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Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Whose Child?
The next morning, Han Jiaojiao experienced dry heaving once again, and this time, Long Yueze was almost certain she was pregnant. His gaze towards her changed, becoming extremely cautious, as if afraid she would twist her waist...
When getting into the car, Long Yueze reached out to help her, but Han Jiaojiao slapped his hand away with a smack and glared at him, saying, "I’m perfectly fine!"
Long Yueze watched her get into the car with a wry smile, thinking to himself that he originally abducted a hostage, but now he had become a servant to a pregnant woman... what a mess this had turned into.
If he had known earlier, when he first suspected the pregnancy, he should have acknowledged the child, but unfortunately, he had been too surprised at the time, and now if he tried to claim the child in Han Jiaojiao’s belly, she definitely wouldn’t believe him.
Han Yi, oh Han Yi, now that I’m taking care of your wife and child, how will you compensate me?...
Driving towards Yunan Base, Long Yueze worried that Han Jiaojiao might feel nauseated again, and prepared some hot water just in case.
Han Jiaojiao looked fragile, her small face the size of a palm tucking into the furry fox collar, her complexion slightly pale. Her lively eyes were half-closed, her eyelashes trembling as though she was fighting sleepiness.
Long Yueze couldn’t help but find it amusing internally; she claimed to be perfectly fine, yet she had been so vigilant before, and now not even half an hour later, she was this drowsy...
Pregnancy reactions really do come out of nowhere.
—— After entering Yunan Base, Long Yueze found an empty space to park the car.
Perhaps sensing that the car had stopped, Han Jiaojiao woke up, her eyes slightly hazy at first, then quickly widening in surprise! She simply couldn’t believe that she had fallen asleep in the car?!
Long Yueze retrieved two small boxes of bullets from the car and said to Han Jiaojiao, "I’m going to the exchange to trade for some things. Wait for me in the car. If anyone approaches, shoot them. Don’t be afraid, this is the outer city, nobody will care even if you kill someone."
Han Jiaojiao frowned and nodded slightly.
Yunan Base was a little different from other bases, divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city was surrounded by tall concrete walls, as secure as a fortification, while the outer city was much simpler, enclosed by a fence of iron netting without any security check, allowing people to freely enter and exit, with relatively more chaos in public order.
The exchange was located between the outer and inner city, with a row of service windows set up in both directions; the windows facing north opened towards the inner city, while those facing south opened towards the outer city. 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
Han Jiaojiao originally stayed in Yunan Base for a long time in order to kill Qin Nanyi, so she was very aware of the situation there.
However... now that it was the Ice Age two years earlier, could it be that Qin Nanyi was still alive?
The moment this possibility crossed her mind, Han Jiaojiao felt so suffocated in her chest that she could hardly breathe...
How could she still be alive?
After causing her to lose everything, how could she live as if nothing had ever happened?! She deserved to die!
Han Jiaojiao took a deep breath and tried hard to calm her emotions.
Although the Space-Time Beast was not by her side, fortunately, she now had "Ability".
If she could kill her once, then she could do it a second time!
Han Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes slightly, looking towards the towering concrete walls of the inner city.
It looked very solid, but in fact, it was easy to get inside, just needing a few Crystal Cores. She just didn’t know where Qin Nanyi was at the moment, or what she was doing...
Maybe she should stay and find out more about the situation.
Long Yueze returned quickly, bringing Han Jiaojiao a box of pregnancy tests.
Han Jiaojiao gave him a surprised look.
She hadn’t expected Long Yueze to actually go and get this for her...
"We don’t have a pass, and it’s a bit troublesome to go into the inner city to see a doctor, so you use this to test first," Long Yueze said, handing over the plastic bag he carried.
Inside it was crammed with six or seven boxes of medication.
"What are these?" Han Jiaojiao asked.
"Folic acid, as well as calcium tablets, iron tablets, vitamins, and such for pregnant women..."
Han Jiaojiao sized him up and couldn’t help saying, "You seem quite experienced."
Long Yueze smiled easily and replied, "Given my age, isn’t it very normal to have had children?"
Only then did Han Jiaojiao realize that Long Yueze appeared to be in his thirties. Perhaps he just looked young, or maybe he was actually older... At this age, it was indeed normal to be married with children.
"Where are your wife and child then?"
Long Yueze’s gaze drifted into the distance, "They died, a long time ago."
Han Jiaojiao fell silent, then after a while, she asked him, "Was it because of the apocalyptic world?"
"No." He shook his head gently and said with a smile, "Don’t look at me with pity, because I’m not sad, nor do I deserve your sympathy. My wife and child died from falling off a building because she saw me in bed with another woman. In order to get back at me, she took the child and jumped."
"Then you’re really not a good person..." Han Jiaojiao furrowed her brows. After a while, almost as if talking to herself, she said, "...but maybe it’s for the best... Sometimes, death is a release."
She thought about herself.
To her, wasn’t suicide a form of release? Wasn’t it... a sort of peculiar happiness?...
Why couldn’t time go a little further back? If it did, maybe she would still have a chance to make amends...
"Do you need a drink of water?" Long Yueze asked her, swaying a pregnancy test package in front of her eyes.
"I don’t need it." Han Jiaojiao frowned, snatched it away, and tucked the pregnancy test into her coat pocket before getting out of the car and heading to a public restroom.
After entering the restroom, she carefully read the instructions, then used the test according to the guide. In just a few seconds, two lines slowly appeared on the strip.
Han Jiaojiao stared at the two red lines, feeling a mix of emotions.
She had never been with a man, so how could she be pregnant? It was even more absurd than the most far-fetched fable...
"Sigh..."
Han Jiaojiao sighed helplessly.
With things as they were, no matter how ridiculous or unbelievable... she had to face it.
When Han Jiaojiao returned to the car, Long Yueze asked her about the result. She lifted her eyelids and asked, "Is there a way to get abortion pills?"
Long Yueze was stunned for a moment, unable to react.
"You... You don’t want this child?"
"Of course not." Han Jiaojiao looked at him with an odd expression and asked, "Do you know whose child this is?"
An unknown child; with normal reasoning, one would choose to abort, right? Moreover, it was an apocalyptic world, living every day on the edge, constantly battling Alien Species. How could she possibly keep this child? Even if she were overflowing with maternal love, she’d have to consider how to survive in these harsh times with a growing belly.
Long Yueze’s expression changed multiple times. He forced a smile and said, "How could I... I’m just a bit shocked, after all, it is a life..." He inwardly chastised himself for his carelessness, for revealing a flaw, simply because he knew this was Han Yi’s child, so it never crossed his mind that Han Jiaojiao would entertain this notion...
Yet he had forgotten, Han Jiaojiao had lost her memory! To her, this child was an inexplicable burden.
Han Jiaojiao looked at him calmly, "Didn’t you say you’re my teammate, and that you’ve pursued me? Don’t you know who I’ve been with?"
"...No..." Long Yueze evaded, "I never noticed."
Han Jiaojiao chuckled teasingly, "It seems you didn’t seriously pursue me, not even knowing who your beloved spent her days with."
Long Yueze was left speechless by her retort.
"However—" Han Jiaojiao continued, "I’m going to keep this child for now."
