Gradually, my consciousness became blurry, and my limbs felt weak. I didn't know who was carrying me and running. Then, I got into the car. I didn't know how long it had been bumpy. Then, I smelled the hospital's disinfectant, and I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I was lying on the hospital bed. There were many people standing around me. Duanmu Que was standing next to me, his eyes red. Duanmu Tachio and Xiao Fengya were standing there, too. My parents were there, too. Yu Xin was standing in the corner. Although I was awake, I couldn't move my body. Duanmu Que saw that I was awake. He pulled my hand and called the doctor to check on me.
The doctor gave me a simple checkup and checked the case. Then, he called Duanmu Que and the others to the side and whispered something. Then, he left. Duanmu Que sat next to me with a sad face. I raised my hand and touched his face. I asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Duanmu Que didn't answer me. Instead, he turned his back and covered his face. It seemed he was crying. I was even more puzzled. Could it be that I had a miscarriage because of the severe abdominal pain? I pulled his shirt and asked, "What's wrong? Where's the baby? Is the baby still here? "
Duanmu Que didn't answer. Instead, he twitched even harder. I let go of his shirt and lay there. I felt as if my world had collapsed. My tears couldn't stop. My baby is gone. My baby is gone. Why is it like this? Why? I asked myself again and again in my heart.
Duanmu Que turned around and continued to cover his face. He sobbed and said, "Waifu, I'm sorry. Waifu, our baby …"
"What's wrong with the baby?" I was even more agitated. I pulled his arm and asked.
"He's fine." He suddenly moved his hand away from his face and smiled mischievously. I stood there dumbfounded, while Duanmu Que was laughing so hard that he was about to fall to the ground.
"What did you say?" I thought I might be dreaming, so I confirmed it with him again.
Duanmu Que hugged me and said, "I said, our baby is fine. Nothing happened to him at all."
After hearing Duanmu Que's answer, I knew that he was playing with me. He wanted me to think that something bad had happened to the baby. I was so angry that I pinched him and pushed him away. He grimaced and covered the spot where I had pinched him. He looked at me with an aggrieved face.
Although I knew the truth, I still couldn't stop my tears from flowing down. I hugged my legs tightly and sat on the hospital bed, crying bitterly.
Duanmu Que saw that the joke had gone too far. He walked over and hugged me. He gently stroked my hair and said, "Waifu, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have played such a joke on you. I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Don't cry." I hugged Duanmu Que and hammered his chest as hard as I could. I cried even harder.
After a while, my emotions calmed down. Duanmu Tachio said to the two servants at the door, "Bring in the cook and the nanny." The two of them left the hospital room. Not long after, they brought in the cook and the nanny.
Duanmu Tachio sat on the sofa and gestured for my father and mother to sit as well. After sitting down, Duanmu Tachio asked me with a serious face, "Xiao Li, tell us what happened." I nodded and told him everything that happened during lunch.
After listening to my description, Duanmu Tachio turned to Xiao Fengya and asked, "Did you prepare today's lunch?"
Xiao Fengya wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "I prepared it."
"Was there a problem with the ingredients, condiments, and seasonings?"
"No, they were all normal dishes. I ate all of them, but nothing happened to me."
Seeing Duanmu Tachio question Xiao Fengya, I secretly pulled Duanmu Que over and asked, "What's going on? Why is Dad questioning Mom? "
Duanmu Que moved closer to my ear and said, "You don't know yet, right? You accidentally ate saffron. Luckily, you didn't eat much. If you didn't have stomach cramps and rushed to the hospital in time, the baby would have died." Hearing Duanmu Que's words, I broke out in a cold sweat. Heavens, how could I be so careless as to eat saffron? Was someone trying to frame me?
Duanmu Lixiong continued, "I don't care who did this, I hope you can come out and admit to it. Don't let me find out. If that happens, things will get serious." Hearing Duanmu Lixiong's words, no one dared to speak.
Duanmu Tachio motioned for Xiao Fengya to stand to the side. He pointed at Yu Xin and asked, "Yu Xin, what were you doing between breakfast and lunch?"
Yu Xin said, "After breakfast, I went back to my room to sleep. I slept until the nanny came upstairs to call me for lunch."
Duanmu Tachio looked at the nanny. "Were you the one who called her for lunch?"
The nanny replied, "Yes, Master. I also called her Young Madame."
Duanmu Tachio continued, "During that time, did you see anyone other than the Young Madame, you, and the chef enter or leave the kitchen?"
The nanny shook her head. "No, definitely not. When the chef was cooking, he told me that he didn't have enough white sugar, so I went out to buy some. I don't know what happened during that time."
At that moment, the door to the room was pushed open. A nurse came in and handed a report to Duanmu Que. Then she left. Duanmu Que looked at the report, then handed it to Duanmu Tachio.
Duanmu Tachio took the report and looked at the chef. "It seems that you and the nanny are the biggest suspects. The report the nurse just sent says that the entire table of lunch, except for the rice, contains crocus. I think you should give me an explanation."
The nanny and the chef were scared silly. The chef said, "Master, there's no reason for me to harm the Young Madame. I've been with the Duanmu family for so long. There's no way I would harm anyone. If I wanted to harm the Young Madame, why didn't I do it from the beginning?"
The nanny also said, "Master, I've always been by the Young Madame's side. There's no chance for me to harm the Young Madame. The Young Madame has always been good to us. There's no reason for us to harm her."
After listening to the chef and the nanny, I was one hundred percent sure that they weren't the culprits. I glanced at Yu Xin, who was standing in the corner. The corners of her mouth lifted. I immediately understood. Other than her, no one would harm me.
However, I didn't have any evidence to prove that she was the culprit. Still, I couldn't wrongly accuse an innocent person. I forced myself to sit up and said, "Dad, wait a moment."
Duanmu Que helped me up and used a pillow to steady me. I said, "Dad, let's just let it go. I believe that no one did it. Just treat it as if it was for me and the baby. Don't investigate further."
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