"I only have one question for you."

"What?"

Bai Xiaoruo broke free from Xian Mingyu's embrace and looked directly into his eyes. "Why did you marry me? If I hadn't come along, you and Su Yuluo would still have gotten back together, right?"

She just wanted to hear him say it himself.

Whether he was lying to her or telling the truth, she only wanted this one answer from him.

She didn't believe any of the rumors; she only wanted his answer.

Bai Xiaoruo's sudden question caused Xuan Mingyu to fall silent for a moment.

His eyes avoided her gaze; there was no direct answer, no firmness, not even a word to coax her.

Actually, this wasn't the first time she had asked him this kind of question, but he had never given a serious answer.

Bai Xiaoruo probably understood what his silent answer meant, so she stopped asking and pulled the blanket over herself, lying down.

Let's just pretend she never said anything.

"It's late, let's go to sleep."

Faced with Bai Xiaoruo's unusual coldness tonight, Xuan Mingyu was wide awake. "Do you know something?"

She seemed to have something on her mind, but if she didn't say it, how could he understand?

"I was living in the US just a few days ago, what do you think I could know?"

She asked him a question in a seemingly casual tone, but then stopped answering, closed her eyes, and went to sleep with her back to him.

Xuan Mingyu looked at Bai Xiaoruo's sleeping back and silently lay down.

Maybe so, maybe he's just overthinking it.

He hid those messages so well, she probably wouldn't know.

However, those paparazzi who appeared out of nowhere at the airport this morning definitely need to be thoroughly investigated.

The things he didn't want Bai Xiaoruo to know were deliberately brought up by someone, openly challenging the Xian family. It's likely that someone with ulterior motives was behind this.

***

The next morning at eight o'clock.

Hsien Mingyu hurriedly came downstairs while wearing a tie.

When he woke up, he couldn't see Bai Xiaoruo anymore. He assumed she was still angry with him and had run off again.

As soon as I got downstairs, I saw Bai Xiaoruo wearing an apron, carrying a small pot of steaming hot porridge out of the kitchen.

Her belly was becoming more and more obvious, especially in this thin house clothes. Even with the apron covering it, her belly was clearly protruding.

"You're here. I just finished cooking some porridge. Have some before you go to work."

She smiled at him with narrowed eyes, completely different from the woman she was last night.

Xian Mingyu took the pot from Bai Xiaoruo and placed it on the table, scolding, "Who told you to touch these things? Where's Aunt Qin? Where's Xia Xia? What if she gets burned?"

“I was wearing gloves, so how could I get burned… Aunt Qin had some urgent business back home, so I approved her to go back. Xia’s mother is sick, so I also approved her to go to the hospital to see her. Now it’s just the two of us at home. If I don’t make you breakfast, you’ll have to go to work hungry.”

“If there’s no one home like today in the future, you can ask me to come down and do it for you, or go out and buy it. In short, you’re not allowed to do these things yourself anymore, understand?”

"Alright, alright, when did you become so nagging... Look at you, you can't even tie your tie properly. If people see you at the company, they'll laugh their heads off." Bai Xiaoru helped him untie the tie he had hastily tied, straightened his collar, and then tied the tie back on.

Xuan Mingyu watched Bai Xiaoruo carefully tying his tie, as if the cold person from last night was not her at all.

He thought she would continue to be angry with him today, refusing to let him touch her or pay him any attention. Fortunately, she still cared about him.

Before she could help him tie his tie, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Hey, what are you doing? I haven't fixed your tie yet, let go of me first."

"I won't let go... I want to hug you first..."

Bai Xiaoruo didn't push him away again. She obediently rested her head in his arms and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I've noticed that you're getting more and more shameless. You're never serious."

"I only act like this in front of you; not everyone has this honor."

"Tch, who cares about such an honor... Okay, let me go now, or you'll be going to the office soon."

"No rush, let's hug for a while longer."

If he could, he really wanted to bring her to the company with him, just to keep her under his nose all day long without getting tired of her, and to be able to hug and kiss her from time to time.

"Okay, you're not hungry, but your son and I are."

How long does he want to hug me? We've been cuddling for ages and it's not enough; the porridge I've been cooking for ages is getting cold.

“That’s right, let’s go get something to eat. I can’t let my darling go hungry.” Xian Mingyu let go of Bai Xiaoruo, took her hand, and prepared to sit down at the dining table.

"Hmm? Who's your darling?"

Bai Xiaoruo stopped in her tracks, looked up at Xian Mingyu, then looked down at her own stomach. Was he worried about his son going hungry, or about her going hungry?

"You and our son are both my treasures." He put his arms around her neck and kissed her little head. "No woman in the whole world can compare to my wife."

When she heard him say that, Bai Xiaoruo was stunned for a moment, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, but it quickly turned into a shy smile. She clenched her fist and punched his chest, saying, "Stop being so mushy."

After finishing breakfast, Bai Xiaoruo happily went to the sofa and grabbed Xuan Mingyu's briefcase for him, saying, "Honey, you're going out now."

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