Reborn in the 1970s — Married a Proud Rough Man

Chapter 109: Chapter 51: Jie Jingchen, It’s Not a Miscarriage

”I’m alive. You’re not too late.” Jie Jingchen struggled to get up, clutching his back with a pained expression. He still found the presence of mind to tell Jie Jingjue, ”Quick, go check on your fourth sister-in-law. I don’t know how badly she’s hurt.”

When Qin Mei saw Jie Jingchen get up, she was about to climb to her feet as well. But hearing his words, she immediately lay back down. To play along, she clutched her stomach and let out a pained cry. ”Agh! My stomach, it hurts so much! Jie Jingchen, am I having a miscarriage?”

She was no actress, but she wasn’t about to sabotage Jie Jingchen’s act.

”Fourth Sister-in-law!” Hearing the word ”miscarriage,” Jie Jingjue was terrified. He hadn’t been there, so he didn’t know what had happened. But the stone table was overturned and the ground was in shambles—there had clearly been a fight.

The corner of Jie Jingchen’s mouth twitched. ’A miscarriage? Only that little head of hers could come up with something like that.’

Father Xu, Xu Chunyan, and Jie Jingwei were dumbfounded.

”What’s going on here?” one of the police officers asked.

”A misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding, Officer! We’re family, just messing around. We’re sorry to have troubled you.” Xu Chunyan quickly recovered, forcing a smile.

The officer pointed to the overturned stone table and the wreckage on the ground. ”This is a misunderstanding? This is ’messing around’?”

”Uh...” Xu Chunyan surreptitiously tugged on Jie Jingwei’s sleeve, motioning for him to say something.

”Officer...” Jie Jingwei had just begun to speak when Qin Mei cut him off.

”Agh! Jie Jingchen, my stomach hurts!” Qin Mei howled, clutching her stomach. But her tearless cries weren’t convincing. Try as she might, she couldn’t squeeze out a single drop. Steeling herself, she gave her thigh a vicious pinch. The sharp pain finally forced tears into her eyes.

”Fourth Sister-in-law, you—” Jie Jingjue cried out in alarm, his gaze fixed on the space between Qin Mei’s legs. Deep worry clouded his handsome face, and his voice trembled. ”Fourth Brother, she’s... she’s really having a miscarriage.”

Qin Mei froze. Through her tear-filled eyes, she followed Jie Jingjue’s gaze downward. For a moment, she was completely stunned.

’Could the timing be any more perfect?’

This wasn’t a miscarriage at all—her period had just started.

The bloodstain was especially obvious on the white pants she was wearing, and for a spectacular moment, she completely forgot to react.

Jie Jingchen reacted in a flash. He took off his jacket, wrapped it around Qin Mei, scooped her into his arms, and strode toward the exit.

Qin Mei buried her face in his arms, embarrassed. Her cheeks were flushed red as she whispered, ”Jie Jingchen, it’s not a miscarriage.”

”I know,” Jie Jingchen said with a knowing smile.

Qin Mei paused. ’I’d almost rather you didn’t know.’ She snuggled against his chest. ”Now what?”

”You’re having a miscarriage. We’re going to the hospital,” Jie Jingchen declared, intentionally raising his voice.

”Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, I’ll go with you,” Jie Jingjue said.

”You stay home and take care of Jing Qi.” Jie Jingchen’s words stopped Jie Jingjue in his tracks.

Qin Mei pulled the keys from her pocket and gave them to Jie Jingjue. ’Faced with a choice between a miscarriage and her period, she chose the miscarriage.’

And so, one of the officers escorted Jie Jingchen and Qin Mei to the hospital, while Father Xu, Xu Chunyan, and Jie Jingwei were taken to the police station.

When Mrs. Xie heard what had happened, she immediately created a medical file for Qin Mei confirming a miscarriage. As a doctor, her professional ethics should have forbidden her from falsifying a record. However, she was also a mother. So, in the end, she created the record.

With that, the story of Qin Mei’s miscarriage was solidified. Before they even returned home, the news had already spread through the neighborhood like wildfire, causing an uproar.

Liu Guihua wasn’t detained for long before being released. Jie Jingchen had already made arrangements: Father Xu would only be let go if he and Qin Mei provided a signed letter of forgiveness.

Qin Mei lay in bed, her head wrapped in a towel, receiving well-wishes from the women in the neighborhood.

Some were sympathetic, some were gloating over her misfortune, some were just there for the drama, and a few offered their genuine concern.

For instance, there was Second Auntie.

”Jing Si’s wife, you must be careful while recovering from this. Don’t be careless. Especially avoid cold water, or you’ll have problems down the line.” Second Auntie sat by the bed and tucked the blanket around Qin Mei. ”And Doctor Qiao... honestly. After you’ve had a miscarriage, you’d think she’d take some time off to come and look after you.”

”The hospital is busy; my mom couldn’t get time off.” Qin Mei managed a weak smile. The other women from the neighborhood had all gone home, but Second Auntie, for whatever reason, showed no signs of leaving.

”Work is important, but a daughter-in-law is more important,” Second Auntie said, disagreeing. Then she thought for a moment and seemed to understand. ”Then again, she’s a doctor. Saving lives is her duty... Sigh. How did things between you and the Xu Family get this bad?”

Qin Mei just smiled without saying a word. It was a difficult topic to explain. ’The ”miscarriage” was just a coincidence,’ Qin Mei thought. ’If my period hadn’t started right then, how would Jie Jingchen have gotten us out of that mess?’ She recalled the kick from Father Xu that had sent the stone table flying. If that had hit Jie Jingchen, the consequences would have been unthinkable.