Shao Qiyun had heard a story about a person in their school who had given birth in the bathroom in the past. In the middle of the night, she had even heard a crying sound, but then, it had disappeared. No one had seen the child before. Legend had it that the child was dead, but in the end, no one knew who the child’s mother was.

  She didn’t know who had spread the rumor, but because of this rumor, Shao Qiyun felt much less afraid. She felt that if that person could do it, so could she. Although she had heard that giving birth was quite painful, it would be fine even if it hurt a little. When the time came, she’d just have to endure it for a while and no one would know.

  Shao Qiyun thought that giving birth would be very simple and it would hurt a little at most. This was because she had seen the villagers directly give birth while working in the fields. There were also people who said that they’d almost given birth to their baby in the toilet while relieving themselves, so she’d genuinely thought that it was not a big deal.

  There was nothing to be afraid of. After all, all the women in this world gave birth. Hence, she only realized that this wasn’t the case after she gave birth.

  After the sky darkened, her stomach began to act up. Then, she hid in the bathroom and lied, saying that she had diarrhea. The lights in the bathroom were very dim, and one could only see silhouettes. No one could tell that anything was amiss. Although it was very painful initially, Shao Qiyun barely endured it.

  However, when the pain really flared up in the latter half of the night, Shao Qiyun couldn’t take it anymore. It was difficult for a person to give birth in a dirty, dark bathroom. As she didn’t know how to exert strength, the baby couldn’t come out. Thus, she bled continuously and almost died.

  Previously, she had resisted the urge to make a sound. Later on, she didn’t have the strength to shout for help even though she wanted to.

  Giving birth was a dangerous affair to begin with. Many people were careful. Shao Qiyun had dared to underestimate it, and in the end, it backfired on her.

  Later on, a teacher who lived in the school woke up and saw Shao Qiyun as she went to the bathroom in the middle of the night. After being sent to the hospital, Shao Qiyun managed to stay alive and gave birth to the child safely.

  She had managed to survive, but the teacher had seen everything. She had tried her best to hide it, but she’d ultimately failed. Furthermore, children who were born in the hospital were registered by the doctor and looked after. She couldn’t discard the baby anymore. The teacher had even contacted her parents.

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  Zhao Lan rushed to the hospital not long after Shao Qiyun woke up. When she heard about Shao Qiyun, she was furious and hateful. She was almost frightened to death.

  Zhao Lan begged the teacher not to tell anyone about this, even kneeling down to convince him.

  Seeing that the teacher agreed, Zhao Lan heaved a sigh of relief. She cursed and cried as she took over the responsibility of taking care of Shao Qiyun. Then, she took Shao Qiyun for her confinement period.

  Shao Qiyun wasn’t even willing to spare the child a glance. This child had almost taken her life and had been discovered by the teacher, so she didn’t feel a trace of maternal love. She only felt disgust from the bottom of her heart. Forget about hugging him. Even if she heard him cry, she would scold him and ask Zhao Lan to quickly deal with it.

  “I don’t care if you throw him in the toilet or in the garbage. Just hurry up and throw him away. Don’t let him get in my way and drag me down.” Shao Qiyun knew what would happen if she kept this baby.

  Zhao Lan didn’t know what to do with Shao Qiyun. Although this was a son, she knew that Shao Qiyun couldn’t keep him. It wasn’t realistic to throw him in the toilet. However, the best solution would be to give the baby away right after leaving the hospital. Fortunately, it would be easy to give the child away since it was a boy. Soon, she found a husband and wife who had never conceived and wanted to adopt.

  Both Zhao Lan and Shao Qiyun heaved a sigh of relief. However, when the baby turned one month old and Shao Qiyun recovered, completely shaking off this nightmare, that family sent the baby back, saying that they didn’t want to raise him anymore because the wife had gotten pregnant.

  When Shao Qiyun saw that the child she had finally shaken off was back, she shouted, “Don’t carry him over! Why did you give him away? You should’ve just killed him. Why did you have to go through so much trouble?”

  Shao Qiyun shouted for Zhao Lan to deal with the baby, saying that she could just throw him in the water or anywhere else, so long as she didn’t have to see him again.

  This time, Zhao Lan didn’t listen to Shao Qiyun. “No, you can’t kill him.”

  It wasn’t that Zhao Lan didn’t have the heart to do it. Instead, she feared that Shao Qiyun would suffer retribution in the future. “If it’s a girl, it’s no big deal if she gets drowned. But this is a boy. If you kill this child, boys will be afraid when they see this and won’t be willing to reincarnate in your stomach. After you get married, you’ll have to give birth to a boy to carry on the family line. Only then will you solidify your position in the family.”

  Shao Qiyun was vexed. “Then what should we do? Don’t tell me I have to raise him?”

  Zhao Lan shook her head. “Anyway, if you want to give birth to another boy in the future, you can’t deal with it like this. This is the same logic behind drowning a girl after giving birth. That way, girls won’t dare reincarnate in your stomach after seeing it. If you do this after giving birth to a boy, no other boy will dare to come in the future.”

  Shao Qiyun was overwhelmed with frustration. “Then what should I do now? Tell me, what should I do?”

  “Let’s try giving him away to someone else.”

  It sounded simple, but in reality, it wasn’t that easy. They were almost caught and arrested. If they were caught and brought to the police station, it would be over. Zhao Lan was targeted and didn’t dare make a move again. In the end, after thinking about it, Zhao Lan finally thought of the perfect solution. “I’ll look for your second brother and ask him to bring this child back and acknowledge him as his own.”

  Shao Qiyun was reluctant. If Shao Qihai learned about this, he would most certainly lecture her and would definitely force her to take responsibility. Even if he reluctantly agreed, she still felt uncomfortable at the thought of this child being raised at home. She didn’t want to see the child at all. However, because there was no other way, she could only be forced to accept it.

  Zhao Lan found Shao Qihai and asked him to save Shao Qiyun. “Qihai, it’s your younger sister’s child anyway. It’s as good as your own child. You already have four children. It’ll be fine even if you have one more.”

  Shao Qihai hadn’t expected that all this while that Zhao Lan had been secretly visiting distant relatives, she had actually been dealing with such a matter. He naturally didn’t agree to this absurd request. “Shao Qiyun, if you have the ability, then raise him yourself. I already have four children. I don’t lack any.”

  Just as Shao Qiyun had thought, after scolding her and forcing her to take responsibility, Shao Qihai actually refused to go along with the proposed arrangement. Shao Qiyun was furious. After eavesdropping, she was already annoyed to begin with. Just then, the baby happened to cry. In a fit of anger, Shao Qiyun went all out and tried to drown Xiao Wu. If Shao Qihai hadn’t heard the commotion and gone in, the child would have been drowned by her long ago.

  “Stop!”

  However, Shao Qiyun didn’t stop. “Go and die! As long as you die, everything will be over.”

  As long as the baby died, she would no longer be in trouble. Shao Qiyun didn’t feel any guilt about this. This b*stard child was a burden that had ruined everything for her. She had been born with the right to punish him. As long as he was killed and buried, she could bury this matter completely.

  Even a vicious tiger wouldn’t hurt its own children. Shao Qiyun was worse than a beast. Shao Qihai saved the child and used the back of his hand to grab Shao Qiyun. He was so furious that he almost strangled her to death.

  No matter how hard Zhao Lan tried to stop her, it was too late. In the end, it was only because the child was lucky enough to survive that Shao Qiyun managed to escape.

  After the baby was sent to the hospital, Shao Qiyun and Zhao Lan didn’t even show up once. Only Shao Qihai went. Even though Shao Qihai already had four children, he didn’t have the heart to leave this baby. In the end, he carried Xiao Wu back home as his child.

  It wasn’t because he wanted to help Shao Qiyun, but because he couldn’t bear to leave such a young child behind. He also told Shao Qiyun that Xiao Wu would no longer have anything to do with her in the future and she shouldn’t get involved. Shao Qiyun couldn’t have asked for more, so she agreed without hesitation.