Chapter 108 is about family members.
"If you feel wronged or sad, you can tell me. There's no one else here; you can cry..."
Sunlight streamed through the light-colored curtains, casting bright patches of color that blurred into indistinct shapes in Mu Yan's eyes.
Before telling him about his background, Xie Chen found an empty office in the hospital where they could talk, and postponed his appointment with the doctor a little while later.
Mu Yan had never been to this office at the end of the first floor of the hospital before. There was no one else there except a man he had known for less than ten days.
But Mu Yan felt inexplicably at ease, as if he were in a small room all to himself, where no one would come in and he had nothing to worry about.
He finally couldn't hold back and let out a sob. Xie Chen gently pressed him into his arms: "Cry."
Mu Yan still didn't burst into tears. He was probably not used to crying like that by nature. His shoulders trembled slightly.
Xie Chen didn't say anything more, but quietly patted his back.
Mu Yan didn't know how long he had been crying like that. By the time he came to his senses, his eyes were already a little sore from crying.
Xie Chen told him to wait there for a while, then went outside to buy him eye drops and a glass of warm water.
Mu Yan had recovered and when Xie Chen came in, she gave him a somewhat awkward smile, trying to tell him that she was alright.
Xie Chen told him to look up, and Mu Yan obediently raised his face. When Xie Chen was putting in the eye drops, he was very close. Before the smell of the eye drops, the faint scent of Xie Chen's shower gel came closer.
The flavor was refreshing, which didn't quite match his personal style, but surprisingly, it didn't feel out of place when mixed together.
The eye drops were a little spicy, and Mu Yan blinked subconsciously, only to realize belatedly that her tears seemed to have brought most of the eye drops out with them.
Xie Chen patiently dripped it on for him again.
This time, her eyes weren't as sensitive, and Mu Yan held on for a second or two before closing them.
"It's all out, so it's nothing serious. You'll just feel a little better. Get some rest early tonight." Xie Chen gestured for him to drink some hot water. "Drink some water, and then we'll go see the doctor."
Mu Yan lowered her head slightly, her voice a little soft: "...Do the doctors here have any other options?"
After the eye drops were applied, Xie Chen stood very close to him. Seeing Mu Yan looking so timid, he reached out and gently ruffled Mu Yan's hair: "You have to try whether you have it or not. Last time was a special case. That doctor was just an impatient person, and I didn't have time to say hello beforehand... The doctors here definitely won't be rude to you."
Mu Yan looked at him, and it took him a while to react. He wasn't actually worried about that. When he was scolded by the doctor from Country A, he was just a little nervous and didn't blame the doctor.
But it felt a little strange that someone would remember such a trivial matter... He wasn't used to it.
"...It's possible that the doctors here don't have any good solutions either," Xie Chen hesitated before speaking. "I called a friend who studies medicine, and it's true that false pregnancies beyond ten weeks can be a bit tricky. But no matter what happens, I'll work with you to solve it, so don't be afraid."
When he first learned that Mu Yan might be pregnant, he even thought that if Mu Yan had her own reasons for wanting to have the child, he would marry Mu Yan and raise the child with her.
He never intended to marry and have children, but he was happy to become the child's nominal father if Mu Yan needed him.
Xie Chen had also seriously considered that transferring shares and large assets would be much more convenient once they were married.
Besides, marriage isn't a contract of servitude. If Mu Yan meets the right person again in the future, then divorce is not out of the question.
"I remember you have a student visa, you're coming to study in Country A, right? Don't worry about the school, your grades and background are excellent. Once your language test results come out, you'll definitely be accepted by your preferred school. By the time school starts, you should be feeling better too..."
Xie Chen paused, then seemed to remember something: "Or do you want to take a year off? Many students in Country A choose to take a year off from school to travel or something; it's a kind of life experience."
Xie Chen spoke earnestly and sincerely. Looking into his eyes, Mu Yan nodded unconsciously: "It's rare to see people doing this here. I... haven't thought about it yet. I've always just wanted to graduate early and earn money to treat my mother's illness. I don't really like scientific research, nor do I really like working..."
Xie Chen smiled and said, "It's normal. Actually, you can do nothing. Aunt He and I have prepared a trust fund for you."
Mu Yan didn't know what a trust fund was, and paused for a moment, but since it was unlikely that he would actually stop working, he didn't ask any further questions.
"I wasn't really worried about a false pregnancy, I just..."
As Mu Yan spoke, he lowered his head slightly, as if he felt he had done something wrong.
Xie Chen watched him patiently, without urging him.
"I just don't know why I'm a little scared... I'm not usually this sentimental."
He lowered his head slightly, as if he genuinely felt that worrying and being afraid because of a false pregnancy was a terrible and inappropriate thing to do. (Li Ge)
Xie Chen suddenly chuckled very softly.
"I wish you could be a little more dramatic."
Mu Yan didn't quite understand what he meant and stared at him blankly.
"Are you feeling better?" Xie Chen reached out to him, trying to help him up. "If you're feeling better, we'll go see the doctor, and then I'll take you out to eat. You're too thin; you need to eat more."
The doctor Xie Chen contacted had his office in a corner on the third floor. The nameplate on the door had no fancy titles, only his name.
Not far away, other doctors' doors were bustling with customers, but the doctor Xie Chen was looking for seemed to have a newer metal doorknob than the others.
Mu Yan frequented hospitals and knew that such doctors usually did not hold regular office hours and were difficult for ordinary people to find through appointments. They would only appear when there were difficult or complicated cases.
He knew he was only faking a pregnancy, and Xie Chen seemed to be making a big fuss. When he followed Xie Chen to the door, Mu Yan unconsciously slowed down. He waited for Xie Chen for a second or two before quickly walking into the room.
The doctor didn't look very old; perhaps he took good care of himself and looked only in his forties.
Xie Chen handed him the medical records and blood test results. He only glanced at a few key values before frowning slightly.
"It's been more than ten weeks."
“Yes,” Xie Chen immediately answered for Mu Yan, “I told you beforehand.”
"After ten weeks, the hormones in the body have started to be secreted according to the normal pregnancy schedule, and medication cannot control it. You can only wait for these reactions to disappear on their own after two or three months."
"But you only found out so late, does that mean your pregnancy symptoms weren't severe? Drowsiness, nausea, and lower abdominal bloating—didn't you experience these symptoms often before? If not, then the impact of the late stages of a false pregnancy shouldn't be too significant for you, which is probably a good thing."
The doctor was looking at him, his gaze not stern, but Mu Yan still subconsciously wanted to lower his head.
Out of politeness, Mu Yan knew he shouldn't do that, so he forced himself to look at the doctor and answer his questions.
"I... had it before, but at that time my health wasn't very good for other reasons, and I was also busy with other things, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
“Nothing else is more important than your health,” the doctor sighed. “If you feel unwell, you must go to the hospital immediately. You young people… even false pregnancies are relatively easy to detect. Some people are diagnosed with serious illnesses, and some die from overwork. Next time you feel unwell, you must see a doctor sooner. Besides, having sex with an alpha during their most vulnerable period makes it easy to get pregnant. You shouldn’t be unaware of this…”
The doctor glanced at Xie Chen beside him, feeling somewhat embarrassed to continue.
"...Is Mr. Xie your partner?"
“They are family members,” Xie Chen answered before Mu Yan could.
Mu Yan was slightly taken aback. He clearly sensed that the doctor didn't mean to pry into their relationship, but simply wanted to confirm whether there were some things he should tell his partner to Xie Chen.
"I don't have any other way," the doctor said, looking surprised. "Your blood test results show you're a little anemic. I can prescribe some blood-tonifying and qi-boosting medicine for you. I can't help with pregnancy symptoms. When you feel nauseous, you can lie down and drink some red date and ginger tea every day. If you're sleepy, you can only sleep more. If you have cramps or abdominal discomfort, you can only rub it yourself."
"...It's best to ask your partner to pay more attention. Starting at 12 weeks, the fetus enters the next stage of development and will have a greater need for alpha pheromones. You're a beta, so this need isn't directly communicated through the brain, but rather reflected in your body. It's best to have your alpha spend more time with you; this will make it much easier to obtain alpha pheromones..."
"Can't mine be used?" Xie Chen asked.
"It's best not to. Mr. Xie may not understand, after all, beta false pregnancies are not common," the doctor glanced at Xie Chen, hesitating to speak. "Betas also have a very small amount of pheromones, and there are compatibility issues. The alpha pheromones that could cause Mr. Mu to have a false pregnancy would definitely have a higher compatibility."
The doctor wasn't familiar with Xie Chen; they were just acquaintances of acquaintances. He didn't know much about Xie Chen, only that he came from a prominent family and was working in Country A.
Since she's his family member, even if she's a distant cousin, their family background should be just as good. Beta doesn't seem like the kind of young person who likes to play around and cause trouble. It must be his lover who made him fake a pregnancy.
An alpha who can induce a false pregnancy in a beta must have been quite intense during their most vulnerable period. What kind of alpha would abandon a lover with a good family background, gentle and honest nature, and physical compatibility?
"If all else fails, we can extract his pheromones artificially and inject them regularly, but that's not a suggestion. First, not many alphas are willing to do that, and second, it's not convenient."
[Author's Note]
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