Praying for Fate, Chapter 5 Part 2

On his day off, Su YuanHeng picked up the business card left by Qiu ZhiYuan and hesitated for a long time before finally giving him a call.

“Dr. Su, is it you? What’s the matter?”

“I……want to do a specialized examination. Would it be convenient for you (to do it)?”

Qiu ZhiYuan was silent for a moment, then responded, “Come to my private clinic. I’m a substitute at the community hospital. The business card has the address to the clinic. When are you coming?”

“Right now, can I?”

“Ok. I’ll wait for you.”

Following the address provided, Su YuanHeng went to his private clinic. It was not very far, just about thirty minutes of driving. There aren’t many people in Qiu ZhiYuan’s clinic, which made him a bit surprised.

“So you are a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner?”

“Hehehe, a combination of Chinese and Western medicine,” Qiu ZhiYuan happily responded. “I was initially a Chinese medicine practitioner but suddenly became interested in Western medicine a few years ago so changed my profession at the last minute. However, the equipment here is complete so there are no issues in doing your checkup.”

Su YuanHeng lowly muttered, “I don’t want others to know about this matter, so I can only come to you …”

“I understand,” Qiu ZhiYuan smiled.

Su YuanHeng had a general examination and an ultrasound done. Sure enough, he’s a month and a half pregnant. The results show that his abdominal cavity is similar to that of a woman’s uterus. However, there seems to be blood seeping to the surrounding tissues which could be a sign of impending miscarriage.

Qiu ZhiYuan solemnly looked at the ultrasound images and uttered, “If you want to keep the baby, I advise you to get a good rest and don’t exhaust yourself.”

Su YuanHeng hesitated for a moment and then asked, “I might have to go to America, can I take a flight?”

“You’re also a doctor. Shouldn’t you know whether or not you could?” Qui ZhiYuan couldn’t help but rolled his eyes, “Don’t joke with your health. You think your body can handle a long flight at this time?”

Su YuanHeng is silent.

Qiu ZhiYuan looked at his expression and suddenly asked, “Do you want to keep this baby?”

Su YuanHeng didn’t respond. He picked up his jacket and politely said, “Sorry for the trouble today. Thank you.”

QiuZhiYuan followed behind him and suddenly voiced, “You need to think clearly. I know that you might not want this baby but you should know that in these times, there are many gay families in the world that are very eager to have their own children and couldn’t. You’re lucky. A child……is also a kind of hope and happiness.”

Su YuanHeng paused. He didn’t look back. After a while, he lowly uttered, “Thanks. I will carefully consider it. I’ll contact you again if I need to.”

QiuZhiYuan quietly watched him leave and heaved a sigh.

Su YuanHeng submitted his resignation to the hospital. The Director was shocked and almost thought that he saw it wrong.

“Why are you resigning so suddenly?

Su YuanHeng softly responded, “My health has been poor lately. I want to go back to America for an extended period of rest.”

“Your health is poor? What’s wrong? Are you sick? Have you got it checked?” Director Wang bombarded him with a series of questions. He is an old friend of Su YuanHeng’s adoptive father. When Su YuanHeng returned to China, he took the initiative to hire him. Because of these reasons, he is especially caring toward Su YuanHeng.

“Don’t worry. My condition is just not very good. I wanted to go to America for a more thorough checkup.”

“Then you don’t have to resign. Besides, our hospital’s medical equipment is also very advanced, you don’t have to go to America,” Director Wang touched his glasses, looking at him carefully and sighed, “I could see that your complexion hasn’t been good lately. Why don’t you just take a leave of absence? You’ve been here for several years; the hospital regarded you very highly. You could terminate your leave anytime and come back.”

Su YuanHeng thought for a moment and nodded. He’s also very reluctant to give up his job, “Thank you, Director.”

“Is this very serious? About how long of a rest do you need?”

“A year or so.”

“That long?” Director Wang was shocked.

“I just didn’t want to delay work for too long so thought of resigning.” Su YuanHeng faintly smiled, “I haven’t been back for a few years and it’s soon to be my parents’ death anniversary. I also wanted to go back to see them.”

Director Wang solemnly said, “YuanHeng, what exactly is your illness? You don’t need to hide it from me. You are Su Yi’s son so you are just like my own children. If there are any problems, you must tell me!”

Su YuanHeng was dumbfounded.

Director Wang saw that he didn’t want to tell him. Sighing, he uttered “Well, if you need to go back, then go back. The hospital will always have a reserved spot for you. You don’t have to worry; your health is most important. But you have to let me know if there is anything wrong.”

Su YuanHeng sincerely uttered, “Thank you, Director.”

After returning home, he followed Qiu ZhiYuan’s advice and simply rested. He’s been accustomed to being so busy that suddenly being idle, he felt like there was nothing to do. He pulled out some information to write up a thesis from his past years of experiences and insights.

Just like that, more than two months passed by quickly. Qiu ZhiYuan knew that he wanted to keep the baby and was elated. He wanted Su YuanHeng to get regular checkups.

After three months, the baby’s condition gradually stabilized but Su YuanHeng’s blood pressure was not normal so Qiu ZhiYuan still did not recommend that he fly.

During this period of time, Su YuanHeng also tried to contact BeiTang MinQian through various ways. But the villa is already vacant with no occupants and BeiTang YaZhi had returned to America.

BeiTang YaZhi’s family home is at an old residence in America. Su YuanHeng also knew of the address, but he had never been there, nor have he tried to find it before.

Siva is currently in Europe serving as agent to a newcomer and couldn’t return. He also tried to contact BeiTang MinQian but got nothing.

As time went by, Su YuanHeng’s state of mind gradually calmed down.

He’ll let nature take its course….

As usual, he turned on the computer today to skim through some medical websites and read some news. Suddenly, he sees an article that shocked him.

It was an eye-catching headline that read as follows: “The ancient aristocratic family, the heir of the BeiTang family is to be engaged to the daughter of the Lin family.”

Su YuanHeng’s fingers slightly trembled as he slowly clicked on the link.

A five-inch large photo appeared in front of his eyes and it is of BeiTang MinQian and a woman.

The two people seem to have just came out of a hotel, both wearing sunglasses with their heads slightly lowered. BeiTang MinQian walked ahead with the woman holding his arm following closely behind. Although the photo was taken in a rush but the reporter’s lens still captured the two people very clearly. The woman’s figure is alluring; from her sharply pointed chin to her beautiful red lips, it could be seen that she’s a beauty.

The content below the picture is the reporter asking BeiTang MinQuan whether he was engaged or not. He didn’t respond as he escorted his companion into the car just like a knight in shining armor. Also, the BeiTang family has already released the news that the two are recently preparing for a big wedding ceremony.

This is a story from a mainstream U.S. newspaper, belonging to a tabloid of the upper class. Su YuanHeng’s face pale as he browsed to check the date. It was from yesterday.

He numbly sat in his chair and stared at the picture for a long time. When he regain his senses, he found himself holding his phone to book a ticket to New York.

I need to go! I need to go! I need to go!

Su YuanHeng’s mind can only think of this. No matter what, he and BeiTang MinQian had been together for six years. Even if they were to break up, they need to make things clear.

He is not a pesterer. From the very first day they got together, he was already prepared for the day they would break up. In fact, just a few months ago, he even initiated in suggesting that they break up.

Thinking about it is one thing, but when he’s actually facing it, it’s an entirely different story.

He didn’t want to break up under such baffling uncertain circumstances. No matter what, he needed to see him once. At least … at least … the baby…he should let him know …

Su YuanHeng’s mind is in complete chaos. He didn’t even remember how he packed up his luggage and got onto the plane. He just remembered seeing a young couple walking in front of him.

The husband is holding a child; an adorable looking boy who liked to smile. The boy held a teddy bear in his hand and smiled at Su YuanHeng. His mother noticed and turned to smile at him.

Next update, Chapter 5 Part 3