Chapter 2091: Chapter 1994: Overactive Imagination
Huo Sining felt puzzled, and couldn’t help but carefully observe everyone in the room.
The elders were all staring at her with expectant and tense eyes, their smiles seemingly strange. This made Huo Sining feel quite uneasy, and she shivered involuntarily, instinctively snuggling into Gu Xu’s arms.
Mrs. Gu was holding a cup filled with clear water, her wrinkled face blooming with a smile like a flower.
Mrs. Gu and her sister-in-law Chen Yu also looked pleasantly surprised, their mouths uncontrollably curling upwards.
Master Gu, usually calm and composed, was holding two shining walnuts in his hands. Although his face remained stern, the smile in his eyes could not be concealed.
Huo Sining found the expressions of these people strange no matter how she looked at them. Just as she was about to ask Gu Xu about it, the guard led a doctor carrying a medical kit into the room.
It was a female doctor, in her twenties, wearing a white coat and glasses. She walked in hurriedly and nervously looked at Madam Gu in the room:
"Mrs. Gu, are you feeling unwell?"
Mrs. Gu regained her composure, quickly took a few steps forward to greet her, and shook her head with a smile, saying, "Doctor Su, you’ve arrived. It’s not me who’s sick; it’s my granddaughter-in-law. This girl felt uncomfortable and kept vomiting after taking a sip of chicken soup during lunch. Please take a look at what’s going on with her."
Even though she said it was an illness, Mrs. Gu’s eyes were full of brightness, with a clear implication: My granddaughter-in-law must be pregnant, please take a look!
Doctor Su was an obstetrician and gynecologist, and she was used to such things. After hearing Mrs. Gu’s words, she nodded and looked over at Huo Sining, sitting on the sofa.
Mrs. Gu’s words were ambiguous. The Gu Family has two sons, so their granddaughter-in-law could be either Chen Yu or Huo Sining.
Mrs. Gu only mentioned the granddaughter-in-law was vomiting non-stop; an ordinary person wouldn’t know whom she was referring to. But Doctor Su was perceptive. Seeing everyone in the family staring at Huo Sining on the sofa as if she were a panda, and Gu Xu beside her cautiously holding her like a porcelain doll, afraid she’d fall, she guessed that the one who was vomiting was probably Huo Sining.
Doctor Su had been taking care of the health of several ladies in the Gu Family for years, so she knew a bit about the family. A few months ago, Huo Sining had just married the youngest son of the Gu Family, and the couple was considered newlyweds.
However, Doctor Su didn’t know about the relationship between Huo Sining and Chief Lu. She only knew Huo Sining was an orphan from the countryside who the Gu Family took a liking to, turning into a phoenix overnight.
Because of this, Doctor Su automatically regarded Huo Sining as a Cinderella-type character. Seeing her exhibit such symptoms, she was surprised and secretly marveled at the young woman’s good fortune.
In Doctor Su’s mind, although Huo Sining married into a wealthy family, in today’s society, it’s not easy for a Cinderella to establish herself in such circles. A couple can’t rely on love alone; there are numerous cases of divorce after marriage. If this girl wants to secure her position, she needs to have a child quickly, preferably a son, to solidify her status in the Gu Family and officially integrate into the family.
If Huo Sining is really pregnant, she would have a talisman, ensuring she would be well taken care of for the rest of her life.
As for the online and magazine reports about Huo Sining, Doctor Su had seen them but scoffed at them after reading.
In her view, Huo Sining’s ostentatious behavior and attempts to create an image as a "heroine" or "charity ambassador" were simply for hype and elevating her status, to appear more compatible with Gu Xu and avoid gossip from Imperial Capital’s elite families.
Regarding the media’s portrayal of Huo Sining’s wealth, Doctor Su felt it was either fabricated or achieved through the Gu Family’s connections, ultimately a favor rather than Huo Sining’s own ability.
Cinderella, after all, plays the role of a trophy wife; as long as Huo Sining performs her duties as the Gu Family’s daughter-in-law, the family would certainly treat her well.
With this in mind, Doctor Su felt slightly sour and envious, finding Huo Sining’s fortune hard to comprehend. Despite being an orphan, at just twenty, she had a perfect husband, power, wealth, and fame. Any woman would envy such a life.
But considering the Gu Family’s status, Doctor Su also reminded herself to dismiss any bizarre thoughts she harbored.
Despite feeling that Huo Sining wasn’t particularly remarkable, Doctor Su was well aware that without Huo Sining, she wouldn’t have a chance to be a daughter-in-law of the Gu Family, making her whimsical thoughts laughable.
Huo Sining wasn’t aware of what the family doctor was thinking. Otherwise, she’d surely laugh out loud.
In both her lives, Huo Sining had never considered relying on having a child to secure her position. Not only in this life, but even in her past life when she was impoverished, Huo Sining would never compromise her principles for so-called vanity.
However, outsiders often fail to see the intricacies of wealthy families and imagine all sorts of soap opera plots, so it’s understandable for Doctor Su to have such speculations.
At this moment, Huo Sining was unaware that the doctor had, within seconds, concocted a full Cinderella story in her mind. She saw the doctor approaching seriously, placing a soft pillow under her wrist to take her pulse.
Seeing this, Huo Sining was a bit bewildered, and she quickly waved her hand, explaining:
"No, Doctor Su, there’s no need to take my pulse. I really just felt a bit nauseous, probably caught a chill, and my stomach felt uncomfortable. I’ve had a few sips of water, and now I feel fine, with no discomfort. Just prescribe me something to warm my stomach."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Su looked up at Huo Sining, her eyes flashing with an odd expression, as if trying to determine whether Huo Sining meant what she said or if she was pretending.
