Chapter 394: Chapter 373: Letting the Baby Inside Leave Happily
Give up hope! Wen Nuan.
Don’t be stubborn anymore, don’t harbor any illusions!
Lift your head, squint slightly at the sky. The sunset dyed the clouds red; the old day will always pass. In tomorrow’s sunrise, she should be reborn.
"Nuannuan." Waiting for Wen Nuan to pull back her gaze, Tan Qing softly called her.
Wen Nuan looked up, a bittersweet smile: "Tan Qing."
Her nose tingled with sourness, almost making her fall, but thankfully Tan Qing caught her in time. Seeing his pale face, he asked, "You look so pale, what on earth is going on with you two?"
"Stay with me to eat something, okay?"
Wen Nuan looked at the dessert shop, unable to tear away her eyes. She wanted to walk in by herself, but her legs went weak, her tears were forcefully held back, her chest swelling with painful discomfort.
"Alright." Tan Qing agreed, supporting her inside. As soon as they entered, there was another wave of whispers. But seeing that Tan Qing had a stunning beauty by his side, the whispers turned into sighs and regret.
A well-known man has a partner, how many women in this world will be heartbroken to death?
"Ice cream?" Once settled, Tan Qing casually asked, "What flavor?"
"Vanilla... no, actually, never mind." She shook her head, stood up, and remembered that there was an excellent Chinese restaurant to the left of the dessert shop. She smiled apologetically at Tan Qing: "Sorry, Tan Qing, I want to have Chinese food."
The last dinner for her baby, those cold things aren’t good for him/her. She hadn’t eaten well these past few days. She hoped he/she would leave happily, even when leaving her body, do so healthily, and then be reborn into a good family.
With a mom and dad who will always love each other and never be apart...
Tan Qing slightly frowned, "Nuannuan, what on earth happened?"
"Join me for a good meal, my treat." Wen Nuan shook her head. She didn’t dare say; she feared she might break down crying uncontrollably. It would kill her appetite, and this was her baby’s last meal. She wanted him/her to absorb her nutrients well.
Sorry to this unborn child; this is all she could do.
"Alright, I’ll join you." With growing suspicion, watching Wen Nuan’s sorrowful face, Tan Qing nodded.
.........
The Chinese restaurant with a lot of style, the music was soothing and warm. Nuannuan sat at the table with a light smile, feeling somewhat better.
As an inadequate mother, she was trying her best to do her best.
Ordered many, many dishes, and she still wanted to order more, but Tan Qing stopped her: "Nuannuan."
"Hehe, that should be enough." Wen Nuan smiled, looking at Tan Qing, a tear slipped from her eye, she choked: "Tan Qing, I’m scared to eat alone tonight..."
Feeling lonely, she was terrified of that feeling. She hoped her baby could feel more warmth before leaving.
"Eat well, I won’t force you to spill the reason, Nuannuan, whenever you’re ready to talk, just tell me." Tan Qing handed her a napkin, and the waiter quickly served the dishes. He then passed chopsticks over, blinking at her: "Nuannuan, you just said it’s your treat, so I won’t hold back."
"Please, eat as much as you like, if it’s not enough, we can order more." Wen Nuan’s face carried a slight smile as she began to eat voraciously, with an image involuntarily springing forth in her mind.
World without thieves!
When she first watched it, she laughed non-stop. The more towards the end, the heavier her mood became. Especially when Liu Ruoying, with her big belly, devoured roast duck in the restaurant, with sauce all over her face and tears streaming down, she cried herself to a mess along with it.
A mother’s greatness is perhaps best reflected in that.
She thought, if it were her, she would do the same. Even though her husband left, she would keep this child, to continue their love.
But, it was not...
His love had shifted, was no longer on her...
She dared not keep this child, she didn’t know how to explain to the child about their father not loving them. She didn’t want the child to be born with a father but without fatherly love.
From somewhere, a store played that song to match the mood.
Did the clouds that day foresee it all
So footsteps were light
To avoid disturbing
Our time
For it’s destined to be so little
The wind blows, the white clouds waft
Where have you gone?
When I miss you
Oh, looking up, a smile, do you know?
She forced a smile, bowed her head, devouring her food.
She didn’t know if the rain that night had foreseen it, hence falling without warning. Drawing a heavy full stop for him and her.
She knew where he had gone, but when looking up, she wondered if she could give herself a smile.
Leaving the restaurant, Tan Qing habitually went to pay, yet she grabbed the chance, stubborn for the first time, ignoring any talk: "It’s on me, I said I would treat."
Treating Tan Qing, it was also treating the baby in her belly. As a mother, she had given too little, too little...
She had taken a cab after hanging up on Leng Yan, feeling suffocated in the room, she wanted to take a walk outside, just in time saw a car passing by, she made an impulsive gesture, seeing Leng Yan’s car stopping.
Autumn came, winter wasn’t far behind.
An autumn rain, a chilly one, poured for several days, dropping ten degrees in temperature. Her sweater couldn’t resist the cold, Tan Qing took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders: "Let’s go, I’ll take you back."
"No need!" Wen Nuan instinctively tried to take it off, but he pressed her shoulder: "It’s close to the car, I won’t catch a cold."
Going back, it was silent all along, her hand remained on her lower abdomen, while Tan Qing was focused on driving.
Nuannuan’s mood wasn’t right today, but he also knew, she didn’t want to say anything at all.
Forget it, wait until she’s feeling better to ask, he didn’t want to push her.
When they returned, Aunt Liu was startled: "Miss, where did you go, without your phone, you scared me to death."
Simmering soup, not seeing anyone, calling Nuannuan’s phone, only to have it ring in the living room, making her both anxious and afraid, terrified that Nuannuan might do something foolish.
"I went out to eat, I ate until I was full." Wen Nuan chuckled, hugging Aunt Liu’s shoulder: "Aunt Liu, don’t worry, I won’t think it through."
The last night, be happy, she didn’t want sorrow to overshadow her little life. She loved him/her, and if they must go, she wanted him/her to go cheerfully. This way, when reborn into another family, it would definitely be a child who loves to smile.
After a few days of wind and rain, the sun finally wasn’t so stingy, but after all, it was late autumn, the sunlight was neither the burning heat of summer nor the warmth of spring.
"Number 2, Wen Nuan." The nurse’s voice came from outside; Wen Nuan shrank into a ball. Just now, in an attempt to relieve tension, she was chatting and laughing with Aunt Liu, but now all the warmth slipped from her fingers starting from the tips, extending its chill to her heart.
"Go ahead." Aunt Liu patted her hand, comforting: "It won’t hurt, don’t worry."
"Mm." Wen Nuan nodded, her head involuntarily dropping to look down at her flat belly.
Not painful, then the child would suffer less, right? But how could she make that place in her heart not hurt, she was already in excruciating pain, flesh and blood a blur.
Mechanically entering, lying down on the cold bed, under the hospital’s unique stark white lights, Wen Nuan’s body tensed up more and more.
The doctor and nurse exchanged a glance, and after a word of commencement, Wen Nuan tightly shut her eyes, hopelessly accepting the arrangement.