts, but attributed it all to his bad mood after the miscarriage.
“Xiaoxi, I know you’re upset. We can have another child in the future. If my mom knew you were pregnant, she would never hit you.” Fu Tingshen also seemed heartbroken.
However, Li Xi had already seen through him, and since the pregnancy was exposed in public, even if Lin Yueze and Wu Wenwen didn't tell anyone, someone would eventually find out.
If Fu Tingshen doesn't marry her, she'll accuse him of rape; at worst, they'll both be criticized and denounced.
"If she knew I was pregnant, she wouldn't have done it? Fu Tingshen, you lie so carelessly. If your mother had known I was pregnant even a little earlier, she probably would have brought me here to have an abortion without anyone noticing."
"Li Xi, how can you talk like that?" Although I understand her feelings about losing her child, she is still my mother. How could Li Xi say such a thing to her?
Li Xi sneered: "How do I speak? I'm the one who lost the child. How do you expect me to speak? To fawn over you and your mother, to be subservient to you?"
Fu Tingshen's face turned ashen. He knew this was his mother's fault, so he held back and said, "You, you're being unreasonable. You're too emotional right now. I'll talk to you after you calm down."
He left after saying that.
Li Xi didn't try to stop him, and Fu Tingshen didn't have the guts to abandon her.
It's just that someone who has always been obedient to him suddenly doesn't want to go along with him anymore, and he can't stand it.
She would make him realize later that this was just the beginning, and he would have to endure it whether he wanted to or not.
Xu Ronghua, who was at the educated youth settlement, confirmed his guess from Wu Wenwen's words, and his legs went weak, causing him to collapse to the ground.
Wu Wenwen rushed to help her up, "Auntie, are you alright? Don't worry, Li Xi is fine."
Judging from her demeanor, she didn't seem worried about Li Xi, but she still had to convey what needed to be said.
Help the person to sit down on a stool, then open the door and go out.
“Wu Zhiqing, I hope you understand what should be said and what should not be said.”
Wu Wenwen paused as she opened the door, her impression of this family utterly terrible.
Even at this point, they still haven't forgotten to keep quiet; it means they still don't want to accept Li Xi.
He said seriously, "Madam Fu, I call you Auntie because I respect you for your age. It doesn't mean you're anyone important. No matter how powerful your Fu family is, they can't reach me. Do you think that if I shut up, and the people at the educated youth settlement shut up, we'll be safe? You seem to have forgotten that there's another one at the hospital."
He scoffed and left, not even bothering to close the door.
Those who were craning their necks to hear the gossip outside widened their eyes upon seeing this; it was the first time they had ever seen Sister Wu so angry.
The sound of things being smashed came from inside the house, making everyone tremble with fright.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. When I moved out, I was worried and took all my things with me, otherwise I would have been in trouble."
A male educated youth patted his chest, speaking as if he had survived a disaster.
"Calm down, Sister Wu, it's not worth it, it's not worth it."
"What is this? Ah, what is this family?"
Ye Zhiyu, who had just returned, heard Wu Wenwen shouting in the room.
My curiosity was piqued immediately. Was Sister Wu angry?
Is that Sister Wu?
He took two steps at a time, entered the house, closed the door, and sat down, all in one smooth motion.
"What's wrong? As soon as I got back, I heard my best friend Wu Jie was angry. Who upset her? I'm going to find her. My sister has such a good temper, how could she get angry? What heinous thing did she do?"
It's no wonder they're exaggerating; Wu Wenwen is just too emotionally stable and fair to everyone. Although she gets along well with them, she doesn't mistreat others just because she favors them.
Ye Zhiyu had always been curious about what kind of family could raise such a daughter.
"You're such a chatterbox," Wu Wenwen said, pointing at her from afar.
He raised his chin, gesturing to the person opposite him, "Li Xi is in such a state, one of you is in the hospital spacing out, I don't know what you're thinking, and the other is here telling me to shut up."
Ye Zhiyu suddenly realized.
She said it herself, there are very few things that can break Wu Wenwen's defenses.
"Sister Wu, you got angry too soon. In the next few days, this educated youth settlement might collapse," Ye Zhiyu said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Before anyone could react, the topic was changed.
Have you thought about what the future holds?
There's no shortage of people to talk about topics related to one's own life, no matter where you are.
It immediately drew their attention back to the present.
"I don't know. Before, I just wanted to go to university, learn more knowledge, and contribute to the country. Now, it seems that being able to eat and drink my fill is already good enough."
Liu Shengnan's words resonated with many, highlighting that dreams are worthless in the face of reality.
"Me too. I used to study dance, but now I can't even remember the last time I practiced the basics. I'm afraid I can't even do the splits anymore." Wang Qing rubbed her body, pretending to be relaxed.
"I don't know," Zhou Xue said sullenly. Everyone else had dreams, but she didn't.
Wu Wenwen remained somewhat silent in the face of them.
"I'll be 22 after the New Year, and I might find someone to marry then." 22 is really not young these days, and I can see the end of my life ahead of me, so it's alright.
Liu Shengnan wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat.
Every year they look forward to returning to the city. Every year more and more educated youth are sent to the countryside, but very few actually go back.
If they can never return to the city, does that mean they will never get married?
So she swallowed her words.
Ye Zhiyu felt so sorry for them. They were all national flowers with dreams and aspirations, yet now they were so lost.
"I've been reviewing my high school textbooks lately, want to study together?"
The four of them straightened up slightly, looking dejected, but only cast puzzled glances at them.
The college entrance exam is over, so what's the point of studying? What good is it if you can memorize those few books perfectly?
Unless the college entrance examination is reinstated.
Reinstate the college entrance examination?
College Entrance Examination?
Liu Shengnan sat up abruptly; what she could think of, the others could also think of.
Ye Zhiyu was almost blinded by their starry eyes.
He instinctively raised his hand to cover it.
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