Chapter 469: Chapter 469

Lying in bed, Ye Qian didn’t glance at her husband when he came in. He was dealing with Shen Bin in there, and while this was a perfectly normal action, Ye Qian felt uneasy, sensing something was off.

She sat restlessly on the bed. Finally, Liu Zhiyuan, who had seen off Shen Bin, returned. When the hospital room door was closed, leaving only the two of them inside, the room was so quiet that not a sound was heard.

Liu Zhiyuan pulled a chair over to sit by the bedside, "How’s your health? What did the doctor say? When can you be discharged?"

Though these were words of concern, there was nothing else said. To Ye Qian, such concern was too calm.

Logically speaking, Liu Zhiyuan should have first comforted her not to overthink or be sad, and then asked these questions. However, Liu Zhiyuan skipped those words and went right to the latter.

Thinking about her mother-in-law’s anger, it occurred to Ye Qian that her husband was being so cold to her, probably because of the lost child. On second thought, she felt she could understand it, and the worry in her heart gradually disappeared.

"The doctor said I can be discharged tomorrow, just that since it’s quite late in the pregnancy, I should stay home to recuperate for a while before going back to work."

"Anyway, your job is a desk job; if there’s nothing urgent, just go back to work. Sitting at the office for a bit won’t affect your health, will it?" In a departure from the usual, Liu Zhiyuan didn’t suggest his wife rest at home, but instead directly told her to go back to work, speaking as if it were perfectly natural. "I know even if I told you to rest at home, you wouldn’t stay put. You were always busy with things at the unit when we had the child. Now that the child is gone, you should just take care of yourself, and I won’t stop you. Just go back to the company and continue working."

Ye Qian found herself with no reason to argue against this, as Liu Zhiyuan was using her past actions to counter her words.

However, the doctor had also said, since she was this far along, she should consider it a postpartum period and rest at home for at least ten days to half a month before going out to work, otherwise, in this cold winter, it would be harmful to her health and lead to many illnesses later on.

Even if she disliked it, Ye Qian wouldn’t joke about her health. She intended to follow the doctor’s advice, recuperate at home for half a month before returning to work. After all, now that the child is no longer, she could strive to climb the corporate ladder again after recovering, and ten days to half a month wouldn’t make much of a difference.

A situation that seemed set in stone suddenly changed, and there seemed no grounds for refutation. Ye Qian could only silently look at Liu Zhiyuan, not knowing what to say.

A slight fear grew in her heart. At this moment, Liu Zhiyuan looked no different than usual, still tolerating her so generously, but something was different, though she couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong.

Liu Zhiyuan didn’t look at her; instead, he kept his eyes down while peeling an apple. "Mom is really angry. I think you should stay at your mom’s place for the next few days. Once mom calms down, you can come back. I’ll try to talk to her over here as well."

Yet another unpredictable turn of events.

Since Liu Zhiyuan sat down, one change followed another, leaving Ye Qian unable to keep up.

"Zhiyuan, are you blaming me?" Ye Qian intentionally softened her voice, "Brother Zhiyuan, I know you must be very upset about this, but at the time, I just wanted to stop them from fighting. You didn’t see how serious it was; who could have thought such a thing would happen? I know it’s my fault; I should have stayed far away. Otherwise, our child would not have been lost."

Saying this, Ye Qian sniffed and choked up, "This was flesh from my own body, my child. No one is more heartbroken than I am, but you know what’s done is done, and there’s nothing we can do by placing blame. It would be better to forgive them generously, so they will always remember our kindness in their hearts for this matter. Instead of becoming enemies, it would be better to forgive now, so they can feel guilty for life. Otherwise, it’s a loss for all."

"I lost the child, and in front of everyone, I couldn’t cry. I could only hold back myself. Brother Zhiyuan, if you’re angry, just scold me. I’d feel better if you did; otherwise, I can’t forgive myself either."

Liu Zhiyuan quietly lifted his head and glanced at her, then lowered it again to work on the apple, finally handing the peeled apple to her. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveI-Fire.ɴet

"The child is gone; we can have another in the future. You’ve said it yourself; all this fuss isn’t worth it. It would be better to make them feel guilty. You understand this reasoning, so how could I not understand or blame you?" For the first time, Liu Zhiyuan felt at this moment that the Ye Qian in front of him was so repulsive.

Her former gentleness and understanding, at this moment, seemed venomous and deceitful, making him want to gag.

Ye Qian took the apple in her hand, "Brother Zhiyuan, I should go back home with you. If mom wants to hit or scold me, I’ll accept it. If I sneak away, mom will feel worse, and as it’s my fault, it’s punishment that I should endure."

Though she didn’t know why, and despite not liking the Liu family, at this moment, hearing Liu Zhiyuan say not to return to the Liu family, Ye Qian felt afraid, deeply resisting this.

A voice inside silently told her she must go back to the Liu family, not to her mother’s place to recuperate.