One morning, Xia Chaolu drank three cups of coffee in a row. When she asked for the fourth cup, the secretary frowned in embarrassment, "Sister Lu, drinking too much coffee is not good for the stomach."

Xia Chaolu rubbed her sore temples, pushed the empty coffee cup over and said, "The last cup."

"Okay." The secretary couldn't resist her, so he could only pick up the cup and pour out the coffee, and put it on the table.

After a moment, Xia Chaolu's cell phone rang. She had just put her energy into the script but was interrupted by the ringtone. Looking at the strange number, she instantly sank her face, "Hey."

"Miss Xia?"

The sound on the other end of the phone was a little familiar, and Xia Chaolu's chaotic brain suddenly came over, "Auntie."

A few minutes later, Xia Chaolu hung up the phone, hurriedly put on her coat, picked up the car keys and left the studio. She picked up the car and drove all the way to the city center hospital.

She soaked up to the second floor with her bag. Xia Chaolu came up panting and saw Yan Ru sitting in the lounge area in front of her at a glance. She took a deep breath, and after the breath calmed down a little, she immediately walked forward, "Auntie, are you asking me for trouble?"

Yan Ru stood up, glanced at the person in front of her, and looked silent, "Miss Xia, I want you to have a checkup."

Hearing the word "check", Xia Chaolu's heart tightened and instantly understood Yan Ru's intention.

In the examination room of the obstetrics and gynecology department, Xia Chaolu's hands and feet were cold and there was no temperature at all. She lay mechanically on the examination bed, like a marionette, allowing doctors and nurses to conduct various examinations on her.

About forty minutes later, the doctor saw the B-ultrasound order and soon delivered the test results to Yan Ru, "Mrs. Gu."

"How is the situation?" Yan Ru held the inspection list in her hand, but couldn't understand it at all.

In the chair next to her, Xia Chaolu clenched her fists tightly, and even her breathing became extremely weak. She tried hard to resist her shaking shoulders, not wanting to show her too much.

The doctor in a white coat shook his head and told the test results without reservation. Xia Chaolu only heard the beginning, and her ears buzzed behind her. What the doctor said, but she didn't hear anything.

Soon, Yan Ru stuffed the examination results into her bag and walked out of the doctor's office with a calm face. Xia Chaolu lowered her head and picked up her coat, put it on, followed Yan Ru's steps out of the hospital.

There is a cafe near the hospital. When Xia Chaolu entered, Yan Ru was already sitting in front of the window. She hesitated for a few seconds and then sat down opposite Yan Ru.

Soon, the clerk came over with two cups of black tea. Yan Ru glanced at the person opposite and whispered: "I ordered black tea. Are you used to drinking it?"

"Can."

It was cold outside, and Xia Chaolu walked from the hospital to the cafe, with her hands and feet frozen. She gently held the cup with her hands and wanted to use the temperature conveyed by the cup to cover it.

As lunch time approached, there were not many guests in the cafe. Yan Ru took a sip of black tea and her eyes gradually became quiet, "Miss Xia, when did you know that you couldn't get pregnant?"

Xia Chaolu stared at the cup with her eyes calming down, "A few days ago."

After pausing, she raised her eyebrows and looked at Yan Ru, and asked, "Auntie, how did you know about this?"

"It was your dad who told me."

Her dad?

Xia Chaolu narrowed her eyes and her five fingers holding the teacup suddenly tightened.

"Miss Xia, can you tell me what's going on?"

The person opposite spoke again, and Xia Chaolu couldn't help but take a breath. She lowered her head and drank a sip of black tea, and told everything that happened six years ago in one breath.

"You were pregnant with Yining's child six years ago?" Yan Ru's eyes widened in surprise.

Xia Chaolu nodded.

The outsider in the cafe hurriedly, Yan Ru sighed helplessly and said, "Have you told Yining about this?"

"No."

Hearing her answer, Yan Ru quietly breathed a sigh of relief. She held her hands and placed it on the table, showing a stance of a wealthy wife. "Ms. Xia, since the scandal of the Gu family broke out, everyone knew that I only had Yining, one son. If I had to like you for the sake of Yining's sake, I wouldn't be able to nod. But..."

After pausing, Yan Ru's delicate face suddenly became excited, "But you can't have a baby, this is something I absolutely cannot accept!"

Xia Chaolu lowered her face slightly, listening to Yan Ru's words, but did not refute.

"Haha." Yan Ru smiled faintly, and her eyes turned toward Xia Chaolu's eyes turned particularly dark. "Miss Xia, I can see that you really like Yining, and Yining also really likes you. But have you ever thought about it? If you can't have a child, what will my Yining do in the future?"

"I am an example myself..." Halfway through, Yan Ru choked up, "You are a capable girl, beautiful and smart. I think you definitely can't accept it. Yining is having a baby with another woman outside, right?"

“…”

The hands hanging down beside her clenched tightly, and the fingertips turned white. Xia Chaolu bit her lower lip, feeling the pain of her heart shrinking and feeling very uncomfortable.

"Miss Xia, please forgive me for my selfishness, but I am Gu Yining's mother. I must consider my son and his lifelong happiness. Moreover, Gu Yining is the future heir of the Gu family, how can he have no children?!"

"Aunt, you can say it directly."

Yan Ru was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then turned his heart ruthlessly, saying, "I know Yining's personality very well. If he knew about your situation, he would definitely be with you. But Miss Xia, do you really have the will to break up with the entire Gu family for you? Can't you be a father in this life?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chaolu's dark eyes suddenly became dull. In fact, she had a lot to say, but looking at Yan Ru's tears, she found that she could not say a word.

"Yining is not without a choice, he has a better choice."

"If you really love Yining, you should make him happy, right?"

"Miss Xia, I hope you can keep our conversation confidential."

After a while, Xia Chaolu's dull eyes turned around and looked at the empty chair opposite, and felt that somewhere in her heart seemed to have been hollowed out.

At noon, Gu Yining parked the car outside the studio and went upstairs directly. When the secretary saw him coming, he immediately stood up respectfully and said, "Mr. Gu."

"Where is Lulu?"

"Sister Lu went out to do business and hasn't come back yet."

The man looked down at his wrist watch, then took out his cell phone, and called Xia Chaolu while walking. However, the phone rang over the other end, but no one answered it.

Later, Gu Yining returned to the car, held up his cell phone and hesitated for a moment, and sent another WeChat message to Xia Chaolu. This time, the other party responded quickly.

Xia Chaolu:?

Gu Yining: Are you finished? Have lunch together.

Xia Chaolu: Not yet, the script has not been discussed yet, so it will probably be very late.

Gu Yining: OK, then you can get busy first and contact us later.

Seeing the content of the WeChat reply, Xia Chaolu pursed her lips and put her phone aside. In a moment, she walked back to the hospital with her bag. After picking up the car, she wandered around the street aimlessly.

The sunset in the distance gradually drooped, and Xia Chaolu drove the car to the riverside.

As the time is approaching, pedestrians are walking in a hurry on the road. There is a kindergarten nearby. At this time, the road in front of the kindergarten always becomes congested because of the parents who come to pick up their children.

Many three or four-year-old children jumped and held the hands of their parents or grandparents, singing and telling stories along the way. Their tender voices and laughter were particularly attracted by passers-by.

Xia Chaolu stood by the roadside and watched for a while, then walked towards the observation deck by the river with her bag. In the winter, the wind was cold, especially in the evening, the wind by the river was even colder as if it was a knife, and it hurt on her face.

Almost no one stood here and was blown by the cold wind. Xia Chaolu tightened the collar of her coat with her hands and sucked the red tip of her nose. She wanted to clear her chaotic mind here.

It was not until a man's coat was stained with temperature fell on her shoulder that she turned her head in surprise and saw the man standing behind her at some point.

"It's such a cold day, do you want to become an ice sculpture standing here?" Li Jun put his hands in his pockets and took off his coat. Only a cashmere sweater was left on his upper body.

Xia Chaolu's bright eyes sank, then she pulled off the coat that fell on her shoulder and threw it to him with her backhand, "You did it, right?"

"What?" Li Jun took the coat she threw, put it on again with a smile.

"Let Xia Quan go and find Mrs. Gu."

The man lowered his head and smoothed the folds on his coat, and his thin lips were bent unconsciously, "Lulu, you know me best."

The cold wind blew in front of her face, and for a moment, Xia Chaolu felt her breathing blocked. After she held her breath, she couldn't help but sneer at him, "Li Jun, don't you want me to be happy?"

"Of course not." Li Jun put his hands in his pockets, and his tall figure stood in front of Xia Chaoli, just covering up the dim lights on the roadside. "Lulu, do you think you can really be happy to marry Gu Yining like this?"

A freighter was passing by on the river, and the melodious whistle sounded from far to near. Li Jun lowered his head slightly and stared at the person in front of him, saying, "The Gu family members will definitely not accept that Gu Yining has no children, and you are destined not to be happy!"

"Shut up—" Xia Chaolu raised her hand suddenly, but Li Jun strangled her wrist.

"Lulu, I am different from Gu Yining. You know my status at home very well. I have a eldest brother, and he is the future heir of the Li family. I have never thought about having children, so we are the people who should be together." Li Jun looked at Xia Chaolu's eyes with his eyes burningly, and every word was said with great force.

But these words fell into Xia Chaolu's ears and would only make her even more heartbroken.

"Li Jun, I really regret knowing you!" With a pulling back my wrist, Xia Chaolu turned around in disgust.

"Xia Chaolu."

The man behind him spoke again, "You will figure it out."

Xia Chaolu's steps forward suddenly stopped. When Li Jun stepped in front of her, his smiling face fell from her raised eyes.

"What does it mean?" Xia Chaolu's voice was a little unstable.

Li Jun shrugged, the curve of his thin lips curled gently, "Lulu, you love Gu Yining."

“…”

Xia Chaolu grabbed her heart hard, then Li Jun bent down his face, put his thin lips on her ear, and smiled and said, "Gu Yining is your weakness, and you are my weakness. So I will never win in front of you."

The wind was still strong by the river. Xia Chaolu looked at Li Jun's figure walking away, and all the strength in her body seemed to be taken away. At this moment, all she could feel was despair.
Chapter completed!