Flower Room

Chapter 10 Pregnancy

One afternoon in the early summer of [-], in the dormitory of the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of F University, Manzhi was burying her head in the only writing desk and writing hard, with a thick stack of reference books at hand.

The classmate Fang Zhuyun who was sitting on the upper bunk reading a book suddenly poked her head out, "Manzhi, please pass me the water glass."

Manzhi put down her pen, leaned halfway and handed over the cup.Fang Zhuyun looked at the table, "Yo, I've written so much, give me a reference later."

Manzhi was the first person in the dormitory to write a graduation thesis.

"We chose different topics, so it's useless for you to read." Manzhi laughed.

Fang Zhuyun said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I'll just look around and see if I can find some inspiration."

The voice of another classmate Jiang Yanhong came from the neighboring shop, and she did not hide her envy.

"Manzhi, you are so lucky. Before you graduated, your work unit has already been implemented. The most terrible thing is that you even took away the best class in our class before graduation. Why do you let you do all the good things? catch up?"

Manzhi directly rubbed a waste paper ball onto Jiang Yanhong's body, and said with a smile, "Stop you."

Jiang Yanhong dodged with a smile.

Fang Zhuyun smiled openly: "Manzhi, take it easy—be careful that extreme joy begets sorrow."

This time Jiang Yanhong yelled, "Manzhi, hurry up and tear her crow's mouth."

Manzhi smiled slightly, but didn't think it was pestering.What she got to where she is today is not luck, but hard work, and of course, the support of her family.

Once the silence was broken, everyone had no intention of continuing their own business, and simply chatted.On the eve of graduation, we talked and talked, and most of them talked about the way out in the future.

When asked about Manzhi's plans after graduation, she replied without thinking, "Make money."

"And then?" Fang Zhuyun and Jiang Yanhong asked in unison.

Manzhi supported her chin with one hand, thought for a while, and said, "I want to make a lot of money, and then I can find a good wife for my brother and a good home for my sister."

Fang Zhuyun burst out laughing, "People say that the eldest brother is the father and the eldest sister is the mother. Why is it the other way around in your family, but the youngest one is the one who decides?"

"Then what about yourself?" Jiang Yanhong couldn't help asking, "Why isn't your share in your plan?"

Manzhi said decisively: "I'll talk about it when my brother and sister find happiness."

Fang Zhuyun immediately teased her, "Then your little Feng, don't be so anxious that his hair turns gray?"

Manzhi pursed her lips a little, and her round face was a little more rosy, but she still insisted: "If he can't wait, let it be." Fu lowered his voice and said, "I went to this university, thanks to my brother." With my sister's support, how can I patronize myself."

The two girls knew that Manzhi had no mother since she was a child, and her father had no stable job. The family was supported by her brother and sister. The three of them had a strong relationship, which was very rare.

"Hey, let me give you a trick." Fang Zhuyun is the weirdest one, "Find your beautiful sister a rich man to marry, and you will have everything?"

Manzhi once circulated a group photo of her and Manqi in the dormitory. The classmates were shocked when they saw Manqi. The classmates who had an older brother even wanted to marry Manzhi.

Manzhi has never been jealous of her sister's beauty. On the contrary, she also likes her sister. Although she always calls her sister Manqi, in fact, Manzhi herself is more like a sister. It is to discuss with her, and my brother will occasionally give some advice, but Manqi is the most tempered one, and she accepts everything with equanimity.

Manzhi said disdainfully: "You, you will come up with bad ideas. If you want to send my sister to the tiger's mouth, I will not do it."

Fang Zhuyun immediately dissatisfied, "Hey, you are prejudiced, who stipulates that there will be no good people if there are rich people?"

While arguing, the concierge aunt shouted hoarsely from downstairs, "502, call Su Manzhi!"

Manzhi immediately silenced, listened carefully, and immediately stretched out her head to answer, "Hey, here we come."

Running to the door, Fang Zhuyun said loudly behind her: "It must be Xiao Feng, right? I don't see you in a day, it's like three autumns——"

Manzhi had already rushed out with a sweet smile.

Feng Liang went to a company for a re-examination early this morning. If they were successful, both of them could stay in this city. This was Manzhi's long-cherished wish—to work hard with the person he liked.Who didn't have some ideas and ambitions when they were young?

To her surprise, the call was from her brother.

"Manzhi, can you come back?" My brother asked dully.

"What's the matter?" Manzhi felt that her brother's question was very strange.

"Something happened to Manqi."

"What?" Manzhi's heart suddenly tightened. Manqi has been weak and sick since she was a child. Could it be... A series of terrible conjectures flooded into Manzhi's mind, and she asked anxiously: "What's wrong with her?"

The elder brother hesitated for a while before saying, "Manqi is...pregnant."

Manzhi caught the last train to her hometown city.

Sitting in the rattling and simple car, she couldn't figure out how Manqi, who had always kept her own place and never even talked to a boyfriend, would bring her such an explosive "surprise".

Haifeng told her on the phone that Manqi refused to reveal who that person was, and when she was in a hurry, she lowered her eyebrows and wept.It made his father and him helpless, so they could only let Manzhi come back.

Manzhi thought about Manqi's state, and suddenly guessed that her sister was forced by someone. She is naturally weak and doesn't like to argue with others, and she is always bored when she suffers.

The more Manzhi thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible, and she was suddenly furious. If she were to find out who that person was...she couldn't help clenching her fists.

After a three-hour drive, Manzhi returned home in a hurry.

Her father and elder brother were sitting in the dim courtyard waiting for her. The old white lamps illuminated her father's dejected face. When he saw Manzhi, his eyes lit up suddenly, as if the savior had arrived.

Manzhi dropped the bag and asked directly, "Where's my sister?"

Haifeng came over sullenly and said, "It's in the room."

Manzhi didn't say much, she turned around and ran upstairs.

The wooden stairs creaked, and then the door was pushed open, and Manzhi came in like a gust of wind.

Man Qi folded her clothes and half leaned on the bed, lowered her head, wondering what she was thinking.

"Sister!" Manzhi shouted out of breath.

Manqi was much calmer than she imagined, she looked up at Manzhi, "You're back."

Manzhi walked up to her and looked carefully, Manqi's abdomen was slightly lumped up, which was very obvious.

"Sister, tell me, who is he?"

Manqi looked at the sullen Manzhi, a little helpless, "Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

Manzhi had no choice but to sit down and repeat the question, "Who is it?"

Manqi remained silent, Manzhi knew she didn't want to speak, she had always been like this, she liked to use silence to express her resistance.

Manzhi understands her sister's temper very well, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, it's useless to force her, so she can only take her time.

She endured her temper, remained silent for a while, and changed the question, "How long has it been?"

Manqi replied softly, "Five months."

Manzhi frowned, "Why did you find out so late?"

With her incomplete physiological knowledge, she also understands that the longer the delay, the greater the danger and cruelty of the abortion.

"I...I want to give birth to it." Manqi faltered, but said it bravely.

"What?" Manzhi stared at her sister in disbelief, "Are you crazy?"

"Maybe." Manqi's words were a little desolate, she stretched out her hand to gently stroke her belly, and the expression in her eyes was definitely not hatred, but deep nostalgia.

Manzhi couldn't sit still anymore. Her original plan was to accompany Manqi to have the baby done after she found out the whole story, keeping a low profile as much as she could.Things seem to be more complicated than she imagined.

However, Manzhi is Manzhi, no matter how bad the situation is, she can calm down and think about it.She pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "It's not impossible for you to give birth."

When Manqi heard her words, she looked at her suddenly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Ever since she knew that Manzhi was coming back, she was actually very uneasy. Although the two sisters have always been very good, Manqi was a little afraid of this shrewd and decisive sister from the bottom of her heart, especially her current experience, such a plan, It must be said that it is contrary to common sense.

Manzhi ignored the change in her expression, took a deep breath, and said the second half of the sentence in a leisurely manner, "But there is a prerequisite, there must be someone responsible for you."

Manqi was stunned, and after a while, she said helplessly, "I will take good care of this child by myself, it has nothing to do with other people."

Manzhi burst out suddenly, "It's okay? Without that bastard, would you be able to conceive a child? Sister, who do you want to protect? Who made you willingly do such a stupid thing?"

Manqi finally shed tears amidst her angry yelling.

Manzhi is not a father, nor is she an elder brother. She has enough patience and perseverance to pester Manqi until midnight, and finally soaked Manqi's mushroom.

Faced with Manqi's tears, Manzhi felt speechless. What is the significance of such a hopeless love, her sister can be so persistent in it.

But after all, she is her own elder sister, and Manzhi has no better way than persuading her earnestly.

"Sister, since it's impossible for you to be with him, then listen to me, we don't want this child. You have to get married in the future, and it's not too late to do so, ah!"

Manqi shook her head, "No, I don't want to marry—it's impossible for me to fall in love with someone else."

Manzhi believes that love is always conditional. If you can't achieve a positive result, why bother to torture yourself.But Manqi's tears and firmness surprised her. It was the first time she discovered that her sister was also persistent.

"Manzhi, I used to listen to you, but this time, I want to make my own decisions." Manqi almost begged.

Manzhi gritted her teeth tightly, with a look of hatred for iron and steel, she suddenly thought of a question.

"You walked back and forth in the company with your stomach up like this, wouldn't he just ignore it when he saw it?"

Manqi murmured: "I've quit my job. He doesn't know about it."

Manzhi nodded with a sneer, "Okay, you have thought about him very well. You took the initiative to break up with him. In order not to let him know, you could even quit your job, and silently give birth to him without the burden of the other party. One point of responsibility. But, I want to ask you, without financial resources, what do you rely on to support your children?"

Manqi has been working in Shaw's Company in this city for nearly three years. She has not a high degree of education and only obtained a position as a warehouse keeper.He already earned a low salary, but now even this meager income has been completely cut off.

Manqi lowered her head and said in a very low tone: "I have also saved some money in the past few years. I will find another city to have a baby, and then work to support him."

Listening to her plan, Manzhi can easily imagine how embarrassing and difficult Manqi's future life will be. She has reason to believe that her sister is completely bewitched.Perhaps, another solution is needed.

Manzhi went to Shaw Brothers without telling her sister.

When he walked to the gate, he was stopped by a security guard who came out of the gate before he had time to look at the layout of the spacious factory area.

"What's the matter with you?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Shao Yun."

Only then did the young security guard's face become colorful, "Are you looking for Vice President Shao?" His tone was ambiguous, and his troublesome eyes couldn't help but glanced at Manzhi a few more times.

Manzhi looked at him awkwardly, and asked a little impatiently: "Is he there?"

"Why are you looking for him?" Since he is not an employee of the factory, it is the responsibility of the security guard to interrogate him.

"I'm here for an interview." Manzhi said the excuse she had already thought up, and added, "I was notified directly by Vice President Shao's secretary."

The interview was originally arranged by the HR department, and the security guards would be notified accordingly, but Manzhi's last sentence dispelled his doubts, and he became more enthusiastic.

"That's it, then wait, I'll call her secretary to confirm."

Manzhi was secretly happy. From the tone of the security guard, Shao Yun should have arrived at the company, otherwise the security guard would have rejected her directly.

As soon as the phone was connected over there, the security guard said a few words, stared at Manzhi, and his expression suddenly became serious.

"I'll tell her." Manzhi snatched the phone by surprise.

"Hello, my name is Su Manzhi, can I ask Vice President Shao to listen to the phone. I have something very important to ask him."

The other party was obviously stunned, maybe because of Manzhi's name, maybe because of her way of talking.

"Wait a minute." The secretary actually said to her, and then there was a soft ringing sound of the phone falling on the table.Manzhi grasped the rope tightly and waited with bated breath.

Finally, a young male voice sounded in the ear, deep and sweet.

"I'm Shao Yun."

Manzhi swallowed a trace of nervousness, and tried to keep her tone calm, "Hello, I'm Su Manqi's younger sister." She didn't say anything, because she had the bottom line in her heart, and this introduction was enough.

Sure enough, Shao Yun was silent for a moment, and then said, "Come in."

Ten minutes later, Manzhi was brought into a large office with dark blue floor-to-ceiling glass, which is transparent and bright, and almost all the office furniture is in dark tones.In the black leather chair directly in front of her, a young man was sitting there staring at her without getting up, with a lazy expression on his face.

"Sit down." Shao Yun pointed to the chair opposite him with the pen in his hand, and said to Manzhi.

Manzhi walked over and took a seat, thinking about what to say first. After all, the person sitting in front of her was the future head of the group, the present prince. She felt that she should show the necessary courtesy, although she came purely to In order to settle accounts with him.

After serving Manzhi a cup of coffee, the secretary walked away consciously and closed the door carefully for them.

Shao Yun spoke first, "Why don't you and your sister look alike at all?"

His cynical tone surprised Manzhi. In her sister's description, shouldn't this person be very gentle, considerate, serious and helpless?It can be seen that love can completely blind a person's eyes, especially a woman.

From the bottom of her heart, Manzhi hated his son-in-law's attitude. Although he was indeed good-looking, she just didn't like it.

Manzhi cut to the point very directly, "I'm here to talk to you about Manqi."

Shao Yun slightly raised his eyebrows, "Oh? I thought she would never have anything to do with me again. Why, she is getting married? Send you to send the invitation?"

Manzhi ignored his cynicism, looked straight at him and said: "Except for you, she has never been in contact with any man, I really don't understand, you can easily believe her making up such a clumsy reason? I just want her to leave voluntarily, right?"

Shao Yun stared at Manzhi with a little surprise, she was indeed different from Manqi, just two words already made him feel a little nervous.

He put away his playful smile, squeezed his lips hard, and his face was immediately sharp.

"Come on, why are you looking for me? Did you come here specially to vent your anger on her?" He didn't like her fierceness, and wanted a quick victory.

"I'm not that boring." Manzhi said coldly, paused, and said solemnly: "Manqi is pregnant, and the child is yours."

All of Shao Yun's expressions suddenly froze, and he looked at Manzhi in a daze, as if he couldn't understand what she said.

"You are the father of the child. I came here today just to hear how you would handle this matter." Manzhi finished speaking word by word, leaned back slightly, and leaned firmly on the back of the comfortable chair.The restraint she had when she first came in was completely covered by the contempt in her heart. She successfully saw that Shao Yun let go of all his haughty expressions and gradually fell into a haze.After waiting for him for a long time, I suddenly saw him forcefully laugh at me, "I think you must have come prepared, why don't you tell me what you think."

Manzhi's mood is simply indescribable, she completely doubts if there is something wrong with her sister's head, and she will give up her heart to such a heartless man!This is obviously a difficult problem that he should solve, but he asked himself instead.

She restrained her disgust and was in no mood to deal with him. She came today and had to get a result.

Straightening up, Manzhi leaned over to him and said, "If you ask me, then I will give you two choices."

"First?"

"You marry her."

"It's impossible." Shao Yun's tone was very decisive, which made Manzhi furious.

"You know you can't end well with her, why did you provoke her?"

Shao Yun looked at her very seriously and said, "Because——I like her very much."

Manzhi clenched her fists involuntarily. Whenever she got angry, her eyes would be extraordinarily bright.

"Do you know how much trouble your 'like' has brought to Manqi and our family? Oh, of course, these will definitely not be within your consideration." She took a deep breath, not wanting to talk to this The bastard is so talkative, "Okay, let's talk about the second option."

Shao Yun made a gesture of asking her to go.

"Go and persuade her to make the child." Manzhi said this sentence coldly, this child is definitely a mistake.

The muscles on Shao Yun's face visibly trembled. He didn't like children, but when he thought of the gentle and lovely Manqi...

He was silent for a long time, Manzhi waited quietly, she gave him time to think.

Shao Yun's expression was uncertain, as if he couldn't make up his mind about an idea.

Finally, he turned his gaze to her again, and said coldly, "I'm sorry, I can't."

Manzhi choked slightly, "Why?"

"This is her own business, she should make up her own mind." He looked at Manzhi calmly and replied.

Manzhi stared at him blankly, she really wanted to put her powerful fist on the handsome face in front of her, to see if he could still talk to her in such a neutral manner.

Her anger was clearly written on her face, Shao Yun suddenly looked dark, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I do like Manqi, but my family will not accept her."

Manzhi closed her eyes, not wanting to ask any more questions or comment.Forget it, it's nothing more than the secular set, family status, family background, there are always people who will care about these things, and there will always be people who will succumb to them.

At this point, she has nothing to say.

Shao Yun opened the drawer, took out a check, opened it, without even thinking about it, just waved a few strokes, then tore off a page, and handed it to Manzhi, "You guys will use this."

Manzhi took it, glanced at the big number on it, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

She directly dipped the check into the cup of coffee that she hadn't touched, watched it get completely wet, then simply got up, and said, "Just pretend I haven't been here before." She walked out without looking back.

She was almost at the gate of the Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and Manqi's steps suddenly slowed down.

Because Manzhi was worried about her, she held her arm tightly all the time, no matter how she pulled it, Manqi refused to move one more step.

"Sister, don't be afraid, I'll be with you." Manzhi could only comfort her in a low voice.

Man Qi looked helpless, she pressed her hands on her lower abdomen reluctantly, and looked at the hospital in fear, as if she was looking at an execution ground, tears almost fell down.

"I, I'm not feeling well, can we come back another day?" Manqi asked pitifully.

Manzhi was also worried, why did she want to be a villain, after all, she is a living life!However, she spent so much time trying to persuade her sister to come here, how could all previous efforts be wasted.

She pulled Manqi to the shade of a tree by the side of the road, supported her shoulders and said softly: "To be honest, I don't want to do this either. But, let's think about it rationally? You are only 24 this year Years old, the road ahead is so long, one day, you will meet someone who really treats you well, who will respect you and give you the necessary sense of security. However, if you give birth to this child, it will be equal to your own There is no way out, no one will accept an inexplicable child." "I don't want to get married anymore." Manqi still muttered stubbornly.

Her sticky attitude made Manzhi extremely annoyed, but she couldn't get angry, so she had to persuade her again, "Okay, you don't have to marry, but have you thought about your children? Every child hopes that their parents have both. How do you answer the question about your father? Also, can you ensure that the child in a single-parent family grows up with a healthy personality? Can you ensure that he will not be pointed at by others? If he grows up, he will blame you instead of thanking you ,what would you do?"

Manqi was completely caught by her question. She didn't think as rationally as Manzhi, maybe because she was already in the middle of the game.

All she thought was that since she couldn't stay with Shao Yun forever, it would be good to have a child of his.

Manzhi finally dragged Manqi into the hospital gate.

After registering, the two sat in the chair outside the gynecology department and waited quietly.

Manzhi could clearly feel her sister's hand trembling slightly, and she felt sorry for her, so she shook it hard and gave her an encouraging smile.

There were too many people, and after sitting for nearly 10 minutes, before it was my turn, Manqi suddenly said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Manzhi stood up and said, "I'll accompany you."

"No, I'll just go by myself." Manqi frowned as if she couldn't bear it anymore, Manzhi was slightly taken aback, thinking to herself that she might have been pushed a little too hard, so she sat down again.

It's been 5 minutes, and Manqi hasn't come back yet.

After waiting for another 5 minutes, Manqi was still nowhere to be seen, so Manzhi became anxious, and hurried to the bathroom to look for it, regardless of queuing up.Where is the shadow of Manqi.

Manzhi anxiously shuttled back and forth on several necessary roads, and finally had to believe that Manqi had slipped away.

Back home exhausted, Manqi was already sitting in the room, with obvious vigilance and slight hostility on her face.

Manzhi could only smile wryly, but her kindness made Manqi regard herself as an enemy.

In the evening, when Su Jinbao and Haifeng came back and learned that Manqi hadn't undergone surgery, they were furious and condemned Manqi in unison. Live with father and brother.

"Forget it, give her a few days to calm down, she will figure it out." Manzhi had no choice but to comfort them optimistically.

"The face of the Su family has been lost to her." Jin Bao scolded bitterly. He usually drank a few sips of wine, but this day he didn't even have the mood to drink. He took two mouthfuls of rice and went out angrily .

Haifeng and Manzhi were left silently facing each other.

"Brother, I have to go back to school tomorrow. Our tutor convenes a thesis seminar. I can't go there. I also have to sign the internship agreement with Jianian Company. It will probably take two or three days."

"You go." Haifeng is a careless person who doesn't usually talk much.

Manzhi had no choice but to tell her brother, "You have to take good care of Manqi, her mood is very unstable, so don't keep choking her with your words, she won't say anything, it will make you feel bad."

Haifeng suddenly raised his head and asked, "Did she tell you who that bastard is?"

Manzhi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "No."

Since she went to Shao Yun that day to no avail, she didn't want to cause another incident. If Haifeng went to Shao Yun to settle accounts on impulse, and caused a lot of trouble in the city, it would be bad for Manqi.

"I'll come back as soon as possible. Let's talk about something when I come back. In short, just don't provoke her."

Haifeng had no choice but to agree.

Manzhi got on the return train early in the morning, and hurried to finish all the things that should be done, and went home quickly on the third morning, but something happened to Manqi.

This time, she disappeared.

Su Haifeng handed the note left by Manqi to a frustrated Manzhi.

Manqi's handwriting is as graceful as hers, but only a short line.

"I'm leaving, don't worry, I'll take care of myself."

Manzhi held the note tightly, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She couldn't figure out how Manqi, who was always gentle and kind, had the heart to abandon the whole family and leave so resolutely.

She asked Haifeng expressionlessly: "When did she leave?"

Haifeng said anxiously: "This morning, I knocked on the door to ask her to have breakfast, but there was no answer. I thought she couldn't think about it, so I stomped in, but the person disappeared, and the daily change of clothes was also missing. This note was the only one I saw later.”

"...Did you meet anyone before you left?"

Haifeng scratched his hair, and he could easily recall what happened in the past two days, "Oh, there is a man who said he was the leader of her unit, and he came to see her once the night before yesterday."

Manzhi's almond eyes widened suddenly, "Why didn't you say it earlier, why didn't you stop it?"

Haifeng was taken aback by her vicious look, "The man said he came to visit Manqi on behalf of the company, but I didn't dare to ask more questions."

"Is he tall and thin with dark skin?"

"Yes, yes, the eyes are not big, but they are very energetic. Why, do you know him?"

Manzhi said weakly: "It's this bastard who made Manqi pregnant. Manqi resigned a long time ago, where is there any leadership?"

Haifeng was dumbfounded.

Manzhi was about to go out with her bag on her back, but was grabbed by Haifeng.

"where are you going?"

"Look for Manqi."

"Manzhi! Just let her go. Dad has already said, don't worry about her. She wants to go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of ​​fire, so let her go."

Manzhi suddenly turned around and said word by word: "She is my father's daughter, your sister, my sister, how can she go?"

Haifeng shouted helplessly: "Then can you manage it? Where can you go to find her back?!"

"There is always a way." Manzhi said resolutely, and then said in a sad tone: "Brother, why don't you usually care about her more, you don't even know who she is with."

Haifeng frowned, speechless.

(End of this chapter)