Gu Yuchuan felt increasingly remorseful as he thought about it, and when Shen Ling saw his expression, alarm bells went off in her head.
"husband."
She forced a smile and hugged Gu Yuchuan's arm tightly.
She wanted to draw his attention back to herself.
"The wind suddenly picked up, and I'm a little cold. Can you carry me?"
Gu Yuchuan was already in a bad mood, and Shen Ling's incessant chatter in his ear only made him more annoyed.
He pulled his arm away abruptly, his face darkening, his expression as cold as could be.
"What business is it of anyone else if you changed your clothes?"
"I'm hot, so don't keep sticking to me. Just bear with it."
Shen Ling's arms suddenly felt empty, and the smile on her face almost vanished.
She never expected Gu Yuchuan to be so disrespectful to her in public.
She was both angry and anxious, and also on high alert.
She was terrified that her beloved husband would be seduced away by Shen Zhihuan.
"Hehe, honey, you're so funny. I know you care about me."
Shen Ling leaned towards Gu Yuchuan, wishing she could hang her whole body on him.
She used coquettishness as an excuse to subtly remind him.
"My feet often swell up after I get pregnant, and I feel tired after walking a few steps. Honey, can you help me?"
Gu Yuchuan was so annoyed by the constant pestering that he was speechless.
Although he is a man, he did visit Tong Xinyue when she was pregnant.
He knew that pregnant women typically experience leg and foot swelling during the second and third trimesters.
Gu Yuchuan couldn't stand Shen Ling's constant threats against him using a non-existent child.
He simply stepped forward and politely called out to Shen Zhihuan, who was about to leave.
"Miss Chen, if I remember correctly, you should know medicine, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ling's expression changed instantly, and she quickly forced a smile to try and stop him.
"Honey, why are you asking this? It's getting late, let's hurry up and buy the fruit and go home."
"Don't you always want me to spend more time with you? I happen to have some free time today, so I can go for a walk outside."
The more Shen Ling tried to stop him, the more it showed how guilty she was. Gu Yuchuan was determined to get to the bottom of this.
"I'd like to ask, how long after conception can it usually be detected?"
Shen Zhihuan originally didn't want to pay attention to the two of them, but the way Shen Ling and Gu Yuchuan were pulling and tugging at each other made it clear that something was wrong.
Coupled with the questions Gu Yuchuan asked, she instantly realized what was going on.
Shen Ling definitely wants to use a fake pregnancy to compete with Tong Xinyue for favor.
This big family has quite a few shows.
Chen Zhi watched the two of them bickering like dogs with amusement, and then stopped in his tracks.
She answered calmly:
"The most accurate way to confirm pregnancy is to go to the hospital for a blood test, but it takes at least ten days after conception to get a positive result."
"I didn't expect that you two sisters both know medicine, and Shen Ling is so skilled."
Gu Yuchuan's voice was faint, but it had a strange, sarcastic tone to it.
"Just one day later, when the hospital's instruments couldn't detect anything, Shen Ling knew she was pregnant. She's practically a miracle doctor."
Seeing the mocking look in Shen Zhihuan's eyes, Shen Ling felt incredibly embarrassed.
Despite being married for so many days, Gu Yuchuan still refused to touch her.
If she hadn't drugged him when he wasn't looking that day, they probably wouldn't have been able to consummate their marriage to this day.
She had originally planned to get pregnant that night and then firmly grasp her husband's heart.
Little did she know that getting pregnant with this uncooperative fetus would be so difficult, and that it would take ten days to detect it.
Compared to Shen Zhihuan, Shen Ling felt like an uncultured clown.
She was unhappy that her husband had embarrassed her like this, especially since it happened in front of Shen Zhihuan, whom she had always looked down on.
Shen Ling instantly became furious, grabbed Gu Yuchuan and started yelling at him.
"Gu Yuchuan, what do you mean by that!"
"I'm your wife, would I deliberately lie to you? It's one thing if you believe outsiders but not me, but why are you making things difficult for me!"
Gu Yuchuan already disliked Shen Ling because of her fake pregnancy, so he couldn't stand being scolded like this.
The two of them, disregarding the fact that they were still outside, immediately started arguing and pulling at each other.
Having finished watching the play, Shen Zhihuan had no interest in meddling in other people's business.
She grabbed Xie Lanshen and, while muttering to herself, led him away from the scene of the argument.
"Let's hurry up and leave, lest they start fighting and accidentally hurt us."
Xie Lanshen glanced down at her hand clutching his sleeve and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.
"good."
As soon as Shen Zhihuan and Xie Lanshen returned home, before they even stepped into the courtyard, they saw the kitchen light shining brightly.
The elders were busy inside, and only faint fragrances could be smelled wafting out through the open window.
The two of them had just been running outside for so long and hadn't had time to eat yet, so they were really hungry.
Shen Zhihuan rubbed her rumbling stomach, couldn't resist gently pushing open the door and poking her head inside.
"Grandma, Aunt Zhao, what are you busy with?"
Just as she was speaking, the cakes steaming on the stove were ready.
Zhao Haiyin quickly took the pot lid off, and the billowing steam, like clouds, instantly filled the entire room.
She picked up a piece of steamed rice cake and stuffed it into Shen Zhihuan's mouth. It was so hot that she pinched her ears, but she still smiled and asked her a question.
"How is it, Zhihuan? Do you like the pastries Auntie made? Have your skills gotten worse?"
The delicate sweet aroma melted instantly in my mouth, so delightful that I couldn't help but squint my eyes.
"It's delicious. Grandma and Aunt Zhao are the best at making pastries. They're even better than what you can buy outside."
Zhao Haiyin and Old Mrs. Xie were so pleased with her that they couldn't stop smiling, and it took them a long time to remember to get down to business.
"Didn't you say you were planning to go back to school to see your former teachers in the next couple of days? We were thinking of preparing some things for you so you can bring them along."
"Besides these handmade pastries, there are also gift boxes and such. When the teacher sees that you are doing well, they will feel at ease about you."
Shen Zhihuan paused in her chewing, and tears welled up uncontrollably in her eyes.
Despite having a very unfortunate family background, she was fortunate enough to be reborn and meet a good family like the Xie family.
Whether it was Xie Lanshen, Zhao Haiyin, or Grandpa Xie and Grandma Xie, they all genuinely treated her like their own daughter, loving and caring for her.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhihuan felt deeply moved.
In this atmosphere, she couldn't help but pour out the pressure and hesitation she had been feeling over the past few days.
"Thank you, Grandma and Aunt Zhao, but I haven't decided yet when would be a good time to go back to school."
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