The Alpha’s Hidden Marriage, Public Obsession - Chapter 72.3

They even mock me every day, telling me to divorce you. They say if you run off with someone else abroad, they’ll treat the whole company to a celebration feast. Don’t you think they’re being way too harsh?

Xiao Xue, have you eaten?

Today I saw Xia Yin. I was a bit surprised she didn’t go to Melbourne with you all. Xia Ran brought her along to apologize to me, and since she seemed sincere this time, I reluctantly accepted her apology.

But I didn’t forgive her.

You’re the one who was wronged in that incident. If anyone should forgive her, it should be you, I have no right to do it on your behalf.

Still, it seems she hasn’t given up on you. She even had the nerve to tell me that if you ever divorce me, she’d immediately buy a diamond ring, fly to Melbourne, and propose to you. I was so angry I challenged her to a boxing match. Guess how it ended?

I won.

Xiaoxue, have you eaten? Are you resting well?

It’s been half a month, and you haven’t replied to a single email.

I called Chu Yuan, and she keeps telling me you’re eating well, sleeping well, just struggling a bit with the climate and catching colds often. I wish I could fly over to see you. If I’d known it’d be like this, I would’ve sent a doctor with you.

Xiaoxue, good night.

Today, I had the workers renovate our villa a little. Since you love floor-to-ceiling windows, I had them enlarge the one in the bedroom so you can sit there and bask in the sun every day when you come back.

Also.

You love cats, right? After you return, we’ll adopt one, no, as many as you want.

Xiaoxue, are you asleep?

It rained heavily here today. At the company, I saw all the Omegas being picked up by their Alphas, and I thought, if you were back, you wouldn’t have to stay in the dorm. Then I could drive you every day.

Xiaoxue, winter’s here.

I miss you so much.

I really, really miss you.

“I miss you so much, my Snow!”

Chu Yuan opened each email one by one and read them aloud word for word, just as Jiang Xue had asked.

Jiang Xue gave her a deadpan look. “Read properly. Don’t make things up!”

“Who’s making things up? This is exactly what your woman wrote!” Chu Yuan rolled her eyes dramatically. “Xue, don’t you think you’re being too much? You don’t want to read them yourself, fine, but you’re making me read them for you? And not just skim word for word!”

“Is that really too much?”

“Isn’t it?!”

“Hm, I don’t think so.”

“Then why don’t you just give her your email?!”

Chu Yuan had initially thought Jiang Xue couldn’t bear to let Lin Yulan worry so much, she’d even thoughtfully left an email address as a way to stay in touch. But later, Chu Yuan realized she was just a prop in Jiang Xue and Lin Yulan’s long-distance relationship play!

Every time Chu Yuan opened her inbox, it was flooded with emails from Lin Yulanhundreds, if not thousands. Just to find work-related emails, she had to sort and filter them. Worst of all, Jiang Xue wouldn’t let her delete any or reply to Lin Yulan. And whenever she had time, she’d force Chu Yuan to endure their lovey-doggy exchanges together.

It was just too too too too much!

“Then why did you take her money? And lie to me, saying you were spoiling me out of pity?”

At that, Chu Yuan instantly deflated.

At first, Jiang Xue couldn’t tell whose money was being spent on the things they bought, and Chu Yuan thought she had hidden it well. But as they say, man proposes and God disposes. Last week, Jiang Xue was burning up with a high fever that just wouldn’t break, and Chu Yuan had no choice but to use Lin Yulan’s financial clout to fast-track her medical care.

With a move like that, even a fool would’ve figured out what was going on.

“I did it for you!” Chu Yuan said defensively. “You have no idea how bad your fever was you were completely out of it. And you know how terrible healthcare is abroad. If we’d gone through normal channels, you’d have had to wait at least half a month. In your condition, how could you have waited that long? You couldn’t even last a single day. Any longer, and you’d have been fried into an idiot!”

Jiang Xue wasn’t mad at Chu Yuan for spending Lin Yulan’s money. What infuriated her was that Chu Yuan had been bribed by Lin Yulan again and was still sneaking photos of her to that bastard!

“What about the hundred-some photos in your phone?”

“……”

“Was that for my sake too?”

“I was just—”

Chu Yuan felt a bit guilty but still spoke with righteous indignation, “Wasn’t it your woman who told me to do it?! If you’re going to blame anyone, you should call and blame your woman.”

Jiang Xue: “…” Sure enough, she was spineless just a little temptation from Lin Yulan, and she immediately turned traitor!

Time passed quickly after that, and before they knew it, over a month had gone by.

The project was so busy that Chu Yuan hadn’t even had time to read the emails Lin Yulan had sent. The little red notification dots had piled up into the thousands, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were stacked like a mountain.

But it was from this month onward that Jiang Xue’s body gradually began to feel a bit off. She would often experience unexplained nausea, feel sick at the sight of foods she normally ate, and frequently run to the bathroom.

Jiang Xue thought it might be due to not being acclimated to the environment or having eaten something bad recently, so she bought some medicine and took it for a while. But Chu Yuan knew that neither acclimation nor food poisoning would cause symptoms like this. After thinking it over carefully, a bold idea began to form in her mind.

“Xue, you couldn’t possibly be pregnant, could you?”

Jiang Xue was leaning against the wall, vomiting, when she heard Chu Yuan’s words and froze on the spot. “What did you say?”

Chu Yuan counted on her fingers. “It’s been over two months since you and she you know, right?”

Then, after a pause, Chu Yuan asked, “Has your period been normal lately?”

Only then did Jiang Xue realize she hadn’t had her period in a long time. She had assumed it was due to not being acclimated, but now, combined with the unexplained nausea, everything made sense.

“So, sweetie, you really are pregnant?”

To confirm, Jiang Xue deliberately bought a pregnancy test from the supermarket. As expected, she was indeed pregnant.

As the future godmother, Chu Yuan was naturally thrilled about this. But for Jiang Xue, the person directly involved, there was no joy to be found.

First, she hadn’t fully decided whether to forgive Lin Yulan and start over with her. Second, based on the first point, she hadn’t even considered whether she wanted a child, and now this baby had suddenly arrived, catching her completely off guard.

“Xue, you’re not happy?”

Chu Yuan knew what Jiang Xue was thinking. She stepped forward, hugged her, patted her shoulder, and coaxed, “It’s okay. If you don’t want it, then we won’t keep it!”

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xue turned her head and asked in return, “Should I keep it?”

“Do you want to?”

“I don’t know.”

Chu Yuan had no experience in this area mainly because she hadn’t been through what Jiang Xue was going through. With her own lover, everything had happened naturally, without any conflicts, so she’d never had to agonize over such decisions.

“So, that means you haven’t made up your mind yet, right?”

Jiang Xue lowered her head, lost in thought. After a long while, she finally looked up, placed a hand on her abdomen, and said, “I don’t know.”

Chu Yuan said, “Then you’d better decide soon. While your belly isn’t showing yet, you still have options. But if you keep dragging it out, once your belly grows, the only choice will be to have the baby.”

Jiang Xue knew. She gave a soft “Mm” and then dragged her exhausted body back to the bedroom to rest.

This matter was originally meant to be shared with Lin Yulan, her partner, but Chu Yuan understood the gravity of the situation clearly. The decision lay in Jiang Xue’s hands. If she were to tell Lin Yulan, given Lin Yulan’s temperament, it wouldn’t be impossible for her to immediately fly over and bring Jiang Xue back.

After careful consideration, Chu Yuan decided to keep this secret for Jiang Xue. No matter what happened in the future or what decision Jiang Xue made, she wouldn’t tell Lin Yulan.

Days passed one after another, and Jiang Xue’s morning sickness grew increasingly severe. Later, when working, if it weren’t for Chu Yuan’s meticulous care by her side, Jiang Xue might not have been able to continue her tasks at all.

Fortunately, with Chu Yuan around, Jiang Xue could relax a little.

Soon, another month flew by.

Jiang Xue’s morning sickness had improved significantly compared to before. She could now face food normally without feeling nauseous at the mere sight of it.

Today happened to be a day off, and Chu Yuan went out shopping with her friends in Melbourne. As a pregnant woman and a particularly beautiful one at that Chu Yuan didn’t dare let Jiang Xue join their nighttime revelries. They unanimously decided to leave Jiang Xue behind in the dorm to keep watch.

Left alone in the dorm, Jiang Xue grew bored and decided to open Chu Yuan’s email to see what Lin Yulan had written to her that day. But upon opening it, she realized Lin Yulan hadn’t sent anything not even a single word.

A sudden emptiness filled Jiang Xue’s heart.

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