Chapter 67: Chapter 66: No Emotion Surpasses Joy 3
Su Xiaomeng was stunned.
The nurse threw out this sentence and turned around to leave!
"Nurse..."
She wanted to call out to the nurse, but the fierce gaze in front of her was too intense to handle.
"Cough, cough..."
She turned her eyes away, feeling a bit guilty.
"You lied to me..."
"I didn’t!" Su Xiaomeng rushed to respond, her chin lifted high!
However, after meeting Yin Shixiu’s gaze for one second, two seconds later...
She averted her eyes again, muttering softly, "I never said... that I had the operation..."
"Why didn’t you do it?"
"I..."
Su Xiaomeng’s eyes darted around; she thought admitting she was scared would be too embarrassing!
"Because you were scared?"
"...Not at all! I..."
Under that same gaze, Su Xiaomeng pouted and mumbled, "...Just a little bit."
"You purposely didn’t say it earlier... to take revenge on me?"
"I didn’t purposely not say it!"
"...I just... forgot to mention it..."
"Alright! I was taking revenge on you, so what! I’m in this situation because of you, right! I told you to stay away from me, but you insisted on coming closer! Last time at your house, I got bullied by your girlfriend, and I haven’t even settled that with you! Taking revenge on you a bit, can’t I..."
Before she finished speaking, he held her tightly again, thrusting her little hands back inside his clothes.
She heard Yin Shixiu say, "Sure, continue your revenge!"
"..." Su Xiaomeng blinked, how did she hear a hint of... "pleasure" from Yin Shixiu’s words?
She quickly withdrew her hands and pushed him away, "Uncle, we need to talk some things out!"
Yin Shixiu looked at her, "You talk, I’m listening."
"We can’t keep the baby. Although I cowardly ran away today... I’m still a nineteen-year-old youth of the motherland! Encountering something like this, running away isn’t shameful!"
"Hm, makes sense! Go on!"
Su Xiaomeng crossed her arms in front of her chest, her chin raised high again.
"If you didn’t know I was pregnant, that would be one thing, but you happen to know!"
"Hm."
"So you have to take responsibility," Su Xiaomeng shot him a glance and said.
Yin Shixiu’s eyes held a faint smile, "How do you want me to take responsibility?"
Take responsibility? He couldn’t wish for more.
"Um... come with me to the hospital tomorrow."
"...To terminate the pregnancy?" Yin Shixiu’s eyes narrowed again.
"Of course!"
"Alright."
Yin Shixiu’s straightforwardness made Su Xiaomeng’s brow unconsciously furrow, but upon seeing Yin Shixiu’s playful expression, she immediately relaxed!
What kind of gaze was that, like he could see right through her!
"Tomorrow I’ll go with you, and then, you find a doctor to help you terminate the pregnancy..."
"...Hm."
Why did that sound a bit awkward?
"Let’s see... which great doctor would dare terminate my, Yin Shixiu’s, child."
Yin Shixiu’s sharp eyes formed a beautiful curve, revealing a clearly harmless yet heart-stopping smile!
"You, you... you old man! What do you mean!"
"I don’t mean anything!"
Yin Shixiu shrugged, still with an innocent look, "Aren’t I listening to you, going to the hospital with you tomorrow?"
"You scoundrel old man! You’re threatening people!"
"Who did I threaten?"
"You’re threatening—"
"Xiao Meng, they are all benevolent doctors with high virtues, do you think they’ll abandon their medical ethics and professional integrity because of coercion and temptation? Neglect their patients? How can you insult doctors?"
"You—"
Su Xiaomeng’s cheeks were flushed red with anger!
"You old man, you bully me, and you still want me to give birth to your baby?!"
"Hm."
Yin Shixiu nodded sincerely.
"Yin Shixiu, you’re shameless!"
Su Xiaomeng angrily pointed at him!
"Did I ever tell you, I really like it when you call my name."
"Let me tell you, filthy old man, erase those dirty thoughts from your head quickly!"
"What to do then? Erase one dirty thought, and others pop up again..."
Yin Shixiu looked as if he was seriously bickering with her, appearing somewhat childish, but... very pleased.
Su Xiaomeng was carefree, but Yin Shixiu was much more delicate and observant.
The Su Xiaomeng shouting at him now had much more spirit than the one who was previously sitting there in a daze.
The baby...
Maybe it came a bit early.
Su Xiaomeng wasn’t at the age to be ready, nor was he.
He... had not yet even figured out if he could take up the lifelong responsibility for this young woman.
It’s just that right now, more than getting rid of this child, he hoped to keep it.
"Uncle, you’re an adult!"
"So are you."
"Even if you like me very much, I can’t have a baby for you!"
"Why not?"
"I don’t even like you!"
Su Xiaomeng said with a face full of obvious reasoning!
"Really?"
"Of course!"
"But I feel... you quite like me."
"Uncle, did you lose your mind? By the way... you seem to have a girlfriend! That ugly woman who beat me up that day because she knows Taekwondo!"
"Oh wow... you’re still bothered by that? Jealous, huh?"
Su Xiaomeng put her hands on her hips, "Uncle, how come you’re so narcissistic?!"
Yin Shixiu took a deep breath. Even though the air was chilly, he felt comfortable all over!
He stood up.
"Let’s go, head back."
"I won’t go. If you don’t agree with me, I won’t leave!"
Su Xiaomeng turned her head with a look of stubborn resistance, not realizing at all... how childish she appeared.
Yin Shixiu looked at her...
After a long time, he said, "This isn’t a small matter. You have to let me think it over carefully."
"I don’t care!"
"Do you really want me to freeze to death here?"
Su Xiaomeng glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw his face was turning purple from the cold...
"This is not the place to talk. Or do you want to catch a cold again?"
The mention of a cold hit Su Xiaomeng’s sore spot. She was truly afraid of getting sick again.
Seeing her still reluctant to move, Yin Shixiu reached out and grabbed her hand...
His hand, almost as cold as an ice block, made her heart twinge the moment it touched her.
Pressing her lips tightly, she silently stuffed Yin Shixiu’s hand into the pocket of the coat he had put on her, lowered her head, and followed him into the car.
Just as Su Xiaomeng settled in, her phone rang.
Without paying much attention, she picked it up to look at the caller ID. With one glance, she quickly held her breath, showing a face full of horror.
"Whose call is it?"
Yin Shixiu asked.
Su Xiaomeng swallowed hard, not answering him, instead struggling internally—should she answer it or not? To answer or not to answer...
After weighing it carefully, Su Xiaomeng still felt she couldn’t bear the consequences of adding more wrongdoing.
She silently pressed the answer button—
"Mom..."
"Su Xiaomeng, what happened? Your counselor called me early this morning, saying... you’re pregnant?"
"How could your counselor say that?"
From Su’s mother’s tone, it seemed she was blaming the counselor, thinking the counselor was talking nonsense.
"Mom, as you know, the counselors, they take things way too seriously! Even pea-sized matters they need to report to parents!"
Su Xiaomeng quickly said.
Even though lying to her own mom was wrong, if such a lie scared her mom into shock, she couldn’t bear the consequences either.
A lie is still a lie, but if she can get away with it, that’s a good thing.
"I thought so, after all, I’m aware of my own daughter, aren’t I? It’s cold in Beijing these days, right? Wear more layers, okay?"
"...Mm."
Su Xiaomeng’s nose suddenly felt a bit sour.
There was a moment of silence on the other end. Su Xiaomeng worried her mother might pick up on her emotions, planning to quickly say goodbye and hang up, but—
"Meng Meng..."
"...Mm?"
"You didn’t get into that kind of trouble, right?"
Su Xiaomeng didn’t expect her mom to change her tone and ask again.
She could hear... an undertone of worry and doubt in Su’s mother’s voice.
At that moment, her body went rigid, and she realized she couldn’t continue lying.
For a moment, there was a long silence on both ends.
Su Xiaomeng didn’t dare make a sound, finally hearing Su’s mother speak again, this time with a bit of nasal sound,
"Meng Meng, I’m a teacher too."
Su Xiaomeng’s tears fell at once!
Just as she was at a loss for words, her phone was suddenly snatched by another person.
Her tear-filled eyes met Yin Shixiu’s calm and steady gaze...
"Uncle..."
Yin Shixiu took the phone, "Hello, Auntie. My last name is Yin, I’m called Yin Shixiu."
Su Xiaomeng’s eyes widened with tears, looking at him.
Uncle... what do you plan to do?
"Yin Shixiu... who is this?"
Su’s mother’s voice turned cold, seemingly guessing the answer.
"I am..." Yin Shixiu glanced at Su Xiaomeng and then said, "Meng Meng’s boyfriend."
"What do you mean?"
Su’s mother’s voice grew colder.
Su Xiaomeng tugged on Yin Shixiu’s clothing and whispered, "Uncle... are you crazy?"
Yin Shixiu turned slightly, using his other hand to grab a tissue and wipe Su Xiaomeng’s tears, saying slowly,
"Meng Meng’s child is mine."
Su’s mother fell silent again.
Su Xiaomeng stared blankly at Yin Shixiu...
What does that mean... does Uncle know?
Su Xiaomeng didn’t know if Yin Shixiu saw her confusion or if it was to deal with the mother on the phone, he spoke softly,
"Auntie, I will take responsibility, full responsibility."
Su’s mother didn’t stay silent but calmly asked, "What do you mean by full responsibility?"
Yin Shixiu looked straight at Su Xiaomeng and said one word at a time, "It means... I want the child, and I want Xiao Meng too."
"What did you say your name was?"
"...Yin Shixiu."
"Send your address and contact information to this phone."
"Okay, I will send it to you soon."
"Give the phone back to Su Xiaomeng."
Yin Shixiu handed the phone to the already dumbfounded Xiaomeng, smiling, "Hurry and take it!"
"..." Su Xiaomeng took the phone back, knowing she was truly done for now.