She knew in her heart that it would be best to see the dog standing still, but when the moment actually came, she couldn't be completely rational.
Not to mention the military dog with its gaping maw in front of her, even when she was a child in her hometown, Xu Ruantang would always walk around any stray dog on the road.
When danger struck, she ran as fast as the wind, not daring to look back, always feeling that a dog's mouth was right behind her, waiting to bite her buttocks and thighs.
However, her speed was no match for that of the military dog. She hadn't run far from the Chen family's gate when the dog caught up with her, wagging its tail and approaching her.
Xu Ruantang turned around and watched helplessly as the dog pounced on her. She closed her eyes and fainted.
"Ruan Ruan!"
"Third sister-in-law!"
Before Xu Ruantang fell to the ground, she was caught by the two men. Of course, the main force was concentrated on Li Shuyang, as his sister was a beat slow to react.
"Tiger, sit down!"
Li Shuhe wasn't afraid of the charging dog at all, and shouted with a serious expression.
She had seen many military dogs since she was a child, and even rode one when she was young. Not only was she not afraid, she was fiercer than those dogs.
Jia Shuling and Cheng Dan arrived late. Seeing Xu Ruantang leaning against Li Shuhe and already unconscious, the two couldn't help but laugh.
"What happened? Is she alright?" Jia Shuling asked gloatingly.
Li Shuhe looked up angrily and shouted at the two of them, "How could you let Hu Zi into the house?!"
Cheng Dan remained calm. As a doctor, she had no sense of obligation to save someone who had fainted in front of her. "Hu Zi used to come to our house often. We can't let Hu Zi suffer because of Xu Ruantang, can we? Besides, who knew she was so scared?"
"Yeah, she's so pathetic. She actually fainted from being scared by a dog. Tiger is a military dog. As a military dependent, she's really not up to par at all." Jia Shuling said with disdain.
Li Shuhe was really angry this time, but Xu Ruantang was still dizzy and needed to be taken to the clinic to see if she was alright.
Li Shuyang frowned. "Dr. Cheng, you're a doctor. You see someone faint from fright, and instead of helping them, you're mocking them? Your behavior is a disgrace to doctors."
Li Shuyang never gets involved in these things. They all live in the same courtyard and see each other all the time. Now he actually said such blunt and excessive things, which made Cheng Dan's face turn white with anger.
"And you too, no wonder Third Brother went to the performing arts troupe before." Li Shuyang didn't give her a chance to speak, and turned to Jia Shuling and said, "You two were just taking advantage of Third Brother's absence to bully Third Sister-in-law. When Third Brother comes back, I will tell him everything exactly as it happened!"
Knowing he couldn't help Xu Ruantang in his own name, Li Shuyang had no choice but to bring up Chen Ji.
Hearing this, Jia Shuling snorted coldly and said without fear, "What can you do if you tell him? What did I do? Hu Zi was just brought by Dr. Cheng to play with me. Who knew the dog would bite her? Besides, if she hadn't run away, the dog wouldn't have chased her. Who knew she was so stupid!"
"Bringing military dogs into the residential area without authorization, Dr. Cheng, I wonder who gave you the audacity?"
Li Shuyang slowly raised his eyes and looked at the two of them.
Cheng Dan's heart tightened, and she hurriedly explained, "I saw that Hu Zi missed Chen Ji, so I brought it home for a while. I'll take it back soon."
"Dr. Cheng! Since when could you communicate with a dog? Besides, who is Chen Ji to you? Are you trying to interfere in someone else's marriage?!"
Li Shuhe suddenly spoke up, her voice high-pitched and shrill, "Do you even know that Third Sister-in-law is pregnant?!"
Li Shuhe just checked Xu Ruantang's breathing; it was steady, so she must have just fainted.
But she always felt that Cheng Dan and Jia Shuling needed to be taught a lesson, otherwise the two of them would keep causing trouble for others.
On a sudden impulse, she blurted out that Xu Ruantang was pregnant.
"What?!"
"impossible!"
Jia Shuling and Cheng Dan exclaimed in unison, both standing there in shock.
A bicycle bell rang, followed by Xu Hanli's voice: "What are you all doing standing here?"
"Shuyang, Ruanruan's arm is still injured. Why don't you carry her to the infirmary?" Li Shuhe tried to carry her, but found that she was still too weak. Even Xu Ruantang, who was so thin, couldn't be carried.
The main problem is Xu Ruantang's arm; it's difficult for her to handle, and she's afraid of injuring it.
Upon seeing Xu Ruantang, Xu Hanli abandoned his bicycle, tossed it aside, and rushed over, asking, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
"What's wrong? Ask those two why they let Hu Zi scare Ruan Ruan! She's pregnant, just wait! When Chen Ji gets back, he'll deal with you two one by one!"
Li Shuhe spoke through gritted teeth, as if she truly believed that Xu Ruantang was pregnant.
Xu Hanli turned around and glared at the two of them.
Just as Li Shuyang was about to pick up Xu Ruantang, Xu Hanli stopped him, "Hey, hey, what are you doing? If you do this, I'll push the cart, and you two can support your sister-in-law."
With Chen Ji not around, he couldn't let this kid take advantage of his sister-in-law!
After saying that, Xu Hanli quickly pushed his bicycle. Once everything was ready, he didn't forget to say to the two stunned people behind him, "Aren't you coming?! Are you planning to just get away with the mistake you made?!"
Xu Hanli was good at ideological work, and when he shouted, the two of them didn't even have time to react before obediently following him.
Tiger seemed to realize he had made a mistake, and followed far behind with his head down, looking extremely forlorn.
On the way to the clinic, Cheng Dan kept repeating, "Impossible! Impossible!"
She couldn't accept that Chen Ji and Xu Ruantang had a child in such a short time.
Jia Shuling hadn't expected Xu Ruantang to be pregnant, and she was terrified that something might happen. Putting aside what would happen to her mother-in-law, she was also extremely afraid of Chen Ji.
Chen Ji is a heartless scoundrel; when the time comes, no one will dare to stop him from beating her.
Thinking of this, Jia Shuling couldn't help but glance at Cheng Dan and complained, "Who knew she was pregnant? If I had known, I shouldn't have brought the dog to my house! Now look what's happened, if something really happens to the child, neither of us will be able to have a good time."
Xu Ruantang had only been dizzy for a moment, but she had already woken up. She secretly tugged at Li Shuhe's sleeve.
When Li Shuhe saw that she was awake, she was about to call out when her clothes were tugged again.
Xu Ruantang gave her a wink, and Li Shuhe immediately understood.
The two secretly gestured to each other, and Xu Ruantang continued to pretend to faint.
The clinic's examination revealed nothing serious, but the doctor still complied with Li Shuhe's advice, saying, "Being frightened in early pregnancy is a serious matter; you need to go to the military hospital for a checkup."
Cheng Dan herself is a doctor, so naturally she knows.
"No, this is too big of a deal. I have to go back and find Grandma and Aunt Ye!"
Li Shuhe looked anxious. "Xu Hanli, do you see if you can get in touch with Chen Ji? Give him a call and tell him that his child is going to be killed by his second aunt and Dr. Cheng! Tell him to come back quickly!"
Xu Hanli was also anxious when he heard this, "Okay, I'll go right now!"
"Wait!" Jia Shuling hurriedly grabbed Xu Hanli.
"Wait, don't tell the family yet. What if they get worried and upset? Mom is getting old, and my sister-in-law is still sick. Besides, Chen Ji went to training camp. He can't just come back from training camp anytime soon."
"What should we do?!" Li Shuhe stood with her hands on her hips, looking anxious and frustrated.
Jia Shuling glanced at Cheng Dan, gritted her teeth, and said, "We'll both pay for Ruan Tang's medical treatment first!"
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