Chapter 416: She Was Dying of Regret and Self-Blame
Liu Fanglan lunged forward tentatively a couple of times, but Lin Jingyun and Zhang Ying had formed such a tight shield around Shen Nian that she couldn’t even touch the hem of her clothes.
Her eyes red with fury, Liu Fanglan stopped caring whether she could reach Shen Nian. She simply aimed forward and charged with all her might.
"Ah! Watch out!"
The worker standing nearby had never imagined that taking on a simple land-tilling job would lead to him witnessing such a spectacle.
When he saw Liu Fanglan charge, he couldn’t help but cry out a warning.
But his warning came a second too late. Liu Fanglan had already crashed into someone, knocking them straight to the ground.
Even then, a vicious look remained on Liu Fanglan’s face.
"If I can’t get to Shen Nian, I’ll get to you! It’s your own fault for siding with her!"
"Yingzi! Yingzi, are you okay?!"
Lin Jingyun never imagined Liu Fanglan would be so deranged as to deliberately aim for Zhang Ying. Seeing Zhang Ying knocked to the ground, Lin Jingyun was completely dumbstruck. She froze for a long moment before scrambling over to where Zhang Ying lay.
"My stomach... My stomach hurts so much!"
An expression of agony immediately twisted Zhang Ying’s features. Her face went deathly pale, and beads of cold sweat began to drip down her skin.
Liu Fanglan seemed to snap back to her senses, realizing what she’d done. As she scrambled off Zhang Ying, she saw blood seeping through her clothes.
"Blood... She’s bleeding!"
It was no secret that Zhang Ying was pregnant. The sight of the blood sent Liu Fanglan into a full-blown panic.
She had only wanted to vent her frustration; she never meant to cause Zhang Ying to miscarry! A simple brawl could be considered a personal dispute, but causing a miscarriage? That could lead to criminal charges involving a human life!
’It’s all Shen Nian’s fault. Yes, all her fault. If she hadn’t dodged, none of this would have happened!’
As Liu Fanglan was internally shifting the blame, Shen Nian had already realized something was wrong the moment Liu Fanglan charged toward Zhang Ying. But Lin Jingyun and Zhang Ying had deliberately pushed her behind them for her own safety.
Because of that, even though she moved as fast as she could, she was still half a step too slow. By the time she reached them, Liu Fanglan had already knocked Zhang Ying to the ground. Shen Nian only managed to catch and half-support Zhang Ying as she fell.
Seeing the color drain from Zhang Ying’s face, Shen Nian was overwhelmed with regret and self-loathing. ’I was so moved by them protecting me that I completely forgot... Zhang Ying is pregnant!’
’How could I let a pregnant woman protect me?!’
However, these thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. The moment she saw Zhang Ying bleeding, Shen Nian pushed aside her regret and self-blame. The priority right now was saving Zhang Ying!
’Regret and guilt can wait!’
"Get out of the way!"
Shen Nian channeled all her fury into her actions. She grabbed Liu Fanglan with one hand and shoved her away. Whether Liu Fanglan could keep her balance was not something Shen Nian cared about at that moment.
"Sister Jingyun, come hold Sister Yingzi."
Shen Nian had been the one supporting Zhang Ying, but she needed to administer first aid, so she had no choice but to hand her over to Lin Jingyun.
Lin Jingyun was terrified by the sudden turn of events and worried sick about Zhang Ying’s condition. For a moment, she was at a complete loss.
She only snapped out of it when she heard Shen Nian’s voice.
"Okay."
Lin Jingyun nodded, then moved to where Shen Nian was and knelt down to support Zhang Ying.
She didn’t know why, nor did she know what Shen Nian planned to do. But at that moment, her heart told her to trust Shen Nian. ’Just trust her.’