RBCT Chapter 505: My face is swollen
Chapter 505: My face is swollen
After a busy morning, Yu Xiang finished seeing her last patient and planned to return to her office for a short rest.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Huang Xiaochuan.
Yu Xiang asked calmly, "What are you doing here?"
Huang Xiaochuan smiled apologetically at Yu Xiang: "I'm here to apologize to you. What I told you yesterday was indeed something I didn't think through. I made a decision on my own without consulting you beforehand. It was my fault, I'm sorry!"
Seeing Huang Xiaochuan's sincere attitude, and knowing that Yu Xiang wasn't the type to hold a grudge, she softened somewhat, and her expression softened a little.
Seeing that Yu Xiang's expression had softened slightly, Huang Xiaochuan immediately pressed his advantage: "I see you've been busy all morning, are you hungry? How about I have lunch with you? We haven't eaten out in a long time, it's my treat today, how about I treat you to something nice?"
Huang Xiaochuan's suggestion was rejected by Yu Xiang: "I've already asked a colleague to get food for me from the cafeteria. You can eat by yourself!"
Huang Xiaochuan said sincerely, "Of course, I'm not just inviting you to dinner. I mainly want to discuss some things with you and hear your opinion. After all, we're husband and wife, aren't we?"
Yu Xiang didn't even glance at Huang Xiaochuan, and walked straight towards her department, responding to Huang Xiaochuan's suggestion as she went: "Let's skip the meal. It's best if we both calm down for a few days and give each other some space to think things through."
Seeing Yu Xiang's resolute attitude, Huang Xiaochuan naturally wouldn't pester her relentlessly. He knew that doing so would backfire, so he could only proceed cautiously.
"You're right, we both need to think this through calmly. How about this: call me when you've made up your mind, and I'll come pick you up."
Yu Xiang nodded: "Alright, you should go now and take good care of the child."
Huang Xiaochuan told Yu Xiang about the two children: "I've sent Xiaodong and Xiaoduo to their aunt and uncle's place, don't worry!"
Yu Xiang did not respond to Huang Xiaochuan's words, but quickened her pace to increase the distance between her and Huang Xiaochuan.
Huang Xiaochuan did not chase after her, but stopped and watched Yu Xiang return to her office in the inpatient department.
I received a call from my elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan, as soon as I got on the bus.
Where are you?
"Oh! I just came from the hospital and am on my way to my uncle's house. I took Xiaodong and Xiaoduo there this morning."
Zeng Lijuan asked with concern over the phone, "How is Yu Xiang?"
"She said she wanted to calm down for a few days. I think we should give her a few days to think it over. No one could accept this situation. Yu Xiang is quite good."
Knowing that her son was right, Yu Xiang was a daughter-in-law that was hard to find even with a lantern, she never expected that such a thing would happen.
Zeng Lijuan sighed helplessly: "Yes! Who knew something like this would happen?"
Then he added, "Your dad and I will go to your maternal uncle's house now and wait for you. We need to talk to you about something!"
"Okay, I'll hang up now if there's nothing else." Seeing that his elderly mother had nothing else to say, Huang Xiaochuan hung up the phone and put it away.
After meeting Huang Xiaochuan, Zeng Lijuan told him about the conversation she had with the Yu family that morning.
The uncle and aunt listened from the side, while Old Huang sat expressionless, no one knew what he was thinking.
After hearing his mother recount Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying's attitudes, Huang Xiaochuan comforted her.
"Mom! Put yourself in my shoes. If your son-in-law suddenly told you he was having an affair and had two children with someone else, how would you feel?"
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan immediately defended her son, saying, "Your situation is special. You haven't done anything to betray Yu Xiang. It's all that woman in America's fault that has caused this mess between you and your husband."
Zeng Lijuan gets furious whenever Zhang Yun is mentioned.
Huang Xiaochuan advised, "Alright, alright, things are already like this, complaining won't help. I think we should listen to Yu Xiang's opinion in a few days before making any further decisions."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan began to worry again: "What if she resolutely refuses to accept the two children?"
"My dear mother! Who said I was going to let Yu Xiang accept these two children? I already said that the older one will be adopted by my maternal uncle and aunt and will take the surname Zeng, while the younger one will take his mother's surname. Besides, Zhang Yun has no intention of giving me custody of the two children, so please stop speculating here." Huang Xiaochuan was practically driven crazy by his mother's wild imagination.
Hearing her son say this, Zeng Lijuan was puzzled: "If that's the case, then why did Yu Xiang throw such a big tantrum?"
"Look at what you're saying. Who wouldn't react in this situation? Especially since I haven't been cleared of suspicion yet!"
At this point, Zeng Jiahua asked, "Do you have any way to prove that you really have nothing to do with that woman?"
Huang Xiaochuan replied, "Of course there are solutions, such as filing a lawsuit, because these two children were born without my consent and certainly don't have legal documentation. But is that not an option? Because it would cause immense harm to the two children, and in America, newspapers and television particularly love this kind of news. If a lawsuit is filed, the whole world will know about it. Uncle, do you think we can file a lawsuit?"
Upon hearing that such a small matter would spread throughout the world, Zeng Jiahua was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Then let's not!"
Huang Xiaochuan originally intended to file a lawsuit against HTG Reproductive Medical Center, because their medical staff had been bribed by Zhang Yun, which led to Huang Xiaochuan's current predicament.
But then I thought, if I did that, Zhang Yun and the two children would be thrust into the spotlight, and I would become a laughingstock. Moreover, the impact would be too great. Not only would I lose face, but I would also have to spend a lot of money on lawyers. In the end, the result would be basically the same as now, except that the lawyer would benefit greatly. Since that's the case, why bother doing something so thankless?
Most importantly, if Zhang Yun were to break US law by bribing doctors and end up in jail, it would only do her harm and no good.
So this is where things get awkward, leaving Huang Xiaochuan in a dilemma. He desperately wants to prove his innocence, but he can't. Just like he thought when he first learned about this, it's like mud falling into his crotch—even if it's not shit, it's still shit.
Considering Huang Xiaochuan's bad mood these past few days, Xiaodong and Xiaoduo were taken home by Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan. Huang Xiaochuan grabbed a quick bite at his uncle's house and went home. Zeng Jiahua originally wanted him to have a drink, but Huang Xiaochuan wasn't the type to drown his sorrows in alcohol and refused outright.
I had only been home for less than half an hour when Yu Wei arrived.
When the nanny opened the door and saw that it was Yu Wei, she let him in. The lighting was poor at night, and the nanny didn't notice that Yu Wei had a gloomy expression.
Upon entering the room, Yu Wei saw Huang Xiaochuan sitting there in a daze. He was furious when he saw Huang Xiaochuan. "That bastard Chen Shimei!"
Yu Wei rushed forward and punched Huang Xiaochuan in the face. Huang Xiaochuan didn't even have time to react before being hit by Yu Wei's punch, which immediately broke his mouth.
However, Huang Xiaochuan reacted instantly, not giving Yu Wei a second chance. He blocked Yu Wei's second punch with his arm and then pushed Yu Wei away with his knee.
After they separated, Yu Wei pointed at Huang Xiaochuan and cursed, "What the hell are you? I treated you like a brother, and this is how you treat my sister? You bastard!"
Huang Xiaochuan angrily spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground and rubbed his cheek. At this moment, Zhou Wei and the others, who had heard the commotion, rushed in from outside.
Huang Xiaochuan immediately waved his hand: "I'm fine, you can all leave!"
The group glanced at the two brothers-in-law and then left. It was obvious that this was their family matter, and they shouldn't get involved.
Yu Wei yelled, "Send your men back! Come on! Hit me!"
Huang Xiaochuan pointed at Yu Wei and cursed, "Do you even have a brain? If I were to sleep with a woman, how could I possibly have her give birth? Besides, I swear to you, your sister has only ever been my woman in this life. Believe it or not, it's up to you!"
Yu Wei was still angry and naturally didn't believe Huang Xiaochuan's words: "Damn it, anyone can say nice things! If you have nothing to do with that woman, then where did these two children come from?"
Didn't your sister tell you?
"Hey! There's an American woman who gave birth to two sons for you, how about that? You're not wrong, are you?" Yu Wei didn't actually know the whole story. He got home from get off work and only heard half of it. Before Zheng Aiying and Yu Xiang could finish speaking, he angrily drove over to confront Huang Xiaochuan.
Huang Xiaochuan could also tell that this guy only knew half of the story.
Just as Huang Xiaochuan was about to explain the whole story to Yu Wei, Yu Xiang arrived in a hurry with Zheng Aiying.
Seeing the two of them fighting like two cocks, they immediately separated them.
"What are you two doing? Yu Wei, get out of here!" Yu Xiang was furious when she saw that Huang Xiaochuan's mouth was bleeding.
Upon seeing Zheng Aiying, Huang Xiaochuan quickly called out, "Mom!"
Zheng Aiying felt sorry for her son-in-law when she saw that half of his face was swollen.
He complained to Yu Wei, "What's wrong with you?"
It wouldn't be right for everyone to stand, would it? Huang Xiaochuan gestured for them to sit down and talk.
After everyone sat down, Huang Xiaochuan recounted the whole story again.
Yu Wei, of course, didn't believe it: "You surnamed Huang, I can make up lies too, who are you trying to fool?"
Enraged, Zheng Aiying slapped Yu Wei's thigh: "Shut up!"
Zheng Aiying didn't want Yu Wei to get involved. Her goal was to solidify her daughter's and granddaughter's position in the Huang family, not to cause a divorce. However, Yu Wei's actions only added fuel to the fire, which really infuriated Zheng Aiying.
Seeing that his elderly mother was still siding with Huang Xiaochuan, Yu Wei became anxious: "Mom! Why are you still taking his side?"
"Shut up!" Zheng Aiying was really angry.
She stood up and said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Tonight isn't the time to talk business. How about this? Come over to our house in a couple of days, and your dad and I will have a chat with you."
Huang Xiaochuan quickly stood up and replied, "No problem, I'll go the day after tomorrow."
Zheng Aiying glanced at her eldest daughter: "Okay, then the day after tomorrow!"
After saying that, she dragged Yu Wei away, and Yu Xiang looked at Huang Xiaochuan's face and said, "Quickly get some ice to apply."
After saying that, he chased after Zheng Aiying and Yu Wei and left.
After watching the mother and her two children leave, Huang Xiaochuan went to the refrigerator, took some ice cubes, wrapped them in a towel, and applied them to his face. The moment the ice touched his face, Huang Xiaochuan winced in pain, hissing.