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When Gu's father suggested that they move back to the villa, Xia Zhitang refused directly.

"Dad, I've brought Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen over." She had anticipated this day would come. "They're both retired now, so they're just the right people to help look after the kids. Even though there's a nanny, it's more reassuring to have our own elderly people here to lend a hand."

Father Gu recalled the two elderly people who served as the bride's elders at the wedding, and after thinking for a moment, he felt that this was a good idea.

The old man who lost his only son treated his former daughter-in-law who vindicated him as his own daughter, and was also grateful to the Gu family. Such an old man would also treat his grandson with all his heart.

Moreover, without a direct blood relationship, people can get along with each other more appropriately, which can save a lot of trouble.

"Well, it's safer with the two old people here, but you have to come back more often." Father Gu's only concern was that they lived quite far away.

"Of course, I'll be back on the weekend." Xia Zhitang agreed readily.

After successfully dealing with Gu's father, Xia Zhitang returned to the room and played the prenatal education audio while handling work and replying to Gu Zian.

The comfortable second trimester was almost over, and Xia Zhitang felt her body slowly becoming heavier.

She began to feel a little worried and worked overtime to build up the team.

After all, Lin Jingming's film is about to start shooting, and she has to grow up quickly.

Busy times always pass quickly, and when the alarm clock rang, Xia Zhitang felt that time was running out, and he wished he could split himself into several parts.

Before lying on the maternity pillow and falling into a sweet dream, she also sorted out the schedule for next week.

When the alarm rang, Xia Zhitang was turned off before he even got up.

She opened her eyes in confusion, and saw Gu Zian standing close to her through the few rays of sunlight filtering through the blackout curtains.

He yawned, too sleepy to open his eyes: "Wife, I'm back."

"Okay, got it. Go back to sleep." Xia Zhitang kissed Gu Zian's cheek, and only got up and washed up after hearing his breathing gradually become even.

She looked through the chat history from last night. He finished the show at around 7 or 8 in the evening, but he was still chatting with her after 9 o'clock.

It seems that he was jealous of the flight and flew back, saying that he had just fallen asleep not long ago.

What a fool, Xia Zhitang said silently in his heart, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It was almost noon when Gu Zian was awakened by hunger.

Xia Zhitang was sitting at her desk working. When she saw Gu Zian wake up, she saved the document and turned off her laptop.

"How many days can you come back for?" Xia Zhitang knew that he must have squeezed in a lot of scenes to find some time to come back. After all, his role in the script was quite important and needed to run through the entire play.

"The flight is at 8 o'clock tomorrow night." Gu Zian got up and came over to kiss Xia Zhitang on the cheek, then squatted on the ground and kissed her bulging belly.

"Do you miss Daddy? The baby is growing well in your belly." He gently put his face on the pregnant belly. "Daddy will accompany you to the prenatal checkup tomorrow and return to the crew tonight."

Xiao Qingmiao happily kicked Gu Zian twice, causing Xia Zhitang to gasp in pain.

"Baby, don't bully your mother, it will hurt her." Gu Zian earnestly advised the baby who had not yet met.

Xia Zhitang couldn't help but laugh as he watched Gu Zian chattering to Xiao Qingmiao for a long time.

"Okay, let's go eat first." Xia Zhitang urged him by kicking his calf lightly.

Gu Zian picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Wang Ma, then threw the phone away and went forward to carry her to the bed.

"Let me check if you have applied the oil and done the treatment on time." He looked at the treatment oil on the bedside that had not decreased, and his eyes darkened.

"This bottle is placed here. The one at home has been used." Xia Zhitang explained, following his gaze.

"Didn't you apply it last night and this morning?" Gu Zian pumped out the oil and applied it for her personally.

"It seems I still need to help you with your body care." He kissed the corner of Xia Zhitang's mouth while working.

"How's your filming going?" Xia Zhitang's breathing became unstable and he tried hard to change the subject.

"The shoot was just like that. I just missed you and the baby so much..." He seemed to have suddenly realized something, "Honey, have you grown up again?"

"Gu Zian!" Xia Zhitang's face flushed.

"Wife, it's okay now." Gu Zian muttered while pulling the sheets.

In the evening, when Gu's father saw Gu Zian finally coming home, he got angry and called him into the study with a stern face and gave him a scolding.

"Is there any father like you? Leaving his wife and children at home for several months?" Gu's father was also helpless. Only after the passage of time could he understand the sadness of his own mistakes.

"Dad, Tangtang agreed, and I will definitely be back before the baby is born." Although Gu Zian felt a little guilty, he was used to arguing with his biological father.

"Can your wife still tie you up?" Father Gu suddenly felt that everything is reincarnation. When he wanted to start a business and make a living, his wife was also this gentle person who supported the family behind the scenes.

Although they made money, the rift between father and son gradually widened.

"Dad, I'll take a break and spend some time with them after the baby is born." Gu Zian thought about it for a long time before deciding to work on his next project before the baby was born.

"Don't forget the price you paid for this marriage." Looking at Gu Zi'an, Father Gu still didn't trust him. What child could make his pregnant daughter-in-law so angry that she didn't want to get married? If it weren't for his deceased wife, he really didn't want to care about this useless brat.

"I have my own plans." Gu Zian's sore spot was touched and he was not willing to continue chatting with the old man.

The two of them parted unhappily. Father Gu looked at Gu Zian's back and rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance.

Some truths can be learned faster by actually experiencing them, no matter how many times you repeat them.

It’s a pity that there are countless painful transformations that you have to experience personally.

After all, it's because I can't bear it and I can't bear to do nothing.

Lin Jingming looked at Xia Zhitang, who was becoming more and more pregnant, and asked worriedly when Gu Zian would come back.

"Your belly is almost full-term and you may give birth at any time." Although he would rather be there to watch Xia Zhitang give birth, he was worried that she would be unhappy if Gu Zian was not around.

"It's okay, the doctor said the baby hasn't entered the pelvis yet." Xia Zhitang answered Lin Jingming while checking the project list.

Lin Jingming glanced at her round belly and suddenly remembered something else: "Didn't you take any maternity photos?"

Xia Zhitang pulled his mind away from the folder, his expression a little surprised: "It seems so. When I started to show my pregnancy, Zi'an had already gone out to film."

Lin Jingming's conviction was stirred. "I'll help you shoot tomorrow. We're a professional film and television company after all! Just hang up the curtains, turn on the lights, and hire a makeup artist. We can shoot one set in the studio and another set outdoors. This kind of small job is easy to do."

Lin Jingming was a little excited. He was thinking about what kind of makeup to do for Xia Zhitang.

It’s great that Gu Zian is not here. He doesn’t want to take a photo of Gu Zian hugging Xia Zhitang and showing off.

It’s just right now, it would be great to take a beautiful photo of Xia Zhitang and Xiao Qingmiao alone!

"Well, it doesn't seem that important." Xia Zhitang was a little hesitant. As the due date approached, she felt more and more that time was not enough.

Although the company was slowly getting back on track, Xia Zhitang's stress didn't ease. This wasn't a field she was familiar with; everything was new and challenging. This was precisely why she worried that if she suddenly went into labor, everything would be thrown into disarray.

Lin Jingming looked at the faint dark circles under Xia Zhitang's eyes, and suddenly realized that Xia Zhitang's recent haggardness was not only due to the physical fatigue and stress brought about by pregnancy.

"If I tell you to relax, you'll probably think I'm just being polite." Lin Jingming snatched the project list from her hand, "But this is the truth."

He relied on his long arms to block Xia Zhitang's attempt to grab the manuscript, and pulled out a chair to sit next to her.

"Listen to me, or I won't give it to you." Lin Jingming held down the struggling man. "I know you want to control the situation, but you have to understand that you are not familiar with this area right now."

"Then you have to study even harder. Didn't I go through the same thing in the past?" After Lin Jingming revealed his inner thoughts, Xia Zhitang simply did not hide his inner impatience.

"Xia Xia, it's different now." Lin Jingming held her wrist. "You are the boss now, understand? You have the initiative, you are the investor."

A warm power spread from Lin Jingming's fingertips to Xia Zhitang's wrist, all the way through her veins to the depths of her heart.

"Lin Jingming, I'm scared." Xia Zhitang lowered his eyes to hide his instantly red eyes.

"Yeah, I was like that back then." Lin Jingming's expression softened. "It's okay. You have the capital to make mistakes. You have me and the Gu family behind you."

"How did you achieve what you have now? How flexible is that?" After Xia Zhitang truly understood the position of a decision-maker, he realized that this position was not as easy as execution.

"Try and make mistakes slowly." Lin Jingming looked at Xia Zhitang's slender wrist in his hand. It had recovered a little recently and was as smooth and delicate as a fine mutton-fat jade ruyi.

"I've lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I made it back later." Lin Jingming gently felt Xia Zhitang's beating pulse with his fingertips. "You don't have any profit pressure or targets for now, so don't worry."

"But I want to do this project well. It's very important to me." Xia Zhitang finally revealed the pressure deep in his heart.

"Yeah, I know." Lin Jingming felt that Xia Zhitang was extremely charming, like a shining goddess.

He raised his eyes and met Xia Zhitang's sparkling eyes, his expression seemed to contain an inextricable strong emotion.

"But you're not alone. We can all help you. This is what you want to do, and you have a lot more capital than you think."

The tears in Xia Zhitang's eyes finally couldn't be held back anymore and fell like sparkling crystal beads.

Lin Jingming, why are you so nice to me?