Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 285 - 285 282 Exposed

Chapter 285: Chapter 282 Exposed Chapter 285: Chapter 282 Exposed “What’s wrong? Did her breakfast upset her stomach?”

Mu Jiawen rolled her eyes internally, how could her brother be so dense? She had made it so obvious, yet he still couldn’t catch on?

In TV dramas and novels, isn’t it that when a woman starts to feel nauseous and vomits, people immediately think of pregnancy?

The more she looked at her brother now, the less she liked what she saw, “Can’t you go and ask your girlfriend what’s wrong with her?”

Having said that, she rolled her eyes at her brother and turned to leave.

“Xiaosi, are you itching for a beating?”

Since they were in the library, Yu Heng didn’t dare to speak too loudly. He watched helplessly as his sister ran off and after standing there and thinking for a while, he decided to grab his book and go find Luo Xiao.

To see what was really wrong with her.

On the other side, as soon as Mu Jiawen left the library, she immediately called Luo Xiao, “Teacher Luo, where are you?”

“In the office. Grading your assignments.”

“Oh, I have something to tell you. I just ran into my big brother, and I told him you felt sick this morning, like you were going to vomit…”

“Hold on, Xiaosi, we just talked this morning, and it’s only been an afternoon. How could I be pregnant already?” What was this child thinking?

“That wasn’t what I meant. I just wanted to see if he would think of that possibility and how he would react.”

Luo Xiao instantly understood what Mu Jiawen meant. Before she even took the risk, if a suspected pregnancy could draw Yu Heng’s attention and make him consider marriage in the near future, it would mean that she mattered a great deal to him.

But if not…

Luo Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. Should she consider ending the relationship and cutting her losses in time?

As reluctant as she was to think this way, Yu Heng’s views on marriage were indeed different from hers. Besides, hadn’t she always wanted a definitive answer from him?

Xiaosi’s actions had indeed given her a chance.

So, when Yu Heng came to find her, in front of him, she pretended to gag a couple of times.

But Yu Heng said nothing and immediately wanted to take her to the hospital, “Is it possible that there’s been something wrong with your recent diet? Let’s have it checked to see if it’s a digestion issue.”

Luo Xiao, hesitant to leave and speaking softly, said, “It might not necessarily be a digestion problem, it could also be…”

“Could be what?” Yu Heng asked suspiciously, “Your period just ended two weeks ago; it can’t be pregnancy. If it’s not a digestion issue, then what could it be?”

Luo Xiao was struck by lightning!

She stared at Yu Heng, cursing inwardly, you damn man, why do you remember her period so clearly? She had almost forgotten it herself.

Not wanting to pretend anymore, she shrugged off his hand and sat back down behind her desk, “It’s nothing. I’m fine. You can go back.”

Her attitude was completely different from before.

Yu Heng stared at Luo Xiao for a few seconds, then stepped forward, put his hand on her forehead, and muttered, “You’re not feverish, so why are you acting up?”

Luo Xiao angrily slapped his hand away, “You’re the one acting up!”

Yu Heng chuckled, “Were you just trying to pretend to be pregnant?”

Luo Xiao: “…”

“Funny, isn’t it?”

Yu Heng nodded, “The acting was a bit fake, I could see right through it. Which one of you came up with the idea, you or Xiaosi?”

“It was my idea; I talked it through with her this morning.”

“Such a quick response, it must’ve been her idea then.”

Luo Xiao: “…”

She didn’t want to deal with him anymore and waved her hand at him, “I still have a pile of homework to grade, don’t distract me.”

Yu Heng’s smile faded as he stood up straight and looked at Luo Xiao, “When I said before that I would consider our marriage, I meant it. Give me some time, it won’t be long.”

Luo Xiao bowed her head and said in a muffled voice, “I know.”

Obviously, she did not take his words seriously, or perhaps lacked confidence in them.

Yu Heng stared at her for a few seconds, saw that she had picked up her pen again and started grading homework, and realized she had no intention of continuing their conversation.

He had no choice but to ask, “Is there nothing you want to say to me?”

Luo Xiao’s hand holding the pen paused for a moment, then she said as if it didn’t matter, “Nothing else.”

Yu Heng didn’t say anything more and turned to leave her office.

Two hours before, Yu Heng had received a call from Luo Xiao’s mother. He thought she was urging him about marriage again, but to his surprise, she mentioned Luo Xiao’s grandfather’s upcoming birthday in the middle of next month.

Her mother’s intention was for him to attend her grandfather’s birthday feast as Luo Xiao’s fiancé.

Calling it a birthday feast might not be accurate; the Luo Family was not particularly well-to-do, just a very ordinary intellectual family. When celebrating the old man’s birthday, they would only be slightly more formal than usual family dinners. They would reserve a large hall in a decent restaurant, invite a couple of tables of friends and family, and along with their own relatives, make a lively event of it.

But Luo Xiao’s father had six siblings, and among all the cousins of her generation, Luo Xiao ranked third in age yet was the only girl over twenty-five still unmarried.

According to the elderly, Luo Xiao, now twenty-eight, was practically twenty-nine, so what was the difference from thirty?

Even if she had delayed marriage due to furthering her education, to some people, unmarried meant unmarried; they didn’t care about the reasons. They just wanted the opportunity to lecture her as elders.

Luo Xiao’s mother didn’t want Luo Xiao to be singled out again at the birthday feast, so she almost pleaded with Yu Heng to invite him.

In that moment, Yu Heng, who usually avoided Luo Xiao’s mother like the plague, unexpectedly felt a profound sympathy and sadness for this traditional woman.

He agreed instantly and made a promise to Luo Xiao’s mother that he would definitely come early that day.

But he hadn’t expected that Luo Xiao seemed to have no intention of inviting him, or was it because her grandfather’s birthday was still two weeks away and there was plenty of time?

…

Meanwhile, after Yu Heng left, Luo Xiao immediately took out her phone to call Mu Jiawen–

“Xiaosi, it’s bad, your brother found out.”

“Found out what? You’re not pregnant?” Mu Jiawen had just returned to the dorm, and she was about to get the kebabs that Sha Yali had brought back from outside. Hearing Luo Xiao’s words, she wasn’t in a hurry and asked vaguely, “How did you give yourself away?”

Luo Xiao said sheepishly, “My period just ended two weeks ago; I even forgot about it myself, but he remembered.”

“Normal, Jiang Yan also remembers the day my period starts.”

Luo Xiao: “…” Are you showing off?

What she didn’t see was that after Mu Jiawen said that, she froze for a moment, then after a few seconds she hissed. A pregnancy is related to periods?

Hey, how could she forget about that!

“Your brother suspects it was your idea; be careful he doesn’t come looking for you.”

Mu Jiawen didn’t care at all, “Let him find me, I’m not afraid of him.”

Just after hanging up, a harsh “ding-ling-ling” rang out; it was the dormitory’s wall-mounted landline.

Ding Yuanyuan, while eating, told Mu Jiawen to answer, “It’s definitely for you; he already called once before. I asked who he was, but he wouldn’t say. I asked for his number so you could call him back when you returned, and still, he wouldn’t tell. Really strange!”

Without overthinking it, Mu Jiawen walked over and picked up, “Hello?”

“Is Song Jiawen back yet?”

Song Jiawen?