283 Miscarriage
Wang Yue took the lead and pulled Xia Chun aside, giving her a tight slap. “How dare you lie to us? I’ll tear you apart.”
The doctors, nurses, and Liu Cheng quickly intervened, breaking up the fight and pulling Wang Yue away from Xia Chun.
A new set of scars joined the ones Mama Lin had inflicted on Xia Chun. It was quite an embarrassing sight.
Wang Yue struggled to break free from the nurse’s grip and asked, “Doctor, how many months has the woman inside been pregnant? How many months has it been?!”
The doctor looked puzzled. Just as he was about to answer, Xia Chun interrupted. “Doctor, isn’t it unethical to divulge a patient’s condition to anyone who asks? This should be covered by doctor-patient confidentiality. You can’t answer her.”
Wang Yue blitzed toward Xia Chun, threatening to maul her. Liu Cheng stood to one side, anxiously wringing her hands, not knowing how to stop the two ladies from coming into conflict.
Su Ni had hidden long before the Xiang family of three arrived. She had only tagged along to get Jiang Xue’s exact location so she could feed the intel to the Xiang family. There was no reason for her continued involvement.
Wang Yue struggled free from her bonds and began ruthlessly slapping Xia Chun. “Your daughter is shameless, and you still dare to talk about her chastity in front of me?”
Xiang Cheng stopped the doctor and said, “Doctor, I’m the fiancé of the pregnant woman inside. You’d better tell me how she is, or you might find yourself without a practicing license.”
The doctor panicked. Time was of the essence. The pregnant woman’s life was in danger!
“The child probably can’t be saved,” the doctor said. “We must operate on her to ensure the abortion goes smoothly.”
“How long has she been with child?” Xiang Cheng asked, his voice deep and menacing.
“Three months,” the doctor answered with a frown.
Xiang Cheng punched the wall behind the doctor’s head. It was so sudden that the doctor nearly jumped out of his skin, too scared even to speak.
Xia Chun, who lay on the ground as Wang Yue straddled her, felt all the energy in her body leave her. They were done for. They had offended the Xiang family.
Upon hearing the doctor’s report, Xiang Tian was furious. He spun on his heel and walked away. The Xiang family had lost all face.
Wang Yue tugged Xia Chun by her hair, hissing angrily, “Your daughter pretended to be a virgin while carrying someone else’s child. You set my son up! You lied to him! Xia Chun, I underestimated you. Who would have thought your schemes ran so deeply?”
Liu Cheng listened in stunned silence, disbelief coloring her expression. Had she misheard?
To think Jiang Xue was pregnant with someone else’s child! Whose child was it? She and Jiang Xue spent most of their time together, and not once had she spoken of any other man besides Xiang Cheng.
Wang Yue and her son waited for Jiang Xue’s operation to conclude. Despite Xia Chun intervening, they managed to get the aborted baby tested.
Xia Chun’s attempts were futile before Wang Yue’s towering rage. “Xia Chun, don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do,” she sneered. “Just because the child is gone doesn’t mean Jiang Xue was never pregnant; you can’t sweep this under the rug or use it to smear the Xiang family’s name. I won’t allow it!”
Xia Chun watched helplessly as Wang Yue retrieved the bloody carcass and left with Xiang Cheng.
Su Ni, who had been spying all this while, told several reporters what transpired, and soon, the news of Jiang Xue cheating on Xiang Cheng spread like wildfire.
When Shen Xi heard the news, she chuckled. Bringing up a new number on her contacts list, Shen Xi decided to send a few photos to Su Ni.
She did not mind helping Su Ni out a little.
“Xixi, how about we go and celebrate your victory?” Zhao Yuan said as she pulled on Shen Xi’s arm happily.
“Count me in,” Guan Lei chimed, raising his hand like an elementary school student.
“Where shall we go?” Shen Xi asked.
Zhao Yuan mulled over their options and settled on one she liked. “My family recently opened a new karaoke joint. Let’s sing! Hang on. I’ll ask a few more of our classmates to join us. The more, the merrier, I always say.”
Shen Xi nodded in agreement.
“Shen Xi, congratulations!” Li Jin waded through the crowd, arriving before Shen Xi and the others.
“Thank you.” Shen Xu returned with a smile.
“Li Jin, you came at the right time. We were just about to go to my family’s new karaoke outlet. You should join us!” Zhao Yuan said to Li Jin while on the phone to make their reservation.
Li Jin glanced at Guan Lei and agreed.
Guan Lei pulled Shen Xi to the side and took out his phone. “I was busy before and forgot to add you as a friend; you can treat it as my reward.”
Shen Xi laughed, teasing, “Don’t you think you’re on the losing end by asking me for such a reward?”