Chapter 1 (2/2)
Lu Man was uneasy with his swift reply. It seemed that fifty thousand dollars were not a big deal for him. But, it could totally change her life.
“Mister, could you please make the payment upfront?” Lu Man was worried that the man would refuse to pay the money when he sobered up.
“Is it okay if I sign a cheque?”
“Yes.” Nobody would bring along that much money with them anyway.
After a night, Lu Man took the cheque with her and left. Her eyes were red and swollen. She would never be herself anymore. She was no longer his girl anymore…
That one night was a nightmare to her. She thought that it would stay in her past forever. But, it did not.
One month later, her period was late. It had always been punctual. She thought that it was because of stress. But still, it did not come after some time.
One night, somebody ate some fried squids in the hostel. She was disgusted with that smell. Soon, she rushed to the toilet and vomited.
Something occurred to her as she rested on the toilet bowl.
On the next day, she went and bought a pregnancy test. Then, she went to a secluded toilet in the school.
Her hands trembled uncontrollably when she looked at the result.
She was pregnant. She was indeed pregnant.
One week later…
Lu Man went to a private hospital. She wanted to get rid of the baby although she was having quite a number of nightmares because of the baby.
It was rather a long wait for her turn to do the operation. It suffocated her.
“Lu Man, Lu Man…” Finally, it was her turn.
But, she was frightened out of her wits when she heard the nurse’s voice. That nurse seemed to look like a monster and she seemed as if she was approaching Lu Man with gaping jaws…
Lu Man ran away desperately just like she was running for her life.
She was still running really quickly when she had left the hospital. Soon, she saw the shimmering water of the lake nearby. At that moment, she had a thought. She wanted to throw herself into the lake and end everything there and then.
But, she could not bring herself to do so.
She had promised her mother to stay alive no matter how difficult life became.
She had no choice but to turn around. She saw the diverging paths in front of her. She did not know whether to return to the hospital or bring her child to the world and leave him forever.
At that moment, a black limousine stopped in front of her.
“Miss Lu, please come with us.” Two men in black got down from the car and held her.
“Who are you? I don’t know you!” She struggled to get loose.
“Miss Lu, just be quiet and come with us if you don’t want anything to happen to both the mother and son of the Mu family.”
That one sentence was enough to make Lu Man stop struggling.
Lu Man was brought forward to face a dignified old woman.
“You’re going to stay here from now on until the baby is born.”
Lu Man was shocked. She was the only one who knew of her own pregnancy. How did the old woman know about that? Why did that old woman want her to give birth to the baby?
“You better stay here and give birth to the baby. I have promised that nothing will happen to both the mother and son of the Mu family. Otherwise…” The old woman did not finish her sentence but it was quite enough.
After eight months, Lu Man finally heard the cries of the baby after a day of labor. She was relieved.
She had mixed feelings at that moment. It was her child. It was truly her child.
Her child.
She had used up all her energy when giving birth to the baby. She did not even have the energy to speak and ask for the baby. She closed her eyes weakly. After a while, she heard the door being opened.
“Old Madam, it’s a boy.”
“Good.”
Although the old woman was wearing a mask, Lu Man could still see her smile.
Then, she saw the old woman leaving with her child.
“Let me… Just let me take a look at the baby…” She tried her best to stretch her hands out. She wanted to take a look at the child.
“You have nothing to do with the child from now on!”
“But…” Lu Man did not get to finish her sentence. She was the only one left in the delivery room.
She struggled and she wanted to go and pursue the old woman. She wanted to see the baby! She knew that it was impossible for her to have the baby on her own. However, she just wanted to take a look at the baby. She just wanted to look at him…
1But, she was engulfed by darkness soon after.
When she regained consciousness, she was lying in the ward. Madam Mu was sitting beside her.
“Aunt, what’s wrong with me?” She did not even remember what happened to her. What was wrong with her? Why was she in the hospital?
“You have met with a car accident.”
“A car accident?” She tried her best to recall the details but she could not remember any of it.
The doctor was summoned and he explained that her head was hurt in the car accident. That was why she had lost some of her memory. She did not remember how she got hurt or why she was hurt. She touched her head subconsciously, it was bandaged. She did not try to recall the details anymore because she had really forgotten all about it.