Many people came and went in the room, all dressed in wealth. She had also been working for some time, taking care of many people, but no family lived as meticulously as this. The food and drink all had to be consumed according to quantity and ingredients, and even the place to buy groceries had to be specially specified. But this was not something she needed to worry about. The meals were delivered by someone else.

But it was the pregnant female employer who surprised her. She was really pampered and spoiled to the extreme. Now, with her belly not even showing yet, she would cry out about leg cramps in the middle of the night, complaining of discomfort. When she cried, her tears would blur her vision, making even her, as a woman, feel pity. No wonder the male employer was directly moved here too, even working in this ward, coaxing day and night. That temperament was truly top-notch.

Even so, she had accidentally overheard this pregnant female employer considering an abortion, but seemed afraid of pain and couldn’t make up her mind, hesitating. In her view, with this hesitant and coy personality, after a while longer, the child would have to be born.

Moreover, she had also heard that this female employer had been divorced once and had a daughter in her twenties. This was something she had heard from the conversations of the people coming and going from the ward.

One could only say, ah, some women are born to enjoy fortune, while some women are born to suffer.

The female caregiver thought this way and couldn’t help but turn her gaze to the woman who had just walked in and was standing at the door of the ward.

The woman was very young, looking about twenty years old. Her features were beautiful, with a kind of beauty different from the current trend, looking more like a beauty from decades ago. Her brows and eyes were very similar to this time’s employer.

Within a few seconds, she had guessed Tang Man’s identity. It seemed to be the child rumored to have been born with her ex-husband.

Tang Man’s gaze quickly swept around the ward before retracting.

It seemed that they had already argued for a round just now. But under the presence of Madam Hu Haiying, these people probably didn’t argue much. However, under this strange atmosphere, a phrase still couldn’t help but surface in Tang Man’s mind.

What a bunch of annoying stuff. She had been sighing this phrase quite often recently.

Of course, at this time, she didn’t know that when her grandmother Madam Hu Haiying saw her and Xie Li behind her, she also thought the same of her.

Tang Man walked in with an unchanged expression, placing the bouquet in her arms on a side table, then found a place to sit down, pulling Xie Li with her.

The Gu family was very generous. This ward was big enough to hold quite a few people. After Tang Man sat down, the caregiver came over to pour her a cup of tea. She said a soft thank you, then looked at Hu Haiying and called out, “Grandma.”

Then she looked at Old Tang and asked, “Dad, why did you come over here instead of recuperating properly in your ward?”

Tang Zhengfeng glanced at Yang Qing, who had already started scrolling on her phone while lying in bed, and didn’t say anything. But his expression was obviously not good. It seemed he had already learned the news of Yang Qing’s pregnancy.

After a brief silence, Tang Zhengfeng finally said a sentence, but not to Tang Man. Instead, it was directed at the others in the ward, with the ultimate target being the carefree person scrolling on her phone in bed.

“Yang Qing, you can’t keep this child. Your body is not what it used to be now. Pregnancy at an advanced age is already harmful to the body. Have you forgotten? When you were pregnant with Man Man, in the eighth or ninth month, your legs would cramp at night, and you couldn’t even get up. When you went on the operating table, you were in so much pain that you almost fainted. You said at that time that you never wanted to have another child.”

Hearing this, Tang Man, who had been fiddling with the ring on her finger, paused for a moment and glanced at Old Tang, catching a glimpse of Gu Yuanke’s expression from the corner of her eye.

She couldn’t help but tug at the corner of her mouth.

Yang Qing giving birth to her was how many years ago? Tang Zhengfeng even brought this up. It’s a wonder he could say such a thing. If it were someone unaware, they might really think he said this out of concern for Yang Qing. But in Tang Man’s view, her father was just afraid that someone would use that unformed piece of flesh in Yang Qing’s belly to rise in status.

Having done this kind of thing himself once, he became all the more fearful of others replicating his success.

In Tang Man’s opinion, her mother couldn’t be tied down by one child. She herself was a concrete example. But maybe not necessarily. Gu Yuanke was not lacking in any aspect and could be ranked top-tier among Yang Qing’s successive boyfriends. Moreover, the key was that this man’s personality was quite normal. For the aging Yang Qing, stability might be what she wanted most at this age.

Yang Qing lay on the hospital bed without saying a word.

However, Old Tang’s words still had some effect. He knew certain flaws in this woman’s character well, hitting the nail on the head with each jab.

Tang Zhengfeng wanted to say more, but Gu Yuanke, sitting by the bed, didn’t say anything for some reason. His face was obviously displeased, but with his gaze on Yang Qing, he remained silent.

His parents might not know and were still happy about the arrival of this child, even visiting the ward several times, inquiring about Yang Qing’s well-being, full of anticipation for this child. They no longer said anything else about him dating such a girlfriend.

But he knew that Yang Qing did not want this child.

Although the two of them hadn’t stated it outright at the beginning, he knew Yang Qing’s personality. She was not a mother suitable for educating a child. From Tang Man’s upbringing, it could be foreseen that if this child was born, Yang Qing would definitely not play a significant role in their life.

He respected Yang Qing’s decision but couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed and sad. However, in front of Yang Qing, he had to suppress this disappointment and negative emotion.

After being together for a long time, he knew that Yang Qing seemed to have been born free from the shackles of certain responsibilities. If she felt the slightest discomfort in this relationship, she would start to hesitate. This hesitation would ultimately lead to a breakup.

To be honest, Tang Man was quite similar to Yang Qing in some ways.

It’s just that Yang Qing’s personality didn’t mature with age. Visibly growing older year by year, she still had a naive and carefree personality. This was a despicable personality that even her own family would find aggravating. Only Yang Qing’s successive boyfriends could tolerate it.

In any case, Hu Haiying had always disliked this kind of personality in Yang Qing. As a capable person herself, she didn’t know how she had raised such a clingy, coy, and affected daughter.

Seeing that Old Tang’s next sentence was about to come out, Hu Haiying, who had been sitting silently on the sofa, suddenly said, “Zhengfeng ah, Yang Qing is pregnant now and can’t be tired out. Let’s leave whatever you have to say for next time. She should have a good rest now.”

Tang Man blinked, lowered her head to look at the ring on her finger, then turned it around again, pretending not to meet Old Tang’s gaze directed at her.

After a while, when everyone had left, Tang Man finally felt the air in the ward was a bit more refreshing. She smiled at Hu Haiying, “Grandma, where’s Grandpa? He didn’t come?”

“There’s a cat, a dog, and a pig at home. Where would he have the time to come over? Moreover, he’s a chess addict who can’t leave his xiangqi set. There’s nothing major this time anyway, so it’s just me here.”

In her grandmother’s eyes, Yang Qing’s pregnancy at an advanced age might really not be a big deal. As the saying goes, walk by the river often enough, and you’re bound to get your shoes wet.

Hu Haiying was already surprised that her daughter had only stumbled for the second time at this age.

Tang Man smiled without responding.

She didn’t dare to casually respond to this remark.

Hu Haiying raised an eyebrow and glanced at Xie Li sitting beside her, her gaze falling on him, sizing him up.

Tang Man introduced, “This is Xie Li, my fiancé.”

Hu Haiying’s knitting stopped. Noticing the matching rings on their fingers, her expression didn’t change much. But after a while, she suddenly said to Tang Man, “Come out with me for a bit.”

Tang Man made a sound of acknowledgment, glanced at Xie Li sitting beside her, and stood up. Under the gazes of the three people in the ward, she followed Hu Haiying out.

Reaching a quiet spot, Hu Haiying stopped. Tang Man also obediently halted her steps.

Most animals in nature have natural enemies, the food chain interlocking ring by ring. Tang Man’s natural enemy was probably Madam Hu Haiying.

Because the aura was too intimidating, Hu Haiying had never been associated with kindness throughout her life. Even with knitting in hand, she wouldn’t exude a gentle aura.

“Is this someone your dad arranged for you?”

Tang Man smiled, “Not really. His family background isn’t that good, just an ordinary family. A child who studied his way up.”

Only then did the wrinkles at the corners of Madam Hu Haiying’s mouth smooth out a bit. But her gaze, catching a spot on Tang Man’s neck, couldn’t help but make an irrelevant remark, “Tell him to be more careful usually.”