2 Chapter 002: Prologue She is pregnant, two months along
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Shen Chi held Xu Chaomu in his arms and looked down intently at her face.
Five years had passed, and she had grown up a lot. Besides still enjoying giving him a hard time, everything else about her had changed.
The once slightly chubby face from her youth had turned delicate and pretty. Fine willow eyebrows, long eyelashes, a high nose bridge, and tender, thin lips.
His fingers traced her pale cheek, which lacked warmth, and the next moment, his gaze froze.
Intense eyes fixated on the snowy neck, where a delicate necklace carved with roses was securely hidden under the collar.
With a tug, his hand pulled, and the necklace broke.
His blood boiling, his eyes growing colder, the rose necklace⦠who gave it to her?
He remembered, he had once given her a necklace with a jade pendant.
Had she thrown it away?
Clenching his teeth, he gripped the rose necklace tightly in his hand, opened the car window, and with a dark face, threw the necklace out!
âWeâve arrived at the hospital, President Shen.â
Old Cheng turned the steering wheel and steadily parked the car in the hospital parking lot.
âMhm.â
Shen Chi carried Xu Chaomu out of the car and rushed towards the consulting room with large strides!
âChenglang⦠Chenglang⦠it hurts so muchâ¦â
A dull pain came from her head, and Xu Chaomu was in so much pain that she clutched Shen Chiâs arm tightly.
In an instant, Shen Chiâs footsteps halted. Chenglang? Wasnât that the man she had said she slept with?
His eyes turned icy as if chilled, his blood vessels seemingly frozen. His cold hand gripped Xu Chaomuâs body tightly, with flames of anger burning.
âIt hurts⦠it hurtsâ¦â
Shen Chi hated her to the bone, forgetting that his own hand was pinching her soft skin.
The thought of it made him wish he could strangle her!
Five years ago, clinging to his neck, she kept saying, âFourth Brother, I like you.â Five years later, she had slept with another man!
âXu Chaomu, you really are shameless.â His voice was cold enough to chill the bones.
âPresident Shen, the doctor is here.â
Standing at the doorway of the hospital room, Old Cheng brought in a doctor wearing a white coat.
With a dark expression, Shen Chi kicked the door to the ward wide open and threw Xu Chaomu onto the bed.
His actions were not exactly gentle, and they hurt her. She covered her lower abdomen, frowning deeply, and her dress was crumpled from being grasped.
âCould you two step out and wait for a moment?â The doctor adjusted his glasses and put on his stethoscope.
âSure.â
Shen Chi gave a cold response and stepped out of the ward.
âDonât worry, itâs going to be okay.â
Old Cheng noticed that Shen Chiâs face didnât look good, but he could only comfort him like this. Besides, he didnât know what had happened between the two of them.
The clock on the wall ticked away the seconds, and time passed minute by minute. Soon, a few nurses entered the ward.
Not long after, a nurse came out. Knowing what was on Shen Chiâs mind, Old Cheng hurriedly stopped the nurse.
âIs the patient inside in danger?â Old Cheng was quite anxious as well.
âTemporary shock from low blood sugar, but donât worry, thereâs no life-threatening danger,â the nurse said a few words then hurried off again.
Only then did Old Cheng breathe a sigh of relief: âPresident Shen, rest easy, Xu girl wonât have anything wrong with her.â
âIâd rather she were dead!â
Shen Chiâs face was stone-cold, void of any expression. His fists were clenched tightly, veins popping on the back of his hands!
Uh⦠Old Cheng was at a loss for words. What was he saying?
Five years ago, when Xu girl left the Shen Family, wasnât it Shen Chi himself who searched for her most frantically, turning C City upside down?
Unfortunately, Xu girl seemed to vanish from the face of the earth, leaving no trace, not even a phone call or a letter.
After that, no one dared to mention âXu Chaomuâ in front of Shen Chi!
âWhoâs the family member of the patient, come with me.â
The door opened, and a doctor in a white coat came out, removed his mask, and scanned the people at the door.
âI am.â Shen Chi stepped forward.
âPlease come in.â
Shen Chi followed the doctor into the ward, where several nurses quickly attended to everything and then went out, closing the door behind them.
Only Shen Chi, Xu Chaomu, and the doctor remained in the empty ward, with the scent of antiseptic filling the air. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
A needle had already been inserted into Xu Chaomuâs hand, with a bag of something similar to glucose hanging.
The doctor took a pen and rapidly recorded notes on a piece of paper.
âWhat is your relation to the patient?â
âHusband.â Shen Chi said indifferently.
He walked up to Xu Chaomuâs bed, lifted the damp strands of hair from her forehead, and used a tissue to wipe the mud from her body.
When he came across the bloodstains on her arm, a tightness gripped his chest, and Shen Chiâs brow furrowed.
âMay I ask your name?â
âMy surname is Shen.â
âMr. Shen. Your wife doesnât have any major issues. It was just a temporary shock caused by low blood sugar. She just needs someone to look after her, and I will prescribe some IV fluids. However, your wife is currently two months pregnant and must be hospitalized for observation.â
The hand holding the tissue paused, and Shen Chi turned his head, his eyes glaring menacingly at the doctor.
âWhat did you just say?â
âI said Mrs. Shen doesnât have any major problems.â
âThe last sentence.â
âYour wife⦠is currently two months pregnantâ¦â The doctor became unsteady, unnerved by the manâs terrifying gaze.
âSay it again!â
Shen Chi grabbed the doctor by the collar of his white coat, completely losing his composure.
The pen fell to the floor as the doctor hastily extracted a report from a stack of papers.
âMr. Shen, please, calm down. Hereâs the report we just did. Look, Mrs. Shen is indeed two months pregnantâ¦â
The doctor shoved the report into Shen Chiâs hands and picked up his pen before exiting the ward.
Shen Chiâs gaze was fixed on the line of small print on the report: Pregnant for eight weeks.
It felt as though a knife was stirring in his chest; his face turned frighteningly dark, and the coldness in his eyes could have frozen the paper solid.
âGood⦠very good, Xu Chaomu, youâre ruthless!â
With several rips, Shen Chi tore up the report in his hands, angrily throwing the pieces over Xu Chaomu!
Xu Chaomu lay on the bed with no reaction, just one hand protecting her stomach. Her face was pale, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Shen Chiâs gaze burned like scorching suns, fixed on Xu Chaomuâs abdomen.
It was probably because it was only two months, but you couldnât tell at all that she was pregnant.
Shen Chi slowly crouched down, his large palm pressed against her belly, caressing itâ¦
In her belly was the seed of another man!
âIt hurtsâ¦â Xu Chaomu murmured with her eyes closed, her free hand flailing about aimlessly.
He didnât care about her struggle, his hand firmly stroking her not yet visibly pregnant belly. Slowly, he leaned close to her ear, his voice not loud, but filled with indifference and icy coldness.
âXu Chaomu, listen well. Donât blame me for being heartless. I will never allow this child to stay!â
His warm breath brushed against Xu Chaomuâs ear. She seemed to hear his words, yet also seemed not to.
âChenglang⦠take me away⦠Chenglangâ¦â
Shen Chiâs eyes grew darker, his pent-up rage concentrated in his palm as he clutched Xu Chaomuâs neck!
âWho is Chenglang?â
Shen Chi bellowed, Xu Chaomu gasping for air, her face turning beet red.
âUh, uhâ¦â Initially, she struggled, but quickly, she lost all strength.
Of course, Shen Chi wasnât going to strangle her. As her face went pale, he let go, leaving her lying on the bed!
He lit a cigarette by the window, not caring that he was in a hospital ward. Amidst the swirling smoke, he took out his phone and dialed a number.
âDirector Tan, arrange an abortion surgery, immediately!â