The doctor frowned: "You guys were so careless, you almost lost the baby."
Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips: "I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologizing to me?" The doctor sounded a bit exasperated. "The one you're really sorry for is the baby. You'll have to be very careful from now on, otherwise there's a risk of miscarriage at any time."
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "I understand."
Seeing her obedient demeanor and guilty expression, the doctor felt embarrassed to say anything more and comforted her a few more times: "But don't worry, our country's medical care is very advanced now. We'll just give you a few more injections of the special medicine, but you have to remember what I told you before. Also, remember, remember, don't have sex for three months."
"Mmm-hmm." Xu Qingzhu responded in full.
The doctor stared at her, unable to resist nagging, "Having a partner during pregnancy is definitely the best thing, for both the mother and the child. No matter how busy your partner is, they have to make time for you. Besides, you're clearly not in a good mood right now, and your emotions have been fluctuating a lot lately. It would be best if you could maintain a happy state every day from now on."
“Okay,” Xu Qingzhu said.
After instructing the nurse to cover her with a blanket, the doctor left. Xu Qingzhu closed her eyes and suddenly felt sleepy. Before she could think any further, she fell asleep.
//
That evening, at Lin Luoxi's house.
Lin Luoxi was in the living room talking to a friend on her phone. "I have a friend who hasn't had much of an appetite lately. She feels nauseous whenever she smells fish. What's wrong?"
The other person paused, then asked, "Have you ever had sex? Have you had your period recently?"
Lin Luoxi said, "She is married, but her sex life...I don't know, her menstrual cycle...I don't know either."
"Isn't this your friend? You don't even know when you get your period?" the friend said bluntly. "And when did you get married? How come I didn't know? Xixi, that's not fair of you."
Lin Luoxi: "..."
“It wasn’t me,” Lin Luoxi said. “It really was a friend of mine.”
friend:"?"
“I suspect I’m pregnant,” Lin Luoxi said. “What do you think?”
"Go get checked," my friend said. "There's a 60% chance you're pregnant. If you've had sex and haven't had your period for over a month, then there's an 80% chance."
Lin Luoxi paused upon hearing this, then said, "Alright."
Her friend is a doctor, which is why Lin Luoxi called to ask her.
After hanging up the phone, Sally leaned over and asked, "Pregnant? Honey, you're pregnant?"
Lin Luoxi: "..."
Does this person have some kind of skill in mishearing lyrics?
"Sweetie," Sally exclaimed excitedly, "Are we going to have a baby?"
Lin Luoxi looked at her coldly: "We do it three times a week. Do you think she can survive even if there are children?"
Sally: "..."
Sally's smile gradually froze on her face, and she was unsure how to react.
Lin Luoxi continued to look up relevant information on her phone, remaining completely calm.
A moment later, Sally said in a serious tone, "Honey, let's do less of this in the future."
Lin Luoxi: "?"
Lin Luoxi got up and walked towards the bedroom, too lazy to pay attention to her.
Sally had just finished showering, her hair still wet, and her blue eyes looked incredibly innocent. "What's wrong, baby? Why are you ignoring me again?"
Lin Luoxi entered the room, closed the door, and locked it, effectively locking Sally out in one swift motion.
Sally stared blankly at the door, then shouted loudly in broken Chinese, "Lin Luoxi! I'm really going to get angry!"
Lin Luoxi: "Let's run away from home!"
Sally: "...No!"
Lin Luoxi: "So what do you want to do?"
Sally: "Open the door!"
Lin Luoxi: "...Me neither."
The two faced off across a door.
Sally asked, "What did I do wrong?"
Lin Luoxi: "Too much talking."
Sally: "..."
Lin Luoxi sat in the room, still checking pregnancy-related information on her phone. Based on Xu Qingzhu's recent condition, she could roughly determine that she was pregnant.
But it seems there's been a problem between her and Liang Shi.
As a friend, there's really nothing I can do to help her.
Lin Luoxi didn't intend to overstep her bounds and ask Liang Shi. After exiting the search, she simply sent Xu Qingzhu a message: "[Get some rest. If you have time, go to the hospital for a checkup. I asked a friend, and they said you might be pregnant.]"
Lin Luoxi: [If you want, I can pretend I don't know anything about this.]
Lin Luoxi: [Pat head.jpg, just say the word if you need anything.]
Lin Luoxi: [I won't tell Sally either.]
After sending the message, I cleared the chat history.
Only then did he open the door for Sally, who was standing anxiously at the door. Sally immediately slipped into the room, asking, "Have you been having an affair behind my back?"
Lin Luoxi: "..."
"Yes." Lin Luoxi rolled her eyes. "Let me count how many I found."
She counted on her fingers, "Only six, is that a lot?"
Sally: "..."
Sally walked forward, wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and said through gritted teeth, "Are you making me angry again?"
"Otherwise what?" Lin Luoxi wasn't afraid of her at all. "This is the first time I've seen someone so keen on finding rivals for their love."
Sally leaned in and bit her lip, making Lin Luoxi wince in pain. She patted Sally's back and said, "Ouch."
Sally said, feeling wronged, "Who told you to make me angry?"
"Who told you to act like an idiot?" Lin Luoxi said.
Sally: "..."
Sally pinned Lin Luoxi against the door and wrapped her arms around her back.
The long, passionate kiss made the whole room feel enchanting.
After the kiss ended, Sally and Lin Luoxi each put their arms around each other's shoulders to catch their breath.
Lin Luoxi suddenly felt something cold pierce her finger. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Sally raised her hand, separated her fingers and placed them between Sally's, their fingers intertwined.
With sincere eyes, she said in Mandarin, which she had practiced countless times to barely speak clearly, "Lin Luoxi, let's get married."
//
Xu Qingzhu seemed to have slept for a very long time, and didn't even notice when the nurse came in to remove the needle.
When I woke up, it was already the next morning, and the sun was slowly rising.
The indoor heating is very strong.
If you don't go outside, you'd probably think it's a sunny and pleasant day.
Xu Qingzhu subconsciously raised her arm to cover her eyes, then felt a numbness in her forearm. When her eyes recovered, she looked down and found a small bruise.
Her skin is sensitive, and it gets like this if she's not careful during an IV drip; it takes several days for the swelling to subside.
When she woke up, the doctor and nurses came in.
Seeing that she was about to move, the nurse immediately stepped forward and held her down: "You're not ready to move right now, rest. By the way, the needle in your arm was slightly misaligned because you moved your arm too much while you were asleep last night, but it's nothing serious."
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "Okay."
The doctor approached her and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Hmm," Xu Qingzhu said, "It's pretty good."
At least I felt much better after a good night's sleep.
Although I haven't had nightmares for a while, I still can't fall asleep.
Lying in that bed at night, she would think of Liang Shi. She would hug Liang Shi's pillow to sleep. Often, when she woke up, the pillow would be soaked. At first, she thought the house was leaking, but then she realized that it was the tenth floor and there were many other households upstairs. How could that be?
When I raised my hand to wipe them away, I realized they were all my own tears.
I used to be someone who didn't pay much attention to eye makeup, but now eye makeup is the part that takes the most time when I do my makeup.
Every time I finish sleeping, it feels like a huge rock is pressing on my heart, so painful that I can hardly breathe.
"I added some sedative to your medicine," the doctor said. "The prerequisite for good rest is a good night's sleep, and then comes eating. You need to make sure you have three meals a day."
Xu Qingzhu nodded to indicate that she understood.
After checking her heartbeat and temperature, the doctor stood there hesitantly and asked, "No offense intended, but where are your family members? Even if your partner isn't here, it's better to have a family member or friend with you. You'll need to stay in the hospital for another week..."
“Ah…” Xu Qingzhu hesitated, “I will find someone, thank you for your trouble.”
The doctor nodded: "It's best to find someone you trust, preferably someone with an optimistic personality, because you're still feeling a bit depressed."
Xu Qingzhu gently pursed her lips and thanked her.
After they all left, Xu Qingzhu called her assistant and asked her to buy some new clothes and commonly used items to bring over.
She did not send her assistant back to her and Liang Shi's home.
That was still her private territory, which she couldn't violate.
Even while in the hospital, she didn't stop working. She still had to handle company affairs, turning all offline meetings online. She would occasionally go downstairs for a walk and forced herself to eat every day, but she would vomit almost everything she ate.
Looking back, it seems like a very difficult period.
She was like a puppet, only managing to muster her energy at work, otherwise she was always in a daze.