She habitually placed her hands on her stomach, only to freeze, her heart feeling as if it had been gouged out. She cried out, "My child, where is my child?"
Calling out, she tried to sit up, wanting to see what had happened to her abdomen.
The nanny quickly pressed the call button for a nurse, coaxing her, "Miss Zhan, you mustn't move around. The child is gone, but you're lucky to have saved your own life!"
"I don't want my life, I want my child!" Zhan Jiayi couldn't accept that her child was gone again, crying hysterically.
The nurse had already arrived and grabbed her, saying, "You've just had a D&C. You can't get too agitated. Lie down properly first."
How could Zhan Jiayi lie still? The child had kicked her in the womb not long ago. It was clearly a living being, and now it was gone!
The nurse said to the two nannies beside her, "Quickly hold her down. I need to give her a sedative and then call the doctor."
"Okay, okay." The two nannies quickly helped.
After the sedative, Zhan Jiayi finally lay down again, her breathing gradually becoming calmer, but her tears still wouldn't stop.
One nanny, feeling distressed, said, "We've already notified Mr. Xie. He's abroad and can't get away for now. He'll be back in a few more days."
Zhan Jiayi couldn't hear what the people around her were saying, gasping for breath from her grief.
When the doctor arrived, he administered other injections, and she finally fell into a deep sleep.
...
Sasha, upon learning that her plan had finally succeeded, felt an indescribable sense of relief. At least there wouldn't be another heir to get in her way.
It was a pity that the car accident hadn't killed Zhan Jiayi. She feared she might get pregnant again, but for now, the immediate trouble was resolved.
She happily played with little Jie Jie, her mood exceptionally good. Holding the child, she said, "Jie Jie, my dear Jie Jie, everything here will be yours from now on. You are the destined prince."
Jie Jie didn't understand what she was saying, but he giggled at her teasing.
Sasha couldn't help but be stunned. Jie Jie's laughter resembled Yang Sijie so much that her heart ached.
If only Yang Sijie were still alive. He would surely be happy to see that she had a child.
"Mommy, Mommy, go out," little Jie Jie said in his childish voice.
Sasha snapped back from her reverie, picked up the child, and kissed him. "Okay, let's go out and play."
With that, she took the child and left.
...
Xie Zhendong, upon learning abroad that Zhan Jiayi had been in an accident and lost her six-month-old fetus, couldn't believe it. He was utterly grief-stricken.
He had already been deeply saddened by Xie Qining's matter, and hearing this news was even more devastating, nearly causing him to collapse.
Fortunately, those around him supported him, saying, "Mr. Xie, you must bear with your grief. No one expected what happened to your son."
Xie Zhendong clutched his chest, unable to speak. No one knew the pain of losing two children at once.
He wondered what sins he had committed for heaven to punish him in such a way!
However, given his age and the many experiences he had, he suppressed his grief and handled Xie Qining's funeral arrangements.
After finishing, he stayed alone in the hotel, thinking that Zhan Jiayi must also be very sad.
But he couldn't call her now, fearing that hearing her voice would make him lose control of his emotions.
At this moment, he thought of Gu Susu and dialed her number.
...
Su Su had just arrived at the office that morning, about to make a cup of coffee to start her day's work, when she saw an international call on her phone.
Thinking it was a foreign client, she answered and said in English, "Hello."
"Designer Gu, it's me, Xie Zhendong."
Hearing the other person's voice, Su Su was a little surprised and said again, "Oh, hello."
"I'm abroad. Jiayi was in a car accident," Xie Zhendong told her directly. "Could you help me visit her at the hospital?"
"Car accident? How could this happen? Wasn't she pregnant? What about the child in her womb..."
"It's gone. The six-month-old formed male infant is gone," Xie Zhendong replied quickly.
Su Su gasped in shock. She hadn't expected Zhan Jiayi to miscarry again and felt some pity for her.
Xie Zhendong, not hearing her ask further questions, continued, "You helped her once before. Could you help me again and visit her at the hospital to comfort her?"
Su Su hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing, "Alright, which hospital is she in?"
Xie Zhendong gave her the hospital address and hung up.
Su Su put down her phone, sighed regretfully, and went back to her work, planning to visit her after work.
After work, she arrived at the hospital Xie Zhendong had mentioned, just in time for dinner.
She stood outside the VIP ward for a moment, hearing someone inside trying to persuade Zhan Jiayi to eat something, but she couldn't hear Zhan Jiayi's voice.
She looked at the tonics she was holding and walked into the ward. Seeing Zhan Jiayi sitting there, her mood became inexplicably heavy. She said, "Are you alright?"
Zhan Jiayi, however, looked ashen and didn't even look at her.
"Are you Miss Zhan's friend?" the nanny beside her asked.
Su Su nodded and put down the gift box of tonics.
The nanny said, "That's great. Please try to persuade Miss Zhan not to be so sad. It's very harmful to her health."
"Okay," Su Su said. "I'd like to speak with her alone."
The two nannies discreetly left the ward.
Zhan Jiayi turned her eyes and glanced at Su Su, "You've come to gloat, haven't you?"
Su Su was silent for a moment and said, "If I wanted to gloat, I wouldn't have risked saving you last time. It's a pity your child still didn't make it."
"Someone deliberately wanted to harm me and the child in my womb. You could help me once, but you can't help me twice," Zhan Jiayi sneered, a hint of a smile on her lips. "People like me deserve this fate. You don't need to pity me."
Su Su showed no emotion and said, "Actually, I didn't want to come see you. Xie Zhendong asked me to. He's probably afraid you won't be able to bear this blow."
"For Zhendong to ask you to come, it seems he thinks we had a prior connection."
"He asked me last time, and I didn't admit that I knew you before," Su Su said. "Since you know you've taken the wrong path, why do you continue down it? You're not without education or ability. With your talents, you could live a good life on your own."
Zhan Jiayi laughed and said, "I wanted to rely on my own abilities at first, but do you know who led me down this path?"
"You mean my father actively pursued you back then?"
"Yes, Shu Zhongze actively pursued me, making me realize that some things I couldn't achieve even with a lifetime of effort, but by marrying into a wealthy family, everything I desired could be easily obtained," Zhan Jiayi said, crying and laughing. "But then he personally shattered my Cinderella dream. What do you expect me to do?"