The hospital was filled with the smell of medicinal liquids. Xia Ruolin was lying in the hospital bed while Xia Mei was sitting on a chair beside it, looking at Xia Ruolin with an inexplicable expression.
Just now, the doctor had said that Xia Ruolin was pregnant. Xia Mei tightly clenched her hands and her brows knitted together. Her daughter had always been proper and self - respecting. How could she get pregnant without even being in a relationship?
What on earth was going on?
I don't know how much time had passed when Xia Ruolin on the bed frowned and suddenly opened her eyes.
Xia Mei abruptly stood up from the chair. "Daughter, you're awake."
Xia Ruolin had no idea that she was pregnant. Her head was in a daze. She only remembered that she had been attending a masquerade party. She had only taken a few sips of wine when suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. When she woke up, she was already in the hospital.
"Mom, what's wrong with me?" Xia Ruolin asked, looking at Xia Mei's anxious face.
Xia Mei paused for a moment, stared into Xia Ruolin's eyes, looking heart - broken. "Don't you even know what's wrong with you? Quick, tell me, who is the father of the child?"
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Xia Ruolin asked instinctively, reaching out to rub her temples.
Xia Mei got angry seeing her look completely oblivious. She suddenly raised her voice and demanded, "You're pregnant! Are you secretly dating someone?"
At this moment, Xia Mei's look at Xia Ruolin was full of pain and regret. How could her well - behaved daughter have hidden such a big thing from her?
"I'm pregnant?" Xia Ruolin finally understood what Xia Mei meant. A look of panic flashed across her face.
When she and Ouyang Mingqi had done those things, they had definitely taken precautions. How could she be pregnant?
"No, it's impossible. There must be a mistake. How could I be pregnant!" Xia Ruolin's already pale face turned even paler. She shook her head like a rattle. For a moment, she looked like a crazy person, haggard all over.
"Ruolin, think carefully. Did you..." Xia Mei looked at her meaningfully. She didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but the meaning was obvious.
Hearing this, a look of guilt flashed across Xia Ruolin's face. She suddenly lowered her head and her eyes darted around.
She had to come up with an explanation for her pregnancy. If so, then this was the only way to put it.
"Mom, I remember that I got drunk some time ago. When I woke up, I was in a strange room and sleeping with Ouyang Mingqi. I was so scared at that time, so I didn't say anything. I didn't expect..." Xia Ruolin grabbed her hair, showing a look of pain.
"Daughter, how could you have such a thing with Ouyang Mingqi? Did he say he would take responsibility for you? Ouyang Mingqi is such a proper person. He must take responsibility for you, right?" Xia Mei came from a scholarly family. In her eyes, when a man and a woman were involved in such a thing, they must bear the consequences.
Xia Ruolin's eyes flickered. "I didn't talk to him about taking responsibility, Mom. What should I do now? How about I have the baby aborted?"
Xia Mei was stunned. Fortunately, she hadn't told Xue Zhiqing about this. She had originally wanted to find out first. Now it seemed that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
"Fortunately, only I know about this for now. I'll figure out a way to keep this a secret..." Xia Mei gritted her teeth.
Xia Ruolin let out a sigh of relief. Just as the two of them were secretly discussing how to hide this from everyone, suddenly there were footsteps outside. Then a servant from the Xia family walked in. "Madam, it's bad. There are quite a few reporters outside. I don't know who spread the news, but everyone is talking about Miss being pregnant."
"What!" Xia Mei's face immediately changed.
Just then, there were noisy footsteps outside. A voice said, "Where is Xia Ruolin's room?"
"It's on this floor. Check the room numbers. It's Room 5 - 10."
Soon, the footsteps outside got closer. The servant quickly pulled the curtains and locked the ward door from the inside.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" There was an immediate knock on the door.
The noisy voices made everyone in the room nervous. Xia Ruolin's face immediately turned bright red. If people found out that she was pregnant before marriage, how could she ever get married?
"Mom, what should we do now?"
"Shh, don't say a word!" Xia Mei felt guilty. Even though they were already trapped in the room, she still wanted to cover Xia Ruolin's mouth. Her own face was burning. What a mess! She had always been well - educated and a well - known celebrity among the socialites. How could she encounter such a disgraceful thing!
"Daughter, quickly call Ouyang Mingqi and tell him to marry you. Hurry up and call, or you'll ruin your reputation forever."
In a fit of desperation, Xia Mei pushed Xia Ruolin hard. She even picked up Xia Ruolin's phone and handed it to her, her eyes blazing. She was looking at Xia Ruolin as if she were a life - saving straw, watching over her.
Xia Ruolin took the phone, gritted her teeth, and made the call.
"What do you want from me?" Ouyang Mingqi's gentle voice came from the other end.
"My mom told me to call you. I'm in the hospital now. I'm pregnant and there are reporters everywhere. Do you want people to know that you got me pregnant and then refused to take responsibility, or do you want them to know that we've been secretly dating? You choose."
Xia Ruolin said in a harsh tone. She shifted all her anger onto Ouyang Mingqi. If it weren't for Ouyang Mingqi bewitching her and tricking her into having sex with him once and then again, she wouldn't have lost her resolve later and couldn't help but have sex with him one more time, which was when something went wrong.
If anyone was to blame, it was Ouyang Mingqi for his ill intentions.
There was no reason for only her to face such pressure while Ouyang Mingqi got what he wanted and remained unscathed.
"What did you say? Say it again?" Ouyang Mingqi asked in surprise.
Xia Ruolin took a deep breath, glanced at Xia Mei with a complex expression, and repeated in a low voice, "I'm pregnant. I'm in the city hospital now."
After Xia Ruolin finished speaking, she felt a bit nervous. If Ouyang Mingqi didn't admit this, then she was destined to become the biggest joke in the capital.
Just as Xia Ruolin was feeling extremely uneasy, Ouyang Mingqi on the other end finally replied after a long while, "I'll come right away."
Xia Ruolin let out a sigh of relief and hung up the phone.
The fact that he was willing to come meant that he would stand up and admit that they were dating.
"Daughter, how is it?" Xia Mei's voice was tense and hoarse.
"Mom, don't be so nervous. Ouyang Mingqi said he'll come right away." Xia Ruolin forced a smile as if nothing was wrong.
The reporters outside were still guarding the door, discussing.
"A rich girl like Xia Ruolin is pregnant. This news must be a real bombshell."
"Yeah, what's the use of hiding inside? If you dare to do it, you should dare to take responsibility. I wonder whose bastard this is. A so - called scholarly family. It's really eye - opening."
"Hey, why is Young Master Ouyang coming to the hospital?"