Chapter 21 Abortion

"He had the nerve to think about you like that. I only punched him twice, and that was generous." Yu Song was still pissed about it now.

"You only punched Shi Ciyan twice?" Yu Wei felt something was off. He remembered that Shi Ciyan had been hospitalized for over half a month. "Wasn't he hospitalized?"

Yu Song said, "Hospitalized? He probably just went home to ride out his rut."

Yu Wei was quiet for a while. He clearly remembered that Shi Ciyan was hospitalized. At the time, he was worried that Yu Song might have caused internal injuries. Why would he be hospitalized just for entering his rut?

Faked sick just to skip class?

Yu Wei sighed. If Yu Song got into a fight because of him, then blaming Yu Song was totally out of line.

"Yu Song, I'm sorry about what happened back then." Yu Wei looked into his eyes and said seriously, "I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions and made you say sorry. I was unfair to you. I'm really sorry."

When he heard his brother apologize, Yu Song's mouth opened but no words came out. He knew his brother didn't know the truth, so he never blamed him. But he couldn't help being hurt that his brother hadn't backed him up no matter what. He was bitter, but it was at those damn Alphas. That's why he still treated Shi Ciyan and Lin Yuchi like dirt.

That was over three months ago. If Yu Wei hadn't asked, it would have been fine. But when Yu Wei asked, his nose got all tingly and his eyes stung, and he inexplicably wanted to cry. He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and said, "Bro, you don't have to apologize."

Hearing the tears in his voice, Yu Wei was startled and tilted his head to look at him. "You crying?"

Yu Song immediately refuted, "No, I'm not."

Yu Wei pulled out a tissue and handed it to him. "I know you got a raw deal. Go ahead and cry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Song's tears poured down like a broken dam, rolling down his cheeks in big drops. While wiping his tears, he muttered, "It's your fault for bringing up old stuff all of a sudden."

"Okay, okay, my bad. You forgive me, bro? I was wrong."

When he first arrived, in his mind, Yu Song was the scumbag side character his coworkers had described as this evil bastard everyone hated. So when Yu Wei learned that he had been fighting—more precisely, when he saw Yu Song beating up Lin Yuchi unilaterally—he automatically figured Yu Song was the bad guy and made him take the blame.

But now that he knew the whole story, Yu Wei felt that the two main characters were pretty trashy. Especially Lin Yuchi, who cussed like a sailor over some pheromones—no wonder his last name was Lin – same rotten breed as Lin Zerui.

As for Shi Ciyan, the Omega pheromones probably rubbed off when he was putting the duvet on for him, and that night Shi Ciyan went into rut because of his pheromones. It seemed that his pheromone compatibility with Shi Ciyan was high. No wonder he liked that faint green apple smell every time he got near Shi Ciyan.

"Your finals are in early January, right?" Yu Wei thought for a moment and still reminded him, "You've only got two weeks left. After your exams, you'll have winter break. Next semester, you'll move off campus, so you won't have to put up with the dorm. Just tough it out the first week and stay away from those two."

As long as nothing goes wrong, Yu Song would move out of the dorm right after the exams and would no longer meet Shi Ciyan and Lin Yuchi except during class.

Yu Song had already cheered up. "Okay, I don't wanna deal with them either."

Yu Wei nodded. Yu Song would move out next semester to get away from the main characters, and he would get rid of the baby. He would then resolve the two things weighing on his mind.

Next year would be a good year.

......

In his past life, Yu Wei lived alone in a cheap rented room for eight hundred yuan a month. Watching the fleeting fireworks in the dark sky outside the window, he thought they were boring. He said "Happy New Year" and went to sleep.

But this time was different – he had "family" around him, and even the brief fireworks seemed extraordinarily splendid.

Yu Song returned to school on the morning of the 3rd. Yu Wei stayed one more day with Bai Sijia. On the afternoon of the 4th, Bai Sijia saw him off reluctantly to the suburban villa.

Actually, Yu Wei went straight to the hospital after leaving the Yu family home.

The child had been in his belly for over three months, and his belly was slightly bulging. He was scared someone would notice, so he'd been wearing baggy shirts.

He first registered, did the preoperative checks, and then talked to the doctor.

The doctor glanced at his check-up report, hesitating to speak.

"It's been over three months. The baby's bones have already formed. Are you sure you want to abort?"

"Abort." But Yu Wei insisted on having the abortion without a moment's hesitation.

Even though men in this world could give birth, Yu Wei's lifelong beliefs couldn't change overnight.

"In your current situation, if you go through with it, best case is medical induction. If not, we'd have to do a D&C, which is very damaging to your body. It could damage your reproductive tract and you might have trouble getting pregnant later."

Yu Wei nearly laughed out loud at the doctor's words. Afraid of not being able to get pregnant? He'd be more afraid of still being able to. If it really messed him up and made him sterile, he'd want to give that doctor a huge thank-you bonus.

"Doctor, I'm not afraid."

The doctor was silent for a moment, then pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose. "The baby is developing nicely. Sure you don't want to think it over? The procedure hurts a lot."

"Doctor, there's no point in saying more. I have to abort this child." Yu Wei asked, "Just give me the date. I'll be there on time."

"Come back in a week. Take this week to think it over carefully. If you decide not to abort, just don't come to the hospital."

Yu Wei hesitated. "So long?" The fetus was already 13 weeks, and it was already difficult. The doctor wanted him to wait another week. Yu Wei felt something was off.

The doctor nodded without changing expression.

"Fine. I'll come again next Tuesday."

After leaving the hospital, Yu Wei thought for a moment and drove to another hospital. The process was basically the same. The reports couldn't be reused, so he went through all the preoperative tests from scratch. The answer he got was pretty much the same.

He could only wait a week.

Early Tuesday morning, Yu Wei packed his bag and went to the hospital to check in.

Then he stayed in the hospital for four or five days, eating well and having good meals. Every day, a nurse took him to check on the fetus's development, making it seem like he wasn't there for an abortion but rather to nurture the pregnancy.

As time dragged on, Yu Wei's belly grew at a visible rate. He felt that every day he woke up, his belly was bigger than the day before.

A week later, Yu Wei finally couldn't help asking the nurse on rounds, "Nurse, when can I have the surgery?"

You can't just keep me hanging here, can you?

"I don't know."

Yu Wei: ......

After the nurse left, Yu Wei lay on the hospital bed, touching his obviously bulging belly for a while.

He couldn't just sit and wait. He had to go find the doctor.

As a result, the doctor glanced at him and said that his various physical indicators didn't meet the requirements for induction. He told him to go back and rest.

Yu Wei couldn't wait any longer.

Every day of delay made his heart pound harder.

"I'll have the abortion today. I'll take all the risks myself."

Doctor: ......

"Doctor, please give me an exact time."

Yu Wei badgered the doctor in the office for half an hour before the doctor reluctantly relented. "Go back first. I'll give you news this afternoon. I need to discuss it with the other doctors."

Only then was Yu Wei satisfied and returned the way he came.

Sure enough, right after Yu Wei finished lunch, his attending physician and several nurses bustled in.

"The induced labor surgery is scheduled for tonight. No food for six hours before the procedure."

Yu Wei felt a surge of excitement. He didn't even drink a sip of water all afternoon. At eight thirty in the evening, when he was finally wheeled into the operating room, the weight that had been on his chest for days finally eased.

The surgery required an injection of anesthesia. The anesthetic took effect quickly, and Yu Wei gradually lost consciousness, unable to make out the faces of the doctors surrounding him. The light above him was blindingly bright. Lying on the cold operating table, his consciousness faded until he completely lost awareness.

After a long while, Yu Wei vaguely sensed his surroundings but couldn't see clearly. Everything seemed covered by a thin veil, making it hard to discern.

He faintly heard someone nearby speaking, "It's been an hour, why isn't he awake yet? What anesthetic did you give him? Doesn't he know there's still a child in his belly?"

The other person said something in response, and the speaker fell silent. After a moment, the edge of Yu Wei's bed sank slightly as someone sat down beside him, and then there was no more movement.

When Yu Wei fully opened his eyes again, what greeted him was not the lights of a hospital operating room, and the air didn't carry the smell of disinfectant. The bed beneath him was far softer than any hospital bed.

Yu Wei stared into the darkness for a long time.

Where am I?

He lay still, not daring to move. The heavy thumping of his heart was proof enough of how unsettled he was. Because four months ago, he had been through something similar.

He remembered that four months ago, at two in the morning, he was frantically cross-referencing amounts to find a missing cent in the original vouchers at work. But that night, he was too hungry and ordered takeout.

All he remembered was the delivery driver calling him, saying he couldn't get through security and asking Yu Wei to come down and pick up the food. Yu Wei agreed, hung up, stood up, and then his vision went black and he collapsed.

That fall, he never got up again. When he opened his eyes next, he was in the Yu family home. The next second, Yu Song suddenly appeared in front of him and called him "big brother," scaring Yu Wei so much he fainted on the spot. When he woke again, a group of doctors surrounded his bed, with Bai Sijia and Yu Song sitting anxiously beside him. Yu Wei was grateful that when his colleague was telling him about the novel, he had the curiosity to ask for the name of the cannon fodder younger brother; otherwise, he wouldn't have realized so quickly that he had transmigrated into a book.

But now, in this unfamiliar environment, Yu Wei couldn't help but wonder if he had transmigrated into another book.

Calm down. Calm down.

At least it's modern. If it had thrown him into a cultivation world or a Xianxia world, he'd kick the bucket in no time.

Besides, judging by the room's decor, it didn't seem like an ordinary place—looked like it belonged to someone rich.

But aside from the book his colleague had mentioned, he hadn't read any other novels.

Yu Wei got up. He was wearing loose, light-blue pajamas with little bears on them. Without putting on slippers, he tiptoed to the door, opened it a crack and peeked out. The living room had a warm light on, but there wasn't a soul in sight.

No one?

Yu Wei let out a relieved breath, straightened up, and opened the door to go out.

Suddenly, the door on the left also opened. "You're awake?"