After hanging up the phone, Luo Qianxun stood up from the bathtub, her hands pressing the water out of her hair.
Such a graceful figure was impossible to ignore, yet after a year of marriage, Li Mingxun chose to overlook it.
She blow-dried her hair and changed into a comfortable house-clothing, then walked into the kitchen to pour the ginger water she had brewed into a bowl.
Only after it had cooled for several minutes did she drink up the bowl of ginger water with grim determination.
She absolutely despised this hot and spicy ginger water, but she had no choice. After all, who else was responsible for her pregnancy? She can't take medicine, but only drink this.
She knew that she needed to stay healthy, so her baby would develop normally without any abnormalities.
Even if Li Mingxun didn't want her, even if she had no parents, the child in her belly was her closest relative, and she needed to protect them at all costs.
Glancing at the time, Luo Qianxun grabbed an umbrella, and headed out of her front door.
The rain had lessened considerably, but there was still a fine mist falling. She opened her umbrella to shield herself from it.
"Taxi!"
Luo Qianxun managed to flag down a taxi, folded her umbrella, and climbed into the vehicle. She instructed the driver, "To the Landiao Bar."
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When she arrived at the bar, Luo Qianxun saw Bai Xiaolian mixing drinks. She took a seat at the bar, smiling as she said, "Sweetheart, I'm here."
"Here, have a taste. I've just mixed it."
Bai Xiaolian set a glass before Luo Qianxun, "The alcohol content isn't high, so you can drink it without worry."
"I can't drink anymore."
Luo Qianxun shook her head with a smile, her hand resting on her stomach as she added, "Because I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant women can't drink alcohol."
Bai Xiaolian responded reflexively to Luo Qianxun's words, then did a double take, "What? You say you're...pregnant?"
"Yes."
Luo Qianxun nodded, not having any intention of hiding her pregnancy from Bai Xiaolian.
"Damn, what's going on?"
Bai Xiaolian eyed Luo Qianxun up and down, asking tentatively, "You didn't really heed my advice and have an affair with some random guy, did you?"
Bai Xiaolian had said that in jest, suggesting Luo Qianxun could cheat on Li Mingxun too, to even out the score.
"Stop it, do I look like that kind of person?"
Luo Qianxun cast Bai Xiaolian a sidelong glance, sighed, and said, "The baby is Li Mingxun's."
"You two…"
Bai Xiaolian hesitated, uncertain of what to say.
She knew damned well Li Mingxun couldn't have suddenly changed his attitude towards Luo Qianxun, or she wouldn't look so desolate.
"He got drunk, and I didn't refuse him. Now, I'm pregnant with twins."
Luo Qianxun's words were casual, but Bai Xiaolian could catch the pain she was trying to conceal.
"Have you told him yet?"
Bai Xiaolian looked at Luo Qianxun, "Even if he despises you as his wife, you are carrying his child. Shouldn't he return to his family for the baby's sake?"
"No, I haven't told anyone but you."
Luo Qianxun's eyes clouded over, and she said in a low voice, "Jiang Xinjie is also pregnant, and Li Mingxun's heart is completely taken by her…"
"That damned, shameless woman. I can't believe we were ever friends with her."
Bai Xiaolian cursed Jiang Xinjie bitterly, squeezing Luo Qianxun's hand, "Why don't you tell him and let him make his own choice?"
"He's already made his choice."
Luo Qianxun gave a bitter smile, her eyes downcast on the bar counter, "He has warned me that even if I'm pregnant, he won't acknowledge the child I carry and he'd want me to abort it. How could I tell him this secret?"