Chapter 332 - The Baby Is Gone (2/2)

”It's alright. Don't think too much. We will have another baby.” Chu Lui held her tightly. Perhaps, this baby was not meant to be his. He had been waiting for this baby in anticipation, too. He did not feel good now that it was gone. However, he could blame no one; and no amount of pain would patch things up. The most important thing was Li Manni's health.

”Listen to me. You must make sure you take care of yourself and recuperate well. Trust me. We will have lots and lots of children in the future.” His hand caressed her colorless face as heartache swept across his eyes. She must be the saddest person in this room right now. What right did he have to blame her? He should not blame her for not taking precautions to be careful of his child. No, he wouldn't do that.

”Lui, will you leave me? You're the only one I have now that the baby is gone.” Li Manni clung tightly onto Chu Lui's shirt as her body trembled non-stop. She was terrified, truly terrified that he would leave her and discard her. This step of her plan was too risky, and she wasn't feeling sure of herself.

”Why would I? You are my wife, and I am your husband. I won't leave you just like this.” He patted her shoulders which had tensed up from her anxiety, wishing he could reassure her. In his mind, he thought that this woman would have a meltdown if history was to repeat itself.

She wouldn't be able to bear it. Instead, let him be the one to shoulder her burden.

If only he could see the woman in his arms, he would have seen her in a trance.

Unconsciously, his fingers started to move and pat Li Manni's shoulders gently. He would treat her even better in the future. He truly believed that they could conceive another child very soon. For sure.

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Du Jingtang stared at the mountains of document folders as he stood inside the CEO office in the Chu Enterprise. He flung his phone aside. Currently, he was overwhelmed with work. His CEO cousin and his auntie were at the hospital, keeping the woman company as she had a miscarriage.

He was the only one here.

”How can she be so careless?” Du Jingtang could not help himself from saying. If this was the case, then that little girl would have died in vain.

He tossed his pen down. His thoughts seemed to be running too far ahead of himself. Those were matters concerning his cousin, the Chu family. It had nothing to do with him. His last name was Du. However, he could not help himself from feeling uncomfortable.

Time could be a heartless thing to a human. It would not slow down or stay on the spot no matter how much one wanted it to. Li Manni was discharged, but her spirits remained low, and Chu Lui returned to work. He had clearly become more aloof compared to before. The number of sighs that his parents made had increased, too.

Chu Lui tossed the folder that he was holding and shoved everything in front of him. He felt as though something was crushing him inside, causing him to suffocate.

He did not wish to go home. Whenever he went back, he would be greeted by the sight of Li Manni crying to herself. He would become more irritated and frustrated. There was so much going on in his life right now, and he felt as though all the air had been sucked out of him.

He picked up his jacket and stood up. He was not in the mood to go through the piles of documents that were laying on his table.

He opened the door and was greeted by Du Jingtang who had raised his hand to knock on his office door.

”Cousin, it is still so early. Are you done for the day? Don't you feel tired at all? You are not a machine. Even a machine needs to be maintained by oiling its parts,” he said weirdly. It was rare to see his cousin leave the office so early. This man had put his work before everything else, even his life.