Chapter 7: A Will?
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What?!
Honestly, she didn’t look like someone who was married at all. She seemed so innocent.
Maybe he was just inexperienced and jumping to conclusions based on appearances.
Xiao Zheyan took the form from her hand and casually checked her previous test results on the computer while asking, “Where’s your husband? Why didn’t he come with you?”
When he said “husband,” Qiao Mo was momentarily stunned. After a beat, she realized what he was asking.
“We’re divorced.”
That wasn’t wrong—they had planned to divorce after three years anyway, and now it was just waiting for him to come back and finalize the paperwork.
“You’re still pregnant, and he wants a divorce?”
Normally, doctors shouldn’t pry into patients’ private lives. But after spending the night together, Xiao Zheyan had silently put her in the friend category in his mind.
Even as a doctor, caring about a friend shouldn’t be against the rules.
Qiao Mo hadn’t expected him to ask so directly. Not wanting to reveal the truth, she made up a vague excuse.
“He doesn’t know I’m pregnant, and I don’t plan to tell him.”
Seeing Xiao Zheyan was about to ask more, she quickly interrupted, “Dr. Xiao, please help me with the tests. There are others waiting behind me.”
Not wanting to push, Xiao Zheyan stopped questioning and quickly ordered the necessary exams on the computer.
He handed her the form. “Go ahead. Come back and see me after the tests.”
“Okay.”
Qiao Mo took the form and went upstairs to the ultrasound room. There were five or six people ahead of her, so it would be at least twenty minutes.
Back in the consultation room, after Qiao Mo left, Xiao Qing came in with a friend.
“Bro, when did you get back?”
Xiao Qing’s eyes were as wide as saucers when she saw Xiao Zheyan—like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time.
“Why didn’t you say anything when you came back?”
Xiao Zheyan’s younger sister was giving him a headache. He hadn’t planned to tell the family he was back, but now that she’d found out, there was no hiding it.
He warned her, “Don’t tell anyone else I’m back.”
“Why not?” Xiao Qing asked.
“I’m leaving in a few days. I won’t be here long.”
Just then, Xiao Qing’s friend teased, “Weren’t you here to come with me for a checkup? Why are you suddenly recognizing family?”
“Alright, baby, I was wrong. This is my brother—just trust him to take care of you.”
After sending Xiao Qing off, Xiao Zheyan let out a heavy sigh. She was really hard to please.
She had demanded he take her out to eat or she’d spill the news of his return. Now this little girl had leverage on him, and one meal wouldn’t solve it.
But for now, it was best to keep his return a secret. Otherwise, if his mother found out, who knew what she’d make him do?
Last time it was marriage; this time, it might be about having a child.
Downstairs, Qiao Mo had just found a free seat when she heard someone call her name nearby.
“Qiao Yu, what are you doing here?”
Only someone from the Xiao family would call her Qiao Yu—and judging by the voice, it was the one person she least wanted to see: her sister-in-law.
Xiao Qing had come upstairs with a friend for a checkup and had just seen her brother. Unexpectedly, coming downstairs, she ran into his wife.
It seemed she and her brother had already met. So did that mean he already knew she was carrying his child out of wedlock?
She walked up to Qiao Mo and asked the first thing on her mind, “Has my brother already told you about the divorce?”
“Your brother?” Qiao Mo looked puzzled. “I haven’t even met him yet. Has he come back?”
If he had, why hadn’t he told her? Had he already completely forgotten about his wife?
Xiao Qing was confused too. “You haven’t met yet?”
Thinking about it, with so many doctors around, Qiao Mo might not have even booked an appointment with her brother.
“No rush. Next time we meet, I’ll be sure to tell him about you cheating on him.”
Qiao Mo wasn’t threatened in the slightest. The divorce was exactly what she wanted.
“Good. You better tell your brother to come find me soon, or after I have this baby, he won’t have a chance to save face.”
“You—”
Xiao Qing’s face twisted in anger. “If you dare ruin my brother’s reputation, I won’t let you off.”
To think this sister-in-law didn’t care when her own mother died but cared so much about her brother, whom she barely ever saw—how strange.
“Do you… have a brother-complex or something?” Qiao Mo bluntly said what she was thinking.
“That’s nonsense!” Xiao Qing visibly panicked. “I don’t have that kind of thing.”
Qiao Mo, who studied psychology, recognized that Xiao Qing’s over-dependence and admiration for her brother was a sign of lacking fatherly love as a child.
“I’m just saying. Why are you so worked up?”
Xiao Qing, caught off guard, could only glare silently. She couldn’t argue back.
They often bickered at home, and Qiao Mo always hit the sore spot exactly right.
But Xiao Qing never knew Qiao Mo studied psychology—otherwise, she wouldn’t get so emotionally drained every time.
Suddenly, the hospital announcement called Qiao Mo’s name. Ignoring Xiao Qing, she stood and headed to the ultrasound room.
Xiao Qing seethed behind her, clenching fists as if she wanted to summon Xiao Zheyan right now and kick this “poisonous woman” out of the Xiao family.
After finishing all her tests, Qiao Mo returned to the consultation room and handed the results to Xiao Zheyan.
He took the papers without a word, lowering his head and carefully reviewing each one.
“The fetus is developing well. Remember to come to the hospital for a checkup every month.”
Xiao Zheyan suddenly grew cold toward her. Qiao Mo felt a little awkward but reminded herself he didn’t owe her warmth.
The more businesslike and distant he was, the more comfortable she felt.
“Okay, thank you, Dr. Xiao.”
After leaving the hospital, Qiao Mo stood on the street and exhaled deeply. The atmosphere inside had felt so heavy she struggled to breathe.
After Qiao Mo left, Xiao Zheyan’s mood darkened. After fiddling with his pen for a long time, he remembered an important task he had to do on this trip.
He quickly pulled out his phone and called his lawyer.
“Hello, Lawyer Li. Have you prepared the agreement I asked for?”
“Divorce agreement’s ready. When do you want me to send it to Mrs. Xiao?”
Xiao Zheyan thought for a moment. He had to keep the divorce a secret from his mother. If she found out, she definitely wouldn’t approve.
“Wait until I talk to her first. Then you can approach her.”
After he finished, Lawyer Li asked,
“When will Mrs. Xiao get the will you mentioned?”
The moment Xiao Zheyan heard the word ‘will,’ his mind went blank. Struggling, he squeezed out, “Will? What will? What happened to my mother?”
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