Chapter 459: Already this big?

Qiao Xing got out of the car with him and sat in the back.

Upon seeing this, Xing Jiu immediately dragged his luggage over, put the things in the trunk, and became the driver.

Qin Ce pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "Don't tell anyone about the pregnancy yet, not even Qin Yi, understand?"

He reverted to his original serious tone, and Qiao Xing nodded subconsciously without asking for a reason, "Mm."

She looked up at Qin Ce; his brows were slightly furrowed, and she could tell he was a little depressed, though she didn't know why.

Thinking back to when they first got married, how indifferent and uninterested he was in women, he probably wouldn't be so depressed about something like this now.

Qiao Xing guessed it must be because of something that happened in his family.

Qin Ce suddenly remembered something. He looked up and told Xing Jiu an address, then hugged Qiao Xing and rubbed his face against hers.

I always felt like he was holding a toy.

Qiao Xing nudged him, indicating that Xing Jiu was still there.

"Xing Jiu," Qin Ce called out.

Xing Jiu exclaimed "Ah!" and looked up at the rearview mirror. When he met Qin Ce's gaze, he immediately understood what Qin Ce meant. He reached out and pressed a button, and a barrier rose up between them.

Qiao Xing opened her mouth in surprise, then turned to look at the man beside her, secretly sighing that rich people are indeed different.

Qin Ce then hugged her even more tightly, seemingly oblivious to everyone else. He appeared to notice something and placed his long, slender fingers on her stomach.

"Already this big?"

Qiao Xing blushed, instinctively sucking in her stomach and sitting up straight. "That's my flesh..."

"That's amazing, I can't feel it anymore." He touched her stomach for a while to make sure the bump he had just felt was gone.

"..."

Qiao Xing didn't know whether she should remind him that he had touched the wrong place; he had touched the flabby flesh on her stomach.

It can't be called excess fat; most people have a little bit of fat in that area when they sit like this.

"Let him out, don't let him suffocate."

“No, that’s mine,” Qiao Xing tried to explain.

"Isn't it mine too?"

Qiao Xing was extremely embarrassed; she couldn't just let it go, nor could she put it away.

She could only slap his hand away, saying, "It'll be ready after we eat."

Qin Ce noticed her reddened ear tips, silently withdrew his hand, and pulled her into his arms again. "I haven't seen you for many days."

He was holding her so tightly that Qiao Xing could barely breathe. She pushed against his chest and struggled to get her head out.

Before long, Xing Jiu arrived at the destination and reminded them, "Young Master, Miss Qiao, we've arrived."

Qiao Xing was finally free and ran downstairs after pushing open the door.

Qin Ce walked to her side, pulled her into the restaurant, and the waiter warmly greeted them and asked if they had made a reservation.

Qin Ce had booked a private room before Qiao Xing boarded the plane. After giving them his name, the waiter led them upstairs.

He had only taken a couple of steps upstairs when he ran into Tang Xi, who was coming towards him. Tang Xi's eyes lit up. "Isn't this Qin Ce?"

Qin Ce was also somewhat surprised. He nodded and greeted him, "Quite a coincidence."

"It's quite a coincidence." Tang Xi's gaze shifted to Qiao Xing's face. "And who is this?"

Although Qin Ce was still holding Qiao Xing's hand, Qin Yi had previously said that he was henpecked, so they imagined that Qin Ce's wife would be the kind of woman who looked strong, or at least a mature and assertive type.

Qiao Xing's appearance is completely unlike either of those two types. Her whole face is full of innocence, like a naive little white rabbit who has just graduated from college. How could she possibly control someone like Qin Ce?

Therefore, Tang Xi could not confirm her identity.

Qin Ce replied, "She is my wife, her name is Qiao Xing."

After saying that, he told Qiao Xing, "His name is Tang Xi."

Qiao Xing smiled at Tang Xi, carefully considering how to address him, "Hello, Mr. Tang."

"Hello Mrs. Qin." Tang Xi extended his hand generously, and Qiao Xing shook his hand briefly.

Tang Xi withdrew his hand and then said to Qin Ce, "Did you just arrive? Have you reserved a place yet? If not, you can come to our place."

"No need, we've already made a reservation. Let's get together another time."

Tang Xi nodded, "Alright then, I won't disturb your date any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Qin Ce stepped aside to let him pass.

The waiter led the two into a private room, and Qiao Xing then asked, "Is that your friend?"

"Not really, I've only met him twice." He took off his coat and casually draped it over the chair, then pulled out a chair for Qiao Xing.

Qiao Xing thought about how the person in the jacket had a sophisticated and elegant appearance, and figured that he must be someone of considerable status.

"Is he an official?"

Qin Ce glanced at her in surprise. "How did you know?"

"Just guessing. I saw online that all government officials dress like this."

Qin Ce twitched the corner of his mouth. "Stop looking at that nonsense."

"Why is it all a mess? Didn't I guess right? Is it at the department level?"

"No, he's not qualified enough."

Qiao Xing was somewhat shocked. Thinking that she had just shaken hands with him, she felt flattered.

At the same time, she felt even more strongly that she couldn't fit into Qin Ce's circle, and suddenly began to miss Big Bad Wolf Co., Ltd.

She doesn't dare to speak much now, for fear that she might say the wrong word and be in big trouble.

Qin Ce didn't notice what she was thinking. He was checking on his phone next to her, looking up what pregnant women should avoid.

Qiao Xing didn't know she was pregnant before he came, and he was worried that she wouldn't be able to eat some of the dishes he ordered.

As the waiters brought the dishes over one after another, Qin Ce immediately pulled the hairy crabs to a spot where Qiao Xing couldn't reach them, and also took away the plate of lobsters.

They took the roast chicken, the braised fish, and the kelp and crucian carp soup.

All that was left for her was pumpkin porridge, green vegetables, steamed egg custard, and fried rice.

Qiao Xing held her chopsticks and stared blankly at him.

After Qin Ce removed all the food she couldn't eat, he looked up at her and said, "You can't eat any of these."

"Didn't you say you'd take me here to eat something delicious?"

I never expected you to be pregnant.

Qiao Xing couldn't argue. Looking at the Australian lobsters and crabs over there, she felt like crying. She had just seen them and they looked quite appetizing, but now she couldn't eat them.

Qin Ce opened the lid of the bowl containing the pumpkin porridge. "Eat up."

"..."

At this moment, Qiao Xing had to admit that his plan was correct.

She picked up a spoon, stirred the porridge listlessly, took a sip, and found it tasteless.

"Can you finish all of that by yourself?"

"I won't eat, I'll have some porridge with you. I'll pack these up for Xing Jiu later." As he spoke, he opened his own pumpkin porridge.

Qiao Xing was quite touched, "Actually, it's not necessary..."

Before Qiao Xinghua could finish speaking, he added, "I've been sick of eating these past few days. This was originally for you, but the pumpkin porridge was for myself."

Okay, I'm getting emotional too early.