Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 244: Zhong Xiaoqin divorces and lives together
Time passes, and the days go by quietly in the dullness and ups and downs.

After school at a kindergarten, Muzi’s mother took the initiative to find Gu Jia and apologized to her sincerely.

Gu Jia was caught off guard. After asking carefully, she found out that it was Lin Yuan who warned Mu Zi's mother. She was very touched.

Gu Jia, adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more, had no intention of making a big deal out of the matter and calling the police, but Muzi's family eventually chose to drop out of Depu International Kindergarten.

Not long after, Mrs. Wang took Gu Jia to a gathering of the wives' circle. From casual conversation, Gu Jia learned that the husbands of these wives were elites in their respective industries.

Especially when she learned that one of the ladies, Mrs. Yu, her husband owned three large amusement parks, a spark of hope instantly ignited in Gu Jia's heart.

Large amusement parks hold various theme events and festival celebrations, and there is a great demand for fireworks.

If Xu Huanshan's fireworks company can reach a cooperation with Mrs. Yu's amusement park, it will bring a large number of orders to the company.

As the party was coming to an end, the ladies suggested taking a group photo, and everyone tacitly picked up their designer bags and posed elegantly.

However, when Gu Jia returned home and looked through her circle of friends, she was shocked to find that she had been ruthlessly cut out of the group photo just because her 30,000 yuan bag was not high-end enough.

In order to truly integrate into the wives' circle and gain more resources and opportunities, Gu Jia decided to purchase a top-level luxury bag as the "golden key" to open the door to the wives' group.

Thanks to Lin Yuan's loan, she doesn't have to worry about money for the time being. However, money alone is far from enough to buy a limited edition bag like this.

She asked Zhong Xiaoqin for channels, and Zhong Xiaoqin introduced Wang Manni to Gu Jia, and the three best friends officially got acquainted.

On Friday, Mr. Xu called Zhong Xiaoqin to his office.

Zhong Xiaoqin was worried, thinking that she had offended her leader by rashly helping Wang Manni.

However, to her surprise, Mr. Xu actually wanted to transfer her to the operations department.

Zhong Xiaoqin was surprised and happy, but as she had just gotten pregnant, she was worried that her body would not be able to handle the new intensity of work, so she reluctantly declined this rare opportunity.

As night fell, Zhong Xiaoqin was preparing dinner at home.

The door lock turned, and Chen Yu returned home in a depressed mood.

Zhong Xiaoqin greeted softly: "You are back, come and eat."

Chen Yu didn't even raise his eyelids, and walked towards the study room in a muffled voice: "I won't eat anymore, you eat it."

Zhong Xiaoqin followed and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong at the station?"

Chen Yu said impatiently: "You won't understand even if I tell you."

"You haven't tried it, how do you know I don't understand?"

Zhong Xiaoqin was a little unhappy. She was clearly caring about him and was just communicating with him in a positive way, but he acted as if she was being unreasonable.

"If I really want you to understand, I have to start with the organizational structure of the TV station, the news editing and broadcasting system, and the impact of broadcasting on public opinion. Are you still willing to listen?"

Zhong Xiaoqin's voice softened: "Then just keep it brief."

"To put it simply...I might lose my job one day."

Zhong Xiaoqin was stunned: "Isn't the TV station a fixed staff?"

"The fixed organization is a TV tower, not a person."

Zhong Xiaoqin held her waist and murmured to herself, "Should I refuse the promotion my boss gave me today?"

"What happened to the promotion?"

Zhong Xiaoqin looked at Chen Yu's cold face with interest, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and she said cautiously: "I thought, isn't this going to be a baby? The workload of the promotion and so on..."

Chen Yu stood up and looked at Zhong Xiaoqin with a serious expression and a frown, as if he had finally found a way to vent his anger.

"So I'm saying, this child came at the wrong time, and you're still blaming me for that? Have we worked hard enough to be qualified to have children? Why is it that some children are icing on the cake, while others are worse than the brunt of the pain? This isn't the child's problem, it's the parents who chose the wrong time!"

No matter what, Chen Yu was indeed a jerk for venting his dissatisfaction on his pregnant wife because of his work troubles.

Zhong Xiaoqin said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with a family like ours? Why can't we have children? According to this standard, wouldn't more than half of the families in the country be ineligible to have children?"

Chen Yu looked at her deeply, sighed, turned around and went back to the room. He felt that Zhong Xiaoqin became much more stubborn after becoming pregnant.

Zhong Xiaoqin felt very aggrieved. She didn't understand why Chen Yu still acted reluctant even though he had already decided to keep the child. Those complaints were like thorns that pierced her heart.

Is this child hers alone?

Thinking of this, she felt a tightness in her chest.

I have been trying hard to understand Chen Yu, but he is always like an iceberg, keeping people at a distance and always looks like he cannot communicate with me.

Putting her left hand on her not-yet-not-very-obvious pregnant belly, Zhong Xiaoqin forced herself to suppress the depression in her heart.

The next day, they went to the hospital for a check-up.

After the examination, I was told that the fetus in my belly had stopped developing and had died in my womb.

Zhong Xiaoqin clutched the prenatal check-up form, feeling hopeless and unwilling to accept this reality.

After hearing the news, Chen Yu did not show much sadness, but just sighed slightly: "Maybe the time has not come yet. You wait here, I will go to queue up to pay for you, let's listen to the doctor and arrange the curettage first."

Chen Yu walked quickly to the doctor and learned that the uterine curettage surgery had to be booked in advance and was now scheduled for two weeks later. Chen Yu immediately began to contact his friends for help.

Zhong Xiaoqin was heartbroken. Chen Yu had never been so attentive to her when she was pregnant. Now that the pregnancy had just ended, Chen Yu eagerly helped her arrange the surgery.

She had never seen Chen Yu so active in her affairs, as if he was afraid that the fetus in his belly would come back to life.

Zhong Xiaoqin could sense that Chen Yu was glad to have lost this child. This child was not what he expected from the beginning to the end.

The death of this child seemed more like a sign that her and Chen Yu had reached the end.

After returning home, Zhong Xiaoqin locked herself in the bathroom and sobbed.

Seeing this, Chen Yu had no choice but to contact Gu Jia and ask her to help comfort Zhong Xiaoqin.

Sunday, morning.

Zhong Xiaoqin stood at the door of Lin Yuan's house with red eyes.

The moment the door opened, she pursed her trembling lips. Her once bright eyes were now misty, and she looked as helpless as a wounded cub.

Lin Yuan's expression tensed up, and he hurriedly pulled her into the house, his voice unconsciously softened: "What's wrong?"

"The child is gone."

Lin Yuan's expression suddenly became serious. He sat down on the sofa with Zhong Xiaoqin, his palm against the back of her cold hand: "What did the doctor say?"

"Fetal growth retardation..." Zhong Xiaoqin raised her head, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, her eyes full of worry, "Do you think I will never be a mother again?"

Lin Yuan held her cold little hand, and comforted her in a gentle but firm tone: "No, it's just that fate has not arrived yet. After a while, the baby will definitely come back."

"Really?" Zhong Xiaoqin raised her head with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"Of course. When have I ever lied to you? I know you must be anxious and worried at this time. I will always be with you."

Lin Yuan's promise finally made Zhong Xiaoqin's tense shoulders relax. She subconsciously touched her not-yet-obvious pregnant belly. When her fingertips touched the fabric, a dull pain arose in her heart again.

Lin Yuan asked tentatively: "Do we need to have another operation next?"

Zhong Xiaoqin nodded slightly.

Lin Yuan asked again: "When?"

"tomorrow."

"So urgent?" Lin Yuan immediately took out his phone and said seriously, "Let me check the precautions. We can't be careless in preoperative preparation and postoperative care."

In fact, it was Chen Yu who used his connections to get the surgery, which was originally scheduled for two weeks later, moved forward.

But Zhong Xiaoqin didn't want to elaborate. She was extremely disappointed with Chen Yu, but she didn't say it out loud because she wanted to keep some dignity between the two of them.

Lin Yuan looked at the screen of his mobile phone intently and read out the precautions of the curettage operation to Zhong Xiaoqin word by word.

She leaned softly on his shoulder, her eyes fixed on the screen of her mobile phone, but her look was empty and distracted.

"You must not eat or drink for eight hours before the operation, you must get enough sleep, keep your vulva clean, and also..."

When he read a certain sentence, he suddenly paused. Zhong Xiaoqin followed his gaze and her cheeks suddenly became hot.

"The child's spirit in heaven would definitely not want you to be so sad." Lin Yuan changed the subject and found a comedy on TV. "I'm going to buy some things. You wait for me at home and don't think too much."

Zhong Xiaoqin hummed softly and listened to the deliberately exaggerated laughter on TV, but she felt that this place was ten thousand times warmer than home.

Not long after, Lin Yuan came back with the tools.

Zhong Xiaoqin watched TV for a while, and the bitterness in her heart was slightly diluted.

Lin Yuan squatted in front of her knees and spoke softly, "Let me help you."

Zhong Xiaoqin asked softly: "Do we need to do this when we go to the hospital?"

"Well, this way tomorrow's surgery will go more smoothly."

Zhong Xiaoqin thought about it and decided that instead of being embarrassed in front of unfamiliar medical staff, it would be better to hand the case over to Lin Yuan.

Now that the child is gone, the concerns in her heart have also shattered into ashes.

Lin Yuan waved his skillful hands and began to carefully trim it.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan couldn't help but exclaim: "You are so beautiful."

Zhong Xiaoqin blushed, put her legs together, and hurriedly adjusted her pants. After finishing, Lin Yuan quietly got up and walked to the kitchen. After a while, the aroma of food gradually filled the whole house, diluting the remaining charming atmosphere in the room.

Although the food looked tempting and smelled delicious, Zhong Xiaoqin had no appetite. She only took two symbolic bites of the food and then put down her chopsticks.

After dinner, Lin Yuan sat with her on the sofa.

Zhong Xiaoqin was in a low mood, and Lin Yuan gently held her in his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, and stayed with her quietly without making any unnecessary moves.

If you act too hastily at this moment, it is likely to break the fragile defense line that Zhong Xiaoqin has worked so hard to put together.

Just when Lin Yuan thought that Zhong Xiaoqin was gradually calming down, Zhong Xiaoqin unconsciously lowered her arms, her fingertips lightly touched Lin Yuan's knees, and then reached into his trouser legs.

Only by letting her body get caught up in this mechanical busyness could she temporarily forget the pain of the fetus.

She is like a captain sailing alone, tightly controlling the compass in her hand, trying to find the direction forward in this endless confusion.

Lin Yuan felt her movement, his breathing stagnated, he held his breath and closed his eyes subconsciously.

It was not until the night outside was getting darker that Lin Yuan drove Zhong Xiaoqin back home.

The next day, Zhong Xiaoqin completed the uterine cleaning operation and returned home to recuperate.

At noon, Lin Yuan appeared at the door looking refreshed.

Last night, Zhong Xiaoqin seemed to be challenging the limits of his human body, but she eventually stopped because of soreness in her wrist.

He was holding Pikachu in his arms, and in his right hand were bird's nests, sea cucumbers and other nourishing foods, which he had specially purchased in the morning.

Chen Yu heard a knock on the door and came over to open it.

Lin Yuan greeted: "Brother Chen, I came to see me."

Chen Yu forced a smile and asked, "Oh, why did you bring the cat?"

"Doesn't she like cats? She's not feeling well now, so if she can distract herself, she'll feel better."

Lin Yuan walked into the house. Mother Zhong was busy in the kitchen. Lin Yuan called out, "Auntie."

"Hey, Xiao Yuan is here."

Chen Yu's face was filled with obvious impatience: "With the current situation at home, I don't have time to take care of this cat. You should take it back."

Zhong Xiaoqin, who was resting in bed, heard this and came over to hold the cat in her arms. She glared at Chen Yu in dissatisfaction and said, "You can raise fish, why can't I raise a cat?"

My mother-in-law is coming to live with me, and the cat has been brought back. Plus, Zhong Xiaoqin is now easily irritable, so Chen Yu feels overwhelmed.

Before he had time to think about this, the company called again and Chen Yu had to rush to the company.

Lin Yuan chatted with Zhong Xiaoqin in the room for a long time, and then accompanied the mother and daughter to finish lunch before leaving.

The next day, evening.

Chen Yu returned home from get off work and shouted, "Mom, I'm back."

Mother Zhong responded from the kitchen: "Chen Yu is back. There is only one more dish left. Have a drink of water first."

"Yeah." Chen Yu responded.

At this time, Zhong Xiaoqin, who was wearing a loose T-shirt, came over and asked, "Didn't you say you wanted to take annual leave?"

Chen Yu laughed dryly and explained, "Didn't mom come here to take care of you? I cancelled my annual leave."

Zhong Xiaoqin felt unhappy. Compared to the matter of Chen Yu canceling his leave, she was even more angry that he was too lazy to tell her about this matter in person and always adhered to the "silence is golden" approach towards her.

Chen Yu returned to the study and put down his briefcase, but saw the fish in the fish tank floating up.

His face changed and he shouted, "Zhong Xiaoqin! What happened to my fish?"

Zhong Xiaoqin came over and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yu looked carefully at the fish tank and found that the plug of the fish tank had been pulled out.

Chen Yu's face was full of anger, and his tone was excited: "Why did you pull out my pin? I have told you many times not to touch my fish tank when I am not at home."

"I didn't move."

At this time, Zhong's mother ran over with a look of regret on her face: "Chen Yu, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I saw that this was always plugged in, and I thought it was a waste of electricity. I wanted to save some electricity and unplugged it for two hours, but I, I forgot about it."

"Mom, why are you..." Chen Yu frowned and could only vent his anger on Zhong Xiaoqin, "Zhong Xiaoqin! Do you know how much effort it took me to transport these fish back? I changed three transportation companies just to transport them from Guangzhou. Now the fish are dead and I have no place to replace them."

"Mom didn't do it on purpose. Why are you so anxious?" Zhong Xiaoqin said dissatisfiedly.

Chen Yu used a fishing net to scoop up the dead fish floating in the fish tank. In frustration, he kicked Pikachu at his feet, "Don't mess around here!"

Zhong Xiaoqin quickly picked up Pikachu and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you taking your anger out on Pikachu?"

"Chen Yu, I have to say something. No matter how precious you are, you are just a fish in a tank. I have never seen you get so angry even though your child is gone." Mother Zhong's eyes were red and her voice was filled with tears. After she finished speaking, she turned and left the study.

Chen Yu suppressed the anger in his heart, said nothing more, and continued to salvage the dead fish.

At the dinner table, Chen Yu and Zhong Xiaoqin sat face to face. Neither of them spoke, and the air seemed to be frozen.

Mother Zhong brought a plate of glossy braised fish to the table. The fish was covered in amber sauce, and the steaming heat was filled with fragrance.

"The food is ready."

As soon as Mrs. Zhong finished speaking, Chen Yu's eyes seemed to be fixed on the braised fish on the plate.

Mother Zhong quickly explained: "This... this is not your fish, eat it."

She picked up a piece of fish and wanted to put it into Chen Yu's bowl, but Chen Yu suddenly stood up, the chair made a harsh sound on the floor, and turned around and walked into the room.

Zhong Xiaoqin couldn't stand it anymore, so she chased him to the door and shouted, "Chen Yu! Come out! If you have something to say, just talk. You just hide in the room when you have a problem, refusing to communicate or solve it. Who are you showing your cold violence to?"

Mother Zhong gently advised: "If you have something to say, talk about it nicely."

"Mom, don't worry about it. I don't want to be angry anymore. Chen Yu! Come out here!"

Only then did Chen Yu walk out of the door carrying a small bag.

"Can't you hear me when I talk to you?"

Chen Yu remained silent and walked straight out of the house, and Zhong Xiaoqin hurriedly followed.

Next to the green belt of the community, Chen Yu started digging the soil with a small shovel.

Seeing how seriously he was burying the fish, Zhong Xiaoqin couldn't help but sneer, "My mom is absolutely right. You didn't even get so sad or ceremonial about your child's death. You're just focusing on your fish."

"What if I don't bury it? Am I waiting for your cat to dig the hole and eat the fish?"

Chen Yu didn't even raise his head and plunged the shovel into the soil.

"Don't take out all your anger on the cat. You didn't even bother to take a day off when I had surgery, but it didn't affect your ability to take care of the fish. If it weren't for these two fish tanks at home, I don't think you would want to stay at home for a day."

Chen Yu's tone was equally dissatisfied: "Zhong Xiaoqin, do you know why I would rather work in the company than take leave to come back? It's because I'm afraid of a head-on conflict with your mother, and she's still looking for trouble."

Mrs. Zhong, who had just walked out of the apartment building, froze in place when she heard this.

Zhong Xiaoqin was so angry that she was shaking all over. "My mother is so kind to you. She has never been polite to you before. Why is she looking for trouble?"

Chen Yu frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "She is just looking for trouble. My fish died just before she brought me a plate of fish. What does she mean by that?"

Zhong Xiaoqin felt that Chen Yu was unreasonable: "The fish died, but my mother didn't do it on purpose. Besides, the braised fish was the last dish. Why didn't she serve it after it was cooked? Why did she leave it in the kitchen to feed the air?"

Chen Yu didn't believe it at all: "It wasn't intentional. How did my fish die? Who pulled out the bolt?"

"Doesn't she just want to save some electricity?"

"Save electricity? How can we save electricity? She had to pull out my plug. She didn't know it was a living thing. Do you believe it?"

"What are you talking about? My mom has nothing better to do, so she wants to kill your fish, right?"

Hearing the quarrel between her daughter and son-in-law, Zhong's mother left with tears in her eyes. She didn't expect that this would be the image of herself in the eyes of her son-in-law.

"Then tell me how to explain this?"

The two were still arguing until they returned home and opened the door, only to find that the house was empty and there was no sign of Zhong's mother.

Zhong Xiaoqin realized instantly that everything Chen Yu said downstairs had been heard by her mother.

"People like you should live with fish, why do you want to marry me?"

Chen Yu sneered, with a self-deprecating arc at the corner of his mouth. He was obviously hurt by Zhong Xiaoqin's words, and his tone was full of disappointment:
"I'll tell you why. When we first met, I thought you were a kind and considerate girl. Your family is stable, unlike ours which is a mess. I got married just to have an easy life and no worries. But what happens now?"

Zhong Xiaoqin looked at Chen Yu with eyes as cold as ice, and her tone was terrifyingly calm: "Let's get a divorce."

Faced with someone who doesn't love her, she had already thought about divorce, but she had never found the right time to say it out. This hysterical quarrel has become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Okay." Chen Yu stiffened his neck and agreed out of spite. He ran to the cabinet, dug out two marriage certificates, and slammed them heavily on the coffee table. "Meet at the Civil Affairs Bureau at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Whoever doesn't go is a grandson!"

Zhong Xiaoqin didn't say anything else. She picked up the bag hanging at the entrance and left the house without looking back.

There was a rapid knock on the door.

Lin Yuan opened the door and saw Zhong Xiaoqin, who was pale and wearing only a thin short-sleeved shirt, and quickly pulled her into the house.

He found a coat and put it on her, frowning: "Why did you come out wearing only a short-sleeved shirt? Don't you know you can't catch a cold at this time?"

(End of this chapter)