Chapter 14 love moon·014 "Niuniu"...
"mom?"
He Chuyue finally understood why she felt the woman looked familiar. Her face was about 40% similar to Xiao Zhiyan!
"Zhizhi, who is this?" Qi Yan asked, her eyes passing over the two people's arms that were intertwined, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
He Chuyue grabbed his fingers hard, the back of her hand felt hot, and Xiao Zhiyan held her hand in return.
My whole body stiffened and I tried to dodge awkwardly.
"Mom, this is my girlfriend, lawyer He Chuyue. He..."
Xiao Zhiyan changed his words: "Chu Yue, this is my mother."
"Hello, Auntie."
He Chuyue stretched out her hand and Qi Yan held it, stroking the back of her hand: "Oh my, what a pretty girl, with such beautiful eyes, and a crescent moon when she smiles."
"Auntie, you are beautiful too."
Qi Yan was so coaxed that she couldn't close her mouth. She looked at He Chuyue with eyes full of love and pulled her to sit down nearby: "Zhizhi told me and his dad that he would bring his girlfriend back for dinner on Saturday. We were both shocked. We thought he was just saying it casually because he was afraid that I would introduce her to him. I never thought it was true. Chuchu, are you really our Zhizhi's girlfriend?"
"Yes, Auntie." He Chuyue smiled secretly, "The name Zhizhi..."
Qi Yan was a little embarrassed and explained, "I have always wanted a daughter. After giving birth, my body was damaged and I couldn't have children. Zhiyan was quiet and delicate when he was young, just like a little girl. His father said that we should dress him in a little skirt and call him Zhizhi. This will also fulfill my dream of having a daughter, so I have been calling him that until now."
"So that's how it is." He Chuyue felt that she wasn't lying, "He never mentioned it to me."
"Hmph." Qi Yan, who was in a good mood, suddenly glared at Xiao Zhiyan, her tone mostly complaining, "This kid, you kept it a secret for so long. You two have been in love for more than a year, but you only told me yesterday! I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to stay in Beicheng when you were doing well abroad, and I finally found the reason. You are not interested in the wine, you are here, right?"
"Yeah...right."
He Chuyue didn't dare to admit it, but she couldn't deny it either. She laughed and looked at Xiao Zhiyan, who came to the rescue.
"Mom, why are you in the hospital?"
"Your aunt said she would come back to take over the shift, so I brought her here. How come you are also in the hospital?" After confirming the name of the department, she looked at the report in Xiao Zhiyan's hand, "Who among you is feeling unwell?"
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"Old Qin, can you hurry up? You said you would leave after class, but you haven't come out of the school gate yet. Are you embroidering inside?"
Dai Wenchun's dissatisfaction came from the electric current, and Qin Tai was rushing downstairs without stopping.
"Don't worry, don't worry. It's only a short distance from home to school, and you're driving. There are a lot of students here after class, and they still have to do exercises during recess."
"You're always right. Hurry up. If we go too late, the vegetables in the market won't be fresh. I told you to go by yourself, but you insisted on coming with me. I asked you to go but you kept dawdling."
"Hey, didn't you say you wanted to buy fish for Niuniu's boyfriend? Do you know how to choose fish? It's the end of the semester and it's hard to take a day off. You have to finish your classes. Just wait, I'll be out soon."
"Okay, okay, hurry up."
Dai Wenchun hung up the phone and called He Chuyue again, telling her not to work overtime at night.
It rang for five or six seconds before the call was connected.
"Aunt."
Amidst the chaotic voices, Dai Wenchun asked hurriedly, "Are you busy now?"
“Somewhat.”
He Chuyue wanted to go to the bathroom again, but there were many people waiting for urine tests in the bathroom outside the color ultrasound room, and there were also family members waiting outside, so the noise was even worse than that in the color ultrasound waiting room.
"Aunt, I'll get back to you later."
"Please ask No. 28 He Chuyue to go to B-ultrasound Room No. 1."
Dai Wenchun didn't hear clearly: "Niuniu, what's that sound over there? Did someone call your name? Where are you?"
"I--"
"Please ask No. 28 He Chuyue to go to B-ultrasound Room No. 1."
The sudden silence beside her ears allowed the mechanical sound to enter the phone word by word. Listening to the gasp of surprise from the other end, He Chuyue felt that she did not check the almanac before going out today.
"Ultrasound room, vomiting? Niuniu, don't tell me you..." Dai Wenchun's voice was shaking, "Where is he?"
...
The meeting originally scheduled for the evening was moved forward, so the dinner for four people turned into lunch for six people, and meeting the nephew-in-law turned into a meeting between two families. He Chuyue felt a headache sitting in the passenger seat.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Xiao Zhiyan was still concerned about her eyes. "Are your eyelids still twitching?"
She put down the ice pack she got from the hospital without applying it for too long. Xiao Zhiyan thought she disliked the ice and used a handkerchief to hold it, but she still just kept it in her hand.
"I was so scared that I stopped jumping. I feel like I have high blood pressure now." He Chuyue propped up her head and looked at the destination getting closer and closer. She wanted to cry, "Xiao Zhiyan, if I break the contract later, I will agree to any compensation you ask for. I'm really sorry."
"Why do you say that?" He looked at her in the rearview mirror.
He Chuyue was immersed in her own world and felt that she had caused him trouble. "The contract only said that I should cooperate in meeting the parents, but it didn't say that I have to endure psychological trauma in order to cooperate. It's OK with you asking for any mental damages after this is over. I have no objection."
There was silence in the car. Xiao Zhiyan remembered that twenty minutes ago, He Chuyue asked him on the phone, "How is your ability to withstand pressure?" At first he was confused, but the moment he took the phone, the hysteria in it made his hands tremble, and he almost dropped the phone.
However, compared to Dai Wenchun's anger, He Chuyue's undisguised look of guilt made him feel depressed.
It was the first time that she showed such an unconfident, almost begging look in front of him.
Xiao Zhiyan felt impatient and licked his cracked lips.
By the time the countdown was over, his voice was louder than the accelerator.
"I have a good ability to handle stress, so I don't need to pay for mental damages."
He Chuyue glanced at him tiredly and curled her lips: "Professor Xiao, it's a good thing to have confidence in yourself. I'm not trying to discourage you. You've also seen my aunt on the phone. Her eloquence is unmatched. It's too early for you to say this now. You won't be so confident when you meet her later."
"The first month."
His thoughts were interrupted and He Chuyue suddenly forgot what he was about to say.
This was the second time Xiao Zhiyan called her like this, but there was no third person present.
"Hmm?" Her voice was a little incoherent.
Xiao Zhiyan stared ahead, but his voice came closer to her: "It's not that I'm confident. It's you who should trust me a little more."
The car had pulled into the parking lot, the sound of tires going over the speed bump the only sound between them.
The flickering light hit the side of his face, and although he couldn't see his expression, He Chuyue felt inexplicably at peace at this moment.
Because of family reasons, no matter how satisfied she was with Xiao Zhiyan's responsible attitude, it was just this. She would not be moved by his willingness to do so. She knew that he was doing what he should do, and she did not force him.
It has only been three days since they decided to cooperate. No matter how wary she was of him in the past, she must trust him unconditionally in today's battle. They are comrades standing in the same camp.
She smiled, but her smile did not reach her eyes: "I have always believed in you, Professor Xiao."
After parking the car, he also looked over and looked into her eyes, his color deepening.
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The first meeting between the two families lasted nearly five hours. The two sides not only discussed the date of obtaining the marriage certificate and the date of the wedding, but also had a rough outline of the guest list.
He Chuyue wanted to stop him, but Dai Wenchun didn't listen to her at all.
Their family dominated the entire banquet, saying whatever the Xiao family agreed to, while his family listened to Dai Wenchun. He Chuyue had no say at all and finished the meal in silence.
At the end, Dai Wenchun smiled and asked He Chuyue to go home with her, but as soon as they got in the car, his face turned sullen and the atmosphere in the car was weird.
No one spoke, and He Chuyue didn't dare to jump in the minefield. She huddled in the back seat, looking at the night view, her palms on her lower abdomen, and couldn't help but wonder if all this was a dream.
Two fetal heartbeats, getting a marriage certificate with Xiao Zhiyan, and holding a wedding.
It's all incredible.
"What are you daydreaming about? Get out of the car!"
Dai Wenchun didn't wait for He Chuyue to speak and slammed the car door shut.
As the cold wind blew in, He Chuyue heard Qin Tai whisper, "Niuniu is pregnant, don't scare her."
"I'm almost scared to death, Qin Tai! Which side are you on?"
"......"
He Chuyue got out of the car, locked it, and adjusted her breathing several times before catching up with them.
He Chuyue sat at the table in a 100-square-meter apartment with four bedrooms and a living room. Facing the two people with serious expressions, she had a very good attitude.
"Aunt, uncle, I'm sorry."
"Niuniu, don't--"
"What's your business!" Dai Wenchun interrupted him, "You still don't know where you went wrong! Should you apologize to us?"
He Chuyue didn't understand: "Then what should I say to Xiao Zhiyan's parents?"
That doesn’t seem right.
"He Chuyue! Do you want to piss me off to death?"
Dai Wenchun was about to get up to look for something, but Qin Tai stopped her: "If you have anything to say, sit down and talk. She is pregnant."
When he heard about the child, Dai Wenchun seemed to have all his strength drained away. He looked at He Chuyue with unfocused eyes, as if he was looking at another person through her.
Her tone softened: "Niuniu, I don't want to be mean to you, but pregnancy really caught us off guard. Xiao Xiao looks like such an honest man, how could he do those things with you before marriage? And he didn't take any safety measures, he is a traitor. You said those nonsense today, I should have taken you away at that time."
"Look at the clothes his parents are wearing and the restaurant they eat at. Which one of them could be done without money? Such a rich family still resorts to such despicable means. Did something happen to their family? They said nice things today, giving you this and that, but they didn't follow through. They said nice things, but who knows if they will change their attitude in a few days."
"Aunt——"
"The bride price is secondary. I don't ask you to marry into a rich family or become a rich wife. Just be a decent lady. You have only been dating for a year, not counting the six months he spent abroad. It has only been three months since he returned to China! In these three months, you have been arguing and having the cold war, and even got pregnant... Xiao Xiao is not a steady person."
"It's okay." He Chuyue scratched his chin.
She couldn't imagine how devastated Dai Wenchun would be if he knew that she and Xiao Zhiyan didn't even have this little bit of affection for each other and were together only because of a one-night stand and pregnancy.
"In my opinion, you should just break up with Xiao Xiao, and forget about getting the marriage certificate and getting married today. Just consider it as your aunt breaking her promise—"
"Hey, I think you are getting more and more ridiculous. We have already agreed on something, so what are you thinking about?" Qin Tai poured water and brought it over. "You saw Xiao Xiao, too. Her attitude was very sincere. When you are in love, you should start with emotion but end with courtesy. Things have already happened, what can you do? Let Niuniu break up and have an abortion? Aren't you ruining the child's body?"
"Qin Tai, what do you mean? You——"
"Aunt and uncle, please stop arguing and listen to me, okay?"
He Chuyue, who had coaxed the two of them, coughed and admitted, "In fact, I was the one who took the initiative to be together, and I forced him that night. We also took precautions, but there was a small accident. He proposed to me as soon as he knew I was pregnant, without any hesitation, and we would have planned to meet the parents and get married even without this child."
Finally, she looked at the two of them and gritted her teeth: "The most important thing is that I really like him."
No one spoke until the phone beeped. He Chuyue glanced at it and handed it over, "Look, this is the betrothal gift."
On the gift list, there were also chat records in which he asked about whether she had arrived home, how she reacted, whether she had taken folic acid, etc., but they were all "inadvertently" crossed out by He Chuyue.
"He really didn't do anything different because of my pregnancy. On the contrary, he treated me very well."
The wick in the living room burned silently. The room was quiet. The breathing of the three people passed with the turning of the second hand.
He Chuyue assured the two of them in an almost sincere tone: "He has always been sincere to me, the most sincere among all the boys I have ever met, otherwise I would not have chosen him." Moreover, he had signed a prenuptial agreement, and she was the beneficiary.
He Chuyue didn’t dare to say the latter sentence and could only add it silently in her heart.
When he raised his eyes to add more shocking news, he saw the tears in Dai Wenchun's eyes and his throat choked.
She finally understood the feeling behind Xiao Zhiyan's promise at the dinner table. Perhaps because it was false, it was more difficult to say it out loud, and she also had to bear the burden of self-moral condemnation.
Dai Wenchun's straight shoulders relaxed, and he and Qin Tai were outlined in an arc by the light. He Chuyue's eyelashes trembled and tears instantly filled her eyes, forcing her to lower her head.
"Niuniu, your mother died early, but that doesn't mean you have no one behind you. That's why your aunt was so strong towards their family at the dinner table. She just didn't want them to bully you in the future."
"Xiao Xiao is a good child. I have already known how he treats you after a meal. You still need to get along with each other after marriage so that you can know each other. But if he dares to treat you badly and treat the children badly, no matter if he is from Canada or a adopted child, rich or poor, I will beat him to a pulp!"
The aunt and nephew looked at each other and laughed out loud.
He Chuyue wiped the snot bubbles with the back of her hand, but Dai Wenchun said with disgust, "Hurry up and wipe it with paper. How can you act like a mother soon?"
"Um."
"Be nice to Xiao Xiao, don't be impatient."
"Um."
"Ask him to come to our house for dinner some other day."
"Um."
The more He Chuyue wiped away her tears, the more she cried. Dai Wenchun chased her away: "Go wash your face. You'll be a big cat at work tomorrow."
"Um."
The day's chaos finally ended, He Chuyue lay in a familiar room, with Latte's even breathing in her ears.
When leaving the restaurant, Qin Tai deliberately turned a corner to pick up the latte, which was now curled up in her little bed, as if it were at home.
The only difference was that He Chuyue was no longer sleepy.
Just as she was about to turn over, there was a knock on the door, and she got out of bed and opened it.
"Uncle, you're still awake so late?"
It was Qin Tai who was at the door. He signaled He Chuyue to speak in a low voice and let him go in to talk.
Pulling a chair over for him, He Chuyue sat on the bed, woke up from her sleep with Latte and rubbed Qin Tai's legs.
"What's wrong, uncle?"
Qin Tai covered his mouth and said, "I finally waited for your aunt to fall asleep. I'm so sleepy that I yawn one after another."
He Chuyue's eyes curved, "We can talk about it after we wake up tomorrow."
Qin Tai glanced at the tightly closed door and lowered his voice: "It's true that Xiao Xiao is an associate professor hired by Beijing University, but he first came back as a teaching technician in Beijing University's key biochemical laboratory. Did you know that?"
He Chuyue's smile disappeared. Qin Tai understood about 70% of it, but he still didn't give up: "You know?"
She lowered her head, rubbed the tip of her thumb with her fingertips, and nodded: "I know."
Qin Tai was a little anxious: "The key biochemical laboratory will not be opened at best, and if it is opened, it will not be completed in three or two months. You also know this?"
He Chuyue nodded again.
"Niuniu, you are so brave! You dare to hide such a big thing from your aunt? Aren't you afraid that she will make a fuss if she finds out?" Qin Tai's hands were shaking, but he rationally suppressed his voice, "Look at how easy she is to talk to today. She kept talking to me before going to bed, asking me if my university teacher is busy, and worried that he won't be able to take good care of you after marriage. She also said that Xiao Xiao is not a homebody, otherwise why would she return to China after being in love for half a year?"
"Niuniu, you know how scared your aunt is about Changda. If he hadn't left home for that experiment, your mother wouldn't have divorced him. In the end, she thought she could use the family to tie him down, but what happened in the end? Niuniu, why did you have to work in a laboratory when there were so many other jobs you could have chosen?"
Qin Tai was worried and angry. His empty complaints fell into the silent night, but in the end they turned into nothing and he was left with only sighs.
He Changda is He Chuyue's father who abandoned his family for work. He currently works at the ADCN Medical Laboratory of the Americas. He is a leading first-class laboratory technician and has access to a large amount of core data resources.
Twenty-two years ago, he was just a peripheral staff member who was not even at the B level. Even such an experimental worker who had no access to core technology could abandon his wife and children and go to another place alone. Therefore, Dai Wenchun was afraid of experimental personnel. Among the many blind dates he had found for He Chuyue, none of them had a higher work intensity than a lawyer.
Unexpectedly, after taking so many precautions, what he finally got was not only a professor who was responsible for both teaching and experiments, but also a technician who was hired back from China as a priority for the laboratory... No wonder Qin Tai stayed up all night to come here and get clarification.
As if sensing the subtle atmosphere between the two, Latte stood in front of He Chuyue, with his two big paws on Qin Tai's knees, and whined a warning sound.
"Latte, sit down."
Latte didn't want to move and whimpered.
Knowing that it was protecting her, He Chuyue rubbed its head. The furry touch under her hands seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Xiao Zhiyan is not him. He is busy with work and I am busy with work too. I will not put all my emotions on a man like my mother did." He Chuyue sniffed and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "You need to help me keep it a secret from my uncle about my aunt, okay?"
Qin Tai couldn't persuade He Chuyue in the end, and after being persuaded, he returned to his room. The room became quiet again, as if the conversation between the two had never happened.
Back into bed, He Chuyue leaned over with a latte in her hand, took out her phone and opened the dialog box with Xiao Zhiyan.
Five minutes ago, he asked, "Are you asleep?" ]
She just saw it.
type.
[without. ]
After thinking for a while, he replied: [How do your parents feel about me? ]
Xiao Zhiyan, who was going upstairs after finishing the interrogation of Qi Yan and Xiao Sheng, stopped and the crisp sound of keyboard rang out at the stairs.
[They like you very much. ]
He Chuyue typed and deleted repeatedly in the chat box, but still asked directly: [Do your parents have any objections to me? ]
He leaned against the railing and thought of his parents' uncontrollable laughter, and replied: [No. ]
He Chuyue said cryptically: [In all aspects? ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [I like it very much. In all aspects. ]
He Chuyue: [Then you don’t have anything to ask me? ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [Yes. ]
He Chuyue: [Say. ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [My parents want to invite you to dinner at their home, but I wonder when you will be free. ]
He Chuyue calculated the time and gave a date, then asked: [What else? ]
Xiao Zhiyan: [Have you eaten enough tonight? Would you like a midnight snack? ]
He Chuyue:......
Perhaps because of the previous experience of feeling hungry after drinking porridge that night, the lunch banquet lasted until the afternoon, and there was even time for dinner in between.
During this time, He Chuyue asked Xiao Zhiyan to peel some shrimps for her as a token of his appreciation. Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhiyan kept serving her from then on. As soon as He Chuyue raised her hand, the dish she wanted to eat would be in front of her, and as soon as she put down her chopsticks, a paper towel would be handed to her. Even the warm water at hand was always warm from beginning to end.
Xiao Zhiyan's every move was so considerate that she resisted at first, but later on she became more and more adept at using him. It was only after Dai Wenchun quietly reminded her not to order other people's sons around like that in front of their parents that she realized her mistake and restrained herself.
But Dai Wenchun forgot that she should have reminded Xiao Zhiyan instead of He Chuyue who was forced to reap the benefits.
She typed: [How can Professor Xiao serve others? ]
Xiao Zhiyan said succinctly: [It should be. ]
puff.
She narrowed her eyes: [Very dedicated. ]
Speaking of that meal, at first, Xiao Sheng asked why He Chuyue's parents didn't come. Dai Wenchun was ambiguous and said that her mother had passed away, and now He Chuyue lived with them, just like their biological daughter.
At that time, He Chuyue deliberately paid attention to the expressions of the two. Although she was puzzled, she did not ask more questions. She thought that she would ask Xiao Zhiyan after the dinner and let Xiao Zhiyan ask her.
But three hours had passed since the dinner ended, and he only asked her if she was still feeling uncomfortable.
Being honest with partners is a lawyer's professional quality. He Chuyue had not forgotten this. She herself didn't know why it was so difficult for her to say it in front of Xiao Zhiyan, something she had said countless times during blind dates.
She twisted the quilt with her hands turning around and around, threw away her phone, and buried her face in the neck of her latte.
Over there, Xiao Zhiyan, who had not received a reply, refreshed the page, but still saw no new messages.
Looking at the time, He Chuyue might have already fallen asleep, so he turned around and went back to his room without thinking much. Just as he took off his clothes and was about to go into the bathroom, the phone on the table suddenly rang and he walked over quickly.
He Chuyue: [Is it convenient for you to call now? ]
He glanced at the naked upper body, and just as he sent the word "convenient", a phone invitation popped up.
The call is connected.
He Chuyue: "I thought about it, and I think there is something I still need to tell you."
Xiao Zhiyan listened: "You say."
He Chuyue sat up straighter, her nails digging into her flesh: "Can your family accept marrying into a divorced family?"
Xiao Zhiyan was stunned: "Why not?"
The frank question confused He Chuyue, "Are you sure?"
"Sure, and they are already married."
He Chuyue blinked and reacted: "Could it be that your sister-in-law is also..."
"Yeah. They are not in the country right now. They are on their honeymoon in Norway. They may not come back until after the New Year."
As if he was afraid that He Chuyue might misunderstand, he explained: "They are not very sensitive to domestic festivals. In fact, I have wanted to see you for a long time."
"oh."
"Chu Yue." He suddenly called her.
He Chuyue came back to her senses: "Hmm?"
"You couldn't tell me last time, do you want to tell me now?"
His voice appeared quietly in the receiver, like a stream illuminated by moonlight at night.
He Chuyue's fingers holding the phone were a little stiff.
She didn't know what she was worried about, and what she was worried about towards Xiao Zhiyan.
But just... She bit her lower lip and listened to the sound of electricity in her ears.
Time passed little by little, and the two of them were talking but there was no sound. She didn't say anything and Xiao Zhiyan didn't rush her, giving her enough time.
Give her enough time to refuse or speak.
After taking a few deep breaths, He Chuyue felt that she was too shy. It was just a thing of the past, and she wouldn't lose anything if one more person knew about it. But as Xiao Zhiyan was her partner, it was a big taboo for her to hide it from him, and she had to make a quick decision.
She made the decision, speaking faster than usual: "They divorced when I was six years old. After the divorce, he did not fight for my custody and went abroad to work alone. My mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer before the divorce and didn't have much time left. She passed away not long after. It was also at that time that I moved into my aunt's house."
"Xiao Zhiyan, so I don't know if my family is considered a divorced family, but if your parents don't agree to our marriage because of this, then we--"
"Chu Yue, you are amazing."
He Chuyue froze, holding up her phone and suddenly forgot what she was saying: "Why am I so great?"
The other party didn't rush to say, "Don't clasp your hands yet, I'll tell you."
The intertwined fingers suddenly separated. He Chuyue opened her lips, her throat dry, and she spoke after a long while: "I didn't buckle."
She closed her eyes.
This guilty tone is too unconvincing.
Breathing was exchanged with the electric current, and Xiao Zhiyan didn't mind her stubbornness. In a chuckle, she heard tolerance.
"The reason why the family is given a premise is nothing more than their prejudice against people. It is actually packaged tinted glasses. Regardless of whether the premise exists, some people will not take off the lenses on their noses."
"Family doesn't determine a person's future, but it does influence it. Your original family didn't hinder your progress. Instead, it became the driving force that inspired you to move forward, making you such an outstanding person and giving many people heights that they can never reach in their entire lives. So I say, He Chuyue, you are amazing, more amazing than anyone else."
His voice was so clear, falling into her ears like thunder.
She breathed lightly.
The fog that had been weighing down my emotions seemed to lift.
In the past, after hearing her talk about her family background, the other party would always say, "I don't dislike you" or "It's okay" and so on. This was the first time that someone praised her in return like Xiao Zhiyan did.
And... so corny.
Licking her dry lips, He Chuyue realized that her lips had curled up without her knowing when. Her cheeks felt hot and she said unnaturally, "Professor Xiao."
"I am here."
"I think it's a shame that you teach biochemistry."
The other party was very cooperative: "What do you think I am suitable to teach?"
He Chuyue lowered her eyes, but smiled: "Thinking about politics."
A low laugh came through the electric current, and He Chuyue was infected, "What do you think?"
"Okay." He paused, still smiling, "But isn't it a little late to find your own field at the end of 28?"
"It's okay. It's not too late. I can just start over."
"Well, it's better to make a lot of money in a familiar field first before switching to another field. After all, you still have children to raise."
child......
He Chuyue covered her belly, which was very quiet.
"What do uncle and aunt think of me today?" Xiao Zhiyan asked cautiously.
The curve at the corner of He Chuyue's lips disappeared, and she changed her hand to hold the phone, "It's fine."
Xiao Zhiyan: “Yeah.”
There was a moment of silence, with only the call time moving between the two.
The moonlight was hazy. He Chuyue held up her cell phone, unable to believe that the two of them had just had a heart-to-heart talk. She was really comforted by Xiao Zhiyan.
Her brows relaxed and she said, "It's getting late, go to bed early."
Xiao Zhiyan: "Okay."
He Chuyue: "Hang up."
Xiao Zhiyan: “Yeah.”
As the night deepened, He Chuyue lay on the bed, staring at the night behind the curtains, until Latte suddenly kicked her legs in her sleep. She retracted her gaze, touched the head that came close to her, and picked up her phone.
[The agreement expires in three years. Let’s not make a scene. My family will be sad. ]
Her fingertips hovered over the send button and she changed the text to: [The agreement will expire in three years, so let’s not make things too awkward, okay? ]
"The other party is typing" replaces the note "Xiao Zhiyan".
He Chuyue clicked on the three dots after the name, thought about it, and changed it to "Zhizhi".
The page switched back and she saw Xiao Zhiyan's message.
[Niuniu, you’re thinking about ending it before it even starts? ]
"Hmm."
The cell phone hit her face, causing He Chuyue to turn over and sit up in pain. Her first reaction was to pick up the cell phone.
What did he call her?
Rub your eyes and look again.
Niuniu——
Not a single word has changed!
he......
Thinking back to the time when Dai Wenchun and Qin Tai called her "Niuniu" each at the banquet, and then Qi Yan and Xiao Sheng also called her that... So was Xiao Zhiyan also infected? ?
Her facial features were distorted by the dim light from the screen. If she hadn't just made a phone call, He Chuyue would have suspected that the other party's account had been hacked.
Looking at the two words again, she rubbed her face.
It's so weird——
Not willing to be outdone, He Chuyue replied: [Go to sleep quickly, Zhizhi. ]
“Zhizhi”: [Okay. ]
Come on, let’s hurt each other, Xiao Zhiyan.
Her palm shook again. He Chuyue thought he was going to say something outrageous again, but when she saw the content of the message clearly, she was stunned.
“Zhizhi”: [I won’t. ]
He was answering the sentence she sent.
Is it that things won’t get too awkward, or is it that he just doesn’t want to make a scene?
He Chuyue bit her finger, thinking of the special treatment Dai Wenchun had given her when he came back, and asked again: [How fast can you run? ]
The other party sent a question, but she didn't reply.
You can't just say they'll divorce after three years, so let him run faster when Dai Wenchun hits him.
She put her phone down and lay down again, looking at the ceiling. After a while, her breathing became even.
On the other side, Xiao Zhiyan, who did not receive a reply, clicked on her notes, deleted "HC Lawyer He Chuyue", typed, selected, confirmed, and returned.
Glancing at the notes, Xiao Zhiyan locked the screen of "Niuniu"'s chat page, put down his phone, turned around and closed the bathroom door.
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The North City is getting colder day by day as winter approaches. Today, even the sun went on strike.
He Chuyue arrived at her workstation early and had just warmed up her hands and feet when Lin Wen knocked on her office door with some tricky news.
"Lawyer He, Lin En approached Mr. Tang privately and wanted to meet with you, but Mr. Tang refused. Mr. Tang asked me to tell you that this case must be resolved before Gu Qianqian's next drama is released. It cannot be delayed."
He Chuyue has investigated and found out that Gu Qianqian's next drama is a war-themed drama, and both the production team and co-actors are among the best. It is not only a designated drama by the central station, but also a key TV series for Gu Qianqian to win awards.
Gu Qianqian entered the industry at the age of four. She has won countless awards in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, but she has repeatedly missed out on formal awards. She was even nominated for Best Supporting Actress for three consecutive years, but ended up as a runner-up. This year is the second year of her transformation. If the negative news affects the filming and broadcasting of the TV series and delays her winning of awards, she will undoubtedly be ridiculed by the entire network and even directors who want to cooperate with her will be discouraged, making it even more difficult for her to successfully transform herself.
There was a pit full of thorns in front of her, and a vampire was chasing her from behind. He Chuyue had no choice but to burn the thorns and try to lure the vampire into the pit. She didn't have much time left.
"Where is Mr. Tang?" He Chuyue typed the last word of the schedule.
Lin Wen: "She's on a business trip."
"Yes." He Chuyue looked through the blinds at the lawyers who were arriving at their posts in the studio one after another, "Notify them that a meeting will be held in the conference room in ten minutes."
Lin Wen: "Okay, He Lu."
The tightly closed door of the conference room and the tightly shut blinds blocked out all sound from inside, and people outside had no idea what was being said inside.
When Mei Qingxue came out of the office, she saw most of the seats were empty and lawyers were craning their necks to watch. She coughed, and then those people calmed down.
She called Tian Yuanyuan in: "Is this the bill you wrote? Didn't your university teacher teach you to check for typos after writing? What is 'being a plaintiff'?"
Tian Yuanyuan was smiling playfully. She didn't take the lesson plan but sat down on her own. "Hey, Lawyer Mei, it's just a small mistake. Can't you just correct it for me?"
Mei Qingxue endured: "Where are those people outside?"
Tian Yuanyuan snorted coldly and glanced in the direction of the conference room with disdain: "She called them all away. Looking at the scene, if you didn't know, you would think the sky was falling."
"Hiss." Mei Qingxue reminded her, "Lawyer Tian, I've told you so many times not to bring personal emotions into work. After all, Lawyer He is your immediate superior, and she holds the key vote on whether you can be hired as a regular employee by the end of the year. Aren't you afraid that she will make things difficult for you?"
Tian Yuanyuan didn't care anymore and raised her voice: "Am I afraid of her? My aunt is President Tang, it's not certain who is afraid of whom."
Without waiting for Mei Qingxue to say anything, Tian Yuanyuan had already left in her high heels, leaving only the lesson plan in its original place. Mei Qingxue had no choice but to give it to another trainee lawyer to revise.
She looked towards the conference room, then checked the time, found He Chuyue’s WeChat, and started typing.
[Let’s talk about when it’s over. ]
Five hours had passed when He Chuyue saw the message. She still remembered to bring Xiao Zhiyan home for dinner tonight, so she didn't dare to delay. After the meeting, she sat by herself for an hour to organize the documents before packing up and returning to the office.
I had just picked up the bag and hadn't sent a message to Xiao Zhiyan when I was blocked at the door by an uninvited guest.
"Lawyer Mei." He Chuyue crossed her arms over her chest. "What's the matter?"
Mei Qingxue frowned: "I sent you a message, didn't you see it?"
The latter flashed his WeChat list full of red dots in front of her and said, "You can see that I just finished a meeting, so I don't have time to read it. Lawyer Mei wouldn't have been waiting for me since I sent the message, right?"
"Can you not be so shameless?" Mei Qingxue glared at her, "Are you in a hurry to leave? It's not your style to leave work on time, Attorney He."
"No hurry." He Chuyue smiled appropriately, "No matter how urgent my business is, it's nothing to Lawyer Mei when she comes to see me—"
Too lazy to listen, Mei Qingxue got angry and interrupted her directly: "He Chuyue, sometimes I admire you. With such good acting skills, why don't you become an actor? Why do you want to be a lawyer? Believe what you say or not. I am tired for you even if you are not tired of acting all day. You are always a hundred times more passionate than your heart. How hypocritical!"
Seeing that she was about to leave, He Chuyue grabbed him and said, "Why are you scolding me? Don't you have something to tell me?"
Mei Qingxue shook her hand off and said fiercely: "What are you talking about! I don't want to talk to someone like you who is two-faced!"
"boom!"
The door frame shook, and He Chuyue subconsciously covered her lower abdomen.
Got gunpowder?
Haven't they always been getting along like this before? What do competitors want when they are in agreement? What happened today?
The cell phone vibrated. It was a message from Dai Wenchun urging her. He Chuyue didn't dare to delay and went out immediately.
He and Xiao Zhiyan arrived downstairs, and before he could turn off the engine, He Chuyue suddenly grabbed his arm.
"What's wrong?"
The latter bowed: "Neighbor auntie!"
Xiao Zhiyan wanted to look, but felt his arm sink.
"Don't look! She'll find out!"
Xiao Zhiyan paused and said, "Did you find out...what happened?"
He Chuyue was stunned, then stood up silently and laughed dryly: "Yeah, I've been busy all day and my mind is a little confused."
When someone walked by, she opened the door: "Let's go."
Walking around to the trunk, He Chuyue looked at the gift box in the trunk and then remembered to look at Xiao Zhiyan's clothes.
As soon as she got in the car, she told He Wen about Gu Qianqian's matter. When Xiao Zhiyan spoke to her in the car, she responded perfunctorily. Now she doesn't remember anything at all, let alone pay attention to what Professor Xiao was wearing.
Two days ago, when Xiao Zhiyan learned that he was going to meet her parents, he asked her about her family's preferences, diet, and favorite clothing fabrics. He Chuyue felt that he was being too nervous and unnecessary, so she only answered about preferences and diet. When it came to clothing fabrics, she guessed that Xiao Zhiyan wanted to ask her implicitly what kind of clothes would suit Wen Chun's eyes, so she took back the question "Don't you only have suits?" and just said "Just be yourself."
So... looking at Xiao Zhiyan in a suit, He Chuyue couldn't suppress a smile.
Quite obedient.
“Have you prepared so much?”
Xiao Zhiyan looked at the trunk: "There's more in the back seat."
"......" She looked embarrassed, "We two can't take it, right?"
"You don't have to take it. I'll do it."
After saying this, He Chuyue saw Qin Tai walking out of the unit door and went to greet him, "Uncle-in-law, you've come just in time, give me a hand!"
Qin Tai looked at Xiao Zhiyan, who was sweating rarely.
"No, I can get it."
In the end, it took three of them working together to finish moving everything in one trip. Among them, Xiao Zhiyan had the most in his hands, and He Chuyue had only two in her hands. Dai Wenchun asked Qin Tai to take her to find out where to put the things. When they were the only two left in the living room, they spoke in low voices.
"Why did he let you get something?"
Feeling that Dai Wenchun was exaggerating, He Chuyue walked to the table and poured some water to drink: "I took it on my own initiative. Do you see if there is any space in his hands? It's just two boxes, and they are the lightest ones."
"Your uncle is here, why would you, a pregnant woman, be asked to carry things? You don't take care of yourself. What if you hurt your back?"
He Chuyue laughed when she heard it: "No, auntie, it's not that light. Besides, I'm not made of paper."
Dai Wenchun glanced at the storage room, still worried, "Aren't you two going to get your marriage certificate the day after tomorrow? What are your plans after that?"
He Chuyue was a little confused holding the water cup: "What plan?"
"Tsk! When are you going to move in together and let Xiao Xiao take care of you? You can't take care of yourself, so he can rest assured when you are alone at home-"
"No, no, auntie, please wait a moment."
He Chuyue felt that Dai Wenchun was too nervous, and living together was not in He Chuyue's plan at all, and there was no such clause in the contract.
"I took good care of myself before, and my baby was fat. Why do I need someone to take care of me now that I have a baby in my belly?"
"You can't be careless when you're pregnant for the first time, don't you know--" Dai Wenchun said sharply, "What do you mean? Don't live together after marriage? Is that your idea or Xiao Xiao's?"
Her tongue stumbled in her mouth, and she encouraged herself: "Me! Of course, he must think so too."
"Oh? Really?"
He Chuyue suddenly felt a chill on her back and had a bad feeling.
The next second, Dai Wenchun's gaze shifted away from her face and fell on Xiao Zhiyan who was coming out of the storage room behind her, his tone was cold.
"Xiao Xiao, do you think so too?"
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