Chapter 8 Pregnant

• Pregnant?
• She went back to the Mu residence with her bag in hand. Mu Shiyu gritted her teeth as she decided to expose the trap Yang Yalan and Mu Shanshan had set for her back then. She wanted the fair Mr. Mu to uphold justice for her. But when she came into the house, the first thing that greeted her was Mr. Mu's loving hug. After they chatted and she saw how peaceful and warm the family was, Mu Shiyu couldn't bring anything up.
• Yang Yalan who saw this gave Mu Shanshan a glance that said, Relax. She knew the filial Mu Shiyu couldn't bear telling Mr. Mu about this.
• “Chi An has called me this morning, Shiyu.” Mr. Mu patted his foster daughter's head. “I can rest easy now that you've settled down, though setting the wedding to be held two weeks later might be a bit too hasty.”
• “What?!” Mu Shanshan screamed in disbelief. “Chi An wants to get engaged to her? Impossible!” Chi An has seen her looking like that!
• Mr. Mu looked at her strangely, then he frowned. “Why is it impossible? Chi An has dated your sister for three years, and they have graduated this year. It's time to settle down.”
• Mu Shanshan couldn't retort to that, so she glared at Mu Shiyu. Yang Yalan wasn't looking happy either, but she couldn't do a thing.
• When it was dinnertime, everyone sat around the table. After Mu Shiyu looked at the red-braised pork belly, her stomach churned. She couldn't stop herself from retching, so before everyone's shocked gazes, she covered her mouth and rushed into the loo and retched into the lavatory.
• “Are you alright, Miss?” The maid quickly came over and patted her on her back when she heard Mu Shiyu retch.
• Since it was a big commotion, even Mu Shanshan came in. When she saw Mu Shiyu looking like this, Mu Shanshan pinched her nose in disgust. “What are you pulling now, Mu Shiyu?”
• Mu Shiyu felt dizzy. After flushing the lavatory, she stood up, her strength gone. Right after she sat down, her stomach churned again.
• Mu Rui couldn't let this go on, so he stood up. “I'll take you to the hospital, Shiyu.”
• Yang Yalan was thinking of stopping her husband from making a mountain out of a molehill, but when she saw how pale Mu Shiyu looked, something struck her, then she gasped, “You can't be pregnant, can you?”
• ...
• Everyone had a look of horror on their faces after that declaration was made.
• When they came to the hospital, Mu Rui insisted on sending Mu Shiyu to the gastroenterology department, but when the doctor told him to send her to the obstetric department, his expression darkened, then he took Mu Shiyu quietly to check for her pregnancy.
• The results were positive, so it meant she was pregnant. The conclusion that stemmed from this hit them like a sledgehammer.
• After they came back from the hospital, Mr. Mu was sitting in the main spot in the living room, interrogating the helpless Mu Shiyu in front of him. “You said Chi An is not the Dad of the child, so whose is it?” He asked sternly.
• “I-I don't know.” Her voice trailed off, almost an inaudible whisper in the wind.
• “You don't know? How can you not know?!” Mu Rong slammed the table angrily. “I will ask you again. Who is the Dad of the child?!”
• “Calm down, dad.” Mu Shanshan calmed him down, sounding almost pained. “I don't know you shared relationships with so many men, Shiyu. You don't even know who the Dad of your kid is?”
• Mu Shiyu clenched her fists, and she glared at Mu Shanshan.
• “Why are you glaring at me? Did I say anything wrong? Our family hasn't been in a more embarrassing situation, you know?” Mu Shanshan gloated.
• “Enough!” Mu Rui seemed to have aged a lot. He held his forehead and took a deep breath. “You're an adult now, so I can't rein you in.”
• Mu Shiyu teared up and she was about to say something, but Mu Rui interrupted, “Since you refuse to say who's the Dad of the child, then abort it immediately! Keep this a secret within our family. As for Chi An... I'll go and apologize to him after this, and I'll try to cancel the marriage.” Mr. Mu was tired, but he would allow no objections to his decision.
• Mu Shiyu was stunned, then she placed her hand on her belly as she closed her eyes in pain. She could see that nightmare playing itself before her again, and she could hear the sturdy man whispering, “Hello, little hooker at the Siegfried Hotel.”
• She was no longer worthy of Chi An's love, so when she opened her eyes again, she nodded resolutely.