Chapter 21

Comrade Hu Ouhua, You’re Pregnant

Hu Ouhua’s face was full of joy as she was about to get into the car when suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm.

“Hu Ouhua, you little wretch! It wasn’t enough that you ruined your mother, now you’re harming your own sister too? You’re a jinx, and you still have the audacity to take the college entrance exam? If the country admits someone like you, then heaven must be blind!”

The person cursing at her was her third aunt, Wang Chunzhi.

Her son was also taking the college entrance exam this year, in the same exam hall as Hu Ouhua, and he was the apple of her eye.

Since Hu Ouhua came out early, Wang Chunzhi spotted her at once.

The moment she laid eyes on this niece of hers, she was filled with rage, wishing she could tear Hu Ouhua apart.

Her shouting drew a crowd of parents, all turning their attention toward Hu Ouhua.

Hu Ouhua had no energy to argue.

All she wanted was to hurry home, eat something, and regain her strength—she was completely exhausted.

But some people simply refused to leave her alone.

“Hu Ouhua, I was kind enough to introduce you to a good match. The man’s parents both have stable jobs, the work unit is good, his character is good, and he has a bright future. If you didn’t want him, fine, but you even sent your own mother to prison! How can someone as vicious as you exist in this world? You will get what’s coming to you—you’ll die a horrible death, struck down by heaven’s wrath!”

Wang Chunzhi was so furious that she wanted to scold Hu Ouhua to death.

At this moment, Hu Jingsheng also walked over, eyes red with tears. She clung to Wang Chunzhi and sobbed, “Third Aunt, stop saying this. She’s always been like this. It’s useless to talk to her…”

Oh, wonderful.

At first, it was just Wang Chunzhi talking. That wasn’t too bad.

But now, even her own younger sister had stepped in to confirm it—was Hu Ouhua really this kind of person?

As the crowd started whispering and preparing to scold her, Hu Ouhua, who had been holding back for a long time, finally snapped.

She swung her hand and slapped Wang Chunzhi across the face. Then, before Wang Chunzhi could react, she loudly declared:

“Third Aunt, how much money did you take from the Yang family? Don’t think I don’t know! Your household relies solely on Uncle’s income to support five people, and you’re always struggling. But the moment you introduced me to a ‘match,’ suddenly Wang Ze got a new backpack, Wang Rui was wearing a stylish new dress with floral hair clips, and your family was eating braised pork at every meal…”

Heh.

If anyone knew just how rotten Wang Chunzhi was, it was Hu Ouhua.

She and Wang Chunlan were cut from the same cloth.

She had taken a whole hundred yuan as a matchmaking fee from the Yang family, completely intent on selling Hu Ouhua off at a good price.

“If Yang Wei is so great, why didn’t you introduce him to Hu Jingsheng? Why only me? Do you really think I didn’t see you sneaking into the hospital, telling the doctor you couldn’t sleep, and getting a prescription for a box of medicine?”

“You think I don’t know what you were planning?”

“And you—my dear sister—you and our mother conspired to throw me into the arms of that bastard and even brought a group of people to harm me. There is solid evidence of this. Even your own records have it documented. And you still have the nerve to put on an act here? Do you think the police were lying?”

Hu Ouhua hadn’t planned on engaging with them.

It was a waste of her time and energy.

But since they refused to let her go, why should she keep enduring?

So what if they were ‘family’?

Had they ever treated her like family? Not even as well as a stranger.

“You, you, you—” Wang Chunzhi was dumbfounded. She never expected Hu Ouhua to know so much.

No one had ever mentioned her visit to the hospital. How did she find out?

Could her sister have accidentally let it slip?

The thought made Wang Chunzhi deflate instantly, but she still tried to put up a front. “You’re spouting nonsense! You weren’t even upstairs that day. Which eye of yours saw me putting medicine in your bowl?”

“Yeah, tell us,” Hu Jingsheng snapped, now furious that her secret had been exposed and feeling the judgmental stares around her.

“Hahaha, when did I ever say that you put medicine in my bowl? I never mentioned that at all.” Hu Ouhua laughed.

Her words stirred a storm.

Even the onlookers, no matter how slow they were, understood what had just happened.

Wang Chunzhi had panicked and exposed herself, essentially admitting that she had tried to poison her own niece…

“Hu Ouhua, I’ll rip your face off! You little tramp, seducing men—”

Wang Chunzhi shouted as she lunged at Hu Ouhua, violently pushing her.

Hu Jingsheng also surged forward.

Hu Ouhua hadn’t expected them to suddenly attack.

Caught off guard, her body tilted and fell straight to the ground.

“Ah—”

Inside the military jeep, Lu Yuetang saw this and could no longer sit still. He pushed the car door open and rushed toward her.

Hu Ouhua instinctively shut her eyes, bracing for the pain of hitting the ground.

But the expected pain never came.

Instead, she fell into a familiar embrace.

Opening her eyes, she was met with Lu Yuetang’s slightly concerned gaze.

“Are you alright?” Lu Yuetang asked.

Hu Ouhua was about to answer when everything went dark, and she lost consciousness.

She faintly heard Lu Yuetang calling her name before everything faded away.

When she woke up again, she was in a hospital bed.

An IV drip was attached to her wrist.

Looking around, she didn’t see Lu Yuetang or Shen Fubai. She called a nurse over to ask about her condition.

The nurse told her she had a hypoglycemic episode and was receiving a glucose injection.

At that moment, a doctor walked in, holding a blood test report.

He handed the report to Hu Ouhua and said, “Your partner paid for your medical bills just now. He had to deal with work and said he’d come pick you up later. But… you probably don’t know this yet—you’re pregnant.”

What?

P-Pregnant?

Hu Ouhua was completely stunned.

She had just taken her college entrance exams. Her results weren’t even out yet. How was she already facing this kind of shocking news?

“How about this? When your partner arrives, I’ll tell him personally and explain what he needs to know during your pregnancy,” the doctor said responsibly.

Hearing this, Hu Ouhua quickly grabbed the doctor’s arm and hastily said, “Doctor, just tell me. I want to surprise him myself. I’ll tell him personally, alright?”

The doctor chuckled. “You young people…”

Of course, he agreed and reminded her to maintain good nutrition and a positive attitude for her pregnancy.

Hu Ouhua forced a bitter smile.

How was she supposed to stay positive?

She was going to be a pregnant college student. But at least, with the reinstatement of the college entrance exam, there were many married women, mothers, and even pregnant students going to university—so she wouldn’t be too unusual.

She tried to suppress her worries and accept reality.

In her past life, after marrying Yang Wei, every time she got pregnant, he beat her until she miscarried. Eventually, she developed a condition where she couldn’t carry a pregnancy to term.

The Yang family even mocked her, calling her a “useless hen that couldn’t lay eggs.”

This child might have come unexpectedly, but strangely enough… she felt happy. Even excited.

She decided—no matter what, she would keep the baby.

The only problem was… the father still didn’t know he had a little life waiting for him in this world.