Today I accompanied Lin Lan to the hospital for a check-up. Although we changed our appearance a little, our disguises were not very thorough.
When someone familiar stood in front of us, they could still recognize us.
"Xiaoyi, is that you?" Seeing Chen Xiaoyi completely transformed by pregnancy, Luo Ziling was shocked beyond words.
The woman in front of him, with a big belly and seemingly about to give birth, was Chen Xiaoyi, whom he hadn’t seen or contacted for a long time.
Earlier this year, Chen Xiaoyi frequently appeared on CCAV International Channel, but in the second half of the year, her appearances decreased.
Luo Ziling rarely watched the news; it was his habit to glance at his phone before sleeping, but he had long changed his habit of watching TV.
While in Qingfeng Village, he watched TV before sleeping every day, but after coming to Yanjing, the time watching TV greatly reduced.
When Chen Xiaoyi went to Europe, he watched some International Channel news because she was on the program, but as things got busy, he seldom paid attention afterwards. And due to lack of contact, Chen Xiaoyi gradually faded from his mind.
Before coming to Europe this time, although he got Chen Xiaoyi’s contact information, he didn’t reach out to her.
The reason was the need for confidentiality.
Originally, he intended to contact Chen Xiaoyi before leaving Europe, have a meeting or dinner, and casually discuss matters related to the Chen Family and the current Yanjing strife.
If Chen Xiaoyi was interested, he could talk to her about matters following Chen Ruchang’s passing.
Luo Ziling planned to share his thoughts, helping Chen Xiaoyi navigate the Chen Family situation.
But unexpectedly, before he planned to contact Chen Xiaoyi, they met in the hospital.
Without any warning, seeing a heavily pregnant Chen Xiaoyi appear before him left Luo Ziling completely stunned.
He instinctively felt that the child in Chen Xiaoyi’s belly was his.
Calculating the time of their relationship, Luo Ziling became even more convinced of this.
This left him embarrassed and shocked, unable to know how to handle the situation.
Lin Lan also knew Chen Xiaoyi, but seeing the pregnant Chen Xiaoyi suddenly appear before them, she didn’t immediately recognize her.
Upon seeing Chen Xiaoyi standing with her big belly before them, Lin Lan was equally shocked.
However, she didn’t think about whose child Chen Xiaoyi was carrying. She just found it strange that after leaving the country and coming to Europe, Chen Xiaoyi got pregnant so quickly.
She assumed that after coming to Europe, Chen Xiaoyi found a boyfriend and then became pregnant.
But what Lin Lan didn’t expect was that upon seeing Luo Ziling, Chen Xiaoyi began to cry. Her tears flowed uncontrollably, instantly losing emotional control.
As soon as she saw him, Chen Xiaoyi cried her heart out, making Luo Ziling believe even more that the child she carried was his.
He was utterly at a loss.
Lin Lan, being smart, suddenly understood something, her face turning pale.
After angrily glancing at Luo Ziling, she sighed softly.
From the reactions of Chen Xiaoyi and Luo Ziling, it seemed Luo Ziling was unaware of this matter.
Chen Xiaoyi had not informed Luo Ziling of her pregnancy, otherwise Luo Ziling wouldn’t be reacting this way.
Lin Lan regretted, thinking that today, like when going abroad, she should have completely concealed their identities, then perhaps Chen Xiaoyi wouldn’t have recognized Luo Ziling.
But after thinking, Lin Lan felt that possibility was low.
They had walked past very casually just now, without concealing their habits or changing their voices. If anyone heard them, a familiar person could still recognize them. Realizing this, Lin Lan regretted her carelessness.
Luckily, they didn’t encounter enemies; otherwise, it would have been troublesome.
Seeing Chen Xiaoyi full of tears, Luo Ziling felt mortified, at a loss for words.
If Lin Lan weren’t beside him, he wouldn’t feel so embarrassed.
At this moment, Wuyue emerged from behind with a stony face, walked to Luo Ziling, and softly said, "Lin Lan and I will head back first; you can return later!"
Luo Ziling nodded.
Lin Lan sighed, silently following Wuyue.
"What’s going on here?" After Lin Lan and Wuyue left, Luo Ziling’s emotions calmed a bit. He approached Chen Xiaoyi and asked softly, "How did it come to this?"
"Who are you?" The middle-aged woman supporting Chen Xiaoyi asked Luo Ziling defensively, "Are you Xiaoyi’s boyfriend?"
"Who are you?" Luo Ziling frowned and asked her.
"She’s the nanny I hired, accompanying her child to study in Europe," Chen Xiaoyi introduced after wiping her eyes, "This is Luo Ziling, my friend."
"Xiaoyi is about to give birth, so she came for a check-up today." The middle-aged woman’s expression relaxed slightly. Being experienced and having heard some things from Chen Xiaoyi, she already determined Luo Ziling was the father of Chen Xiaoyi’s unborn child.
Of course, she also resented Luo Ziling for getting Chen Xiaoyi pregnant and then ignoring her, getting involved with other women.
However, seeing Chen Xiaoyi so emotionally stirred, she couldn’t say anything.
"What on earth happened?" Luo Ziling asked as he came forward to support Chen Xiaoyi, "You shouldn’t have kept this from me!"
Chen Xiaoyi hesitated but agreed.
She asked the nanny to buy something for her, and after sighing, the nanny complied.
Luo Ziling helped Chen Xiaoyi find a chair nearby to sit, but instead of asking anything immediately, he checked her pulse to examine the pregnancy situation. He was astonished to find the child in Chen Xiaoyi’s belly was fully matured and could be born at any time.
"Can you tell me what’s really happening?" Luo Ziling asked after sitting Chen Xiaoyi down, "Why didn’t you tell me about the pregnancy?"
Chen Xiaoyi cried again, shaking her head fervently, without speaking.
Luo Ziling didn’t ask further but just sat holding Chen Xiaoyi, advising her not to cry as it could affect the child in her belly.
After about half an hour, Chen Xiaoyi calmed down.
Thinking it over, she decided to tell Luo Ziling the truth.
"Actually, when I went to East Asia, I was already pregnant, just hadn’t noticed," Chen Xiaoyi said softly, leaning against Luo Ziling’s shoulder, "After returning to Europe from South Korea, early pregnancy symptoms began, so I went for a check-up. That’s when I found out I was about two months pregnant. I was terrified, and my first thought was to terminate the pregnancy immediately. But on the way to the hospital, I changed my mind; I wanted to keep the baby because he’s your flesh and blood. So I decided to give birth to him, and raise him alone."
Speaking these words, the sadness on Chen Xiaoyi’s face disappeared and was replaced by a maternal kindness.