Bella was already moved. In fact, why wouldn’t she want to have a child? She had wanted to have a child that looked like Kevin a long time ago.
“How about it? Shall we go now?”
Blanche sharply noticed her daughter-in-law’s wavering and took advantage of the situation to encourage her to go for a check-up. After a moment’s hesitation, Bella finally agreed, “That’s fine. It’s okay to go for a check-up.”
Blanche and Bella arrived at a women’s hospital located in the center of the city. After registering, Bella apprehensively waited to be called the name in due order. Blanche saw her nervousness and comforted her, “Don’t be afraid. It’s just a checkup. Thinking that soon you will be able to be a mother, you won’t feel so nervous.”
“Alright.”
Bella nodded. It was her turn for the check-up, so she got up and walked into one of the obstetrics and gynecology departments.
After a series of examinations, she sat in front of the gynecologist and asked apprehensively, “Doctor, is there anything wrong with me?”
“We won’t know until all the test results come out. As far as the current individual test items are concerned, there is no problem. The only minor problem is that your body is quite cold, and I’ll give you a few doses of herbal medicine to regulate. You go back and drink it on time.”
“Okay.”
She was relieved and then asked, “How many more test results are still pending?”
“Two.”
“About when will they come out?”
“You’re coming over in three days to pick it up.”
“Oh good.”
She took the prescription from the doctor and stepped out of the consulting room. Blanche was guarding the door and looked anxious, and when she saw Bella come out, she immediately went forward and asked, “How is it? What did the doctor say?”
“Two more test results are pending, and nothing is wrong for now. He said I’m cold and prescribed medication to let me go home and take care of it first.”
“Great. I knew it wouldn’t be a problem. What about your medicine? Can you make it on your own? I’d better send a maid to take care of you.”
“No, I’ve been boiling traditional Chinese medicine for my mother since I was twelve. I’m proficient.”
As they chatted, they stepped out of the hospital, and after saying goodbye to her mother-in-law, Bella went straight back to her villa on the beach, not going back to the White Cloud Mansion.
After sleeping throughout the afternoon, she woke up in the evening and went to the supermarket to purchase a bunch of food, preparing to cook a delicious meal in the evening herself to comfort her husband who was making money outside.
Kevin returned home after a busy day. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strong fragrance, and followed the fragrance to the kitchen. He fiercely hugged Bella’s waist from behind, startled her. Bella laughed, “You’re like a ghost, walking without any sound.”
“Didn’t I want to give you a surprise?”
He buried his head between her long hair, sniffing the fragrance of her hair.
“It’s almost like I surprised you, isn’t it?”
“Yes, I’m quite surprised. My wife is cooking tonight herself and I’ll be able to eat a full meal again.”
“If you want a full meal, go and stay in the living room. I’ll call out to you when you’re ready.”
“How long will it be before dinner is ready?”
“An hour or so.”
“It’s so long. I’m already hungry. I didn’t eat enough last night.”
“Where didn’t you eat last night?”
“On the balcony.”
Bella was startled, a bit unresponsive, and when she came to her senses, she kicked him with annoyance, “Nasty. Get out, get out.”
“Okay, I’ll go out. Don’t kick me. But you’re kicking my genitalia.”
Bella raised the spatula, “Are you still teasing me? Watch out. I’ll knock your teeth out.”
“Wow, you’re pretty. You’re so pretty when you’re angry. In fact, you could have avoided working so hard in the kitchen. You’re so pretty, so just use yourself to feed me.”
Kevin ducked into the living room sofa in a flash before the pot was smashed towards him.
After a while, however, he came back to the kitchen, “Honey, what is this?”
He held up the plastic bag in his hand and asked with a puzzled face.
Bella took a look and casually replied, “Chinese medicine. You can see it yourself.”
“Are you uncomfortable?” He nervously walked over to her.
“No, I just want to have a child as soon as possible, so I went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said I have a cold constitution, and gave me something for my body conditioning.”
Kevin’s face suddenly fell and he said angrily, “What kind of doctor is he? It’s simply nonsense. My wife is the warmest woman in the whole world. I think he’s the one who’s cold.”
“Come on.”
Bella smiled, “The doctor’s words are always right. Otherwise, how is he qualified to become a doctor?”
“Now the hospital has evil minds in order to make money. If people aren’t sick, they can also diagnose them with a little problem. You must not get on them, and don’t eat this medicine. It harms your health, and it’s exactly what they want.”
“You’re also too overzealous. No matter how evil the hospital is, it will not intentionally harm the health of others. It’s fine. My mother-in-law said she has taken these medicines before.”
Kevin’s face fell again, “What have you been doing behind my back?”
Bella knew she misspoke, and immediately changed the subject, “Okay, the dinner is ready. Let’s have dinner.”
“Don’t eat the medicine. If it harms your body, see how I will fix you.”
Bella thought that Kevin was just joking with her, but as a result, she woke up the next morning and found that he had hidden the medicine somewhere, which really made her helpless.
In the morning, she received a call from Louis. She was writing a piece of article by her computer about how to reduce the burden on students. Louis was not the kind of person who stalked her, and usually would not easily disturb her life.
“Hey, Mr. Hunter, what’s up?”
“Miss Burne-Brown, are you free this evening?”
“What for?”
“Let’s have dinner together.”
“Didn’t we just have dinner?”
“Can’t you eat it after just eating it?” He retorted.
“But I’m a married woman. It will cause trouble if I’m always eating with a man.”
“Nonsense, why are you talking like people from the seventies? In today’s age where marriages and divorces are commonplace, don’t you think it’s obsolete to say such things?”
Bella took a deep breath, “I don’t think so.”
Louis stroked his forehead and sighed, “Then according to you, men or women getting married can’t have friends of the opposite sex anymore. Are they all going to be isolated from the world?”
“That’s not true. But we shouldn’t meet frequently. I haven’t gone out to dinner with my husband in a long time, and if I say yes to you, then I’ve gone out to dinner with you twice this week.”
“Do you have to do the math so well? Come or not.”
“If you have a good reason, then I’ll consider it.”
“It’s my birthday. So, is that a good enough reason?”
Bella laughed, “Are you kidding me? You’re mentioning your own birthday when you’re asked to find an excuse.”
“I’m serious.”
“Wait, I’ll verify.”
She put her phone down on the table, then immediately logged into QQ to call Alice, “Miss Lee, Miss Lee, are you there?”
“?” Alice sent a big question mark.
“Whose birthday is today?”
If it was really Louis’s birthday, Alice would definitely not be unaware of it. How attentive she was to him!
“Louis.”
Alice replied, and Bella was a little confused. It was really his birthday.
Picking up the phone, she reluctantly agreed, “Okay then.”
It was his birthday, so she couldn’t refuse.
Hanging up the phone, she looked at the computer screen and Alice sent over a message, “Why do you ask whose birthday is today?” Suddenly an idea came to her.
“Here’s the thing. I owed Mr. Hunter a dinner earlier and agreed to pay it back on the day of his birthday, but I’ve got something unexpected tonight, so can you …”
Before she could finish her sentence, Alice replied back, “Don’t even think about it.”
“Why? Why?!!!”
“I don’t want to be anyone’s understudy, and I wouldn’t be so insensitive to the fact that you’re the one that he wants to spend his birthday with, not me!”
“Please, I’m really in trouble. Can you just help me?”
“NO!!!”
“Then I’ll tell Louis tonight that Alice likes you.” She took out her master card.
As expected, it worked. Alice angrily typed out two words, “You dare!”
“Let’s see if I dare or not. You don’t help me. If you’re heartless, then don’t mind if I’m discourteous.”
Alice was so angry that she wanted to smash the computer. She thought for a while. Although she was very reluctant, she was worried that Bella will really tell Louis that she liked him. So she had to reluctantly agreed, “Okay, just this once!”
God knew how much pride she had sacrificed in order to hide the secrets of her heart.
“If it goes well tonight, then hurry up and confess.”
Bella carefully suggested, and Alice immediately sent an angry emoji, “Mind your own business!”
By the end of the night, Alice was sitting on the edge of her bedroom bed, dwelling on it with annoyance. What the hell should she do? Should she really want to go instead of Bella to celebrate Louis’s birthday with him? Even if she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she could anticipate Louis’s disappointed expression upon seeing her.
After an agonizing struggle, she still changed her clothes and arrived at the address that Bella had sent her.
Standing in front of the compartment door, she was once again hesitating, her hand up in the air, not knowing whether to knock at the door or not.
While she was hesitating, the door creaked open and Louis, dressed in a straight suit, stood in front of her.
Upon seeing her, he was even more surprised than she, “Alice, what are you doing here?”
“I … I …” Alice mumbled, panicking for a moment and not even knowing what to say.
“Where’s Bella?”
Louis seemed to have a premonition of something and asked in a deep voice.
“She had something to do temporarily and invited me to come over to eat with you.”
She saw his disappointed expression exactly as she imagined, and Alice was heartbroken.
“Well, come in, I didn’t have much hope that she would come anyway.”
Louis tried his best to act indifferent, but Alice who had been silently crushing on him saw his disguise.
As they sat facing each other, Louis opened a bottle of wine and asked her, “Do you want to drink?”
“Yes.”
He poured a glass of wine for her, then another for himself, pointing to the food on the table, “Feel free to eat. Don’t be shy.”
After saying that, he stopped talking and began to drink wine one cup after another.
Alice looked at him sadly and thought glumly. If the person sitting opposite him at the moment was not her but Bella, he would definitely not be so silent.
“I came in a hurry, and didn’t prepare any gift. I painted this ceramic man myself and give it to you.”
“Thanks.”
Louis took it and put it aside without even looking at it.
Alice was depressed once again. Even if he disliked her, he should at least take a look at the gift she gave.
Soon Louis got drunk and began to lose control of his drunken speech, “Alice, isn’t it true that all of you women like bad men …. like Kevin? Burne-Brown has a very bad taste. She didn’t choose a man like me. She will definitely regret it … will definitely regret it … It doesn’t matter, I can wait for her to regret. By then, we will be happy together …”
Alice knew that it would never be possible, but she wouldn’t break the fantasy in Louis’s heart, like. She knew that he didn’t like her, but she still fantasized that one day, Louis would regret for the rest of his life that he didn’t fall in love with a woman like her.
“Alice, you are Bella’s best friend, aren’t you? Then do you know what her heart is made of? Why can she keep ignoring me … I obviously knew her and fell in love with her earlier than Kevin, but why doesn’t she abide by the rules of the game of first come, first served …”
“Because love isn’t a game, so she doesn’t need to follow any rules. Love is about feeling. No matter how early you get to know her, without feeling, it’s useless.”
Alice’s reply was full of sadness. The topic she and Louis talked about the most was always Bella, and everything she said was like she was saying to herself.
“Maybe love is really about fate. I’ve worked hard for three years without getting her heart, and Kevin got it in just three months … I’m really so unhappy …”
Louis was tearful. Alice’s heart ached so much at that moment that she could hardly breathe. A man shed tears for a woman. That woman should be very important in that man’s heart.
He lay down on the table, his forehead resting on his arm, no longer talking nonsense, he seemed to have passed out.
“Louis …”
Alice sniffed and reached out to push him on the shoulder.
There was no reaction. He was really asleep.
Alice couldn’t control it anymore, and burst into tears. She drank liquor as she cried, and gradually she got a little drunk.
Lying on the table, her hand slowly moved to the man opposite, trembling while touching his cheek. She sadly said, “Now you’re ignored by Bella, like me ignored by you. I’m painful, but only I can see it, and just can shed tears secretly. ”
“I don’t mind being a piece of landscape that you ignore forever, but I do mind you giving up the whole forest for a tree. To love someone is to hope that he can have a good life. I hope that you can find a piece of your own landscape, Louis, and live a good and happy life, not looking at someone else’s landscape with a broken heart. It’s fine that only one person feel misfortune, and if I can’t be happy with Louis, then I don’t want to be miserable with you either.”
Alice closed her eyes in pain, glistening tears seeped out from under her long eyelashes. Just as she was in a daze, she suddenly heard the voice that made her shocked –
“So it’s really me you like.”