His son isn't stupid.
Adults usually think things through more complexly, so they rarely consider purely emotional matters.
Are they kindergarten kids? They break off relations today because they're angry, but tomorrow they're playing together again because they're not angry anymore?
When Lu Beibei heard her father say this, she said, "Dad..."
"Stop talking," Mr. Lu said sternly.
……………………
Su Ziqing returned to the ward, but the composure she had just been trying to maintain was now impossible to fake. She looked at Xiang Liyi and said, "Madam Gong, could you please call the doctor for me?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Liyi immediately became anxious. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Or are you dizzy?"
As the head of the family, Gong Changfan had to deal with more important matters at this time. As the mistress of the house, Gong Changfan had told Xiang Liyi before she came that the child in Su Ziqing's belly was likely Gong Chengjue's.
This one sentence alone makes its importance clear.
Please, please don't let anything happen to Su Ziqing.
Su Ziqing stood up from her wheelchair; her trousers were already slightly soaked with blood…
Upon seeing this, Xiang Liyi's expression changed. "I'll go find a doctor right now."
Su Ziqing didn't actually feel any discomfort or abdominal pain. However, bleeding during pregnancy is a sign of miscarriage, and since she was in the middle of a pregnancy that needed to be maintained, this was very dangerous.
She had already sensed it before she went to see Lu Linghong, but she was afraid that Xiang Liyi would not allow her to see Lu Linghong, so she held back and didn't say anything.
The doctor arrived and first instructed Su Ziqing to take the pregnancy-preserving pills as prescribed. Then, he warned Su Ziqing very seriously, "Miss Su, if you continue to be so willful, we really will be powerless to help you."
Before Su Ziqing could say anything, Xiang Liyi made a promise, "Doctor, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her." Otherwise, how could she explain to Chengjue if the child was lost?
"Try not to get out of bed for the next few days, let the pregnancy stabilize first," the doctor advised again.
Xiang Liyi nodded.
After the doctor left, Xiang Liyi looked at Su Ziqing seriously and said, "Miss Su, did you hear what the doctor said?"
Su Ziqing lay obediently on the bed without moving, then nodded, "I heard you."
“I understand that you insisted on seeing Lu Linghong despite your discomfort, but… please listen to the doctor for the next few days, okay? Otherwise…” Xiang Liyi still finished her sentence, “the baby really won’t survive.”
Su Ziqing nodded, behaving obediently like a baby.
She didn't say a word in rebuttal, which made Xiang Liyi a little uncomfortable. She softened her expression and said, "I was just too worried."
"Thank you for your concern." Su Ziqing knew what she meant behind her words.
Just then, a bodyguard's voice came from outside, "Madam, you can't go in."
"Get out of the way."
Xiang Liyi frowned.
Su Ziqing recognized the voice and then a familiar figure appeared at the door of the ward—Gu Mingyin.
The relationship and change of status between Gu Mingyin and Xiang Liyi were quite awkward, but since it was a fact, no matter how awkward it was, it couldn't change anything.
The former mistress and the current mistress... Actually, Gu Mingyin can only be considered the acting mistress, since the old man was still alive at the time, and her husband Gong Changzhou had never been the head of the family.
She was only able to make decisions in the Gong family because she was the eldest daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law had passed away long ago.
However, Xiang Liyi is different; her husband, Gong Changfan, is the current head of the Gong family.
Women's battlefields are different from men's, especially in large families like the Gong family, where family feuds can be quite exciting.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Xiang Liyi frowned slightly as she looked at Gu Mingyin, who had barged in. She seemed to have gotten the news quite quickly.
Gu Mingyin didn't come to steal credit from Xiang Liyi, nor to compete for attention; rather, she came as Gong Chengjue's mother.
Gong Chengkun's words reminded her.
She was so inconsiderate. She didn't consider that if something happened to Gong Chengjue, she and Gong Chengjue wouldn't even have the right to speak. She only thought that Gong Chengjue was blocking Gong Chengkun's path.
However, the Gong family had already been reshuffled by the time Gong Changzhou passed away.
I heard Su Ziqing is pregnant...
Given the Gong family's anxiety and Xiang Liyi's personal care for the child, Gu Mingyin naturally wondered if the child had any connection with Gong Chengjue.
It's normal for outsiders not to know about the Gong family, but she is a member of the Gong family.
Gu Mingyin disliked Xiang Liyi just as much as Xiang Liyi disliked her, but she still had to make the polite gesture. Hearing Xiang Liyi say this, Gu Mingyin smiled and said, "I heard that Ziqing had an accident, so I came to see her, but these bodyguards actually said that I can't come in?"
After saying that, she scoffed, "What do you mean by this, sister-in-law? It's one thing to be wary of outsiders, but do you even have to be wary of me, your eldest sister-in-law?"
The phrase "晴" (qíng) sounds rather odd, but Gu Mingyin, who said it, didn't think so.
She walked directly past Gu Mingyin and went to Su Ziqing, showing concern like a mother-in-law, "Ziqing, how are you? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
Su Ziqing: "..." When did she and Gu Mingyin become so familiar?
"Oh my god, is your head injury really that serious?" Gu Mingyin exclaimed exaggeratedly when Su Ziqing remained silent.
Xiang Liyi resisted the urge to roll her eyes and stepped forward. "Sister-in-law, Miss Su needs to rest. Could you please keep your voice down?"
She addresses Su Ziqing as "Miss Su" to avoid suspicion, but Gu Mingyin calls her Ziqing directly. Ha!
"Yes, you need to rest. How is the baby? Does the baby feel uncomfortable anywhere? If there is even the slightest discomfort in the abdomen, you must speak up, understand?" Gu Mingyin continued to show her concern.
"Sister-in-law!!" Gu Mingyin's words made Xiang Liyi's expression change. "What are you talking about?"
Gu Mingyin then looked at Xiang Liyi, feigning confusion, "What are you talking about? I'm concerned about Ziqing's baby. Isn't your sister-in-law here because of the baby?"
Since we all have the same goal, let's stop pretending.
Do you even care about Su Ziqing herself? Don't be ridiculous. She's neither your daughter nor a relative of the Gong family. Stop pretending, okay?
Xiang Liyi's face turned pale, and her voice became deep, "Isn't my sister-in-law usually very busy? Why don't you go and get busy first?"
"No matter how busy you are, you must help Chengjue protect the child." After saying this, Gu Mingyin's face darkened, and she looked at Su Ziqing, "Ziqing, don't worry too much. Chengkun will call back if there is any news."
The Gong family refused to reveal any further information about Gong Chengjue. Upon hearing Gu Mingyin's words, Su Ziqing suppressed all her previous negative impressions of Gu Mingyin and looked at her, her voice softening slightly, "Madam Gong, Chengkun has gone to the border?"
“Don’t call me Madam Gong, call me Auntie. Yes, Chengkun is worried about his elder brother, so he rushed to the border.” Gu Mingyin’s eyes reddened. “Changzhou has only been gone a short while, he will protect Chengjue.”
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