Tang Yuchen watched over An Ruo for a while before exiting the bedroom to attend to matters in the study.
After several hours of sleep, An Ruo was awakened by pain.
The familiar ache in her lower abdomen made her extremely uncomfortable. She furrowed her brows and opened her eyes, knowing her period had arrived.
Since the difficult birth, every menstruation caused her severe abdominal pain, so intense that it felt like she was dying.
However, the doctor had prescribed her medication, which would provide immediate relief as long as she took it.
Clenching her teeth, she got up and went to the bathroom to change her pants and take care of everything. Then she came out to find her medication. Upon leaving the bathroom, she suddenly remembered that she had finished her medicine and had not yet purchased more from the hospital.
Recently, she had been preoccupied with matters concerning Tang Yuchen, so she had forgotten about her medication.
Bearing the pain, An Ruo walked out of the bedroom and slowly descended the stairs, holding onto the railing for Read the latest chapters on NovelHub - completely free!
Not wanting to show weakness, she tried to act as if nothing was wrong, although her face was a bit pale.
"Miss An, what did you want to say?" Aunt Zhou, noticing her hesitance, asked with confusion.
"Aunt Zhou, could I trouble you for a small favor?" An Ruowei said, her face reddening slightly with embarrassment.
"It’s no trouble. Just tell me what you need."
"It’s just that I need to buy some medication, but I’m not in a condition to go out. Could you go to the pharmacy for me?"
Aunt Zhou immediately asked with concern, "Miss An, are you sick? Are you feeling alright? Maybe we should go to the hospital."
"I’m fine, I just need some medicine, and then I’ll be okay." An Ruo quickly shook her head, eager to reassure her. She continued assuring her, "Don’t worry, I really am fine, it’s just that I need to get some medication. Uh, the kind that women take."
The kind that women take...
Understanding dawned on Aunt Zhou, her face becoming sheepish as she said, "Just tell me what it is, and I’ll go buy it for you immediately."
Worried that others might overhear, An Ruo leaned in and whispered the names of several medications into her ear.
Aunt Zhou gave her a sympathetic look, gently patted her hand, and was about to leave, saying, "Don’t worry, I’ll go get it for you right now."
"Wait!" Suddenly, Tang Yuchen’s voice came from upstairs. Aunt Zhou stopped her footsteps, not daring to leave.
An Ruo merely glanced indifferently at him and then continued on to sit down in front of the sofa.
"Young Master, do you have any instructions?" Aunt Zhou asked him.
Tang Yuchen descended the stairs, his lips pursed as he looked at An Ruo, feeling very distressed.
He had heard their entire conversation. She wanted to buy medication—was it birth control?
These past few days, she had had no chance to take any, and he had not allowed her to. Maybe she couldn’t hold back anymore.
Indeed, he had made her lose a child, and she surely didn’t want to have another one of his children.
After all, she had said before that she would not bear him another child.
Her not wanting to get pregnant made him feel very sad and powerless. To keep their relationship from growing even more tense, for now, he felt he could only do everything her way. He couldn’t pressure her too much.
Gathering his thoughts, Tang Yuchen said to Aunt Zhou, "You don’t need to go; I’ll get it."
With that said, he strode toward the exit.
Aunt Zhou was taken aback, and An Ruo was also momentarily startled.
"Young Master, do you... do you know what medication to buy?"
"I know," the man said without turning back.
He actually knew—how did he know?
Tang Yuchen quickly returned, his hand clutching a small bottle so tightly that it was almost deformed.
An Ruo was still seated on the sofa, in such pain that she couldn’t even rise in the short time he was gone. So, she remained seated, moving as little as possible to ease some of the abdominal pain.
The man sat down beside her and painfully handed her the medication, softly saying: