1 Chapter 1 The Beast in White Lab Coat_1

"Miss, you're pregnant."

The nurse disdainfully shoved the lab report into the hands of the woman, who stood still as a statue, internally sneering at yet another case of 'running with the ball', noticing that the age of unwed pregnancies was getting lower and lower.

"Pregnant?"

Suddenly coming back to her senses, Gu Xiaonuan's eyes widened as she reread every word on the paper.

"I want an abortion!"

The nurse sneered and briskly signed a form, "For the abortion, go to the fifth floor. Get the examination done first before finding Doctor Mu."

Who would have thought, so young and yet another irresponsible unwed mother. She could only be a college student at most. The college students nowadays are really degenerate!

Gu Xiaonuan, like a lost soul, barely squeezed into the nearly closed elevator door, drawing a round of complaints from the passengers inside.

"So young and reckless with your life, huh!"

"Young people these days are far too arrogant!"

Gu Xiaonuan, despondent, clutched the lab report, the word "pregnant" still echoing in her ears. She didn't hear a single word of the complaints around her.

In the crowded hospital elevator, there was one corner that was spacious and quiet.

The man stood tall and proud, his demeanor lofty, and his sacred white coat gave him the air of a fashion model on a runway.

Perhaps it was his aura that kept people from daring to come close.

"Ding," the fifth floor arrived.

Gu Xiaonuan snapped out of her daze, the petite girl struggling towards the exit.

With a loud "Ah," she crashed into a solid wall of flesh. The man's firm pectorals made her heart skip a beat, and then she quickly bowed her head, apologizing non-stop. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it, I'm really sorry!"

After repeating "I'm sorry" for so long without eliciting a "It's okay," she looked up again, but where was that wall of flesh?

Scattered on the ground were her pregnancy lab report and the forms for her examination,

Resigning herself to her bad luck, she said nothing more and picked up the forms to finish her examination.

Lately, even drinking cold water would get stuck between her teeth, and dreaming an innocent dream could result in a child. To whom could she make her plea?

After undergoing several examinations and seeing the pitying looks from the doctors, she knew even worse luck was yet to come.

Gu Xiaonuan, today you'll truly experience what it's like when "misfortunes never come singly."

"I'm sorry but could you tell me where Doctor Mu's office is?"

She hadn't been paying attention earlier because her mind was elsewhere, so Gu casually stopped another nurse to ask for directions.

The nurse was initially startled; a glance at the lab report in her hand and she understood, "Go straight to the end of the hallway, and Doctor Mu's office will be on your right-hand side."

"Thank you!"

"However, if you're looking to have an abortion today, it might not be possible." She had just passed Doctor Mu's office and the yelling from inside could be heard even through a closed door.

"Why?" Gu Xiaonuan didn't understand. Was it now necessary to choose an auspicious day for an abortion, just as one might for giving birth?

"Oh, I can't really explain it to you. Anyway, it depends on your luck."

The nurse had to go to the ward to dispense medication, pushing a cart full of bottles and jars before leaving.

Half-believing, half-doubting, Gu Xiaonuan made her way to the outside of Doctor Mu's office. Facing the tightly closed door, an inexplicable chill crawled up her heart.

Could her luck really be so bad? Why did she feel like she was facing a desperate situation with resigned courage?

Inside, the silence was like death.

She gently knocked thrice on the door, Gu Xiaonuan cautiously speaking, "Doctor Mu? I'm coming in."

The moment she looked up, she was met with a face so sadly charming it tugged at the heartstrings. The face of a girl not much larger than a palm, stained with tears, was etched with grievance.

Upon seeing a patient, Mu Shan immediately concealed the sorrow in her eyes with elegance in her voice, "Please have a seat."

Having worked as a gynecologist for so many years, Mu Shan had developed a keen sense of judgment. She could tell from the girl's childish features and her bewildered gaze that this was another lost soul led astray.

"Doctor Mu, this... these are my lab results and medical report."

She walked over slowly, sat down, and then tremulously handed over her medical report with both hands, with solemn care.

Beyond the shock, there was also self-disgust, wasn't there?

Mu Shan examined all the documents carefully and finally gazed deeply at the girl who had been sitting without lifting her head, "Are you sure you want to terminate this pregnancy?"

"Of course!"

She had to get rid of this child!

"Even if it could forever take away your right to become a mother in the future?"

"..."

For a moment, Gu Xiaonuan thought she heard a hallucination. Until her gaze met with Mu Shan's...

"Doctor Mu, are you talking about a possibility, or is it an inevitable outcome?"

"Your uterine wall is too thin, which is not conducive to the embedding of eggs. The fact that you got pregnant this time is already a miracle. An abortion requires a uterine curettage, which would make your uterine wall even thinner, almost reducing your chances of conception to zero."

"How could this be..."

"My advice is not to do it. I've seen too many women who cannot bear children after an abortion. Miss Gu, you are still young."

Mu Shan was willing to listen to reason; she had given this advice countless times from her position. Yet, very few people ever heeded it.

The lives entrusted to these people by God, to them, had become a burden, instead.

Gu Xiaonuan closed her eyes as a fierce battle raged within her.

A frail mother, a sickly brother, a predatory stepmother, along with a no-good uncle and his family.

She was only a college junior, one year away from earning money. If she couldn't even support herself, how could she take care of a baby that required a great deal of attention?

"Doctor Mu, thank you for your advice. I would like to..."

"You're not doing it!"

Gu Xiaonuan froze, turned towards the voice, and found herself looking into a pair of profound brown eyes.

The man had handsome and resolute facial features, with deep brown eyes that radiated an unquestionable dominance. His nose was sharp, and his lips held an anger that was inexplicable.

"Are you also a gynecologist?" She did not overlook the man's dignified white coat on his tall and striking figure.

And... as Gu Xiaonuan's gaze landed on the man's shiny Italian handmade leather shoes, she inhaled sharply. It's a small world after all!

He was none other than the unfortunate victim X she had bumped into earlier.

Mu Shan frowned, "You know each other?"

The Si Family's house rules were strict; it should be unimaginable for the younger generation to make such an irresponsible decision as getting pregnant before marriage.

Realizing the misunderstanding upon hearing this, Gu Xiaonuan quickly waved her hands, "I don't know this doctor. We just had a little friction outside the elevator, there might be some misunderstanding. However, Doctor Mu, can the abortion be scheduled for this afternoon? Because I have an important assessment tomorrow that I cannot miss..."

"I said you're not doing it!"

His low and dangerous voice reached her ears, and Gu Xiaonuan, unable to tolerate it anymore, retorted, "Hey, I apologized like ten times already, okay? And to think you're a doctor. All you've got is a good look and a white coat, and you think you can perform miracles? Do you even understand the concept of saving lives and showing compassion? You're nothing but a beast in white!"

The immense pressure miraculously unleashed in full force at that moment. Just his bad luck!

"Hmph, after having a night of unrestrained indulgence with a beast, woman, how noble do you think you are?"

"Beast in white, what did you say!" Gu Xiaonuan completely lost her temper.

"I said, the child in your belly... is the child of this very beast in white you speak of!"