Chapter 99: A Crisis Between Sisters

On the way back, Zhou Xiaoru kept thinking about how to tell Su Poyang about Jiang Bufan's situation.

Jiang Bufan's intention was to wait until after the hospital check-up on Monday to confirm it before saying anything.

But Zhou Xiaoru could not wait until Monday; her mind was now completely filled with the desire to give that broken pot a good beating.

And the thorny issue before them had not yet been resolved; in the dormitory, another crisis was waiting for them.

After returning to the dormitory, Yao Xiang and Xiao Lan were both sitting at the desks under their respective beds.

The sensitive Zhou Xiaoru felt an unusual atmosphere the moment she stepped into the dormitory.

If it were in the past, as soon as they returned, Xiao Lan would basically have jumped over immediately to ask about this and that.

Today, she and Jiang Bufan had been playing hide-and-seek since early morning; how could Xiao Lan say nothing and ask nothing?

They had originally intended to come back and tell them about this matter; after all, they were close friends with a solid bond, and now that things had reached this point, they had to think of a way together.

At this moment, Yao Xiang, whose bed was next to Xiao Lan's, had already turned around.

Zhou Xiaoru could not help but ask her with her eyes: What is wrong with Xiao Lan? Why does she keep her back turned to them?

Yao Xiang immediately pointed at her and Jiang Bufan, gesturing a few times.

Although they could not understand at all what these gestures meant, they could guess a little bit.

At this moment, Jiang Bufan's mood was already very poor; she really was not in the mood to say nice things to another person who was also in a bad mood, given her own predicament.

After putting down her bag and washing her face at the sink, she prepared to climb back onto her bed to lie down.

Now, besides lying down and waiting for tomorrow's dawn, what else could she do?

But this war happened just before Jiang Bufan was about to climb onto the bed.

While taking off the shoes on her feet, she was thinking about things absent-mindedly; she had been taking them off for a long time, but the sneakers on her feet were like chewing gum, sticking to her feet and refusing to let go.

Irritated, she flicked them several times, but could not shake them off!

Finally, she kicked out forcefully in anger and finally managed to fling the shoe off, but...

That white sneaker flew in a perfect arc behind her and hit Xiao Lan directly on the back.

Xiao Lan, who was already in a bad mood, was hit like this; she slammed the table in anger, stood up, and roared.

"Who is it! So annoying!"

Jiang Bufan, realizing it only after the fact, heard this roar, turned her head, and saw her shoe landing right next to Xiao Lan's stool.

And Xiao Lan was glaring at her furiously at this moment.

Now it was a mess; two people who were both in a terrible mood had locked horns.

Jiang Bufan felt that Xiao Lan was making a mountain out of a molehill and using the incident as an excuse to vent.

"It was just a shoe that accidentally hit you, is such a big reaction necessary!"

After saying this, she prepared to climb onto the bed again...

But her indifferent, uncaring attitude made a nameless fire rise in Xiao Lan's heart.

She retorted directly, "What do you mean such a big reaction! You hit me and you're still being unreasonable!"

Hearing this, Jiang Bufan's temper also flared up.

She simply stopped trying to get on the bed, turned her head, and countered.

"How am I being unreasonable! I'm apologizing to you now, is that enough! I'm sorry, my shoe hit your precious body, is that okay!"

"What kind of attitude is that!"

"What kind of attitude do you want! Do you want me to kneel down and kowtow to apologize to you!"

Seeing that a major battle was about to break out, Yao Xiang and Zhou Xiaoru hurried forward to mediate.

Zhou Xiaoru, "Alright, alright, both of you say less; it's not a big deal, why are you arguing?"

Yao Xiang, "Exactly, we're about to graduate; it's been four years, and we've never had such a big argument."

Yao Xiang looked at the two people who were both panting and red-faced, thought for a moment, and asked Zhou Xiaoru.

"Where did you go this morning? Xiao Lan and I both sent you messages, but you didn't reply; we were both very worried."

Zhou Xiaoru fell silent and shifted her gaze toward Jiang Bufan.

Whether or not to tell them about this matter had to be decided by Jiang Bufan herself.

At this moment, Xiao Lan sat back down with a frustrated *thud* and said deliberately in a huff.

"They have top-secret, important matters to attend to; how would they tell us? So what if it's been four years? Even forty years would be the same; they don't even consider you a friend at all!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru and Jiang Bufan finally understood the crux of Xiao Lan's anger.

By now, after the previous shouting, Jiang Bufan did not feel as angry in her heart.

After all, Xiao Lan was just worried about her.

After a moment of silence, she said one sentence.

"I'm pregnant..."

A bolt from the blue! These words instantly shocked Yao Xiang and Xiao Lan, who were still in the dark.

Xiao Lan had already left her seat and walked over; the previous anger had been completely dispelled by this news.

"When did this happen?!"

Then, Zhou Xiaoru told them everything that had happened after they went to distribute flyers last month.

Only after hearing the whole story did Xiao Lan finally understand why these two had become so mysterious lately.

She felt even more self-reproachful for having guessed wildly and thinking that they were deliberately distancing themselves from her.

She walked up to Jiang Bufan, who was looking a bit pale, pulled her arm, and said.

"I'm sorry, Xiaofan. I just saw that you wouldn't tell us anything lately, and I... I was just jealous. I didn't know you had gone through so much."

At this time, Jiang Bufan's attitude also softened.

"Forget it, it was me who didn't want to say anything, but now... sigh..."

She sat down under her own bunk with a headache...

Yao Xiang couldn't help but ask, "Pregnancy is no joke. Are you sure? Did you go to the hospital for a check-up this morning?"

Zhou Xiaoru took over the conversation and replied, "We didn't go to the hospital. We went to a pharmacy and bought a pregnancy test; it's positive."

Xiao Lan asked, "Does Su Poyang know?"

Zhou Xiaoru shook her head, "I wanted to tell him, but Jiang Bufan said to wait until after the check-up tomorrow."

Xiao Lan said, "Why wait until tomorrow! We must drag him out! If he did the deed, he has to take responsibility. How could we let him get away with it so easily? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Zhou Xiaoru and Xiao Lan were of the same mind; they both wanted to give that guy Su Poyang a good beating.

The more rational Yao Xiang said at this moment, "Have you two thought it through? What will you say once you find him? If you want him to take responsibility, what kind of responsibility are you talking about?"

Hearing Yao Xiang say this, the two who had been sharpening their knives fell silent at once.

"If we want him to take responsibility, it's nothing more than asking him for money right now. Besides that, what else could that young master give Jiang Bufan? Should he marry Jiang Bufan for the sake of the child? How could Jiang Bufan marry a playboy like him!"

This rational analysis instantly awakened the other three.

Hearing her say this, Jiang Bufan, who had been depressed for many days, suddenly felt her mood lighten.

She stood up from her seat and said.

"A Xiang is right. I won't marry a playboy like him, and he won't marry me either. However, I'm not willing to let him off so easily."

Although she had been able to laugh off the one-night stand generously and readily before, (the author insisted on interjecting: Are you sure you laughed it off? How come I see you haven't seemed to walk out of the shadow of that one-night stand at all?).

But when it comes to things like pregnancy and abortion, no matter how bold she is, the one who ultimately gets hurt is her, the woman.

And the word "abortion" made Jiang Bufan feel inexplicably panicked.

At this moment, all three of them looked at her in unison.

Zhou Xiaoru asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I haven't thought it through yet. I've been so worried about the pregnancy lately, how could I think about anything else?"

Xiao Lan took over the conversation, "How about this: you stay in the dorm and rest this afternoon. Xiaoru and I will go find Su Poyang to talk. Don't be afraid. I'll take a day off from work tomorrow and go to the hospital with you. No matter what the result is, if you need anything, just say it; I will help you."

"Right, if there's anything you want us to help with, just speak up. Don't be shy," Yao Xiang added.

Zhou Xiaoru felt very gratified looking at the situation before her; from the battle just now to the current unity, it was truly like a gust of wind—gone without a trace.

She thought for a moment and said, "We should talk to Su Poyang first and see what he has to say."

"I think so too. We'll see the specifics after talking to him. At the very least, he is the young master of a large conglomerate; we can make him do some things later."

Xiao Lan said.

Hearing this, Jiang Bufan didn't know whether to be moved or to laugh and cry.

But at the same time, she felt less afraid in her heart; they say you see a person's true character in critical moments.

The few friends she had made during these four years of university were indeed reliable; they didn't let her down.

She nodded. She felt exceptionally tired at this moment and said one sentence.

After saying, "I'll listen to you all," she climbed back onto her bed to prepare to sleep.

She was truly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

The other three all stared in unison at the person lying on the bed...

Through the bed railing, Jiang Bufan saw six eyes below staring at her, performing a salute of attention.

She couldn't take it anymore and said, "That's enough, you guys. It's not like I have some terminal illness. Stop looking at me with those sympathetic eyes."

Hearing this, the three of them quickly scattered.

Life is like this; there are always more accidents than surprises.

But regardless of the type of accident, they are all part of everyone's growth experience.

Of the three treasures of youth, Jiang Bufan was currently experiencing the first one.

Who knows what kind of things will happen after this.

The person who was truly exhausted finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.

Listening to the faint snoring coming from the person on the bed.

The three below gathered together once again.

Xiao Lan hurriedly asked Zhou Xiaoru, "How is it? Did you send a message to Su Poyang?"

Zhou Xiaoru stared at her phone and replied, "I've already sent him a message, but he hasn't replied yet."

Yao Xiang took over, "Why don't you give him a call?"

Zhou Xiaoru shook her head, "Let's wait a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold back and will start swearing on the phone."

Xiao Lan said, "I'll meet up with him early to test his attitude. If he's willing to take full responsibility, then that's a different story. If he doesn't admit it..."

Xiao Lan couldn't help but clench her fist. She would risk going to the police station to punch that social butterfly in the face and disfigure him!

Speaking of this, Xiao Lan couldn't help but complain to Zhou Xiaoru.

"Xiaoru, you're too mean. You went to beat up that Su guy last time, why didn't you call me?"

"It was just a coincidence that I ran into him that day. Besides, in that situation, there was no time to call you."

"You're still working at Tengyuan. If you do this, won't your boss fire you?"

Xiao Lan was a bit worried, but after saying it, she slapped her own mouth.

Her brain must have rusted; how could she have forgotten about the handsome Gu Liyan!

The Big Boss of Tengyuan now is Gu Liyan. With him there, who would dare do anything to Zhou Xiaoru?

"I almost forgot, Gu Liyan is the one who calls the shots at Tengyuan Company now. Sigh... I worried for nothing."

"Stop talking about useless things. Let's think about how to talk to Su Poyang this afternoon."

Xiao Lan had already thought it through clearly and said.

"It's useless to think now. When we see him, we'll kill gods if gods block us, and kill Buddhas if Buddhas block us!"