After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 12 Heart Pain
Old Master Gu's illness progressed rather rapidly; his purplish lips parted slightly as he asked, "Is the child alright?"

His expression remained serious as he stared at her face, but his gaze was full of tenderness as he looked at her slightly protruding belly.

Song Jin'an nodded, indicating that the baby in her belly was fine.

"He didn't come with you?" Old Master Gu coughed a few times, his eyes suddenly becoming more profound and dignified.

She shook her head and nodded repeatedly, and just as she was about to take action, she hurriedly pulled her phone out of her bag and started typing in the notes app.

She had only been learning Pinyin for a short time and was still a little slow. By the time she finished typing, her palms were sweating, so she stood there and asked the caregiver to show it to the old man.

The old man frowned: "Have him come over alone."

Exhausted, she supported her thin body, no longer looking at Song Jin'an, and waved her out.

Song Jin'an took the phone with both hands, but as soon as she turned around, she heard the old man's cold voice: "After the Gu family's young master was born, he cannot be raised as a mute who can't do anything."

She paused slightly as she stepped out the door, her hand resting on her lower abdomen, her heart filled with bitterness and sorrow.

Song Jin'an didn't know how she got out of the courtyard. She only knew that her heart was filled with mixed feelings, as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind wandered outside her body and she bumped into someone. She came back to her senses and was about to raise her hand to apologize when she heard Gu Xijue's undisguised sarcasm.

"They're being way too eager to throw themselves into my arms."

Gu Xijue parted his thin lips slightly, his eyes turning icy as he looked at her, certain that Song Jin'an had deliberately bumped into him.

She took a deep breath, feeling as if something was pressing down on her chest. She was about to make a gesture when she suddenly remembered something, so she took out her phone and typed out a line of text.

Grandpa wants you to go see him.

He typed faster than before, seemingly ignoring the sarcastic remarks, his expression calm, without the previous tension.

Gu Xijue didn't speak. His tall, straight body brushed past her without leaving a word, as if talking to her would be incredibly disgusting.

The look of disgust on his face made Song Jin'an feel a sharp pain in her heart at that moment.

For a moment, she wondered, why did it hurt? Clearly, their marriage had always been different from that of ordinary couples…

But why, for a fleeting moment, did she still feel so uncomfortable that she could hardly breathe?

"Young Madam, Madam requests your presence."

A maid came from the front yard; she came specifically to see her.

Song Jin'an bit her lip and followed the maid for a while before meeting Lin Qingshuang in the main hall.

Perhaps because she was pregnant, Lin Qingshuang beckoned her to sit down on the sofa opposite.

"Once this pregnancy is stable, I will arrange for a doctor to come and do a blood test."

Song Jin'an's heart skipped a beat. She pursed her lips, only to hear the next chilling sentence strike her heart.

“If it’s a boy in the belly, you know, the Gu family is a prominent and wealthy family in Haicheng. If he grows up and gradually understands that his biological mother is a useless mute, it will do him no good.”

Lin Qingshuang looked down at Song Jin'an's lower abdomen with an arrogant disdain, as if she wanted to trample her into the mud.

"If it's a girl, you can divorce Xijue and take the child with you if you want. The Gu family won't stop you."

Song Jin'an's fingers curled up together, her nails digging into her palms, her body tense.

Does that mean if you're carrying a girl, you won't want to be a family man?

She gave a self-deprecating smile, her pale knuckles clenched tightly together. She suddenly stood up, startling Lin Qingshuang.

I thought Song Jin'an would make a lot of gestures in the air with her hands, but she left without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)