He Wan was a die-hard fan of Qin Jiang’s, so she naturally trusted his medical expertise completely.
The problem was that everything Qin Jiang was saying seemed utterly incredible to her.
How could she possibly be a man?
Five minutes later, the two of them walked out of the pharmacy.
Qin Jiang handed the scan results to He Wan.
“See for yourself. You don’t have a uterus. You are, in fact, male.”
As soon as Qin Jiang said this, the live stream chat exploded.
“Such a pretty ‘sister’ is a man? I don’t believe it! This feels too unreal!”
“If it’s true, her boyfriend must be completely shattered. They’re already engaged, even tried for a child before marriage, only to find out his girlfriend is a man?”
“No wonder she couldn’t get pregnant. One with teratospermia, the other without a uterus. Getting pregnant under those circumstances would’ve been a miracle.”
He Wan held the scan, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
“I… I’m a man?”
He Wan still couldn’t believe this reality.
But Qin Jiang nodded and explained, “Precisely because you are male and lack a uterus, you’ve never had a menstrual period.”
“You have a very rare condition called pseudohermaphroditism.”
“It’s caused by genetic factors. The characteristic is that as a man, you lose the basic male features and instead develop some female characteristics.”
“Conversely, if you were originally a girl, you might lose female characteristics and develop those unique to men.”
Hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, everyone understood.
No wonder no one had discovered He Wan was male all these years.
Aside from the lack of a uterus, all of He Wan’s other physical characteristics were completely identical to a woman’s!
Without a scan, who could have possibly known?
He Wan broke down.
She never imagined there could be such a bizarre illness in the world, and that she would be the one to have it!
Zhang Hongchang also broke down.
So, the girlfriend he had loved for so many years… was a man?
An inexplicable discomfort washed over Zhang Hongchang, and he instinctively took a step away from He Wan.
It was this instinctive gesture that pushed He Wan’s emotions even further over the edge.
“Why… why do I have to be the one with this disease? Sob… I was even about to marry Zhang Hongchang.”
“Doctor, what about my boyfriend then? Our wedding date is already set.”
Qin Jiang sighed helplessly.
“In this situation, there’s no other way. In the future, you two can only… only be brothers.”
Qin Jiang’s words felt like a final verdict for He Wan.
She cried uncontrollably, sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath.
Netizens in the live stream also expressed their感慨.
“The world is truly full of wonders. This ‘girl’ is really pitiful. Her would-be husband just turned into a brother.”
“The worst part is the psychological trauma! Having lived as a girl for over twenty years, and then one day being told you’re actually a man. Who could handle that?”
“It mainly depends on her boyfriend’s attitude. If her boyfriend doesn’t mind, I don’t see a big problem. So what if there’s no uterus? What’s the issue?”
“Do you still need to see his attitude? Didn’t you notice the guy taking those two steps back just now?”
For a moment, the atmosphere in the clinic grew extremely heavy.
For both He Wan and Zhang Hongchang, this was a devastating blow.
All their relatives and friends had been notified. Both sets of parents had met.
And now, not only could the wedding not proceed, but the bride was also a man.
If this got out, it would probably become a joke among friends and family for a lifetime.
“Hongchang, if I can’t have children, will you look down on me?”
He Wan’s eyes were swollen from crying. She suddenly looked up at Zhang Hongchang, hoping for some encouragement from her boyfriend.
She reached out to grab Zhang Hongchang’s sleeve, but he took another step back, leaving her hand grasping empty air.
Zhang Hongchang shook his head. “This isn’t just about not being able to have children anymore. You… you’re a man. I can’t accept that.”
“Besides, I’m the only male heir in our Zhang family. If I really can’t have children, my parents would kill me.”
Zhang Hongchang’s words left He Wan stunned, at a complete loss.
Just then, the old lady stepped forward and slapped Zhang Hongchang hard across the face.
“What’s so great about your Zhang family? Treating my granddaughter like a baby-making machine?”
“Get out! Don’t ever show your face in front of me again!”
After receiving that slap, Zhang Hongchang didn’t dare say another word. He could only cover his face and leave the clinic.
The old lady gathered He Wan into her arms, comforting her. “So what if you’re a boy? So what if you’re a girl?”
“The world will keep spinning without anyone in it. No matter who you are, you’re still my granddaughter.”
“In the future, you can be a boy if you want, or a girl if you want. That’s not a problem at all.”
The old lady’s words immediately won applause from the live stream audience.
“This granny is awesome! So protective!”
“People from the older generation have weathered all sorts of storms. Something like this really isn’t a big deal to them.”
“Poor girl, running into a jerk like that.”
“Right? Aside from not being able to have children, she’s no different from any other girl. What’s so hard to accept about that?”
The netizens saw things clearly from the sidelines, but He Wan, caught in the middle of it all, was lost.
The triple blow of being male, her boyfriend leaving, and being unable to have children left her unable to pull herself out of her grief.
Even with her grandmother’s comfort, she felt her world had turned utterly gray.
At that moment, Qin Jiang took out a small White Rabbit milk candy and offered it to her.
“Want one?”
Looking at the milk candy Qin Jiang offered, He Wan was stunned.
Qin Jiang smiled and said, “You should be grateful you don’t have some terminal illness.”
“With your condition, you just need some surgery and proper follow-up care to continue living a normal life.”
“As for not being able to have children, that’s even less of a big deal.”
“What era is this? There are many people who can’t have children, and even more who don’t want children at all.”
“You have a long road ahead. Don’t get hung up on such a small thing.”
Looking at the gentle Qin Jiang, He Wan, almost as if compelled, took the White Rabbit milk candy from his hand.
The candy entered her mouth, and a sweet milky flavor spread, quickly soothing the knot of depression in her heart.
He Wan remembered her childhood was like this too. Whenever something sad happened, her family would use milk candy to cheer her up.
It’s just that after growing up, she rarely ate milk candy anymore.
Qin Jiang’s piece of milk candy finally pulled her out of her sorrow.
Carefully folding the candy wrapper and putting it in her pocket, He Wan wiped away her tears.
“Dr. Qin, you’re right. My road is long. I won’t let myself get so easily overwhelmed.”
He Wan looked at the old lady.
“Grandma, don’t worry. When I go back, I’ll call off the engagement with Zhang Hongchang. I haven’t done anything wrong. Why should I be this sad?”
The old lady smiled and patted He Wan’s head.
Suddenly, her mouth twitched to the side again, another short-circuit.
