CH 186

The smell of disinfectant filled the ward. Xia Ruolin was lying on the hospital bed, while Xia Mei sat on the chair beside her, looking at her with complex emotions.

The doctor informed Xia Mei that Xia Ruolin is pregnant. She clenched her fists tightly with her brows furrowed. Her daughter has always been a dignified person and conducts herself well. How could she get pregnant without even having a boyfriend?

What is going on?

Suddenly, Xia Roulin frowned and she opened her eyes.

Xia Mei quickly stood up from her chair, “Girl, you’re awake.”

Xia Ruolin was still unaware of her pregnancy. Her head was spinning and the last thing she remembered was that she attended a masquerade party, took a few sips of wine and felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. When she woke up, she was already in the hospital.

“Mom, what happened to me?” Xia Ruolin asked when she noticed that Xia Mei looked worried.

Xia Mei paused as she stared into Xia Ruolin’s eyes. She said in distress, “What happened to you? Are you telling me that you didn’t know? Come on, who’s the father of the child?”

“Mom, what are you talking about?” Xia Ruolin asked subconsciously as she rubbed her temples.

Xia Mei was furious when she saw Xia Roulin acting clueless. She raised her voice and asked, “You are pregnant. Tell me, are you secretly dating someone?”

At this moment, Xia Mei’s eyes were filled with sorrow when she stared at Xia Roulin. How could the good daughter of hers conceal such a big matter from her?

“I’m pregnant?” Xia Ruolin finally understood the meaning of Xia Mei’s words. A panicked feeling emerged from her heart.

When she was doing those things with Ouyang Mingqi, they obviously took measures. How could she get pregnant?

“No, it’s impossible. There must be some mistake. How is it possible that I’m pregnant?” Xia Ruolin’s pale face became even paler. She shook her head vigorously like a rattle-drum. For a moment, she looked like someone who is mentally ill and she looked really haggard.

“Ruolin, think carefully, did you…” Xia Mei gave her a meaningful glance. She didn’t continue with her words, but it was obvious what she wanted to say.

A guilty conscience flashed across her face when she heard Xia Mei’s words. She suddenly lowered her head and shifted her gazes.

She needs to come up with a reason on how she got herself pregnant. If that’s the case, she could only come up with this.

“Mom, I remembered that I got drunk recently. When I woke up, I found myself in a hotel room and Ouyang Mingqi was sleeping beside me. At that time, I was really scared, so I didn’t say anything about it. I didn’t think that…” Xia Ruolin grabbed her own hair, showing a burst of pain.

“My girl, how can you do such a thing with Ouyang Mingqi? Did he say that he’ll be responsible to you? A decent man like Ouyang Mingqi will definitely bear the responsibility.” Xia Mei is a scholar. In her opinion, the price needs to be paid for tasting the forbidden fruit.

Xia Ruolin shifted her gaze, “I never asked him to pay responsibility. Mom, what should I do now? How about I get an abortion?”

Xia Mei was stunned. Luckily, she hadn’t told Xue Zhiqing about this. At first, she thought she wanted to get the story straight. Now it seems like it’s better for less people to know about it.

“Luckily, I am the only one who knows about this now. I’ll think of ways to hide this…” Xia Mei gritted her teeth.

Xia Ruolin let out a sigh of relief. Just as the both of them were secretly discussing how to hide the pregnancy from everyone, footsteps were heard from outside the ward. The servant from the Xia Family ran inside and said, “Madam, I have some bad news. There’s a lot of news reporters outside. Someone must have spread the news that the young miss is pregnant.”

“What!” Xia Mei’s expression immediately changed.

At this moment, footsteps were heard close by and somebody said, “Where is Xia Ruolin’s room?”

“It’s on this floor. Find the room number. It’s in room number 5-10.”

Soon, the sound of footsteps outside got closer, and the servant swiftly pulled the curtains and locked the door of the ward.

‘Knock, knock, knock!’ Knocking sound was immediately heard outside of the door.

The loud noise from outside made everyone in the room nervous. Xia Ruolin’s face immediately turned red. If everyone knew that she was pregnant before she was married, there would be no way she could get married in the future.

“Mom, what should I do now?”

“Shhh, don’t speak!” Xia Mei felt as guilty as a thief. They were already being surrounded in the room and yet she is thinking about blocking Xia Roulin’s mouth. Her face was also scorching. For all her life, she had been a scholar who is famous among the socialites. How did such an embarrassing event happen to her?

“Girl, get Ouyang Mingqi to come over quickly. Get him to marry you. Quick, call him now. Otherwise, your reputation will be gone.”

Xia Mei hurriedly pushed Xia Ruolin hard, she picked up Xia Roulin’s mobile phone and handed it to her. Her gaze was scorching as she saw Xia Roulin as a life-saver, monitoring her, making sure that she called Ouyang Mingqi.

Xia Ruolin took the phone. She clenched her teeth and called.

“Are you looking for me?” Ouyang Mingqi’s gentle voice was heard.

“My mother made me call you. I’m in the hospital now and I’m pregnant. There’s a lot of reporters outside. Do you want others to know that you are not responsible for making me pregnant, or do you want others to know that we are secretly dating? I’ll let you choose for yourself.”

Xia Ruolin said in a mean tone. She vented all her anger on Ouyang Mingqi. If it wasn’t because of Ouyang Mingqi mesmerizing her and deceiving her into sleeping with him, she wouldn’t have lost her mind and slept with him again. And it was that time that caused this mess.

Ouyang Mingqi is to be blamed for having ill-intention.

There is no reason for her to deal with such pressure by herself while Ouyang Ming is having an easy time by staying out of the picture.

“What did you just say? Say it again?” Ouyang Ming asked in surprise.

Xia Ruolin took a deep breath and glanced at Xia Mei who had a complicated look on her face. She repeated herself in a low voice, “I’m pregnant, and I’m in the city hospital now.”

After Xia Ruolin finished her words, she felt a little nervous. If Ouyang Mingqi didn’t want to pay the responsibility, she is destined to become the biggest joke in Beijing.

Just when Xia Ruolin was feeling worried, Ouyang Mingqi responded after a long pause, “I’ll go over immediately.”

Xia Ruolin let out a sigh of relief and hung up the phone.

If he is willing to come, that means he is ready to take the responsibility and admit that they are in a relationship.

“How is it?” Xia Mei’s voice was tense and dry.

“Mom, don’t worry. Ouyang Mingqi said he’ll come right away.” Xia Ruolin pretended to let out a smile.

The reporters were still guarding outside the door and they started discussing.

“A young miss like Xia Ruolin is actually pregnant. This is some big news.”

“Yeah, what’s the use of hiding? If you dare to do it, why don’t you dare to admit it? I wonder who’s child it is. She’s from a scholarly family. It’s really an eye-opener.”

“Eh? Why is Master Ouyang at the hospital?”