Chapter 113: Innate Maternity

  Chen Yan gently patted her back, comforting her: "It's okay, I'm here, don't be afraid."

  Until she lost control of her emotions in front of him, Chen Yan didn't realize how much harm Lu Dongqi's passing had caused to Xia Xiang.

  She hadn't let go of the guilt and self-blame, only choosing to put them aside, but they would erupt at the slightest touch.

  "Lu Dongqi's accident wasn't your fault, don't give yourself that kind of blame," Chen Yan tried to calm her down with words, but in the face of life and death, language was too weak.

  Xia Xiang didn't respond, only burying her face deep into his chest, stopping her tears after a long time.

  The warm sunlight shone on them as they laughed together, seemingly able to last until the end of time.

  On Monday morning, Liu Xun returned to school to process her withdrawal. She wanted to leave before Liu Yaxin and Su Qun's wedding in early October. Although Liu Yaxin strongly opposed her going abroad alone, Liu Xun was determined, and no one could change her mind.

  Su Qun wisely didn't express her opinion at this time, knowing that if she said something wrong, it might lead to Liu Yaxin's misunderstanding. After all, the plot of a stepmother forcing her biological daughter was too common in TV dramas.

  She secretly helped Liu Xun arrange her trip abroad, thinking it was a win-win situation. Liu Xun had deep prejudices against her, and if they lived under the same roof, it would be awkward. That girl was too smart, and if she intentionally targeted Su Qun, she would be at a disadvantage.

  After leaving the administrative building, Liu Xun wandered aimlessly around the campus. In her year at school, she had been busy with various things and hadn't taken the time to appreciate the scenery. Only when she was about to leave did she realize that the school's landscape was actually very beautiful.

  The greenery on campus was deeper than in summer, able to easily calm people's restless hearts.

  From the playground to the teaching building, the French plane trees along the small road had leaves starting to fall. When the wind came, they fluttered like butterflies, then settled on the grass. Liu Xun picked up a leaf and put it in her notebook as a keepsake.

  Actually, she didn't want to leave, but she had to go to a place where no one knew her to hide her secret.

  When Su Qun accompanied her to the hospital for an abortion, Liu Xun sat on the long chair, smelling the pungent disinfectant, quietly closing her eyes. Her heart was not at peace.

  In the corridor, there were anxious footsteps of people waiting for the arrival of new life, their faces filled with joy...

  What was she doing? What right did she have to deprive a life of its right to survive?

  Such self-doubt made her more and more uneasy, and she hastily knocked over the medicine the nurse handed her, fleeing in a panic.

  If she had to pay for her impulsiveness, she shouldn't do it at the cost of another life. Moreover, that was her child, completely hers.

  The sunlight today was similar to that day's. Liu Xun stood under the pale light, thinking deeply for a long time, making up her mind. Since she couldn't bear to tear the flesh and blood from her body, she would keep it, no matter how difficult the road ahead would be.

  Liu Xun gently placed her hand on her abdomen, her eyes filled with warmth and worry. How much longer could this secret be kept? Even if she went abroad, one day it would still be exposed. Hopefully, by then, she would have become strong enough to protect herself and him.

  Women are born with maternity, a kind of innate instinct that, once excavated, can instantly give them unprecedented strength.