It’s deep into the night.
After the anesthesia wore off, Gu Mingzhu slowly woke up.
She opened her eyes, staring at the yellowed ceiling, not realizing where she was for a long time. Memories came flooding back; she remembered going to the psychiatric hospital, then meeting Jiang Jing, and then... her water broke...
Gu Mingzhu searched around and saw Fang Yue beside her, hurriedly asking, "Mom, where’s the baby? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Fang Yue, who was keeping watch, saw that Gu Mingzhu had awakened. Her initially caring words got choked in her throat upon hearing her ask about the baby.
"Mom, why aren’t you speaking?" Gu Mingzhu anxiously inquired. Newest update provıded by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
"Mingzhu, don’t you remember?" Fang Yue sat by the bed, her eyes slightly red, and said, "The baby is gone, you..."
Before she could finish, Gu Mingzhu interrupted, "Mom, you’re lying to me. You must be lying to me. How could the baby be gone? I carried him for nine months. How could he be gone? No way, you must be lying to me. Even if born early, how could the baby not survive?"
"Mingzhu, I know you feel upset, but please don’t get excited, you’re still weak. Are you hungry? Mom had someone make chicken soup for you, to help you recover." Fang Yue tried to change the topic.
But Gu Mingzhu covered her ears, refusing to listen to Fang Yue.
Fang Yue tried to convince her for a long time, and upon seeing Gu Hai arrive, she felt like she saw a savior.
Gu Mingzhu curled up like a snail, her whole body wrapped in the blanket.
Gu Hai sat by the bed and said to Fang Yue, "Go heat up the soup."
Fang Yue responded, looking worriedly at Gu Mingzhu in bed, hesitating to speak to Gu Hai.
Gu Hai waved his hand, gesturing for her to leave quickly.
Fang Yue had to leave.
In the bed, it was suddenly just Gu Hai and the curled-up Gu Mingzhu. She remembered, but she didn’t want to believe that the child was just gone like that.
"Mingzhu, I know you clearly understand in your heart, the child is gone, you have to accept this fact." Gu Hai’s words were like a dull bell, each strike hitting Gu Mingzhu’s heart.
Gu Mingzhu felt intense discomfort; how could the child she carried for so long be gone just like that?
With the child gone, what about the situation with Jian Fang and with Jiang Jing? Could they still go on?
Gu Mingzhu’s hand silently clenched; she was unwilling. Why was the happiness she worked so hard to have so brief?
"Why did you suddenly give birth early today? Xiaojing sent his parents home. Tell Dad, what exactly happened with you two?" Gu Hai asked, looking at the motionless Gu Mingzhu in the bed, he said, "Mingzhu, although we are about to borrow a large sum of money from the Jiang Family, remember that this money is borrowed, and we cannot let the Jiang Family bully us just because of that."
Gu Mingzhu pulled down the blanket, revealing her head, her eyes red.
"Good child, if there’s any grievance, tell Dad."
Gu Hai’s words made Gu Mingzhu cry even harder; she moved her lips but didn’t know how to start, only saying that she had a fight with Jiang Jing, and she did something wrong, which made Jiang Jing angry.
Gu Hai asked, "Is that all?"
Gu Hai’s gaze was piercing as he looked at Gu Mingzhu.
Gu Mingzhu lowered her eyes, not daring to meet Gu Hai’s gaze. She nodded and said, "That’s it, Dad. Let Jiang Jing and I handle things ourselves, okay?"
Gu Mingzhu looked at Gu Hai pleadingly, her red eyes and begging expression softened Gu Hai’s heart. He said earnestly, "Mingzhu, no matter what happens, remember you still have your father."