Chapter 81: Was The Child Saved?
Liancheng, feeling dizzy, emerged from the underground parking garage.
Shen Lichuan saw that Liang Chaosu’s qualifications were sufficient, and the man let her off the hook.
This one chance.
Liancheng thought, either he believed she wasn’t pregnant, or he didn’t trust anyone and wanted to personally supervise the examination.
It concerned whether there would be a next time.
Liancheng had to be cautious.
But no matter how cautious, she truly had no mental capacity to think right now.
She hailed a taxi by the roadside and headed straight to Bai Ying’s Residence.
Bai Ying and the female doctor had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as she arrived, she had an abdominal ultrasound. The portable ultrasound machine’s imaging was vague; even with the female doctor’s experience, she could only confirm that the fetus had implanted properly and was within the uterus, but the fetal heart rate was faster than the normal range.
The female doctor drew blood and took it back to the hospital for testing. After the results were out, she would make a diagnosis.
Liancheng waited anxiously at Bai Ying’s Residence.
Bai Ying was even more anxious than her, pacing frantically, “If it’s serious, I’ll take you to Jingdu. My teacher’s connections in Jingdu involve political and military officials. I’ll risk asking him to protect you, and Liang Chaosu won’t be able to do anything for a while.”
Liancheng had just gone through a heart-stopping experience, and now faced a life-or-death suspense; even if she were made of iron, she couldn’t take it.
She lay limply on the bed, staring at the ceiling, “Then your family will be in trouble. Forge the examination results for me. Involving medical violations, this one act alone will leave your hospital entangled in lawsuits. And your medical qualification, you can’t ruin your career.”
“Then what about you?” Bai Ying simply lay down beside her, “Don’t want this child anymore? That would be for the best, at least you won’t have to be so on edge every step of the way, it’s too difficult.”
Liancheng’s lips trembled, her lips and teeth felt heavy as if a thousand pounds, unable to open, unable to move.
Seeing this, Bai Ying also fell silent. She knew that going to Jingdu to preserve the child meant exposing herself proactively. Liancheng knew Liang Chaosu’s personality, he would never let it go, and her father certainly agreed.
A direct confrontation with all cards on the table would only lead to mutual destruction.
At this moment, Bai Ying’s mobile phone rang.
The two exchanged a glance, and Bai Ying gritted her teeth and answered.
The female doctor clearly sighed with relief, “Although the blood test values are below the normal range, they are better than expected and barely within an acceptable range. Given the bleeding amount, the baby is truly very strong, and it’s very rare. My treatment plan is to rest in bed for a period, with IV infusions and oral medication, and to constantly monitor the fetal heart rate, so I suggest you consider hospitalization.”
Liancheng’s complexion was pale, “Is there no other way?”
Regarding Father Liang’s speculation, whether right or wrong, it increased Liancheng’s sense of urgency. Moreover, in her current condition, she couldn’t even manage bed rest.
The female doctor paused for a few seconds.
Bai Ying, of course, would not reveal Liancheng’s affairs to outsiders, but the act of secretly coming for an examination was enough to make the female doctor sense something was amiss.
After all, Bai Family’s private hospital had been serving the wealthy and noble families for many years; corrupt relationships and shocking inside stories were nothing unusual.
“If you don’t consider hospitalization—” the female doctor hesitated, “There’s a new progesterone injection internationally that has surprising efficacy, but it has significant clinical reactions. Some experience rashes all over, some have exacerbated morning sickness, the reactions vary, depending on the individual’s constitution.”
Bai Ying reacted intensely, “A needle that’s not even stable in clinical trials, you’re a doctor, how can you recommend it so casually?”
Liancheng grabbed her arm and asked the female doctor, “Will it affect the baby?”
“The efficacy for the fetus is very good, it will only worsen the mother’s pregnancy reactions.”
Liancheng took Bai Ying’s mobile phone, “Then give me the injection.”
Before Bai Ying could object, Liancheng hung up the phone.
“You’re crazy.” Bai Ying was exasperated, “Do you know what severe pregnancy reactions mean? Every year, countless pregnant women with severe reactions, due to extreme nausea, vomiting, inability to eat, organ damage from lack of energy and nutrients, liver and kidney dysfunction, and electrolyte imbalance, are forced to terminate their pregnancies, and in severe cases…”
She trembled, “They might even die. You live in the Liang Family, if your reactions become severe, won’t it still be exposed? Wake up!”
Liancheng remained silent.
The room was filled only with Bai Ying’s ragged breaths, the atmosphere oppressively heavy.
After a long time, Liancheng managed to speak with a trembling voice, “But I have no other choice, Bai Ying. I know that leaving Liang Chaosu’s control using the Liang family is like escaping one tiger only to fall into a wolf’s den, but I’m too stupid. I can’t think of any other way, I can’t find anyone else to counterbalance Liang Chaosu.”
“It’s the same now. I can’t think of any other way to protect my daughter without exposing her. I can only take it one step at a time, seize every fleeting opportunity, and strive not to die along the way.”
Bai Ying lowered her eyes, slow to react for a long time, then said hoarsely, “This child is Liang Chaosu’s bloodline. His blood flows in her bones. As she grows up, there’s a seventy percent chance she’ll resemble him in appearance and personality. Liancheng, you could actually—let nature take its course, at least to save yourself.”
“My daughter has nothing to do with him.” Liancheng shook her head, “You don’t understand. Without my daughter, I couldn’t have held on this long. I might have truly become a dog back at the private room. It’s not that my daughter needs me now, it’s that I need her. By protecting her, I have the courage to keep resisting. Freedom is always constrained by rules, but there’s always a way out of the cage. She and I both long for that way out.”
Bai Ying looked at her, silent for a long time.
Liancheng possessed an extraordinary purity. In the materialistic upper class, the more she was eroded by greed and distractions, the more she yearned for a flower of self-awareness that bloomed in the mud.
Mother Liang’s ruthlessness and narrow-mindedness, Father Liang’s indifferent observation, Liang Chaosu’s viciousness and malice, Liang Wenfei’s suspicion and jealousy—the family collectively embodied the darkness of human nature.
Good people are afraid of not receiving enough, bad people are afraid of not getting enough.
“…The Liang Family isn’t worthy of you.”
Liancheng wanted to laugh, but couldn’t.
Bai Ying turned over and got out of bed, calling the female doctor again, “Is there a small fetal heart monitor? Palm-sized, that I can use to check at home?”
“You can buy that kind of fetal heart monitor online,” the female doctor said. “However, those are generally for commercial use. You can usually hear it at twelve weeks. At ten weeks, you have to be very careful about the position each time, and you might not be able to find it accurately.”
Bai Ying then asked a lot more questions.
After the phone call ended, Liancheng gave a bitter smile, “They say being a mother is not easy. I used to think I understood enough, but now that I’m experiencing it myself, I realize it’s not even one in ten thousand of the hardship.”
Bai Ying put on her clothes, preparing to get the medication, and turning back when she heard this, “You’re not going to sympathize with Madam Liang, are you?”
Liancheng’s gaze was fixed, “I’m thinking about… the person who gave birth to me.”
Bai Ying felt relieved, “When you and your daughter have a wide-open future, then go look for her.”
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Meanwhile.
Zhang An drove to Shengyuan, arriving close to eleven-thirty.
The main building of Shengyuan’s front section was bustling with guests. Liang Chaosu avoided the main entrance and entered the backyard through the VIP passage.
The manager of Shengyuan was waiting for him, “Mr. Shen and the young master of Shen’s are at Courtyard One.”
He pointed to the lush bamboo forest in the backyard, the largest and tallest building with eaves, “They’ve been waiting for you for half an hour.”
Liang Chaosu responded calmly. The manager solicitously led the way, “Mr. Shen’s secretary was cautious and requested that all communication devices in Courtyard One be blocked. I hope you won’t mind later.”
