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Chapter 165 - 164 I Can Take Medicine (16)

Chapter 165: Chapter 164 I Can Take Medicine (16)

Chuxia Ling didn’t dare to look at Shi Che at all, feeling as though her breath stopped in an instant. The temperature of Che’s wrist was burning hot, while the palm of her hand was ice cold, creating a stark contrast.

Che was staring at her coldly the whole time, as if waiting for her to speak, to see what she was actually going to say.

Chuxia’s heart was contracting rapidly, her lips trembled, but she just couldn’t manage to speak. Che’s brows slowly furrowed, a trace of impatience stained the depths of his eyes, and he slightly moved his wrist as if he wanted to free it from Chuxia’s grasp. Chuxia panicked, forgetting even her fear, and blurted out recklessly, "I... I will take the pill!"

Perhaps because this sentence was so abrupt, Che didn’t hear it clearly at first. He asked back, "What?" His voice was deep and slightly hoarse.

Chuxia glanced quickly at Che, the hand holding his wrist unconsciously tightened, and she pursed her lips before repeating what she just said, "I will take the medicine, don’t... use this anymore."

The last few words were still somewhat difficult for her to say, and her voice was as faint as a mosquito’s.

When Che heard those few words from Chuxia, a trace of panic flashed across his handsome face, and, finding it hard to believe, he almost thought he had heard wrong. His tone unavoidably carried a hint of confusion, "You will take medicine?"

Mrs. Shi was now eagerly looking forward to a grandchild and had put so much pressure on her. He wasn’t blind to that. These past days, she had been deliberately trying to get pregnant, and he had seen it all. Now she was actually offering to take medicine?

Che’s deep black pupils narrowed, his gaze fixed on Chuxia with not only skepticism but also a trace of inquiry.

Chuxia knew, speaking such words would certainly raise Che’s doubts, and she had mentally prepared herself for that. But when Che really looked at her that way, she still felt a numbness all over, her limbs not knowing where to place themselves.

She suppressed her own guilt, her eyes flitted around for quite a while before she slowly replied, "I... I know you don’t want children... I understand. You... you have always been wearing this, and you are... uncomfortable too, so... I should take the medicine instead."

As she spoke, Chuxia’s already faintly flushed cheeks became truly ruddy, resembling a monkey’s backside, full of bashfulness.

Such words she would rather die than say before. But now, in order to make Che believe her and not arouse his suspicions, she had to force herself to speak.

After Chuxia finished speaking, Che’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed deeply. Chuxia’s temperament and character were something he understood well. Over these three years, to fulfill Mrs. Shi’s task, she had been utterly diligent, not daring to relax for a moment. Now, she was actually saying no to children voluntarily? Was she really planning to defy Mrs. Shi’s orders? It didn’t seem like her at all.

The light in Che’s eyes grew darker as he continued to gaze deeply at her, saying nothing. Chuxia felt her spine might slowly stiffen, but she couldn’t show any sign of guilt and had to keep up the pretense. She just needed to get through this, to make Che believe her.

After a long while, the corners of Che’s lips curled up in what seemed to be a smile, yet also not quite one. His voice carried an ambiguous tone, "Really don’t want children anymore?"

Chuxia held her breath, still not daring to look at him, and even afraid to speak, lest her voice tremble. She could only slowly nod.

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