Stealing Your Heart

“Okay, Mommy. I promise I’ll be good, but you have to promise me that you’ll tell me if anything’s wrong. I’m worried about you.”

Perhaps she got emotional because she was still weak, but Lin Xinyan choked up the second she heard those words. She feared that her son would find out the truth and that she might not be able to solve the problem.

Clenching her fist in the other hand, Lin Xinyan tried her best to sound strong. “I have work to do, Xichen. I’m going to have to hang up now.”

“Okay…”

Lin Xinyan did not wait to see if Lin Xichen had more to say before hanging up on the call.

After that, Aunt Yu brought Lin Xinyan something to eat. “You must be hungry.”

Instead of hunger, all Lin Xinyan could feel was heartache.

“I’m not. I just…” responded Lin Xinyan as she looked at Aunt Yu.

“You have to eat something. Especially now that you’re weak,” interrupted Aunt Yu before Lin Xinyan could finish. With a bowl of food in hand, the former sat down by the bed and looked intently at Lin Xinyan. “Before Young Master left, he ordered me to take good care of you, so that includes feeding you. It’s not just you now – you have to consider your baby too. This is good for the both of you.”

Aunt Yu did not know about Lin Xinyan’s health condition, only that the woman was bedridden because of the risk of miscarriage in her pregnancy.

To her, Lin Xinyan was already too thin. The baby might not have enough nutrition to absorb if the mother refused to eat anything.

“Young Master was concerned about your appetite, so he ordered light meals for you. Try this bird’s nest from Malaysia. The domestic ones are so highly processed that they have no quality whatsoever. Have some for the sake of the child,” advised Aunt Yu as she brought the bowl forward.

When Aunt Yu mentioned the bird’s nest, Lin Xinyan was reminded that the delicacy was made of swiftlets’ solidified saliva.

churn, so she lifted the quilt, about to get out of bed. Shocked, Aunt Yu quickly put the bowl aside and stopped Lin Xinyan from moving. “You can’t get out of bed. Wait for

over to the bathroom and got Lin

was empty, all Lin Xinyan could throw up

soothe her nausea.

latter straightened up. “I

Xinyan but then changed her mind because it might gross the woman out. She took the bucket away before washing her hands

informed Lin Xinyan, so Aunt Yu went to the bathroom once more to clean

Lin Xinyan felt much

you to eat something?” asked Aunt Yu

do their rounds. The doctor approached Lin Xinyan and inquired

through her records. “Do

her that she could

was quite a surprise

and your uterus was injured from your last pregnancy. Your uterine wall is thinner now, so there’s a high risk of miscarriage. You have to be bedridden for the first three months to give the fetus

I want to keep the baby,” responded Lin

timing, Lin

as you come back

losing her appetite. Do you have anything to stop the vomiting so she can eat?” asked

cases. Still, the doctor did not recommend Lin Xinyan to take supplements because of her condition. “She should have more light meals with smaller portions. I’ll set up a diet plan for her.

at the bird’s nest on the table. “But she couldn’t even have something as

have some of this. It’s light in taste, so your body can absorb it easily. Plus, the sialic acid in the solidified swiftlet saliva is very

the mention of saliva, Lin Xinyan could not

Lin Xinyan, but