Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love

Chapter 304 - 169. Examination result: 36 days of pregnancy, Patient name: Nan Wan.

After Nan Wan went upstairs to take a shower, she sent a text message to both Mu Jin Huan and Sheng Boyan. Once she saw they were sent successfully, she turned off her phone.The room was pitch dark, almost merging with the night outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

He had been gone for only two days, yet the scent of him in the bedroom was almost gone.

The dense, stabbing pain in her heart became more distinct, as if thousands of ants were gnawing, as though it had hollowed out a hole.

She thought that love could compensate for the regrets and voids in life, but unexpectedly, the very source of those regrets was precisely love.

...

Nan Wan took leave and didn’t need to go to work.

Just like yesterday, she didn’t get up for breakfast and didn’t go downstairs until noon, only eating half a bowl of rice for lunch, before planning to go back upstairs to sleep again.

Except for a poor appetite, Aunt Zhou couldn’t see where Madam was unwell. The fish soup that Madam usually liked, she didn’t even taste it today.

Before the meal, just after bringing the soup out of the kitchen, Madam frowned and said she felt nauseous, asking her to throw it away.

She wondered if Madam was pregnant but couldn’t directly ask, so she used a more subtle approach.

As Nan Wan was halfway up the stairs, she said, "Madam, isn’t your period due soon? Shall I go to the supermarket and get you some brown sugar?"

Aunt Zhou was getting old, and her memory wasn’t very good, actually, she didn’t remember when Madam’s period was, just using the topic to probe.

Upon hearing this, Nan Wan stopped in her tracks, feeling a chill in her heart.

Although her menstrual cycle was irregular, the longest it had ever been early or late was only a week.

But this month it had been more than half a month late...

The fluctuations in her eyes only lasted a second before returning to normal. She softly said, "No need, Aunt Zhou, I finished at the beginning of the month."

After speaking, she continued to walk upstairs.

Hearing Nan Wan say this, Aunt Zhou felt a bit disappointed, "Then I must have remembered wrong... Madam, what would you like for dinner?"

Nan Wan didn’t stop her steps, responding lightly, "Something light would be fine."

Returning to the bedroom after closing the door, Nan Wan leaned against the door, her palm covering her lower abdomen.

Her eyes lowered, appearing thoughtful.

Two hours later, Aunt Zhou, while cleaning in the living room, heard footsteps coming downstairs, looked up, and saw that Nan Wan had already changed clothes, seemingly preparing to go out.

Nan Wan bent over to pick up the car keys from the coffee table; her delicate eyes showed no sign of her mood, "Aunt Zhou, I have something to go out for."

"Will you be back for dinner?" Aunt Zhou put down the cloth and asked with concern.

Nan Wan looked at the time on her wrist, smiled at Aunt Zhou, and said, "It’s still early, I should be back before six."

"Alright, then I’ll prepare in advance so you can eat as soon as you return."

Nan Wan nodded and turned to leave.

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The sky was overcast, the thick clouds gathered, as if in the next second, a torrential rain would pour down and drown the entire city.

Sheng Boyan went to a nearby hospital for a seminar, finishing at four-thirty in the afternoon.

He hadn’t slept well last night and didn’t particularly like social engagements, so he declined the dinner and planned to go back to his apartment to rest.

The elevator arrived on the first floor, he walked out, and when he looked up, he saw Nan Wan at the end of the corridor.

The light was dim, yet he accurately recognized that figure.

What was she doing here? Sitting alone in the corner, lost in thought...

His steps moved uncontrollably, involuntarily walking toward her.

Nan Wan lowered her head, the pair of black leather shoes in front of her stopped for a full half-minute before she came back to her senses, suddenly hiding the paper in her hand behind her.

That unnatural movement only made things more apparent...

Sheng Boyan, at a height of one meter eighty-five, made Nan Wan, sitting on the bench, have to strain her neck to look him in the eye.

She forced out a smile, her voice somewhat hoarse and weak, "Senior Brother Sheng, why are you here?"

Half a minute was enough for Sheng Boyan to clearly see the main information on the paper.

Examination result: 36 days pregnant.

Patient’s name: Nan Wan.

In an instant, a sourness and pain coexisted in his heart.

"I’m here for a meeting," his handsome face warm, he leaned over to support Nan Wan’s arm, pulling her up, "This is a drafty place, catching a cold while pregnant is not good for the baby."

Upon hearing this, the curve at Nan Wan’s lips froze, and the paper hidden behind her was crumpled.

After a long time, she murmured with a bitter smile, "You saw it, huh..."

Her expression wasn’t one of joy for becoming a mother, nor was it disgust, but rather... a desolate despair.