The terrifying thought flashed through her mind, and she was truly frightened, her legs weakening. She quickly gripped the edge of the sink, managing to stand upright.
She pulled out her phone and checked the time. Her period was due on the tenth of last month, and it was now the eighteenth, meaning a week's delay. It shouldn't be, she prayed heaven wouldn't play such a trick on her.
She had just divorced Zhan Mohan, and now to be pregnant, wouldn't that be too absurd?
Seeing that Wei Yumeng had been in the bathroom for a long time, Mu Linjing feared something had happened and rushed to check on her. She found her leaning against the bathroom wall, her face pale and tense. She walked over to call out to Wei Yumeng.
"Yumeng…"
Wei Yumeng was startled by Mu Linjing's sudden voice.
"Linjing, you almost scared me to death."
Mu Linjing gave an awkward laugh, "What's wrong with you, you seem so out of it. Are you okay?"
She didn't know whether to tell Mu Linjing about this matter, but she was very scared now. Her mind was a mess, like scrambled eggs, and she couldn't think straight.
After much deliberation, she decided to trust Mu Linjing. After all, they had been together for quite some time, and Mu Linjing had always been helping her.
She tightly grasped Mu Linjing's hand, her face almost breaking into tears.
"Linjing, my... my period is a week late."
Even though Mu Linjing hadn't dated, she understood these basic facts. She immediately thought of something and her eyes widened.
"Yumeng, you don't mean..."
"Don't shout, be careful someone hears," Wei Yumeng saw that Mu Linjing was about to cry out and quickly covered her mouth.
Mu Linjing then reacted, nodded to Wei Yumeng, indicating that she understood.
Wei Yumeng relaxed her grip with relief. Mu Linjing pulled Wei Yumeng aside.
"My heavens, Yumeng, don't scare me."
"I don't want to either, but my period is not on time."
"Wait, let's calm down first. After we finish work this afternoon, I'll accompany you to the hospital to get checked. Maybe it's just that you've been under a lot of pressure recently, leading to hormonal imbalance, which caused your period to be delayed. It's not necessarily pregnancy."
Mu Linjing tried to stabilize her tone. She couldn't panic first; she had to calm Wei Yumeng's emotions. Otherwise, the more she thought about such a thing, the more scared she would become, and the more she would feel that it was indeed the case.
Wei Yumeng also didn't want to scare herself. She was still at work and couldn't take another day off. She had to calm down first.
She took a deep breath, "Okay, I won't rush. We'll wait until after work and go to the hospital to get checked."
"Also, Ming Jianni and her group saw you rush into the bathroom covering your mouth just now. Their imaginations are no less than ours. Be calm when you go out. Just say you had a stomach upset."
Before they went out, Mu Linjing reiterated this to Wei Yumeng.
After they agreed, they returned to the work area as if nothing had happened. Ming Jianni and her group indeed looked at Wei Yumeng with strange eyes. Mu Linjing pretended to reprimand Wei Yumeng.
"I told you not to drink last night. See, now your stomach hurts. We'll eat something light tonight. You shouldn't eat spicy food for a while."
Wei Yumeng nodded, "Okay, it's because your beer last night was too delicious."
Hearing this, Ming Jianni didn't suspect anything further.
Finally, after work, Wei Yumeng and Mu Linjing grabbed their bags and left the company.
After going to the hospital and undergoing a series of checks, when they received the report, Wei Yumeng and Mu Linjing sat on chairs, looking nervously at the doctor in front of them.
She tightly clutched the hem of her clothes, her face tense.
"Doctor, why... why is my period not coming? Is it because I've been too stressed recently, causing hormonal imbalance?"
The doctor looked at the report and said to Wei Yumeng.
"However, according to your test results, your period is not delayed; you are pregnant."
"What, I'm pregnant!"
The doctor nodded, "That's right, you're pregnant."
Wei Yumeng incredulously took the examination report. It clearly showed that she was indeed pregnant, exactly forty days.
Mu Linjing was also shocked. She had been reassuring Wei Yumeng all the way on the road that it wouldn't be so coincidental, but...
She was indeed pregnant.
When Wei Yumeng and Mu Linjing left the hospital, their minds were still in a daze. Mu Linjing hailed a taxi and they returned to their residence.
The two sat foolishly on the sofa. After a moment of stunned silence, Mu Linjing turned and took Wei Yumeng's hand.
"Whose... whose child is this?"
Wei Yumeng's eyes widened, "Mu Linjing, what's going on?"
"No, I don't mean it like that, but it's no use if I believe you. You have to make Zhan Zong believe."
Now everyone thought Wei Yumeng had an affair with Xin Ran, and the timing of this child was so coincidental that it was bound to arouse suspicion.
Wei Yumeng tilted her head, "I explained it to him, but he just didn't believe me."
"But no matter what, if the child in your belly is his, he has the right to know the truth. I heard that after a few months, you can do a paternity test. Once it's proven that they have a blood relationship, the rumors about you and Xin Ran will be dispelled."
Mu Linjing thought about it and suddenly felt that Wei Yumeng could still tell Zhan Mohan about this matter.
Wei Yumeng was at a loss for what to do now, but besides the shock of being pregnant, she felt a hint of joy.
Ever since Wen Yulan had caused her to miscarry last time, she had thought she would never be able to get pregnant again. After all, she had suffered such a great trauma, how could it be so easy.
Unexpectedly, heaven had given her the opportunity to be a mother again.
Facing Mu Linjing's suggestion, she still felt a stir of excitement. They had been apart from Zhan Mohan for so long; it would be a lie to say she didn't miss him.
She hadn't expected the aftermath of their divorce to be so profound. Should she have not separated from him? If she had been a little softer back then, and acted cute with him, could she still have stayed by his side? At least she could have seen him and talked to him.
Now, even at the company, she couldn't see him at all.
She asked cautiously, "If I really go and tell him I'm pregnant, will he believe me?"
"While I can't guarantee he'll believe you, at least for the sake of the child, he will definitely reconsider. Yumeng, he is at least the child's father."
Mu Linjing, for one, hoped they could reconcile. Although Wei Yumeng didn't say it, she had seen her cry into her pillow more than once, and at night, she would call out Zhan Mohan's name in her dreams.
These were all signs of her liking someone, but this liking had been amplified immensely after they separated.
Wei Yumeng didn't know if she was crazy or just missed Zhan Mohan too much. At that moment, she didn't think much about it. Following Mu Linjing's advice, she actually decided to go and tell him about her pregnancy.
"Then I'll go to his office tomorrow."
"Yes, I support you," Mu Linjing cheered her on from behind.
The next day, Wei Yumeng, filled with hope, was about to go find Zhan Mohan. Before she even reached his office, she heard colleagues nearby gossiping.
"Have you heard? A distinguished guest came to the company today. A very important figure, and Zhan Zong himself went to the airport to pick her up."
"Who is it, male or female?"
"Of course it's a woman, and she's very beautiful, with a bit of an international flair. She walks with a sway, so gorgeous."
"I used to think Wei Yumeng from our company was pretty, but looking at her now, my goddess still has more气质 (qìzhì - temperament/grace)."
"You've switched goddesses so quickly? But after I tell you what I'm about to reveal, you won't dare to see her as your goddess anymore."
"Why?"
"Because..."
Before the male colleague could finish his sentence, the door to Zhan Mohan's office was pushed open.
The man's dark eyes swept coldly over those few people, "What are you all doing here with nothing to do?"
Those people quickly fled, leaving only Wei Yumeng standing dazedly in the hallway.
Her gaze passed over them and fell on Zhan Mohan. Their eyes met. His gaze was cold and deep, while hers was filled with panic.
It had been nearly a month since they last saw each other. Wei Yumeng noticed that he seemed to have lost weight. She had heard from the company staff that he had been very busy lately, as if he had taken on another project and hired a famous designer to participate in it.
She had imagined countless scenarios for their reunion, but never expected it to be so awkward. The air in the hallway seemed to freeze.
Zhan Mohan gave her a slight glance, then raised his foot and walked past her.
Wei Yumeng closed her eyes nervously, gathered her courage, and spoke.
"I want to talk to you."
The man stopped, his hands casually in his pockets, and a mocking smile curved his lips.
"We have no relationship anymore."
"I know, but I have something important to tell you..."