mtlumby2d Chapter 543: The Little Princess of Beijing Circle Locks on the Abstinence Chinese Medicine Master 5
Chapter 543: The Little Princess of Beijing Circle Locks on the Abstinence Chinese Medicine Master 5
Qiao Xinyan smiled bitterly, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the screen of her phone, her eyes staring blankly at the dark night outside the window. Her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, as if she was talking to herself, or as if she was mocking her helplessness: "Maybe... he will be happier after I leave."
Lin Yi felt a pain in her heart, and she reached out and gently held her cold fingers without saying anything. For some pains, words of comfort were too pale, and she could only tell Qiao Xinyan with silent company - at least, she was not alone.
The following shooting schedule was tight and smooth, until the fourth stop, when Lin Yi keenly noticed something was wrong with Qiao Xinyan. She was always easily tired, her appetite became picky, and she even occasionally covered her chest and retched. After returning to the hotel at night, Lin Yi knocked on Qiao Xinyan's door.
"Xinyan, come here, let me take your pulse." Lin Yi's expression became unusually serious.
Although Qiao Xinyan was puzzled, she still sat down obediently and stretched out her wrist. Lin Yi's fingertips gently touched her pulse. After a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "You are pregnant! Don't you feel it yourself?"
Qiao Xinyan's eyes widened, her fingers unconsciously touching her belly, she was too shocked to speak. She thought of the only night she and Gu Chenchuan did not take precautions - that was her first time. She never thought that she would...
After the shock, a wonderful warmth surged up from the bottom of her heart. The arrival of this child suddenly brought a ray of light into her originally gloomy mood.
"You've been sleepy and having mood swings lately because you're pregnant." Lin Yi explained softly, "You're still a little early and the fetus is not stable yet. You need to be extra careful during the following shoots."
When Qiao Xinyan heard this, her face instantly tensed up, and she clutched Lin Yi's sleeve tightly with her fingers: "My child...is it okay? I haven't tried to get pregnant before, and I heard that I need to take folic acid to prepare for pregnancy? Is it too late for me to take it now?"
"It's not too late." Lin Yi patted her hand soothingly, "The baby should be only about one month old. You need to take folic acid for at least another two months. I'll go buy it for you tomorrow."
Who knew that just as she finished her words, Qiao Xinyan had already stood up and started to change clothes in a hurry: "No, I can't wait until tomorrow, I have to buy it now! Let's start eating tonight!"
Lin Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only shake her head helplessly, and followed this suddenly impetuous expectant mother out to find a drugstore.
When the two came to the nearest pharmacy, they happened to run into Chen Hanyi's assistant. Qiao Xinyan was so focused on folic acid that she didn't pay any attention to anyone else. She said directly to the clerk, "I want to buy folic acid, the best kind."
Lin Yi keenly caught the shock in the assistant's eyes. On the way back to the hotel, she whispered to Qiao Xinyan: "You know how Chen Hanyi feels about Gu Chenchuan. With her personality, she will never give up. Now that she knows that you are pregnant, I am afraid she will do something desperate. You must be careful."
Qiao Xinyan's eyes instantly turned cold, and she gently protected her lower abdomen with her fingers, saying in a firm voice: "I can ignore her disgusting me at ordinary times, but if she dares to touch my child... I will never let her go."
Even though she said that, Lin Yi was still worried and called out Tang Yuan in her mind: "Tang Yuan, keep an eye on Chen Hanyi recently. If she shows any abnormality, notify me immediately."
"Master, I promise to complete the task!" Tangyuan's voice was full of energy. It had been waiting for Lin Yi's call for a long time.
At the same time, in Chen Hanyi's room.
The assistant trembled and reported the news that Qiao Xinyan had purchased folic acid. Chen Hanyi's face twisted instantly, and a trace of viciousness flashed in her eyes. She waved her hand to drive the assistant away, paced back and forth in the room, and finally called her agent.
"Post the photo of the last time Gu Chenchuan sent me to the plantation!" Her voice was filled with desperate determination.
"Are you crazy?!" the agent scolded, "Although Gu Chenchuan and Qiao Xinyan's marriage has not been made public, who in Gu's company doesn't know about it? Are you trying to establish your reputation as someone who interferes in other people's marriages?"
"I don't care about that!" Chen Hanyi growled hysterically, "Qiao Xinyan is pregnant! If their relationship eases because of this child, I will have no chance at all! I will never let that bastard be born!"
The agent was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Is it worth it to sacrifice your current position in the entertainment industry that you have worked so hard to achieve for a man who doesn't love you?"
Chen Hanyi clenched his fists, digging his nails deep into his palms, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Chenchuan doesn't love me, but he doesn't care about Qiao Xinyan either, otherwise he wouldn't let me join the program team for the sake of profit to make things difficult for Qiao Xinyan. The only person he really cares about is Lin Yi! As long as his wife is not Lin Yi, I will have the opportunity to take the position of Mrs. Gu! By then, what will my status in the entertainment industry mean?"
The agent hesitated for a long time, and finally compromised: "Okay, I will arrange everything, you just concentrate on recording the show and don't reveal any flaws."
Lin Yi learned about Chen Hanyi's movements from Tang Yuan, but Qiao Xinyan insisted not to let her tell Gu Chenchuan about her pregnancy. She could only be vigilant in secret and be ready to deal with possible disturbances at any time.
Two days later, major entertainment media suddenly broke the news that "International film queen Chen Hanyi mysteriously returned to China", followed by the news that "Chen Hanyi joined Gu's investment variety show".
Lin Yi looked at these overwhelming reports with cold eyes, sneering in her heart: "The foreshadowing is so obvious, the next step is to hype her and Gu Chenchuan's 'romance', right?"
Sure enough, not long after, a rumor that "Chen Hanyi returned to China for true love and is about to get married with the prince of the Gu family" swept the entire Internet.
Qiao Xinyan looked at the "intimate photo" of Gu Chenchuan and Chen Hanyi on the phone screen, her fingertips clenched tightly, and her knuckles turned white. In the photo, Gu Chenchuan looked indifferent, while Chen Hanyi smiled brightly, as if they really had some hidden relationship.
At the same time, in Gu Chenchuan's office, there was a loud "bang!" and Gu Chenchuan's fist slammed hard on the desk, causing the liquid in the coffee cup to splash out. He stared at the news on his phone, his face terribly gloomy.
He hadn't heard from Qiao Xinyan for almost half a month. He had been working so hard during this period just to numb himself. He had originally planned to go find her as soon as the work at hand was finished. But at this critical moment, this damn scandal broke out!
The assistant stood in front of the desk feeling uneasy, complaining about the reckless whistleblower. Their CEO Gu had been a powder keg ever since his wife left Kyoto, ready to explode at any moment. He was already suffering enough as the sandwich, and there were also people who were so blind as to add fuel to the fire.
"What are you standing there for? Why don't you remove the trending search for me? Investigate! I want to see who is so bold as to do this!" He yelled at his assistant angrily.
The assistant was so frightened that he trembled and quickly retreated, cursing in his heart: "You troublemaker, wait until I find you out, and I will let you know my methods!"
After seeing the news, Lin Yi rushed into Qiao Xinyan's room immediately.
When I opened the door, Qiao Xinyan was sitting on the bed, her phone screen still on, reflecting her pale face. Her expression was neither happy nor sad, like a pool of stagnant water.
Lin Yi quickly comforted him, "All of this was directed and acted by Chen Hanyi herself. Her purpose was to alienate you and Gu Chenchuan. Don't be misled by her!"
Qiao Xinyan's expression remained unmoved, and she said indifferently: "But Gu Chenchuan didn't clarify it immediately, did he?"