This time, it was Xin Yu's turn to widen her eyes.
Her dark eyes held surprise, helplessness, and anger.
She didn't want to see Mu Yichuan?
He was in all her dreams!
How could she not want to see him? Xin Yu swore that Mu Yichuan had gone out himself and replaced Cheng Yuan!
"Ayu?"
"What kind of love does Yuanzi want? What would you do if you encountered difficulties?" Xin Yu grabbed Cheng Yuan's hand, tightening her grip.
Cheng Yuan paused, her heart visibly trembling. She didn't know why Xin Yu had asked such a question.
She thought for a moment, "The love I want is very simple. As long as the person I love is well, that's enough. I don't ask for anything else. I can stay quietly in one place without disturbing anyone."
Xin Yu blinked, never knowing her friend had such thoughts.
"But," Cheng Yuan's tone shifted, "if the other person can't live without me, then I'll fight for them without hesitation."
Xin Yu's lips curved into a warm smile.
She reached out and hugged Cheng Yuan.
"Thank you, Yuanzi."
"Silly girl! If you keep being so polite with me, I really won't forgive you." Cheng Yuan gently patted Xin Yu's back. She wanted to say that this was her true feeling, not just something to comfort Xin Yu.
They chatted for a while longer before Xin Yu told Cheng Yuan to go and rest; she wanted to talk to Mu Yichuan.
"Mr. Jiu will be very happy."
Xin Yu didn't answer. She was happy too. The moment she fell down the stairs, she had already figured it out.
Approaching death always makes one see their inner desires clearly.
Thump.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard a muffled sound.
Xin Yu looked up…! "Yuanzi!" Startled, she jumped off the bed and ran barefoot to the door, where she knelt and touched the suddenly unconscious Cheng Yuan.
"Mu Yichuan, Mu Yichuan!" she cried, scrambling to her feet, wanting to go find Mu Yichuan and the doctor.
The man outside the door turned sharply, opened the door, and was startled by the scene before him.
"Doctor, Mu Yichuan, doctor, come quickly! Yuanzi suddenly fainted." Xin Yu stammered, frantically trying to make a move.
"Ayu, don't worry, she's probably just tired from not sleeping all night." Mu Yichuan held Xin Yu's hand tightly, giving her strength, then coldly called for Mu Feng.
Xin Yu waited outside the ward, refusing to go back no matter how Mu Yichuan tried to persuade her.
"I'm fine, Yuanzi will definitely want to see me when she wakes up!" Xin Yu said firmly, her eyes fixed on the closed ward door, not even glancing at Mu Yichuan.
A dark glint flashed in the man's deep black eyes. He raised his hands to straighten Xin Yu's body and said in a low voice, "Ayu."
Xin Yu looked up, startled by his deep, swirling eyes. She pouted slightly, "What's wrong?"
"You—"
"Who's the patient's family member?" The doctor opened the door, glanced at Mu Yichuan, and saw Xin Yu jump in, loudly proclaiming herself.
"Then come in for a moment."
"Wait for me." Xin Yu glanced back at Mu Yichuan, knowing what he was about to say, but Cheng Yuan's health was more important.
Mu Yichuan raised an eyebrow. Xin Yu had already closed the door.
Standing to the side, Mu Feng broke out in a cold sweat. He really didn't know what his wife meant. He hoped she wouldn't argue with Mr. Jiu again, or he would be the one suffering!
"She's pregnant—"
"What?!" Xin Yu exclaimed in shock, her eyes wide as saucers. She cried out in disbelief.
The doctor frowned slightly but didn't say anything. "The fetus is relatively stable, but you need to pay attention to rest and nutrition."
The doctor went on and on, but Xin Yu barely heard a word. The news was just too shocking!
Cheng Yuan is pregnant?
How could she be pregnant?
Right, she mentioned a long time ago that she slept with a man!
Could it be that man?! Could it be that unlucky?
"How old is the baby?" Xin Yu asked the doctor expectantly.
But the doctor frowned and corrected her, "The fetus is about a month old now."
Not paying much attention to the doctor's wording, Xin Yu just silently calculated the time; it didn't quite add up!
"Did you remember the precautions I just told you?" The middle-aged doctor really felt that the young girl in front of her was too young, and so was the woman lying on the bed. "She's quite young, and first pregnancies require extra care."
Whether she understood or not, Xin Yu nodded vigorously.
"Doctor, please don't tell anyone about her...pregnancy."
The doctor glanced at Xin Yu suspiciously, then his eyes darted around before he said seriously, "Don't worry, protecting patient privacy is our duty."
Watching the doctor leave, Xin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She had to protect Cheng Yuan's reputation, no matter what.
"Why did you come in?" Xin Yu asked guiltily when Mu Yichuan entered.
But he misunderstood again. His thick brows furrowed, and he couldn't vent his anger.
"I...I'll take care of Cheng Yuan. You should go and rest." Xin Yu walked over and gently pushed Mu Yichuan. "Yuanzi is tired; she'll probably be fine in a bit."
"Xin Yu!" Mu Yichuan called out in a deep voice. Did she really not want to see him?!
She even pushed him out of the ward...and slammed the door shut!
He clenched his fists tightly. If Mu Feng hadn't intervened, he probably would have kicked the door down, pinned Xin Yu down, and demanded to know what it would take for her to forgive him! "Yuanzi!" Xin Yu sat in her chair, staring at the clock. After pacing twice, Cheng Yuan woke up.
"Yu, what...what happened to me?"
Oh my god!
"You're pregnant! Didn't you know?!"
Cheng Yuan sat bolt upright!
She's pregnant...could it be because of that night with Nan Juechen?!
"Yuanzi, tell me quickly, who is that man? Who's the father of the baby?" Xin Yu grabbed her friend's hand, asking anxiously, "The fetus is a month old, which doesn't match the timeline you mentioned last time. Could it be that you two...recently..."
Though the words weren't explicitly stated, both girls blushed.
"I..." Cheng Yuan stammered for a long time, unsure how to explain. How could she be pregnant?
She definitely took the medication!
Cheng Yuan was at a loss, her heart pounding, her face drained of color. "What? Yuanzi, is it that person won't admit it?" Xin Yu glared angrily, her dark eyes wide. "If the child's father is that kind of person, I'll definitely make Mu Yichuan teach him a lesson!"
"..." Cheng Yuan blinked her almond-shaped eyes, biting her lip tightly, weighing everything. What should she do?
Keep the child? Go find Nan Juechen?
Or just give up the child altogether?
"Yuanzi, say something!" Xin Yu pouted, equally confused, wondering if she should tell Mu Yichuan and ask him for help.
"I..." Cheng Yuan lowered her head deeply, not daring to look at Xin Yu. The person she was about to mention could potentially be her uncle. "The child's father is... Nan Juechen."
Her voice was barely audible, even when Xin Yu leaned close to Cheng Yuan's head.
"Who?"
"...Nan Juechen!" Cheng Yuan gritted her teeth, but after saying it, she didn't dare look at Xin Yu, who was frozen in place.
The clock on the wall ticked three more ticks before the silence between them was finally broken. "You said you slept with Commander Nan?!" Xin Yu stared, her mind blank, her words blunt.
Cheng Yuan's face flushed slightly, and she nodded stiffly.
"You two... oh dear, when did this happen?!" Xin Yu gasped, remembering, "You two seem so distant lately!"
Slept together, yet acted like strangers?
She didn't understand...
Looking at her anxious and confused friend, Cheng Yuan had no choice but to repeat what happened that day in S Country.
"My God!" Xin Yu gasped, "No wonder Commander Nan wanted to kill Mu Yi'ai!"
So there was this connection, not entirely because of Nan Yu.
Cheng Yuan was also taken aback; she wasn't entirely clear about what had happened.
His wanting to kill Mu Yi'ai meant he didn't accept having a relationship with her?
That's true, what normal person could accept someone with whom they had no emotional connection?
Thinking this, Cheng Yuan leaned weakly against the bed, staring blankly at her stomach.
There's a little life growing inside?
"Ayu, why don't we just secretly get rid of it?"
"How could we?!" A flicker of panic crossed their eyes. "Yuanzi, don't you want it?"
"I do!" Cheng Yuan answered without hesitation, but could she give birth and raise it alone?
"Then I'll go find Commander Nan!"
"No..." Cheng Yuan quickly sat up straight, grabbing Xin Yu's hand and shaking her head vigorously. "No, he definitely didn't want this."
"Even if he didn't want it, it's a fact that it's already happened!" Xin Yu intuitively felt that Nan Juechen wasn't an irresponsible person. "Maybe he's always wanted a child, look at him, he's so old..."
She quickly covered her mouth. How could she have blurted out such a blunt truth!
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"Yuanzi, I...I didn't mean anything by it."
"I know, it's true too." Cheng Yuan didn't seem to care much, just kept her eyes downcast, lost in thought. "Yuanzi, don't worry, I'll go find Commander Nan and see what his attitude is before we talk, okay?"
Cheng Yuan looked at Xin Yu's determined expression and nodded.
"Then you should rest well. There's no time to lose, I'll go now."
After giving Cheng Yuan a long list of instructions, Xin Yu left the ward and paced back and forth in the quiet corridor.
Things had actually developed to this point… Cheng Yuan and Nan Juechen?
Xin Yu's heart pounded. She swore that if she hadn't faced the undeniable truth, she would never have imagined these two would be together.
Does that mean everyone feels the same way she does?
Leaning against the wall for a while, Xin Yu remembered to look for Mu Yichuan. She looked around, but he wasn't there.
"Hey, Mu Feng, where's Mu Yichuan?"
"Madam!" Hearing Xin Yu's voice, Mu Feng was overjoyed, as if he had heard heavenly music. "Mr. Jiu is in Dr. Qiu's office."
He rushed to the elevator and ran to the door of Qiu Zhi's office.
Xin Yu's steps faltered. What was she supposed to say?
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in." Qiu Zhi's alluring eyes narrowed when he saw Xin Yu peeking in. He really wanted to give those two little girls a good beating!
She was so stupid she tumbled down the stairs!
"Mu Yichuan..." Xin Yu stood in the doorway, her small hands clasped behind her back.
The man's lazy gaze swept over her. She actually knew to come over!
Wasn't she ignoring him?!
"Mu Yichuan, do you still want to marry me?"