บท 171: I was there

"I'm glad she made it through," said Sima Erden right at the moment the waitress served them their food.

They thanked the waitress and waited for her to leave before An Qi Yan said wryly,

"Even though you told me that it might be a fluke, I could not help but think about it everyday. I tried to prepare myself for the possibility of it happening, but it didn't work...As a mother, even if I know beforehand, I would still feel the pain of losing my baby."

"Qi Yan..."

She wiped off her tears as she thought about that day. Maybe it was because of stress, Kai Xin came earlier than predicted and at that time, An Qi Yan was at home alone.

"Her father was at another hospital welcoming his other daughter, and her grandparents took Kai An away for the weekend. No one was there. Not even you...I called you but you didn't pick up."

Her words broke his heart. Even though he had initially wanted to keep it a secret, he told her,

"I was there."