"No need, I will be fine after resting for a few days," she hastily refused him.
Tang Yuchen gave her a sidelong glance, his tone firm and unyielding, "What I say goes, eat your meal quickly."
"I really..." An Ruo tried to decline again, but his sharp gaze shot towards her, full of warning and displeasure; she had no choice but to remain silent.
What if he realized she was pregnant when they went to the hospital?
But if she didn’t go, she worried her health might truly suffer. An Ruo felt conflicted. Did she have to tell him about the baby today?
She thought about the scene in her dream. What if he demanded she terminate the pregnancy?
The more she thought about it, the more anxious An Ruo became, her mind elsewhere even as she ate.
Seeing her , Tang Yuchen put down his chopsticks, no longer eating.
"Eat up, I’m waiting for you."
He got up and sat down in front of the sofa, lighting a cigarette and taking light puffs.
An Ruo managed a few bites but lost her appetite. "I’m going to go upstairs to change," she said.
Without waiting for his response, she went upstairs. Back in the bedroom, she changed clothes sluggishly, her mind still wrestling with whether to let him know.
If he found out, there might be two outcomes: one, he might tell her to get rid of the child; two, they might have the child, and he would raise it.
She couldn’t accept either outcome; she wanted to raise the child alone and didn’t want to hand the child over to him.
The more she dwelled on this, the less An Ruo wanted to go to the hospital and the less likely she was to tell him about the child’s existence.
After spending half an hour getting dressed, she finally came downstairs, finding Tang Yuchen already slightly impatient. An Ruo approached him and he grabbed her hand and led her outside.
Looking at his broad back, An Ruo tried to say, "Let’s not go after all, I’m already okay."
Tang Yuchen turned to her with annoyance, "Whether you’re okay or not, that’s for the hospital to find out after a checkup."
"But I know my own body, I’m aware that..."
"If you were aware, why have you been feeling unwell all this time? An Ruo, I didn’t buy you to be sick every day. If you’re not in good health, how can I make proper use of you?" Tang Yuchen said with a cruel smile, his words laced with malice.
An Ruo was furious, truly despising this man, hating him!
She jerked her hand away and strode passed him, her eyebrows knit in revulsion.
"Haven’t taught you for a few days and your temper seems to have grown," the man’s sinister voice followed her, but An Ruo didn’t pay him any attention. There was nothing to say to someone like him.
Now that she was pregnant, she didn’t have the energy to confront him. Let him say whatever he wanted.
Once they were inside the car, An Ruo leaned against the door, pondering how to lie and deceive the doctor once they arrived at the hospital. They had only driven a short distance when the weather turned increasingly gloomy.
The dark clouds quickly obscured what was already a dim sky, looking like it was about to pour.
By the time they reached the hospital, a torrential rain began falling.
An Ruo was dragged by Tang Yuchen to an old military doctor’s office, where seeing the doctor didn’t require waiting or registration.
The old military doctor recognized Tang Yuchen; their relationship seemed quite good, and An Ruo noticed Tang Yuchen talking to him with a degree of respect.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the old military doctor had An Ruo take her temperature; finding it normal, he then took her pulse. An Ruo felt nervous; a doctor who could take pulses must be skilled.
What if he discovered she was pregnant?