Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Giving You and the Baby Legitimacy!
Huo Tingdong: “Shuyan, don’t comfort . Actually, I’ve already made up my mind…”
He looked at her: “Although I’ve lost Han and Momo, I still have you. Just like you said, the baby in your belly is our baby. When the baby is born, I’ll bring him back to the Huo Family.”
He paused and added, “And you, of course!”
Song Shuyan pretended to retreat and tentatively asked, “Is this really okay? Tingdong, aren’t you already married to Lin Qi? Since you’re married, under what pretense would you bring into the Huo Family? I don’t mind, but I care about my baby. From the mont he’s born, he’ll carry the label of being illegitimate… You don’t need to be responsible for , but you must be responsible for our baby!”
Huo Tingdong replied, “Although I married her, it’s only on paper—we haven’t announced it publicly. As long as you can safely give birth to this baby, I promise you, I’ll divorce her and marry you, giving you and the baby a proper status!”
Song Shuyan’s eyes reddened, disbelief washing over her!
Happiness had co too suddenly!
She never expected Huo Tingdong to propose to her voluntarily!
Covering her mouth, her voice choked: “Really… Tingdong, are you proposing to ?”
Huo Tingdong smiled gently, his gaze soft: “Yes, I am proposing to you. Although it’s not very formal… Shuyan, do you mind being so abrupt?”
Song Shuyan shook her head repeatedly, tears of joy streaming down: “I don’t care whether your proposal is formal or not! I only care… I only care about your attitude toward ! The fact that you’re willing to give and the baby a proper status already makes very satisfied! I don’t care about a grand ceremony; I just dream of the day I can rightfully beco your wife!”
With that, she placed both hands on his shoulders, stood on tiptoe, and slowly leaned in to kiss his lips.
Huo Tingdong frowned slightly, tilting his chin upward: “But… is your baby really mine? I can’t be sure. After all, I’ve never been intimate with you, so I can’t be certain the baby in your belly is definitely mine.”
Song Shuyan imdiately explained: “I underwent an IVF procedure using your frozen sperm and my eggs. I had the surgery abroad. You know, IVF technology is very advanced nowadays. Our baby was screened, and we used the best-quality genes from both of us! They will undoubtedly be the healthiest and smartest baby!”
Unlike Lin Qi…
She gave birth to two premature babies!
I heard Momo was sickly when he was first born!
How does being smart even matter?
They’re already gone!
There’s no chance for them to compete with the baby in her belly anymore!
Huo Tingdong said, “If you’re willing, tomorrow I’ll send soone to take you for amniocentesis to conduct a DNA test. If the DNA test confirms the baby is mine, I’ll imdiately bring you back to the Huo Family and share this joyful news with the Old Lady, easing so of her grief over losing Han.”
Pausing, he added in a lancholic tone, “Besides that, I’ll also imdiately divorce Lin Qi and marry you.”
“Really?”
Song Shuyan’s face flushed, trembling with excitent: “Alright! I’m willing to prove it to you, in whatever way necessary!”
Anyway, her pregnancy was stable at this point, and having an amniocentesis shouldn’t be a problem.
Huo Tingdong said, “Mm, we’ll settle it then.”
Song Shuyan returned ho, washed up, and lay in bed, tossing and turning with excitent.
She hadn’t expected Huo Tingdong’s attitude to shift so drastically!
But everything was progressing smoothly.
Within the Huo Family, everyone believed it was an accident.
Even Huo Tingdong hadn’t suspected anything beyond that.
Now, all she needed was to quickly prove the baby in her belly carried the Huo Family’s bloodline, and that would be enough!
She was finally about to see her efforts pay off!
Morning.
After taking a nap, she woke up to find Huo Tingdong had sent a driver to pick her up for the amniocentesis at the hospital.
Song Shuyan arrived at the obstetrics and gynecology departnt and quickly completed the procedure.
It would take four to five days for the test results to co back.
After finishing the amniocentesis, Song Shuyan prepared to leave.
As she entered the elevator, she bumped into Mo Ke head-on.
“It’s you?”
Song Shuyan stared at him in surprise: “What are you doing here?”
Upon seeing Song Shuyan, Mo Ke greeted her politely: “Miss Song, what a coincidence.”
He imdiately explained his purpose: “Madam just underwent surgery today, and Mr. Huo sent here to sign the paperwork.”
Mo Ke’s attitude toward her had obviously shifted.
Probably because he also knew Huo Tingdong was about to divorce Lin Qi and marry her, so his deanor toward her had grown more respectful!
Hearing this, Song Shuyan asked curiously, “Surgery? What kind of surgery?”
Mo Ke smiled faintly: “An induced abortion… I can’t disclose the details!”
Song Shuyan said, “I know about this. Tingdong told —Lin Qi had a threatened miscarriage…”
Since the pregnancy was advanced, a miscarriage would necessitate an induction procedure.
It seed that what Huo Tingdong had told her was true!
The baby in Lin Qi’s belly couldn’t be saved.
No wonder his attitude had shifted so much; he’d put all his hopes on her now!
Thinking of this, Song Shuyan feigned sympathy and said, “Although Lin Qi and I have had our fair share of grudges… this situation is quite pitiful! Maybe because I’m pregnant, I can empathize with the pain of losing a child. Would you be able to take to see her?”
Mo Ke hesitated: “It’s possible, but Madam just had surgery yesterday. Her ntal state isn’t great, and her emotions are unstable. I’m worried that seeing you might agitate her. Moreover, Madam and Mr. Huo had an argunt just recently.”
Song Shuyan asked in confusion: “An argunt? Why were they arguing? She just miscarried and is physically drained—how could they still be fighting?”
Mo Ke sighed.
The elevator reached its floor.
He and Song Shuyan walked out, one behind the other.
Mo Ke lowered his voice and said, “I assu you’ve already heard—sothing happened to the two young masters… Madam believes it was Mr. Huo’s negligence that led to the accident, while Mr. Huo thinks that, as their mother, she also bore the responsibility of taking care of the children. Now that she’s miscarried, Mr. Huo considers her incompetence a factor—she couldn’t even protect the baby in her belly. He suspects the baby’s genetic makeup was flawed due to her unplanned pregnancy, causing the baby to miscarry without any warning.”
Song Shuyan said, “That’s unbelievable…”
Mo Ke continued, “Mr. Huo had felt uneasy about her pregnancy for a while. He even suspects Madam secretly took ovulation inducer injections to conceive the baby. He’s very disappointed in her and thinks she was trying to use a child to secure her position…”
He suddenly stopped talking and quickly added, “Oh, I shouldn’t be discussing this with you!”
Song Shuyan smiled faintly and replied imdiately: “Don’t worry, what you say goes in one ear and out the other—I’ll act like I didn’t hear anything!”
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