Mu Qiu’s first reaction was to refuse.

"He’ll come to the gynecological hospital to pick me up at night, who knows what the media will write."

"He’s your boyfriend, it’s what he’s supposed to do," Zhou Jilin frowned and said, "If he doesn’t want to come, you should break up with him sooner rather than later."

"Sister Su Jin, what do you think?"

This time Su Jin had to speak, she turned back, trying to control her gaze from drifting to another person.

"It’s so late, it really isn’t safe for you to go back alone. Let him come to pick you up."

"No need," Mu Qiu shook her phone, the name ’Cheng Zhirang’ was obviously displayed, "See, he already knows."

With that, she sighed deeply.

She didn’t know if it was the doctors, nurses, or patients in the hospital who spread the word "word of mouth" about her being there, or if there really were paparazzi lurking around the gynecological hospital who spotted her.

The news spread too fast.

Answering the phone, there was a low voice mixed with slight traffic noise on the other side.

"Stay at the hospital, don’t leave, I’m coming to pick you up."

Cheng Zhirang’s voice was slightly tense, the usual clear and refreshing tone sounded a bit deeper.

Mu Qiu listened obediently: "Okay. Don’t rush, it’s not me who’s pregnant."

"...I know it’s not you who’s pregnant."

Her period hadn’t even ended yet, what pregnancy.

"Oh, then don’t worry even more, drive safely. By the way, how did you know I was at the hospital?"

Cheng Zhirang: "A reporter took a photo."

Completely unsurprisingly, Mu Qiu pressed her lips, "Alright, focus on driving, don’t rush, I’ll be waiting in Room 304 on the third floor."

Having a boyfriend who’s too famous a celebrity isn’t a good thing, even visiting a friend at the hospital at midnight can get them snapped.

Hanging up, she internally complained.

Other than her voice, there was no other sound in the ward, and after hanging up the phone, silence blanketed the entire space.

Zhou Jilin silently watched Su Jin on the hospital bed, while Su Jin turned her head and didn’t speak. The atmosphere between them was indescribably tense.

Mu Qiu could only complain internally, quietly sitting on the side as an invisible person, hoping Cheng Zhirang would quickly come and take her away.

The silence was too torturous, just as Mu Qiu was about to suggest going to the bathroom, Zhou Jilin finally spoke.

"How’s your body?"

Mu Qiu: "......" It was one of the worst lines after a long-awaited reunion.

Su Jin still turned her head, saying indifferently, "Pretty good."

"Pretty good after a miscarriage?" His voice turned cold, "What did the doctor say?"

"......" Su Jin glanced at Mu Qiu hiding behind him silently, and said with difficulty, "I didn’t miscarry."

"?" Zhou Jilin frowned, turning around to stare at Mu Qiu.

Mu Qiu showed an honest smile: "She didn’t miscarry, but it was close. Sister Su Jin fell down the stairs while wearing high heels, if she hadn’t been caught, it would have been a real miscarriage by now."

Zhou Jilin’s tightly furrowed brows eased a bit, he looked back at Su Jin, his gaze lingered on her profile for two seconds, then shifted to the place she was holding with her hand.

"How are the test results?"

"Very good."

"Impossible. You’re pregnant..."

"What does my pregnancy have to do with you? It’s not your child."

Zhou Jilin chuckled, tone certain: "Impossible."

"Why is it impossible?!" Su Jin turned to glare at him, "This child is two months old, I was abroad two months ago!"

"When I say impossible, it’s impossible, you won’t make do with anyone else, the child in your belly can only be mine."

"You!" Su Jin was speechless, just staring at him.

He had her completely figured out, knowing she wouldn’t settle emotionally, he was so certain this child was his, even without checking the pregnancy timeline.

As she continued staring, Su Jin suddenly burst into tears, tears flowing down her cheeks, yet she still tightly pressed her lips and glared at him, not making a sound, not even blinking.

"Zhou Jilin, you’re just a bastard!"

Zhou Jilin was stunned for a moment.

Mu Qiu applauded her in her mind.

It’s much better to have a little argument, when Zhou Jilin entered the room both were speaking one word at a time, holding back all emotions, now Su Jin could cry and scold him.

If she could cry, Zhou Jilin absolutely couldn’t keep calm.

As expected, Zhou Jilin immediately grew anxious, walking to the bedside and bending down to wipe Su Jin’s tears, then at some unknown moment, he hugged Su Jin.

Letting her bury her head in his embrace to cry, carefully protecting her head and waist, letting her hit him.

Mu Qiu rested her chin, watching them, firmly acting as a silent background.

Isn’t this all the material for a reunion? Both are deeply in love with each other but separated for various reasons for years, then reunited again by chance.

And it happens to be in a situation where the female lead unexpectedly gets pregnant. Now the protagonists bicker and cry, pour their hearts out, and then easily reconcile, reuniting to have an adorable baby.

It’s simply a one-stop-shop for a perfect reunion.

After their long, silent embrace, when they finally spared her a glance, Mu Qiu was almost asleep sitting in the chair.

Zhou Jilin’s eyes were actually a bit red, he said to Mu Qiu: "Stay here with her for a while, I’ll go handle the discharge procedures."

"Can she be discharged?" Mu Qiu became alert, "Sister Su Jin’s condition is not great, shouldn’t she be resting first?"

"We’ll invite a family doctor at home, the environment here isn’t very good."

"Alright, you go ahead, Brother Lin."

He stepped out, his shirt and tie were messed up, the big strides he was taking showed how urgent he was.

Once the door closed, she turned to Su Jin.

"See, Sister Su Jin, you feel much better after scolding him, don’t you?"

Su Jin: "......Your remedy is quite effective."

"If it’s just about venting emotions, one-sided quarreling is more effective."

One-sided quarreling... isn’t that just cursing?

"You’ve really changed a lot," Su Jin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, saying, "How many times have you been in love? So experienced."

"One doesn’t need to have been in love to have experience," Mu Qiu remained expressionless, "It’s enough to have people talking in front of you. What are you planning to do next? Brother Lin will take you back to his place."

"I’ll ask him to take me back to my own home."

"Then he’ll know where you live, he might even find a reason to stay and take care of you."

Su Jin choked.

Mu Qiu thoughtfully asked: "Do you want him to invade your life?"

"No."

"Exactly, which is why you shouldn’t go back to your own place. You can only go to his place."

Su Jin: "So all this time, you were persuading me to go to his place?"

"I’m just trying to push towards the final outcome, to speed up the timeline. Sister Su Jin, with Brother Lin’s personality, since you’re pregnant, the final outcome can only be as he wishes.

You struggling won’t change anything, because other than indulging him, there’s nothing else you can do, you simply can’t bring yourself to be ruthless with him."

"I......"

Knock knock.

Su Jin turned her head: "Finished so quickly?"

Mu Qiu had already jumped up and walked towards the door.

"It’s my boyfriend."