222 I Just Fancy You 6 (2/2)
”Why were you so careless as to trip and fall?” Gu Dongcheng chided.
”You think I wanted that?” Chi Rui'er retorted. She did not tell Gu Dongcheng that Xu Jingwen was the cause behind it all because she knew that he would definitely pursue the matter. When that happened, Xu Jingwen would spill the beans about the misdeeds Chi Rui'er had done to her, without a doubt.
Things would become worse should that happen.
It seemed she could only take the blame for now.
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In an attempt to keep her child, An Xiaoning spent a huge sum of money to contact a gynecological professor, who agreed to try his best to help her, though there were no promises.
An Xiaoning would have to inject herself daily with a single dose of tocolytic[1: A type of medicine used to suppress premature labor.], which she could get administered at the hospital or by herself.
She also had to attend regular gynecological checkups and remain sedentary in bed throughout most of her pregnancy.
An Xiaoning noted down the professor's instructions and instructed Mei Yangyang to collect the tocolytic syringes from the hospital so she could inject them herself at home.
Mei Yangyang then proceeded to inject a dosage of tocolytic into An Xiaoning according to the doctor's instruction. Due to the fact that it was her first time performing an injection, Mei Yangyang could not help but feel overwhelmed with nervousness.
An Xiaoning watched as Mei Yangyang injected her with the syringe and reassured the latter that she would get better with more practice.
She then saw the news report about Chi Rui'er's premature labor as soon as she turned on the television after laying down in bed.
Reminded of the fact that Mei Yangyang had once read Chi Rui'er's fortune, An Xiaoning said, ”Do you still remember the first time we met? You were manning a fortune-telling stall and I gave you a set of birth characters to read, after which you accurately predicted that the person would have two children.”
”Yes, I remember that. What about it?”
”That set of birth characters belongs to Chi Rui'er. She's already had an abortion once previously.”
Mei Yangyang gasped in shock before answering, ”Oh, so it belongs to her. She's destined to have a hard life though. Although she will be married, her marriage unfortunately would not last. The child she aborted was a boy too. But I remember clearly that the son she has now will live…”
An Xiaoning quickly put her index finger over her mouth and shushed Mei Yangyang, ”Don't say it out loud. Let's just keep it to ourselves. The child is innocent though. I hope he will grow up peacefully.”
”I hope so too, but no one can deny fate. Sis, are you still planning to invest in the movie now that you have to remain in bed most of the time?” said Mei Yangyang while putting a cotton gauze over the needle hole on An Xiaoning's arm.
”Of course I am. I'm only going to be an investor, there's no need for me to be on set every day. Besides, I can't allow you to spend all your time taking care of me. You'll have to live your own life too.”
”But I just want to accompany you. It won't be nice if I leave you at home alone every day, especially since you have to rest and recuperate at home.”
”No worries. This is a chance I'm giving you. You ought to cherish it. Besides, it won't take too long to film a movie. I'll discuss this matter further with Jing Tian when I see him.”
”Knock, knock!”
Mei Yangyang stood up to answer the door.
”Mr. Gu Beicheng would like to see Missy,” reported 006.
Mei Yangyang turned and said to An Xiaoning, ”Sis, Mr. Gu is here.”
”Let him come upstairs.”
Mei Yangyang proceeded to go outside the room.
Not long after, Gu Beicheng appeared at the door of her room.
It had been quite some time since they last met.
Gu Beicheng had since had a change of hairstyle — he had gotten a fresh cut of fringe, which made him look even more dashing.
He walked towards An Xiaoning and bent forward to have a look at her. ”Let me see, did you lose weight since the last time?”
”Losing weight is a tall order for me, alright?” An Xiaoning said with a grimace.
”Liar, you obviously lost a lot of weight. Have you been starving yourself? You really want to become just skin and bones?” Gu Beicheng chastised as his brows furrowed into a frown.