The driver smiled from the driving seat and said, "Miss Cheng, please don't be burdened. Gentleman, he has also given rides to female employees of the company when it was difficult to take taxis in heavy rain."
Ye Bonan corrected him, "I asked you to send me off, but I didn't get in the car."
The driver smiled more happily, "That's what you ordered! That female employee is very beautiful, she is the best in Yunhang Group."
The atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Cheng Xi sat in the back row and smiled.
As soon as the car started, there was a slight bump, and she suddenly felt nauseous.
After enduring it for a while, the nausea worsened.
There were no garbage bags in the car. Cheng Xi was afraid of getting dirty, so he got out of the car and squatted on the curb to vomit while covering his lips.
The driver quickly turned off the engine.
Ye Bonan also got off the car.
The fish, soup and porridge she ate were barely digested and she vomited a large puddle.
"Did you eat something bad?" Ye Bonan patted her back gently, looking worried.
Cheng Xi drank a high degree of white wine during the banquet, which was served by the groom. She was of the same generation and had to give the groom face, so she drank it up.
"I drank."
Ye Bonan remembered that she was a bad drinker, and she mentioned it when they first met in Huiyuan.
"You wait for me, I'll go back to the hotel and pour you a glass of hangover juice."
The driver quickly took out a blanket from the trunk and put it on Cheng Xi to keep warm.
She was vomiting violently and felt dizzy, as if she weighed a thousand pounds.
"Miss Xi'er?" A woman's probing voice sounded not far away.
Cheng Xi turned his head.
She was the lady who had a lively chat with Mrs. Zhou in the banquet hall.
"Why did you vomit?" The lady looked around, "Where's the Zhou family's car?"
She waved her hand and opened her mouth, and another stream of thin soup jumped out of her throat.
The lady rolled her eyes and guessed something, "Miss Xi'er, are you pregnant?"
Cheng Xi was instantly struck by thunder, and his whole body froze.
Ye Bonan walked out of the lobby holding watermelon juice and happened to hear this sentence.
He paused in his steps.
Standing in the cold wind.
Seeing that she did not deny it, the lady was lost in thought, thinking she had guessed correctly, "It would be a great joy for Miss Xi'er to be pregnant with the Geng family's eldest grandson. My family is a young master, and he wants to marry the Geng family's second daughter. Opportunity climbs.”
Cheng Xi held the hem of her skirt and remained motionless.
The lady was warm-hearted and invited her to take her car. Ye Bonan stepped forward and handed the cup to Cheng Xi. He thanked the lady with a smile, "Mr. Zhou has official business at the moment and entrusted me to send his sister off."
The lady was startled, "That's it... then I'm relieved."
"She is a weak drinker and has an unwell appetite." Ye Bonan added, "I will convey your concern to Mr. Zhou."
The noble lady suddenly realized that she was telling herself not to gossip in front of Zhou Huaikang and his wife. If you say the wrong thing, you will get the wrong meaning and everyone will be unhappy.
"Since Mr. Ye conveyed this, I won't say any more." The lady nodded, got in the car and left.
After Cheng Xi finished vomiting, she straightened up. Ye Bonan took the empty cup from her hand and asked the driver to return it to the hotel staff.
"You." He pursed his lips and hesitated to speak.
The sequins on the skirt were distorted in her palms.
Ye Bonan saw with his own eyes what kind of virtue Geng Shiqing had towards Cheng Xi, and how much Cheng Xi resisted close contact with him.
If she is pregnant, it should have nothing to do with Geng Shiqing.
"Do I need to go to a pharmacy or hospital?" Ye Bainan was very measured and his tone was tactful.
Cheng Xi was not sure what the situation was. "I just felt uncomfortable after drinking. The lady misunderstood. I just vomited and it will be fine."
Ye Bonan hummed.
As the car drove across the North-South Bridge, there were 20 to 30 small shops open next to the bridge. Cheng Xi glanced at the plaque of "Big Pharmacy" among them and mustered up the courage to ask for a stop.
"I'll buy a box of medicine for stomach problems."
Ye Bonan stopped her, "I'll buy it for you."
"I'll buy it myself."
He said no more.
Cheng Xi's dress had no pockets, so she could only carry a transparent bag. The medicines were clearly visible. She chose a box of stomach medicine, a bottle of vitamins, a box of band-aids, and a bunch of miscellaneous medicines at the counter. A pregnancy test stick was pressed at the bottom. .
Not only avoiding Ye Bonan, but also avoiding the Zhou family's nanny and security guard.
If it crashes, it will be an earth-shattering storm.
When Cheng Xi returned to the car, Ye Bonan didn't look sideways and wasn't curious about the medicine she bought, so he was respectful.
"Is it better now?"
"Better."
He only asked one question, and until the car arrived at Zhou's community, Ye Bonan remained silent the whole time.
The moment Cheng Xi closed the car door, he finally said, "You don't want to marry Geng Shiqing, do you?"
The night wind blew up her skirt, revealing a soft orange-white light and shadow, "Yes."
Ye Bonan said, "Take stomach medicine and go to bed early."
Cheng Xi watched his car drive out of the street.
The old house was brightly lit. Aunt He cooked sobering soup and midnight snacks and greeted her, "Where are Madam and your brother?"
She felt guilty, carrying the plastic bag quietly behind her buttocks, "Aunt Zhou was reminiscing with the groom's parents, Mrs. Hua was ill, and Brother Jingchen passed away."
Aunt He's expression was heavy, "The Hua family has been in a lot of trouble this year... Mr. Hua just died, and Mrs. Hua was suffering from depression."
Cheng Xi said nothing and trotted upstairs.
She took a pregnancy test stick and saw two lines, one deep and one shallow.
Three in a row, all like this.
Zhong Wen was also pregnant during her sophomore year. She took this test in her dormitory and said that one dark and one light was suspicious, and two dark lines were 100% pregnant.
Cheng Xi hurriedly took out a white bottoming shirt, wrapped the pregnancy test stick, tied it with stockings, tied it in a tight knot, hid it in the bag, and threw it into the lower level of the cabinet.
She sat on the bed, gasping for air.
Insomnia until dawn.
Zhou Jingchen shut down his phone overnight.
The text messages sent also fell into disarray.
Cheng Xi knew that as the prospective son-in-law of the Hua family, Mrs. Hua was seriously ill, so Zhou Jingchen naturally had to take the lead, staying with her in the ward and finding a doctor to formulate a medical plan. He would most likely not be able to come back within three to five days.
Mrs. Zhou didn't show up all day.
Cheng Xi asked the nanny. Mrs. Zhou came out of "Xiao Li's house" early in the morning and went straight to the general hospital.
The nanny was chattering in the kitchen, "Once Mrs. Hua is gone, Miss Hua will be the only one left in the second child's room. The eldest and third child have children and cannot take care of a mere niece. It is estimated that Miss Hua will live in the Zhou family's old house."
Cheng Xi listened at the door.
"Hey...sister-in-law and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a big problem for men. Miss Hua is not a fuel-efficient lamp. There is no room for Miss Xi'er in all likelihood. I don't know what the husband and wife have decided about which is more important, the adopted daughter or the daughter-in-law."
"Okay, let's stop talking." Aunt He reminded the nanny angrily.
Zhou Jingchen came back in the afternoon.
When Cheng Xi sneaked into the bedroom next door, he was taking off his clothes. There were turtlenecks, vests and shirts on the bed.
"I might..." She stood there, her face turned pale.
The man raised his head and put on his sweater. Feeling uncomfortable, he changed into a cotton shirt, "What could it be?"
"I vomited."
Zhou Jingchen suddenly stopped and stared at her.
A dead silence.
Cheng Xi rubbed his hands nervously.
"How long?"
"yesterday."
That time more than 20 days ago, no measures were taken.
Cheng Xi didn't understand. After searching on the Internet, although the initial symptoms were not obvious, there were also cases of menopause and vomiting.
"Have you tested it?"
"Tested." Her voice was trembling, and she was extremely nervous. "Three, one deep and one shallow."
The curtains were drawn, the light was dim, and half of his body was hidden in the darkness.
After a while, Zhou Jingchen turned on the light.
His face was cautious and he could not identify his emotions. He buttoned up his shirt in an orderly manner and said, "Wear a hat, wrap up tightly in a scarf, and follow me to the hospital."
