When Catherine woke up, the first thing she saw was the hospital ceiling, stark white, and yet somehow terrifying at that moment.
She felt weak all over, as if her limbs no longer belonged to her.
As soon as Song Lijun saw Catherine awake, she immediately sat by her bedside.
"Linlin, you're awake. How do you feel?"
"Mom." Catherine wanted to cry out, but her voice was so faint.
Song Lijun hurriedly stopped her, "You're weak now, don't talk too much. Rest well. Don't worry, the baby is also fine."
"Baby?" Catherine's eyes widened. What was the deal with the baby?
Song Lijun sighed, "Actually, you should have told your dad and me earlier. If we had known you were pregnant, we would have certainly done our best to protect you."
Catherine felt like everything was so unreal. Pregnant? Why was she pregnant?
Could it be with President Gu?
Catherine couldn't bear to imagine it. But they had always been careful with protection, so there shouldn't be a problem. Then whose could it be?
She tried desperately to sit up, but her limbs still didn't obey her.
"Don't move around. Tell me what you want, and Mom will get it for you."
"Mom, am I really pregnant?"
Hearing Catherine's words, Song Lijun was also stunned. Did Catherine not know herself?
"Yes, we brought you for emergency treatment, and the doctor told us." Song Lijun hesitated for a moment, but then asked, "Linlin, who is the father of the child?"
Catherine fell silent at the question, because even she didn't know and couldn't be sure.
However, before she could speak, Song Lijun found an answer herself, "Is it Kai's?"
As far as Song Lijun knew, Kai was the only person Catherine had genuinely been involved with.
Catherine nodded in agreement.
"Mom, I actually suspected I was pregnant before, and I even told Kai about it. But I don't know what Wei Yumeng said to Kai that made him think I was lying."
Catherine could barely make a sound, but she still tried her best to say to Song Lijun.
"Mom, no matter what, I hope Kai, as the father, can know the truth."
Song Lijun frowned upon hearing Catherine's words. She couldn't figure out why Wei Yumeng would do this. After all, Wei Yumeng was the one who had voluntarily given up the presidential position to Catherine before.
Most importantly, she never thought Wei Yumeng would be such a ruthless person.
Wei Yumeng was currently with Zhan Mohan at the hospital. They still couldn't quite believe that Catherine was actually pregnant.
"Doctor, how far along is Catherine?" Wei Yumeng couldn't help but ask.
After all, Kai had been in jail for so long. If the timing didn't match, then the child wouldn't be Kai's.
The doctor thought for a moment and said, "According to the preliminary examination, she is about two months pregnant."
Zhan Mohan also frowned slightly upon hearing this. Lu Xun had just given Catherine a pregnancy test certificate. This meant that if they excluded the possibility of him deliberately lying, they hadn't actually examined Catherine when they issued the certificate, and thus wouldn't have known she was actually pregnant.
And this pregnancy duration seemed to align with the time Kai had been in jail. Could the child really be Kai's?
They had originally planned to use this as a clue to deal with Catherine, but unexpectedly, things had turned out this way.
If Kai found out about this, he might side with Catherine again.
Wei Yumeng and Zhan Mohan exchanged a glance, then bid farewell to the doctor and left.
They remained silent until they got into the car. Finally, Wei Yumeng broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Mohan, if Catherine is really pregnant, shouldn't we stop targeting her? After all, the baby is innocent." Wei Yumeng understood the feelings of a pregnant woman the most.
Zhan Mohan had no objection if Wei Yumeng decided to temporarily cease hostilities with Catherine for the sake of the child, but the premise was that Catherine wouldn't take the initiative to do anything to them.
Zhan Mohan nodded, "Yes, I will handle this matter. Don't worry."
Wei Yumeng felt that in just one day, things had changed drastically. She herself was still struggling to accept Catherine's pregnancy.
As a parent, Song Lijun met Kai, who was being held at the police station.
Kai looked at Song Lijun with a displeased expression, after all, it was because of Song Lijun that he had been detained at this detention center for so long in place of Catherine.
"You don't need to say anything more. I have made up my mind, and I will not change it." Kai's tone was very firm.
Song Lijun also looked resolute, "Even if Linlin is carrying your child, are you still going to ignore it?"
Kai was slightly stunned but quickly reacted, "Don't try to trick me with such a lame excuse. I won't be fooled twice."
Song Lijun finally understood. It seemed Catherine's words were likely true. It was precisely because of such incidents in the past that Kai believed Song Lijun's words were also deceitful this time.
"When Linlin knew you had appealed, she became distraught and cut her wrist, almost losing her life. After we sent her to the hospital, we discovered that Linlin was already pregnant." Song Lijun sighed and explained, "Although I don't know what happened between you children, the reason I'm here now is for Linlin's sake, and I have no reason to lie to you."
Although Kai still harbored some doubts, he was indeed shocked to hear about Catherine's suicide attempt by wrist-cutting. Fortunately, she was fine, and the baby was also fine.
Assuming Catherine's pregnancy was true, was Zhan Mohan lying to him?
If that were the case, how could he face Catherine? He had failed to believe the person he loved, which was truly ironic.
Song Lijun stood up, "Actually, I came to see you privately. Linlin didn't agree to let me tell you about this, but I hope you will be a responsible child."
Kai lowered his head, clenching his fists. Even after Song Lijun had explained it to him like this, he was still unsure of the truth of her words.
He hoped it was true, but he also wished it were false.
At least if it were false, he wouldn't have to bear the self-reproach and debt he felt towards Catherine.
But if it were true, shouldn't it be a happy occasion?
These conflicting emotions left Kai unsure of what to do or how to proceed.
Song Lijun left. She didn't force Kai to make a choice because she knew that for Catherine's sake, Kai had already stayed here for so long. It was already unfair to him, and now she had no reason to demand anything more from him.