Chapter 17 Child

When Chen Hao staggered back to the entrance of the residential complex, he saw Wu Peng and the others just arriving at the security booth.

Wu Peng immediately recognized him, quickly walking over and asking, "Dr. Chen, what's wrong?"

Chen Hao had been anxious and fearful all the way, coupled with his asthma attack just now, his walk was unsteady, and he looked like he might fall at any moment.

Chen Hao recognized that these people were also family members from the ship. At this time, he didn't want to exchange pleasantries with anyone. He was weak and waved his hand: "I'm fine, just a little tired."

The parents of Jia Wenjun also gathered around: "Which building do you live in? Otherwise, we'll walk you back together?"

Chen Hao still shook his head, clutching his bag tightly: "No need, I'll go back myself."

Seeing his wary and distant expression, the others didn't say anything more, watching him stagger towards one of the buildings.

"Didn't he leave with that friend of Anna, the yacht owner?" Jia's father had seen them leaving the hall together earlier.

"Yes, I saw the reporters surrounding them, and that man wearing sunglasses even helped him out of the situation," said Jia's mother.

Wu Peng not only saw Dr. Chen leave with the man in sunglasses, but also saw him get into the man's car, but he didn't say it. He just glanced at the unsteady Dr. Chen and said to Jia Wenjun's parents, "Never mind him, Uncle and Auntie, which building do you live in? I'll take you there."

The family members on shore slept soundly after learning that the people on the ship were still alive.

Although the people on the ship still had to huddle in the ship's corridor to get through this not-so-warm night, they were extremely excited because they knew that someone was on the way to rescue them. They were all wide awake, staring at the dark sea, for fear of missing the rescuers.

But they waited until the tide receded and the sky in the east turned fish-belly white, the rescuers still hadn't arrived.

Some people couldn't hold on and fell asleep leaning against the outside of the cabin, but Old Man Wang couldn't sleep. He looked at the red clouds in the sky and became increasingly worried.

The old saying goes, "Morning glow doesn't go out, evening glow travels a thousand miles." If there are colored clouds in the morning, it means there will be rain. The wind on the sea started to pick up last night and has been brewing all night. This rain is probably going to be heavy.

He didn't know when the rescuers would arrive. If they encountered a heavy rain, the time to return to shore would probably be delayed again.

At this time, in room seven, Sun Jiaojiao didn't sleep soundly all night, because she was about to be rescued, and also because after being rescued, she couldn't keep the child.

She was not young, and this was her first time being a mother, so of course she was reluctant to part with the child.

Moreover, when she was half-asleep last night, she dreamed of the child, a fair and chubby little boy. He babbled, calling her "Mama," and hugged her neck, smiling so much that saliva drooled from his mouth.

Thinking that this child was about to be crushed with forceps on the delivery bed and thrown into the trash can as medical waste, her heart ached unbearably.

Gong Dalong said that his illness was hereditary, but there were exceptions to everything. What if it wasn't passed on to her child? Wouldn't she be killing her child for nothing?

Thinking of this, the resistance she had been feeling before became even stronger. She was a mother. If she couldn't even protect her own child, was she still human?

Even if this child really had this disease, medicine was so advanced now, there would always be a way to treat it. Thinking of the child in her dream, she gritted her teeth. Even if she had to sell everything she owned, she would get treatment for her child.

She couldn't listen to Gong Dalong. She couldn't abort this child!

Gong Dalong's gauze was already stained with blood. He heard Sun Jiaojiao get up. His voice was hoarse, and his whole body was weak, but he still mustered his spirits to ask, "Jiaojiao, have the rescuers arrived?"

"No." Sun Jiaojiao drank some water, hesitated for a few seconds, and poured some for him too: "You should drink some too."

She fed the water to his mouth, and Gong Dalong drank greedily.

Seeing that he was still unsatisfied after drinking it, Sun Jiaojiao didn't pour him any more, but said lightly, "We have to save some for later, before people arrive."

Gong Dalong licked his chapped lips and didn't say anything more. In any case, he had to hold on until the rescuers came. Fortunately, his wound didn't cut an artery, and the bleeding wasn't too heavy. He could still hold on.

Seeing that Gong Dalong was more awake, Sun Jiaojiao shared some food with him, and then said, "I've been thinking about it all night. I still want to keep this child."

Gong Dalong was struggling to swallow the food in his mouth, and when he heard this, it got stuck in his throat.

He just couldn't understand. He had clearly explained the stakes to her in detail, and this woman had agreed before. Why was she back to square one after just one night?

Gong Dalong glared at her: "What, what exactly do you want to do?"

"I just want to have a child. I promise that I won't burden you in the future. When we get back to shore, you go your way, and I'll go mine," Sun Jiaojiao swore to the heavens.

Gong Dalong would only believe her if ghosts existed. She would say anything at any time. When the child really had problems and she couldn't come up with the money, she would definitely come to him, the biological father.

He had had enough of raising money for his child's medical treatment, which was why he was with her. He originally thought he could catch his breath, but he didn't expect to suffer the consequences of his own actions now.

He regretted provoking this brainless woman. Thinking of the trouble that was bound to come later, he turned cold: "You'd better abort the child, otherwise we'll all be ruined sooner or later. If it comes to that, I'll fight you to the death."

Seeing his cold-heartedness, Sun Jiaojiao lost the mood to discuss it with him: "The child is in my belly, I get to decide what to do with it."

Seeing that Sun Jiaojiao was determined to keep the child, and thinking that she would definitely not let him find her after they got off the ship, and thinking that there would be another child with a hereditary disease, Gong Dalong, who had been weak all over, was so angry that he exploded. He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he rolled over and grabbed Sun Jiaojiao, who was sitting next to him, by the neck.

Sun Jiaojiao was caught off guard and was strangled tightly. She was frightened and struggled desperately, but she couldn't break free from his grasp.

"Jiaojiao, this is good for both of us..." Seeing Sun Jiaojiao's face turn red and her resistance weaken, Gong Dalong took the opportunity to push her down on the bed. While she was still gasping for air and unable to resist, he held down her lower abdomen and punched her hard in the area of her uterus.

"Help... save me!" Sun Jiaojiao curled up in pain, her voice so weak that it couldn't be heard.

Fists landed wildly on Sun Jiaojiao's lower abdomen. Maternal instinct finally made Sun Jiaojiao kick Gong Dalong in his injured leg. Taking advantage of the moment he loosened his grip in pain, she rolled off the bed and shrank into the corner of the room, in too much pain to speak.

Gong Dalong wasn't much better off. More blood was coming out of his wound. He gasped for air, wanting to get out of bed and continue to beat Sun Jiaojiao until she had a miscarriage, but he had exerted himself too much just now. At this time, he was dizzy and couldn't even stand up.