1078 Perplexed and Smitten 138 (2/2)
Bu Xianxian had rarely spoken to her parents about Shi Shaochuan.
They barely knew much about him.
\”You… you seriously…\” Mr. Bu had no idea what to say about his daughter and continued smoking incessantly.
\”You want to get an abortion but he doesn't want you to. In that case, why don't you just give birth to it? Just marry him. Women ought to just settle down with a man.\”
\”Mother, do you know who his first wife was?\”
\”Who?\”
\”She's An Xiaoning.\”
\”Really?\” Mrs. Bu asked in astonishment.
\”Yes. He was a little displeased when he first saw me.\”
Feeling a little worried, Mrs. Bu said, \”Think about it. He divorced Ms. An and yet you look so much like her now. How could he possibly be good to you? He'd better not be using you to get a child. By the way…\”
Mrs. Bu's heart grew heavy at the thought of a greater problem. She continued, \”It would be fine if the child looks like him. But wouldn't the cat be let out of the bag if the child looks like you before you went under the knife?\”
\”I can't give birth to that child. However, he has ordered two bodyguards to keep close tabs on me at all times. They're now watching me right outside the door. There's no way for me to go to the hospital at all.\”
\”Xianxian, don't be like this…\” After she racked her brains, an idea popped up in Mrs. Bu's mind. She said, \”Inform him beforehand that you went under the knife to look like Ms. An. Tell him that there's a possibility that the child may not be genetically blessed. Show him a photo of yourself before you got plastic surgery. Perhaps he wouldn't compel you to give birth then.\”
Bu Xianxian found that her mother's words made sense. For the first time, she felt like her mediocre looks would actually come in handy.
\”What if it still doesn't work?\”
After a moment of silence, Mrs. Bu answered, \”Then we'll have to come up with another solution. We'll worry about that when the time comes. Just try this first.\”
\”Alright.\” With a heavy heart, Bu Xianxian proceeded to look for photos of her old self. Staring at her old photos, she felt as if she was looking at someone else.
She deliberately picked out a photo in which she appeared even uglier than she originally was, so as to exaggerate things.
She returned to the rented apartment with the photo and waited for Shi Shaochuan to come home.
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The weather in Y Nation was gloomy when the four of them arrived.
Despite it being summertime in July, the temperature in Y Nation was much colder, unlike the sweltering heat in S Nation.
Just as they exited, they heard the sounds of an alarm coming from above.
\”Latest update: We're facing a terrorist attack in the city. To all tourists who are heading toward the city, please make a detour. To all tourists who are heading toward the city, please make a detour. This is to prevent any dire consequences.\”
The four of them stopped in their tracks. Pointing at the seat further away, An Xiaoning said, \”Let's stop and observe the situation first.\”
\”Yes, we'll leave later.\”
\”Mr. Jin will probably contact us.\”
They sat down, after which Long Tianze took out his laptop to check for the latest updates of the situation. He said, \”Seems like it's the doing of the DK Organization. We'd better not go for now.\”
After waiting for news for a long time, they still did not receive any calls from Jin Qingyan. An Xiaoning suggested, \”Shall we just head to the address they had given us?\”
\”It'd be good for us to go take a look. That's better than waiting here aimlessly.\”
An Xiaoning took out one of the two guns she had brought along and handed it to Mei Yangyang. \”Take one with you.\”
Mei Yangyang grabbed the gun. An Xiaoning took the lead while Mei Yangyang followed behind the other two people who were walking in between her and An Xiaoning.
They hailed a taxi in a bid to head to the address. However, the taxi driver turned them down.
He refused to send them there due to the chaos that had just broken out.
After receiving the same response from several other drivers, An Xiaoning asked, \”Could Qingyan…\”
\”Sis, don't let your imagination run wild.\” Pointing at a bus that was not too far away, Mei Yangyang continued, \”There's a big bus there. Let's go take a look. If we're near the location, let's board the bus to get there.\”