Sun Ling was already drenched in sweat from the pain. She felt as if a hundred thousand needles were piercing her stomach simultaneously, making it difficult for her to even speak coherently.
"Please, save, save me."
Wan Liansheng looked up at Gu Xingdong. He was the one who had driven them.
Gu Xingdong's eyes darkened. Although Sun Ling deserved to die, her punishment was the law, and he was clear about that.
"I'll go get the car."
"Xingdong..."
Chen Lishu was about to get up when she felt something like a string pulling her stomach downward. She quickly grabbed Gu Xingdong's hand.
Her fingers dug into his flesh from the force of her grip. Due to the pain and fear, Chen Lishu's brows were tightly furrowed, and her complexion was very poor.
Rui Rui had just been rescued, and her emotions had swung wildly. As she suddenly relaxed, she finally realized something was wrong.
Gu Xingdong's expression changed abruptly. The usually calm and composed man's eyes flashed with panic. He quickly bent down and picked up Chen Lishu. As he passed Zhang Xue, he said loudly, "Please keep an eye on my son for me."
After a brief instruction, he strode directly down the stairs.
Wan Liansheng glanced at Sun Ling and, with his subordinates, helped carry her downstairs as well.
Soon, both Sun Ling and Chen Lishu were admitted to the hospital.
"Doctor, how is my wife?" Due to his worry, Gu Xingdong's face remained tense. His serious demeanor and the cold aura he exuded made the little nurse beside him afraid to even breathe.
"Her emotions fluctuated too much, and combined with strenuous activity, the pregnant woman experienced spotting, showing symptoms of threatened miscarriage."
Threatened miscarriage?
Upon hearing the doctor's words, both Chen Lishu and Gu Xingdong felt a pang of anxiety.
Especially Chen Lishu. She placed her palm over her clothes, caressing her already swollen belly. She had only felt the babies' movements today, and now she might lose them?
Gu Xingdong tightened his grip on her hand, turned to the doctor, and managed to utter with a dry throat, "Doctor, the baby?"
Sensing their tension, the doctor quickly reassured them, "Don't worry for now. Threatened miscarriage doesn't mean it will definitely result in a miscarriage; it just means there are signs. Of course, if not properly managed, it can still lead to an actual miscarriage."
Hearing the doctor's words, the couple's drifting hearts suddenly found solid ground again, giving them a fleeting sense of unreal weightlessness.
"Your wife is carrying twins, so she needs to be even more careful. Do not be careless again. I will prescribe some medication to help stabilize the pregnancy. Rest in bed at home for a week. If there is no more spotting within this week, it means the fetuses are fine."
"Is... is hospitalization really not necessary?" Gu Xingdong asked uncertainly.
Seeing his somewhat bewildered look, the doctor couldn't help but laugh, "The hospital environment is not as good as home and is not conducive to the pregnant woman's rest. As long as you follow my instructions, there should be no major problems."
Soon, Gu Xingdong got the medicine according to the doctor's prescription, informed Wan Liansheng, and then drove Chen Lishu home.
On the other hand, Sun Ling was not so lucky. She had indeed miscarried. After the doctor performed a curettage, she was weakly pushed into the ward. Da Feng Novel Network.
Wan Liansheng had already called two other female police officers to take turns guarding her, ready to bring her back as soon as the doctor permitted.
Upon hearing the news of their daughter's crime and miscarriage, Sun Ling's parents almost fainted.
Rushing to the hospital, they saw their pale daughter on the hospital bed and immediately burst into tears, embracing each other.
"How could you do something so foolish? How can your father and I live after this?"
Sun Ling's eyelids fluttered, and her lips, pale and chapped from blood loss, whispered weakly, "Mom, I want to see Jiang Chengyi."
Now, only the Jiang family could save her.
However, as well as she might have planned it, when Jiang Chengyi learned of everything she had done, he avoided her like the plague, wishing to sever all ties between them. How could he possibly agree to see her? He simply used the excuse of being out of town and unavailable. Sun Ling never saw Jiang Chengyi again, even when she was eventually imprisoned.
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"Thank heavens nothing serious happened. You have no idea how worried I was all the way here." Upon hearing that Chen Lishu's babies were fine, Zhang Xue breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, does your tummy still hurt? Is the little brother okay?" Rui Rui stood cautiously by the bed, his big eyes filled with concern as he looked at Chen Lishu.
Chen Lishu stroked his head and said softly, "Mom is fine, and the little brother is fine too. But they are still very small and not as brave as Rui Rui. They were frightened this time and need a period of rest and recuperation."
After speaking, she turned to Zhang Xue, "I'll have to trouble you to ask for a week's leave from school for me."
Zhang Xue nodded, "What's there to be troubled about between us? Besides, there aren't many classes now. You just focus on resting and recuperating at home. And then give me a pair of healthy god-sons."
"Xiaoyue, if there's anything you want to eat, I'll go make it for you right now." Zhao Qiuyue was overjoyed that both mother and child had returned safely.
Rui Rui had been lost under her care. If anything had happened to him, she would have felt guilty for the rest of her life.
"Sister Xiaoyue, I don't feel like eating much either. How about you make some soup?"
"Alright, alright, I'll go buy a hen right away and stew it for you."
Wang Aixiang and Wang Dazhu only learned about the incident two days later, and Wang Aixiang was so angry that she almost cursed Sun Ling's entire lineage.
"Did her brain get kicked by a donkey? That ungrateful wretch! She had a good life and came to provoke you. How old is Rui Rui? That bastard! Sister, tell me which hospital she's in, and I'll go give her a few slaps!"
"People like her will eventually face legal consequences. What good outcome can she have? Getting angry with her will only make yourself unhappy for no reason. It's not worth it."
Wang Dazhu said this, but in his heart, he thought that if it weren't for her being a woman, he wouldn't deign to kick her again. If it were a man, he would sneak into the hospital ward and beat him half to death.
Wang Aixiang pouted but ultimately said nothing more.
For the sake of the children, Chen Lishu lay in bed diligently for a whole week, barely moving except to go to the restroom.
She had many relatives and friends, and Gu Xingping and Chen Liyuan could lend a hand in taking care of her. Gu Xingdong also rushed back from the army every day. If Chen Lishu hadn't firmly objected, Zhao Guiying and Lin Xiaoyue would have packed their things to come and care for her.
It wasn't until a week later, when Gu Xingdong took her to the hospital again, and the doctor examined her and declared everything normal, that everyone finally breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"What is this?"
Chen Lishu looked at the manila envelope Gu Xingdong handed her and curiously opened it. To her surprise, it contained detailed information about the Jiang family.