Chapter 257: Prenatal Care
Qin Muxuan’s eyes darkened instantly when she thought of Gu Zijin.
Yin Youting combed Qin Muxuan’s inky hair with his fingers. He slowly dried her hair with the hair dryer. It seemed that he felt her emotional change, but he could do nothing. Hence, he continued moving his fingers.
The man turned off the dryer and put it on the drawer after a while. He crouched down in front of Qin Muxuan who was woolgathering. Staring at the woman, he sighed inwardly.
Yin Youting gave her a light peck on her forehead. He retreated before Qin Muxuan reacted. Dumbfounded, the woman gazed at him. Yin Youting felt helpless. “Xuan, rest early and have a good night.”
“Good night…” Gaping at his back, Qin Muxuan saw him close the door. After Yin Youting left, she threw herself onto the bed directly.
Qin Muxuan buried her head in the quilt and closed her eyes. She tried to get rid of the foolish notions. It took her quite a long time to fall asleep.
Qin Muxuan woke up early the next day. She gingerly moved downstairs, holding on to handrails. It was rare for her not to see Yin Youting in the living room.
“Good morning, Ms. Qin. The breakfast will be ready soon. Would you mind waking Young Master up for breakfast?” Emily was cleaning the table. When she accidentally raised her head, her eyes met Qin Muxuan’s. She grinned at the gravida.
“Hasn’t Youting woken up?” Qin Muxuan was astonished.
Emily nodded at Qin Muxuan. “It seems that Young Master stayed up late last night for work.”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It was eight o’clock. She turned around and walked upstairs, planning to wake Yin Youting up.
The woman halted before the man’s room. She knocked on the door.
However, only silence responded to her after she waited for a while. She rapped on the door again, but Yin Youting didn’t answer the door either. Qin Muxuan turned the handle. Noticing the door wasn’t locked, she opened it and stepped in directly.
Through the gap, Qin Muxuan found Yin Youting was lying on his back with his eyes closed. It seemed that he was asleep. Qin Muxuan tiptoed to the bedside. When she was about to wake him up, she saw his brows contract. He didn’t sleep soundly.
The woman sat on the edge of the bed. Suddenly, she felt reluctant to rouse him. Therefore, Qin Muxuan sat there in silence, staring at Yin Youting’s face blankly.
‘If I hadn’t met Gu Zijin, I might have lived a happy life with Yin Youting. Now Yin Youting’s way good for me. I was married and gave birth to a child. Besides, I’m carrying Gu Zijin’s baby inside. I screw up my life.’
Qin Muxuan rose to her feet. She planned to go downstairs and tell Emily that Yin Youting would have breakfast later. However, her hand was held as she turned around.
The gravida looked back, noticing that the man woke up. As he opened his eyes, he saw Qin Muxuan. A smile appeared on his lips. Yin Youting gazed at her without blinking.
Under his gaze, the woman felt embarrassed. She slightly got rid of the man’s hand. “Hey, it’s time for breakfast.”
“Okay.” Yin Youting answered, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Muxuan.
“Get up. I’ll wait for you downstairs.” With these words, she escaped from his room.
Qin Muxuan closed the door. She hastily moved downstairs. At the same time, Emily stepped out of the kitchen with breakfast in her hands. She was perplexed when she saw Qin Muxuan was in a hurry.
“Ms. Qin, what happened?”
“Nothing.” Qin Muxuan showed a composed face. She sat at the table as if nothing had happened.
Emily was tactful. Hearing that, she didn’t make a detail inquiry but changed the subject. “Ms. Qin, is Young Master awake?”
“Yes, he’ll come downstairs soon.” Taking a sip of the milk, Qin Muxuan waited for Yin Youting. The breakfast remained untouched.
As the man strode downstairs, he saw Qin Muxuan wait for him at the table. With a slight smile, Yin Youting walked towards her.
“Why don’t you eat?” He pulled out a chair and sat opposite Qin Muxuan.
“I just do what you do every day. You always don’t eat until I’m here.” Qin Muxuan answered.
Hearing that, Yin Youting was more delighted. He spread jelly on one slice of toast and gave it to Qin Muxuan. “Finish it. Then we’ll go out.”
Yin Youting’s words confused Qin Muxuan. She asked, “Where should we go?”
“The hospital. You should take prenatal care.”
“Why? Doctor James gave me a checkup, right?” Qin Muxuan responded subconsciously.
The doctor conducted a regular examination almost every week. During this week, Qin Muxuan frequently met Doctor James and Jiang Xin besides Yin Youting and Emily.
“That’s a basic checkup. You should go through a systematic examination in a hospital.” After all, he would take Qin Muxuan to China tomorrow. Before that, it would be better for her to take prenatal care. In effect, Qin Muxuan’s baby was not in a stable condition. Fortunately, he asked the nutritionist to build up her body according to James’ prescriptions.
Yin Youting was right. An ultrasound scan could only be taken in a hospital. “Well, I got it.” After saying that, Qin Muxuan lowered her head and continued to eat.
Yin Youting accompanied Qin Muxuan to a hospital after they finished their breakfast.
In the hospital, they sat on a bench in the passageway outside the gynecology office. Qin Muxuan felt perturbed out of no reason.
Noticing that, Yin Youting held her hand. “No worries. It’s just an examination.” Qin Muxuan heard his gentle voice.
She looked up into Yin Youting’s eyes, nodding. “Okay.”
The man didn’t let go of her hand when they were waiting, which drove away her uneasiness.
A nurse stepped out of the office about 10 minutes later. She checked the list and called out in the passageway. “Is Qin Xuan here? Qin Xuan?”
“Yes.” Yin Youting reacted first and answered.
“You can come here.” The nurse threw a weird glimpse at Yin Youting. Then she walked into the office.
Yin Youting turned to Qin Muxuan, “Let’s go.”
Qin Muxuan nodded. Qin Xuan was her fake name which was used in her new ID card of M Country. It was the first time for her to hear someone call her Qin Xuan. She didn’t get used to the name.
Yin Youting helped her step into the office. She was in her seventh month of pregnancy. Her body was heavy. However, she was thinner than other gravidas because of depression.
When a doctor saw them step into the room, she said to Qin Muxuan, “Qin Xuan, right? Please lie down on the bed. You’ll take a ultrasound scan.”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.