"Yes, yes, yes." The doctor broke free from Rong Jingyang's grip and retreated a few steps. "Not exactly... cough, cough, cough!"
Rong Jingyang's heart leaped at the doctor's ambiguous words. "Is it or is it not?"
The doctor paused, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Miss Du's bodyguard told me she had a premature birth, and the fetus has not been found yet. So I'm not sure if the fetus is still alive?"
"A seven-month-old fetus has a chance of survival... but..."
A premature fetus, likely discarded in some forgotten corner, surrounded by dogs and cats. It was probable that... there were no remains left?
The doctor dared not say this, fearing he might upset the patient's family.
Alas!
How cruel!
Just imagining the scene, who could bear it?
"Mr. Rong, you should go take care of Miss Du... Mrs. Rong first. Whether she can pull through the danger period depends on getting past tonight."
Rong Jingyang: "—"
He returned to the bedside in a daze, looking at the woman lying still and quiet on the bed. He felt as if all his strength had been drained.
"Du Ruoxin..."
He wanted to hold her, to know what she had gone through?
But he dared not move.
Du Ruoxin was like a bubble that would shatter at the slightest touch. He feared she would vanish before his eyes, feared she would never wake up again.
"Wake up."
"Open your eyes and look at me..."
Alas, the woman on the bed kept her eyes tightly shut, offering no response.
No!
He had to make her wake up!
Did Kristino allow him to see her because he believed Rong Jingyang could awaken Du Ruoxin?
Yes, it must be so.
Rong Jingyang suppressed his grief, brought a basin of hot water, and carefully wiped her blood-stained body.
As he wiped, he murmured softly, "Are you foolish?"
"Du Ruoxin, you are the most foolish woman in this world."
And he, the most foolish man.
Knowing that he would never divorce her in this life, that he would fall in love with her, yet due to their unpleasant pre-marital interactions, he had always neglected her, quibbled with her...
If he had conceded earlier, responded sooner, would she have overthought things?
"Why did you think there was something between me and Ivy?"
"Haven't I explained it to you many times? She and I are just friends."
"Why would you believe rumors instead of listening to me?"
"Du Ruoxin, you claim to love me, but have you ever trusted me?"
"Do you know your husband?"
All these years, did she love him, or the image of him in her imagination?
The normal progression of a couple's relationship: mutual understanding, dating, marriage, adapting to married life, having children, and spending the rest of their lives together.
But they had skipped all the preceding steps and gone straight to having a child.
And then faced all the problems.
Rong Jingyang had reflected on the reasons for their marital failure, especially when Du Ruoxin was determined to divorce him and gave him no chance to reconcile.
Perhaps it was because he was too busy with his career and couldn't satisfy her girlish heart?
Coupled with little communication, they had grown apart.
When he realized the crisis in their marriage, he was even willing to let go of his hatred, just to win her back.
But despite all his calculations, Rong Jingyang never expected that he would ultimately lose to her insecurity and the instigation of others.
He blamed her for being too fragile.
And he blamed himself for being too confident in his own charm.
"Let's start over."
"This time, let me pursue you?"
"Whatever you want, whatever you like, I will satisfy you in every way."
"Du Ruoxin, we will have other children."
"You said you wanted to have three, four children for me."
"You are responsible for giving birth, I am responsible for raising them..."