Perhaps, when she was in love with He Teng, she still held onto her human selfishness. That’s why, she had to make this decision.
One night, He Zhilan didn’t know when she had fallen asleep. When she woke up, He Teng had long opened his eyes.
"Brother, are you awake?" He Zhilan quickly got up, then asked He Teng if he needed to use the restroom. Seeing He Teng nod, she took the necessary items from under the bed and gave them to him.
In the past two days, as He Teng had slightly recovered, he refused all of He Zhilan’s help. As a result, she just helped him hand things over and pour stuff, which paradoxically relieved a lot of awkwardness.
Not long after the two finished brushing their teeth, Bian Muhe and several other doctors came to conduct their daily straightforward follow-up examinations on He Teng as usual. This time, Bian Xiulin also followed them. Seeing her winking and making faces at He Zhilan, He Zhilan felt very uneasy.
What did her expressions indicate? Did she mean she was pregnant or not? What did her secretive laughter mean?
Because there were other doctors around, so He Zhilan didn’t feel it appropriate to ask right away. It was not until nearly 10 minutes later, when Bian Muhe commented that He Teng was recovering quite well and was about to take the other doctors to the next patient’s room, did He Zhilan hastily pull Bian Xiulin to a halt. The moment the ward’s door is closed, she asked anxiously, "Is the result out yet?"
"It is! The test result is right in my hand!" Bian Xiulin waved the medical report in her hand and then gave a laugh that revealed her eight bright white teeth. Her laughter was so forced that it was clear she was playing a prank. "Congratulations to you!"
He Zhilan’s lips twitched slightly, "Did you really get pregnant?"
"Not telling you!" Bian Xiulin chuckled, looking at He Teng, "What do you say, Captain He, would you rather Zhilan was pregnant, or not?"
Of course, He Teng, with his reserved nature, would not respond to Bian Xiulin’s mischief. He stared at the report in Bian Xiulin’s hand, neither replying nor uttering a word.
Bian Xiulin touched her nose with a sense of being uninteresting, "Even this cannot amuse Captain He! It’s too boring! Fine, I’ll tell you the result, she’s not pregnant."
From the initial ’congratulation’ to the final ’not pregnant’, He Zhilan’s heart fluctuated like a roller coaster. She so wanted to kill Bian Xiulin.
"Can you not scare people like that?" He Zhilan rolled her eyes at Bian Xiulin, "You have no medical ethics."
"The moment I chose this profession, I never planned to be an ethical doctor. I enjoy watching the patients’ bewildered expressions the most." Bian Xiulin didn’t get mad and simply handed the report to He Zhilan, "Enough with the teasing, you’re truly not pregnant."
Hearing Bian Xiulin’s serious answer, He Zhilan sighed in relief, "It’s best that I’m not pregnant. Now, I don’t have to worry anymore! Ah, I’ve worried for nothing the entire day yesterday!"
This was truly a big misunderstanding. Even He Teng couldn’t help chuckling and shook his head, whispering, "No wonder I couldn’t feel anything when I touched your belly last night, so that’s what it was."
"Even if I was pregnant, you wouldn’t have been able to feel anything!" He Zhilan retorted, but recalling this huge misunderstanding, her voice gradually became quieter.
Clearly, she was not pregnant, yet yesterday, she had harshly scolded He Teng. He wouldn’t hold a grudge against her, would he?
He Zhilan strained her brain to remember. Had she really been that fierce last night? What did she scold him for? He Teng wouldn’t take it personally,