This is a story of a marriage of convenience between complete strangers, where the powerful party eventually yields and "eats their words" (ends up loving it). It features a gentle beauty a...
Chapter 74 Prank
Xu Qingwu had already sent a message in advance to inform that he would not be going home for dinner that night. Cen Xihuai stayed in the company to continue working overtime. He needed to finish as much work as possible before the wedding to avoid affecting the wedding process.
The big boss was reluctant to leave work, so Yao Wei, the special assistant, paced back and forth at the door of the president's office several times before finally mustering up the courage to go in and ask for leave from Cen Xihuai.
Yao Wei's newlywed wife is pregnant and has an appointment for a prenatal check-up tonight. Not only did Cen Xihuai not delay his departure from get off work, he also sent him a red envelope of 10,000 yuan to congratulate him. Yao Wei felt like he had bumped into a marshmallow, dizzy and very sweet.
My boss, who prioritized work before marriage, seems to have become more humane since we got married...
Yao Wei shared the good news with his wife, and the two of them happily prepared to go to the hospital for their first prenatal checkup.
Yao Wei's cell phone rang when he was halfway through the inspection.
I looked down and saw that it was Cen Xihuai calling.
Yao Wei's wife knew the work styles of her husband and his boss, so she was very understanding. "Please answer the phone quickly. Maybe Mr. Cen has something urgent to talk to you about. I can handle the rest of the inspection by myself."
Yao Wei squeezed his wife's hand apologetically and answered the phone: "Mr. Cen."
Then, he heard the usually calm and composed man on the other end of the line say with an unsteady breath, "Assistant Yao, I'm going to be a father. Could you please share some of your experiences as a prospective father with me?"
Yao Wei was surprised and quickly congratulated him, "Congratulations! I'll prepare a copy and send it to you as soon as possible."
Cen Xihuai: "Thank you very much."
Yao Wei quickly said, "You're so polite!"
…
Qi family.
After accompanying Cen Yue to complete her prenatal checkup and having something to eat, Xu Qingwu went back to Qi's house with her to pick up the cat.
Qi Yan was not at home. Qi's mother and Wen Jiajia were watching TV on the sofa. Xu Qingwu greeted Qi's mother politely. Qi's mother just nodded and continued to discuss the plot with Wen Jiajia.
Very indifferent attitude.
Because he doesn't value Cen Yue, he doesn't like her friends either.
"Your mother-in-law..."
"NONONO, please be careful with your words, it's my ex-mother-in-law!"
"Okay, has Qi Yan's mother always treated you like this? You haven't told me or Xiao Xiao about it."
"What's there to say? The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been a world problem since ancient times. It's good enough if we just treat each other like air and don't interfere with each other."
"Why…"
Xu Qingwu sighed softly, and suddenly something soft was stuffed into his arms.
"Look?"
It is a beautiful ragdoll cat named Puppy.
His eyes, as blue as the sea, rolled around Xu Qingwu and Cen Yue. The stubborn hairs on his ears were as long as the smart hairs. He looked like a clever little elf.
Xu Qingwu didn't dare hug it too hard, for fear of hurting it: "Hello, puppy."
Cen Yue rubbed the cat's head lovingly, and the puppy's head pushed against Cen Yue's hand, struggling to be held by her. Cen Yue took it and kissed its wet little nose reluctantly.
"My poor baby, I'm so sorry for you. Go and enjoy your life with your new parents."
Cat food, snacks and toys had been packed in a suitcase in advance. Cen Yue put the puppy in the airline box and gave it to Xu Qingwu to carry, then she took the suitcase herself and prepared to take them back to Qingyu Garden.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the trunk, Qi Yan came back.
Qi Yan quickly got out of the car, slammed the door, and grabbed her wrist that was holding the suitcase tightly.
"where did you go?"
"Don't touch me!" Cen Yue forcefully shook his hand away and said coldly, "Sir, do I need to remind you that we are getting divorced?"
Qi Yan's expression remained unchanged: "Miss, do I need to remind you that I haven't signed the agreement yet?"
Cen Yue was really annoyed with him: "Move aside, I'll send the cat over to Qingwu."
Qi Yan then noticed Xu Qingwu in the back seat and the puppy in the airline box. His tone softened a bit, "Then what are you doing with the suitcase?"
"It's a cat's thing, why do you care so much?"
"I'll take you there."
"You're not needed. I have a driver."
Qi Yan walked to the driver's seat, knocked on the window and whispered a few words. Then Cen Yue watched the driver get off work and Qi Yan got into the driver's seat.
"Get in the car."
This guy was so humble that he insisted on being the driver. Cen Yue didn't bother to struggle and sat in the back seat.
All the way in silence.
After arriving at Qingyu Garden, Cen Yue and Xu Qingwu went upstairs, put the suitcases on the ground, and let the puppy out.
The puppy was kept in a separate room in the Qi family and was not allowed to walk outside by Qi Yan's mother. Suddenly, it came to such a large and empty room, and almost the moment the airline box was opened, it crawled under the sofa.
Cen Yue comforted her with a smile on her face: "It's normal. She's a bit timid. She'll come out soon."
"I know." Xu Qingwu knew that she herself needed an adaptation period, let alone a cat.
"Why don't you talk to my uncle first?"
"Oh, yes!"
Everything happened suddenly, and Xu Qingwu herself felt dizzy. She took out her cell phone to report to Cen Xihuai.
"Hey, Qingwu, tease my uncle and tell him he's going to be a father."
“…Stop it.”
"Oh, a cat daughter is still a daughter. Before, I used a puppy to deceive Qi Yan..." Cen Yue stopped talking abruptly. Why did she mention her unlucky ex-husband for no reason?
"Your uncle won't believe it."
They took precautions every time and cleaned up afterward. Plus, she had a difficult physique to get pregnant, so there was no possibility of her getting pregnant. How could Cen Xihuai possibly believe such a boring prank?
"Qingwu, you and my uncle are both too boring. Life needs some fun occasionally."
Cen Yue didn't force her. She explained in detail some things to pay attention to when raising a cat and then left.
After seeing Cen Yue off, Xu Qingwu returned to his empty home.
Cen Yue's words echoed in his mind, and Xu Qingwu sent a WeChat message to Cen Xihuai: "You're going to be a father."
Cen Xihuai replied after a while: "I understand."
What does know mean?
Did you know she was playing a prank?
Cen Xihuai probably doesn't believe it at all.
Xu Qingwu took out the cat's daily food bowl and water bowl from the suitcase, found a place to put them, and poured cat litter into the litter box.
After doing all this, Xu Qingwu lowered his head to look for his cat daughter under the sofa. It was curled up like a little ball of fur.
At this time, the door opened.
Xu Qingwu realized that her posture lying on the carpet was not very elegant, so she got up and sat on the sofa: "You're back."
Cen Xihuai walked over quickly: "What fell? I'll pick it up. You're not feeling well."
Xu Qingwu: “?”
What's inconvenient?
Did he really believe it?
Cen Xihuai knelt on one knee, lowered his head to look under the sofa, and met a pair of round eyes.
Both the man and the cat were quite frightened.
Cen Xihuai quickly calmed down and asked her, "What is this?"
Xu Qingwu suppressed her laughter: "Your cat daughter."
Cen Xihuai: "..."