novelraw Chapter 701 - 182: Dare You Say You Haven’t Fallen in Love with Ning Wan?
Chapter 701 - 182: Dare You Say You Haven’t Fallen in Love with Ning Wan?
From learning about the existence of this child to the realization that it was already lost, it was merely a matter of three short days.
Before she was aware of the child’s existence, she was still moving from one cheap motel to another, feeling utterly lonely and helpless, and in a terribly disheveled state.
Over the last few months, she herself didn’t even understand how she had managed to survive.
Upon knowing of the child’s existence, due to her limited financial resources, she feared the child wouldn’t get enough nutrition and dared not continue eating instant noodles and fast food. After having two decent meals, she considered renting an apartment—nothing fancy, just affordable enough to pay the rent and sustain herself until the birth of the child.
That day, she had all her future plans figured out: to take good care of the pregnancy over the next few months, and after the child was born, to leave An City and find an unfamiliar place to live a slow life with the child and watch them grow up.
But now... everything was gone.
Song Qiao’s hand, holding the lid of the thermos, froze as she looked at Wanwan’s somewhat pale complexion and recalled the child she had just lost. Her heart ached immensely, and she set down what was in her hand, walked to the bedside, and embraced Wanwan, saying, "Wanwan, it’s okay. We’ve lost the child, but there will be others in the future. What you need to do now is to take good care of your body... there will be others."
Even though the doctor said it would be difficult for her to conceive again in the future, she believed that Wanwan would surely have children again. After all, she intended to be the godmother of Wanwan’s children.
Even though she had been mentally prepared from the start, hearing Song Qiaoze say her child was gone still caused Ning Wan unbearable heartache, as if her heart was suddenly gripped in an instant, causing pain so severe she could hardly breath.
Unable to control herself, Wanwan, in Song Qiao’s embrace, let the tears she had been holding back finally fall.
However, she wasn’t the type to cry out loudly. Instead, she wept silently, tears continuously rolling down her cheeks to her chin, then falling onto her clothing and the white bedsheets.
Seeing her like this also made Song Qiao extremely upset. There was once a saying online: silent crying often meant there was the most excruciating pain within, and it was no doubt that she was repressing it.
She would rather have Wanwan cry out loud, which might relieve some of the pain.
Song Qiao stayed in the hospital room for several hours before she was able to feed Wanwan a small bowl of chicken soup. Only after she fell asleep again did Song Qiao pick up the thermos, ready to go home and stew some soup to bring back later in the evening.
As the door of the hospital room opened, Song Qiao was taken aback upon seeing the man standing against the wall by the door. She frowned and spoke with some displeasure, "Xi Mohan, what are you doing here?"
The man at the door leaned against the wall, with obvious bloodshot eyes and a slightly blue stubble on his chin, looking as if he hadn’t slept in a long time. He was taking a drag from a cigarette held between his lips. Perhaps because they knew of his status, even though the hospital didn’t allow smoking here, no one came to stop him. A few nurses who saw him from a distance did not approach, but stood there giggling foolishly.
It must be said that Xi Mohan was very handsome. The soft features on his face combined to form a striking beauty, and even upon a careful look, it was hard to find any flaws. Yet there was always an absence of any expression on his face, giving off a sense of pressure.
The man slightly started upon seeing her come out, then immediately stubbed out his cigarette and straightened up to look at Song Qiao. His usually expressionless face showed a hint of emotion as he opened his thin lips, speaking in an exceptionally hoarse voice. It was unclear if it was because he had smoked too much without drinking water, "Is she awake?"
Song Qiao stood at the door, blocking the way, her expression unchanging as she faced the man before her, "Yes, she’s awake. Mr. Xi, is there something you need? If there’s nothing important, please don’t disturb Wanwan’s rest."
She didn’t like Xi Mohan, mostly because of Ning Wan. This man had hurt Ning Wan without knowing it and was even involved with Ning Yan’er.
Her dislike for Ning Yan’er came second to none, simply because she heard from the servants who used to take care of Wanwan that the woman used to bully her since she was young. Therefore, because Ning Yan’er and Xi Mohan were together, her dislike for the pair grew stronger—she wished they would disappear from their world.