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Dark Dilemma
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My husband took care of his first love throughout her entire pregnancy.
When I had a high fever that wouldn't go down, he used his phone to search for "What to do if morning sickness is severe?"
On the anniversary of my mother's death, he stood outside his first love's delivery room praying, "May mother and child be safe."
On that day, it was his first love who was safe.
He was the one going crazy.
Chen Yu kissed me with the scent of alcohol on his breath, seemingly indifferent.
I blushed, one hand protecting my belly, feeling a bit evasive.
He noticed and pulled me into his embrace with a bit more force, hoarsely asking, "What are you hiding from?"
I pressed my lips together and hinted to him, "Turn off the lights first."
The only light in the room came from the bedside lamp on his side, next to which was a pregnancy test form that I had intentionally placed there.
I was pregnant and wanted to tell him today.
But what caught his attention first was the sudden ringing of his phone.
Usually, he would just pick it up and hang up immediately.
But now his arm holding the phone paused, hovering above my Pregnancy Test Form.
The caller ID clearly displayed two words—Yunxi.
Meng Yunxi is Chen Yu's first love.
He unconsciously loosened his grip on my arm and said, "I'll take this call."
The door closed behind him.
I stared blankly at the ceiling.
It wasn't the first time a call came in while we were together, but Chen Yu always answered right in front of me.
Meng Yunxi was an exception.
After a long while, the door was pushed open again.
He came back in smelling of smoke and leaned down to kiss me.
Thinking of the child in my belly, I instinctively turned my head, and his kiss landed on the corner of my mouth.
He frowned slightly and said to me, "You're acting strange tonight."
After saying that, he turned around to change clothes. "I have a case that needs handling. You should sleep first; you don't have to wait for me."
Chen Yu runs his own law firm and usually doesn't take on urgent cases.
Before leaving, he suddenly leaned closer to me and asked, "Do I still smell like smoke?"
I was taken aback.
He frowned and murmured, "I heard that pregnant women shouldn't be around cigarette smoke."
My heart skipped a beat, thinking he knew.
But he abruptly stood up and ruffled my hair, saying, "Why am I telling you this? You're not even pregnant."
With that, he left the bedroom without looking back.
I stared blankly at the Pregnancy Test Form on the bedside table, wondering if I wasn't the one who was pregnant, then who was.
Later, I finally understood that it was Meng Yunxi who was pregnant.
After Chen Yu left, I called my best friend Li Si to tell her about my pregnancy.
"I have something to tell you, but don't get too excited."
She interrupted me, "Let me tell you three things first, and please don't get too excited."
"Meng Yunxi is divorced."
"Meng Yunxi is back."
"Meng Yunxi is pregnant."
The three sentences felt like stones thrown into a calm lake.
Water splashed everywhere.
My mind felt a bit hazy.
I was silent for about half a minute.
I replied, "I see."
"What were you going to tell me just now?"
I casually found an excuse, "I kind of want to eat dumplings."
Suddenly, I didn't want to tell anyone anything.
I had a crush on Chen Yu since high school, and later we attended the same university.
We occasionally kept in touch.
In our senior year, he suddenly appeared at our group dinner.
He kept drinking, his eyes bloodshot, and he didn't say a word.
I took the drunken him home.
He was tipsy but still somewhat aware, "Wen Ran?"
"Chen Yu, it's me."
He said, "Let's give it a try."
At that moment, I felt like my long-standing crush had finally blossomed.
Later, I learned that day was a special occasion.
...
Chen Yu told me not to wait, and indeed, I didn't wait for him all night; instead, I received a friend request on WeChat.
It was a friend request from Meng Yunxi.
I accepted it.
But she didn't say anything.
Instead, she posted a full-body selfie on her Moments.
"Thank you for helping me organize my new home late at night. From now on, it's a new beginning, a new me and you."
In the photo, her hand rests on her belly, her lower abdomen slightly protruding.
But what stands out more is the reflection of a half male arm in the mirror. The watch on his wrist is the wedding anniversary gift I gave to Chen Yu.
I checked the time.
It was twelve forty-three in the morning, and Chen Yu was helping his first love set up her new home.
Just when I was ready to tell him that we were expecting a new life.
He went out to find Meng Yunxi in the middle of the night.
How ridiculous.
The year I graduated, I also worried about finding a place to move.
At that time, I had just started dating Chen Yu, and I didn't want to trouble him, so I handled the entire moving process by myself.
I had no money and rented a small room in a village within the city.
One night, a drunk man kept knocking on my door. I was terrified and called Chen Yu. After hearing his voice, all the emotions I had been holding back exploded, and I cried uncontrollably.
Once he understood what had happened, he helped me call the police and came over afterward.
The next day, I found out that he had been on a business trip in another city and had driven for two hours overnight to come back.
I was worried about his work, but he was upset that I rented such an unsafe place.
Then he started helping me find a new apartment in a safer neighborhood and even paid a year's rent in advance for me.
I felt a bit overwhelmed and, with red eyes, stammered, "Thank you, I'll pay you back."
He laughed in disbelief and pulled me into his arms, saying, "Wen Ran, I'm your boyfriend."
I thought that was a privilege only girlfriends could have.
And now,
Meng Yunxi probably wanted to show me on purpose.
As she wished, I liked the post.
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