Chapter 695 - One Year Later (1/2)
“Xiaofu, don’t cry anymore, come. Sit up. Mummy has made some soup for you. Drink it quickly while it is still hot. The doctor said that you have been too emotional lately, and you also have not been eating enough. You are already showing signs of a slight miscarriage. In the future, you have to be careful to take care of the baby.”
Xia Xiaofu’s mother helped her sit up, and she wiped her tears clean before she drank the soup that her mother fed her. Even though she did not want to drink it at all, she tried very hard to drink it.
“Mum, don’t worry. In the future. I will not do silly things anymore. I will take good care of myself.”
Xia Xiaofu touched her flat stomach. This was her Little Fifth, and it was the blood that Luoxi left for her. She would definitely give birth to Little Fifth safely and healthily.
She would not continue to be in a daze and retreat anymore. She had already found a new direction in life.
Nobody could not bring her down anymore. She would bring Little Fifth up until she was grown up.
“Xiaofu, this child belongs to?” Xia Xiaofu’s mother asked her carefully.
“Luoxi.” Xia Xiaofu had a sweet smile on her face as she spoke.
Xia Xiaofu’s mother had already guessed the answer. Throughout these trying times, she had already experienced her family going down in crumbles, and now, thinking back about Ou Luoxi as a person, she was extremely emotional…and regretful….
That youth who was handsome and skinny, no matter how cold she treated him, he would not retaliate at all. He would only lower his gaze down as he was busy inside the kitchen, and he would not use any sweet words to gain her favour, but every time he looked at her, he would always be very reserved and nervous…
Xia Xiaofu’s mother did not expect him to end up in trouble so suddenly. For the last two months, he would feed his blood to Xia Bo everyday. There were a few times where she could tell that he was feeling faint.
The moment she thought about this, Xia Xiaofu’s mother’s eyes were a little moist. She did not dare to tell Xia Xiaofu about the matter regarding Ou Luoxi feeding his blood to her father, so she stretched her hand out to wipe her tears. She was emotional as she said, “Such a man… Why would he be gone just like this?”
“Luoxi did not die.”
Xia Xiaofu’s mother froze.
Xia Xiaofu’s tone was firm as she repeated, “Unless I see his body. Otherwise, I will not believe that he has died. I’ll always wait for him, until I…cannot wait anymore.”
Upon seeing her daughter in this state, Xia Xiaofu’s mother could only lower her gaze and shed tears.
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One year later
In the Ou family villa, Ou Ze’s mother, Chen Ni, was haughty and arrogant as she sat down on the sofa in the living room. The helpers in the villa were lined up behind her. She took a fan in her hand as she fanned herself. She was staring at the kitchen as she coldly snorted, “Be a little quicker. Quicker! Your mother-in-law is here today. Why are you unable to even make a meal? Do you really consider yourself the Young Mistress of the Ou family already?”
Xia Xiaofu wore an apron as she stood inside the kitchen to fry rice. Her small, fair hand had a few blisters on it, but she did not care too much about it, and she was focused as she stir fried the vegetables.
Of course, she would not bother about the sarcastic attitude that Chen Ni had or the judgemental attitude of the helpers. Over the past half year, she’d already become used to it.
She was used to Chen Ni making life difficult for her. In the past, she did not know how to cook, but when she was eight to nine months pregnant, she had a large belly and would kneel down to wipe the floors. She would prepare meals in the kitchen. There were so many helpers in the villa, but everyone would laugh at her as they stood behind her, and they would judge her.
In the Ou family, she was treated worse than a helper.
Xia Xiaofu did not say a single word. Chen Ni was even more furious as she said, “Xia Xiaofu, do you think that you are still the Nation’s Goddess like before? Have a look at yourself. In this half year, you came over, my Ah Ze did not come back home for a single night. You are unable to persuade your own man to stay. Forget being unable to make him stay, you even gave birth to a money wasting thing. Our Ou family does not want a daughter; we want a son!”
Xia Xiaofu served the dishes and soup that were done and placed them on the table before scooping a bowl of rice. She did not have any expressions on her face as she looked over at Chen Ni and said, “It is time to eat.”
Chen Ni glared at Xia Xiaofu fiercely. Xia Xiaofu had been in the Ou family for almost a year now, but she never addressed Chen Ni as Mum. What was she being arrogant for?
Chen Ni stood up, walked over to the dining table, raised the warm bowl of soup, and directly threw it all on Xia Xiaofu.
“What did you cook? Can I actually eat this?”
Xia Xiaofu’s face was wet after she was splashed with the soup. The ingredients and the soup were splashed on her hair and clothes. She looked extremely dishevelled. but she did not have any reaction. All she did was to stoop down and tidy up the utensils on the carpet.
Chen Ni looked at her being so obedient, but actually, the arrogant attitude in her bones came out immediately. She pointed at Xia Xiaofu and started to rant, “You are eating the food from our Ou family and use the items belonging to the Ou family, and we are even providing for your mother. The dog that our family raises knows how to wag its tail and to act cute towards its owners. What capabilities do you have to be so arrogant in front of me?”
Xia Xiaofu picked the utensils with her small hand and froze. Her long eyelashes fluttered for a moment before she plainly said, “Then you can go ahead to ask Ou Ze why he is not raising a dog. If he agrees to divorce me, I might really wag my tail and act cutely in front of you.”
“You!”
Chen Ni had a sinister gleam in her eyes. She lowered her gaze towards Xia Xiaofu’s small, egg-shaped face. It was just one month after her confinement period. Other women’s figures would still be still bloated, but her floral dress was accentuating her curves, she did not have any spots on her face, and her skin was even fairer compared to the time before she gave birth, just like a peeled egg white.
Her small lips did not have much colour to them. Her skin was pinkish, and any man who looked at her would be tempted to rush forward to bite her.
Xia Xiaofu looked like a natural vixen, so it was no wonder that her son could not bear to take any drastic measures against this woman.
Chen Ni was absolutely livid. She stepped forward, bent over, and pinched Xia Xiaofu’s slim arm forcefully as she said, “You are harsh with your words!”
Xia Xiaofu did not say anything, and she raised her eyebrows, taking the pain.
Chen Ni was done throwing her tantrum. She stood up straight, and she looked down on Xia Xiaofu as she wiped her hands and said, “Every time I come over, it is a waste of my time, especially when I see that old face of yours. I am going to vomit, okay? That will be all for today. I have an appointment with someone to do my hair.”
Chen Ni walked away with her high heeled shoes.
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Chen Ni left the villa. Xia Xiaofu tidied the dishes and utensils on the floor and cleaned up the place before going upstairs.
After opening the door, she went inside with light footsteps.
There was a wooden baby cot in the room and a pink mosquito net on the small bed. There was a wind chime that was by the side of the pink mosquito net, and when the small cot moved a little, Xia Xiaofu knew that her Little Fifth had already awoken.
She tucked the strands of hair by her cheeks behind her ears, and Xia Xiaofu had a blissful and sweet smile on her face. She walked over to the side of the baby cot and lowered her gaze to look at her little precious baby.
Little Fifth was already two months old now. When she was born, she was only 2.3kg. Her lack of nutrition made her extremely tiny, but Little Fifth was very healthy, and all of her medical checks showed that she was normal.
Little Fifth was very very obedient. She probably knew that her Mummy was busy, so she slept on her own small bed quietly and never ever cried. When she carried Little Fifth at night, Little Fifth would open her eyes and move her small fragrant body in Xia Xiaofu’s embrace.
Xia Xiaofu stretched her fair index finger out to touch Little Fifth’s small face. Little Fifth resembled her. Even their skin was alike. She was only two months old but was already fair and cute like a piece of water tofu.