Chapter 113: The final deadline (1/2)

Chapter 113: The final deadline

Suyang was very serious and the smile vanished from my face.

“I don’t believe Wen Yihan will let you guys go so easily. What did you guys talk about?” Then, Suyang pinched my face. He wouldn’t let me avoid his eyes. “Don’t you dare try to hide more things from me.”

I put my hands over Suyang and anxiously responded, “I’ll tell you everything. But can we chat upstairs?”

Then, I shakily raised my hand and pointed randomly into space. I made my voice tremble. “There’s…..”

Before I could finish, Suyang dashed back into the apartment like an arrow. By the time I reacted, he was already standing in front of the elevator waving at me. “Why are you still standing there?”

I stared at the nothingness around me. Suyang was so easy to fool. He was such a chicken, yet he had a girlfriend who could see ghosts…

Speaking of which, due to Gao Jialan, we never continued our chat about my abilities to see ghost.

When we returned back to the apartment, I repeated everything Wen Yihan told me to Suyang. He was half shocked and half worried. After pondering for a long time, he wasn’t sure what to do either.

In no time, six days had gone by. These days, Suyang and I were constantly trying to find an opportunity to confirm with Gao Jialan. But, we kept losing it.

Today was the final day before the deadline. Suyang and I came up with a plan last night. Today, he will randomly find a reason to leave the apartment so Gao Jialan and I could be home by ourselves to chat.

So, early in the morning, Suyang used “fishing” as the reason why he had to leave. Before he left, I rolled my eyes at him. He could’ve just left silently. Wouldn’t Gao Jialan be more suspicious when he used an excuse like that?

Most likely, Gao Jialan had already sensed something. For the past few days, the moment I walked closer towards her, she would automatically go elsewhere. It was like she was purposely avoiding me.

“Gao Jialan, I saw online that women who are around three months pregnant have a tendency to go through a lot of symptoms and effects. Are you alright?”

Currently, I was massaging her shoulders and testing her at the same time.

“I’m fine. This is Yufan’s child. I’m fine no matter how difficult it is.” she murmured.

Since I was massaging her, Gao Jialan couldn’t walk away even if she wanted to.

“Even if you lose your life?” I blurted.

Hearing this, Gao Jialan’s shoulder stiffened and she placed her hand over mine, indicating I could stop. Then, she turned to look at me. She was ready to talk.

“He told you?” Gao Jialan calmly asked.

“Yes, Wen Yihan told me everything. He gave me a week to think about it. How else did you think you and Suyang could have escaped so easily?”

“I’m not that foolish. Of course I knew there was a reason why we managed to escape so smoothly… I just didn’t want to think about it.”

I gazed into Gao Jialan’s eyes, “These past few days, I’ve thought deeply about it. I honestly think you should give up the child. You’re still so young and have so much ahead of you….”

“I can’t believe you would say this to me… as a woman, how could you not understand my emotions?”

“I understand that mothers would give up everything for their children. So, I’m not forcing you. I’m just hoping I could convince you to let the child go.”

Gao Jialan shook her head as she stared out the window and into a far distance. “You’re still young. When you have your own child, you’ll understand that mothers would never willingly abandon their children.”

“You know I can see ghosts. Do you know why I saw Wen Yihan on Mid Autumn Festival?” I briefly glanced at Wen Yufan, who was standing far away. “Wen Yufan was the one who led me to him.”

Gao Jialan was acting like she couldn’t hear me. She touched her tummy and continued, “This child is growing slowly in my body. Each day, I can sense a change…regardless how small it may be….”

“Wen Yufan is a ghost. He could’ve easily led me to you. But he didn’t do that. He deliberately wanted to bring me to see Wen Yihan. Why do you think he did that?”

“My child and I are together as one. The moment I found out I was pregnant, I had the drive to carry on. Every night, I would envision his face. I would imagine him reaching his hand out to me and calling me “mommy”. I could see him attending elementary school…. As for Yufan, I’m not going to make any presumptuous guesses. I found out I was pregnant after he died…so he never heard it from me. But I’m glad he knows….at least I don’t have to regret about that.”

“No regret? He knows you’re willing to risk your life for the baby… and I swear to you that his expression isn’t the joyful one you would imagine.”

Gao Jialan avoided my eyes as she stood up and said wearily, “No need to say anymore. Regardless of what you say, I refuse to give up this child.”

“You already knew what I wanted to say prior to this….”

Gao Jialan had her back against me and didn’t respond.