C17 She’s the Kind of Person Who Gets Pregnant at the Age of 18

Zong Jinghao nodded his head slightly. Noticeably his jawline became tighter. He spat out one word, “Speak.”

“Eight years ago, Lin Guoan and Zhuang Zijin divorced each other at A Nation where they lived for a while. In those eight years, they never returned. It was only recently that Lin Guoan brought them back.”

Zong Jinghao could not help but frown. This was how she became so knowledgeable in the language of A Nation.

“That’s all you uncovered?” It was obvious, this tidbit of information was not enough to satisfy him.

Guan Jin took that moment to pause for a bit before opening his mouth again to say more. “After Zhuang Zijin arrived at A Nation, she gave birth to an autistic boy. They were living in poverty and to make matters worse, this boy happened to be in a car accident before they were able to get back.”

Zong Jinghao’s face scrunched up into a frown and his expression became more grave due to the seriousness of the situation. Was the sadness he always perceived in her eyes because of her brother?

About the child in her belly… “Her brother is gone? And she’s close to no one else?”

“Only a doctor of the mind is close to her.” Guan Jin carefully looked over the information the investigators had collected. “But no, she was never in a relationship while going to school, and no other men ever got close to her.”

Guan Jin didn’t have to say it outright. But it looks like the child in her belly might have belonged to the psychiatrist.

Did she return because of her engagement with him? Was that the reason for her presence in the country, so that she could come back and marry him?

Because of her life in A Nation, was that why she loved money so much? That’s why she wanted to earn money for translating the documents and wanted to make a living working at the restaurant.

Giving this some thought, it finally made sense why Lin Xinyan was behaving so strangely.

It was at this time that he also understood what Hee Ruize’s words meant.

Thinking things over, he moodily walked down the stairs and left the hospital in his car.

In the hospital.

Lin Xinyan had skipped lunch, so her rumbling stomach was reminding her that she was hungry now.

“Mom, I feel like some Eight Treasures Rice right now.” Lin Xinyan was suddenly craving something sweet.

Zhuang Zijin had a very traditional mindset. It was to her understanding that a woman who was pregnant and was picky would only prefer certain types of foods.

As an old saying went: sour son hot girl, I don't know if she is pregnant with a boy or a girl.

“I’ll head back and cook this for you.” Zhuang Zijin stood up, but she was afraid there would be no one to take care of her daughter if she left now.

Lin Xinyan seemed to see through her mother’s distress, so she smiled and said, “I’m fine, really. The doctor said that after a proper rest I’ll be okay.”

If it wasn’t because she was still worried about the child in her womb, she would have been discharged long ago.

Zhuang Zijin nodded her head and told her to rest easy before leaving the ward.

Just as Zhuang Zijin was getting out of the car and heading inside to the residential complex, a couple of women blocked her path.

They were all residents of the district.

During her time living here, never had a conflict of interest arose over any matter. Zhuang Zijin could do little to keep the frown off her face as she asked, “What do you need?”

“Is your daughter pregnant before marriage? She’s currently pregnant with a bastard, right?” The first to speak up was a chubby middle-aged woman who looked like she didn’t mind getting up in someone else’s business.

Next was someone living right next door to Zhuang Zijin.

“I come across you guys regularly but never would I have thought that your daughter would be the kind of person to get pregnant outside of marriage. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say last time that your daughter was only 18 years old?”

The unease on Zhuang Zijin’s face was noticeable as her features shifted from green to white. Her voice trembled as she addressed the women, “You, where are you getting this nonsense from?”

“Did we get this wrong? Is your daughter not pregnant at all?”

Zhuang Zijin’s hand resting on her purse trembled slightly. Yes, it was true. Her daughter was pregnant.

“Utter shamelessness!”

“That’s right, she got together with a man even at such a young age. Even though her looks are pure and innocent, she’s really a total bitch!”

“You speak words of truth. Outside she appears pure and innocent, but this was only for show. She would go behind her mother’s back and do dirty things…”

“Shut up! Who said you could say such things?” Enraged, Zhuang Zijin’s face twisted grotesquely in anger.

Seeing her outburst, the others turned to give each other knowing looks.

Zhuang Zijin tried to get ahold of herself as she clutched her rapidly rising and falling chest. Taking deep breaths, once more she tried to defend her daughter with a steady and stern voice. “You’ve made a mistake. My daughter isn’t who you think she is!”

She felt her heart being torn in two. These people got it wrong. Her daughter was not this kind of person.

What were they doing causing them so much pain?

“Do you deny it? Then why does she have a bastard child in her stomach at the age of 18?”

Zhuang Zijin was struck dumb. It was a fact that Lin Xinyan was pregnant.

She knew that people would blame her for becoming pregnant. But she never expected their outcry of her daughter to be so blatant and harsh.

“Get out of my way!” Zhuang Zijin pushed them roughly away and quickly made her way into the district.

Even though their words had left her furious, she had to think of her daughter in the hospital. She suppressed her raging emotions and settled down to prepare the dish for her daughter.

She thought she had everything under control, but when she arrived at the hospital to bring food over to her daughter, Lin Xinyan was able to see right through her.

“Mom, what’s wrong? Your face…”

“It’s nothing. I’m fine.” Zhuang Zijin did not want to put her daughter through what she had experienced today.

Lin Xinyan stared at Zhuang Zijin trying to avoid her look. She knew better than to look into people’s eyes when she lied. She didn’t want Lin Xinyan to catch her in a lie.

It was obvious she had lied.

Lin Xinyan decided to just let things be and took the Eight Treasures Rice from her mother.

The dish was clearly very sweet, but she couldn’t feel any pleasure from it. The only thing she felt was pain.

She lowered her gaze. “Mom, if you need me, I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I’ll be able to stay home with you for a few days.”

Zhuang Zijin’s pale face must be because she missed her brother.

This was her mother’s burden.

Zhuang Zijin was shocked, but she was determined not to trouble Lin Xinyan. “No.”

She could not possibly let her hear those hurtful words?

Lin Xinyan’s face held a frown on it. “Mom…”

“Now you listen to me. “Zhuang Zijin tried to put on a serious face. “No matter what kind of arrangement we have, you are already married into the Zong family, so you should stay where you are.”

Zhuang Zijin’s reaction was so out of character, Lin Xinyan had to think things over a little more.

She was quiet. She only swallowed the food so that the baby would have something to eat.

She slept very little, tossing and turning the entire night.

Only once the sky would brighten outside would she finally be able to fall asleep. However, it would only be a short while later that it would be time for her to get up.

In the morning, Hee Ruize came to take over while Zhuang Zijin went to cook more food for Lin Xinyan.

Once Zhuang Zijin left the room, Lin Xinyan tried getting out of bed and Hee Ruize hurried over to help her.

She peered over at Hee Ruize and said, “It looks like my mom is not telling me something.”

“What could it be?” Hee Ruize asked.

“I don't know, but I want to find out.” She paused at that moment. “I need to ask you a favor.”

“No problem. Go ahead.”

“I want to follow her around for a day.”

And see what she had to hide.

Zhuang Zijin made it clear that it was her wish that she stay at home, where her husband needed her most.

However, her reaction yesterday was too extreme.

It was not like her at all.

Her mother was her last remaining relative, and she couldn’t let her mother silently endure things without her knowing about it.

Hee Ruize only agreed to her request after he was sure that it was okay with the doctors.

Her ride home was very quiet. Without meeting any trouble along the way, Zhuang Zijin got out of the car and walked into the house.

Lin Xinyan followed closely behind.

Once she got off the elevator, Lin Xinyan saw the graffiti on their residence. The words “shameless,” “unmarried,” and “insulted” were painted in big offensive letters on the walls and doors.

On shaky feet, Zhuang Zijin stood in front of the doorway, her entire body trembling in anger. She swayed a little unsteadily before crumpling to the ground.

“Mom!”

Hee Ruize rushed over and took the slumped form of Zhuang Zijin into his arms. “We need to take her to the hospital now.”

The writing on the wall had obviously aggravated her.

Lin Xinyan choked back her sobs.

Mother’s health declined after her brother’s death, plus she had to deal with the aftereffects of the car accident, so her well-being was very fragile.

Such harassment would make her very angry.

Her mother’s condition made her very worried.

Upon receiving her at the hospital, Zhuang Zijin was immediately sent to the emergency room.

Lin Xinyan stood in the doorway, completely clueless. Hee Ruize headed over and put his arm around her shoulders as a gesture of comfort. “You don’t need to worry.”

When Zong Jinghao returned back home, he found out that Lin Xinyan was still not there. Thinking that her stay at the hospital had been prolonged, he drove over to pay her a visit.

Possibly because the new information he had learned from Guan Jin had shined a new light on Lin Xinyan’s situation, or maybe because she was his wife, but all of a sudden, he had more room in his heart for Lin Xinyan.

He came to the hospital, but she was nowhere in sight. Right when he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of her and Hee Ruize embracing each other in the corridor.

The fire in his heart ignited...