vstars Chapter 495 Lies Become Reality?
Chapter 495 Lies Become Reality?
In a blink of an eye.
Fang Li has been back in Haicheng for three days.
My stomach, which had been feeling better a few days ago, has started to feel uncomfortable again.
Especially on the first afternoon after returning home, Xu Tingfeng excitedly prepared a table full of his daughter's favorite dishes. However, as soon as Fang Li sat down, she felt a surge of sourness and ran to the bathroom to vomit violently.
At the time, it really terrified the whole family.
Fang Li still remembers the worried and helpless look on her father's face as he stood at the bathroom door.
Fortunately, her mother and aunt were experienced and said that this was normal pregnancy nausea, which put the family at ease.
While her family was relieved, no one knew that Fang Li hadn't slept well all night.
She knows perfectly well what pregnancy is all about.
She stared at the blurry light and shadow on the ceiling, her own situation over the past few days playing out in her mind like a movie.
"How could this be..." she murmured to herself, her fingertips unconsciously touching her lower abdomen.
The area remained flat, but the churning stomach and the inexplicably disappearing lower back pain of the past few days were struggling with the absurd lie in her heart.
The last time she argued with her grandfather, she was so anxious that she blurted out that she was pregnant with Han Xi's child, which temporarily saved the marriage.
It was just a stopgap measure at the time, but now...
It was just a lie. It was a lie told to dissuade Grandpa from his idea, but now it's being made to seem real.
Her family all thought she was really pregnant, if she wasn't...
The night was as dark as ink, and the winter nights in Haicheng were always chilly and damp.
Fang Li curled up on the sofa in the bedroom, her fingers unconsciously rubbing her flat stomach, her brows furrowed.
But if she's not pregnant... these past few days, the nausea and vomiting in her stomach have been so inexplicable that she's even avoiding her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs.
"impossible......"
She frowned in suspicion, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Is that absurd lie about to come true?
The pregnancy excuse she made up on the spot was like a boomerang, stabbing herself hard.
The phone screen next to her pillow suddenly lit up. Fang Li picked up the phone and answered it. Soon, Han Xi's handsome face appeared in the video.
A hint of weariness lingered between his brows, yet a gentle smile played on his lips: "Asleep?"
His voice was low, and the longing in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Fang Li subconsciously moved her hand away from her lower abdomen and smiled, "I just lay down, not yet. What about you?"
"Just came out of the police station."
"Is the matter resolved?"
"There was nothing wrong with it. I was just cooperating with my fourth uncle. He wanted me to stay at the police station for a few more days, so I just did what he wanted. But it's almost New Year's Eve, so I have to do my best to cooperate with him. I can't let my grandfather worry."
Fang Li frowned: "Then why didn't your fourth uncle react when you came out?"
"What kind of reaction could he have? He doesn't want his grandfather to know what he's been doing all these years. Nothing can affect the Han family's New Year's Eve."
Fang Li remained silent.
Han Xi looked at her gently and asked, "How have you been these past two days? Have you been staying at home or gone anywhere?"
"Yesterday at noon, I went to the supermarket with my mom and aunt."
"What did you buy?"
Fang Li blinked her long eyelashes and thought for a moment before saying, "I bought a small pork rib, and... I also bought some snacks and daily necessities."
Are you happy to be home?
"I'm happy, but..."
Fang Li swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
The Mamba trip was extremely dangerous, and she couldn't let him be distracted.
"Just what?"
Fang Li smiled and said, "It's nothing."
There was a sudden knock on the bedroom door, and her mother came in carrying a bowl of bird's nest soup: "Lili, drink your milk before you go to sleep."
"Mom's here, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Fang Li had just finished hanging up when Fang Yun came in.
Fang Yun placed the milk on the bedside table, bent down to pull the blanket up for Fang Li, and looked at her with such care that she seemed like a fragile piece of porcelain.
"Still uncomfortable?"
Fang Li shook her head. "Much better."
Fang Yun reached out and stroked her long hair, saying, "That's how it is when a woman is pregnant. It's tough, but once the baby is born, you'll feel that it was all worth it."
"Ok, I know."
Looking at her daughter's well-behaved appearance, Fang Yun smiled and said, "My Lili has grown up and will soon be a mother. That's wonderful."
Fang Li listened to her mother's soft laughter.
Fang Yun stayed for a while longer before leaving, telling Fang Li to drink some milk, get some rest, and spend less time on her phone.
After her mother left, Fang Li's smile quickly disappeared, and she turned to stare blankly at the snowflakes falling faintly outside the window.
Pregnant......
She had to confirm whether this absurd guess was true or false; this feeling of being stuck in the middle was really unbearable.
Fang Li nestled in the quilt in the bedroom, her fingertips feeling slightly hot.
She waited quietly with her eyes open until the sound from the small building faded away and everyone went back to their own courtyards to sleep. It was already late at night.
Fang Li clutched her phone, the screen light making her face appear pale. Her fingers flew across the shopping app as she found a pharmacy with 24-hour delivery. Her fingertips trembled as she tapped "pregnancy test" and "express delivery," choosing the address at the foot of the mountain.
After paying, she belatedly realized her regret. What would she do if her family saw her buying this in the middle of the night?
But it's too late to regret it now.
She sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees, listening to the occasional sound of the wind blowing outside the window, her heart pounding like a drum.
If it were true... what would Han Xi's expression be if he found out?
Would he be so happy that he immediately ran back from the Han family's house?
The thought had barely crossed his mind when she extinguished it. No, he had to go to Mamba immediately. It was so chaotic there, and his fourth uncle, Han Shuo's, influence was deeply entrenched. His trip there was inherently dangerous.
If it turns out to be just my wild guess, not only will I be disappointed, but it will also distract him, which is a bigger problem.
Judging that it was about time, Fang Li grabbed a thick down jacket and wrapped it around herself, then tiptoed downstairs to the entrance.
The wall clock pointed to one in the morning. She wrapped herself in a down jacket and, as if possessed, slipped out of the small building.
They casually drove a small shuttle bus out of the old house and headed down the mountain.
The mountain road was still brightly lit at night. Apart from the three guard posts where bodyguards were still standing, everyone else was asleep.
As Fang Li drove the shuttle bus, people would stop and ask her what she was doing and if she needed help.
Fang Li made up a random excuse to tell them not to interfere, and only asked them to keep it a secret.
It only took about ten minutes to reach the foot of the mountain. The sky was overcast, and it seemed to be snowing. Occasionally, I could feel a touch of coldness on my face.
Just as Fang Li arrived, an electric scooter drove up as well.
"Miss Xu?"
Fang Li quickly stopped the car and went over, saying, "It's me, it's me, thank you for your hard work."
"Take a look at your things."
Fang Li glanced at it briefly before quickly hugging it to her arms. "No problem, thank you, Master. I'll give you a good review."
"Thank you."
The deliveryman's car drove away.
Fang Li was just about to go back with her things when she heard a voice behind her.
"Xu Fangli?"