novelraw Chapter 195 - 177: He Might Lose His Child
Chapter 195 - 177: He Might Lose His Child
"How about the task I gave you last time?" Mrs. Gu asked.Gu Qimiao knew what she was referring to and said, "He didn’t like any of them."
"Not a single one?"
"...Yeah." Gu Qimiao replied guiltily because after that blind date, Mo Ming was unwilling to go on any more.
Mrs. Gu stared at her and asked, "Didn’t like them or didn’t go at all?"
"He picked one he liked from the photos, but it didn’t work out after he met her..."
Mrs. Gu sighed at her words and added, "Now that the old man is sick, everyone in the company is eyeing his position. Someone has to take charge. You know Mo Ming’s personality. I talked to him this morning; he refuses to stay with the company. You need to persuade him."
Gu Qimiao frowned, "How can I persuade him? You know your son; once he’s made up his mind, no one can change it."
"You can do it, go on. He’s at the hospital now."
Gu Qimiao was driven to the hospital by the driver, carrying the mission to convince Mo Ming to join the company. She stood at the doorway of the hospital room.
Peeking inside, she saw that apart from the old man lying in bed, there was no sign of Mo Ming.
Looking around, she saw him standing in the smoking area.
Gu Qimiao walked up and snatched the cigarette from him, "Why are you smoking again?"
"What’s in your phone?" he suddenly asked.
Gu Qimiao paused, "What’s there to see?"
He sneered, turned on the phone, slid his finger across the screen, and then handed it to her, "Why so many pictures of him?"
Gu Qimiao hurriedly tried to grab the phone, but he held it high, making her angry, "How can you casually go through someone else’s phone?!"
"What? Something you can’t let others see?" Mo Ming continued to slide through photos of Shen Yanchen on the phone. Gu Qimiao felt exposed and tried to get the phone back, "Give it back to me!"
"Getting anxious? These were taken recently, right? Do I have to force you to quit for you to behave? Hmm?"
Gu Qimiao leapt up, and Mo Ming lowered his hand, allowing her to retrieve the phone. She hurriedly returned to the main screen, afraid he would delete her precious photos.
"You should worry about yourself! Your father is sick now, if you don’t take over the company, it will belong to someone else!"
Mo Ming sneered, "You’re really worried about me?"
"You’re the only child in the Gu family now; only you can shoulder this responsibility."
"Did she send you?" he asked, seeing through her immediately.
Gu Qimiao pursed her lips and then said, "But this is the only way. You studied this in school, managing the company should be quick to learn. You don’t have to participate in the competition; your employees can handle the store. I’ll help you when I can, and you can check in when you’re free, act as a hands-off boss."
"You want to get rid of me so you can get closer to Shen Yanchen?"
"No! I’m really thinking about you. This isn’t such a bad plan."
Seeing a doctor walking towards the room, Mo Ming stepped towards it and said to Gu Qimiao, "My competition is the day after tomorrow, and I’ll be busy with it for a long time. If you care about me, just stay put, help me look after the store, call me when you have time, and put away those meaningless thoughts."
Gu Qimiao jogged a few steps to catch up with him, "Why are you competing again?"
He turned and smiled at her, "To win the championship."
He walked into the hospital room as Gu Qimiao mumbled behind him, "Haven’t you won enough championships? Didn’t you say your hands are tired from holding so many trophies?"
The doctor examined Mr. Gu and said, "All indicators are normal. Is he clear-headed?"
Mo Ming nodded, "He knows what he needs to know."
"Then he needs to stay in bed for rest. Full recovery is unlikely, but in a few days, he’ll be well enough to be discharged and recuperate at home. You should push him in a wheelchair for some activity."
Mo Ming didn’t respond, looking at his father who had aged so much in an instant. A father he had little contact with; he couldn’t describe what he felt.
Although he usually treated them coldly, they were still his family. Seeing the once formidable man reduced to this state, he couldn’t help but feel emotional.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Gu brought food to the hospital with the servants. Mr. Gu woke up and spoke to Mo Ming after eating.
"Mo Ming, I don’t have much time left. When the time comes, this family will need you to take over. I had hoped to hold a grandchild, but it looks like I won’t have the chance..."
"Don’t say that, old man!"
"Mo Ming, you can ignore everything else, but you have to take over the company. Otherwise, the empire your father built will fall into someone else’s hands..."
Mo Ming remained silent, so Mr. Gu continued, "I know about your competitions. I’ll manage the company for now, but once your competition is over, you must come back and take care of the company. Let me die in peace."
Mrs. Gu wiped her tears by the side, "Mo Ming, your father has said this much, and you still disagree?"
Gu Qimiao looked at him, tugging at his clothes from behind. The elders had said so much. Even if he was unwilling, he had to agree for their peace of mind.
Mo Ming nodded slightly with a stern face, and Old Master Gu felt reassured and smiled.
Then he turned to Madam Gu and said, "Handle the discharge procedures, I’m fine now, I can eat and drink."
Even in a wheelchair, Old Master Gu went to the company every day to stand guard, and those who were eyeing his position could only maintain a facade of calm.
Mo Ming left the next evening to go to the competition, saying it would take about half a month.
Because Gu Qimiao had been delayed for the past two days and Jiajia hadn’t gone to the hospital alone, it happened to be the weekend, so they went out together.
Jiajia’s belly wasn’t showing yet, and no one gave up their seat for her on the bus; it was crowded, so Gu Qimiao carefully protected her, afraid she might get bumped.
She, perhaps out of maternal instinct, kept her hand gently on her lower abdomen.
Gu Qimiao thought about what was going to happen soon, feeling inevitably heavy-hearted. No mother doesn’t love her child, but sometimes there are unavoidable circumstances.
He Ye was driving a car behind the bus, noticing that the woman seemed to have lost some weight over the past few days.
Watching the two women get off the bus in front of the hospital, he roughly guessed their intention.
His child was likely going to be gone.
After observing these days, this woman seemed well-behaved, going to work and returning home on time, with no nightlife. That day they met only because she was heartbroken, and she had mentioned she was almost two months pregnant, meaning the child was his.
Initially, he thought aborting the child would be an easy matter, freeing him from any ties, but now, his mood was somewhat heavy.
He got off the car and followed the two women upstairs, handled some procedures, and then waited in the corridor outside.
Many pregnant women walked by, supported tenderly by men, while others, young couples, came secretly for abortions.
She was even more unique, carrying a child from rape.
Jiajia’s hand was on her lower abdomen, as if feeling the child’s presence for the last time, with a conflicted expression, watching people come and go with varied expressions.
Child, you did nothing wrong, but you shouldn’t have come to a mother like me who lacks responsibility. It’s really regrettable that I can’t bring you into this world...
The numbers were called one by one, and as her turn approached, Jiajia grew nervous. "Miaomiao, I want to go to the restroom."
"I’ll accompany you."
He Ye stayed behind, watching a father rocking a baby to sleep not far away. The child was noisy, crying continuously, and even had an intravenous drip on his head. Despite the chaotic scene, it looked warm and tender.
"Daddy! When will the little sister in mommy’s belly come out to play with me?" A happy family passed by, with a cute boy in his father’s arms, and the father holding his pregnant wife’s hand.
Having a family didn’t seem so bad...
Soon, Chen Jiatong and Gu Qimiao returned together, and a nurse poked her head out to call, "Number 109, Chen Jiatong."
Jiajia paused, not walking in immediately.
"Jiajia?" At that moment, a girl’s voice sounded from behind, and both Gu Qimiao and Chen Jiatong turned to look.
They were stunned.
Across from them stood a man with his arm around a woman. The woman’s belly was slightly protruding, though her loose dress couldn’t conceal it.
The man was none other than Jiajia’s ex-boyfriend, Xiao Mo.
"Xiao Mo, isn’t that your cousin? Why didn’t she come to visit us since she returned?"
Chen Jiatong’s expression froze, then she sneered. Cousin? Is this how he introduces himself with other women outside?
She couldn’t believe she had been with such a man for so long...
Xiao Mo’s expression also froze, clearly not expecting to encounter the two women here.
As if afraid Chen Jiatong would confront him, he wrapped his arm tighter around the woman and said softly, "You’re mistaken; she’s not my cousin. My cousin is abroad."
The woman looked at Chen Jiatong doubtfully and said, "Is that so? But she looks a lot like her."
Xiao Mo hurriedly turned away with the woman, "Alright, let’s go back and eat. We can’t let the baby go hungry."
Jiajia stood still, taking deep breaths to stop her tears. The nurse called out again, "Is Chen Jiatong, number 109, here?"
Gu Qimiao quickly responded, "Here! Coming!"
Jiajia moved, closing her eyes for a moment as tears fell. Gu Qimiao frowned, feeling sad just thinking about it.
The man she once deeply loved had betrayed her, holding another woman for a pregnancy checkup while she was there for an abortion.
How ironic...
Jiajia wiped her tears, stepping into the obstetric surgery room, while Gu Qimiao was blocked outside the door.
She lay slowly on the bed as the anesthesia was injected into her, gradually feeling numb. She felt her skirt being lifted and the cold instruments made her heart sink...