Ni Sitian noticed the dark circles under Xiang Zhilan's eyes and knew that she hadn't slept well last night. After what happened to Shen Muzhi, she must have been worried and guilty.
"Zhi Lan, why did you suddenly resign and come here?" Ni Sitian felt that this was very strange. Even if Xiang Zhi Lan didn't want to go to Syria, she didn't need to resign. Even if she wanted to avoid Shen Muzhi, she didn't need to work at the orphanage. She clearly told her after the New Year that she needed to work hard to pay for the house. How could the salary from the orphanage afford the house?
"I'm just too tired and want a change of scenery." Xiang Zhilan smiled faintly, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Xu Tingchuan glancing at her stomach, and knew that she probably couldn't hide this matter any longer.
When she ran into Gu Chen at the Women and Children's Hospital that day, she had a premonition that she might not be able to hide it for long. Gu Chen was such a shrewd person that he would definitely be able to see that something was wrong with her.
“If you’re too tired, just take a break and rest for a while. You don’t need to come all the way here, and keep it a secret from your parents.” Ni Sitian held Xiang Zhilan’s hand, feeling its coldness, and asked worriedly, “Zhilan, are you feeling unwell?”
The reason she thought this way was because Xiang Zhilan had lost a lot of weight in the past two weeks and didn't look well. Coupled with the previous experience of Li Shaoan's serious illness, she was particularly worried.
"What are you thinking? Nothing's wrong. I just don't want to worry. I just want a change of scenery." Xiang Zhilan saw some children running to the vegetable garden and said to Ni Sitian, "Could you go and look after those children for me?"
Ni Sitian followed her gaze and saw three or four children squatting in the vegetable garden, so she quickly ran over.
Xiang Zhilan watched Ni Sitian run off into the distance, then turned to Xu Tingchuan and said calmly, "You have something you want to ask me, right?"
Knowing that Xiang Zhilan was clever, Xu Tingchuan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Is the child still there?"
"You should know I bought medicine." Xiang Zhilan did not give a direct answer.
“Although I know that, I still think you’re the kind of person who can’t bring yourself to be cruel. Sitian told me that you often come to the orphanage to do volunteer work, so you must really like children.” As Xu Tingchuan spoke, his gaze fell on Ni Sitian, who was playing with children in the distance.
"I wouldn't say I like it." The reason Xiang Zhilan often came to the orphanage was because she used to be a resident there. Her parents had adopted her when she was three years old. She had never even told Ni Sitian about this, so naturally she wouldn't mention it to Xu Tingchuan now. She simply said, "But you guessed right, I can't bring myself to do it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although Shen Muzhi's fate was still uncertain, things hadn't reached their worst point yet; at least the child was still alive.
“Mu Zhi won’t bother you now, do you still want to stay here?” He felt that Xiang Zhilan came to this place to avoid Shen Mu Zhi.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Zhilan remained silent for a long while before asking in a strained voice, "Did something really happen to him?"
"Do you want something to happen to him?" Xu Tingchuan asked back, looking down at her.
Xiang Zhilan shook her head. A person only has one life, which is the most precious thing in the world.
"There's absolutely no news right now, we can only wait." Xu Tingchuan sighed, then said in a deep voice, "What are your plans next?"
"What do you mean, what to do?"
"The baby." Xu Tingchuan glanced at Xiang Zhilan's belly and asked, "Are you planning to give birth to it alone?"
Xiang Zhilan lowered her head, her hand involuntarily touching her stomach.
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