Stealing Your Heart

She stared dumbfounded at the information flashing up right in front of her eyes. It was indeed an ingredient that was claimed to have health benefits in Chinese medicinal terms. However…

It was human placenta.

Qin Ya couldn’t accept that she had been consuming such a thing.

Her stomach churned at the sight of the bowl in her hands. Aware of what the soup contained, she felt increasingly nauseous.

Grandma Su urged on, “Drink it up quickly, Ya. The doctor has said that your body’s weak. This soup is best for you. Eat up the meat inside as well…”

Ugh… Qin Ya pressed a hand over her mouth.

The stench from the bowl was unbearable. She only felt worse remembering what she read and saw about the ingredient.

Before Grandma Su could continue speaking, Qin Ya couldn’t restrain herself anymore. She quickly placed the bowl down on the table and ran to the bathroom. She threw up all the food she had eaten earlier.

Su Zhan ran after her and soothed her back as she vomited. “Is it really that difficult to drink the soup?”

He had no idea what was in the concoction that Qin Ya was made to drink every day. Upon seeing how sick it made her feel each time, he couldn’t help worrying about her.

Qin Ya rinsed her mouth. Steadying herself at the sink, she slowly looked up at him. “Su Zhan.”

“I’m here. What is it?” He continued patting her back lightly, hoping to relieve her pain.

“I’m afraid I can’t go on like this longer… You have to be ready for this,” she said with a shaky voice.

She was on the verge of breaking down. Being forced to drink that sickening concoction had been pushing her beyond her limits.

“I’ve been tolerating it as much as I can. I’m already at my limit; you both have to understand…”

“I know.” Su Zhan gently wiped her mouth. Qin Ya looked away. “That soup… I really can’t drink it,” she muttered weakly.

hand froze for a

You back to the room first; I’ll talk it out with grandma.” He sighed

as she

Grandma Su

“Grandma.”

Zhan interrupted the woman before she could stop Qin Ya. He walked over and began pushing her wheelchair towards her room. “Throw the soup away,”

eyes. “How dare you! Do you have any idea how difficult it was for me to get my hands on that thing?” she protested

soup had been extremely pricey. On top of that, she wouldn’t have been able to acquire it elsewhere if it weren’t for

watched them.

cannot throw

Su raised

Zhan held fast to his stance this time. “Listen to me. Throw

do you think you are

wheeled her into her room

not willing to drink it, is she?”

Zhan finally spoke. “What did you use in that

soup, it indeed smelled foul. Beyond that, it’s odd that Qin Ya felt so repulsed by it to such an extent. There must have been

for this. I got someone to help me get those placentas from the hospital…”

at her with eyes widened so much

she exclaimed. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with that. She’d only wanted

placentas from. There were people who secretly preserved them after labor instead of letting the hospital staff get rid of them.

even if one had a lot of money. One had to go through specific channels

to explode. How could his grandmother go to such lengths

able to eat the same thing

need for

explode at any moment, he suppressed his raging emotions with all his might. “Such a thing…

fell to his knees as he spoke and, tears welled up in his eyes. He placed his hands on Grandma Su’s lap and looked up at her. “Grandma… Ya has already agreed to go for surrogacy. What else do you want from her? Do you understand how painful it is for me to be stuck in between you and the woman I love all the time? I don’t one