Chapter 390: Dark Lights and Long River (XII)
It was also during the New Year of that year that Song Nian was surprised to find that she might be pregnant.

Her period hasn’t come for a long time, and she has not been eating well recently and is often sleepy. According to the book, she should be pregnant.

So at night, after the two of them had celebrated the New Year, Song Nian hugged Lu Zhinian, looked up at him and asked, “Lu Zhinian, do you like children?”

Lu Zhinian said he liked it.

Song Nian was not satisfied with this answer.

She said: “Just liking it is not enough.”

Lu Zhinian asked her: “So what kind do you want?”

Song Nian said: “Lu Zhinian, please love him as much as you love me.”

The night was very quiet, and Lu Zhinian’s silence was very long. Song Nian was about to fall asleep when he heard him say, “I’ll try my best.”

Song Nian thought, Lu Zhinian is such a strange person, how can someone use the word “try his best” when talking about love?

Thinking this way, she asked.

“Why try your best?”

“Because it’s a little difficult.”

Song Nian’s sleepiness dissipated a lot. She frowned and retorted aggrievedly: “Why is it difficult?”

“Niannian, you can’t ask me to love him as much as I love you. Love can’t be copied, and Niannian is also unique.” Lu Zhinian patted Song Nian’s back and said, “Go to sleep, don’t think about it.”

He became more and more gentle towards Song Nian, as if he had lost all his coldness and paranoia, so many times, he was so gentle that Song Nian felt dazed.

The person in front of me is Lu Zhinian.

But it seemed that this was not the Lu Zhinian in my memory.

Song Nian said: “I can’t sleep, I have something to tell you.”

“What’s the matter?” Lu Zhinian patted Song Nian’s back gently.

“I think I’m pregnant.” Song Nian said, “Lu Zhinian, I’m pregnant.”

After Song Nian finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Lu Zhinian expectantly.

But there was surprise and complex emotions in the latter’s eyes. Song Nian searched for a long time but could not find any trace of joy.

She lowered her head in frustration, “Why aren’t you happy at all?”

“Happy.” Lu Zhinian paused, “Be good, Nian Nian, go to sleep quickly.”

Song Nian hummed with satisfaction, and she said, “Of course I need to sleep well. If I’m pregnant, the baby will be in my belly, so I need to rest well too.”

Song Nian fell asleep peacefully. She did not notice the dark emotions in Lu Zhinian’s eyes.

The next morning, Song Nian did not see Lu Zhinian.

The butler said that he had an important meeting in the group, so he went to the group temporarily.

Song Nian didn’t think much about it. She urged the housekeeper to prepare a car for her as she was going out.

“Madam, where are you going?” the housekeeper asked doubtfully.

Song Nian said: “I’m going to the hospital for a prenatal check-up.”

The housekeeper’s face suddenly showed surprise. He nodded repeatedly and said, “Okay, ma’am! I’ll arrange it for you now!”

Song Nian smiled with satisfaction. She had planned to tell Lu Zhinian the good news after the prenatal checkup at the hospital. But in the private hospital, Song Nian met Jiang Ci.

The man looked sick and exhausted. He had just come down from upstairs when he saw Song Nian who was about to go upstairs.

Behind Jiang Ci, his assistant saw his unusual expression and asked quickly, “Boss Jiang, are you feeling unwell?”

Jiang Ci shook his head. He walked towards Song Nian, the tension between his eyebrows and eyes not seeming fake, “Why did you come to the hospital? Nian Nian, are you feeling unwell?”

Song Nian said he didn’t feel unwell.

In the busy hall, the confrontation between two good-looking men and women is bound to attract attention.

Song Nian explained calmly, “I’m not sick, really, Jiang Ci, I’m fine.”

“You’re fine, why are you coming to the hospital? How did Lu Zhinian take care of you that he even brought you to the hospital!” Jiang Ci’s expression was filled with anger, and his rage was obvious.

Song Nian just felt incredible. She looked at Jiang Ci with amusement, “Why do you blame him? He has been taking care of me for so many years. Jiang Ci, no one has done better than him, and you even more so.”

Jiang Ci’s face turned pale. Seeing Song Nian about to leave, he was still struggling desperately, “Then what are you doing in the hospital?”

Song Nian has made up her mind to live a good life with Lu Zhinian, and it is impossible for Jiang Ci to have any contact with her.

She said coldly: “I’m pregnant, I’m here for a prenatal check-up.”

Jiang Ci’s already fragile face was filled with despair to the extreme.

He looked at Song Nian in disbelief, “What did you say?”

“Is it hard to understand what I said? I’m pregnant.” Song Nian said coldly: “Jiang Ci, what happened between us is already a thing of the past. My life has nothing to do with you.”

Song Nian never thought that Jiang Ci was as crazy as Lu Zhinian. He suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled herself away from the hospital.

There was such a huge disparity in strength between men and women that even Song Nian’s struggle seemed ridiculous.

She watched the car drive onto the highway again, and just silently covered her lower abdomen. Then she freed her other hand and called Lu Zhinian.

Jiang Ci saw her little action and did not stop her, but just sneered.

Song Nian answered the phone in a relatively calm voice, “Lu Zhinian, I was kidnapped by Jiang Ci, and he is now driving me on the Jianghan Expressway.”

Jiang Ci chuckled and said loudly: “Mr. Lu, long time no see.”

On the other end, Lu Zhinian was still in a meeting, so everyone saw that the man who had been watching the argument without changing his expression a second ago suddenly changed his expression and quickly left the meeting room with the phone in his hand.

Lu Zhinian’s voice was cold, “Jiang Ci, come to me if you have anything to say, don’t hurt Song Nian!”

Jiang Ci’s sneer intensified. He suddenly snatched the phone from Song Nian’s hand and threw it out of the window without hesitation.

Song Nian looked at his actions in shock, her voice tense, “Why are you crazy? Are you sick? Jiang Ci, stop it!”

“Song Nian, do you know how I’ve been living these days? Whenever I think about you returning to Lu Zhinian, I can’t sleep at night because of the pain. Don’t you hate him? Song Nian, you clearly told me that you hate him! So what does it matter now! What does the child in your belly matter!”

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and the speed of the car soared. Song Nian’s face turned pale. Looking at the speed that was almost out of control, her voice trembled uncontrollably, “Jiang Ci, calm down.”

Jiang Ci parked the car on the edge of the cliff.

If they had braked a little later, both of them would have fallen.

Song Nian was horrified. She looked at Jiang Ci, puzzled. “You wanted to revitalize the Jiang family. Haven’t you already done it? Why are you still so stubborn? Jiang Ci, I don’t owe you anything. You lied to me first!”

Jiang Ci’s eyes were bloodshot. “I did lie to you, but for so many years, do you think I wasn’t in pain watching you and Lu Zhinian fighting? I was in pain too. My pain was no less than yours!”