Cheng Suās grievances poured out through her tears; Qi Taiguo held her tightly, allowing her to punch and scold him, crying along with her, filled with towering hatred in his heart.
He hated the Chiang family, and he also hated himself, for being so weak, allowing others to butcher him. If he too stood in a high position, would anyone dare trample over them like this?
When it came down to it, it was all about power.
"The baby, the baby is gone," Cheng Su sobbed breathlessly: "I, I didnāt know I was pregnant, I didnāt know, itās gone, woohoo." "Itās okay, itās okay, there will be others in the future. He just wasnāt ready to call us mom and dad, heāll come back, donāt worry," Qi Taiguo hastily consoled.
Cheng Su shook her head, crying bitterly, "Itās not that, he didnāt want us, why did you come back so late?"
"Iām sorry, I was late!" Qi Taiguoās heart clenched, he closed his eyes, letting regret engulf him.
After a long while, Cheng Su stopped crying. Qi Taiguo wrung out a hot towel to wipe her face, then sat next to her, taking her hand again, saying, "Iām back, donāt worry. Just focus on getting better, Iām here for everything else."
Tears continued to stream down Cheng Suās face, pain and guilt written across it: "Iām sorry, I didnāt know I was pregnant, it was my carelessness."
If she had been aware of her own condition, she definitely would have been more cautious, but who knew, she would conceive so quietly.
"This isnāt your fault, we were both using contraception, no one could have expected this to happen. Itās okay, the doctor said weāre still young, weāre healthy, as long as you recover well, weāll have another chance," Qi Taiguo kissed her hand again and again.
Cheng Su nodded, but couldnāt stop her tears of sorrow.
"Youāre tired, why donāt you rest and sleep a little? Ning Ge has gone to the restaurant to get some soup," Qi Taiguo offered gently, arranging her hair.
"Donāt go," Cheng Su clung to his hand, tears streaming down relentlessly.
"I wonāt go, Iāll stay with you, Iām here, donāt worry," Qi Taiguo promised with a smile.
Cheng Su looked at him with full dependence, saying, "It was Chiang Qingās mother, she pushed me, and my stomach hit the corner of the table."
In fact, it wasnāt just her mother; two days before, when she and Chiang Qing had fought, she had already taken a fall, feeling some pain in her abdomen then, which she had ignored, not giving it a second thought. Probably, the signs were already there.
The new life within her, how could it withstand such a fall?
Then today, Lu Shufen had pushed her twice; the first time she hit her lower back, then the blow to her abdomen was square on, and that was it.
Cheng Suās tears welled up again; blaming others was less important than blaming her own negligence, which had cost her childās life.
"If I had known I was pregnant, I definitely wouldnāt have dared to confront them, I didnāt know..." Cheng Su cried.
"Donāt blame yourself, we didnāt know, who would? Each time we took precautions, but still..." Qi Taiguo also found it strange, how could this have happened?
Cheng Su choked up, saying, "Itās just our bad luck, they say that even with that thereās a one in a thousand chance, I..."
Not only is there a chance with condoms, but she heard that even those who get IUDs, or even sterilizations can still conceive. How could she have such a body constitution?
"Okay, okay, letās not talk about this anymore, close your eyes and rest now, weāll talk again later, okay?" Qi Taiguo saw how haggard she was and pat her hand gently.
With tears in her eyes, Cheng Su finally closed them and soon fell into a deep sleep.