Transmigrated as an Unwanted Ugly Girl

She gazed at Juhua’s bulging belly, her heart pounding with fear. Steeling herself, she bit her lip and met Juhua’s eyes. "I thought Senior Brother liked you, and I got jealous. So I kept the medicine and threw it into the Qinghui River. Besides the antidote and the beauty-enhancing medicine, there was also a medicine my father prepared... it was to help regulate your body..."

At this point, Yun Ying hesitated. It wasn’t that she was unwilling to speak, but she wondered if she should tell Juhua about the dangers of her childbirth. She didn’t know what Qin Feng had planned and was afraid of ruining his efforts.

When Juhua heard the first part of her confession, she wanted to jump up and curse her out. But she quickly had no time for that. Seeing Yun Ying fall silent, she turned to Qin Feng and said, "Doctor Qin, it’s better if you just tell me directly. Don’t worry, I’m not a reckless person."

Qin Feng sighed, opened his eyes, and gazed at Juhua. "Your childbirth will be very dangerous," he said softly.

Juhua froze for a moment, then asked seriously, "Exactly how dangerous? Give it to me straight so I know what I’m facing. And just tell me the outcome. I don’t understand all that medical jargon, so I won’t get it even if you explain."

Qin Feng pressed his lips together. "A matter of life and death."

Juhua couldn’t help but frown. "Isn’t childbirth a matter of life and death for any woman?"

Qin Feng looked at her helplessly. ’Does she have to be so blunt?’ Seeing Juhua’s stubborn gaze fixed on him, he said with some reluctance, "You... will have it harder than others!" He was still unwilling to be too explicit. Besides, wasn’t he already trying to find a solution?

A dead silence fell over the room!

Juhua was no fool; she naturally understood what he meant. After a long pause, she asked, "And what if your junior sister had given me the medicine and I had taken it?"

Qin Feng lowered his head, his expression grim. "Then this dangerous situation wouldn’t have happened," he said softly.

Juhua stared blankly at the floor.

’Hm, where did these ants come from? Oh, it must be from the rice candy Zhang Yang dropped in his rush this morning. That’s what attracted them.’ Juhua had a childhood too; she used to love lying on the ground watching ants. She had always wondered how these tiny creatures could have such a keen sense of smell. The main hall was so far from the outside, yet there was no way of knowing how they discovered a food source.

As her mind wandered, she heard Yun Ying cry out, her voice thick with tears, "This is all my fault! Even though I didn’t know there was medicine in that box beforehand, I won’t use that as an excuse to deny responsibility. I came here today to apologize. I’ll accept any punishment you see fit."

Juhua glanced up at Yun Ying and asked flatly, "Accept any punishment? And what would that be? You may be beautiful, but I’m not a man, so I can’t marry you. Kill you? Don’t let that fair skin of yours fool you; I bet your meat wouldn’t taste as good as the red-braised pork from my big fat pig at home."

Yun Ying froze, her lips trembling, but she couldn’t utter a single word.

Qin Feng watched Juhua with concern. ’This silence is too unusual.’ Last night, when she heard his junior sister had lost the medicine, she had wailed about the "spendthrift," looking utterly heartbroken over the loss. Now, not only did she know his junior sister had thrown the medicine away on purpose, but she also knew how crucial that medicine was for her, yet she had fallen completely silent. Why?

How could he have known Juhua’s personality? Normally, when an accident happened and the outcome was still unknown, she would be anxious and fret over the potential gains and losses. But once disaster truly struck, she would stop overthinking and focus solely on finding a solution and taking remedial action. The worse the situation, the calmer she became.

Just then, He came in with two cups of hot tea. She handed one to Qin Feng and said with a wide smile, "Doctor Qin, you’ve been busy for a while, you must be hungry. I’ve already started cooking."

Qin Feng quickly took it and thanked her with a smile.

He offered the other cup to Yun Ying. Seeing the tearstains on her face, she chuckled to herself, thinking, ’Juhua must have given her a talking-to.’ She didn’t say much, though. A visitor was a guest, especially the junior sister of Doctor Qin.

She turned and asked Juhua, "Juhua, would you like something to eat?"

Juhua quickly replied, "Mom, I’m not hungry yet. I’ll eat later. I want to chat a bit more with Doctor Qin’s junior sister. You can go on with your work; I won’t help with the cooking."

He quickly said, "No need to help. I can manage on my own."

After she left, Juhua looked at Qin Feng and Yun Ying and said, "Don’t tell them about this. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee there won’t be chaos. Besides, it would just make them worry for no reason. It wouldn’t help."

Qin Feng nodded. "I know."

Juhua composed herself and asked again, "Explain it to me more clearly. Why can’t I give birth normally? What’s the problem?"

Qin Feng thought for a moment and said, "You will definitely hemorrhage severely. Normally, I would use silver needles to stop the bleeding, but at that moment, you will need to use all your strength to push. Otherwise, the baby won’t come out, and I naturally won’t be able to use the needles to save you."

Juhua pondered for a moment, then asked tentatively, "What if we cut open my abdomen and take the baby out?"

Yun Ying’s eyes widened in astonishment. "How could that possibly work?" she exclaimed.

Qin Feng, however, seemed invigorated. He shot Yun Ying a sharp look, raising a hand to signal her to be quiet, then turned to Juhua and asked, "Tell me, how would we do it?"

Juhua said, "On the day of the birth, you cut open my abdomen, take the baby out, and then stitch the incision closed."

The corner of Qin Feng’s mouth twitched. ’Isn’t that the same as what she just said? It’s like she said nothing at all.’ He had long suspected there was more to Juhua than met the eye, and now she had proposed a method he had never even heard of. But her description was far too general. How was he supposed to do it?

He stared intently at Juhua and said, "Tell me more. It can’t be that simple. This is a matter of life and death."

Yun Ying struggled to keep herself from speaking out, though inwardly she was already cursing. ’Can you just cut a pregnant woman’s belly open whenever you please? And the strange thing is, why is Senior Brother discussing this with Juhua, someone who knows nothing about medicine? He even looks like he’s sincerely asking for her guidance!’

Juhua wanted to curse, too. ’I’m not a doctor, how would I know so much?’ But this was about whether she could give birth successfully—or, in other words, whether she could save her own life. She had no choice but to think carefully, choose her words, and explain it to Qin Feng. At that moment, she had no time to wonder why he had believed her so easily. In any case, she knew she could trust his character. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)