97 Was She Pregnant? (2/2)

”Didn't you see… she was so stubborn and headstrong.”

”She'll find a way out herself. Since she's so bent on marrying him, just let her be.”

”Are we really going to watch her dig her own grave blindly?”

”It may seem like a grave to us, but perhaps from her perspective, it's a path to happiness.”

Mrs. Jin let out a helpless sigh.

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Chi Rui'er had spent the entire afternoon brushing her teeth vigorously, such that her gums were almost swollen.

She could not get over the repulsing thought of having ingested so much rat meat.

She stuck her finger down her throat in a bid to induce vomiting and throw up everything she had eaten.

What she had once seen as a delicacy had now become extremely nauseating.

Her hatred towards An Xiaoning grew even deeper.

What made her even more bitter was Jin Qingyan's cold and nonchalant attitude.

A million unfathomable thoughts began to flood Chi Rui'er's mind as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.

It had never occurred to her that she would be reduced to such a pitiful plight one day. Although she was materially comfortable and could afford almost anything she wanted, she could never have the heart of the person she loved the most.

Firstly, there was Gu Beicheng, whom she thought would love her wholeheartedly, since she had already become his girlfriend. Yet, little did she expect that she'd turn out not standing a chance at all.

Then, there was Jin Qingyan, who had once loved her. However, it was all too late when she realized what she had, and he had long been out of her reach before she even came to her senses.

”Ms. Chi… are you alright?” the cook asked upon noticing that she had not once left the bathroom throughout the entire afternoon. It did not help that Chi Rui'er had also been mumbling to herself incessantly, which was in fact rather worrying.

”It's none of your business, get lost!” she snapped.

Her sudden rage had startled the cook, who then closed the door and left. Upon noticing the cook retreating in shock, the bodyguard could not help but reveal the cause of Chi Rui'er's behavior. ”She deserved it!” the cook muttered under her breath as soon as she heard what had happened.

Chi Rui'er finally came out of the bathroom and plonked herself down onto the bed, not wanting to move another inch.

She stared out of the window blankly and watched as the sky gradually turned from bright to pitch dark. With the heater switched off, the room was cold and empty, just like her heart.

Having eaten nothing at all, she laid on the bed, all listless and sluggish.

A painful lump had swelled up in her throat. It throbbed in pain, making her feel worse than ever.

She did not have the appetite to eat or the mood to go out. In fact, she could not even fall asleep. There was nothing she was interested in doing. She felt just like a walking zombie.

Feeling lonely and aimless, she lay on the bed and began scrolling through her phone mindlessly, with the TV switched on in the background.

A 50-second commercial advertising a well-known brand of sanitary pads began to play on the screen. It suddenly came to Chi Rui'er's mind that she had not been using any of those in a long while.

She tried to recall the last time Aunt Flo had paid her a visit and began to sense something was amiss.

It was normal for menstrual cycles to be late for up to a week. However, hers had been late for way longer than that!

Could she be plagued with a gynecological disease? Or was she… pregnant?