The Villainous Sister-in-law Mistakenly Marked as the Heroine (Transmigration) - Chapter 46.2

Like a statue carved from white jade.

Until her abdomen suddenly protruded slightly. Her back stiffened, and her icy expression shattered bit by bit, revealing a rare softness. She reached out to touch her belly and murmured to herself.

“Don’t worry, baby. Mommy’s fine. It’s just that the previous decision might need to change.”

Her cold eyes fixed on the test report in her hand, and for a fleeting moment, confusion flickered through her frost-covered gaze.

Can love really drive people to such madness?

For Qi Song, her mother Bai Jiao had no qualms about harming her own spouse, even showing no regard for her own daughter.

She couldn’t help but think of Lin Qile, a cold smirk curling at the corner of her lips.

Afraid of hurting Lin Qile, she had agreed to the divorce. Yet that woman had moved on so effortlessly, seamlessly transitioning to the next, how utterly ironic.

Rong Jing rarely swore, but now she felt as if she had been possessed by some saintly foolishness back then.

Helping Lin Qile settle company matters, agreeing to an amicable divorce, and now carrying a child with her blood, all while that woman reaped the benefits without lifting a finger.

Nothing in this world comes that cheap!

The ice in her eyes seemed to melt under scorching flames, slowly replaced by a crimson shadow of malice.

She would never let Qi Song off the hook not even her own birth mother, Bai Jiao. For the sake of those she loved more deeply, she would not hesitate to act. In this world, what she cared for, she would keep. Anyone who sought to take it from her was her enemy.

As for Lin Qile? Of course, she would make her contribute both in effort and in raising the child. That way, Rong Jing could free her hands to deal with Qi Song.

“Baby, Mommy will give you the very best this world has to offer!”

Rong Jing reined in her thoughts and glanced at the phone beside her. Eighteen minutes had passed since she made that call.

She should be arriving soon.

She set aside the crumpled test report, stood up, and walked to the bathroom. Facing the mirror, she meticulously smoothed her disheveled hair, straightened the wrinkles in her nightgown, and erased all traces of her earlier disarray. Then, she lifted her chin slightly and curled her lips at the woman in the mirror.

The real battle had only just begun.

Right then, the doorbell rang, Lin Qile had arrived.

Rong Jing strolled over but made no move to open the door. She hadn’t changed the passcode from before.

Instead, she crossed her arms and leaned against the cabinet, watching as the door slowly pushed open. Lin Qile cautiously peeked in, her eyes meeting Rong Jing’s in an instant.

Lin Qile paused mid-motion before stepping inside, puzzled. “You’re here? Why didn’t you open the door for me?”

“Couldn’t be bothered.”

Fine! Whatever you say!

Unable to decipher Rong Jing’s thoughts, Lin Qile didn’t dare provoke her recklessly.

She could only ask, “You called earlier saying you had something to tell me. What is it?”

“I looked into what you mentioned before,” Rong Jing replied calmly.

Lin Qile couldn’t help but feel a sense of misgiving. “No issues?”

Rong Jing suddenly let out a cold scoff. “I found a bottle of calcium tablets by my mother’s bedside. The test results showed they contained a high dose of quinidine.”

As a medical student, Lin Qile knew exactly what that meant.

Quinidine is primarily used for arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia, and other conditions, but it has numerous adverse effects. If taken long-term by a healthy person, it can easily lead to heart disease, and in severe cases, even sudden death.

This is nothing short of slow murder.

Looking at Rong Jing’s cold and indifferent expression, Lin Qile suddenly felt a pang of unease.

After spending so much time together, she had come to understand Rong Jing a little, the calmer she appeared, the more she was likely suffering inside.

After all, having one’s own mother attempt to harm one’s other mother due to infidelity would be suffocating for anyone.

Seeing the numbness and pallor on Rong Jing’s face, Lin Qile could only clumsily comfort her, “At least it was discovered early. Take Aunt Rong for a full check-up first, she’ll be fine.”

“Hmm.”

A single syllable, coolly exhaled from the tip of her nose.

The light cast over Rong Jing’s tall, slender frame, giving her a fragile, desolate aura.

Almost as if possessed, Lin Qile felt the urge to pull her into an embrace and console her. Tentatively, she reached out.

Before her hand could even brush against Rong Jing, a sharp glare cut her way. “Go wash your hands.”

“I just showered before coming here!”

Her hands were perfectly clean, okay?

Rong Jing snorted. “Disinfect them properly with bleach!”

What a lunatic!

Lin Qile grumbled inwardly but obediently trudged to the bathroom under Rong Jing’s domineering gaze.

She had planned to just rinse her hands perfunctorily, but to her surprise, Rong Jing followed her in like an emotionless overseer, watching her coldly. Left with no choice, she had to scrub thoroughly with bleach.

Three times.

Only then did the young mistress Rong mercifully let her off. They stood in the living room.

Rong Jing stared straight at her, making Lin Qile’s hair stand on end, it felt like being targeted by a cold-blooded predator.

Uncomfortable, she hugged her arms. “Why are you looking at me like that? It’s creepy. Just say whatever you want to say!”

“Lin Qile, you should quit obstetrics.”

The sudden, seemingly irrelevant statement left Lin Qile utterly baffled.

Thinking Rong Jing was just being her usual critical self, she retorted, “Can you stop putting me down all the time? I worked so hard to get in,”

“I’m pregnant.”

Rong Jing dropped the bombshell with calm elegance, then couldn’t resist adding a jab. “If you can’t even tell I’m pregnant, what right do you have to work in obstetrics?”

The words hit like a thunderbolt, leaving Lin Qile reeling.

Her mouth opened and closed, but for a long moment, no sound came out.

Like a poor mute patient, she flailed her hands excitedly, pointing at Rong Jing, then at herself, looking as foolish as a snow leopard chasing its own tail in circles.

Useless idiot!

Rong Jing scoffed and grabbed Lin Qile’s hand, pressing it against her abdomen.

As if greeting for the first time, the little one obliged with a kick, causing a slight bulge under her palm.

The warm movement transmitted through her fingertips, igniting a wondrous, indescribable excitement in Lin Qile’s chest. Her fingers trembled as she gently stroked a few more times, finally finding her voice again.

“This is… our child.”

“Obviously. If it weren’t yours, why would I bother telling you?”

“How far along?”

“Almost four months.”

Lin Qile was even more stunned, her voice shaking. “We conceived right after getting married? So when you were vomiting on the yacht, ”

“So I advise you not to go wreak havoc in the obstetrics department.”

Covering her face as if socially mortified, Lin Qile muttered, “I really am an idiot.”

“Being able to recognize yourself clearly is progress in itself.”

Rong Jing’s words remained as sharp and biting as ever.

Lin Qile had completely lost the will to argue. Staring at Rong Jing, she asked, “Why didn’t you tell me? You’re pregnant, and yet you still divorced me?”

Avoiding eye contact, Rong Jing let out an exaggerated scoff. “We were only married by agreement to begin with. Divorce was inevitable. What good would telling you, an idiot, do? What if you tried to cling to me?”

Was she really that terrible?!

Her sincere feelings had been fed to a dog, Rong Jing actually thought of her that way?

Battered by repeated blows, Lin Qile couldn’t help but wallow in self-pity. “Then why did you suddenly tell me now?”

“Because I realized how exhausting pregnancy is. It’s been months of relentless nausea, and I still have to endure the pain of childbirth and the exhaustion of raising a child. Meanwhile, you had your fun in one go and get to claim a child for free. That’s way too easy.”

“That… wasn’t my choice either! I can’t get pregnant,” Lin Qile mumbled under her breath.

“You’re right. And I’m not a reasonable person.”

Rong Jing took a step forward, raising an eyebrow with a smirk. “You can’t get pregnant, but you can experience everything I’m going through. If I vomit, you don’t eat until you can make something I’m willing to eat. If I wake up in the middle of the night, you don’t sleep until I do. When I’m in labor, however much pain I’m in, I’ll bite you just as hard. I won’t take advantage of you, and you don’t get to take advantage of me either. Being a mother isn’t something you get to do so easily.”

“Are you… serious?”

Lin Qile shuddered, goosebumps rising all over her body.

“I never joke.”

Rong Jing’s expression was deadly serious as she laid down the law. “Starting now, you’ll learn how to be a proper mother and take care of me and the baby. I need to free up my hands to deal with Qi Song.”

The demand wasn’t unreasonable, but the thought of those specifics made Lin Qile’s scalp tingle.

No eating, no sleeping, and getting bitten…

Her gaze fell on Rong Jing’s slightly protruding belly, and Lin Qile resigned herself to her fate.

Wahhh, little one, be good! When you come out, Mama will treat you well just don’t give me a hard time now!

Noticing Lin Qile staring blankly at her stomach, Rong Jing’s voice dropped to an icy tone. “What? Silent refusal? Not willing?”

“No, no, of course I’m willing! I’ll do my best,” Lin Qile hurriedly assured her.

Only then did Rong Jing seem satisfied. She turned toward the bedroom, and Lin Qile quickly followed.

Tossing her a prenatal book, Rong Jing lay down and said, “I’m tired. Read the prenatal storybook to me. Wake me up at 6:30 tomorrow. My mother is coming back, and I need to talk to her.”

“Okay, okay.”

Lin Qile picked up the book and began reading absentmindedly, a whirlwind of questions swirling in her mind that she didn’t dare voice.

So, we’re really having a baby? I’m going to be a mom? And we’re already divorced, what kind of mess is this? What are we going to do?!

She had no idea, none at all!

But…

Stealing a glance at Rong Jing’s belly, she thought, A baby, mine and Rong Jing’s child. The thought inexplicably warmed her heart.

“What are you smirking about?”

Rong Jing suddenly narrowed her eyes at her.

“Nothing! Ahem… I’ll keep reading.”

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