Lu Heng on the stage seemed completely unaware of the unusual atmosphere below.
He was still tightly holding Jiang Mian’s hand.
As if he wished he could grip her entire being within his palm.
Jiang Mian’s hand hurt from his grip, and she bared her teeth slightly:
“Professor Lu, please let go.”
Her heart was practically jumping up into her throat.
Yes, the child Jiang Mian was carrying now was exactly the prematurely born triplets from the novel.
Back when Jiang Mian had that prophetic dream and learned about her doomed fate as a cannon fodder character, she had woken up and decisively asked the male lead for a divorce.
At that time, she didn’t know whether she was pregnant or not.
Because in the book, it was never mentioned whether the cannon fodder ex-wife conceived the children on the farm or after returning to the city, in the capital.
So Jiang Mian had been very uneasy.
Part of her hoped she wasn’t pregnant—so she could avoid a lot of trouble in the future.
But then again, in the novel, these three babies were all geniuses with extremely high intelligence!
Future big shots who would dominate politics, business, and the arts!
With such excellent genes, if she missed this chance, she might never come across it again.
Thinking of it that way, being pregnant didn’t seem so bad.
Even if she had to be a single mother, it wasn’t a big deal.
Forget it—leave it to fate. Whether they come or not!
A month later, her period still hadn’t arrived.
She also began to feel unusually sleepy all the time.
Jiang Mian became certain—she was pregnant.
Alright then, since she was pregnant, she had to start planning carefully for herself and her babies.
So, in order to keep the pregnancy a secret, Jiang Mian decisively packed her things and voluntarily applied to be transferred to an even more remote farm.
The original farm was full of familiar faces.
There were also quite a few educated youths who hadn’t returned to the city yet and might still be in contact with Lu Heng—they could leak news of her pregnancy back to the capital.
Since she had chosen to cut ties, she would do it cleanly and completely.
She absolutely could not let Lu Heng find out about the pregnancy.
But who would have thought—
Who would have thought!
Man proposes, heaven disposes.
After hiding for so long, the two of them still ended up meeting again at the peak of everything!
Now that the male lead had discovered her pregnancy, there was no need to hide it anymore.
After all, with her belly already so big, if she claimed the child wasn’t Lu Heng’s—
Wouldn’t that be the same as admitting she had cheated during the marriage?
Who would go around splashing this kind of dirt on themselves for no reason?
Besides, just as Xu Hongmei had said earlier, her ex-husband had most likely already remarried.
In the original story, the male lead had known the female lead for a long time.
Both families had always approved of them and intended to arrange a marriage.
But then Lu Heng was suddenly sent away, and the engagement fell through.
After the cannon-fodder ex-wife died, their old feelings rekindled.
Now that the cannon-fodder ex-wife had exited early, how could there not be sparks between them? They were probably already together.
With the male lead’s strong vitality, maybe the female lead was already pregnant too.
He had a proper wife and child—who would care about a divorced village woman?
But—
At this very moment, the male lead was still gripping her tightly.
Jiang Mian was getting anxious.
She couldn’t run away, yet she didn’t dare struggle in public.
So the two of them remained locked in a standoff on stage.
The murmurs below had already grown into an uproar.
Many people stood up, craning their necks to watch.
Jiang Mian was so flustered she almost broke out in a cold sweat.
“Professor Lu, Professor Lu!”
Lu Heng suddenly snapped back to his senses and released his grip.
Jiang Mian turned and hurried off the stage.
Seeing her move so swiftly, Lu Heng didn’t even dare breathe loudly.
Only after Jiang Mian stepped down and returned to the audience seating did Lu Heng finally let out a heavy breath.
Looking down, he realized the award certificate was still in his hand!
When he looked up again, Jiang Mian was nowhere to be seen.
…
The meeting finally ended.
Jiang Mian covered her face and rushed out of the hall.
But covering her face was useless—her belly was still there.
As the only pregnant woman in the entire venue, even with her face hidden, anyone could recognize her at a glance:
The one who went on stage to receive an award and got into a tug-of-war with Professor Lu.
Jiang Mian truly felt like she had embarrassed herself beyond belief!