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Chapter 290 - 281: Xia Lin’s Thoughts

Chapter 290: Chapter 281: Xia Lin’s Thoughts

Seeing Xia Lin fall, everyone was extremely nervous. It’s true that people make mistakes, but if she was injured along with the child in her womb, no reasoning could clear that up.

Still, it was Xia Lin who, clutching her abdomen and struggling for a while, took advantage of the momentum when she got up and directly lunged at Gao Qing’s face, scratching Gao Qing and leaving bloody marks.

"Ah. Xia Lin, you bitch."

"Slut, trying to hurt my child."

The two of them were at each other’s throats.

At that moment, Gao Shu, Gao Da, Gao Yi, and Big Brother Gao were giving orders on the side, with Second Brother Gao constantly watching Xia Lin, afraid that she might indeed harm the other’s child.

The room was a chaotic mess in no time, with several brothers trying to pull their sister back: "Qingqing, calm down. Mom and Dad will handle this. You’re getting married soon yourself. How will you explain this if Ma Song sees?"

"Let go immediately! If there’s a problem, let’s talk it out. We can’t touch her in this condition."

The brothers each had their say, pulling and persuading at the same time. Gao Qing did let go of Xia Lin, although her hand didn’t leave Xia Lin’s arm, but the effort was gone.

It was then that Xia Lin suddenly fell backwards. Gao Shu wasn’t able to support her, and in one fluid motion, her abdomen hit directly against the coffee table in the living room. If before it was just a squat, this time it was a direct blow to the child.

In that moment Xia Lin went down, blood was already flowing between her legs.

"Ah... my child."

"Quick, to the hospital."

"Ah Da, get the car."

"You—"

"Gao Qing, if something happens to Linlin’s child in her womb, don’t blame me for turning against you."

"...But I had already let go of her."

Gao Yi, standing beside her, hurriedly pulled her back: "Stop talking, you’ve caused trouble."

"Hmph, it wasn’t me who pushed her. She clearly ran into it herself. What are you scheming, Xia Lin?"

"Gao Qing, if my child is gone, I’ll never forgive you in this lifetime."

By the time Uncle Gao and Aunt Gao heard the commotion and came out, Gao Da, Second Brother Gao, and Gao Shu had already rushed off to the hospital with Xia Lin.

Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Uncle Gao asked coldly, "What are you all doing?"

"Dad, it was Xia Lin who deliberately disclosed your secret to mom. Xia Lin just wants our family to be restless, happy only when watching you two argue every day."

"Enough, what’s the issue between me and your mother?"

"What issue could there be? It’s Dad—"

Seeing her third brother hesitating to speak, Gao Qing, frustrated, said: "Dad, is Wei Jincheng really your son or not? He deliberately loitered around me, leading me on. I think his purpose is to take revenge on our family. Fortunately, I got away in time."

Aunt Gao, holding her forehead, scolded: "What are you talking about? Your father and I had a misunderstanding; why are you stirring things up for no reason?"

"A misunderstanding?"

"A misunderstanding..."

"Now Xia Lin would be happy to see our family in turmoil, babbling nonsense again."

Father Gao seemed to understand something and explained: "It’s true that the Wei Family is somewhat connected to ours, but that has to do with Ah Shu’s father.

I only found out about this recently. When I was young, I was injured and stayed at Wei Family Village, where I met one of the Wei girls. She got pregnant, but then the child was gone. They wanted to use the child to tie down your Uncle, so they went to the hospital and stole a child to raise. Your Uncle had been out of contact for a long time until a few years ago when, somehow, they heard about him and knew he was from here. So they sent Wei Jincheng here to be a soldier. Unfortunately, your Uncle was already gone.

They then thought to gain some benefit from me, trying to get Wei Jincheng acknowledged by the Gao Family. That boy Wei Jincheng had some pride; he blamed your uncle for his mother’s plight and for his being without parents all his life, so he sought revenge. Thankfully, his wife found out the truth and saw things clearly, severing ties with the Wei family."

The Wei Family couldn’t profit from him, so they came looking. Since this matter was instigated by your uncle, I helped Wei Jincheng deal with the Wei Family. Who knew Ah Shu’s wife could stir up such trouble, claiming that Wei Jincheng is my child, which made your mom angry with me."

"During those years, I was always in the north; I never once went down south. Your mom is confused, and you are all following suit, even causing such a ruckus. Those who should work, work; those who should return to the military, return to the military. Old Zhao, let’s hurry to the hospital to check on things, don’t let Ah Shu be disheartened."

"Your niece-in-law is indeed going too far. She brought this consequence upon herself; no one else is to blame."

"..." Uncle Gao, knowing he was in the wrong, dared not blame others, and turned to his eldest son, saying, "Ah Cheng, you and Xiao Ran come with me; we need to have a proper talk with the Wei Family about this matter."

Gao Cheng didn’t really want to go; Xia Lin had not handled things properly.

"Dad, Ah Shu isn’t in a mood to listen right now."

"Even if he isn’t receptive, we still need to explain, to let him know that his wife started this whole thing."

Gao Cheng, with no other choice, had to take his wife to the hospital.

Gao Yi stayed home to comfort mom and the younger sister.

The neighbors on both sides heard the Gao Family’s quarrelling.

No one knew exactly why, but they saw Ah Shu’s wife, panicked and covered in blood, rushing to the hospital.

It was said that Gao Qing was the one who pushed her.

The child in Xia Lin’s belly, just over four months along, ultimately couldn’t be saved.

The next day, when Gao Shu returned, he gave Gao Qing a slap in the face and declared he never wanted to see her again.

The incident caused quite a stir in the compound.

After reporting back to the office, Lu Jingqiu went nowhere else, just commuting between two points and working, still unaware of the situation.

Even her second cousin had no idea she was coming; if he hadn’t bumped into her at the compound today, he would have thought she was still in Yangcheng City.

"Qiuqiu, why didn’t you come to see me when you got back?"

"Ah, Second Cousin, I went to work the second day after I returned. What’s up?"

"Nothing much. Business has been stable recently. Ah Da’s logistics business is doing exceptionally well too."

"That sounds really good."

Yang Mingchao seemed pleased and said with a smile, "I was thinking, with business so good and the inventory turning over quickly, I have quite a bit on hand. I am planning to share some with you."

"Ah, Second Cousin, didn’t you just buy a car and such? You were struggling a bit before, and now in such a short time, you have cash?"

Yang Mingchao raised an eyebrow and replied, "Qiuqiu, you’re underestimating the business. You don’t know, but now the regional markets pay me in cash for goods they take from me. The refrigerators and washing machines I bring in, even just one or two units, add up to several thousand, not to mention the watches and radios.

Watches and radios bring in cash the fastest."

"Aren’t you ordering new inventory?"

"I am, but I’ve also earned enough."

"When will you be home tomorrow? Wait for me."

Lu Jingqiu thought it was enough to divide up the money once a year and hadn’t expected to share profits after just a month or two.

"Second Cousin, how much did you earn this month? You should save it first. Open a wholesale store; how can you run short of cash flow?"

Seeing that there weren’t many people around, Yang Mingchao leaned close to Lu Jingqiu and whispered, "Fifty thousand."

"..." Lu Jingqiu, as if she hadn’t heard, just froze in place, and after a good while, she reacted, "Ah, Second Cousin."