Chapter 3 — Pregnant With Ex-Boyfriend

As soon as the words were spoken, the room became eerily quiet. Ha Duat Xuyen looked at me for a long time. I felt cold all over my spine. He didn't say anything, took his coat and walked out. The door closes, the sound is very light. I sat on the chair, so angry that I wanted to break the cup. But picked up the cup, then put it down again. The stream of comments slowly flowed out. [This lady's mouth is really poisonous, Ha Duat Xuyen just accepted a high-risk project last night, the deposit she got was all spent on the pre-ordered pregnancy check-up package for her.] [It's not that he doesn't want to buy it, but he wants to rely on his own strength to buy it for her.] [In the past, every time Khuong Tu hit him in the face with money, he was heartbroken.] I looked at the comment line, my chest felt uncomfortable. The phone suddenly vibrated. Quy Van Chau sent a photo. It's my back entering Ha Duat Xuyen's apartment complex. The next message immediately appears. [I heard you moved to Ha Duat Xuyen's shabby place? Are you really pregnant?]

5

Quy Van Chau invited me to the headquarters. Originally I didn't want to go. But he's keeping the photo of me going in and out of Ha Duat Xuyen's house. If the Khuong family intervenes at this time, I'm afraid that even this tattered apartment of Ha Duat Xuyen won't be able to keep it. I changed into a loose dress and texted Ha Duat Xuyen. [I went to the hospital for another check-up.] After texting, I felt guilty, so I added another sentence. [No need to come along.] He didn't answer. I stared at the chat box for a long time, feeling frustrated and uncomfortable. In the past, Ha Duat Xuyen never responded to my messages more than three seconds late. Now he has a terrible bone. As soon as the door to the meeting room was pushed open, everyone inside looked towards me. Quy Van Chau sat in the middle, wearing a white shirt, gold-rimmed glasses, smiling gently. A few familiar faces nearby immediately whistled teasingly.

“Miss Khuong has arrived.”

"I heard that you've been involved with Ha Duat Xuyen again? Is this really a joke?"

"His poor appearance, what are you craving for? His dilapidated motel room?"

The whole group burst into laughter. I tightened my grip on the strap of my bag, feeling a little nauseous in my stomach. Quy Van Chau stood up and pulled out a chair for me.

“Stop teasing her.”

He spoke gently, but his eyes were filled with the excitement of someone watching a funny show. I sat down, a little away from him. Someone poured a glass of wine and pushed it over.

“Come on, if you're late, you'll get a penalty.”

I looked at the glass of wine, not moving.

“I don't drink alcohol these days.”

“Hey, are you really pregnant?”

As soon as the words ended, the atmosphere in the room became even more noisy and bustling.

"Whose baby is it? Don't tell me it's really Ha Duat Xuyen's?"

“Khuong Tu, didn't you say before that you were just hanging out with him for fun?”

"Do you even play the game? Ha Duat Xuyen also has the ability."

My face became colder and colder. Quy Van Chau finally spoke up.

"Khuong Tu, if you have trouble, you can tell me. About the baby, you can also handle it cleanly."

When he said "clean it up", his eyes stopped at my lower abdomen. I jumped up immediately.

“Let's take a look and see.”

Quy Van Chau's smile faded. A man next to him said sarcastically.

"Are you such a bad guard? Has Ha Duat Xuyen bewitched you? A poor dog is worthless than you. give birth to him?

I picked up the glass of ice water on the table and threw it straight at his face. The room suddenly fell silent. That guy jumped up and cursed at me. I put the glass of water down on the table, my voice trembled, but I didn't back down.

“No matter how poor he is, he is cleaner than you trash who live off your family.”

Quy Van Chau's face completely darkened. The stream of comments flows continuously. [Different from the script, then deviated from the script, in the original plot she had to join this group of people in cursing Ha Duat Xuyen.] [Is she actually defending her husband? Did your ex-girlfriend suddenly grow a brain?] [Damn it, if Ha Duat Xuyen heard this sentence, he would go crazy tonight.] My heart jumped. The next second, the room door was pushed open. Cold wind blew in. Ha Duat Xuyen stood at the door, his black coat soaked with rain, his eyes dark and scary. He looked at me, his voice very low.

“Khuong Tu, you told me to go to the hospital?”

6

Ha Duat Xuyen stood at the door, his black coat still dripping water. In the room, no one dared to speak. I felt guilty when he looked at me, still holding the empty glass in my hand, the momentum of throwing water at me earlier was gone. Quy Van Chau smiled first.

“Duat Xuyen, what a coincidence.”

Ha Duat Xuyen didn't look at him, just stared at me.

“Khuong Tu, come here.”

I'm speechless.

“If you tell me to come out, do I have to come out?”

His eyes became darker, he strode in, and directly grabbed my wrist. The force wasn't strong, but it didn't let me escape. Quy Van Chau raised his hand to stop him.

“She doesn't want to go.”

Ha Duat Xuyen tilted her head to look at him, her voice very low.

“Touch her one more time.”

The smile on Quy Van Chau's face faded. I was afraid that the two of them would really fight, so I quickly pulled Ha Duat Xuyen's sleeve.

“Let's go.”

It's raining heavily outside. Ha Duat Xuyen stuffed me into the passenger seat and went around to the driver's seat himself. The car door closed, the space in the car was painfully quiet. I put on the seat belt, twice but it didn't click. Ha Duat Xuyen reached over, made a "click" sound, and finished installing it for me. His knuckles grazed my waist, so cold that I shivered slightly. I turned away.

“I just came to see Quy Van Chau to ask something.”

“I said go to the hospital.”

“I'm afraid you won't let me go.”

“So you lied to me.”

His voice is very flat. It's scarier than being angry. I felt a lump in my chest.

“What about you? What right do you have to control me? We broke up.”

Ha Duat Xuyen gripped the steering wheel tightly, the blue veins on the back of his hands bulging.

“You are pregnant with my child.”

“When the baby is born, you can give it to me.”

The car braked suddenly and stopped on the side of the road. The sound of rain hitting the window was like a mesh that couldn't let the air in. Ha Duat Xuyen turned his head to look at me, his eyes red.

"Khuong Tu, come back to find me, what do you think I am?"

I was confused by his question, but what he said was extremely impulsive.

“I need you, is that okay?”

His eyes trembled slightly. I took another stab at the knife.

“I didn't say I loved you.”

The car was as silent as paper. Ha Duat Xuyen unfastened his seat belt, his fingertips shaking slightly.

“Get off the bus.”

I was stunned.

“Are you telling me to get out of the car?”

“Down.”

I was so angry that tears threatened to flow, I definitely refused to give up.

“If you get down, get down.”

I pushed the car door open, the rain splashed straight in the face. High heels stepped into the puddle, cold air crawled up the ankles. I walked a few steps, waiting for him to chase me. Nobody. The car lights reflected my shadow on the road, a lonely shadow.