"Congratulations, you're pregnant, and the ultrasound shows two yolk sacs. The presence of the embryonic buds and fetal hearts indicates that these are two normally developing fetuses."
The doctor's words filled Luo Qianxun's ears with a buzzing sound.
She heard every word the doctor said, and was momentarily stunned, harbouring of mix of emotions, filled with both joy and worry.
She had been feeling unwell for a few days and had come to the hospital for a check-up. She didn't expect to receive such a result.
"Considering your age, are you pregnant before being married?"
The doctor looked at Luo Qianxun with some sympathy, "Go home and discuss with your boyfriend whether you want to keep them or not. But I must remind you, if you decide to abort, it may lead to habitual miscarriage and possibly render you unable to conceive again."
"Thank you, doctor."
Luo Qianxun forced a bitter smile. She was only twenty-two, and her big, bright eyes made her look even more youthful, giving her the appearance of a naive and innocent young girl.
The doctor assumed she was unmarried, but she had been married for a year - it was just that her husband didn't care for her.
She didn't know how she managed to leave the doctor's office, walking mechanically forward without focusing on anything.
She was pregnant. With twins.
Luo Qianxun looked down at the pregnancy test report in her hand, her scattered gaze slowly focusing on the words printed on it.
What should she do?
There was no joy on her face, just a sense of heavy worry.
Li Mingxun would not want these babies, otherwise, why would he have only touched her when drunk?
They've been married for a year, the only time he was intimate with her, she got pregnant. And it's buy one get one free.
The arrival of these two kids was really inopportune.
Luo Qianxun sighed and put the pregnancy test into her bag before walking out. She decided to digest the news by herself before making a plan.
"Doctor! She's showing symptoms of miscarriage, prepare to save her pregnancy right away!"
The sound was panicked and familiar, stopping Luo Qianxun in her tracks as she turned to see Li Mingxun holding Jiang Xinjie, a woman she knew very well.
Her former best friend, now the other woman who stole her husband.
She was surprised to see Jiang Xinjie, pale-faced, with blood slowly dripping down her skirt onto the floor.
Jiang Xinjie was also pregnant? Was the child Li Mingxun's? Why else would he be so worried?
How ironic. She had just found out about her own pregnancy, and then immediately discovered her love rival was pregnant too.
What an incredible coincidence.
"Quick, put her on the stretcher."
As a nurse pushed a stretcher over, Li Mingxun gently placed Jiang Xinjie on it, then hurriedly pushed it with the nurse towards the operating room.
Luo Qianxun was standing not far away. Li Mingxun could have seen her with just a glance, but he didn't. Because in his eyes and mind, only Jiang Xinjie existed.
"Xinjie, don't be afraid, I'll be with you the whole time."
"Brother Mingxun, will the baby be okay?"
Jiang Xinjie clutched Li Mingxun's hand tightly, crying as she spoke, "This is our first child, nothing can happen to them."
"Don't worry, the baby will be fine."
Li Mingxun comforted Jiang Xinjie while pushing the stretcher forward.
Luo Qianxun watched as Li Mingxun's receding figure went farther and farther away. She clenched her hand so tightly that the nails dug into her palm, but she didn't feel the pain.
If Li Mingxun cherished the child in Jiang Xinjie's belly so much, what about the children in her belly?
She was the woman he had openly married. Were the children she was carrying now excess baggage?