Half an hour later, the atmosphere in the master bedroom of the Cloudtop Apartments was oppressive.
Su Qianqian lay on the spacious bed, still unconscious. Her eyelashes rested on her eyelids, and she looked terribly fragile.
Gu Chengyu kept a silent vigil by the bedside. His tall frame was slightly hunched as he tightly held Su Qianqian's cold little hand. He was terrified.
The private doctor had just finished the preliminary examination and was nervously packing up his equipment, not even daring to breathe loudly. The low pressure emanating from this Young Master made cold sweat run down his back.
"How is she?" Gu Chengyu asked quietly, each word seeming to be squeezed out from his throat with difficulty. He didn't turn his head, his gaze still fixed on Su Qianqian's face.
The doctor quickly bowed and began to answer normally, "Young Master Gu, Miss Su, she—"
Gu Chengyu turned his head, and a single look silenced the doctor.
He tucked her hand under the covers, smoothed the quilt, and got up to leave the room.
The doctor hastily followed Gu Chengyu out of the bedroom, moving on tiptoe.
The moment the bedroom door closed, Gu Chengyu immediately turned to face the doctor, his imposing figure overwhelmingly intimidating. "Speak quickly!"
The doctor swallowed hard, his voice trembling. "Young Master Gu, Miss Su... she is indeed pregnant. It should be about a month along..."
Gu Chengyu's heart clenched with a sour, aching feeling. He and Qianqian were going to have a child?
Before he could feel any joy, the doctor continued with difficulty, "However, Miss Su has been somewhat overworked recently, and her body was already a bit weak."
"Coupled with the poor air circulation at the press conference venue today, emotional agitation, and suddenly standing up which caused brief oxygen deprivation, that's why she fainted."
Gu Chengyu clenched his fists.
The doctor steeled himself. "Currently, the pregnancy signs are somewhat unstable. She needs complete rest and must take good care of herself. Otherwise, it's very easy to..."
He didn't dare utter the words that followed, but the meaning was perfectly clear.
Gu Chengyu's heart ached so fiercely he could hardly breathe.
The child he longed for so much, his and Qianqian's child, might be lost because of his negligence?
Thud!
A dull sound echoed.
Gu Chengyu suddenly slammed his fist hard against the nearby wall!
The doctor jumped, not daring to make a sound, terrified of provoking the man's wrath.
But Gu Chengyu seemed not to feel the pain in his hand. He lowered his head, his throat choked with emotion.
It was him!
It was all his fault!
He had only been preoccupied with his own ridiculous expectations and possessiveness, only thinking about making her pregnant with his child to tie her firmly to his side.
He had never seriously considered whether her delicate, frail body could withstand carrying his child.
And all these days, watching her run to appointments, read scripts... although it pained him, he always assumed she was full of energy and didn't think deeper.
He was a complete and utter bastard!
He kept saying he loved and cherished her, yet he had caused her such suffering and might even cause her to lose this baby.
Why had he been so reckless, so foolish, to stop the injections back then without considering the consequences?
Gu Chengyu, a man so arrogant and domineering, now wished desperately he could turn back time. He would never have refused that injection.
After a long while, he slowly raised his head. His eyes were frighteningly red as he looked at the terrified doctor.
"No matter what, you must protect her and the child. I want them both safe..."
The doctor hurriedly assured him, "Don't worry, Young Master Gu! I will do my absolute best! With proper rest and care, given Miss Su's youth, there's a very high probability the pregnancy can be maintained."
Probability? Gu Chengyu's lips twisted slightly. This was his beloved woman and their unborn child. There could be no probability of anything going wrong.
"Not probability. Certainty."
"I will have doctors from the Zhou family's private hospital and world-renowned medical experts work with you. If anything happens to Su Qianqian or the child, it will be due to your lack of diligence and responsibility. The consequences need no elaboration."
"Conversely, if my child is born safely, I guarantee your family for three generations will have the influence to move unimpeded through military, political, and business circles."
The doctor's heart skipped a beat. He quickly nodded in agreement, understanding this was a risk that could ruin him, but also an immense opportunity.
"Also, for now, don't let her know the pregnancy is unstable."
After saying this, Gu Chengyu waved his hand, dismissing the doctor to make arrangements. He himself remained standing in the living room for a long time, calming his turbulent emotions until his expression smoothed over. Only then did he gently push open the bedroom door again.
He walked to the bedside and slowly knelt down once more, taking Su Qianqian's small hand in his.
He lowered his head, gently pressing his forehead against the back of her hand in a posture of submission and devotion.
"Qianqian, I'm sorry. It's my fault for making you suffer."
Su Qianqian, in her deep sleep, seemed to sense something. Her eyelashes fluttered faintly, and she let out a soft, weak whimper, so delicate and pitiful.
Gu Chengyu's heart clenched even tighter.
It was all his fault.
If only he hadn't been so insatiable with her that night, making her conceive after just one time.
