Her heart grew increasingly uneasy the more she thought about it.
Recalling her recent erratic behavior, her heart began to pound.
She endured the urge to get out of the car all the way, dropping the two off.
Turning, she drove straight to the pharmacy.
Soon, she bought two pregnancy tests.
With no time to return to the studio, she spotted a supermarket, ran inside, and found the restroom.
It was her first time doing this, so Xiang Wan carefully read the instructions and cautiously used the test.
The results came quickly.
Both tests showed two lines.
What did it mean?
According to the instructions, she was pregnant?
Pregnant.
How miraculous.
It had actually happened to her.
She was carrying Lu Mingzhe's child.
Xiang Wan felt dizzy, unsure of what to feel.
She stayed foolishly in the restroom for several minutes before coming out.
She wanted to take a picture and send it to Lu Mingzhe.
But after much thought, considering the photos from today and the beautiful Chen Jiaojiao, she had too many questions and held back.
Some things could only be clarified when spoken face-to-face, and she urgently wanted to see him.
She had never been to his studio before.
Gathering her courage today, she decided to go and see it.
Lu Mingzhe had previously said she was welcome to visit anytime and had given her a business card.
Xiang Wan used navigation and quickly found the place.
As she walked in, the receptionist stopped her.
"Hello, madam. Whom are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Lu Mingzhe. Is he here?"
"You mean Dr. Lu? Do you have an appointment?"
"...No, but I'm a friend of his. My name is Xiang Wan."
"I'm sorry, please wait a moment. I'll make a call to ask."
The receptionist called Lu Mingzhe's assistant.
She soon informed Xiang Wan.
"I'm sorry, madam, Dr. Lu has gone out on a house call. He's not here right now."
House call?
Do psychologists make house calls?
Xiang Wan had never seen a psychologist before, her only understanding of the profession coming from TV dramas and movies.
She thought patients always came to them for consultations.
The staff member smiled.
"Our psychologists not only make house calls but also accompany clients to various events based on their psychological state and requests."
"In short, our services are quite personalized and are the trend in the industry."
So, Lu Mingzhe wasn't in the office receiving patients all day.
Instead, his schedule was very flexible, and he was often out and about?
She had previously imagined him as dry and monotonous, like a doctor in a hospital.
Now, she saw him as a free-spirited bird.
Even though he returned to his own cage every night, she didn't know if he flew to the sky during the day.
Xiang Wan felt a sense of uncontrolled panic.
"Is Dr. Lu very busy? Does that mean he spends very little time in his consultation room?"
"That depends on our scheduled patients, madam."
"Psychologists charge by the hour, starting from the moment they leave for a house call. Dr. Lu's time is billed even when he's out."
"In fact, the less time he spends in his consultation room, the higher his professional skill is."
Xiang Wan understood and nodded, "Thank you."
Her original plan had fallen through.
She didn't want to return to her studio like this.
Suddenly, she felt bored and didn't know where to go.
Xiang Wan got into her car, picked up the pregnancy test, and looked at it again and again.
Finally, she decided to go to the hospital.
The obstetrics department was always the busiest.
Just as it was her turn and she was waiting for the results, she received a WeChat message from Lu Mingzhe asking where she was.
Xiang Wan could no longer describe how she felt seeing his message.
She stared at the screen for a long time, wanting to tell him the truth but also wanting to test him.
"What's wrong? Where are you?"
Lu Mingzhe sent her the name of a club.
"A friend's birthday today, I ran into them and couldn't get away. I probably won't be back very early tonight."
"So, I'm giving you the day off. I won't be coming over. Remember to miss me, muah."
Perhaps she had subconsciously begun to suspect Lu Mingzhe.
Therefore, whatever he said or did was suspicious to her.
Xiang Wan angrily slammed her phone down.
He was revealing his true colors.
Xiang Wan, Xiang Wan, you're so foolish to only realize this now.
Her heart felt empty, and she stared blankly at the bustling corridor.
After an unknown amount of time, a woman's sharp scream suddenly broke the silence.
"I'll beat you to death, you vixen! I'll tear your face apart today!"
Everyone in the corridor turned their attention.
Xiang Wan was no exception.
She saw a stylishly dressed young woman in the lobby grabbing another woman of similar age by the hair and pulling her.
"At your age, why aren't you doing something decent? Why do you have to be a mistress? Huh?"
"You know he has a wife and children, yet you still follow him. How cheap are you?"
"Didn't your parents teach you how to be a person? Don't your parents feel ashamed knowing you're a mistress?"
"Is it that I can't have children, so you need to step in? You're truly despicable!"
As she spoke, she kicked the woman with her high heels.
The woman, with her hair pulled, was powerless to fight back, crying out in pain.
Everyone watched indifferently; no one stepped forward to help.
Soon, a man rushed past Xiang Wan.
"Stop it! Who told you to come here?"
"Let go! Release her! Don't you want to live?"
He was likely the male protagonist of this farce.
"Fine, you're finally here! I knew it, why would you let this woman come to the hospital alone? You were clearly with her!"
The wife said through gritted teeth.
"Going to get the report? How far along is your child? Is it healthy? Are you planning to let her give birth? So wicked, aren't you afraid the child will be born without an anus?"
"You!"
"Me what? You have the nerve to point at me? Zhang Mingyang, you've disappointed me so much!"
The man grabbed his wife's hand and tried to pry her fingers open to save the mistress.
"Who asked you to follow me here? Making such a scene, aren't you embarrassed! Let go of my hand, I can't be bothered with you!"
"No! I haven't done anything shameful, so why should I be afraid of losing face? Do you have any shame? If you had shame, you would..."
"Shut up! Don't force me to lay hands on you!"
"Lay hands on me? Go ahead! It's not like you were penniless and begging me to follow you back then. Now that you have some money, you dare to hit me?"
"Hit me! If you dare to touch a single finger of mine today, I'll make this woman accompany me to the grave!"
The man, being stronger, pried her hand open in a few moves.
Then, he shoved her back forcefully, and the wife fell several meters away.
The man pointed at her with disgust.
"Look at you now, like a madwoman. How are you worthy of me? I've been disgusted with you for a long time."
"Get out. We'll divorce tomorrow. I don't want to see you for another second!"
The woman was devastated, collapsed onto the ground, and began to wail.