Chapter 150 IF - Pei Line (24): Two lines... She's really pregnant...

Pei Yanxi changed completely after returning from the hospital.

She used to love smoking on the balcony, and sometimes she would smoke with Yun Zhan. The way she held the cigarette between her fingers had a nonchalant and aloof air about her.

But in the past month, Yun Zhan has never seen her touch a cigarette pack again. He asked Pei Yanxi if she smoked.

Pei Yanxi didn't smoke either, and even frowned as she chased Yun Zhan out.

Finally, even the ashtray on the coffee table in the living room was taken away.

At the dinner table, when the chef served steamed crabs, Pei Yanxi only glanced at them indifferently, said, "My stomach hasn't been feeling well lately, so I won't eat them," and then frowned as she pushed the crabs aside.

Then all the crabs ended up in Yun Zhan's stomach. You see, in previous years, this was Pei Yanxi's favorite food at this time of year.

Yun Zhan found it strange, but didn't think about it too deeply.

"Have you been working very hard lately? I've noticed you've been taking medicine all the time." Yun Zhan was a little worried. She reached for the small bottle on the table, wanting to see what Pei Yanxi was taking.

Pei Yanxi immediately snatched it back, then casually remarked, "I haven't been sleeping well lately, so I'm taking some vitamins."

Actually, she was taking folic acid...

"Okay... I'm not sleeping well, shouldn't I take some melatonin?"

Yun Zhan found it a bit strange, but didn't ask any further questions.

That afternoon, Pei Yanxi was holding a high-level meeting at the company.

The quarterly report was playing on the projector when her hand, which was supporting her on the conference table, suddenly trembled slightly. A familiar feeling of nausea surged up from her stomach, her throat tightened, and even her breathing became rapid.

She suddenly remembered the nausea she had experienced in the mornings and the occasional heart palpitations at night over the past few days... Could it be that she was pregnant?

Hit on the first try?

Pei Yanxi's eyes were clouded with ambiguity. Yun Zhan, this little guy... his genes are really good...

"The meeting is adjourned. Have your assistant prepare the follow-up information and send it to me."

Before anyone could react, Pei Yanxi grabbed her handbag and headed for the restroom, her high heels clicking rapidly on the hallway floor.

Once inside the restroom stall, she pulled out a pregnancy test she had prepared earlier from her handbag... She had her assistant secretly buy it last week and had kept it in her bag just in case.

As I unpacked the package, my fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly.

While waiting for the results, Pei Yanxi leaned against the cubicle door, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.

If she succeeds, she can have Yun Zhan's child and keep Yun Zhan by her side forever...

When Pei Yanxi saw the two clear red lines on the pregnancy test, her breath caught in her throat.

Pei Yanxi stared at the two red lines, looking at them again and again. The pregnancy test in her hand trembled slightly. Her eyes first flashed with disbelief and shock, then were filled with joy and satisfaction.

She couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth, and tears welled up unexpectedly...

"Very good……"

She murmured softly, her fingertips gently tracing the red line on the pregnancy test, as if touching her unborn child: "My child, we are finally going to meet."

When Pei Yanxi walked out of the restroom after composing herself, her face regained its usual calmness, but her eyes couldn't hide her joy.

She took out her phone and sent a message to her assistant: "Cancel all the afternoon's schedules, I'm going home."

As soon as Pei Yanxi opened the door, she heard 21's voice, her tone filled with obvious shock: "I...Wow...I just tested your hormone levels and they're abnormal, consistent with early pregnancy...You're pregnant??"

21 was terrified, and even her electronic voice became hesitant: "You...whose child are you carrying?"

Senior, could it be that you've fallen for someone else and are having a child behind Yun Zhan's back?

If that's really the case, then Yun Zhan is really too pitiful.

Pei Yanxi paused in changing her shoes, then casually draped her scarf over the coat rack, her tone indifferent: "Besides Yun Zhan, who else could it be?"

"But...but how did you get pregnant with her child?"

21's voice became even more panicked: "I don't even know when this happened. Yun Zhan shouldn't know about this, right?"

In this world, two girls can get pregnant, but it's not something that can be achieved simply by sleeping together; it requires the help of technology. Could it be that... Pei Yanxi took Yun Zhan for a medical check-up and got pregnant that time?

Pei Yanxi walked into the living room, poured herself a glass of warm water, and gently stroked the glass with her fingertips. A cold glint flashed in her eyes: "I got pregnant secretly. You don't need to know the specifics."

She raised her eyes, her voice then turning cold: "You'd better keep quiet about this and not let Yun Zhan know a single word. Otherwise, I might do something... including making sure you can never go home again."

Actually... she hadn't planned to let Yun Zhan go home in the first place.

The notification tone for number 21 faded instantly, but still lingered with hesitation: "But Yun Zhan is also the child's mother... She knows nothing. Isn't what you're doing a bit too crazy?"

It paused, then continued, "What if Miss Yun Zhan is unwilling to accept the child after it is born, or even leaves you because of this?"

Pei Yanxi's hand gripping the water glass tightened suddenly, her knuckles turning white.

A brief silence fell over the living room, broken only by the gentle sound of the wind outside the window.

After a long pause, she slowly raised her head, her hesitation replaced by stubbornness and obstinacy: "I don't want to care about that anymore."

She lowered her head, her gaze falling on her lower abdomen, her tone filled with an almost obsessive tenderness, yet also concealing a hint of firmness: "My uterus is mine, and the child is mine too. Even if Yun Zhan doesn't like it, even if she resents me later, I will still give birth to this child."

21 fell silent. It couldn't comprehend this obsessive logic, but it could sense the resolute determination in Pei Yanxi's words. Pei Yanxi truly acted without considering the consequences...

"Do you think I'm going crazy?"

"Um."

Pei Yanxi simply smiled.

She stood in the center of the living room and slowly put down the water glass in her hand. Her fingertips first hovered lightly above her lower abdomen, and only fell after a few seconds...

Her palms pressed against the soft fabric, slowly covering her lower abdomen. At first, her gaze was calm, but gradually, a satisfied smile spread across her eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, a gentle curve that could drown a person.

That is the relaxation of finally grasping one's obsession, the peace of having a "bond".

But the next second, she suddenly pinched the skin on her lower abdomen with her fingertips.

Her eyes changed instantly, a mixture of gentleness and obsessive madness.

"Look, we've finally made contact."

She murmured softly, her voice so soft that only she could hear it, her fingertips beginning to gently caress her lower abdomen, the rhythm quickening, tinged with urgency: "With you here, Yun Zhan can never leave me again... never."

She tilted her head slightly, her throat bobbing gently, and a glint of almost greed flashed in her eyes.

21 was completely at a loss for words: "Hey, do you need me to prepare a pregnancy diet for you?"

Hmm? A diet plan for preparing for pregnancy?

"This little system does have some sense," Pei Yanxi thought, pursing her lips.

"Prepare to the highest standards. Also, Yun Zhan must not know a single word of what I just said."

After speaking, Pei Yanxi looked down at her lower abdomen, her fingertips lightly brushing against the fabric. The madness in her eyes resurfaced, but this time it was hidden even deeper. Her love was like thorns buried in gentle soil, just waiting for the right moment to trap her firmly.

night

Pei Yanxi sat on the sofa, her fingertips repeatedly stroking the edge of her phone, her gaze occasionally drifting towards Yun Zhan, who was pouring water in the kitchen.

The pregnancy was like a ticking time bomb; she could only stay at home for a maximum of three months... Once her belly couldn't be hidden any longer, she would have to leave.

Rather than letting Yun Zhan notice her unusual behavior, it would be better to leave temporarily and return with a "surprise" after the child is safely born.

During dinner, Pei Yanxi casually mentioned, "The company has an overseas project that I need to follow up on for a few months. I'll probably be leaving next month."

Yun Zhan paused, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes: "Will you be gone for so long? When will you be back?"

She was used to Pei Yanxi being around, and the sudden thought of being separated for several months made her a little unhappy...

Pei Yanxi raised her eyes, avoiding Yun Zhan's gaze, picked up a piece of food and put it in her mouth, her tone as calm as possible: "Soon, if all goes well, I'll be back in three or four months."

She put down her chopsticks and gently touched Yun Zhan's hand with her fingertips: "I'll bring you a little gift back later, I guarantee it will be something you never expected."

"oh".

Yun Zhan didn't notice anything unusual, taking it as just an ordinary souvenir. He opened his mouth to try and persuade her to stay, but swallowed his words back.

She was well aware of her status in front of Pei Yanxi. The two of them had no relationship now, and if she tried to persuade her to stay, it would seem like she was being a bit insensible.

So Yun Zhan could only nod silently, lower his head and pick at the rice in his bowl without saying anything more.

In the following days, Pei Yanxi quickly arranged her trip abroad, booked a city with ample private hospital resources, and even made arrangements in advance with a prenatal care team.

On the day of her departure, she didn't let Yun Zhan see her off at the airport. He just hugged her at the door and said, "Take care of yourself. I'll call you often."

Yun Zhan hummed in agreement, watching Pei Yanxi's car gradually drive away...

Unbeknownst to Yun Zhan, Pei Yanxi was sitting in the car, looking back at her shrinking figure with a stubborn anticipation in her eyes.

When she returns with the child, Yun Zhan will have no reason to leave her anymore...

Upon arriving abroad, Pei Yanxi immediately devoted herself to preparing for pregnancy, attending prenatal checkups on time, adjusting her diet, and focusing all her energy on the baby in her womb.

She would occasionally call Yun Zhan, only saying that the project was progressing smoothly, never mentioning her pregnancy. Yun Zhan's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with longing, but he never doubted her lies.

Pei Yanxi listened, a gentle yet controlling smile curving her lips.

A few months later

Pei Yanxi began to have regular prenatal checkups.

She lay on the examination bed, a cool coupling gel applied to her abdomen. The doctor held the probe and gently slid it across her lower abdomen, and a blurry black and white image quickly appeared on the monitor.

That was the outline of the baby in her womb, a tiny, curled-up ball, with even the outlines of its fingers faintly visible.

Pei Yanxi's breathing instantly slowed, her gaze fixed on the screen, her fingertips unconsciously clenching the bed sheet beneath her.

She used to plan how to use this child to "bind" Yun Zhan, but now, looking at that tiny image, what surged in her heart was not a possessive desire for control, but a strange thrill.

The doctor adjusted the probe angle and explained softly, "The baby is developing very well, and the fetal heartbeat is very stable. Look here, this is its little fist."

Just then, a nurse came in carrying a fetal heart monitor and asked with a smile, "Ms. Pei, would you like to hear the baby's heartbeat? It's very strong."

Pei Yanxi nodded almost immediately, her voice lower than usual, carrying a barely perceptible tension: "Okay."

The nurse placed the monitor's probe on her lower abdomen, and after adjusting it for a moment, a clear "thump, thump" sound rang out through the speaker in the room.

The rhythm was steady, brimming with vitality, striking Pei Yanxi's heart again and again.

She held her breath abruptly, her composure crumbling instantly, replaced by disbelief and shock, which was then overwhelmed by a surge of happiness.

"She's so young... and she already has a heartbeat?"

Pei Yanxi murmured to herself, her voice as soft as a sigh, but her eyes were quietly reddening.

She raised her hand and gently touched the monitor's probe with her fingertips, as if she could feel the baby in her womb: "Such a small heartbeat, yet so strong..."

She really... has a child with Yun Zhan.

The black and white images on the ultrasound screen were still flickering, and the baby's curled-up outline was clearly reflected in Pei Yanxi's eyes. The "thump-thump" of the fetal heartbeat was in her ears, like a small drum, making Pei Yanxi's heart tremble.