I bring bad luck to my husband, you bring bad luck to your wife.

"Is it that serious?" Yang Tongchuan hadn't expected his sister-in-law's pregnancy to be so dangerous.

"Don't tell Mother yet. I want to see a few more doctors before making a decision."

Faced with his own younger brother, Yang Tongshan was overwhelmed by the pressure and couldn't help but squat down and cry softly.

Yang Tongchuan had never met an older brother like this before. He didn't know how to comfort him.

All I could do was silently stay by his side and let him cry his heart out.

A long time has passed.

Seeing that Yang Tongshan had calmed down a bit.

Only then did Yang Tongchuan dare to speak to him.

"I'll inquire about the doctor's matter for you tomorrow, but this can't be kept a secret for long. And what about your father-in-law? Are you going to tell him or not?"

Mingle's father was a small landlord with two sons and a daughter. As the youngest child, Mingle was pampered by her family from a young age.

"I'll talk to them about this personally tomorrow, and also ask them to help find a suitable doctor." Yang Tongshan now needs to mobilize all available connections to find the best doctor to help Ming Le with her pregnancy.

"What if, I mean what if..." Yang Tongchuan didn't dare to continue.

"Then I'll accept it. Let this child go sooner rather than later. Mingle's body can't take it if he goes too late." Yang Tongshan felt a little better after crying, but only a little.

The stone in my chest just wouldn't budge.

These words made the hairs on the back of Yang Tongchuan's neck stand on end.

He knew his older brother was ruthless, but he didn't know he could be this ruthless.

"Tell Xiangxi these next few days to stop Mingle from playing with Xuebao. I'm afraid she might develop feelings for someone else, which would make things even harder for her later."

"I understand. It costs a lot of money to see a doctor. Do you have enough money? I have some left." Treating illness and taking medicine both require money.

"Don't worry, your brother has a solid foundation." Yang Tongshan patted his younger brother's shoulder gratefully.

"Let's go back. Mingle has been out for too long; she'll overthink things."

When the two returned home, Yang Tongshan first went to fetch water and washed his face.

Yang Tongchuan went straight back to the west wing.

Xiangxi had just put Xuebao to sleep.

Yang Tongchuan whispered to Xiangxi about the extremely dangerous situation Mingle was going through during her pregnancy.

"Is it that serious?" Xiangxi had seen her sister-in-law miscarry before; she was gone just like that. But she didn't know why Mingle would suffer the same fate.

"Keep an eye on Xuebao at home these next few days. Put the work at Shuanghua Pavilion on hold for now." Yang Tongchuan had no choice; Xuebao couldn't be left unattended.

"I understand. I'll keep a close eye on Xuebao during this time." Xiangxi understood that the most important thing for the family at this moment was to protect Mingle's pregnancy, and everything else could wait.

The day after she found out she was pregnant, Mingle started staying in bed.

That afternoon, Mingle's elder brother and sister-in-law from her maternal family arrived at the Yang family with a skilled caregiver named Du.

They also sent a lot of tonics.

They allowed Granny Du to stay at the Yang family home, where she lived in a small room next to the east wing.

Du Mama usually doesn't go out; she mainly stays at home to serve Mingle.

Boil the medicine, wash and clean the house.

At first, Yang's mother didn't understand what her in-laws meant. Were they worried that she wouldn't be able to take good care of Ming Le?

Later, seeing different doctors coming to the door every few days, Yang's mother guessed what was going on.

One night, he called Yang Tongshan to his room.

"Tell your mother the truth, what exactly is going on with Mingle's pregnancy?"

Yang Tongshan knew he could no longer hide it. He had consulted so many doctors, and most of them gave the same diagnosis as before. The only famous doctor he had hired at great expense only said that he could help Ming Le keep the pregnancy going until seven months at most.

But he couldn't say for sure whether the child would survive.

Yang Tongshan has been struggling with whether to tell Mingle the truth and whether to continue saving the baby, fearing that if the pregnancy progresses too far, the baby will take Mingle's life.

"You dared to keep such a big thing from the family? You're really going to drive me crazy!"

"Mother, I secretly wanted to keep this child, but I really have no other choice." During this period, Yang Tongshan couldn't sleep night after night, and a few more strands of white hair appeared on his head.

Ming Le drank more medicine than she ate every day, and became increasingly thinner during her pregnancy. Seeing the doctors coming and going so frequently, she realized that Yang Tongshan was hiding something from her.

Even when she wanted to see Xuebao, Granny Du found an excuse not to let Xiangxi bring Xuebao in, as she seemed to have heard Xuebao looking for her aunt in the courtyard.

Xiangxi has been staying home and taking care of Xuebao during this time.

Xuebao couldn't see Mingle, so he always wanted to go to the east wing, because he remembered that Xiangxiang's aunt was there.

Xiangxi, afraid of disturbing Mingle's rest, wouldn't let Xuebao in.

The only time I would talk to Mingle was when I brought her food in the morning and evening, pretending nothing was wrong.

At this time, Granny Du would quickly eat and rest.

That evening, Yang Tongshan returned home and went inside to check on Mingle's condition.

The bleeding has stopped for the past few days, but Mingle's stomach has been feeling uncomfortable, like menstrual cramps.

Because Yang Tongshan had secretly stopped taking the strong medicine to prevent miscarriage and replaced it with some mild tonics.

Before changing the prescription, he confirmed with the doctor again that Ming Le's pregnancy had not improved and the bleeding had only stopped temporarily.

Everything is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Between his wife and his child, he ultimately chose the former.

"How are you feeling today?" Yang Tongshan touched Ming Le's thin face, pretending nothing had happened.

"The medicine isn't as bitter today. Should we change the medicine?" Mingle's words startled Granny Du, who was standing to the side.

"Your pregnancy is progressing, and your pulse has changed, so the doctor adjusted the prescription slightly. Don't overthink it," Yang Tongshan said calmly to Ming Le, though his heart was breaking.

"Husband, I want this child." Ming Le was probably the person in the Yang family who understood Yang Tongshan the most.

After so many years of marriage, how could there be no tacit understanding between them, and how could they not sense each other's changes?

"Husband, please try again. Okay?" Ming Le pleaded.

Granny Du has already left the bedroom.

Leave the space to this poor couple.

Yang Tongshan lowered his head, not daring to look into Ming Le's eyes.

"This might be my only chance in this lifetime, so let's not give up."

"Ming Le..." Yang Tongshan had already prepared many reasons to coax Ming Le, such as that they could have more children, or that they had agreed that Ming Le could adopt her second brother's child in the future.

But at that moment, it felt like his throat was blocked by a stone, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"My husband, the child wants to live too."

"We're still young, the child will come back." Yang Tongshan knew he was lying to Mingle, and also to himself.

"Can you guarantee the next one won't be the same?"

Mingle's words hit the nail on the head, exposing all the lies.

"Perhaps this child was destined to be my calamity, and I have accepted it." Ming Le was surprisingly calm at this moment, without crying.

Perhaps after so many years of trying to conceive, she has long since cried all her tears.

"I don't acknowledge it. He might kill you." Yang Tongshan's expression was extremely serious, as if they weren't discussing the life or death of his own child.

"That's just how I am destined to be."

Ming Le was stronger and more persistent than Yang Tongshan had anticipated.

"Husband, only you can protect us in this world, please don't abandon us." Ming Le was very clever; she bound herself and her child together.

She was using herself to force Yang Tongshan not to give up on the child.

She was confident that Yang Tongshan would compromise for her sake.