Chapter 1274 - 1246: Where Was the Child Buried?

Chapter 1274: Chapter 1246: Where Was the Child Buried?

Yu Minglang didn’t dare to tell Qian about these troubling matters. He tried to pick only the good things to cheer her up. As her body grew bigger by the day, with her belly round like a small ball, though her waist didn’t seem to change much from the back and her movements weren’t very clumsy, Yu Minglang was always worried and caring for her cautiously.

Even Xiaoqiang sensed her anxiety. How could he not feel anything during those months spent with Qio Yu Xuan? Moreover, a father and daughter share a connection. Even if she didn’t admit Qio Yu Xuan as her father verbally, she couldn’t stop worrying internally.

Yu Minglang had exhausted all his skills, but still couldn’t prevent Qian’s current emotional slump. If a pregnant woman in her mid-pregnancy continues to have abnormal emotions, it’s bad for both the mother and the baby. After Xiaoqiang worried for a few days, he finally decided to seek external help.

Having been by Qian’s side for a long time, he had learned some superficial skills. He knew that when persuading someone, one shouldn’t speak of grand principles, nor say things like "you should stay calm," which would only add fuel to the fire. Qian was now facing a deeper problem than mere emotional downs. Too many issues intertwined had already affected her psychology, and it was time to seek professional help.

Mr. Liu returned from outside and immediately saw Yu Minglang leaning against her door. To her surprise, there was a pile of cigarette butts at his feet, indicating he had been waiting for quite a while.

"Why are you here, Xiaogang? Why didn’t Xiaogangpao come? Pregnant women can’t stand the smell of smoke, are you trying to shoot the stars?"

"I bathed at the office before coming home, so she won’t smell it—Mrs. Liu, I have something to discuss with you."

"Come inside and talk."

Liu Linlin invited Yu Minglang into the room, and once inside, Yu Minglang explained Qian’s situation.

He concealed the complicated father-daughter lineage, mentioning only Qio Yu Xuan’s disappearance, leaving Qian worried and anxious, unable to eat as she heard Liu’s professor furrowed brows tight.

"Take me to see Xiaogangpao. Why is this girl getting less sensible as she grows older? Qi’s work is so busy, he can’t always be in one place. Having her learn technology from Qi doesn’t mean she should be like a clingy tail!"

Yu Minglang shook his head, "Mrs. Liu, you don’t understand how severe this situation is... Actually, we suspect the place Mr. Qio has gone to might be dangerous. Qian treasures him like a father, and without news from him, she can’t rest easy for a day."

Qian is still a proud woman, obviously caring deeply, yet pretending not to care is causing internal turmoil for her.

Liu the professor, unaware of the real father-daughter bond, felt jealous hearing this, sitting on the sofa in a silent sulk.

"This heartless girl, I’ve taken care of her for years and Qio Yu Xuan just came. Does she consider him her father now? Should I call myself ’Mom’ then? Tell her I will disappear too, and am done for. We will fight fire with fire to see if she worries about me or Qi!"

If not for his dour mood, Yu Minglang would have laughed at Liu’s professor’s words. At this moment, how could this elderly lady feel such jealousy?

"Actually, there’s more between Mr. Qio and Qian—" Before Yu Minglang could finish, he felt Liu’s professor’s gaze turn odd, as if a green light hovered over his head. Frustrated, Yu Minglang explained with laughter.

"Not what you think—it’s about the father-daughter issue. Simply put, Mr. Qio once lost a daughter, he feels Qian resembles his daughter, and Qian, lacking paternal love since childhood, feels the ideal father should be like Mr. Qio. That’s what I’m talking about."

Yu Minglang tried to hide the true identities of Qian and Qio Yu Xuan from Liu Linlin. After Liu’s professor heard, her brows furrowed.

"Now Xiaogangpao might be in a dangerous situation, she likely has prenatal depression tendencies."

Yu Minglang knew this, a common psychological issue during pregnancy causing great harm to both mother and child!

"What’s strange, Mrs. Liu, is that the books say prenatal depression is due to high expectations from the husband not being met internally. But I’ve fulfilled all her expectations!" It’s almost like him turning into a superhero.

Yu Minglang felt like he’s done everything he could except bear the child for Qian.

Mrs. Liu shook her head, "People say a mother is holy and great, but such glory isn’t simply spoken. Beyond the hardships of nurturing, pregnancy is difficult, and the psychological changes during those ten months leading to childbirth due to physiological reasons are hard to grasp. Outsiders may call pregnant women ’delicate’, others say ’When I was pregnant blah blah blah’, claiming other persnicky, but that’s subjective."

Every pregnant woman’s situation is different; one shouldn’t treat pregnant women during this special period with typical expectations, nor measure by others’ experiences. No two people are alike, everyone has a unique inner world. 10% of women may experience depression during pregnancy, but one can’t say these women are small-minded or fussy.

"For instance, regarding Xiaogangpao, her discontent clearly doesn’t stem from you, it should originate from her father’s side. Don’t worry, once the root of the issue is found, there will be a solution. Ah, originally she and Qi were this relation, then it’s not surprising."

Mr. Liu judged Qian’s overall situation and casually remarked.

Xiaoqiang initially worried about Qian’s depression, but upon hearing this, he replied casually.

"Why is it not surprising?"

"Indeed, Qi had lost a daughter who was about Xiaogang’s age. I went to that child’s funeral years ago, the burial site isn’t far from us. If so, Mr. Qi treating Xiaogangpao well makes perfect sense."

"Wait, you mean Mr. Qio’s daughter... buried already?!"

Yu Minglang’s mind suddenly filled with huge question marks.

What situation is this, how many daughters does Mr. Qio really have?

"Yes, he just returned from abroad then, the child acquired an incurable illness, and Mr. Qi was very sad, losing over ten pounds becoming a skeleton frame. We all advised him to have another child, he was unwilling, saying one child suffices, declaring if he couldn’t save his child, he swore off being human, but the child still didn’t survive, I went to the funeral too."

Something feels off, some pieces aren’t fitting. Yu Minglang didn’t expect this visit to yield such discoveries, so he continued to inquire.

"Where was the child buried?"

"Near here in a county, which is Mr. Qi’s hometown. He returns annually for ancestral worship, and I took advantage of that time returning to organize a chance for him and Qian to meet. That should be their first meeting."

No, not the first meeting, it’s the second.

Yu Minglang immediately started constructing a reasoning diagram in his mind, and things began to clear up.