readsfreenovel Chapter 146 Mrs. Huo is pregnant?
Chapter 146 Mrs. Huo is pregnant?
The instructions state that the reading for this pregnancy test should be taken within three to five minutes, with the best reading at five minutes.
It is not recommended to use the displayed result as a pregnancy test result after more than five minutes.
When I turned my phone back on, four minutes had already passed.
The blank space that Horstley was staring at remained as white as snow, without a trace of any lines.
The packaging box was picked up; the production date was very recent.
Let's look at the manufacturer – Ruikang Pharmaceutical.
"..." Put down the packaging box.
I turned on my phone again; five minutes had passed.
The pregnancy test showed one line, but there was still no sign of pregnancy on the other side.
Huo Sili picked up the pregnancy test, his brow furrowing deeply.
Looking closely at it in the light, it's not a mistake, nor is it an optical illusion, but it's clearly even stranger.
The bathroom is divided into three sections. In the outer washroom, Jiang Qin, who had changed into formal attire, combed her hair and was applying face cream.
She seemed completely unconcerned about the pregnancy test results, only glancing over indifferently at this moment.
The tone sounded extremely casual, as if asking the weather forecast what the weather would be like today—
"Are the results out yet? How is it? One line or two?"
Horst put the pregnancy test back in the box, and then threw the box into the trash can.
After tidying up the other tools he had just used, he slowly and methodically threw everything into the trash can, revealing no hint of his mood.
He didn't reply to Jiang Qin for a moment.
Jiang Qin was unaware that it was a line, and her heart almost stopped beating.
My hands, which were applying face cream, suddenly felt a little stiff.
What does it mean that he's not saying anything? Could it be that she drank so much water last night, drank so much more this morning, and went to the bathroom several times this morning, and drank so much water before the test?
Could it be that she still couldn't rewrite the fate of the baby in her womb?
Jiang Qin pursed her pink lips slightly, her face turning pale in an instant, and despair welled up within her.
She forced herself to remain calm as she applied face cream, and just then, Horst's deep, magnetic voice, devoid of any discernible emotion, rang out—
"One line".
But regardless of his mood at that moment, those three words were like a powerful hand, pulling back and firmly stabilizing Jiang Qin's heart, which was about to leap out of her chest in the quiet atmosphere.
One line, not two.
The baby is alright now. Even if he still has doubts, at least she has something to rely on now.
In those seemingly calm few minutes, a life-or-death situation had already been experienced.
Jiang Qin's tense mood returned to calm almost instantly.
But no matter how happy she was, she couldn't show it. She had been outside just now and heard the sound of Horstley throwing all those things into the trash can.
In other words, she did not see the pregnancy test results with her own eyes.
Although it's true that Huo Sili probably didn't lie to her—after all, if he had seen two lines, he would have rushed to her and questioned her immediately.
But since it involved her child, Jiang Qin dared not be careless, she had to be extremely careful.
After all, while the current result pleased her, it was still somewhat of a revelation to her.
Of course, it's also possible that she genuinely didn't know about this before, and that she had some incorrect preconceptions from the past—
In movies and TV shows, the appearance of a pregnancy test often signifies that the protagonist is about to become a mother or father.
So much so that before she had a deeper understanding of the product, she had complete faith in pregnancy tests.
Until she learned more about how this thing could be controlled, she really thought that as long as the pregnancy test stick was on one side, the result would definitely be accurate.
I even thought to myself, otherwise how could this thing dare to call itself a pregnancy test? There's no wife in a wife cake, so a pregnancy test must actually detect pregnancy, right?
In addition, although she felt she could do it, she couldn't help but think that she had already had a prenatal checkup for the baby.
This means that the HCG concentration in her body is definitely much higher than it was before she was pregnant.
So she was actually quite conflicted; on the one hand, she felt she could do it, but on the other hand, she was afraid she couldn't.
Fortunately, it seems that Horst really didn't continue to joke with her.
"After you've finished cleaning, go downstairs for breakfast, and as usual, take Uncle Yang's car to the company and start work at your desk."
"Your new colleague will arrive from the HR department at 10:00 AM. Once she arrives, you can start handing over your responsibilities to her."
As the tall figure passed by her, Jiang Qin heard Huo Sili say these words to her.
Once a new colleague starts work, the handover is completed, and the colleague passes the initial assessment of their work ability, she can leave Huo's company early, barring any special circumstances, according to Huo's company regulations.
Realizing this, how could Jiang Qin not be happy?
Instantly, the eagerness in her heart was about to overflow!
Jiang Qin was genuinely happy and didn't need to pretend. She had been exhausted since last night, and the word "good" came out of her mouth without her realizing it.
Huo Sili's gaze swept over Jiang Qin, noticing the involuntary upward curve of her pink lips, and his eyes darkened.
But when they open their mouths to say something, the words always get stuck in their throats.
She resigned because she didn't love the job; she said that.
If you ask her now, does she really dislike being his secretary that much...?
A hint of self-mockery flashed in his dark pupils as Horst continued the previous topic.
“There are a lot of things to do, and it’s definitely not possible to finish handing them over in one day. There are many things and people that you need to familiarize her with. You’ve basically handed over all the work you have to He Xu. After you’ve finished dealing with your own things, you should spend the rest of your time taking good care of her.”
"I hope she can pass the initial assessment smoothly. It's not easy to recruit a suitable person, as you know."
After saying his last sentence, Huo Sili didn't linger and turned to walk away.
Jiang Qin had barely uttered a "okay" when Huo Sili had already left the master bedroom.
Jiang Qin screwed the lid off the face cream, washed her hands, and was about to turn and leave when she glanced at her abdomen in the mirror.
Suddenly, I remembered my prenatal checkup on Saturday and was amazed at how fortunate I was that I had chosen that hospital instead of any others—the private hospital in Nanjia Village, Haicheng. They truly stood out in protecting patient privacy.
When seeing a doctor, they don't ask for your name, but instead call you by a specific number. Names may be repeated, but numbers will not be repeated.
The doctor who issues the report is different from the doctor who reviews it later.
For pregnancy test reports, apart from needing to see a doctor to get the prescription, you can choose not to have face-to-face consultations afterwards.
By submitting reports directly to doctors through the hospital's internal system, and receiving their approvals, the entire process is conducted within the system, ensuring privacy is not compromised.
After the consultation, the patient can clear the data with one click. Once the data is cleared, it cannot be restored by either the doctor or the patient.
Even if, like she was at the time, she didn't know that the hospital could operate in that way, and instead went to get the paper report as usual, she could go to the disposal department at any time and destroy the data herself using the shredder.
At the time, she thought that the baby's safety was more important than recording the baby's prenatal check-up results.
So she didn't feel bad that the information couldn't be preserved, and she didn't save a single photo.
She decisively threw all the documents into the shredder herself, and only left with Su Lejia after the documents had turned to dust.
As for the electronic aspects, she certainly wouldn't overlook them; those data were completely erased before she shredded the paper documents.
……
"I'll go first, you can take your time eating. It's okay if you're late, no rush."
In the first-floor restaurant, Huo Sili got up from his chair and looked at Jiang Qin, speaking to her.
Jiang Qin was eating noodles when she heard this. She looked up at him and hummed in response.
The black Cullinan drove onto the highway. A moment later, in the back seat, Horstley leaned back in his leather seat. For some reason, his relaxed brows suddenly furrowed again.
At the Lu family's old residence, Lu Xiuyuan, who was about to go to the hospital to start work, picked up his phone, glanced at the contact name, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.
I swiped to answer the call, and upon listening, my mind, which rarely stays up all night, was a little foggy, and I felt completely bewildered.
"What did you just say? My pregnancy test? Huh? My pregnancy test? What are you talking about?"
Huo Sili's breathing became heavier, silently expressing his helplessness, and he adjusted his words.
"Hey, how accurate are the pregnancy tests your Ruikang brand produces?"
Pregnancy test, positive, test...
Lu Xiuyuan's pupils dilated. "No, what do you mean? You, no, your wife, Mrs. Huo, is pregnant?"
Huo Sili pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm asking you, is it permissible or not?"
What kind of boss would say their own products are bad?
Lu Xiuyuan was also a little speechless. "Of course it's accurate, how could it not be? What, you're twenty-eight years old, and you've finally figured it out and want to be a father? Hey, is it one line or two lines? Coming to me so early in the morning to let me guess, could it be..."
He didn't say the three words "one line".
Beep, your good brother has ruthlessly hung up on you.
Lu Xiuyuan: "..."
have to.
With that kind of temper, how come he has a wife?
Oh no, so he came here so early in the morning because he was upset that Mrs. Huo wasn't pregnant?
Recalling the last time Jiang Qin was hospitalized at Ruikang Hospital after falling into a coma, Lu Xiuyuan, unusually meddling, frowned and then sighed—
Tsk, men should know when to be content! If you look down on someone, who knows, they might dump you one day!
Something still felt off. Lu Xiuyuan felt that something was off.
Could it be that his brother has problems in that area?
Lu Xiuyuan's eyes widened, feeling as if he had discovered a shocking secret!
"Sister Qin!"
I was delayed by the pregnancy test this morning, and I was exhausted from working almost all night last night, so I really couldn't skimp on breakfast.
Since she left late on Monday, she was likely to encounter traffic jams on the way. Therefore, compared to the usual time she arrived at the company on weekdays, Jiang Qin broke the precedent by arriving at 9:00 AM today. It is already 9:40 AM.
I was a full forty minutes late.
I tried to keep a low profile, but I was still recognized and seen immediately.
However, there weren't many people in the office at the moment; everyone was in their respective department's meeting room. Jiang Qin, who was used to being punctual, wasn't too embarrassed. She greeted Lin Xiaoyu and chatted for a bit.
He then headed towards the president's office.
Suddenly, Lin Xiaoyu grabbed her arm. "Sister Qin." Lin Xiaoyu lowered her voice, looked around, hesitated, and then looked at Jiang Qin.