CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 331: LITTLE FANGIRL

No one had ever told her that Director Zhang was married! Otherwise, she wouldn’t have insisted on coming to work at this auto parts factory.

She was interested in Director Zhang, but she never thought of being the other woman.

She was internally conflicted for quite a while but found it hard to stop liking Director Zhang.

How could this happen? She finally found a man she liked, and he turned out to be married. It seemed so unfair to her.

"Comrade? Don’t just stand there in a daze! Take this!" Lin Xue waved her hand in front of her, trying to snap her out of her trance. She instinctively took the dumpling, and Lin Xue withdrew her hand, leaning close to Zhang Yuan with a playful smile.

"If there’s nothing else, go out! It’s lunchtime now!" Zhang Yuan coldly left a statement and pulled Lin Xue toward the table.

"Honey, the braised ribs you made are the best. Here, have more!"

"Mm, you eat. I’m on a diet!" Lin Xue shook her head.

"What diet? You’re not even fat! Even if you were, I’d still like you!" Zhang Yuan affectionately tapped her nose, then offered her another rib.

Lin Xue ate the rib from Zhang Yuan’s hand, and then she picked one up for him too. "If we get fat, we’ll get fat together!"

But looking at his strong abs, how does he never gain weight no matter what he eats? It’s truly enviable.

She used to never gain weight too, but for some reason, lately, she felt like she was gaining weight. She was constantly craving food and getting hungry all the time.

Both of them completely forgot about Shen Yue, who was standing at the door holding a food box, watching them feed each other.

"Secretary Shen! Close the door when you leave!" Zhang Yuan, as if he had eyes on the back of his head, reminded her again.

Only then did Shen Yue snap out of it. She had been so confident before, but now she left with her head down, hurriedly closing the door as she fled.

"What a little fangirl! Quite pretty too!" Lin Xue commented coolly without even lifting her head.

"No one is as pretty as my wife!" Zhang Yuan quickly flattered her. "She’s the leader’s daughter; we can’t let her go. But she usually has no chance to come here; maybe today she..."

"Ugh..." Lin Xue didn’t finish listening to Zhang Yuan’s explanation and started retching, covering her mouth.

"Honey, what’s wrong? Why are you throwing up? Did you eat something bad?" Zhang Yuan was startled, helping her and getting water.

All the color drained from his face as he hovered around her like an anxious ant. "Honey, I’ll drive us to the hospital for a check-up!"

"It’s not that serious. It’s just the thought of another woman eyeing my man made me uncomfortable, and then...ugh..." Lin Xue couldn’t finish her sentence before feeling dizzy and throwing up everything in her stomach.

"Honey, I’m worried like this. Let’s go to the hospital!" Zhang Yuan was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks.

"Darling...we took precautions every time, right?" Lin Xue, with stars in her eyes after throwing up, asked Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan didn’t understand at first but suddenly his eyes lit up as he got excited.

He unconsciously gripped Lin Xue’s shoulders tightly. "Honey...are you saying you’re pregnant?" His excitement was infectious.

"Let go of me first, don’t shake me like that!" Lin Xue broke free from Zhang Yuan’s hold.

"Okay, okay! Sorry, sorry! I didn’t hurt you, did I?" Zhang Yuan quickly released her and checked to ensure she wasn’t hurt, carefully supporting her. "Honey, let’s sit down and talk, okay?"

Lin Xue obediently sat down, still muttering, "I remember we took precautions every time. How could this happen? It must be a coincidence! I can’t really be pregnant, can I? I’m still so young, with so much left to do; I can’t become a full-time mom so soon!"

Zhang Yuan, seeing her reaction, couldn’t help but worry. She seemed not to want the child. But if she was pregnant, wouldn’t it be harmful to her body to terminate it? After all, there was Zhang Ting’s case before her; she had her uterus removed to terminate her pregnancy.

"Tell me! Did you secretly do something?" Lin Xue grabbed Zhang Yuan’s collar aggressively, questioning him.

"I didn’t, honey! Don’t get so worked up! Let’s go to the hospital and check! It’s not confirmed yet, right?" Zhang Yuan pleaded, picking her up to head out.

"Put me down! I can walk myself!" Lin Xue huffed angrily. Her mind was a mess right now. If she was really pregnant, this was not part of her plan at all! She wasn’t ready for a baby.

If she was really pregnant, what about her studies? Her business empire? Her college?

Zhang Yuan carefully supported his dazed wife on their way to the car park.

"The more I think about it, the more real it seems! I’ve been feeling constantly tired and hungry these days! I always stayed slim despite eating, but I’ve been gaining some weight recently!" Lin Xue analyzed as she walked, her fear growing alongside her chatter.

Zhang Yuan felt a burst of happiness at her words, but then he remembered his wife wasn’t ready to be a mother, and worry crept back in.

If she insisted on terminating the pregnancy, what would he do? If anything happened to her...he...

Zhang Yuan grew progressively more frightened along the way, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The news of a baby hit this young couple so hard they both became a bit neurotic.

Even at the hospital, Lin Xue hesitated to go in for an examination.

"Honey, regardless of whether it’s true, we’ll feel better once we get it checked! Whatever decision you make, I’ll support you, okay? Let’s go in!" Zhang Yuan comforted her gently, like coaxing a child.

Lin Xue was finally coaxed into the hospital for a check-up.

When the test results came out, both were stunned. Lin Xue was indeed pregnant, more than a month along, and the fetus was very stable.

Zhang Yuan quickly asked the doctor, "Doctor, would it be dangerous to terminate the pregnancy?"

The doctor was taken aback as it was rare for people to ask about terminating a pregnancy at this stage, so she hadn’t expected this young couple to inquire about it.

Before the doctor could respond, Lin Xue dragged Zhang Yuan out and kept pulling him out of the hospital. Once outside, under Zhang Yuan’s anxious gaze, Lin Xue finally spoke.

"Zhang Yuan, what do you mean? You want to terminate my baby! What’s your deal?" Lin Xue’s eyes turned red as she continued, "You don’t want her, right? Fine! Just don’t regret it!" She turned and left.

Zhang Yuan was speechless, suddenly realizing that all his assumptions about his wife wanting to terminate the pregnancy had been his own imagination. His wife had never said she wanted to do that.

Why had he been so quick to question the doctor? Now it was too late—his wife was upset.

"Honey, let me explain! Let me explain!" Zhang Yuan chased after Lin Xue, but she simply ignored him.

She knew Zhang Yuan asked the doctor because he thought she wasn’t ready, and assumed she might want to terminate the pregnancy, but she just wanted to teach him a lesson.

Ignoring him, she walked on. Zhang Yuan kept chasing, trying to explain, and she finally stopped. "Take me home!"

"Okay, okay! Let’s go home!" Relieved, Zhang Yuan carefully helped her into the car and drove slowly home.