165 I Want a Divorce 3 (1/2)

Gu Dongcheng mellowed his tone upon seeing that she had teared up. ”Let's take you for another checkup tomorrow. We shall keep the baby if the doctor says that you're really going to have a hard time getting pregnant again. Otherwise, we'll abort it if he says that another abortion won't make a difference. Will that do?”

Chi Rui'er agreed instantly with a nod, ”Alright, we'll go with your plan.”

An Xiaoning woke up to find Jin Qingyan sitting beside her.

She made eye contact with him as soon as she opened her eyes.

”You're up?”

An Xiaoning nodded and asked, ”Where's Gu Beicheng?”

”He had already gone home,” answered Jin Qingyan, though he was a little disgruntled to hear that Gu Beicheng was the first person she asked about, right after waking up.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sound could be heard coming from the door. It was Mei Yangyang, who had entered with a lunchbox in her hand. ”Sis Xiaoning, you're awake. Here's some fish soup my father made for you. Would you like to have some now?” Mei Yangyang asked while placing the lunchbox onto the table.

”Alright, thank your father for me,” An Xiaoning said with a feeble voice.

”Don't mention it, Sis. Just focus on recuperating. We still have a lot to do together, once you recover,” said Mei Yangyang as she scooped some soup into a bowl.

”It smells delicious.”

”Let Brother-in-law feed you,” said Mei Yangyang, handing the bowl of soup and a spoon to Jin Qingyan.

She then proceeded to help An Xiaoning adjust the bed so the latter could sit up.

Jin Qingyan fed her the soup, mouthful after mouthful, until she had finished every last drop of it. He discovered that An Xiaoning seemed to have become cold and distant towards him ever since the incident happened, though he was unsure if he was just imagining things.

”Qingyan, you may head back first. Let Yangyang accompany me instead.”

”Alright.”

He did as she instructed and exited the hospital ward, only to realize that there were a lot of people waiting outside.

”Sis, there's still more soup left in the lunchbox. Let me know when you'd like to have some again. This thermal flask works wonders, the soup will still stay warm even after hours have passed,” Mei Yangyang said gently as she sat down on the spot Jin Qingyan was sitting on earlier.

An Xiaoning was connected to a drip via a tube inserted into her left hand. She placed her right hand on top of Mei Yangyang's and broke down into tears, finally releasing the emotions she had been suppressing. ”Yangyang.”

”Sis… don't cry, you're making me want to cry too,” said Mei Yangyang as she hurriedly whipped out a piece of tissue paper to wipe An Xiaoning's overflowing tears.

”Qingyue and I were abducted and taken to a basement somewhere. The hitmen made Qingyan choose between saving me or Qingyue. My mother-in-law was the one who made the decision,” An Xiaoning explained.

”I heard about it from Tianze, Brother-in-law was tied up forcefully by his parents,” Mei Yangyang quickly tried to defend Jin Qingyan.

”Well, he was faced with a difficult choice. If I were to put myself in his shoes, I would've been stuck in a dilemma and fail to make the right decision too. Fan Shixin was watching and guarding him closely throughout. I know he was put in a spot, so I don't blame him for not choosing to save me. But Yangyang, I've realized that when one faces the brink of death, survival would be the only thing that matters to them. Everything else would only pale in comparison and come in second,” said An Xiaoning, forcing an awkward smile.

Mei Yangyang had also begun to tear up. She took a deep breath and said, ”Sis, why do I feel like…”

However, she stopped speaking before finishing what she had on her mind, for she was unsure if she had made a correct guess.

”I don't blame him or his family at all. I just feel like I can no longer genuinely treat them like my own family with all my heart, like I used to in the past. So, I have something to ask of you right now,” An Xiaoning continued.

What came out of An Xiaoning's mouth next was exactly what Mei Yangyang had guessed. ”I'll speak while you write. Please help me print two copies of a divorce agreement.”