"Are you a hungry ghost reincarnated? Eating so much," Jiang Jingxiu glanced at her with disdain and lit a cigarette.
"Yes, I am. You know I was often starved when I was at the Jiang family," Jiang Mi's unintentional words stunned both of them.
"Sorry." Jiang Mi knew she shouldn't bring up the Jiang family's affairs again.
"..."
Jiang Jingxiu was in a good mood initially, but mentioning the past soured it. He sneered, "If you truly felt sorry, you should have paid with your life for Zuo Fei."
"Sorry." Jiang Mi lowered her head even further. She had thought about death, about jumping into the river or slitting her wrists, but then she discovered she was pregnant and couldn't bear to die.
Because she knew she would no longer be alone in this world; there would be someone of her blood to accompany her.
"Take your medicine and get out!" The memory of that year soured Jiang Jingxiu's mood. If Jiang Mi hadn't climbed into his bed without permission, Zuo Fei wouldn't have been so stimulated that she ran out and died in a car accident.
That was a pain he could never erase from his life.
Jiang Mi, with trembling hands, took the medicine, swallowed it, and then stood up and ran out without looking back.
As expected, Zuo Fei was his deepest taboo, someone no one could mention. And she, the 'culprit who killed' Zuo Fei, would naturally only evoke his disgust!
After running out of the hotel, Jiang Mi didn't leave. Instead, she took out a cup, unscrewed it, and drank the water inside in one gulp. After finishing, she sat in a corner motionlessly until half an hour later, when she got up and left.
Jiang Jingxiu was extremely annoyed. His subordinate reported, "Miss Jiang showed no abnormal behavior. She just ran out and drank a cup of water."
"Drank water?" Jiang Jingxiu frowned, clenching the cigarette in his hand.
"Yes, just a cup of water, she didn't do anything else."
"Alright, you may go. No need to keep watching her," Jiang Jingxiu said coldly, assuming that woman wouldn't dare to play any tricks in front of him.
What he didn't know was that the water Jiang Mi drank was a cup of strong tea she had prepared. She had considered inducing vomiting, but she knew Jiang Jingxiu had people watching her, and if she dared to do so, he would find out.
This was the only method she could think of. It was said that strong tea could counteract medicine. The tea she drank was extremely concentrated. She drank a whole cup, believing that the contraceptive pill would surely be neutralized.
Jiang Mi wasn't stupid either. She wouldn't usually go to Jiang Jingxiu to have him sleep with her. She had calculated the timing of her appearance. Today was her ovulation period, and the chance of pregnancy was high.
She believed she had a fertile constitution; after all, they had conceived Mian Mian with just one encounter that year.
Jiang Mi thought that upon returning home this time, she would definitely burn incense and pray to the God of Fertility for blessings, wishing for another baby!
She was willing to live ten years less to exchange for it!
...
After Ye Wan and Jiang Yan finished eating in the cafeteria, Jiang Yan packed some food to take home to her mother. Ye Wan also needed to accompany her younger brother and take a nap with him at noon.
As they were about to leave, a girl from the design department suddenly exclaimed loudly, "I think some people are just bad luck charms. Before someone went to the nursing home, nothing ever went wrong. The first time this person went, someone died. What else could she be but a bad luck charm?"
Jiang Yan was so angry she almost exploded. Even a fool could tell that this was directed at Ye Wan. She immediately wanted to go and tear the speaker's mouth apart.
Ye Wan grabbed her arm, signaling her not to act impulsively.