Chapter 63: A Bolt from the Blue. Meng Wu Seems to Be Really Pregnant. p2
As soon as she got on the ship, Xue Yu found a pair of handcuffs and handcuffed Meng Wu’s hands, leaning him against the mast on the deck.
She herself quickly went to the anchor chain locker to weigh anchor, and then returned to the cockpit to operate the helm. After adjusting the direction of the ship and setting the autopilot, she returned to the deck to look at Meng Wu.
Meng Wu was very quiet, sitting on the deck with his back against the mast, his eyes so calm that he didn’t look like a captive.
Xue Yu squatted in front of him and began her persuasion. “Sir, you should understand me. I’m building a safe zone for the long run. The White Tower can’t accommodate so many people. Can’t I go out and do it on my own?”
“I’m not a spy, and I won’t report you. You don’t have to do any ideological work on me.”
Xue Yu unscrewed a bottle of water, took a sip herself, and then asked, “How can you prove that you’re not a spy?”
Meng Wu spoke slowly, “I told you, I came to find you because I’m pregnant with your child, not to expose you.”
Xue Yu pretended to be tough. “That’s ridiculous! How can I get a man pregnant? I’ve never even known about this. You say you’re pregnant, and you’re pregnant?”
Meng Wu was as calm as ever. “On my first day at the naval combat team, I read all the files of the water-type spirit bodies. At that time, I saw that the seahorse spirit body had the characteristic of supreme reproductive ability.”
He paused and then continued, “But later, when I wanted to check the information on the seahorse spirit body again, I found that this characteristic had been deleted. Who deleted it? It’s so hard to guess.”
Xue Yu was at a loss. “Let’s go to the South Continent first.”
She stood at the front railing, her eyes fixed on the distance. She could only console herself. Forget it. More children, more blessings.
The speed of the ship was no match for the swimming speed of a top-tier water-type warrior.
She and Mo Li had swum from the island to the South Continent for two days and two nights without stopping. Now, this ship was also sailing at full speed day and night, and it took four days and four nights to reach the South Continent.
It was nearly ten days later than the original delivery time.
The White Tower’s water transport center kept calling Xue Yu. “Xue Yu, what on earth is going on? It’s understandable to be three or four days late, but you’re ten days late. The South Continent is already urging.”
Xue Yu apologized repeatedly, “Sis, I’m so sorry. This is my first time out at sea. I was too cautious and didn’t dare to sail at full speed. I encountered a big wave a few days ago, and I’m not very good at reading the navigation chart, so I got the direction wrong and delayed the time.”
The staff of the water transport center said, “Don’t let it happen again. If this happens again, your salary will be docked.”
Xue Yu: “Okay, okay. Sis, can I go back two days later?”
“By the way, sis, I’m already at the port of the South Continent. I heard from the people of the South Continent that there have been pirates at sea these past few days. I want to wait a few days for the pirates to leave before I set sail again. Otherwise, I’m worried that the pirates will come and rob the ship. I can’t beat them.”
It was not easy to recruit a captain. The water transport center did not make things difficult for her. “Okay, but don’t delay for too long.”
“I know.”
Xue Yu got off the ship and completed the handover with the pilot at the South Continent port.
Before long, two cranes came over and methodically unloaded the iron plates from the cargo ship.
Xue Yu pulled Meng Wu off the ship, watched the unloading, and after confirming that the South Continent had paid the final payment to the White Tower’s water transport center, she went back on the ship and locked the doors of the cockpit, anchor chain locker, and engine room.
Then, she hurriedly dragged Meng Wu, spent a lot of money to take a taxi, and went to find an underground hospital in the South Continent.
She had the number of Dr. Lin, who had delivered Zhou Siyan’s baby last time. She called Dr. Lin and said she wanted to have a prenatal check-up. Dr. Lin said it was okay.
Xue Yu took Meng Wu to the small alley that Dr. Lin had indicated. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl was waiting for them. A beautiful parrot was perched on her shoulder.
Xue Yu remembered this girl. This girl was a middleman who specialized in leading patients to underground black-market hospitals.
The last time she and Zhou Siyan had come to have Xue Xiaohai, this girl had also led the way for them.
The girl was in high spirits and had a good memory. She also recognized Xue Yu. “Hahaha, you’re here again! I led the way for you last time too!”
She tilted her head and looked at Meng Wu beside Xue Yu. “Hey, it’s not the same man as last time. Is he your new husband?”
Xue Yu smiled and nodded in response.
The girl held her spirit body parrot and walked in front, showing a look of admiration to Xue Yu. “You’re so good. Your husband is sick, and you even brought him here to see a doctor. There aren’t many good women like you now.”
She then looked at Meng Wu. “You’re so lucky to have met such a responsible partner.”
Meng Wu returned a polite smile. “Thank you. I also think I’m very lucky.”
After finding Dr. Lin, Xue Yu hurriedly had her examine Meng Wu.
The “surprise” of a bolt from the blue made Xue Yu dizzy. Dr. Lin said, “Yes, it is indeed a symptom of pregnancy. But the fetus has not yet developed, so we can’t take a picture for now.”
Dr. Lin gave Xue Yu a thumbs up. “You’re amazing.”
This news, like the sinister spirit body cobra next to Dr. Lin, made Xue Yu’s legs weak.
Especially when the cobra also expressed its praise to Xue Yu along with its master, its way of praising was to hiss at Xue Yu.
A chill ran down Xue Yu’s spine, and she almost fainted.
Meng Wu was quick to support her. “Xue Yu, are you okay?”
Dr. Lin smiled at Xue Yu and said, “If you don’t want the child, I can perform an abortion for you now.”
Xue Yu looked at Meng Wu and cautiously probed, “Should we get rid of it?”
Meng Wu remained silent.
Xue Yu asked Dr. Lin again, “How much does an abortion cost?”
Dr. Lin maintained a professional smile. “The technical difficulty of performing an abortion on a male is very high. We are old acquaintances. I’ll give you a discount. 950,000 Continent Dollars.”
Xue Yu almost fainted again. The C-section for Zhou Siyan had cost 820,000 Continent Dollars. How could an abortion be more expensive than a C-section!
Dr. Lin saw her thoughts and explained, “Because your situation is very special. Men don’t have a birth canal, so an abortion also requires a C-section, and the surgical procedure is more delicate, so it’s a little more expensive.”
“Let’s think about it again.”
Meng Wu was about to pay for the examination.
Xue Yu pretended to stop him a few times, scratching her head. “Oh my, I told you I’d pay. You had to fight me for it. Sigh, forget it. I can’t beat you. Do as you please.”
Xue Yu didn’t believe it and took Meng Wu to another underground black-market hospital. After an examination, it also showed symptoms of pregnancy.
If Zhou Siyan, Feng Qizhou, and Mo Li had not been pregnant with her children, Xue Yu would definitely not have believed it.
But now, Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou had even given birth to children, so Xue Yu had no choice but to accept this result.
“Wait for me for a moment. I have to ask the doctor a few questions,” Meng Wu said to Xue Yu.
He had Xue Yu stay in the corridor, went into the clinic himself, and locked the door. He asked, “Doctor, is it possible for someone’s reproductive ability to be so strong that they can get someone pregnant without having substantial relations?”
The old doctor adjusted his glasses, thought for a moment, and only gave one sentence, “The world is full of wonders.”
Meng Wu had no choice but to leave the clinic, also puzzled.
He had originally just wanted to trick Xue Yu. Could he really be pregnant?
Could it be that he had really had relations with Xue Yu that day? He had been depressed for a long time and would occasionally have hallucinations or amnesia—could his mental state be so bad that he had lost his virginity to Xue Yu and couldn’t even remember it?
He knew his symptoms. Amnesia was mainly for painful fragments.
He had taken a lot of antidepressants these past few years, and these drugs would make him forget the struggles and pain he had experienced.
Meng Wu was now beginning to suspect that it might have been that Xue Yu had forced herself on him that day, which had caused him pain, which was why he had forgotten these painful memories.
It was possible. Everyone was saying that Xue Yu was an extremely perverted big pervert.
Walking along the corridor, Meng Wu’s mind was in a mess.
Xue Yu saw her and ran over from the other end of the corridor. “What did you ask the doctor?”
Meng Wu: “Nothing. Just asked about some things about prenatal care.”
The two of them left the underground hospital.
Xue Yu actually wanted to take Meng Wu to a regular hospital to take another look, but she and Meng Wu were not locals of the South Continent and could not enter a regular hospital. They could only come to these black-market doctors.
She planned to tie Meng Wu up and take him back with her when she returned to the White Tower in a few days, and then have Feng Qizhou give him a detailed examination.
Feng Qizhou’s medical skills were higher than these black-market doctors. He would definitely be able to verify the truth.
Xue Yu went to find Guan Xun again and, in Zhou Siyan’s name, asked to borrow a truck from him.
Guan Xun looked back and forth between Xue Yu and Meng Wu, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.
He, Zhou Siyan, and Meng Wu had been friends since they were young. They weren’t exactly inseparable, but their friendship was very deep.
He didn’t know what was going on between Meng Wu and Xue Yu, but it seemed that there was a deep secret.
He poured a drink for Meng Wu and said with a chuckle, “I won’t ask about your private matters, but as a brother, I’ll give you a piece of advice. Behave yourself.”
Meng Wu: “I know what I’m doing.”
Xue Yu didn’t dare to leave Meng Wu alone. She was still worried that Meng Wu was a spy sent by the White Tower.
So she stuffed Meng Wu into the truck and took him everywhere to buy supplies and tools.
Besides food and clothing, there were also solar-powered photovoltaic panels, wires, water pipes, roof shades… and all kinds of household appliances. She bought everything she could.
When it came to paying, she was very slow, waiting for Meng Wu to take out his own wallet.
Xue Yu pouted slightly. “Oh my, I’m so sorry. I told you I’d pay, but you had to fight me for it.”
She didn’t sleep all night, buying goods back and forth. If the shop was unwilling to deliver them to the port for her, she would drive and transport them herself.
She ran eight trips in one night, and the supplies were almost all bought.
Xue Yu didn’t even take a breath and set sail for the island again.
Meng Wu found that Xue Yu’s attitude towards him had changed a lot. She no longer had a cold face and no longer handcuffed him. But she would occasionally warn him a few times, telling him not to have any crooked ideas, otherwise she would kill him and throw him into the sea to feed the fish.
When they returned to the island, the workers came to help unload the goods.
Xue Yu was silent, working all the time, carrying all kinds of electrical appliances down from the ship, so busy that her feet didn’t touch the ground, her head covered in sweat.
Only after the unloading was done did Mo Li take her into the tent and ask softly, “What on earth is wrong?”
“Mo Li, I’m sorry,” Xue Yu rubbed her eyes hard, squeezing out tears.
Mo Li held her. “Don’t be afraid. Tell me slowly.”
Xue Yu: “Meng Wu seems to be really pregnant. I took him to see several doctors, and they all said it was a symptom of pregnancy.”
Mo Li had already adjusted himself these past few days. He gently stroked Xue Yu’s back and held her in his arms. “It’s okay. It’s not a mistake, just an accident. An accident is not a mistake.”
He lifted Xue Yu’s face and wiped her tears with a tissue. “You don’t have to apologize, Xue Yu. You should believe me. If I would leave you because of this, then I would have left long ago when I found out about Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou’s existence.”
Xue Yu also hugged him back. “Mo Li, I’m not good with sweet words. I’ll just tell you one thing. I will definitely be good to you.”
Mo Li wiped her face again. “Why do you always say such things? I’m with you, not for you to repay me.”