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

Chapter 17 Threatened Abortion
"Did you burn your hand?" Gu Xijue asked.

Su Ruoya's apologetic voice came from the ward: "I'm sorry, Xijue. I was thinking that you were working hard taking care of Miss Song, so I went to buy food. I didn't hold it properly and it fell to the ground."

Gu Xijue noticed that her hand was still wrapped in gauze and pulled her aside, saying, "Your hand is still injured, you don't need to do these things."

"It's nothing." Su Ruoya shook her head, looking at the food spilled on the ground. She was about to squat down and pick it up when Gu Xijue stopped her.

"Don't pick them up anymore, I'll have the caregiver come and clean them up."

"Then, shall I order more food, or shall we eat out?" Su Ruoya's voice rose a little.

Gu Xijue looked at her, a strange emotion flickering in his eyes: "No need, she's awake, I need to take care of her."

Su Ruoya then looked as if she had just realized something, and her gaze turned toward the hospital bed: "It's good that you're awake. Xijue, please take good care of Miss Song. I won't bother you any longer."

There is a measure of advance and retreat.

Su Ruoya said a few more words and then left.

Inside the ward, the two remained silent. Gu Xijue didn't stay long before answering a phone call and leaving.

The call was from Madam Gu, Lin Qingshuang, and her tone was not good: "Where is she? She won't answer my calls. Does she really think she can step on my head just because she's pregnant?"

Madam Gu was unaware of this incident, which is why Song Jin'an wasn't answering her phone, making her furious and almost bursting with anger!

Gu Xijue held his phone, pinching the bridge of his nose: "Mom, what do you want with her?"

He's not in a good mood right now either; he went from being furious at the beginning to being furious and irritable now.

"It's about what I mentioned before," Madam Gu said bluntly. "Bring her back tomorrow. I've already scheduled a blood test with the doctor."

Let's check and see if she's carrying a boy or a girl.

Gu Xijue glanced in the direction of the ward, his voice sounding somewhat tired: "Let's not do the tests for now."

When Madam Gu heard her son say this, she became even more dissatisfied. These people simply didn't respect her at all. Were they really trying to make her angry to death?

Madam Gu's tone hardened: "Xi Jue, do you know what you're doing?"

Before Gu Xijue could speak, she continued, "You know that your grandfather might not live to see that woman give birth. Right now, there are undercurrents within the Gu family. Although the old man loves you the most, he has other grandchildren. You don't want the Gu family's aunts to get too much, do you?"

Grandpa Gu loved male offspring very much. If he had known earlier that Song Jin'an was carrying a boy, his inheritance would certainly not have been so easily devoured by outsiders.

Gu Xijue rubbed his temples and said softly, "Mom, there's no rush."

Madam Gu was furious: "What's wrong with you? It's just a blood test. Bring her here tomorrow, or I'll bring the doctor over."

She is in the hospital.

Madam Gu was stunned, her voice tightening: "What happened?"

……

Song Jin'an spent the entire week in the hospital, and after a week there, she regained some of her energy and spirits.

However, she still needs to stay in bed to protect the pregnancy and cannot get out of bed.

Gu Xijue has been frequently visiting the hospital lately, but Su Ruoya would occasionally come out to annoy her.

Song Jin'an was leaning against the hospital bed drawing when Su Ruoya entered the room at some point and stared at her coldly.

"Song Jin'an, I didn't expect you to be so lucky. That little devil in your belly didn't die from the fall." Gu Xijue wasn't around, and the words that came out of his mouth were unusually blunt.

Song Jin'an, who was painting, didn't want to say another word to the crazy woman in front of her. Su Ruoya, however, looked at her with disdain as she focused on her painting and said, "A mute like her, yet she dares to dream of winning Xi Jue's love."

Su Ruoya kept talking nonstop, and Song Jin'an felt her ears were about to hurt.

However, the doctor told her that she needed to maintain a positive mental and physical state and avoid drastic emotional fluctuations, otherwise she would risk a threatened miscarriage.

She didn't want to put her child in danger, so she simply ignored Su Ruoya, who came to cause trouble.

If someone performs a one-man show for too long, they'll get bored and won't come back.

Su Ruoya moved closer to Song Jin'an and suddenly smiled, "These past few days when I went back, I specifically looked into Miss Song's past."

"I learned how Miss Song grew up like a dog in the Song family and how she married into the Gu family."

Song Jin'an remained unmoved. Over the years, these traumas had long since made her immune to them; they were nothing more than idle gossip for others.

In the past, she might have felt pain, but after experiencing so much, she feels nothing anymore.

Su Ruoya didn't see any extreme pain on Song Jin'an's face, which made her even more unhappy. She didn't believe that she could still be so calm when she said the following words.
"You were raised by a servant surnamed Zhang from the Song family, weren't you?"

Song Jin'an was taken aback and looked up at her, her eyes filled with vigilance.

Seeing Song Jin'an's reaction, Su Ruoya felt a little relieved and smiled, "I thought you would never have any emotions. You know what? What I like most is to destroy the most precious things that the person who makes me unhappy cares about the most."

Song Jin'an suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, a hint of fear appearing in her eyes for the first time.

Su Ruoya pried her hands open, and Song Jin'an immediately began writing quickly on the paper.

—You are not allowed to touch her! You dare to touch her!
Just as Su Ruoya was about to say something more, she heard footsteps coming from outside the corridor. Her expression immediately changed, and she adopted that harmless look.

Even his voice softened, as if he had become a different person: "Miss Song, you've misunderstood me. I really didn't mean that..."

When Gu Xijue entered, he saw Song Jin'an looking fierce, and his expression darkened: "What's wrong?"

Su Ruoya turned to look at Gu Xijue with a surprised expression, and walked to his side to gently squeeze his arm.

She smiled wryly, "I just chatted about that old lady surnamed Zhang, but Miss Song misunderstood and thought I was going to do something bad."

This time, Gu Xijue lowered his eyes and glanced at the woman beside him for the first time: "You investigated her?"

Grandma Zhang can be considered Song Jin'an's second mother; her ability to grow up is undoubtedly thanks to this grandma.

Su Ruoya was taken aback, not expecting Gu Xijue to ask such a question: "Hasn't this already spread throughout Haicheng?"

Gu Xijue's eyes were deep and his expression was particularly bad; he remained silent.

He already had a result in mind, but he didn't reveal it on the spot.

Su Ruoya's face paled, and she realized that she had been too hasty this time.

"Xi Jue, I..." She was about to speak again when the man interrupted her: "You have to go to the auction this afternoon."

Su Ruoya's eyes flickered; this was a clear signal for her to leave.

She frowned, and before leaving, she looked up at Gu Xijue, saying with a hurt and self-deprecating tone, "Xijue, you've changed."

(End of this chapter)