She feels like everyone has wronged her now—Wang Hu’s family, Gu Junming and Sun Chan, even her own grandfather.
"Are you all just eagerly waiting for me to fail, aren’t you? What benefit can you possibly get when I’m down? Grandpa, I’ve never had parents since I was young, always lived so lonely, and now, when there’s no way out, you’re still scolding me! Are you really going to abandon me too?"
Bai Chuan looked at her helplessly: "You say I’m treating you poorly, but listen to what you’re saying! What do you mean by abandoning the child? How can you do that!"
"I had no choice! If I got rid of the child back then, wouldn’t it lead to infertility, habitual miscarriage, and still Wang Hu’s family wouldn’t want me. I thought maybe I could just get by! I planned to treat him well all my life, make up for it! Who knew he’d find out!"
"What nonsense! Would the Wang Family really raise a child who’s not theirs? And now you want to hide this child too! This is a life! You must take good care of the child since you gave birth to it! Do you think it’s a cat or a dog? You are a mother, since you’ve given birth, then care for it properly! Stop saying such nonsense! I’ve discussed with the Wang Family, the child will bear the Bai surname in the future so no one will really know whose child it is. We’ll say we kicked Wang Hu out because I wanted your child’s surname to be Bai, and he wouldn’t agree to our terms. That’s why he’s divorced! This way everyone saves face."
Bai Chuan thought in his heart, Bai Fanglan’s personality and pride might mean she’ll never find anyone willing to marry her in this lifetime; those who could still want her, Bai Fanglan wouldn’t want them. Why would someone she favors marry a divorced woman with a child and blemishes?
Better to just live with the child! At least she would have someone to rely on in old age. Of course, he dared not say this to Bai Fanglan.
Bai Fanglan knew her grandfather meant well, but she was unwilling! Can she still find anyone better than Wang Hu after the divorce? Plus, it’s been a while, and she realized Wang Hu is actually a pretty good person, not great with expressions, maybe, but he’d repay tenfold if you treat him kindly. He was generous too, never stingy with money, and quite tolerant of his wife’s temper.
Unfortunately, now realizing his goodness comes too late...
A small infant’s sounds suddenly broke out.
Bai Fanglan looked at the baby in the swaddle with disgust; it’s been in the incubator for days and still weakly sick!
The child’s origins are disgraceful, appearing like a wrinkled, skinny monkey—ugly and weak, reminding her of that disgusting past she desperately wanted to forget!
The most intolerable is the loss of her marriage to Wang Hu because of it!
Bai Fanglan thought bitterly: The child is premature, why didn’t it die? Why do I have to take care of this child!
Bai Chuan said, "Perhaps she’s hungry? Feed her some milk."
He didn’t like the child either, but what else could be done since Bai Fanglan gave birth? She couldn’t just throw it away! He picked the child up and handed her to his granddaughter.
Bai Fanglan turned her head away, not caring at all.
Bai Chuan clumsily found a bottle, mixed formula, and fed the child. The child’s appetite was quite poor, sipping slowly, mouthful by mouthful.
Growing old, Bai Chuan had come to like children and felt pity seeing his great-granddaughter in such a state.
Bai Fanglan didn’t even give a glance, eventually saying: "Grandpa, give this child away! I don’t want to keep seeing her, just send her to the countryside, there’ll surely be lots of people willing to adopt the child, I don’t want to see her!" Follow current novᴇls on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
"Don’t say that!" Bai Chuan yelled: "What are you planning to do? Do you think sending the child away will let you continue the marriage with Wang Hu? I’ll be honest with you, Wang Hu’s divorce report has already been approved! He hasn’t come over considering your poor health, he’ll come to you in days! Divorce and live well with the child; in a few years, I’ll find someone suitable, you’ll move on and live a good life!"
Hearing this, Bai Fanglan’s mind buzzed: "Divorce so soon? I don’t believe it! I won’t divorce! How can Wang Hu be so heartless? I’ve already said I’ll change, I’ll give him children..."
"Do you think you’re the only woman in the world who can give birth? Would Wang Hu care that much you bore the child? You’re being too foolish! He’s someone that everyone rushes to have!" Bai Chuan shouted; "Stop being crazy! Just prepare for the divorce!"
"No!" Bai Fanglan cried out: "I’ll go to his superior, why so cruel, I just gave birth days ago and now I’m getting abandoned!"
Bai Chuan felt an urge to slap her dead, seeing her so frail after birth, he held in his anger and said: "Wang Hu won’t reveal the true reason for divorce now, but if you keep refusing and cause trouble, he’ll speak the truth! Do I then need to say what’ll happen to you? Now, if it’s a divorce, Wang Hu takes you to our army hospital to ease your mind; If I were Wang Hu, I’d long ignore you. Even introduce to impeach your work! Don’t be ungrateful!"
Seeing no room for maneuver, Bai Fanglan held her face, weeping continuously, she hated everyone around her, her grandfather abandoned her, Wang Hu left her, Gu Junming and Sun Chan must be gloating! Clearly, she’s no better than mud, yet she’s thrown into shameful exposure, how pleased they must be!
Thinking of those two mocking her made her as if being ripped by knives!
"Fine, I’ll divorce! Let them be smug! I can live well even without Wang Hu!" She finished speaking, fiercely wiping her tears: "Call Wang Hu, bring the papers, I’ll sign! I want to see what he’ll get later! That bastard, let him be satisfied once! Those soldiers with Gu Junming, are any decent? All aren’t good birds! They all are unfeeling, deserved to be childless...ugh..."
Bai Chuan couldn’t stand listening anymore, he clamped shut his granddaughter’s mouth to stop her from speaking further.
Outside, Wang Hu heard everything for quite a while, by now couldn’t wait any longer, knocked and came in.
Bai Fanglan saw Wang Hu, sneered and said: "You’re still a soldier, and now learned to eavesdrop!"
Bai Chuan gave Bai Fanglan a push: "Shut your mouth! You’re talking nonsense, Wang Hu, Bai Fanglan has been a bit eccentric since having the baby, don’t take it to heart."
Wang Hu nodded slightly to Bai Chuan, glanced at the child—the kid looked dark and skinny, very pitiful—and he wasn’t sure how to feel, shame wasn’t it, just strange; since marrying Bai Fanglan their relationship was rough, clear they were from different worlds, forced together, it’s finally over.