Chapter 793: 794, The Unchangeable Reality (Second Update)

Hu Fang no longer had the energy to argue with her.

She was truly in pain.

Hu Fang kneeled on the ground in agony, her eyes quickly reddening, "Mom, it really hurts! Please, I’m begging you, let me have a cesarean!"

The middle-aged woman frowned impatiently and hurried to help Hu Fang up, "Get up, what are you doing? Someone who didn’t know better would think that I’m abusing you! It’s just childbirth, can’t you be a little stronger? They say a mother’s love is selfless. You can’t just think about yourself; you have to consider your baby too!"

"Little Fang, mom is right, we have to listen to mom. Just hang in there a little while longer. Look at the other pregnant women, does anyone act like you? It’s just pain, it won’t kill you!" Her husband merely thought his wife was being overly dramatic; of all the pregnant women in the maternity ward, she was the only one acting as if she were dying! It’s just childbirth, and she’s acting like it’s a matter of life and death! It was really annoying him!

The light in Hu Fang’s eyes gradually faded, and she slowly stood up, biting her lip, "Do you really want me to die of pain before you’ll agree?"

Both the middle-aged woman and young husband did not answer, impatience flickering in their eyes, "You won’t die of pain, rest assured! I’ve given birth before! Don’t think you’re the only one in the world having a baby!" said the middle-aged woman in a very nasty tone.

Hu Fang took a deep breath and then said coldly, "Fine, I get it! I will walk on my own, you don’t need to follow me!" She forcefully shook off her husband’s hand.

"Can you manage by yourself?" her husband asked, a bit worried.

"It’s fine, let her think things through on her own. It’s enough that we watch from behind," the middle-aged woman stopped her son’s motion, coldly watching Hu Fang’s retreating figure.

Her husband was still somewhat worried, "Mom, I should still go keep her company."

The middle-aged woman clutched her son’s wrist and said coldly, "Son, at times like this, you can’t indulge her every whim. If it keeps going like this, she’s going to walk all over you!"

It’s just childbirth, right?

Is it necessary to be like this?

She thinks she’s the only pregnant woman in the world!

Hearing his mother say this, the son gave up and didn’t follow, just watching his wife’s back from a distance.

Hu Fang, enduring the excruciating pain, slowly walked forward.

At the end of the corridor was an open window, through which a gentle breeze carried the fragrance of flowers, diminishing the strong smell of disinfectant.

Hu Fang looked at the window, her lips curving into a slight smile, a hint of relief flashing in her eyes. She caressed her swollen belly, the angle of her smile becoming more pronounced.

Perhaps, for others, it was just a window, but for her, it was the portal to another world.

There, there was only the scent of flowers, no pain.

Hu Fang straightened up and smiled as she walked toward the window, like any ordinary pregnant woman. People passed by without noticing anything amiss.

Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan had also heard the previous conversation and were now passing by this pregnant woman.

Mo Zhixuan’s brow was deeply furrowed; from Hu Fang’s behavior and her words, it was clear she could no longer cope, yet her family still clung to their opinions.

A mama’s boy of a husband.

A selfish mother-in-law.

They were the creators of this woman’s suffering.

Mo Zhixuan glanced at Chu Jin’s belly with some worry. Hu Fang was in such pain with just one child; Chu Jin was carrying twins...

"The Distress of Childbirth" did have quite a few difficult labor cases described.

With this thought, Mo Zhixuan broke out into a cold sweat and, grasping Chu Jin’s hand, tightened his grip unconsciously.

Suddenly, Chu Jin narrowed her eyes; she turned around, only to see Hu Fang had already climbed onto the window sill, now slightly leaning back with a hot tear spilling from the corner of her mouth, "My dear baby, I am sorry. Mom isn’t a strong mother."

At this point, Hu Fang could think of no other solution.

"Don’t!" Without time for further thought, Chu Jin let go of Mo Zhixuan’s hand and leaped forward, grabbing onto the pregnant woman’s hand. The fierce downward force nearly dragged Chu Jin out of the window as well.

Although Chu Jin no longer had Spiritual Power, her body’s instincts were still intact. She bit her lip and propped herself against the wall with her knees.

The sudden turn of events caused the people walking back and forth to stop in their tracks, staring in disbelief!

"Ah! Someone is going to jump from the building!"

Mo Zhixuan, without time for much thought either, grabbed Chu Jin by the shoulders, protecting her belly, and then took over the pregnant woman’s hand from Chu Jin and pulled fiercely, bringing the pregnant woman back from the brink of death, and she landed steadily on the ground. "Clap, clap, clap." Applause broke out all around.

"Jin, are you okay?" Mo Zhixuan immediately grabbed Chu Jin’s shoulder and asked anxiously.

That moment just now scared him to death! He even thought that Chu Jin had been dragged down by that pregnant woman!

This is the 28th floor.

If she really fell, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I’m fine, I’m not made of paper. Don’t worry," Chu Jin shook her head slightly, her lips curving into a faint smile to reassure Mo Zhixuan.

"That’s good!" Mo Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief, hugging Chu Jin tightly, his heart pounding violently.

Chu Jin wrapped her arms around him in return.

"Hu Fang! What are you doing? Are you trying to kill my grandson?" The middle-aged woman’s face went deathly pale from fear.

The young man beside her was so frightened that his legs went weak. Clutching Hu Fang, a sobbing tone rose in his voice, "Wife, what are you doing? You’re going to take my life!"

There was pure chill on Hu Fang’s face, pain had erased all expression, but she still remembered the second when Chu Jin had grabbed her.

Actually, the moment she jumped, she already started to regret because the child in her belly kicked her fiercely at that moment, as if accusing her of irresponsibility.

Hu Fang pushed her cowardly husband aside, enduring the plummeting pain, walked to Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan, and gave a deep bow, "Thank you."

"You’re welcome," Chu Jin extended a hand to help her up, "Does it still hurt?"

Hu Fang forced a smile on her face, "It’s bearable," when in truth, it was unbearable.

She didn’t understand why some people felt nothing during childbirth, but she was in extreme pain.

It wasn’t that she was blowing things out of proportion.

It was truly very painful.

"Thank you for just now, for saving my daughter-in-law and my future grandson, thank you." The middle-aged woman also bowed deeply to Chu Jin, pulling her son along.

But Chu Jin didn’t reach out to help her, her clear and elegant face with a touch of chill, "If you still want to save your grandson, then call a doctor to prepare the operation for your daughter-in-law now!"

If it weren’t for this middle-aged woman’s relentless opposition to Hu Fang choosing a cesarean section, she wouldn’t have been in such pain as to choose jumping off a building.

In Hu Fang’s eyes, pain was far scarier than death.

"How could that be? Not only are children born from cesarean sections much duller than those born from natural childbirth, but they also have particularly weak constitutions! What are you thinking?" The middle-aged woman looked at Chu Jin incredulously, "Young person, although you just saved my daughter-in-law, we have thanked you. Our family matters are none of your business!"

This time, she would keep a close eye on Hu Fang and not let her have any chance to do anything foolish!

This woman was obviously here to collect a debt! Thinking about jumping off a building! If all pregnant women were like her, making a fuss about life and death over giving birth, then there would be no children in the world.

Their family must have been cursed for eight generations to end up with this kind of daughter-in-law!

"You come with me! Stop making a scene here! You can’t even endure this bit of pain, how are you going to be a mother in the future? How unlucky I am to have chosen someone like you..." The middle-aged woman dragged Hu Fang towards another direction of the corridor.

Now pregnant herself, Chu Jin knew the hardship of expecting mothers. Hearing the middle-aged woman’s words, she could not control herself. Clenching her fists, she wanted to slap her right away, but she held back. Watching their retreat, she called out coldly, "Stop!"

Though it was just a short command of two words, it carried an icy chill that made one’s heart tremble.

The family of three stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Chu Jin.

Before Chu Jin could speak again, the middle-aged woman’s legs gave way. She turned to her son, shivering, "Jun Jun, quickly go find a doctor, tell them we agree to the cesarean now!"

The middle-aged woman didn’t understand her own reaction; at that moment, it felt as though a thousand-pound boulder pressed down upon her head, causing panic and leaving her barely able to breathe. She hardly dared to meet Chu Jin’s eyes.

To her, Chu Jin was just a young girl, but she exuded an imposing aura that commanded involuntary respect. And clearly, the man standing beside her was no ordinary person either.

"Alright, Mom, I’ll go right now." The young man ran swiftly towards the elevator.

Since his mother had agreed personally, he felt no need to be under pressure anymore.

Chu Jin’s face showed no excess emotion, "You are a woman, a mother yourself; why can’t you consider things from Hu Fang’s perspective? She left her own parents, her own family, married into your family, bore children for your family, and in the end, she gets this result, with a mother-in-law like you, she really is cursed!"

Chu Jin was so furious, she just wanted to fiercely scold the mother-in-law, to vent for Hu Fang.

"I..." The middle-aged woman had no power to retort, her face pale as death.

Chu Jin continued.

"Have you ever considered why Hu Fang wanted to jump off a building? When a person is not even afraid of death, yet fears the pain of childbirth, do you think she lacks courage? She is also someone else’s daughter, a treasure held dear by her parents. What gives you the right to treat her so poorly? Put yourself in her shoes; if Hu Fang were your daughter, and you saw her being pressured by her own mother-in-law to jump off a building, what would you do?"

The middle-aged woman was drenched in cold sweat, filled with regret, and her face was a picture of utter shame. Indeed, if the one standing here today were her own daughter, she would never allow her mother-in-law to bully her like that.

Chu Jin’s words were truly like a wake-up call for the dreamer.

"Little Fang, Little Fang, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry," the middle-aged woman knelt down before Hu Fang immediately.

"Mom, please get up," Hu Fang helped her mother-in-law stand, and when she raised her head, Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan were no longer in sight.

They were truly kind people. If there was a chance, she would definitely thank them properly next time. Hu Fang looked around the corridor crowded with people, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

In the prenatal checkup room.

The doctor was performing a routine prenatal checkup for Chu Jin.

Mo Zhixuan waited outside, his fist against his lips, lost in thought, and then turned to walk toward another department.

Coming out with the checkup results, Chu Jin said with a smile, "Mo Zhixuan, look how mischievous our babies are. The doctor said one umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck three times, and the other one, four times."

"Jin, let’s go with a cesarean section in the future," Mo Zhixuan replied, seemingly off-topic. "I’ve asked the doctor, and a C-section can reduce a lot of pain, greatly sparing the adult from suffering."

"I asked the doctor today as well," said Chu Jin, "and he mentioned that the babies aren’t very big, so it should be easy to give birth, and besides, labor pain varies from person to person based on one’s physique. It’s not necessarily that horrific for everyone, so don’t worry unnecessarily." She patted Mo Zhixuan’s hand.

She obviously knew what Mo Zhixuan was worried about.

"But..." Mo Zhixuan’s expression was one of hesitation and a bit of panic.

"But what?" Chu Jin chuckled lightly. "I, the pregnant woman, am not scared, so what are you afraid of? Let’s go, I’m starving. Let’s go home and eat."

"What do you feel like eating? I’ll take you there," Mo Zhixuan’s attention was successfully diverted.

Chu Jin suddenly felt like eating seafood porridge and suggested, "Let’s go to He Ji restaurant. Their seafood porridge is good."

But then she suddenly remembered that He Ji was far away and Mo Zhixuan had come on a bicycle, which would be very inconvenient. "Let’s not go to He Ji. The Underwater World next to the hospital is good too."

Mo Zhixuan just smiled and said nothing.

When they reached the hospital parking lot, Mo Zhixuan got on the bicycle with practiced ease and turned his head to look at Chu Jin. The morning sun shone on his face and cast a shadow on his chiseled profile.

It was already slightly cold in October, but he was still wearing a thin white shirt, looking very much like the leading man straight out of a romantic drama.

Chu Jin smiled softly and then walked over. She sat sideways on the back seat and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Let’s go."

No sooner had she spoken than Mo Zhixuan began to pedal. The bicycle moved leisurely along the asphalt road. When they passed the Underwater World, Mo Zhixuan did not stop but continued to ride on.

"We’ve arrived, you silly," Chu Jin reminded him.

"Hmm, we haven’t reached He Ji yet," Mo Zhixuan’s voice sounded a bit deep.

Chu Jin said with a smile, "Silly, we’re not going to He Ji anymore."

Mo Zhixuan freed one hand to rub her head. "I feel like eating their seafood porridge."

Chu Jin smiled lightly and didn’t say much more, just tightened her arms around his waist and rested her cheek against it. The sunlight cast a golden halo over them.

All of this beauty was as if straight out of a comic book scene.

Perhaps, this is what it truly means to marry for love.

Duanmu Sheng was hiding behind a plane tree, watching Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan, envy evident in her gaze.

These past few days, Duanmu Sheng had thought of many plans for revenge, but none were viable.

To marry Shen Haoguang smoothly, she had quit her job, given up everything, and now she was realizing that once outside the Duanmu family, she was nothing.

She was now just a useless person, powerless to do anything.

She could only watch helplessly as Shen Haoguang enjoyed his carefree life.

Duanmu Sheng gripped the tree trunk tightly, her nails digging deep into the bark, her knuckles turning white. She bit her lip hard, wishing she could tear Shen Haoguang apart alive.

But, she didn’t have the ability.

She didn’t even dare to get close to the Shen family, afraid of being discovered by Shen Haoguang, afraid that she might once again be locked up in that dimly lit, boundless basement.

After all, she was now just an ordinary person.

Whether she lived or died, no one would care.

Watching Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan’s figures getting farther and farther away, the tears in Duanmu Sheng’s eyes had blurred her vision; she was regretting, regretting not listening to Chu Jin and Zi Qi’s advice.

Chu Jin would never have lied to her.

She should have thought of that earlier.

It was one thing to be foolish herself, but she had also offended many people with her foolishness, those who had helped her.

They must be very disappointed in her by now.

Within just a few short days, Duanmu Sheng had lost a lot of weight, her face almost devoid of any color.

Crying, Duanmu Sheng felt a bout of nausea in her stomach, and she couldn’t help but squat on the ground and vomit violently, almost retching out the acid from her stomach.

"Young girl, are you all right?" an elderly grandmother stopped and squatted down, looking at Duanmu Sheng with concern, and handed her a piece of tissue, "Young girl, wipe your mouth."

Then she took out a bottle of unopened mineral water and handed it to Duanmu Sheng.

"Thank you, grandma," Duanmu Zhe sniffled.

The old grandmother continued, "Young girl, if you’re feeling unwell, you should go to the hospital. If life feels bitter, then have a piece of candy. Life, you know, doesn’t have hurdles that can’t be overcome."

The old grandmother’s hair was gray, and her face was filled with wrinkles, but she was very kind.

Seeing her, Duanmu Sheng felt as if she were seeing her own grandmother, and all the grievances she had endured over the days burst forth, as she threw her arms around the grandmother and sobbed loudly.

"Don’t cry, tell grandma what troubles you have encountered. I’ve lived for so long, there’s nothing I haven’t seen," the old grandmother patted Duanmu Sheng’s back, comforting her in a low voice.

Duanmu Sheng’s cries were loud, causing her shoulders to shudder.

After a long while, Duanmu Sheng finally stopped crying, let go of the old grandmother, and said apologetically, "I’m sorry, grandma, for dirtying your clothes. Seeing you reminded me of my own grandmother, I just couldn’t hold back."

"It’s all right, it’s all right," the grandmother said with a smile. "I too would love to have a beautiful granddaughter like you." As she said this, a hint of regret appeared in her eyes.

She went on to say, "Child, it’s not terrible to make mistakes. What’s terrible is not knowing to turn back and correct them after making them. You’re still young, if you have any problems, you must discuss them with your family. Remember my words, in this world, no one will love you more than your parents."

Upon hearing the old grandmother’s words, Duanmu Sheng thought of her own parents and cried even harder.

At this point, the grandmother sighed and continued, "Child, you’re still so young, with a bright future ahead of you, unlike me. I’m old now, I can’t do anything anymore. There are three most precious things in this world: time, kinship, and friendship..."

"Grandma, I don’t have any of those things anymore. I now have no home, no parents, no friends, I’ve destroyed it all myself," said Duanmu Sheng through her tears.

She now felt like a redundant person, living was only wasting air, she might as well be dead...

"But you have time, time is a miraculous thing, it can create everything, child," said the grandmother, pausing for a moment, then gently patting Duanmu Sheng’s hand as she went on.

"You must not follow the old path I took. When I was young, I made poor choices with people, broke all relationships with my parents, relatives, and friends, leading to a life of solitude. Now, I don’t even have any children, and to this day, I haven’t even seen my parents’ last moments. At least you are luckier than I am; you are still young, you can still change your situation, unlike me, I am old now, what I fear is that when I die someday, there won’t even be anyone to send me off..."

At this, the grandmother’s eyes reddened as well, seeing herself as a fool in her mind’s eye.

Love makes one foolish.

In her next life, she would never love again.

Hearing this, Duanmu Sheng cried even harder.

The current situation of this old grandmother was herown future.

She had no way out now.

She had already married Shen Haoguang, and now she fundamentally could not change her situation.

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