100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding
Chapter 283: I Can’t Protect Him_1

Chapter 283: Chapter 283: I Can’t Protect Him_1

Gong Xiaoqiao gave no sign of anything unusual and nodded. "Mm."

Mu WuXie continued, "There’s one more thing!"

"Another injury?" Gong Xiaoqiao asked.

Mu WuXie shook his head. "No... not an injury! It’s that you... are pregnant."

With a "clang," the spoon in Gong Xiaoqiao’s hand dropped to the floor.

"What did you say? Pregnant...?"

"Yes, for over three months now."

Gong Xiaoqiao subconsciously touched her still-flat belly, hardly feeling the growth that signaled she had been pregnant for three months already.

And she hadn’t experienced any signs of pregnancy?

It wasn’t that there were no signs! It was that she hadn’t even considered the possibility!

During that time, her emotions were unstable, her mind filled with thoughts of Gu Hangshen. To numb herself, she worked nonstop, completely unaware of any subtle changes that might have occurred!

"Is... is he still alive?" Gong Xiaoqiao asked, somewhat dazed.

Mu WuXie was startled and took a while to understand her meaning, feeling somewhat apprehensive. He hadn’t expected Gong Xiaoqiao’s first question to be that.

"Yes, according to the scans, the baby is very healthy," Mu WuXie answered truthfully.

Gong Xiaoqiao tightly covered her stomach. "I did a lot of fight scenes before, with quite a few dangerous stunts, and... and that day, that huge column came crashing down..."

Noticing that Gong Xiaoqiao was getting agitated, Mu WuXie quickly steadied her by the shoulders. "Calm down, Leng Jing!"

"How do you expect me to stay calm? Why... why did it have to be now?"

"The child in your womb is very resilient, and the placenta is firmly attached to the uterine wall. Plus, when the column struck you, it only hit your head and shoulders, not your stomach. This child... it must be fate..."

Gong Xiaoqiao bit her lip and turned her head away, then after a long pause, she spoke, "I can’t keep this child."

Mu WuXie looked at her in surprise. "Are you going to abort it?"

"Yes."

"Why? No matter what happened between you and Gu Hangshen, this child might be a great opportunity! It could bring you two..."

"Impossible! You don’t understand... I’ve decided already! Elder Brother Mu, please arrange it as soon as possible. Today would be best," Gong Xiaoqiao insisted.

"Gong Xiaoqiao, don’t be so impulsive. Think it over carefully!" Mu WuXie urged persistently.

Her face was etched with sorrow and resolve. "I’ve paid back everything I owed. Whether or not he thinks it’s enough, I won’t give any more, nor will I let him take advantage or bully me! When I came out of the fire, I decided then and there that I would have no further ties with the Gu Family!"

"Forget about others, forget about the Gu Family. Set aside everything and listen to your heart! Do you truly not want the child?"

Gong Xiaoqiao gave a self-deprecating laugh. "It’s not about wanting or not wanting, I can’t. Better that he never comes into this world than to arrive without being wanted."

"How could he not be wanted? What mother doesn’t love her own child? You can hate Gu Hangshen, but the child is innocent! If Gu Hangshen learns that you’re carrying his flesh and blood, would he still remain indifferent?"

"Innocent? So-called innocence is just wishful thinking!" Gong Xiaoqiao scoffed. "Gu Hangshen... he certainly won’t remain indifferent..."

Who knows if he would torment the child? Even if he was his own blood, he also carried the blood of an enemy...

Touching her stomach with sorrow and helplessness, an air of finality in her gaze, Gong Xiaoqiao murmured, "I can’t protect him. If I can’t keep him safe, rather than watch him suffer with my own eyes, I’d rather... destroy him myself."

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