The wealthy military officer spoils his wife excessively

The elevator doors closed, and Suwen nearly snapped the medical record card she was clutching in her hand. Seeing this, Xiao Ai didn't dare to interrupt or ask any more questions.

Upon arriving at the gynecology department, each patient was assigned a private consultation room according to their assigned number.

She and Xiao Ai parted ways temporarily and went alone into the second room further inside. The initial consultation was conducted by a middle-aged female doctor who looked very kind. She glanced at Nie Suwen, her eyes as calm as still water, without a trace of emotion.

"Fill out the medical record card first."

"it is good."

Suwen certainly wouldn't obediently write down her name. Although the hospital promised confidentiality, she still didn't want to leave any evidence. Anyway, since she was in such an expensive place, she didn't expect to use her medical insurance card.

After watching her fill out the form, the doctor took the medical record and asked kindly, "Where do you feel unwell?"

Doctors all over China like to ask this question, but she wasn't sure if it was the same worldwide. She thought, if she knew what was wrong with her, would she need to ask a doctor?

However, she told the truth: "I want to get a checkup. My period is several days late."

"Approximately how many days has it been?"

"I can't remember exactly, it's been more than a week, or almost half a month?"

"Then let's get a blood test. That way the results will be more accurate." The doctor gave her another test form. "You can see the report in an hour."

"Thank you." Whether it was nervousness or something else, as soon as she stood up, she immediately pushed the sunglasses on her collar up to her face, and her fingers even trembled slightly as she took the examination form.

The middle-aged female doctor smiled faintly at her; this was a common occurrence here. She was quite old and didn't follow celebrities. To protect the confidentiality of her esteemed clients, she would never gossip about them to her friends or family. All of this was covered by confidentiality agreements signed when the hospital hired them.

When she came out, Xiao Ai immediately stood up, looking at her with nervous anticipation. Su Wen waved the blood test results in her hand and shook her head. Xiao Ai sat down again.

There weren't many people in the blood testing room. In the empty and quiet room, only one nurse was busy walking around, disinfecting syringes and checking blood samples.

She sat there, and the nurse placed a soft pad under her arm and then wiped her skin with an alcohol swab. Noticing that she was trembling badly, the nurse gently comforted her, "It's okay, it's just a prick, it won't hurt."

She's such a grown-up, yet she's still afraid of needles; it's almost embarrassing to admit. But there's nothing she can do; this fear is ingrained, like someone with acrophobia or hydrophobia. Last time, Lu Zheng covered her eyes and pulled her into his arms, but this time, she has to face it all alone.

She pressed her right arm down with her left hand, trying to control her trembling arm. She turned her head and closed her eyes.

When the needle entered her skin, she instinctively convulsed for a moment, the stinging pain quickly subsided.

As she stood up, pressing the cotton ball against her skin, she suddenly felt extremely dizzy. Seeing that she was about to get up so quickly, the nurse quickly supported her from behind, helped her sit down on the sofa, and considerately poured her a glass of brown sugar water: "You just had your blood drawn, it's best to rest for a while first."

She nodded blankly, then looked at the tubes of blood samples displayed in the cabinet and suddenly asked, "If I want to donate bone marrow, can I just use these blood samples for matching?"

The nurse paused, probably not expecting her question to jump so far. After a moment, she nodded, quickly regaining her professional smile: "However, miss, looking at your medical record, you're here for a pregnancy checkup, right? If you're pregnant, it's not suitable to have a bone marrow extraction. If you insist on having it done, I suggest you have an abortion first, and then have the bone marrow extraction done after you've recovered."

"No..." Almost as soon as the nurse finished speaking, Su Wen subconsciously pressed her lower abdomen, her smiling face turning ashen.

The nurse smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm just answering your question objectively." After all, a bone marrow transplant can save a life, and the choice of what's most urgent is ultimately up to the patient.

The heavy smell of disinfectant assaulted her nostrils, and a wave of acid reflux rose in her stomach. She didn't want to stay there; it seemed the stench of blood would overwhelm her. She practically fled the room, turned around, leaned against the wall, and gasped for breath.

I realized then that my heart was beating so fast.

What does his life or death have to do with her? She'd never give up her child for him!

But hadn't she and Xiao Ai already prepared for the worst? If they really did get pregnant, well... since they didn't plan to keep the child anyway, they might as well do a good deed that day, repay his life, and also repay the kindness he showed by giving birth to them.

Suwen's mind was in turmoil.

When they returned to the corridor, Xiao Ai stood up and looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Why are you all sweaty just from getting blood drawn?"

She wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and realized it was covered in cold sweat.

"The doctor said it would take an hour for the results to come out."

Xiao Ai knew this period was the hardest, every minute and every second was torture, so she comforted her: "Just wait, we'll know the result soon."

"I feel a bit of chest tightness and want to go for a walk."

She left Xiao Ai behind and went up to the rooftop of the building alone. Beijing winters are often windy and dusty, and the rooftop was clearly neglected. Every corner bore the marks of the crackdown. The sky was gray, heavy and oppressive, seemingly within reach. But when she actually stretched out her hand, all she felt was the wind slipping through her fingers.

Happiness is truly within reach.

Only.

When they were in love, neither of them thought about so much. She loved him, and that was enough. Contraception, elders' objections, future prospects, careers—they were all forgotten. Only now, as their love evolved into marriage and family, do they realize how naive and ignorant they had been.

Marriage is not just a matter between two people; it carries much more and brings many invisible troubles.

Love? It wasn't enough to sustain her. Even now, feeling cornered, she still didn't have the courage to pick up the phone and tell Lu Zheng everything.

The wind picked up, stinging her face. As she held her scarf to her face, she looked down at her fingertips, clearly aware of how badly she was trembling.

Although my mother is a nag, every word she says is reasonable and for my own good.

Now, she's all alone and has no idea what to do.

She moved her hand away and touched her abdomen. If she were smarter, she wouldn't have this child. Now that it has happened, if she were sensible, she should listen to Xiao Ai and resolve this matter.

The solution... was so easy, but it cost an innocent little life.

But, can we keep it?

Her acting career had just begun to take off when she left this dazzling and bizarre entertainment circle, only to be thrown back into the penniless state of Nie Suwen, who was equally unable to raise the child.

She still has Lu Zheng? I'm afraid that when Old Master Lu signs another check, she will still have to leave Lu Zheng.

Will they suddenly realize their mistake, or continue to be stubbornly deluded?

She didn't know how long she had been on the rooftop, until her hands and feet were frozen stiff and her skin was icy cold, before she belatedly glanced at her watch. Almost an hour had passed; it was time to go down and check the results, to await... the verdict...

As she walked up the stairs to the emergency exit, the quiet space was filled only with her footsteps, when suddenly another sound rang out.

With a crisp "whoosh," came the sound of a lighter.

Su Wen immediately became alert and walked slowly and heavily down the path. After turning the corner, the figure leaning against the wall smoking was... Xiao Rong?

The man, with one hand in his pocket, seemed to sense something and slowly turned around the moment Su Wen saw him.

That face, still as charming and elegant as ever, now seemed to her almost like the deadly Black and White Impermanence.

How did I end up running into him here?

Su Wen was unaware that, being a prestigious hospital, it was a popular choice not only for celebrities but also for the families of high-ranking officials and the wealthy. Xiao Rong's presence here had its reasons; seeing Xiao Ai in the corridor was an unexpected bonus, and he immediately guessed that Su Wen might also be here.

"What a coincidence." He raised his eyebrows, stubbed out his cigarette, and straightened up.

Suwen was so nervous that a piece of paper slipped from her hand.

Suwen disregarded everything else and bent down to pick it up.

"..."

But a pair of hands picked up the paper before she could—

"Pregnancy test...blood test results..." The man muttered to himself as he read the words on the report. His lean arms, visible beneath his shirt rolled up to his elbows, were adorned with an expensive watch and long, slender fingers.

Su Wen reached out with displeasure, gesturing for him to return the blood test results, and deliberately emphasized, "Thank you—"

Xiao Rong then raised his head.

Suwen was about to say something when she suddenly froze.

She could clearly see two unusually sharp gazes in the man's usually slightly narrowed, smiling eyes.

Like an eagle lying in wait to capture its prey—

Su Wen, momentarily embarrassed, coughed inexplicably. Xiao Rong then regained her composure, smiled slightly, and her sharp gaze softened. As she handed back the blood test results, she asked, "Are you pregnant?"

His tone was so casual, it was almost as if he were asking her, "Have you eaten yet?"

Suwen's heart tightened, and she went into a state of alert.

Xiao Rong, however, appeared very calm, as if everything was within his expectations. He didn't even raise an eyebrow: "Go get rid of it."

Suwen immediately flew into a rage: "Are you crazy? What business is it of yours whether I'm pregnant or not! Why are you telling me to get an abortion... ah!"

Xiao Rong grabbed her chin with just one hand, preventing her from giving a fluent rebuttal.

"You don't want to go because you're waiting for something to go wrong with you, so you can have an accidental miscarriage and gain Lu Zheng's sympathy?"