Jiang Xiaosi couldn’t understand why Shen Mo kept getting into fights on the street. He seemed so cold and indifferent, yet he had such a fiery temper.
Li Yueyi suddenly dashed over from the sidelines, rushing to Shao Bing, who was in so much pain that he could barely stand. “Bing-ge, are you okay?”
Shao Bing clenched his teeth in pain, wanting to retaliate, but his injuries were too severe. He wanted to curse out loud, but his mouth hurt too much. When he saw Li Yueyi’s tearful, pitiful face, he immediately softened his expression and gently held her hand.
“Don’t worry, Xiao Yue. I’m fine.”
At that moment, Shen Mo noticed Li Yueyi. Seeing her and Shao Bing together so affectionately, his anger flared even more. He assumed that Shao Bing had abandoned Jiang Xiaosi for a new fling, which only made him more furious.
If Shao Bing wasn’t just an ordinary kid, Shen Mo might have broken his neck right then and there. What was wrong with kids these days? First Yemiao, now this—so immature and reckless!
“If you’re a man, you should take responsibility for what you’ve done. Didn’t your dad ever teach you that?” Shen Mo glared at him coldly.
Shao Bing had never encountered someone so intimidating. Just one glance from Shen Mo’s dark eyes felt like being sliced with a knife, sending shivers through his bones.
“W-what are you talking about? What responsibility?” Why did both the girl and this older guy suddenly jump out and demand he take responsibility? What did he do wrong?
Shen Mo clenched his fists, restraining the urge to punch him again. “What are you planning to do about the child Jiang Xiaosi is carrying?”
“What?”
“What?”
“What?”
All three of them were stunned, turning to look at Shen Mo.
Shen Mo frowned impatiently. “What are you going to do about the child? Don’t think you can shirk responsibility just by denying it’s yours.” But what, should they have the baby, then get married right after graduation? The thought of Jiang Xiaosi ending up with this scumbag made Shen Mo deeply uncomfortable.
“When did I get pregnant?” Jiang Xiaosi tilted her head in confusion.
“Xiaosi, you’re pregnant too?” Li Yueyi asked in shock, her mouth wide open.
“What does her pregnancy have to do with me?” Shao Bing snorted disdainfully.
Shen Mo froze for a moment. “You’re not pregnant with his child?”
Jiang Xiaosi clutched her stomach and burst into laughter, nearly collapsing to the ground. “Who said I’m pregnant with his child? He’s Yueyi’s boyfriend. The one who’s pregnant is Yueyi.”
Shen Mo’s face twitched. She wasn’t pregnant? Could he have misunderstood? Then why did she buy a pregnancy test? And why was she eating so much and feeling nauseous?
Shao Bing, suddenly realizing what was going on, grabbed Li Yueyi’s shoulders excitedly. “What? Xiao Yue! You’re pregnant?”
Li Yueyi nodded pitifully.
“Whose child is it? I’ll kill him!” Shao Bing, furious, struggled to stand and looked ready to fight someone.
Jiang Xiaosi shouted, “Stop pretending! If it’s not yours, then whose could it be?”
“My child? How could it be mine? I didn’t even know! I never touched her—how could there be a child?” Shao Bing was on the verge of losing it.
Li Yueyi tugged at his shirt, speaking softly, “Remember when we went to the Miao Village and it got late? Didn’t we sleep together in the hotel?”
Shao Bing covered his face, almost fainting. “Xiao Yue, we did sleep together, but nothing happened. You’re only in the third year of middle school! I love you too much to hurt you—kissing won’t make you pregnant.”
Li Yueyi’s eyes widened in surprise. “But on TV, they always say someone slept with someone else, and then they had a baby…”
This time, it was Jiang Xiaosi’s turn to lose it. She kicked Li Yueyi on the butt. “Li Yueyi, what were you doing during health class? Don’t you have any common sense?”
Li Yueyi, teary-eyed and pitiful, also looked overjoyed. “So, I’m not pregnant?”
“But the pregnancy test…” Jiang Xiaosi sighed in relief but scratched her head in confusion. Could she have bought a faulty product?
Just then, Shen Mo cleared his throat from the side, his expression slightly awkward.
“If… if you’re referring to that pregnancy test you bought at the supermarket that day… I thought you needed a lesson, so…”
Jiang Xiaosi froze. “What did you say?”
“Anyway, it’s all fine now,” Shen Mo said, feeling a bit embarrassed as he turned away.
So, all of this was just a series of misunderstandings caused by his meddling. When he saw such young kids buying pregnancy tests and condoms, he naturally got angry. So, when he touched the pregnancy test, he tampered with it, thinking it would be a good scare to teach them a lesson.
“You… you… you…” Jiang Xiaosi couldn’t believe it. Shen Mo wasn’t just cold and fiery; he was also deviously cunning!
Shao Bing was even more frustrated. He had been wronged for nothing, punched for no reason, and now couldn’t even retaliate. Fortunately, Li Yueyi comforted him gently, like a sweet little lamb.
Shen Mo shot a cold glance at the lovey-dovey pair in front of him and sternly warned, “Even though this was a false alarm, you should both be more responsible in the future.” With that, he strode away.
“Wait…” Jiang Xiaosi quickly ran after him.
Even though Shen Mo had a sharp tongue and a bad attitude, no matter how much she messed around in his house or pestered him, he had never gotten this angry before. This time, it was because he thought she was pregnant, and the other person was denying responsibility, so he got so upset. Did that mean he was worried about her? She suddenly felt a sweet warmth in her heart, finding Shen Mo’s gruff, stubborn refusal to admit his mistakes, even after hitting the wrong person, strangely endearing.
“Professor Shen!” Jiang Xiaosi jogged behind him.
Without turning his head, Shen Mo replied, “Stop following me.”
“What if I really were pregnant? Would you have told me to keep the baby, or, like Yang Yan did to Yemiao, would you have advised me to get rid of it for the sake of my future?” Jiang Xiaosi was curious about this and shouted after him, not caring that they were on a busy street. Passersby turned to look at them.
Shen Mo’s mouth twitched. “That’s your own business. It has nothing to do with me.”
“So, do you think what Yang Yan did was right?”
“First of all, in my eyes, the most detestable people in this world aren’t those like Long Wanqiu, who are ruthless and manipulative for love, nor are they people like Yemiao, who are selfish and naive enough to think that having a child will win them a man’s heart. The worst are people like Yang Yan—self-righteous, making mistakes and only thinking about running away from them. Second, who gave him the right to decide for Yemiao? Everyone is responsible for their own life. If you’re brave enough to do something, you must be brave enough to face the consequences. Getting rid of a child doesn’t erase the mistake; it only compounds it. It’s laughable. Third, don’t think they deserve pity. They brought this on themselves.”
Jiang Xiaosi smiled as she watched Shen Mo walk away.
So, don’t make mistakes lightly. Think carefully about whether you can handle the consequences. And if you do make a mistake, remember that the child is innocent—you can’t pass the disaster onto them…
Watching Shen Mo, Jiang Xiaosi suddenly felt that she was ready to face the consequences of her mistakes.
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