Chapter 269 It came too suddenly, without any preparation
Seeing that she no longer insisted, Gu Cheng'an's expression softened a little, and he said softly, "Then you should have a good rest and get enough energy. I'll go prepare the things you need for tomorrow's departure."
After saying that, he stood up and left, closing the door gently.
Outside the door, it was already evening.
The afterglow of the setting sun gave the entire courtyard a warm golden hue.
The old woman was picking vegetables in the yard. Seeing Gu Cheng'an coming out, she smiled and asked, "Is your wife feeling better?"
Gu Chengan smiled politely, "Much better, mother-in-law. We'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. Thank you for your care these days."
The old woman put down the food in her hand, a little surprised: "You are leaving so soon? Your wife's injury is not fully healed yet."
Gu Chengan looked towards the house and said softly, "She is worried about things at home and wants to go back early."
The old woman sighed, but understood: "Yes, young people always miss home."
She patted the water droplets on her hands and said, "Then I'll make some more food for you to take on the road."
"Thank you, grandma."
Gu Cheng'an nodded gratefully and watched the old woman walk towards the kitchen.
He stood alone in the yard, looking up at the setting sun, his eyes deep and complex.
Tomorrow, they will return to the capital.
He took a deep breath and forced himself not to think too much...
The night is as dark as ink.
There was a slightly thin blanket on the ground next to the earthen kang.
Chu Ruohan looked at the bedding and asked, "You...are going to sleep here tonight?"
"Um."
Gu Chengan responded in a low voice.
"My mother-in-law's house only has two rooms, and she and my father-in-law live in the other one."
He paused, his eyes fixed on her searching face.
"If you're worried, I can stay in the woodshed outside for the night."
The night wind seemed to come in through the crack in the door, bringing with it the coolness of the mountains.
"No."
Chu Ruohan pulled the old quilt on her body and found that the corners were a bit hard.
She turned around, facing away from him, leaving him with a silent back.
The quilt smells like it's been dried in the sun, and there's a faint herbal scent...
Gu Cheng'an stood there for a moment, and finally lay down on the ground behind her.
The bedding beneath me was very thin and uncomfortable, and the cold air from the ground seeped up through the fabric.
He opened his eyes and looked at the dark beams above his head, unable to sleep at all.
The sound of Chu Ruohan's shallow breathing was in my ears.
He had never imagined that he would be sharing a room with her in such a shabby and dilapidated house in such an awkward way.
I dare not even think about what kind of vortex they will be back in after tomorrow.
He closed his eyes, but his brows were still furrowed.
next day
The early morning sunlight, with the freshness of the mountains, shines through the window lattice and fills the cottage again.
Gu Cheng'an had already gotten up, tidied up the mat on the floor, and placed their simple luggage by the door.
He glanced at Chu Ruohan who was still sleeping soundly on the kang, and did not make a sound to disturb her. He just wanted to wait for her to wake up, eat something simple, and then set off.
Chu Ruohan was awakened by a sudden burst of cramps.
She groaned and curled up subconsciously.
“Hmm…”
She tried to sit up to ease the pain, but the movement caused her lower abdomen to tighten even more violently.
The pain came suddenly and violently, as if all the internal organs were being gripped by an invisible hand.
Her eyes went dark, and fine beads of cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead. She couldn't help but fall back onto the earthen kang.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Cheng'an immediately noticed that something was wrong with her. He rushed to the kang in three or two steps, and his voice was filled with undisguised nervousness.
He saw that her face was pale, her hands were tightly covering her abdomen, and her body was trembling slightly.
Chu Ruohan bit her lower lip, almost unable to speak, beads of sweat on her forehead slid down her temples.
"I have a stomach ache!"
Her voice was intermittent, "It hurts..."
Gu Cheng'an's face changed and he supported her shaky body.
"Don't move, lie down!"
His tone was hurried, but it carried an undeniable soothing power.
"I'm going to find my mother-in-law!"
He turned and rushed out of the house.
Soon, the old woman was half-supported and half-helped in by Gu Cheng'an. When she saw Chu Ruohan's painful appearance, she was also shocked.
"Oh, what's going on?"
The mother-in-law hurried forward and touched Chu Ruohan's forehead, which was not hot.
Seeing her holding her belly, her mother-in-law's face became serious and she turned around and shouted outside the house.
"Old man! Old man! Hurry, go and get Doctor Wang from the east end of the village! Hurry!"
The old man outside the house responded and his footsteps hurried away.
The waiting time became extremely long.
Gu Cheng'an stood by the kang, looking at Chu Ruohan's furrowed brows and pale lips, and his heart tightened.
He wanted to do something, but didn't know where to start. He could only clumsily use his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.
Not long after, an old man with gray hair carrying a medicine box followed the old man in.
He is the village doctor.
"Doctor Wang, please come and check on this girl. She was fine this morning, but suddenly she complained of stomachache." The mother-in-law said anxiously.
Doctor Wang nodded, put down the medicine box, sat down on the edge of the kang, and motioned Chu Ruohan to stretch out her wrist.
He placed three fingers on her pulse, closed his eyes and concentrated, his brows sometimes relaxed, sometimes slightly frowned.
The room was completely silent, with only Chu Ruohan's suppressed breathing being the sound.
Gu Cheng'an stood aside, staring at the doctor's face, his heart in his throat.
After a moment, the doctor opened his eyes, withdrew his hand, looked at Gu Cheng'an and his mother-in-law, and spoke slowly.
"It's not a serious problem."
He paused, turned his gaze to Chu Ruohan, and softened his tone.
"Congratulations, this lady is pregnant."
Pregnant?
Chu Ruohan suddenly opened her eyes wide, and the pain in her abdomen seemed to be relieved a little by this sudden news.
The doctor continued, "It's just that you were frightened earlier, and you were tired from traveling all the way, so you had a miscarriage, so you have abdominal pain."
"It's nothing serious, but remember to rest and avoid any more exertion or shaking."
"I'll prescribe some medicine to help with pregnancy. Just take it on time."
Chu Ruohan froze, her head buzzing.
Pregnant... She is pregnant?
She subconsciously recalled that her period seemed to have been delayed for a long time.
But from the incident in the capital to being kidnapped by Gu Chengyan, she had no energy to pay attention to these things.
I didn’t expect... to hear the news at this time and in this place.
Her hand, involuntarily, gently covered her lower abdomen.
It was still very flat there, and I didn't feel anything unusual, but when I thought about a little life being nurtured there...
It's her and Junze's child.
Junze...
Chu Ruohan's eyes were slightly hot, and an indescribable complex feeling surged in her heart, with surprise, joy, but more of confusion and worry.
Junze, we have a baby!
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