Zhan Bei Jue's heart leaped to his throat. He shoved the people beside him violently, shouting.
"Stop! Don't push anymore! Everyone stop! Someone fell!"
His voice was swallowed by the crowd. He watched helplessly as Jiang Nan Fang also fell.
Her face hit the ground, but she desperately shielded the girl within her arms.
Someone stepped on her arm, someone on her leg, someone on her back.
Zhan Bei Jue roared like a madman. Finally, someone heard the commotion and stopped what they were doing.
Seeing someone had fallen, the surrounding people gradually ceased their curses and footsteps.
The child was terrified, her cries piercing the air, her sharp voice echoing through the crowd.
"Mommy! I want Mommy! Wuwu! Mommy!"
Hearing the little girl's cries, a woman's sharp scream came from the crowd not far away.
"Xuanxuan! Xuanxuan! Baby, Mommy's here! Where are you?"
"Stop hitting, everyone stop! Stop!"
"Li Tao, stop hitting! The child is gone! Hurry and find the child!"
Zhan Bei Jue finally reached Jiang Nan Fang and pulled her up.
He worriedly leaned her against him, pinching her chin to examine her.
"Did someone step on you? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Jiang Nan Fang shook her head and handed the child to him.
"Her mother is looking for her, the child is terrified. Quickly lift her up so her mother can see."
Everyone around stared at them, momentarily forgetting their shoving.
Zhan Bei Jue lifted the little girl high above his head.
The little girl screamed sharply in the air.
"Mommy, wuwu, where are Mommy and Daddy? Xuanxuan is scared!"
"Baby! Mommy is here! Li Tao, do you see? Xuanxuan is there! Hurry!"
"Baby, Daddy is coming! Don't be afraid, Daddy will save you!"
As a little girl appeared high in the air, such conversations erupted from the crowd.
Everyone seemed to regain their senses, stopping their shoving and starting to care for those around them.
Some looked for children, some for parents, some for partners.
The farce finally began to subside.
Zhan Bei Jue scooped Jiang Nan Fang into his arms and led her away from the crowd.
He placed her back on the seat and, seeing the dirty shoe prints on her fair skin, his face darkened with anger.
He wanted to scold her, but when he opened his mouth, his voice trembled.
"Does it hurt?"
Jiang Nan Fang dared not speak.
"Besides here, where else were you stepped on? Let me see."
A sharp cramp seized her stomach. Her face turned pale as she pressed his hand.
"Don't look, it doesn't hurt anywhere else, just my stomach a little."
She looked at Zhan Bei Jue with guilt in her eyes.
"Ajue, I didn't mean to. If I couldn't protect the child, would you blame me?"
What? Her stomach hurt?
Zhan Bei Jue was so flustered he didn't know what to say. He quickly fastened her seatbelt.
"At a time like this, you still have the mood for such nonsense? Close your eyes and rest. I'll take you to the hospital immediately!"
Before they reached the hospital, Jiang Nan Fang began to bleed. She endured it, not daring to tell Zhan Bei Jue, remaining motionless.
When they arrived in front of the hospital's emergency building, Zhan Bei Jue helped her out of the car.
A purplish-black mass fell from her thigh.
Immediately, with a splash, Jiang Nan Fang's entire leg turned red...
The doctor performed a D&C surgery on her.
Zhan Bei Jue waited outside like a wounded leopard.
Seeing his cold expression and fierce gaze, the doctor dared not approach him.
When the doctor emerged, Zhou Jin Bei was the first to stand up and ask.
"How is she, Doctor? How is she?"
"She has been thoroughly cleaned..."
"The baby is really gone? How could this happen? The prenatal check-ups were all fine, how could it be lost so easily?"
The doctor said, "The pregnant woman's constitution is not very good, her progesterone is low. Without proper care, it's easy for this to happen..."
"I see her medical records. She has already given birth to quadruplets before, and she also had a miscarriage experience."
"To be honest, given her condition, she is no longer suitable for having more children."
Zhan Bei Jue sat on the cold chair, listening with his head bowed. Upon hearing this, he sprang up as if he had springs attached.
"What do you mean?"
Feeling that he might punch him at any moment, the doctor instinctively took a step back and chose his words carefully.
"It's like this. Because carrying multiple babies stretches the uterus significantly, it makes the uterine wall very thin. Medically, it's generally not recommended to have another child after that."
"Plus, she had a miscarriage before, underwent a curettage, and now this one. Her body's functional capacity has been greatly depleted..."
"Then why didn't you say so earlier? Didn't they warn her during the last surgery?"
If I had known her body wasn't suitable for pregnancy, I wouldn't have insisted on a second child!
Something that could have been prevented, and yet she had to suffer again!
The doctor looked at Zhan Bei Jue with great innocence.
"It wasn't me who did it last time, I don't know. I'm just speaking from the medical records..."
"Alright, alright, second brother, don't scare him."
Zhou Jin Bei nudged him and said softly to the doctor.
"What you mean is, it will be difficult for her to conceive in the future, and even if she does, she can't keep the baby?"
The doctor was confused.
"She already has four children, why insist on having another one?"
"Yes, it will be more difficult for her to conceive in the future. If this gentleman really minds..."
The rest of the words were unspoken, but it was clear that Zhan Bei Jue was now seen as a disregardful fertility machine that disrespected women.
Zhou Jin Bei, fearing Zhan Bei Jue would misunderstand the unspoken words and attack the doctor, quickly interrupted.
"Got it, got it, thank you, Doctor. Please go ahead with your work. I'll ask you again if anything comes up."
Zhan Bei Jue was filled with a sense of loss and regret.
With a thud, he slumped back onto the chair.
Zhou Jin Bei, having experienced the pain of losing a child, sat beside him to comfort him.
"I know you love children, and especially since my sister-in-law gave birth to them, you love them even more. Losing one is very painful."
"But think about it. Isn't she in pain too?"
"Not being able to keep the child, as a mother, she already feels defeated. If she wakes up to see your expression, wouldn't she feel even worse?"
"Second brother, don't be like this. You already have four children. Your family's health is more important than anything. Why make her unhappy again?"
Zhou Jin Bei, who usually seemed a bit unreliable, could speak profound truths at critical moments.
Zhan Bei Jue was immediately persuaded by her words.
That's right. The child is gone, and Jiang Nan Fang is also very upset.
If he continued to face her with such an attitude, wouldn't it make her even more miserable?
No, no, he couldn't let Jiang Nan Fang see him like this.
"I understand."
He sighed slightly and put on a more relaxed expression.
"You go back. Tell the children that their mother and I had an urgent business trip and will be back in a couple of days."
"Please take care of them for these two days."
"What about my sister-in-law?"
"I can handle it. I won't make her unhappy, don't worry."