Chapter 124 Business Trip [Edit]

Zhou Jibai has been coming home early from get off work these days to accompany Shi Huai.

Shi Huai is in a bad mood during the late stages of pregnancy and needs company.

But Zhou Jibai felt that he was the one suffering from separation anxiety. He felt uneasy when he thought Shi Huai was not by his side. Whenever he had some free time, he would send a message or make a video call to Shi Huai.

Shi Huai just acted a little reluctant when he was about to part with Zhou Jibai.

As soon as Zhou Jibai left, Shi Huai would either be with Ruoyu, or be taken by Zhao Yang to have fun, or chat with grandma and have some fun.

There were plenty of people at home to keep her company, so Shi Huai wasn't lonely at all, she was just a little worried.

Moreover, Shi Huai has been secretly doing something for Zhou Jibai recently, going to the ancestral temple every day to pray for him. There are many things waiting for her to do.

Zhou Jibai came back after working half a day today. As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to open the door of the master bedroom to look for Shi Huai.

His wife’s person was not found, so where could Zhou Jibai go if he took her in?

He went to ask the servant who was cleaning the courtyard.

The servants said that Shi Huai has been going to the family ancestral hall recently.

Zhou Jibai was slightly stunned. What was the purpose of going to the ancestral hall?

I vaguely remember Shi Huai once asking himself if he felt the ancestral hall was cold, as if many pairs of eyes were staring at him.

Zhou Jibai replied to her in a dignified tone, "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Huai's mood instantly became depressed.

At that time, he and Shi Huai had not reconciled their past grudges. Zhou Jibai simply took in her distraught look and added lightly, "The ancestors of the Zhou family are kind and approachable. They won't eat you. Don't worry."

Shi Huai curled his lips: [My last name is not Zhou]

He said: [Then you are also a member of the Zhou family.]

[I am Zhou Jibai’s wife]

Thinking back on this, Zhou Jibai couldn't help but raise his lips for a moment. But without thinking too much, he stood up and walked towards the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall to look for Shi Huai.

He had to hurry.

Shi Huai said he was afraid.

As soon as I reached the door of the ancestral hall, it was opened.

Shi Huai had a faint smile on his face and was holding a peace bag in his hand.

Perhaps he didn't expect Zhou Jibai to appear. The moment he looked up and met Zhou Jibai's eyes, Shi Huai was stunned.

"You, why are you here?"

Zhou Jibai glanced at the ancestral hall door behind Shi Huai, his eyebrows raised: "I should ask you why you are here?"

Shi Huai couldn't help but clench the peace bag in his hand.

Today happens to be the last day of prayer.

As soon as she finished praying, Zhou Jibai appeared before her.

It's too much of a coincidence.

Forget it, he's already here. And this peace bag was originally meant to be handed over to him.

Shi Huai handed the peace sachet in front of Zhou Jibai: "I am praying for you."

Pray for blessings?

These two words fell into Zhou Jibai's ears, making him slightly surprised. He reached out and took the peace sachet handed to him by Shi Huai, lowering his eyes to examine it carefully.

It was in the style of a safety lock, with an exquisite and beautiful butterfly embroidery on it, as well as his own name, and the four characters "Smooth and Safe" on the back. The pendant below swayed slightly with his movements.

"You did it yourself?"

Shi Huai smiled and nodded: "How is it, does it look good?"

Zhou Jibai nodded: "It looks good."

"Why did you think of doing this?"

Shi Huai naturally wouldn't tell Zhou Jibai the truth: "I don't have much to do at home, and didn't you say you lost your safety lock? I thought of making you a safety kit."

Zhou Jibai's eyes were slightly deep, and his gaze never left the blue-gradient peace bag for a moment.

Seeing that Zhou Jibai was unmoved, Shi Huai still had a smile on his face and took a few steps closer to him: "I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to go home so early today."

Zhou Jibai's gaze gradually shifted away from the peace sachet in his hand, and he suddenly called out Shi Huai's name: "Shi Huai."

Shi Huai rarely heard Zhou Jibai call her name so solemnly. She tilted her head and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

He rarely spoke to Shi Huai in such a deep and serious tone, even when he was mad at him before.

"Promise me that you won't hide anything from me."

Shi Huai paused.

She felt as if she was completely transparent in front of Zhou Jibai, and all the little tricks hidden inside were seen through by him.

Shi Huai looked up at Zhou Jibai with a guilty conscience, then quickly laughed twice and pretended to be stupid and denied it: "Ah? What could I possibly be hiding from you?"

Zhou Jibai pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I believe you."

Before Shi Huai's heart could fully rest, he heard Zhou Jibai say calmly, "I have to go to Nanjing on a business trip in the next few days."

When Shi Huai heard that Zhou Jibai was going on a business trip, his nervousness completely disappeared, and he was replaced by unhappiness.

Her originally bright eyes suddenly turned resentful, and she asked in a muffled voice, "How long will you be gone?"

At least during this entire month, Zhou Jibai must be in his sight all the time!

She was worried because Zhou Jibai was not watching over her.

In her previous life, Zhou Jibai had an accident when she was eight months pregnant.

In the season of spring when flowers are blooming, the man who loved him deeply became disabled. From then on, he was like a tree withered in spring, losing all vitality, and spent the rest of his life like a living dead, lingering in a wheelchair.

Zhou Jibai leaned down so that Shi Huai could see his face more easily: "Only five days."

What do you mean by "only five days!"? Now, if Zhou Jibai leaves her for more than five hours, she feels the time is too long.

Shi Huai softened his voice and asked cautiously, "Can I not go?"

Now is the late stage of Shi Huai's pregnancy, the most critical time, he should be with Shi Huai all the time.

"No." Zhou Jibai sighed.

Shi Huai curled his lips.

Since the ever-cynical Zhou Jibai had said so, this project must be quite important. It seemed like I had to go.

Shi Huai lowered his eyes, but couldn't help but tug at Zhou Jibai's sleeve: "Then I'll go with you."

Seeing that Shi Huai was determined to follow him, Zhou Jibai put the safety bag into his pocket and said, "It takes two hours to fly from Changjing to Jinling. You can't stand the fatigue now. Just wait for me at home."

Shi Huai sniffed and began to be reluctant: "It's only two hours. I'm not as fragile as you think."

Knowing that Zhou Jibai really didn't intend to let him go, the huge rock in Shi Huai's heart rose again.

She was a little angry with Zhou Jibai.

Didn't I just ask her to go with me? Why wouldn't I even let her take the two-hour flight?

Although she knew that Zhou Jibai was concerned that she was in the late stage of pregnancy and should not run around too much.

But... she was just worried to death! When Zhou Jibai wasn't watching her, she was terrified! She would be so uncomfortable that she couldn't sleep!

Zhou Jibai's flight was early the next morning.

Shi Huai was the one he lost sleep over the night before he left.

She was now pregnant and it was difficult for her to even turn over. Unable to toss and turn in bed, she could only sigh one after another.

Zhou Jibai reached out and held her in his arms: "I'll be back as soon as possible."

Shi Huai: "How fast is as soon as possible?"

Zhou Jibai chuckled, "Are you so reluctant to part with me?"

"You don't understand." As she spoke, Shi Huai's mood became depressed again. She covered her face, trying not to cry.

After a long pause, he choked up and said, "Then you must carry this safety bag with you at all times. I have specially asked our ancestors for their blessing."

Zhou Jibai took away her hands that were covering her face, cupped her cheeks to let her look at him, and gathered the tears in her round eyes.

"When did you become so superstitious?"

Shi Huai glared at him: "Can you be more respectful?"

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the ancestral hall later and kowtow to my great-grandfather and great-grandmothers."

Shi Huai elbowed him in the chest with his backhand.

"Hiss, am I not showing respect?"

Too lazy to pay attention to this eccentric person, Shi Huai pushed his arms away and said, "Sleep!"

Zhou Jibai leaned over and kissed Shi Huai on the cheek: "Okay, good night."

…

Zhou Jibai left in the morning.

I said to Shi Huai, "Wait for me at home."

"I understand." Shi Huai poked her messy head out from the quilt. She couldn't get up from the bed, and with her eyes still closed, she waved goodbye to Zhou Jibai.

I have to be separated from Zhou Jibai for five whole days?

No way!

Yesterday, she learned that Zhou Jibai was going on a business trip and would not allow her to go with him, so she directly booked a flight from Changjing to Jinling.

Who cares about him!

She's going to follow anyway!

After landing, Zhou Jibai will report his whereabouts to Shi Huai, including that he just got off the plane, which hotel he is staying in, and what he is going to do next.

Shi Huai glanced at the message sent by Zhou Jibai, and after locking down his whereabouts, he pulled his suitcase and asked Song Xuwen to take him to the airport.

Song Xuwen looked at Shi Huai, pregnant and traveling thousands of miles to Jinling to chase her husband, and exclaimed, "Is Zhou Jibai some top-tier succubus? Is it worth it for you to go looking for him with such a big belly?"

Shi Huai narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I don't think I have the charm of Brother Lang, otherwise how could I have directly lured you, who is a stickler for marriage, to get a marriage certificate?"

Song Xuwen:!!!

She stopped talking and drove obediently, not daring to tease the pregnant woman.

After sending Shi Huai to the airport, Song Xu Wen naggled at him like an old mother: "You're pregnant, and it's inconvenient for you to do anything. Ask for help if you can, and don't do it yourself. Don't tire yourself out, do you hear me?"

Shi Huai agreed perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself."

"Heh, secretly following Zhou Jibai after a disagreement. What's the difference between this childish behavior and that of a child?"

Shi Huai was not annoyed by Song Xuwen's criticism. He smiled and waved at Song Xuwen.

Only when he saw someone coming to take Shi Huai's luggage and lead her to the first-class waiting room did Song Xuwen bear to leave.

…

When we arrived in Jinling, it was already afternoon.

It just so happened that Zhou Jibai had finished his meeting and was going to a social event.

I also sent Shi Huai the names of the people to eat.

Big Bad Dog: [Photo]

[Big Bad Dog]: I'll bring you here to eat after you give birth.

Shi Huai raised the corner of his lips and replied to Zhou Jibai with a "OK"

Then she had the luggage delivered to Zhou Jibai's hotel and took a taxi to the place where Zhou Jibai was having dinner.

Huaizhuyuan is the most famous Su cuisine restaurant in Jinling. The diners here are either wealthy or high-ranking, and the patrons who come and go are all well-known figures in various circles.

Shi Huai went in to look for someone but was stopped, only to find out that this restaurant required a reservation to enter.

Shi Huai: "I'll just find someone."

The waiter standing in front of him kept a professional smile and said, "Sorry, ma'am, if you don't have a reservation, you can ask your friends or family who are dining in the restaurant to take you."

Shi Huai: ...

She looked embarrassed.

Originally, I wanted to eat something myself when I came to see Zhou Jibai secretly, and I didn’t plan to tell Zhou Jibai at the beginning.

But looking at the situation now, it seems that I have no choice but to say it.

Shi Huai could only accept his fate. When he was hesitating whether to call Zhou Jibai to inform him, a playful voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"Hey, who is this?"

The voice sounded vaguely familiar, but Shi Huai couldn't recognize the speaker. Perhaps it was because they hadn't met often enough?

Shi Huai looked back with confusion, and turned to look at the man walking towards him from behind.

At that moment, Shi Huai's heart felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand. Her pupils suddenly shrank, and she froze in place, her breath stagnating. A sense of oppression and pressure descended upon her heart.

Qiu Zehang.

In the previous life, it was because of his drunk driving that Zhou Jibai was hit and crippled.

Shi Huai clenched his fists and the first thing he did was to take out his cell phone and call Zhou Jibai.

As soon as she took the phone out of her bag, Qiu Zehang snatched it away.

"Who are you looking for, sister-in-law?" Qiu Zehang's eyes wandered over Shi Huai with ill intentions.

The waiter at the door saw Qiu Zehang and respectfully called him "Young Master Qiu". Then he left very tactfully.

The corners of Qiu Zehang's lips curled up, and a cunning light flashed in his eyes: "Why did you come to Jinling alone? Where is your husband?"

Shi Huai gritted her teeth. She was still pregnant and couldn't confront Qiu Zehang head-on alone, otherwise she would be the only one who would be wronged.

“Give me back my phone!”

"Give it back to you?" Qiu Zehang still vaguely remembered that a few months ago, he kicked Zhou Jibai just for teasing Shi Huai.

I thought the dispute was resolved, but I never expected that Zhou Er would take direct action to intercept the project that I was about to negotiate in Jinling.

Qiu Zehang is an uneducated and lawless only son. However, his family has a condition for him to inherit the family fortune: he must win the Jinling engineering project.

I didn't expect that bastard Zhou Er was so protective of his wife! Just because he made a few jokes about his wife, he directly snatched away the project he was looking forward to turning around!

Now he is like a stray dog, wandering around Jinling to see if he can get a share of the pie.

Who would have known that this project would be personally handled again on Tuesday.

He didn't even have a chance to sit at the table, which was a great humiliation.

People in the circle are saying that although they are all playboys, only Zhou Er is both unruly and capable.

He was already furious, and he didn't expect to run into Zhou Jibai's wife in Huaizhu Garden.

Qiu Zehang thought, isn’t this God helping him?