Bai Rong peered at Gu Mingchen, trying to see through him, then she went back to her meal.
“What’s wrong?” Gu Mingchen was perplexed.
“The baby didn’t open its eyes at first, so I don’t know who it resembles, but it has fair skin, long eyelashes, small mouth, and double eyelids.” Bai Rong smiled at the mention of the child.
“How did it die?” Gu Mingchen stared at her.
“I don’t know. Some guys took him away right after I gave birth, and I don’t know who they were, nor did I manage to find anything. He has been gone for five years without any news. If he’s still alive, he would have been five years old now,” Bai Rong answered wistfully.
But Gu Mingchen saw hope. “So you aren’t sure if he’s dead or alive?” Bai Rong didn’t answer, and she kept munching on the meat. “Could your ex-husband be the culprit?” Gu Mingchen guessed.
“No. He didn’t know I didn’t take the abortion. He didn’t know that I had a baby. He only found out after the kidnap, and that’s because I asked for his help. The search had gone on for three years, but nothing came up.” Bai Rong was sure about it.
“Why’d you ask for his help? That baby isn’t his.” Gu Mingchen frowned.
“W-Well, I’ll marry you if you manage to find my baby,” Bai Rong joked, but she knew that was a slip of the tongue, and she took a deep breath. “Just joking.”
The light in Gu Mingchen’s eyes was dashed. “Let’s eat.”
And then his phone rang, but he hung up when he saw that it was Zhou Hailan calling him. His phone rang again, and it was still from Zhou Hailan.
“Take it. I’ll go with you later,” Bai Rong said calmly.
“She’s not in her best mental state.”
Bai Rong smiled. “I can stay here while you talk to her then.”
“That’s not what I meant.” Gu Mingchen looked at Bai Rong hesitantly.
“Are you worried that I might hurt her?” Bai Rong guessed.
“She’s mentally unstable and easily shocked. And she might get violent hurt you. Don’t go. At least not for now,” he explained.
She smiled. Ah, so he’s still worried I might hurt her. Well, I tried to help, and this is the thanks I get. ”Go. It’ll be ugly if she were to hurt someone.” Bai Rong smiled.
“I’ll be back,” he promised.
Bai Rong went back to her food, though she saw him off from the corner of her eye. If she had to spend her married life where her husband would leave the table for another woman, or even leave her alone in bed for someone else, it’d be torture to stay together.
It’s just three months. It’ll be over before I know it. She knew that was the case, but still she was irked.
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