Xiang Zhilan has thought a lot about her child these past few days and has made many plans.
She is confident that she can provide a very good future for her child on her own, and the role of the father is not part of her plans.
"Zhi Lan, where is the bathroom?" Ni Sitian and her child had been playing in the vegetable garden for a while, and they were covered in mud. She wanted to clean it up a bit.
Her appearance interrupted Xiang Zhilan and Xu Tingchuan's conversation. Xiang Zhilan walked towards her and said, "I'll take you there."
The two walked together to the public restroom. Ni Sitian washed herself at the sink, while Xiang Zhilan went into a stall to use the toilet.
Since becoming pregnant, Xiang Zhilan has had an unusually strong urge to urinate, and has also experienced symptoms of drowsiness and nausea.
Her symptoms came earlier and were more severe than those of a typical pregnant woman, so she was extra careful.
After using the restroom, Xiang Zhilan came out to wash her hands, and Ni Sitian asked, "When are you planning to go back?"
"Let's wait a while. Anyway, there's no one at home during this time. The two elders are going on a trip in a couple of days, and they'll be gone for about half a month," Xiang Zhilan said to Ni Sitian with a faint smile.
Ni Sitian noticed that there was no smile in her eyes and sighed softly, "Zhilan, I don't know what happened between you and Shen Muzhi, but I know you must be blaming yourself. But it was an accident. No one could have imagined that the missile would be dropped on the airport. Everyone is saddened by what happened, but you must take care of yourself."
"I know." Xiang Zhilan nodded, but before she could speak again, her stomach churned, and she reflexively covered her mouth, bending over to dry heave.
Ni Sitian was startled and quickly patted her back.
Xiang Zhilan vomited for a while, and after she calmed down, she scooped up some water to rinse her mouth.
"Is your stomach upset again?" Ni Sitian knew that Xiang Zhilan was often away from home and hadn't been eating regularly for the past two years, so her stomach wasn't in good shape.
"Maybe it was too greasy this morning," Xiang Zhilan said casually, changing the subject: "Are you and Xu Tingchuan staying for lunch?"
Ni Sitian shook her head. They still had to drive back; Xu Tingchuan had important business to attend to that afternoon.
She tried to persuade Zhi Lan to go back with them, but Zhi Lan insisted on staying. She couldn't force her anymore, so she left the orphanage with Xu Tingchuan.
On the way back, Xu Tingchuan received a call from Pei Yang with good news.
After hanging up the phone, his brows and eyes relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
"You found Shen Muzhi?" Ni Sitian guessed that this was probably the only thing that could make him relax like this.
"Yes, we found it." Xu Tingchuan nodded, his voice still a little worried: "But he was injured, and we don't know how badly he was hurt yet."
"It's good that they found her." Ni Sitian breathed a sigh of relief. In a bombing like that, it was incredibly lucky to be alive. She took out her phone to notify Zhi Lan.
Xu Tingchuan reached out and pressed her hand down, saying, "Don't tell her yet."
“That won’t do, Zhi Lan is worried too.” Ni Sitian frowned.
"Let's talk to her again in a while." Xu Tingchuan wanted to make Xiang Zhilan worry. When Xiang Zhilan's accumulated guilt reached its peak and she forgave Shen Muzhi, things should be easier when Shen Muzhi came back.
He wanted to give them a push; the two of them had a child, and things couldn't go on like this.
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