Exposed

The darkness made him feel insecure. He didn't like the feeling of being passive.

It was also because he was blind that no one was afraid of him. They could even lie to him casually, just like now. Even his wife had lied to him.

He felt a little upset and depressed.

Why was she unwilling to tell him the truth?

Jiang Ye was even more desperate to regain his vision. He could no longer stand this kind of life where he couldn't see her. It was precisely because he couldn't see that he didn't even know how to question her.

Tang Shuang did not notice the slight change in Jiang Ye's expression. She laboriously moved a flower pot to the windowsill and sprinkled a bag of seeds into it.

She had picked up this bag of seeds when she went to the Jiu Ren Hall. It was a plant called "Mandarin Duck Jasmine" [1. Brunfelsia latifolia, commonly known as the yesterday-today-tomorrow plant. I'm using the literal translation because it is relevant]. This kind of jasmine smelled more fragrant than ordinary jasmine when it bloomed. When she was young, her grandmother had planted a lot of this kind of jasmine in her courtyard.

Mandarin ducks were often used as a metaphor for loving couples in Chinese culture. Looking at this plant called Mandarin duck jasmine, Tang Shuang thought of her relationship with Jiang Ye.

The meaning of flowers was beautiful, but her love was destined to end badly.

"Xue'er, what are you doing?" Jiang Ye noticed that Tang Shuang was busy by the windowsill and asked.

Tang Shuang wrote on his palm: I'm planting flowers.

"Planting flowers? What kind of flowers?" Jiang Ye was stunned.

"It's jasmine, a very fragrant flower. You'll be able to smell it when the time comes."

Hearing Tang Shuang's gentle voice, the inexplicable depression and frustration in Jiang Ye's heart seemed to disappear instantly.

* * *

Tang Shuang was pregnant, but she did not have time to properly take a rest. She had to take care of Jiang Ye. Every day, she would count the herbs, boil the medicine, and prepare their three meals. Aunt Wang even asked her to clean the courtyard and wipe the windows.

Tang Shuang carefully hid the news of her pregnancy. Every time she saw Tang Xue, she would subconsciously protect her stomach.

On this day, she was wiping the stair railing when she suddenly felt dizzy. Her vision darkened and she lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she opened her eyes and saw Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye looked shocked and ecstatic. "Xue'er, you're pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?! Oh my god, I'm going to be a father!"

Tang Shuang's hands and feet turned cold and she panicked.

She turned around and saw Aunt Wang and a doctor holding a stethoscope standing beside Jiang Ye. Seeing that she had woken up, the doctor nodded and said, "You can't let her work too hard in the future. Her body is weak to begin with, and she needs to rest well because she's pregnant. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

After the doctor left, Jiang Ye grabbed Tang Shuang's hand and gently held her in his arms. "I'm such an irresponsible husband. I'll get Chen Chen to bring you some supplements. Xue'er, you and the baby are really a gift from God…"

Tang Shuang was being held in Jiang Ye's arms. Listening to his gentle words of love, her face burned.

She was about to say something when she looked up and saw a pair of frighteningly bright eyes.

Tang Xue was standing outside the door. When she heard Jiang Ye's words, she was so angry that her face twisted. Her fierce and jealous eyes looked like she wanted to eat Tang Shuang up!

Tang Shuang was pregnant!

She had asked Tang Shuang to treat Jiang Ye's eyes, but she had secretly gotten pregnant with a b*stard child. This lewd woman!

Tang Xue was so angry that she was about to vomit blood. She gritted her teeth and her chest heaved violently.

If Aunt Wang hadn't told her that the doctor had said that Tang Shuang was pregnant, she probably wouldn't have known anything now. Tang Shuang was a doctor, so it was impossible for her not to know that she was pregnant. But she deliberately hid it from everyone, this scheming b*tch!

She would never allow Tang Shuang to give birth to this child.

Tang Shuang wanted to use this child to snatch Jiang Ye from her? Dream on!

Tang Shuang leaned into Jiang Ye's arms for a while. She took a deep breath and slowly got up from Jiang Ye's arms. She wrote a few words on Jiang Ye's palm—

'I'm fine. I'll go and brew the medicine first.'

Jiang Ye's heart ached as he touched Tang Shuang's hand. He still remembered when Tang Shuang first married him, her hands were as tender as tofu. But recently, she had to take care of herself and she also needed to boil medicine. Her fingers were a little rough now. After the weather turned cold, her skin even cracked and bled.

Jiang Ye felt guilty and sad. He hugged Tang Shuang tightly. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not taking good care of you. I have to get better quickly. When I bring you out of here, I'll definitely make it up to you!"

Tang Shuang came out of the room and arrived at the door of the medicine-brewing room. Just as she pushed the door open, Tang Xue's fierce and terrifying face appeared in front of her.