Chapter 140 The Burning Rose Field
Another half month passed, and Xia Yutong found herself unable to sit still.
She used to sit in the cabin for a whole day, so busy that she forgot she was pregnant. But recently, she has been experiencing frequent fetal movements. She was doing handicrafts and was busy when she often felt abdominal pain.
A quick online search revealed it was Braxton Hicks contractions, which is normal.
This was enough to affect her, making it impossible for her to concentrate on her work and forcing her to focus her attention on her child.
In her previous life, she was unwilling and made all sorts of self-destructive mistakes, which led to a difficult childbirth. In this life, she has taken good care of herself and eats well whenever she can. In the late stages of her pregnancy, her belly is very big and round, as if a ball is placed inside her.
She felt she wouldn't be thin after giving birth, and she hoped that the painful things from her previous life wouldn't happen again.
For several days in a row, Xia Yutong suffered from insomnia. She couldn't fall asleep after nightfall, and Su Yuanzheng couldn't sleep either. He kept her company by chatting with her to relieve her boredom, sometimes staying up until the early hours of the morning.
Xia Yutong couldn't sleep comfortably no matter how she tried. Even with a cushion under her stomach, she felt like she couldn't breathe.
That evening, after the two finished eating at home, they headed to the cabin and suddenly saw Jiang Yu running frantically along the village path.
"Expedition Bro!"
"Expedition, something's happened, Expedition!"
Jiang Yu almost didn't see Su Yuanzheng and Xia Yutong clearly as they took a side path, and ran directly onto the main road.
Just then, Su Yuanzheng called out, "What's wrong?"
"Fire! The rose garden is on fire!"
Looking over there, you could see wisps of smoke.
"What happened?"
Xia Yutong felt her mind go blank. Su Yuanzheng picked up a nearby villager's car and drove to the rose field. On the way, Jiang Yu gave a brief explanation of the situation.
"Everything was fine, and then suddenly a fire broke out?"
How did you find out?
"We ate something and came over to check the land, and also to feed the dogs while we waited for you to come. We saw that there was a fire."
"How did it start to burn?"
"have no idea."
No one knew where the fire came from, but Jiang Yu said, "We only smoke in designated places, we're afraid too."
When Su Yuanzheng arrived, a large part of the roses had already been burned.
The once lush and verdant roses are now reduced to black ashes, with a red flame still spreading.
Thick smoke billowed out and spread into the distance with the wind.
Su Yuanzheng's temples throbbed as he said to her, "Tongtong, find a place to sit down. Go inside, don't get choked by the smoke."
Xia Yutong nodded. All she wanted to do was rush in and try to put out the fire, but she had to consider the baby in her womb, so there was nothing she could do.
"Su Yuanzheng, please be careful."
"Um."
After saying that, the man led Jiang Yu to the place where the fire was most intense. Xia Yutong panicked and hurriedly returned to the cabin to make a phone call.
"Hello, is this 119...?"
After calling the fire department, Xia Yutong's mind raced, and she called the police, "Hello, I want to call the police..."
Regardless of who started the fire, someone needs to find out the truth. It's not easy for a pregnant woman like her to find out the truth.
Xia Yutong thought of a suspicious person, Shen Yi.
Shen Yi's initial move from a dance studio in the city to work for her was enough to confuse her, especially since Shen Yi was very willing to appear on camera and had performed quite well in the past few months, willing to do anything.
She thought that because of her own fame, Shen Yi wanted to use her popularity to her advantage, but now that she thinks about it, maybe she overestimated herself.
Xia Yutong called Shen Yi, "Where are you? Come over here."
"I'm putting out the fire, Sister Yutong, there's a fire in the field."
Xia Yutong took a deep breath, "Which position..."
"If you're pregnant, you shouldn't come."
She walked to the door of the cabin, glanced outside, and said unhappily, "So many people are putting out the fire, we won't miss you. Come over here..."
The fire kept spreading. It was autumn, and the rose vines were still green, so they shouldn't have been burning so fiercely. But the fire was too big, and the weather was dry...
"Sister Yutong, is there something urgent?"
"I'm waiting for you."
As Xia Yutong gazed at the raging fire, tears welled up in her eyes.
Not long ago, she was feeling smug because she had let Su Yuanzheng run a business that would make him rich in a few years. The prosperity of Rose Garden also made her very happy. Witnessing Rose Garden's growth from nothing to something had extraordinary significance for her.
But this fire...
Xia Yutong didn't know how long the fire would last or how much damage it would cause, but at least for now, the situation looked very pessimistic.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, when suddenly Li Miao ran out carrying a basin of water, saying, "Come in! Don't let the heavy smoke choke you."
Li Miao's face was covered in dust, making her look like she had been sent to a remote area to dig for matchmakers.
Xia Yutong asked, "Why haven't you gone back yet?"
"I went back and came over as soon as I saw the fire. You have a baby in your belly, so don't do anything rash."
Xia Yutong frowned, watching Li Miao gradually disappear from her sight.
The thick smoke made her eyes dry and her throat choked, so she couldn't help but cough. After coughing a few times, she felt the baby in her belly kick her. She didn't know where the baby kicked, but she clutched her lower abdomen and almost couldn't catch her breath.
She was still coughing, coughing several times in a row. She sat down, leaning against the wall of the cabin, and accidentally knocked over the handicraft that was half-finished.
It was a beaded ornament. When she touched it, the strawberry quartz beads immediately fell to the ground, making a soft clattering sound.
She tried to sit up, but found that there were so many beads on the ground that it was difficult to take a single step.
She dared not make any rash moves; with her large belly nearing delivery, she had to be extremely careful.
After hesitating for a moment, she slowly sat down on the ground, as sitting down seemed to be the safest option at the moment.
Xia Yutong's mind went blank, and she didn't dare to try to stand up again. When she stood up and looked down, she could only see her stomach and not her feet.
Stepping on a single bead could be fatal for her.
Just then, the door behind her suddenly opened. Xia Yutong thought it was Shen Yi, so she didn't turn around. "Come in quickly and close the door. I have something to tell you."
The door creaked shut, and when the footsteps approached, Xia Yutong looked up and saw only Chen Xinya's face.
She screamed in fright, "Chen, Chen Xinya... what are you doing here?"
The people outside were busy running to put out the fire in the rose garden, almost far away from the little wooden house. Chen Xinya glared at her fiercely, "I am in this situation because of you. Why didn't you marry Zhou Hengzhi? Why did you suddenly change your mind!"
Xia Yutong tried to get up, but didn't dare to stand up at all. She just clutched the beads in her hand. She noticed that Chen Xinya's stomach had shrunk, even though it had been big not long ago. "You, your stomach..."
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