Sister Hua had also tried to fish for information from Ling Chuxia in a roundabout way, but Ling Chuxia just lowered her gaze in silence, not saying a word, leaving Sister Hua alone to fret and fu.
Both children were ones she had watched grow up, as dear to her as her own. When their relationship had been good, she was delighted from the bottom of her heart, but seeing them giving each other the silent treatnt made her anxious too. Sadly, the young master was reticent by nature, and Chuxia had beco just as reticent. Neither of them took the initiative to reconcile, and so their relationship remained chilly. Sister Hua had been sighing repeatedly these past few days, even sprouting a few more white hairs.
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These days, Shi Che had been coming ho punctually, hardly having any social gatherings in the evenings, but since his relationship with Ling Chuxia had inexplicably cooled, Shi Che hadn’t co ho for dinner for three days running.
Sister Hua looked at the table full of delicious dishes, which had gone from steaming hot to icy cold, then at Ling Chuxia sitting at the side, who had hardly touched her chopsticks, and couldn’t help letting out a big sigh.
She glanced at Ling Chuxia and, unable to hold back, stepped forward and asked softly, "Young Madam, would you like to call the young master to ask when he’ll be back?"
Ling Chuxia silently picked up so food and put it into her mouth, as if she hadn’t heard a thing, her expression unchanging.
Sister Hua waited a mont, but seeing no response from Ling Chuxia, she shook her head and turned to leave.
The mont Sister Hua left, Ling Chuxia’s movents halted. She chewed the food without tasting anything, trying hard to swallow, but in the end, she just felt a wave of nausea surge up. She covered her mouth and dashed to the bathroom, crouching in front of the toilet and starting to vomit.
The food she had forced down was all thrown up; Ling Chuxia vomited for a good while, and only when there was nothing left did she lean against the wall, feeling utterly drained.
Sister Hua, in the kitchen, seed to have heard sothing and hurried to the bathroom door, knocked gently, and her worried voice soon followed, "Young Madam? Are you alright?"
Only Ji Xinxin and she herself knew of Ling Chuxia’s pregnancy, and her mind was a ss now, tangled like a ball of yarn that couldn’t be unraveled. She still didn’t know what to do next, so she couldn’t let Sister Hua find out she was pregnant.
Otherwise, if Sister Hua found out, Mrs. Shi would surely know, and Shi Che... would know as well.
Ling Chuxia bit her lip hard, forcing herself up, supporting herself on the washbasin, took a few deep breaths, then turned on the tap and scooped up so water to rinse her mouth and clear her throat before finally replying, "I’m fine."
Her voice was still a bit hoarse, but it was soft and muffled by the door; Sister Hua, still sowhat worried, didn’t say anything more after a murmur of acknowledgnt and walked away.
Ling Chuxia listened to the footsteps receding, slowly let out a breath, waited a while, then opened the door and headed upstairs.
Having thrown up, Ling Chuxia felt extrely exhausted. As soon as she returned to her room and collapsed onto the bed, she fell into a drowsy sleep until a ringtone from her cellphone woke her up.
Blearily opening her eyes, her mind still not quite alert, Ling Chuxia reached for her phone instinctively, picked it up, and answered.
"Hello——"
From the other end, a gentle voice, soft as water, ca through slowly, "Xiaxia, I’m back!"
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