Chapter 86: Alpha Woods Fight
The doctor pursed her lips, her expression cautious. “Both options are to help you supplement progesterone, and neither is a hundred percent guaranteed to save the fetus. However, being hospitalized will certainly make you more comfortable because your pregnancy reactions will intensify after taking the medication. In the hospital, we can adjust your medication at any time, and the care is more thorough. Especially for an unmarried Omega like youâif your Alpha isn’t available to take care of you, I suggest you be hospitalized.”
Shou Jiaxun nodded. “If I’m hospitalized, how long would I have to stay?”
“One to two months, until your own hormone levels normalize. Two months at most. Generally speaking, once you reach three months, the pregnancy is considered stable.”
Shou Jiaxun felt a headache coming on. He leaned over the desk and scratched his head. “Is it impossible to save it with medication alone?”
The doctor gave a slightly helpless smile. “Of course not. the effect of oral hormones is similar, but itâs a bit more irritating to the stomach.”
“Then Iâll take the medicine. My stomach is alright; I should be able to handle it…” Shou Jiaxun slumped into the sofa with a face full of dejection, letting out a heavy sigh. “Sigh!”
The key issue was, if he stayed in the hospital, how would he manage all the matters at the company?
“Do you live with your Alpha?” the doctor asked tactfully.
“Ah? …Oh, yes, we live together.”
The doctor said, “You need separate rooms. Do not sleep together for the next two months.”
President Shou nodded obediently. “Alright.”
The doctor continued to instruct, “No strenuous exercise. Running, jumping, playing ball, gaming, or fitnessâeverything needs to stop for a while.”
“Alright, no problem.”
“Tobacco, alcohol, coffee…”
“Don’t drink, don’t smoke,” Shou Jiaxun nodded honestly.
“Do you have folic acid and vitamins at home?”
“No.”
“Shall I prescribe some for you?”
“Yes, please.”
Half an hour later, President Shou walked out of the hospital carrying a large bag of health supplements and a few small boxes of fetal protection medicine.
He also stopped by a street convenience store to buy a lidded car trash can because the doctor had said he might vomit after taking the medicine. However, vomiting would mean his hormone levels were rising, which was a good thing.
President Shou was now doing his best to protect the fetus, but the outcome would still depend on fate.
On the way back to the company, he repeatedly pondered: should he tell Liang Bo and Guo Ran that he might miscarry at any moment?
I can certainly tell them! The problem is, even if I tell them, they can’t help. I have to take the medicine myself… and I have to vomit myself if there’s a reaction. Tsk! Besides, I already told them I was taking medicine before. Doing a feint now… it’s better to wait until the child is properly secured and then give them a surprise. Anyway, it’s only two months total; it’ll pass in the blink of an eye.
Shou Jiaxun returned to the company listlessly. He stuffed the bag of supplements into his office cabinet, keeping only one box of the medicine on him.
At the same time, Liang Bo and Xiao Yu met at a wild scenic area about a thirty-minute drive from Xiao Yuâs school.
Downstream was a large reservoir where old men were fishing; upstream was a stretch of mudflats where children were wading in the water. They parked in the middle section. Both sides of the road were lined with small woods, and there were almost no people during the day on a weekday.
âIt was a perfect place for a brawl, or even for murder and burial.
The young master Xiao seemed to have a telepathic connection with the “Crown Prince” Liang; today, he had driven an rugged off-roader that wasn’t inferior to the G-Wagon in presence. The two carsâone black, one whiteâparked head-to-head on the same side of the small road.
The two men outside the cars were also in sync. They instinctively stepped off the road shoulder and into the woods to talk.
Liang Bo spoke first, taking the initiative. “I am Jiaxunâs fiancĂ©. We are getting married soon. Stop harassing him.”
Xiao Yu questioned with an expressionless face, “If you’re already getting married, why did you come looking for me? If you want to invite me to the wedding, just send an invitation.”
“Normally, there’d be no need,” Liang Bo sneered. “But I want to knowâfive years ago, in that bar called ‘Huiye,’ what did you do to Jiaxun?”
Xiao Yu showed a mocking expression. “You’re getting married, and he still won’t tell you?”
Liang Bo curled his lip. “Itâs because I don’t want to uncover Jiaxunâs scars. He doesn’t want to mention you at all. I might as well tell you one more thing: the person who added you on Feixun that day and said they wanted to have dinner with you back in the Imperial Capital was also me. I just wanted to play a joke, but Jiaxun was furious when he found out and immediately blocked you. You should know how much he loathes you.”
Xiao Yu nodded. “You mean he loathes me so much that after being apart for five years, he still kept my phone number?”
Liang Bo raised his eyebrows and laughed lightly. “Do you think I got your number from Jiaxun?”
Xiao Yu remained noncommittal.
Liang Boâs gaze became even more disdainful. “Jiaxun was just humoring you yesterday. He doesn’t have your number at all, nor did he ever intend to call you. However, someone did ask me to ask you: did you ever truly like Little Bai back then? And what about Chu Shen from Class 3, or Sun Di from Class 5?”
A look of disappointment finally appeared on Xiao Yuâs face. “Bai Fan gave you the number?”
Liang Bo nodded. “Actually, from the moment you started hanging out with Yin Xi, you should have known how much Jiaxun would be disgusted by you.”
Xiao Yu frowned and snorted. “You don’t know anything at all.”
“Right!” Liang Bo nodded. “Thatâs why I’m asking you. I’m purely curiousâwhat else have you done to disgust Jiaxun? Why are you still shamelessly running to him now to talk about ‘conditional help’? Do you think Jiaxun cares about your help?”
Xiao Yuâs lip twitched as he struggled to suppress his resentment. He spat out his malice slowly, one word at a time: “Perhaps in my eyes… they are the same kind of people.”
Liang Bo looked completely dismissive. “You really dare to say anything.”
“Do you really want to know what happened five years ago at ‘Huiye’?”
A light flashed in Xiao Yuâs eyes, as if the last flicker of brightness had been extinguished instantly. His eyes were like two pools of stagnant water. He furrowed his brows and, under Liang Boâs inquisitive gaze, fabricated a lie in a deep voice: “They were escorts; I was a customer. You could get a room for a few hundred bucks. They were… so beautiful, so clean, yet so cheap… If it were you, you wouldn’t have been able to refuse either. I had no reason to pass up such a good opportunity. Of course, I took them one by one. Later, Shou Jiaxun got jealous; he wanted me to be exclusive. He threw a tantrum over that and dropped out. …But what could I do? Little Bai was so cute, and then there was Chu Shen from Class 3, and Sun Di from Class 5âI loved every one of them. Are you satisfied with this answer? Shou Jiaxunâs fiancĂ©, you better keep a close eye on him. Don’t let him come looking for me. Otherwise, I definitely won’t be able to resist… soliciting him one more time.”
“Are you finished?” Liang Bo sneered as he urged, but before the other could reply, he swung his fist, as large as a sandbag, straight forward.
Xiao Yuâs reaction was no slower than his. He ducked to the side and immediately returned a standard Taekwondo spinning kick.
Liang Bo was half a head taller than Xiao Yu, but Taekwondo is primarily about leg work. No matter how long his arms were, they couldn’t reach further than the other’s “praying mantis legs.”
This was something Liang Bo hadn’t expected. Xiao Yu had been practicing Taekwondo since kindergarten. The young master Liangâs athletic skills were off the charts, but he hadn’t formally studied martial arts. Since he was a child, relying on his height to fight had been enough for him to dominate his peers. Now, it seemed he hadn’t encountered a truly tough opponent in all these years.
Consequently, when Shou Jiaxun received a call from Liang Bo that afternoon, Liang Bo said his grandfather had sprained his ankle. No one else at home could carry the old man, so he had to stay home for two days to care for him.
Shou Jiaxun offered his concerns and readily granted the leave, but in his heart, he felt it was somewhat absurd. Since Liang Bo wasn’t coming back, he coincidentally didn’t have to struggle with whether or not to tell him about the fetal protection situation.
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