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Chapter 250: Chapter 250 Pregnant
Hong Yun stared blankly at Han Yi, suddenly at a loss for words. If it had been anyone else, perhaps she could have retorted that Han Yi was ungrateful. But she couldn’t utter a word!
Because she knew what Han Yi’s words meant...
There was contempt and mockery in Han Yi’s eyes, and Hong Yun finally lowered her head, not wanting anyone to see the bitterness and pain on her face. She slowly said, "...I will take all the girls back to Lingchuan Base and arrange everything slowly later. As for the trip to Chujiang, you can inform us at Lingchuan Base if you need anything."
Han Yi looked toward the factory burning fiercely in the flames and said in a deep voice, "Lingchuan had better not interfere because I will give Chujiang... a big surprise."
Hong Yun looked up at him, and Han Yi’s pupils revealed a ruthless light in the reflection of the fire.
......
When Han Jiaojiao woke up, she was covered with a thick blanket. She turned her head slightly and saw Long Yueze in the dim light.
She sat up, holding her forehead, and Long Yueze handed her a cup of hot water, asking, "How do you feel? You’ve been unconscious for two hours."
Han Jiaojiao took the water and took a slow sip.
Long Yueze continued, "We can’t stay here forever, food and water are scarce, and we need to get you to a doctor to check your condition."
Han Jiaojiao put down the cup and said calmly, "We’re close to Yunan Base. We can hunt some Crystal Cores on the way, then trade them for supplies there."
Long Yueze looked at her in surprise. "You’re not planning to return to Chujiang? Jiaojiao, we are members of the Chujiang ability team!"
Han Jiaojiao replied indifferently, "I have some matters to deal with and won’t be going back for the time being. You can leave first if you have things to tend to."
Mysteriously returned to two years ago, there were too many things she needed to make sure of, at least, she had to find Pepper, Xiaogua, and Xiaodou.
The Space-Time Beast wouldn’t leave her for no reason. Han Jiaojiao planned to stay here for a few days to see if Pepper and the others would come to her. If not... perhaps she would go somewhere else to look for them, or maybe, she’d make another trip to the desert Gobi.
How could Long Yueze leave her here alone?
He was silent for a moment, then said, "I’m worried about your health. Let’s go to Yunan to see a doctor first, and then make further plans..."
Actually, he was reluctant to go to Yunan. Because this operation had been planned by him and Qin Wenhao. The original plan was to exhaust Han Yi’s ability and then find a way to capture him, but Qin Wenhao acted impulsively and died a senseless death... Externally, Yunan Base claimed that Qin Wenhao had fallen during the operation against the Alien Species, but in fact, he had been killed by Han Yi.
With his middle-aged son gone, Qin Xu would not only hate Han Yi to the bone but would also vent his anger on Long Yueze.
But Han Jiaojiao was not willing to go to Chujiang... n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
Maybe he could take advantage of her unguarded moment to inject her with an anesthetic, and then contact his subordinates to take her back to Chujiang Base. But if he did that, the little bit of trust he had managed to build up in Han Jiaojiao’s heart would crumble away.
Of course, he could also find a group of Psychic Ability users to brainwash her... only, if she forgot the time that they had spent together these past few days, he would feel an unexpected twinge of regret.
While Long Yueze was lost in thought, Han Jiaojiao suddenly turned over and started vomiting over the table!
She had hardly eaten anything in the past two days, and now, nothing would come out. She heaved over the edge of the table for quite a while before the nauseous feeling in her chest began to slowly dissipate.
Long Yueze was shocked and asked urgently, "Jiaojiao, are you alright?" The water he had given her was just ordinary heated mineral water. Why would Han Jiaojiao have a vomiting reaction?
Han Jiaojiao collected herself and tried to say something to him, but before the words could come out, another wave of intense nausea surged, and she bent over, heaving violently once more.
Long Yueze watched her, a bad feeling rising in his heart...
"You... are not pregnant, are you?"
Han Jiaojiao was startled, suddenly lifted her head and seized Long Yueze’s clothing in a fist, growling, "I’m pregnant?!"
Long Yueze couldn’t help but chuckle wryly, "I don’t know, I’m just guessing... you might be pregnant."
"That’s impossible... How could I possibly be pregnant..." Han Jiaojiao covered her own lower abdomen with her hand, wanting to refute Long Yueze, yet recalling her current confounded situation, her tone unwittingly became less certain.
"Ugh!..." Han Jiaojiao couldn’t stop her dry heaving, feeling bile about to come up—yet nothing came out!
After waiting for Han Jiaojiao to calm, Long Yueze helped her up; her eyes were brimming with tears, looking as if she had suffered greatly. This appearance was unlike her previous aloofness, now filled with a young girl’s delicate helplessness.
Long Yueze fed her a couple of sips of water, saying, "When dawn breaks, we still should visit Yunan Base. No matter what, we need a diagnosis first."
This time, Han Jiaojiao didn’t object, silently nodding her head. She touched her belly with a bewildered look, clearly unable to accept the possibility of being pregnant...
How could she be pregnant? She... she had always been alone! How could she possibly be pregnant?!
But if not pregnant, what could it be? Gastrointestinal discomfort?... Yes, it could be gastrointestinal discomfort, how could she be pregnant... She was really scaring herself...
After dry heaving, her body felt weak, and this time, Han Jiaojiao didn’t reject Long Yueze’s kindness. She let him help her lie down and covered her with a warm blanket, soon falling into a deep sleep.
Seeing her breathing become long and steady, Long Yueze felt a complex mix of emotions.
—The dry heaving, drowsiness, the sudden fainting, all signs pointed to that one answer. He ought to be happy since he now had another bargaining chip to use against Han Yi but... his mood was far from the light-hearted pleasure he had imagined. In fact, he felt somewhat jealous.
In the hazy light, Long Yueze laughed at himself mockingly. How come he became sentimental after just spending two more days with her?
Long Yueze left the basement, going to the bungalow on the upper floor, and dialed the satellite phone.
This was the first time he had contacted his men in three days.
Han Jiaojiao’s sudden fainting had indeed frightened him. Without anyone around, he had to do everything himself, hurriedly digging out the outdoor heating pads and kerosene lamps, tidying up the basement, even boiling hot water. By the time he was nearly done, Han Jiaojiao woke up.
Now that Han Jiaojiao was deeply asleep, he finally found the chance to make a call.
Unfortunately, no good news came.
His factory dedicated to "training" the "merchandise" had been burned down by Han Yi.
"Sir, he has already returned to the Space-Time Base and hasn’t come to Chujiang... but the leader keeps urging you to come back soon... Recently, some public opinion has been very unfavorable to us."
Long Yueze frowned impatiently, "Don’t bother with that, just keep a close eye on Han Yi, on the Space-Time Base! I’ll be back in a couple of days, and I want that research institute to hurry up. Once I’m back, I want to see results."
"...Sir, Mr. Qin Xu from Yunan Base has withdrawn his funding, and the research institute is now having trouble with cash flow..."
"Don’t ask me about everything, am I keeping you for charity? If he dares to withdraw funding, then cut off all of Yunan’s drug supply! Got it?!"
"Yes! Sir..."
Long Yueze hung up the satellite phone with a still sullen expression. The fact that Han Yi was alive made many things complicated...
Long Yueze thought to himself that Han Yi could only swagger around for a few more days. Once he brought Han Jiaojiao back to Chujiang, Han Yi would surely not dare to take any rash action. As long as... as long as he could tame Han Jiaojiao, then both Han Yi’s ability and Han Jiaojiao’s Space-Time Beast would belong to him!
