Extra Chapter: Zhang Qin: Have I gained weight?

Once the group returned to City A, they dispersed and went their separate ways.

Zhang Qin returned to her apartment, immediately took a shower, and after coming out, hugged Xie Qingtang and kissed her hard before lying back down on the bed to sleep.

Xie Qingtang stood by the bed and looked at her for a long time before turning around and walking out of the living room.

Gu Zhenying called.

"Both Chinese and Western wedding attire need to be made several months in advance. When do you have time, I'll have someone come to your home to take your measurements."

Gu Zhenying glanced down at the notebook in front of him and said, "You don't need to worry about the wedding, but you should take some time to look at the wedding house. I've had your dad look at several places, and I'll send you the addresses later. You can take your wife to pick one you like."

Xie Qingtang agreed.

Gu Zhenying asked, "Where is my daughter-in-law?"

Xie Qingtang glanced towards the bedroom and said, "Go to sleep."

Gu Zhenying didn't say anything more, just told his son to bring his wife back to the Xie residence the next day, and then hung up the phone.

Xie Qingtang and the others spent the New Year at sea, and now that they're back, it's only natural that they should go back. Not only Xie Qingtang and Zhang Qin, but also Lu Fengqing and Gu Suixing, Xie Qinglan and Huo Huaisui will go back as well.

Xie Qingtang stood in the living room for a while, then made another phone call.

Zhang Qin didn't wake up until evening.

Her lunch and afternoon tea were cooked by Xie Qingtang herself.

Xie Qingtang: "How is it?"

Zhang Qin was very supportive, saying, "It's great."

The taste was a 4 out of 10, the sentiment a 6. It wasn't particularly delicious, but it wasn't bad either; Zhang Qin could accept it.

Professor Xie was encouraged. "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."

"Anything is fine." She would swallow any poison as long as it was made by him.

After eating and drinking to her heart's content, Zhang Qin felt refreshed and wanted to get Xie Qingtang to do something naughty.

Professor Xie will be starting work in a week, and then we won't be able to be together 24/7 anymore.

After lingering for a while, and seeing that things were about to escalate, Xie Qingtang, with the last shred of reason, managed to restrain herself and grabbed her wandering hand. "Let's go out for a bit."

"Where to?" Zhang Qin asked casually, then withdrew her hand. "No."

She was already half-undressed, and he actually told her to go out!

It seems like they haven't been intimate for several days. Doesn't he want to?

Hsieh Ching-tang: "The hospital."

Zhang Qin paused, looked him over, and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xie Qingtang: "...No."

Seeing that Xie Qingtang didn't want to say more, Zhang Qin didn't press the matter.

When the nurse rolled up her sleeve to draw blood, Zhang Qin immediately tensed up: "Am I sick?"

Xie Qingtang patted her shoulder reassuringly, "No."

It was just a guess to begin with, and Xie Qingtang didn't know how to tell her before the results came out.

If I tell her, I'm afraid she'll be disappointed and sad. If I don't tell her, seeing her nervous look makes my heart ache.

After the nurse left, Xie Qingtang carefully spoke, "You've been sleeping too much these past few days."

Zhang Qin thought about it and realized that she had slept a little too much.

Hsieh Ching-tang continued, "They ate a lot too."

Zhang Qin: "...Really?"

Then, startled and horrified, she touched her face and waist, exclaiming, "I've gained weight?"

Xie Qingtang: "..."

Never mind. Xie Qingtang reminded her, "It's also possible she's pregnant."

Zhang Qin was stunned and blurted out, "How could that be! I wouldn't..."

I am infertile!

Before she could finish the last two words, Zhang Qin suddenly fell silent, her brows slowly furrowing.

A sharp pain spread from his heart. Xie Qingtang closed his eyes and bent down to hug her tightly.

The results came out quickly, just as Lu Fengqing had guessed.

Xiao Zhang is pregnant.