“Congratulations, you’re pregnant!”
Yu Yue’s hands resting on her knees suddenly clenched tightly.
She… was pregnant?
“Doctor, am I really pregnant, not sick?” Yu Yue asked uncertainly.
From the day she agreed to the marriage for auspiciousness, her grandmother had forbidden her from taking those weight-gain pills anymore. A year ago, her grandmother passed away from a serious illness, and due to excessive grief, Yu Yue lost so much weight in less than a month that she became as thin as a bolt of lightning.
Suddenly, she started gaining weight again, and in just one month, she returned to her weight from three years ago. Those who cared about her thought something might be wrong with her health again and urged her to go to the hospital for a check-up.
The result…
“You are pregnant. Your period has been delayed for so long—didn’t you think to use a test strip first? You filled out that you’re married, so when your period didn’t come, the first thing you should have considered was this possibility.”
“No, my periods have always been irregular, and during this time, I haven’t experienced any vomiting either.”
Yu Yue blushed and explained softly.
“Everyone’s constitution is different. Not all pregnant women experience vomiting in the early stages. Some vomit from start to finish, some never vomit at all, some experience it in the middle stages, and others in the late stages. It’s just that early-stage vomiting is the most common.”
The doctor gave Yu Yue a brief explanation.
“Mm.” Yu Yue nodded, taking in the information.
“Will you keep it?”
“I… need to think about it.” Yu Yue hesitated, her mind flashing with a pair of bright, deep eyes.
“Alright, but you need to decide quickly. If you decide not to keep it, you’re almost three months along, so you’ll need to schedule the surgery soon.” Seeing that she couldn’t make a decision right away, the doctor didn’t push her too hard.
“Okay, thank you, Doctor.” Yu Yue was extremely grateful.
“You’re welcome.”
Just as she stepped out of the hospital, Yu Yue received a call from her best friend, Lin Lan.
Lin Lan was the most worried about her sudden weight gain. She was planning to wrap up her work and rush back from out of town to figure out why Yu Yue had suddenly gained so much weight again.
“I’m fine, focus on your work.” Yu Yue didn’t want to affect Lin Lan’s job.
“Fine? Then why did you suddenly gain so much weight again?” Lin Lan didn’t mind her gaining weight as long as she was healthy.
“It’s just…”
Yu Yue glanced around, quickly walked to an empty corner, and lowered her voice to tell Lin Lan the result. “The doctor said I’m pregnant.”
“What?” Lin Lan was shocked.
After a long moment, Lin Lan regained her composure and whispered, “Is it from that night with that man?”
“Yeah, it’s not like Fu Jingyan could make me pregnant from a distance, right?” Yu Yue said helplessly.
“Serves that scumbag Fu Jingyan right for being cheated on. He signed the divorce agreement, and after the cooling-off period finally ended, he went missing. Not only did he stand us up, but he hasn’t even shown a hint of apology to this day.”
As Yu Yue’s best friend and divorce lawyer, Lin Lan was extremely dissatisfied with Fu Jingyan’s irresponsible behavior.
A few years ago, Fu Jingyan was hit by a car and became a vegetable. The Fu family matriarch tried every medical method but couldn’t wake him up.
Three years ago, the matriarch somehow found a fortune-telling master who told her to find a woman whose birth chart matched Fu Jingyan’s for a marriage for auspiciousness.
Yu Yue’s birth chart matched Fu Jingyan’s exceptionally well, and the matriarch also took a liking to Yu Yue’s appearance.
At the time, Yu Yue’s grandmother had kidney failure and needed a kidney transplant. Her scumbag father happened to have the kidney she needed. In exchange for that kidney, Yu Yue traded her own marriage.
This marriage was merely a transaction of convenience for both of them, devoid of any emotional attachment.
Marriage for auspiciousness really did seem to work wonders—the very next day after the ceremony, Fu Jingyan miraculously regained consciousness.
But that man was truly despicable. He claimed he couldn’t accept having his marriage arranged without his consent, refused to even meet Yu Yue, and instead sent someone to relay a message to her.
He said he could maintain a three-year marital relationship with her, allowing her to take whatever she wanted during those three years.
Honestly, did he think Yu Yue was some kind of gold digger?
After that, Fu Jingyan went abroad, leaving Yu Yue alone in the country.
Everyone in the capital knew that Yu Yue, the overweight woman, had been used by the Fu family and then discarded by Fu Jingyan, becoming an object of scorn everywhere she went.
Even the servants of the Fu family, influenced by Fu Jingyan’s actions, looked down on Yu Yue behind her back, often mocking her for overestimating herself and indulging in wishful thinking.
Fu Jingyan might not have liked Yu Yue, but Yu Yue felt absolutely nothing for him either, okay?
Over the years, only the elderly lady of the Fu family had consistently protected Yu Yue. Otherwise, Lin Lan would have insisted on ending her and Fu Jingyan’s unhealthy marriage much earlier.
“So, what do you think? Do you want to stay?” Lin Lan asked.
“Yes,” Yu Yue nodded. “Lanlan, that man from that night was really handsome. I want to find him for the sake of the child.”
Yu Yue could be a bit of a looks-obsessed person at times.
“If you want to find him, go ahead. I support you. But don’t forget to contact Fu Jingyan and tell him to hurry back to the country to finalize the divorce proceedings with you. To restart the divorce process, both parties need to be present—just having lawyers isn’t enough.”
“I know. I’ll contact him as soon as possible,” Yu Yue nodded.
“I’ll come back tomorrow to help you handle this,” Lin Lan declared firmly.
“Focus on your work. I can manage,” Yu Yue didn’t want to disrupt her job.
“Can’t I come back to see my godchild?” Lin Lan knew Yu Yue was trying not to burden her, but she also didn’t want her to face the Fu family’s wolves alone during such a time.
“Alright,” Yu Yue didn’t dare object further.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Yue’s thoughts drifted back to three months ago.
That day, Fu Jingyan had sent the divorce agreement to Lin Lan’s law firm. After Yu Yue signed it, Lin Lan and Fu Jingyan’s lawyer went to the civil affairs bureau on their behalf to schedule the proceedings.
Once the one-month cooling-off period expired, their marital relationship would be completely over.
To celebrate Yu Yue regaining her freedom, Lin Lan organized a gathering and invited their mutual friend Jin Yao to a bar for a celebration.
However, halfway through the drinks, Lin Lan was called away by her law firm partner for an urgent business trip out of town. As for Jin Yao, she was taken by her agent to meet with investors.
In the end, only Yu Yue was left at the bar.
They were worried about Yu Yue—she had become much more beautiful than before, and there were too many predatory people around her.
Yu Yue reassured them.
She was in high spirits that day and wanted to let loose, so she decided to stay and have a few more drinks.
Before the two left, they called Yu Yue’s senior brother, Li Kui, and asked him to come over quickly to keep her company.
Before Li Kui arrived, while Yu Yue was in the restroom, someone tampered with her drink.
It was Yu Yue’s first time at a bar, so she had no experience and didn’t know that a drink left unattended should never be consumed again.
The drug took effect quickly. As soon as Yu Yue realized something was wrong, she tried to leave immediately.
Stumbling out of the bar, she had no idea she was being followed by three shady men.
When she called Li Kui, she saw three shadows reflected on the ground. Knowing the danger, she turned and ran toward a narrow alley.
Fortunately, her sense of direction was good. After passing through the alley, she sprinted toward the spacious open-air parking lot next door.
The advantage of the parking lot was that it offered multiple directions, making it easy to slip away.
However, the three villains behind her weren’t fools either—they knew to split up and chase her.
Even though Yu Yue knew the chances of finding a driver in the parking lot were slim, she clung to a faint hope. As she passed each car, she tried to see if she could open the door.
If she happened upon a careless owner, she could at least hide inside the car.
Once Li Kui arrived, she would be safe.
That night, Yu Yue’s luck held. After trying countless cars, she finally managed to pull open the rear door of one.
She nimbly slipped inside, closed the door, and discovered a man sitting in the car.
Later, Yu Yue couldn’t remember at all how they ended up embracing or how they started kissing.
The only thing she could recall was that, in her dazed state, she felt the man was quite handsome. Moreover, he seemed to have a strong sense of responsibility, repeatedly whispering in her ear that he would take responsibility for her and asking her to wait for him.
Wait for him to get divorced…
At that moment—
Her phone rang again, interrupting Yu Yue’s memories.