Chapter 138: You Actually Want to Divorce Me!

Because Gu Jianing was a member of their Traditional Chinese Medicine department, her being commended was also an honor for their whole team.

So, Dr. Zhou was genuinely happy as well.

“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Gu Jianing suddenly understood.

In that case, this honor was pretty nice.

Gu Jianing was still very pleased. After all, this meant that she, Gu Jianing, wasn’t just good-looking—she also had talents that were recognized and praised.

As a woman, of course you should strive to have both beauty and brains.

But...

“Sheng Zexi, when are you coming back?” After Dr. Zhou left, Gu Jianing rested her chin in her hands and murmured to herself.

She really hoped that Sheng Zexi could be there when she was commended. She wanted him to see it, to be proud and happy for her.

Today, aside from Qin Rou coming in for a consultation, there was only one elderly patient, and then no one else came.

Once again, Gu Jianing experienced just how quiet the TCM department could be.

The next day, Gu Jianing went to work as usual. She hadn’t even reached her office when she saw two people waiting at the door.

One of them was none other than Qin Rou from yesterday.

Standing next to her was a young man in military uniform. Gu Jianing had a vague guess in her heart.

Qin Rou was delighted to see Gu Jianing.

As soon as Gu Jianing reached the office door, Qin Rou immediately said, “Dr. Gu, this is my husband, Acheng.”

Qi Yuancheng stepped forward, nodded politely at Gu Jianing, and said warmly, “Hello, Dr. Gu. I’m Qi Yuancheng.”

“Alright, come in with me.”

She opened the office door, and the two of them followed Gu Jianing inside.

After Gu Jianing put on her white coat and sat down, Qi Yuancheng stepped forward and said, “Dr. Gu, Rou told me about your suggestion yesterday.”

“I took the morning off today specifically to come and see you.”

Hearing this, Gu Jianing had a good impression of him.

The fact that Qi Yuancheng was willing to come with Qin Rou to see her showed he wasn’t the selfish, chauvinistic type.

Just like Qin Rou, he sincerely wanted to find out the problem and have a child together.

“Captain Qi, have a seat. I’ll take your pulse.”

As soon as her hand touched Qi Yuancheng’s wrist, Gu Jianing had the system bind to him and used the scanner in her eyes to check him over.

A few seconds later, she had the results.

Gu Jianing understood and asked, “Captain Qi, if I told you the reason you and your wife haven’t been able to have children is because of you, how would you feel?”

Qi Yuancheng froze for a moment, then said bluntly, “So, it really is my problem?”

“My feelings… I guess I regret it.” He answered almost without thinking.

“I regret not going to the hospital sooner. If I’d found out earlier it was my problem, Rou wouldn’t have had to bear so much.”

Thinking of all the ridicule and grievances Qin Rou had suffered over the years, Qi Yuancheng felt deeply guilty.

It was clearly his problem.

“Acheng, we’re a married couple. Don’t say things like that.” Qin Rou took Qi Yuancheng’s hand. Even though they still didn’t have children, their relationship had always been good, and Qi Yuancheng had always treated her well.

Qi Yuancheng looked at Qin Rou with eyes full of tenderness—so much so that it was almost overflowing.

Gu Jianing: Hey, hey, hey, we’re in the middle of a consultation here. Why are you two suddenly showing off your affection? My husband isn’t around—if you keep this up, I’m going to get jealous!

After Gu Jianing cleared her throat a couple of times, Qi Yuancheng snapped back to reality. “Dr. Gu, please, just be direct.”

“Rou and I really want to have a child.”

“If it really is my problem, I’m willing to cooperate with treatment.”

Gu Jianing was satisfied with his attitude and stopped beating around the bush.

“It is your problem. You have oligospermia.”

Both Qi Yuancheng and Qin Rou were stunned.

Qi Yuancheng frowned. “Dr. Gu, could you explain that in more detail?”

Gu Jianing said, “A child is formed from an embryo, which requires a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg to combine and form a fertilized egg.”

“But in your case, you have too few sperm.”

“That’s why Qin Rou hasn’t been able to get pregnant.”

After hearing this, Qi Yuancheng and Qin Rou suddenly understood.

“So that’s the reason.”

Qi Yuancheng clenched his fists. This man, who had seemed so gentle at first glance, now had a barely noticeable sadness in his eyes.

“Dr. Gu, are you saying that Rou and I will never be able to have children in this lifetime?”

As he spoke, it was as if he’d made a painful decision after much deliberation. “Rou, maybe we should get a divorce. I can’t hold you back. I’ll explain to everyone that it’s my problem. If you meet someone good, you should remarry. That way, you can have a child.”

Even though making this decision broke his heart.

Just thinking about divorcing Qin Rou, about her marrying someone else and having a child with another man, made Qi Yuancheng feel like his heart was being cut to pieces.

But he couldn’t be selfish. He’d already let Rou bear years of ridicule and misunderstanding.

He couldn’t deprive her of the right to be a mother.

Qin Rou stared wide-eyed at Qi Yuancheng, completely shocked that he would even suggest divorce.

Normally so gentle, Qin Rou was now furious. She reached out and smacked Qi Yuancheng’s arm. “Qi Yuancheng, what nonsense are you spouting?”

“You actually want to divorce me!”

“Are you trying to abandon me?”

Qi Yuancheng let her hit him, his eyes full of pain as he explained, “No, Rou, how could I bear to abandon you?”

“But you heard it yourself. I have oligospermia. I can’t give you a child.”

“But I can’t take away your right to be a mother. It’s my problem, I should take responsibility. I can’t let you be misunderstood anymore.”

“I don’t need you to do this. Qi Yuancheng, listen to me. The reason I want to have a child is because the father would be you! If it were someone else, I’d rather not have one.”

“So even if you can’t have children, I still won’t divorce you. Let me ask you, if it turned out today that the problem was with me, would you divorce me?”

“Of course not.” Qi Yuancheng answered without hesitation.

“Exactly. So—”

“Wait a second.” Seeing the two of them like this, Gu Jianing quickly interrupted, “Actually, you don’t need to discuss any of this.”

Gu Jianing looked at the two of them and said, “I never said that Captain Qi’s condition can’t be treated.”"