Chapter 1982 - She Found her Breasts Red and Swollen
The 99th Divorce
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Shen Luoâan fell silent at Shen Mantingâs retort.
But he couldnât help taking another glance at her.
âWhat did the doctor say to you?â
âNothing.â Shen Manting kept eating. âAll he said was that my mood was unstable, or something along that line. What else could he have said?â
She appeared exceptionally calm, as if she was describing something insignificant.
Aunt Lin couldnât help turning to glance at her.
Shen Luoâan seemed unhappy, but he held back his temper.
They remained silent. No one spoke again.
After supper, Shen Manting went back to her room.
She locked the door without even first carrying the infant. Nobody knew what she was up to inside.
Aunt Lin, still holding the infant in her arms, felt something was amiss. She sat down in front of Shen Luoâan and said, âManting has been acting strangely today.â
Shen Luoâan thought something was wrong too. He glanced at the tiny infant in Aunt Linâs arms and replied, âPerhaps sheâs in a bad mood. Iâll check on her later.â
âIs she planning to run away? Sheâs been acting really strange today, all day.â Aunt Linâs gaze was fixed on the door of the room. She couldnât help recalling the image of Shen Manting escaping through the window.
Shen Luoâan thought nothing of it. He smiled and looked at the infant. âDonât worry, she wonât give up on Little Moon.â
Aunt Lin glanced at the baby, too.
She nodded and said, âYouâre right. The baby still has to be breast-fed. She wouldnât have the heart to leave him behind.â
However, Shen Manting stayed inside the room for a long time.
The infant fell asleep, then woke up crying.
Aunt Lin noticed that he had soiled his diaper.
âBring me a clean diaper,â she commanded, before whispering, âGo check on Manting. Donât let her become ill from staying cooped up inside the room for too long.â
Shen Luoâan obeyed and found the key to the room easily.
However, he felt a strong resistance against the door.
As though something was blocking the door.
He pushed the door open with a forceful heave. To his surprise, he found the room empty.
Gusts of wind swept in from outside the window and lashed across Shen Luoâan.
Whoosh.
The wind was so strong that the objects in the room were blown askew.
The bed was left in a mess. The lights were dimmed.
Shen Luoâan immediately felt something was wrong. He quickly turned on the light.
The room was illuminated.
But no one was in the room.
The wardrobe and the window were thrown open â telling indicators of Shen Mantingâs whereabouts.
Aunt Lin had never expected that Shen Manting would leave without her baby.
Stunned, she looked at Shen Luoâan in a completely different light now. She didnât believe it before, but now...
So they were really brother and sister?
Shen Manting didnât go far.
Firstly, she was a bit hesitant. Secondly, the motive of her departure was too obvious.
Since she had made up her mind to leave, she would leave nothing behind.
She didnât want to endure a life of inhumane abuse and the demoralizing humiliation of depending on others for her livelihood.
She would support herself, even if she had to live alone.
As for the child...
Since the Shen family wanted him so badly, they wouldnât mistreat him.
Shen Manting laid herself down on the bed in the room of an inn and closed her eyes.
Before she knew it, she was fast asleep. But she was soon awakened by the swelling in her breasts.
Shen Manting frowned upon noticing her blouse was damp. She lifted it and took a look at her red and swollen breasts.
They felt hard like stones to the touch.
There was white discharge flowing out. Her swollen, sore breasts were a disturbing sight.
She glanced at the time â it was morning already.
She realized she hadnât fed her baby all night.
She sniffled at the unsettling thought.
Her tears fell uncontrollably.