Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 336 The eldest grandson of the Qin family

As soon as Yan Lan got out of the car at the entrance of Dongfang Hospital, she heard Han Yan's exaggerated exclamation coming from the hospital entrance.

"Lanlan!" Han Yan rushed over in three steps, her eyes wide open. "It's only been half a month, how come your belly has grown so much like an inflated balloon?" She reached out to touch it but didn't dare to, looking just like a curious child.

Yan Lan looked down at her protruding belly. Under her beige maternity dress, the rounded curve was indeed much more pronounced than when they last met.

She gently stroked her belly, a tender smile unconsciously appearing on her lips: "Didn't the doctor hint last time that it might be twins?"

"Oh my god! Are they really twins?" Han Yan was so excited she almost jumped up, but quickly helped Yan Lan up. "No, no, these two little ones have to recognize me as their godmother! I want to be their most doting godmother!"

The two walked into the hospital, chatting and laughing, but Yan Lan's steps were somewhat slow. Six months pregnant, her ankles were slightly swollen, making her walk a little clumsy. Just then, a sharp burst of laughter came from the direction of the parking lot.

Bai Xiaoyu was seen being supported by two girls, walking slowly like an empress dowager on an imperial procession.

She was wearing designer maternity clothes, deliberately showing off her still-not-so-obvious belly, and her face was lightly made up. Several girls following behind her were flattering her, one after another.

"Xiaoyu, you're the most amazing one among us. You married into a wealthy family right after graduation!"

"I've always said it, Xiaoyu's face is clearly destined for wealth and nobility!"

Han Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes and said to Yan Lan in a low voice, "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. A graduate of a prestigious university, eager to become an old man's mistress!"

Bai Xiaoyu also saw Yan Lan at this moment, and her expression immediately turned ugly when her gaze fell on the other's obviously much larger belly.

A girl with a ponytail next to her recognized Yan Lan and immediately said sarcastically, "Oh, isn't this that woman who brings bad luck to her husbands? Coming here for a prenatal checkup alone?"

"What did you say?" Han Yan instantly bristled, standing in front of Yan Lan like a mother hen protecting her chicks. "Watch your mouth!"

The girl with the ponytail retorted, "Did I say something wrong? Everyone knows her husband is already..."

"Enough!" Yan Lan suddenly spoke, her voice not loud but carrying an undeniable authority.

She looked calmly at Bai Xiaoyu, her gaze lingering on Bai's abdomen for a second.

Yan Lan gently tugged at Han Yan's sleeve: "Let's go, don't delay the checkup." As she turned around, she heard Bai Xiaoyu's exasperated voice behind her: "What's so great about you! You're nothing but a tool for the Qin family to have children, do you really think you're so much more noble than me!"

Han Yan was so angry she wanted to turn back and argue, but Yan Lan stopped her. Even after entering the elevator, Han Yan was still indignant: "Lan Lan, are you just going to let them off like that? That Bai Xiaoyu clearly..."

“There’s no need,” Yan Lan shook her head. “The happier she laughs now,” Yan Lan’s voice was soft, yet carried a calm understanding of everything, “then the truth will come out after the child is born…”

She didn't continue, but Han Yan understood her meaning. The fact that Qin Shi was still alive would eventually be revealed. At that time, the true parentage of Bai Xiaoyu's child would be exposed—it wasn't Qin Shi's child at all, but Shen Yunzhong's.

Thinking of this, Han Yan suddenly felt much better. She could almost imagine Liu Yuli's reaction after learning the truth—that strong-willed woman would definitely tear Bai Xiaoyu apart like a madwoman.

"Lanlan," Han Yan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "When...when will Qin Shi come back?"

Yan Lan's gaze drifted to the window, sunlight casting dappled shadows on her eyelashes. Her fingers unconsciously caressed her abdomen, her voice barely audible: "I don't know..."

The door to the examination room opened at that moment, and a nurse peeked out: "Ms. Yan, you can come in for your examination now."

Yan Lan stood up and took one last look in the direction of the elevator.

Bai Xiaoyu's figure had disappeared, but those shrill laughs still seemed to echo in the corridor.

She sighed softly and turned to walk towards the prenatal examination room.

Half an hour later, Yan Lan straightened her clothes and was about to leave the consultation room when she suddenly stopped. Her slender fingers rested on the doorknob, and she turned back to look thoughtfully at the doctor who was organizing the examination reports.

“Dr. Li,” her voice was soft but tinged with hesitation, “that Miss Bai outside… is she also in charge of your VIP prenatal checkups?”

Dr. Li looked up: "Yes, Dr. Yan, is there a problem?"

Yan Lan whispered a few words of advice.

Dr. Li nodded knowingly.

As she came out, Han Yan immediately greeted her: "Why did it take you so long? Is there something wrong with the baby?"

Her voice rose slightly due to nervousness.

Yan Lan shook her head, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear: "It's nothing, I just chatted with the doctor for a bit." Her gaze inadvertently swept to the end of the corridor, where Bai Xiaoyu was surrounded by several girls, still chattering away.

Han Yan followed her gaze and couldn't help but purse her lips: "That Bai Xiaoyu is really..."

"Let's go." Yan Lan gently interrupted her, taking Han Yan's arm. Then, Bai Xiaoyu sat on the examination bed in the ultrasound room, her fingers tightly gripping the sheet, her eyes fixed on the probe in the doctor's hand.

"Doctor," she asked urgently, "is the baby in my belly a boy?"

Her fingernails dug unconsciously into her palms, her mind filled with Yan Lan's obviously protruding pregnant belly. If Yan Lan gave birth to the Qin family's eldest grandson, her child's status would be in jeopardy.

Dr. Li frowned, her hands still moving: "You're only three months pregnant, it's too early to find out the gender."

Bai Xiaoyu bit her lip, then suddenly pulled a thick red envelope from her bag and quietly stuffed it into the pocket of the doctor's white coat: "So... was that pregnant woman named Yan Lan carrying a boy or a girl?"

The doctor's expression changed. She accepted the red envelope and said a few words.

Bai Xiaoyu's complexion immediately improved, and when she came out, her roommates immediately surrounded her.

"How is it? Is it a boy?"

"what did the doctor say?"

Bai Xiaoyu looked very happy.

Bai Xiaoyu sat on a bench in the hospital corridor, clutching the ultrasound report in her hands with excitement, her knuckles turning white.

She tilted her head back, a victorious smile spreading across her face, her voice trembling slightly with excitement:

"I asked, and they said I'm having a boy!"

She deliberately raised her voice, drawing stares from those around her, "Yan Lan is having a daughter. My son is the eldest grandson of the Qin family!"

She smugly stroked her still-flat stomach, glancing sideways in the direction Yan Lan had left.

Sunlight streamed through the glass window, illuminating her face and revealing a twisted sense of pleasure in her eyes—so what if she's pregnant? I thought Yan Lan was having twins, but it turns out it's just a daughter!

One of the roommates hesitated before speaking, "But... a wealthy family like the Qin family probably doesn't care about gender anymore, right? After all, it's a new era..."

"What do you know!" Bai Xiaoyu turned her head sharply, her carefully groomed eyebrows raised high. "The richer the family, the more they care about men and women!" Her voice was so sharp it was almost piercing, causing the passing nurses to frown and look over.

Her thoughts suddenly drifted back to her impoverished rural hometown. In her memory, her father squatted in front of the earthen stove, smoking a pipe, while the sounds of her mother being beaten and scolded echoed incessantly.

She knew from a young age that she had an older sister who was sent away shortly after birth. If her mother hadn't been in poor health when she gave birth to her, she probably would have been sent away too.

Recalling the past, Bai Xiaoyu unconsciously dug her fingers into her palms, leaving deep crescent-shaped marks on her skin with her nails.

Ironically, in that bare mud-brick house, there's still that yellowed propaganda poster that says "Boys and girls are the same." The village officials deliberately put it up in the most conspicuous spot in her house, and every time her father got drunk, he would curse and rant at that poster.

"Wait until I give birth to the Qin family's eldest grandson..."

A greedy glint flashed in Bai Xiaoyu's eyes, and a determined smile curled her red lips. "Everything that belongs to Yan Lan will be mine."

She could almost see herself moving into the master bedroom of Yunhu Villa and becoming the lady of the house.

In the hospital's underground parking lot, Yan Lan sat in her car, calmly looking at the new messages she had received on her phone.

Her fingertips lightly traced the screen, a faint smile playing on her lips. Sunlight streamed through the car window onto her pregnant belly, where two tiny lives were growing steadily.