Li Qiyu was indulging in sentiment when her phone rang. It showed a name she really didn't want to see.
Song Yunsheng.
Song Yunsheng had the time to crack a joke right off the bat.
"I heard you wanted to have dinner with me. It's truly my honor."
"Song Yunsheng, your informants sure are quick to pass on information," Li Qiyu said. Could Jiang Yongfeng be any more obvious? She had just uttered those words, and in the blink of an eye, they were all relayed to Song Yunsheng.
"Of course. Now that the Song Group is being dragged down by you, every second counts as money. By the way, I've got some good news for you. I've found a hospital, an absolutely public one. When will Mrs. Song be free to do me the honor of having a prenatal check - up?"
Li Qiyu knew that the prenatal check - up was something she couldn't escape.
After hanging up the phone, she sat on the sofa, worrying. At this moment, the hotel manager timidly spoke up.
"Um... Madam, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. Are you worried about the prenatal check - up?"
The hotel manager clearly remembered that not long after Madam and Mr. Song checked into the hotel, Madam got her period. Mr. Song even asked him to buy sanitary pads. In such a short period, it was highly unlikely for her to be pregnant.
The hotel manager had been around in society for a while and had seen a lot. Hearing Li Qiyu's words, he quickly guessed that Li Qiyu was "faking pregnancy", and this prenatal check - up was surely not a real one.
The hotel manager could be counted as one of her own. He had helped her fend off many of Song Yunsheng's things these days. Moreover, if he were Song Yunsheng's spy, there would be no need for him to hand over the crime videos of Song Yunsheng's subordinates to her. Li Qiyu was at her wit's end. Song Yi'an was still unconscious, but she couldn't afford to wait any longer.
Maybe the hotel manager could come up with a solution, so she told him about her difficulties.
True to her expectations, the hotel manager replied, "I'll introduce someone to Madam. I'm sure it'll solve Madam's problem."
...
The next day, the sky was overcast. Li Qiyu left the hotel early in the morning and took a taxi to the hospital. This was the time she had agreed with Song Yunsheng.
At this moment, Song Yi'an, lying in the hospital bed, seemed to have heard Li Qiyu's call. He moved his eyeballs and slowly opened his eyes.
Since Song Yi'an had regained consciousness once and his physical signs were all normal, the hospital transferred him from the special ward to a general ward and began to allow family members to take care of him in the ward. So, the chief secretary had been waiting by the bedside. As soon as Song Yi'an opened his eyes, he noticed and quickly leaned over with concern. "How are you, Mr. Song? Are you okay?"
Actually, although Song Yi'an seemed to be in a coma, his mind was still clear. This period of coma just gave Song Yi'an a buffer. During the coma, he integrated his memories. He not only sorted out the fact that he was Zhou Donglin but also readapted to the identity of Song Yi'an.
So now, when he opened his eyes again, there was no more splitting headache. Even because he had figured out many things, his mind was clearer than ever.
Song Yi'an wanted to talk to the chief secretary but found his throat was extremely dry when he opened his mouth. The chief secretary quickly brought over warm water. After moistening his throat, Song Yi'an had the strength to ask, "Where's Xiaoyu?"
So many things had happened during this period that the chief secretary didn't know where to start. "Madam is at the hotel now. The Li family has come, and she's gone to receive them."
"The Li family?"
Song Yi'an keenly sensed something was off.
What did the Li family have to do with this?
"Yes. It seems that Song Yunsheng invited them here."
Mentioning Song Yunsheng, Song Yi'an realized that during his accident, the Song Group must have been in great chaos.
The chief secretary's next words confirmed Song Yi'an's guess.
"The person who harmed you is Song Yunsheng. Madam was afraid that Song Yunsheng would take advantage of your injury to kill you again, so she told Song Yunsheng that you had passed away."
"But because of this, there's another problem - the inheritance."
"Yes. Song Yunsheng used this as an excuse to claim that he was the only heir to Old Mr. Song's inheritance. Of course, Madam and I couldn't just watch Old Mr. Song's hard - work be taken away by Song Yunsheng like this. We managed to buy some time by spreading the news that Madam was pregnant."
"Xiaoyu is pregnant!" It was an exclamation. When he first heard this, Song Yi'an was overjoyed.
But his joy didn't last long. He was soon full of doubts. "Xiaoyu is pregnant?"
This was a question. Because he and Li Qiyu had always been reserved in their relationship. Not to mention in this life, even in the previous life, their relationship was pure, and nothing had happened. It felt a bit憋屈 for him to be a "father - to - be" like this.
But soon, he let it go.
"Xiaoyu is pregnant."
Song Yi'an knew that his current state of mind, in today's popular terms, was like that of a "love - sick puppy". But whether in the previous life or this life, he had always wanted to give her enough freedom.
In the previous life, he could bless Li Qiyu and Song Jiaye when she got married. In this life, he could still bless her and the child's father.
He didn't ask for much. As long as she was well, that was enough.
Of course, in this life, he wouldn't be so muddle - headed. He would learn from his mistakes.
He had to carefully vet Li Qiyu's man. He couldn't let Li Qiyu be muddle - headed and jump into the fire pit again.
But why did his heart feel so painful?
Why did he feel that he couldn't sincerely bless her like he did in the previous life?
It seemed that...
After so many lifetimes, instead of getting tired of her, he became more and more reluctant to let her go.
The chief secretary didn't expect that Song Yi'an would repeat this short sentence three times, and each time his expression was different. Not to mention whether Song Yi'an was acting strange, the chief secretary was almost bewitched by it.
Afraid that Song Yi'an would misunderstand, he quickly explained, "Madam is not pregnant. This is a strategy that we and Madam came up with to buy some time."
The chief secretary was speechless. He didn't expect he would have to explain this.
As her husband, shouldn't he know whether his wife was pregnant or not?
Hearing this, Song Yi'an couldn't quite tell what his state of mind was. For a moment, he felt a mix of emotions, and in the end, he just felt empty.
However, this was not the time to be emotional. Song Yi'an quickly asked, "Song Yunsheng surely won't let it go easily, right?"
"Yes. He has questioned Madam's pregnancy more than once. I managed to get a pregnancy certificate for Madam, but Song Yunsheng said our report was unreliable. He wants to designate a hospital for the report. Now we're at a stalemate."
However, the chief secretary remembered that Madam seemed to have said that she would go for a prenatal check - up in the next few days.