Chapter 7 Anticipating
The Xia family was in complete chaos.
Basins of bloody water were carried out of the house, and Xia's parents stood in the yard, pacing anxiously.
Xia Baijiao knelt on the ground with her head down, her body swaying precariously, looking as if she might faint at any moment.
Xia Yu was heartbroken and pleaded with her parents, "Dad, Mom, can you let my sister get up first? She meant well; she just couldn't handle the fright and fell. She's a grown woman, why is she afraid of scissors? It has nothing to do with her, okay?"
"Shut up!" Xia's father roared angrily.
Xia Fanxing's baby was only a little over a month old, which is an unstable stage of pregnancy. And then she started bleeding at this time, which could very well cost her baby her life!
They had finally found such a perfect escape shield, so Xia Fanxing had to stay pregnant; the child could not be harmed in the slightest!
The more Xia's father thought about it, the angrier he became, and he turned his anger towards Xia Baijiao: "If anything happens to the baby in Fanxing's belly, see how I deal with you!"
Xia Baijiao, though feeling wronged, did not argue back, but only sobbed softly, looking extremely pitiful.
Half an hour later, the female doctor came out, and Xia's parents quickly went up to ask about the situation.
"If a pregnant woman falls due to fright, the fetus may be unstable but there is no major problem. She should rest well, avoid fatigue and worry, and keep a cheerful mood."
Xia's father and mother readily agreed.
After the servants saw the doctor off, they took Xia Baijiao into the house to apologize.
With a single glance from her father, Xia Baijiao bit her lip, walked to the bedside, knelt down, and apologized with tears streaming down her face.
Xia Fanxing was pale and looked very weak.
She pointed to the scissors on the ground and asked, "I only slapped you a few times, and you want to kill me?"
Xia Baijiao shook her head repeatedly, trying to argue her point.
Xia Fanxing closed her eyes, not wanting to listen, and struggled to get up. "I didn't expect I'd become such an eyesore in this house. Don't bother with me anymore, I'm leaving now."
Xia's mother quickly went over and pressed her down, making her sit properly on the bed.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You and the little one in your belly are the treasures of both our families. We're too busy taking care of you to care about anything else, how could you be in our way?"
Xia's mother desperately tried to signal to Xia's father with her eyes, and Xia's father knew that if he didn't take some concrete action, Xia Fanxing probably wouldn't calm down.
So he kicked the scissors to Xia Baijiao's side, looked away and said with pity, "Apologizing with words alone is not sincere. Do it yourself until Fanxing says to stop."
Upon hearing this, Xia Baijiao looked up at her father, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Xia Yu exploded, shouting, "Dad, what do you mean by this? I already said she was scared and fell down on her own, it has nothing to do with my sister. Are you trying to make my sister hurt herself? Doesn't your heart hurt?!"
Xia's father caught a glimpse of Xia Fanxing's expressionless face, and without further ado, he swung his arm and slapped Xia Yu hard across the face.
"Have you no manners at all? You keep calling her 'she,' is that how I taught you? Call me 'sister'! What self-harm? You're speaking so rudely, I'm clearly teaching you!"
Xia Yu covered her face, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at her father.
Not wanting to have any more conflict with his son, Xia's father could only point to the door and tell him to get out.
Xia Yu stormed off, and no one in the room spoke up for Xia Baijiao anymore.
She could only pick up the scissors with trembling hands, then looked up at Xia's mother, hoping that her mother would soften her heart and plead for her.
However, before Xia's mother could speak, Xia Fanxing said, "I only fell down, so you don't need to actually stab me, that could easily kill someone. Just make a couple of cuts, I'll bleed and you'll bleed, then we'll be even."
Xia Baijiao cursed Xia Fanxing in her heart.
What did Xia Yu say wrong?
She hadn't even laid a hand on her. Xia Fanxing had just fallen because she was scared. It had nothing to do with her. Why should she have to suffer and apologize in front of Xia Fanxing?
They even said "just a couple of quick strokes will do," making it sound like they were doing her a great favor, but in reality, they were extremely malicious!
Xia's father threatened and pressured Xia Baijiao with his eyes, urging her urgently, "Look how generous and sensible your sister is, why don't you hurry up and thank her?"
Xia's mother also said, "You saw how much blood your sister lost just now. Don't make her angry, hurry up."
Xia Baijiao was caught in a dilemma, holding the scissors. In the end, she could only roll up her sleeves, grit her teeth, and slash her arm with tears in her eyes.
Drops of blood fell to the ground, and the pain fueled countless resentments in her heart.
After the punishment was over, the three left the house.
Xia's father, who had been fierce just moments before, was now heartbroken and wanted to take Xia Baijiao to the hospital for treatment and bandaging. Xia's mother also comforted her, saying that everything was for the sake of the plan.
Xia Baijiao sobbed sensibly, saying that going to the hospital would be too conspicuous, and that the doctor should come to their home instead.
When Xia's father went to see the doctor, she used the excuse of wanting to eat to send Xia's mother away.
After the two left, she hurried to find Xia Ye, the maid who had brought out the bloody water earlier.
Xia Ye was splashing blood into the bamboo forest when Xia Baijiao saw this and quickly told her to stop.
"Miss Bai Jiao," Xia Ye greeted, holding a basin of bloody water.
"Give this to me." Xia Baijiao eagerly reached out her hand.
Xia Ye hesitated: "You have an injury on your arm, so should I—"
"Give it to me if I tell you to!"
Xia Baijiao snatched it away. The heavy basin of blood made her arm strain, her wound reopened, and she couldn't help but grimace in pain.
Xia Ye watched Xia Baijiao walk away, then ran back to the house to report to Xia Fanxing.
Xia Fanxing sat on the bed, took the hot towel handed to her by Xia Ye, wiped off the white powder on her face, revealing her rosy and healthy beautiful face.
Xia Ye laughed and said, "Miss, you're really amazing! You actually guessed that she wanted your blood. She would never have guessed that you didn't bleed at all, and the basin was full of pig's blood that had been prepared in advance!"
Xia Fanxing smiled faintly, "Did you give the money to the doctor?"
Xia Ye: "She gave it to me, and she's very tight-lipped; she'll never tell anyone."
In her past life, Xia Baijiao used the pretense of making clothes to "accidentally" cut Xia Fanxing's arm with scissors, stealing Xia Fanxing's blood to successfully open the bound space.
In this lifetime, Xia Fanxing not only intends to make Xia Baijiao's hopes dashed, but also to collect some interest.
Xia Fanxing took out two ten-yuan bills and gave them to Xia Ye, saying, "I guess she'll be the one treating Xia Baijiao later. Tell her I don't want Xia Baijiao to get better too quickly."
"Alright!"
“Little Yezi,” Xia Fanxing called out to her, “Don’t you think I’m a bad person?”
Xia Ye chuckled, "Miss, if you hadn't taken me in back then, I, an orphan, might have starved to death long ago. In my heart, you are the kindest person. You must have your reasons for doing things, and I will always stand by your side."
Xia Fanxing hugged Xia Ye, her eyes welling up with tears. "Thank you."
In her past life, before boarding the ship, Xia Fanxing confronted them, and their words pierced her heart like a thousand arrows, leaving her only in pain.
Xia Ye appeared out of nowhere and started throwing stones at them. In the end, she was pushed into the sea and drowned.
Xia Fanxing vowed to ensure Xia Ye's safety, well-being, and happiness for the rest of her life.
On the other side, Xia Baijiao carried the bloody water back to her room and couldn't wait to soak the black stone in it.
But she waited for a long time without any response.
She wouldn't doubt the authenticity of the comments; she would only doubt—
"Damn it! Could it be that Xia Fanxing wasn't pregnant at all?!"
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