“Second Sister, I don’t know who they were talking about, if it’s… if it’s that woman, Second Sister, Big Sister she…”
He looked at Lin Chuxia. The answer was so obvious, yet he dared not jump to conclusions.
He only stared intently at Lin Chuxia’s face, watching her reaction.
Anger, unwillingness, grievance… or would she curse them for their malice.
But he saw nothing, only Lin Chuxia maintaining her previous demeanor, giving him a slight smile, “Is it just this matter?”
Lin Jiadong instinctively nodded, “Just this matter.”
Lin Chuxia poured him another glass of water, “You kept this in your heart for several days without studying properly, right? Now that you’ve said it, do you feel better? I understand now, thank you for telling me.”
“Second Sister,” Lin Jiadong felt his second sister’s reaction was off and spoke with some concern, “If you want to vent, just vent. I know that what Mom and Big Sister did was wrong. Don’t get yourself too worked up, think of the little nephew in your belly. If necessary, you can tell Second Brother-in-law and let him help you vent.”
Lin Chuxia smiled again, “How can your Second Brother-in-law help me vent? Go to Daqing Mountain Village and beat them up?”
Seeing Lin Jiadong dumbfounded, Lin Chuxia continued, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I have a handle on this. You don’t need to worry anymore, just go back to school and study well.”
“Oh,” Lin Jiadong responded mechanically.
He didn’t know how his Second Sister would handle it, but it didn’t seem like she was pretending. Gradually, his anxious heart settled.
In any case, his Second Sister would handle it better than him.
No matter how Second Sister treated his mom and big sister, they deserved it.
After lunch, Lin Jiadong returned to school.
Qin Yang also felt that Lin Jiadong was acting strangely today. Although there was nothing wrong during lunch, he surely must have said something to Lin Chuxia.
In the end, Lin Chuxia took the initiative to talk to him.
When he heard his wife say that she might not be a daughter of the Lin Family, but Zhuang Jingshu’s daughter, Qin Yang was truly shocked and then felt an immense heartache.
No wonder the Lin Family’s attitude towards their two daughters was so different.
If that’s the case, everything makes sense.
Then he became furious at the Lin Family’s shamelessness.
He knew Zhuang Jingshu, who dragged her frail body back to the country just to find her lost daughter.
Yet the Lin Family had the audacity to impersonate.
Thinking about it all, Qin Yang was both furious and amused by the Lin Family’s shamelessness, “What do you plan to do? Will you acknowledge Ms. Zhuang?”
Lin Chuxia shook her head, “I haven’t decided yet, let’s just wait and see.”
She didn’t know the cause of the matter, nor did she understand how she ended up at the Lin Family.
In her previous life, she died as a daughter of the Lin Family, and in this life, a biological mother suddenly appeared. She didn’t quite know how to face it.
Naturally, Qin Yang supported Lin Chuxia’s decision.
He reached out to hug her, “Whatever you decide is fine.”
………
At night, a fierce storm raged, heavy rain poured down, and after the storm passed, it turned into a light drizzle.
By morning, the rain hadn’t stopped, and the air was humid.
After a period of heat, this rain felt quite considerate.
After breakfast, Qin Yang was about to go to work. Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded Lin Chuxia not to go out.
Yesterday’s check-up results were very good, Lin Chuxia’s baby’s position was correct, and the fetus’s head had already descended.
Plus, Lin Chuxia had always been in good health, and Doctor Wang optimistically said that they could wait until labor to go to the hospital.
But Qin Yang wasn’t at ease.
Yesterday’s scene at the hospital not only scared the pregnant women waiting there but also terrified Qin Yang.
The thought of accidents leading to severe consequences made him wish he could stay by Lin Chuxia’s side every moment, keeping an eye on her without blinking.
However, reality made it impossible for him to do so, and he could only nag incessantly like an old lady.
He nagged Lin Chuxia to the point of annoyance.
After Qin Yang left, Lin Chuxia finally enjoyed some peace and quiet.
On a rainy day, she naturally didn’t want to go out, so she took out the cotton fabric she bought earlier and thought about making some small belly bands.
Previously, she made small clothes, but a few days ago Sister-in-law Fu saw her still making them and reminded her that babies born in this hot season can’t wear small clothes; just make a few small belly bands to cover the tummy.
The belly bands are easy to make, and Lin Chuxia now had no pressure making these things.
Just after cutting out the pattern, she heard Yuan Bao barking in the yard.
At the gate, someone stood holding an umbrella, standing quietly.
Seeing that person, Lin Chuxia was a little surprised, then put down what she was doing and went out to greet them.
Just as she got to the door, before opening the umbrella, the person stopped her.
“The ground is slippery outside, don’t come out.”
Lin Chuxia put the umbrella down again, “Then please come in and talk,” she said, calling for Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao obediently returned to the doghouse.
Zhuang Jingshu entered the yard with an umbrella.
……
Inside the house
Lin Chuxia looked at Zhuang Jingshu and felt no waves in her heart after knowing their relationship.
Perhaps they were already familiar with each other.
Without thinking much, she poured a glass of water for Zhuang Jingshu.
“Thank you.”
Zhuang Jingshu thanked her, her gaze towards Lin Chuxia soft and serene.
“I heard you went for a check-up yesterday, is everything okay?” she smiled, “I actually came by yesterday, waited outside your house for a while, and your neighbor said you were at the hospital for a check-up.”
So she had come yesterday.
Lin Chuxia nodded, “Everything is fine.”
Hearing this, Zhuang Jingshu also smiled, “That’s good. Being a woman isn’t easy. Pregnancy and childbirth is like stepping into the gates of hell, you must take good care of yourself. If you need anything, feel free to ask me.”
Lin Chuxia looked up, puzzled, “Ask you?”
Zhuang Jingshu nodded; Sister-in-law Gong’s words from that day echoed in her ears repeatedly as she remembered the difficulties of childbirth, feeling increasingly guilty towards Lin Chuxia.
Afraid that Lin Chuxia wouldn’t accept, she explained with a smile, “Don’t misunderstand. Consider it my way of repaying you for saving my life. I’m also a woman, and I understand how tough it can be.”
Lin Chuxia lowered her gaze. Earlier, she thought she knew.
It turned out she overthought.
“Aren’t you afraid that your biological daughter will be dissatisfied with you for helping me again? And the others in the Lin Family…”
“Child,” Zhuang Jingshu interrupted her, eyes urgent, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know they caused you so much pain. I know you’re not the person they portray you as. It’s my failure in fulfilling a mother’s duty, and my negligence has hurt the innocent you.”
Lin Chuxia met her gaze and then turned away.
After a moment, she said, “It’s not your fault.”
She already knew the nature of Mother Lin and Lin Jiayi in her previous life.
And from her interactions with Zhuang Jingshu over this period, she understood her character.
If she were truly someone who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong, when Lin Jiayi opposed her and Mother Lin came knocking, she should have clearly stated her position and distanced herself from her.
Instead of repeatedly coming to her to explain.
