Jin Lan simply picked up Ye Wan and took her back to the ward. Nestled in his embrace, Ye Wan's long-suppressed tears finally streamed down, her hands gripping Jin Lan's white coat as she trembled with sobs.
Her first child... gone.
From the moment she knew of its existence to its loss, less than an hour had passed.
...
Madam Gu had intended to leave after Ye Wan's surgery. Now that her son knew, she couldn't. She didn't want any rift between them, especially not for a calculating woman like Ye Wan.
Therefore, she had to wait for her son, refusing to let Ye Wan sow discord between her and her son.
Jin Lan reviewed Ye Wan's surgical records. He was worried Madam Gu might have subjected Ye Wan's body to more than just a necessary procedure. Seeing that the records only indicated an abortion and a D&C, he felt relieved.
...
Gu Yun Ting arrived in a somewhat disheveled state, clearly having rushed here. Upon entering, his eyes were fixed on the frail young woman lying in bed.
Ye Wan lay there like a lifeless rag doll, devoid of any vitality.
"Ah Ting, why are you here? I could have handled this small matter myself, you didn't need to make another trip," Madam Gu frowned at her son, displeased by his demeanor, as if he cared deeply for Ye Wan.
"What's going on? Can someone give me an explanation?" Gu Yun Ting looked at his mother, suppressing the turmoil within his chest.
"I came for rehabilitation today and asked Ye Wan to accompany me for a gynecological check-up. Who knew she was pregnant, so we had the surgery to terminate the pregnancy."
"Why was I not informed about something so important?" Gu Yun Ting's hands slowly clenched into fists, the emotions surging in his chest growing even stronger.
That was his child!
"This is just a minor matter. You're so busy, there was no need for you to make another trip. I could handle it, and Ye Wan didn't want the child either. You can ask her yourself."
Madam Gu felt a surge of irritation. What did her son mean, interrogating her? All for Ye Wan? It seemed her son's marriage to Lin Fei Wei needed to be expedited, so he could settle down and know what truly mattered.
Ye Wan stared blankly at the ceiling, listening to Madam Gu refer to it as a "small matter" and then another "small matter." So, in her eyes, her child was less than dust.
"You agreed to this surgery?" Gu Yun Ting looked at Ye Wan, his eyes seeming to harbor a storm. He assumed she had been forced.
Hearing his voice, Ye Wan finally turned to look at him. Her gaze was distant and empty. Though a vibrant young woman of twenty, she now appeared like an elder who had weathered countless worldly trials.
"Yes, I also wanted the surgery. I didn't want this child," Ye Wan heard herself say.
She couldn't lie and claim Madam Gu had forced her. Even without Madam Gu, she wouldn't have kept the child.
This was the truth!
Cruel as it was to the child, it was a truth she could not deny.
"Ye Wan, I'll kill you!" Gu Yun Ting, his eyes red, lunged forward and seized Ye Wan's neck, his hands tightening their grip. The man was like a furious lion at that moment, intent on destroying everything!
Everyone in the ward was startled, including Madam Gu. Realizing what was happening, she quickly shouted, "Someone pull the young master away!"
Even if Ye Wan deserved death, she could not die at her son's hands; it would only soil his hands.
The butler and servants snapped back to attention and rushed forward to drag Gu Yun Ting away, but the enraged man possessed immense strength, and several people couldn't budge him.