novelraw Chapter 196 - 178: Am I Such an Unreliable Person in Your Heart?
Chapter 196 - 178: Am I Such an Unreliable Person in Your Heart?
The surgery was about to start when a nurse hurriedly ran in and whispered something to the doctor. The doctor immediately retracted the instruments and said to the still-conscious Chen Jiatong, "We need to do a checkup before the surgery."Chen Jiatong was puzzled, but was already being pushed to the ultrasound room.
After the checkup, Chen Jiatong’s consciousness gradually returned.
The doctor performing the ultrasound said, "Your current condition is not suitable for surgery."
"Is something wrong?" Chen Jiatong asked quietly. In truth, she felt a sense of relief hearing this. Lying on the operating table, she had experienced a moment of regret.
Putting down the equipment, the doctor said to her, "Go home and take care of your body first, then come back for a checkup in a month."
"Is it my condition that’s bad? What about the baby?"
"The baby is healthy. Just pay more attention to your diet and come back to the hospital for a checkup then."
Chen Jiatong didn’t understand why they wouldn’t proceed with the surgery. Although she didn’t want the surgery either, the longer the baby stayed inside her, the more she couldn’t bear to part with it.
The doctor sent her to the rest room for a while. After the anesthesia wore off, she went home with Gu Qimiao.
"Miaomiao, what should we do now?"
Walking through the supermarket, Gu Qimiao picked out snacks and said, "Listen to the doctor. Take care of your body first. How about I make chicken soup for you tonight?"
Chen Jiatong looked at her with some disdain and asked, "Can you even cook?"
"I can learn if I don’t know how! Isn’t it touching that I would learn to cook for you?"
Jiajia laughed at her joke. As they walked, they arrived at the maternal and baby products aisle, and Jiajia’s steps halted. Gu Qimiao smiled and said, "Let’s go in and have a look."
Looking at all the little clothes, for a pregnant woman, they were impossible to resist.
Jiajia opened her mouth, as if to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.
They walked around but bought nothing. Back home, Gu Qimiao started looking up recipes online, and the two women who couldn’t cook began to busy themselves in the kitchen.
During dinner, Xiaoxiao sent a message. It was a selfie, the background looking like a foreign country, with a caption: I’m in Russia.
Gu Qimiao, puzzled, replied: What are you doing in Russia?
The response came quickly: Watching Mo Ming’s competition!
Jiajia glanced at it and exclaimed, "He’s so lucky to have a wonderful girl like Xiaoxiao being interested in him! He should be overjoyed!"
"Yeah, but he’s still not satisfied."
"But why would Xiaoxiao go for such a playboy like him?" Jiajia lamented her own situation. "I have no right to talk about Xiaoxiao. I was blind back then too."
"Don’t dwell on it, Jiajia. It’s a good thing to be rid of men like that."
Jiajia fell silent, her hand resting on her abdomen, her mind flashing to the photo of that woman with a pregnant belly...
"Dingdong"—her phone on the coffee table chimed. She looked over, reached for it.
Gu Qimiao glanced at it incredulously and asked, "Xiao Mo?"
"Yes." Jiajia nodded and opened the message: Are you pregnant?
Chen Jiatong scoffed and turned off the phone screen, not planning to respond.
Gu Qimiao sighed, "How did we not see Xiao Mo for what he really is before? It’s infuriating."
Just then, Jiajia’s phone rang. Unsurprisingly, it was Xiao Mo calling.
Chen Jiatong hesitated for a moment before picking up the call, her tone icy, "Calling so late, aren’t you afraid your dear wife will find out about us?"
Xiao Mo ignored her sarcasm and asked directly, "Whose child is it?"
"It’s certainly not yours."
"Didn’t you also cheat? You were blaming me just a while ago."
"So why are you calling now? To mock me and lessen your guilt?!"
Xiao Mo said nothing. Jiajia got angry, "Xiao Mo, for once, try being decent! Karma’s watching!"
"You’re in no position to say that to me."
Jiajia took a deep breath, "Let’s leave it at that. You live your life, and I’ll live mine. Stop calling." With that, she hung up immediately.
Any lingering hopes she had for him were shattered by his attitude today. Holding on to such hopes was foolish.
The past few days, Jiajia’s morning sickness had eased, and she was able to work normally. Gu Qimiao continued to work at Shen Yanchen’s office as usual, but he hadn’t been around; only He Ye occasionally lingered in the assistant’s office.
"Hey, Little Miaomiao!" He didn’t knock, just appeared at the door of Gu Qimiao’s studio, startling her and causing her hand to slip, leaving a crooked line on the paper. Luckily, she was only sketching then.
"What’s up, He Ye?"
"Did Brother Yan Chen call you?"
Gu Qimiao shook her head, puzzled, "Why do you ask?"
He Ye grinned and took a seat opposite her.
"Actually, it’s nothing. I just wanted to know if you’re good friends with Chen Jiatong from the PR department?"
Gu Qimiao was even more baffled by He Ye’s sudden question about Jiajia and responded, "Yes..." Then quickly added, "Don’t you dare have any bad thoughts about her. She’s not one of those messy girls."
"Hey Miaomiao, how can you say that? Do you think I’m that unreliable?"
Gu Qimiao looked at him and then nodded, "Since I met you, I’ve seen you with so many different women."
He Ye smiled and twisted the facts forcefully, "Miaomiao, you don’t understand, that’s just for show!"
Gu Qimiao pondered in her heart, then why doesn’t Shen Yanchen do the same? Or maybe he does, but she hasn’t noticed?
"So why did you suddenly ask about Jiajia?"
He Ye, looking care-free, said, "I asked out of boredom. Didn’t I see you two at the gynecologist? Is she pregnant?"
Gu Qimiao looked at him disdainfully, "You’re a grown man, why are you so gossipy?"
"Miaomiao, I’m worried you’ll be bored without Brother Yan Chen, so I’m here to chat with you."
Gu Qimiao, not sparing his feelings, said, "I’m not bored."
He Ye leaned on the back of the chair, looked at her for a moment, then stood up and said, "Brother Yan Chen is at the airport at 7 PM. I have something to do and can’t pick him up, can you go for me?"
Gu Qimiao was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
He Ye curled his lips into a smile, said nothing, and left the studio, closing the door behind him.
After work in the afternoon, Gu Qimiao still went home with Chen Jiatong first. After having dinner with Jiajia, she changed her clothes and leisurely went out.
She took the light rail to the airport, and just before 7 PM, when she found the corresponding exit, people started coming out one after another.
Gu Qimiao stood on tiptoe to look around. The man coming out of the passage was the first to notice her, while she was still looking around. He came up to her quickly and she fixed her gaze on him, waving, "Brother Yan Chen!"
Shen Yanchen walked straight up to her, not expecting her to come pick him up, but seeing her made him feel a lot better.
"How long have you been waiting?" Shen Yanchen asked, looking down at her.
Gu Qimiao smiled sheepishly, "I just got here, I was worried I’d miss you."
They walked side by side, with a few people quietly following behind them.
"Where’s He Ye?"
"Brother He said he had something to do and asked me to pick you up."
Shen Yanchen said nothing, but he already figured out He Ye’s trick. What could he possibly have to do? He was probably just trailing behind them.
"Did you come alone?"
"Yes, I came directly by light rail."
Shen Yanchen paused, then stopped and instructed the people behind him, "You all head back first, we’ll handle everything else at the office tomorrow."
Then he gently guided Gu Qimiao towards the airport exit and asked her, "Have you eaten?"
"Yes, I have."
"I haven’t yet, let’s find a place to eat first." After saying this, he didn’t wait for Gu Qimiao to respond and started to hail a cab. Gu Qimiao said, "I know a really good place by the light rail station."
Shen Yanchen raised an eyebrow, withdrew his hand, and said, "Let’s go then."
Gu Qimiao knew this was probably his first time using public transportation. She went ahead and bought him a ticket, went through security, and waited for the train like everyone else.
Because this line was close to the airport, the light rail was relatively crowded, and there were no seats once they boarded.
Gu Qimiao, not tall enough, struggled to grab the strap and ended up holding onto a nearby pole while Shen Yanchen easily reached the strap with a slight lift of his hand.
Gu Qimiao stood sideways, feeling a strong sense of security having such a tall man next to her.
Though she didn’t dare look up to see how handsome Shen Yanchen looked, the murmurs of admiration from the girls around her told her he was attracting a lot of envy.
Smiling shyly with her head down, she felt she might burst into laughter if he weren’t standing next to her.
Shen Yanchen’s gaze stayed on the girl. Seeing her like this, he felt all his fatigue melt away.
He moved a little closer to her. Although she pretended not to notice, keeping her head down or looking elsewhere, Shen Yanchen saw a slight blush on her face.
The air conditioning in the train was on low, and it was evening, so it definitely wasn’t from the heat.
He couldn’t help but curl his lips, feeling that teasing her was quite fun.
After about half an hour of swaying, the train doors opened, and she quickly stepped out, standing outside to wait for him with an awkward smile.
She didn’t know what to say, "Are you very hungry right now?"
Shen Yanchen slowed his pace, responding calmly, "Not too bad."
Gu Qimiao pointed to the sign, "Take Exit 6, it’s just nearby."
"Okay, let’s go."
His expression and tone were always so calm and collected, making Gu Qimiao feel like she was a tour guide, while he was a cool, aloof tourist.
After a bit of wandering around the station, they finally emerged. The place she mentioned was actually a hotpot restaurant. If he remembered correctly, she often came here with Gu Moming. It seemed she genuinely liked the food here.
She excitedly introduced the dishes to him, then asked, "By the way, do you not like this kind of food? It’s a bit spicy..."
Considering his handmade suit, this kind of humble place seemed a bit out of place.
Gu Qimiao looked at him nervously, afraid he might show a hint of disdain, but he just walked straight in, "I’ll give it a try."
Hearing this, Gu Qimiao smiled happily and followed him inside...