Chapter 152 Lu Qingqing x Meng Yaozhu: The child is indeed Meng Yaozhu's.
The atmosphere at the company was even more tense today because their boss was in a bad mood from the start of the day.
The employees were all on edge, afraid of making any small mistake that would be seized upon.
Secretary Kim, who was closest to the boss, didn't dare to breathe too loudly.
Meng Yaozhu was indeed in a bad mood because Lu Qingqing had blocked all of his contact information.
His mood was like a dark cloud, and he had a gloomy face all morning.
Around noon, Qiao Qingshu arrived.
She walked gracefully into the office carrying a lunchbox: "The housekeeper at home made steamed sea bass and loofah soup today, which are your favorite dishes. I brought them over for you."
Meng Yaozhu said, "Just have someone else deliver it; why do you have to make the trip yourself?"
"Because I want to see you." Qiao Qingshu smiled.
Meng Yaozhu fell silent.
"Actually, it's not that... I miss you, Yaozhu. I had a dream last night about things from when I was little."
Meng Yaozhu: "What did you dream about?"
"I dreamt that when I was little, my father and mother celebrated my birthday and took me to the amusement park." Qiao Qingshu's voice gradually became melancholy: "I haven't seen them for so long, I... I miss them."
The atmosphere was completely quiet.
Meng Yaozhu spoke again, his voice deep: "A-Shu, I'm sorry."
Qiao Qingshu shook her head: "Yaozhu, I've said it before, it has nothing to do with you. What happened back then was all an accident. I've never blamed you, and you don't need to apologize to me. My parents are gone, and you're my only family now. I know you'll take care of me for the rest of my life, right?"
Qiao Qingshu's father was the Meng family's former driver. When Meng Yaozhu was thirteen years old, his father was targeted by someone who had offended him in business and was maliciously retaliated against by having the brakes tampered with.
When the accident happened, Qiao Qingshu's father unbuckled his seatbelt and threw himself on top of Meng's father to protect him.
In the end, it was Qiao's father who protected Meng's father with his own life.
Qiao Qingshu lost her father at the tender age of ten. Soon after, her mother, heartbroken, also passed away. From then on, Qiao Qingshu lost both parents. The Meng family, grateful for their kindness, adopted her.
So, from childhood to adulthood, Meng Yaozhu had long regarded her as his own younger sister.
In addition, she had a congenital illness, so Meng Yaozhu gave her all his care and love.
The Meng family felt guilty and arranged a marriage for them when they were very young.
Meng Yaozhu never resisted until he met Lu Qingqing, at which point he understood what love was.
It also made him realize that he felt more responsibility and guilt towards the person in front of him.
Qiao Qingshu was well aware that Meng Yaozhu did not have romantic love for her. She had thought it through long ago: she could not have his love, but she had to become Mrs. Meng.
She deliberately brought up the past today to stir up his sense of guilt.
Sure enough, Meng Yaozhu swallowed all the words he had prepared last night when faced with her reddened eyes.
"Next month, I'll go with you to pay respects to your uncle and aunt."
Qiao Qingshu sighed: "Before my mother passed away, her biggest regret was that she couldn't see me grow up, or see me get married and have children."
She sniffed: "Yaozhu, do you like children?"
Meng Yaozhu only needed to turn his head slightly to notice Qiao Qingshu's gaze fixed on him, scanning his expression inch by inch, not missing any subtle changes.
He didn't react much: "Why are you suddenly asking that?"
He remained expressionless when she mentioned the child.
Qiao Qingshu was almost certain that he was still unaware of Lu Qingqing's pregnancy.
A huge weight lifted from her heart, and she smiled slightly: "Just asking."
Once home, Qiao Qingshu got the answer she wanted.
She asked someone to check and found out that Lu Qingqing was already three months pregnant.
Three months ago, she was Meng Yaozhu's personal secretary, and she only recently resigned.
If this child has nothing to do with Meng Yaozhu, she doesn't need to hide it.
It's obvious whose child this is.
Qiao Qingshu smiled silently. It wasn't like no one had tried to seduce Meng Yaozhu before, and she had always managed to deal with them without leaving a trace.
However, this time, it was the woman Meng Yaozhu had fallen for, making things a bit more complicated.
But what she has no shortage of is patience.
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Lu Qingqing has been in a particularly good mood these past few days because Shi Yang came back ahead of schedule.
Not only did she come back, but she's also pregnant.
Because the baby arrived suddenly, Shi Yang and Ji Peiheng had to cancel their honeymoon plans.
Wen Wanwan went abroad to visit friends and avoid the blind date her family arranged for her a while ago, and she just came back.
The three best friends arranged to meet at a coffee shop.
It's been more than two months since I last saw her, and perhaps because of her pregnancy, Shi Yang seems to have gained some weight.
My face is starting to get fuller.
The three best friends hugged each other.
Shi Yang already knew about what had happened to Lu Qingqing recently.
Shi Yang's eyes reddened with heartache: "Auntie is a lucky person, she will definitely get better."
In front of her best friend, Lu Qingqing could no longer hold back: "Actually, the situation is not good at all. I saw her vomit last night. She vomited almost everything she ate. The doctor told me that pancreatic cancer has a 100% mortality rate. My mother doesn't have much time left."
Lu sobbed softly, "For so long, I've been forcing a smile. I know that only when I'm happy can she be happy..."
In Shi Yang's memory, Ms. Jiang treated her very well. She felt the warmth that she hadn't experienced at the Shi family when she was young. Every time she went to Lu Qingqing's house, Ms. Jiang would bring out all kinds of delicious food to treat her.
Shi Yang wiped away her tears: "Qingqing, you must pull yourself together."
Wen Wanwan hugged her arm: "You still have us."
Shi Yang: "So what are your plans now?"
Lu smiled wryly: "This weekend, I'm going to meet Xu Xiao's parents. If all goes well, we'll get engaged next month and then have a wedding, so my mom can leave without any regrets."
Shi Yang stared at her. Although she was pregnant, she looked even thinner than before. If you didn't deliberately look at her belly, you couldn't tell she was pregnant at all.
Recent events have left Lu Qingqing exhausted, and she can barely eat. Only for the sake of her child can she force herself to eat a few bites, which taste like nothing at all.
Wen Wanwan asked the most crucial question: "Do you like him?"
He was naturally referring to Xu Xiao.
Lu simply said, "He's good to me."
Shi Yang had already realized that whether he liked it or not was no longer important.
The important thing is that this man is someone she can entrust her life to.
At 6:30, Ji Peiheng arrived at the coffee shop to pick up Shi Yang on time.
Shi Yang's pregnancy nausea was even more severe than Lu Qingqing's; she was almost to the point of vomiting everything she ate.
The food served at restaurants outside is so unpleasant to even smell.
She couldn't eat much of what Aunt Cui made.
After returning, Ji Peiheng simply started researching in the kitchen himself, preparing flavors that she could swallow every day.
At 6:50 p.m., which was her usual time for dinner, Ji Peiheng came to pick her up.
Ji Peiheng kept a close eye on her at every meal, and if she didn't like a certain dish or its seasoning, it would never appear on the table again.
A dashing man entered and took Shi Yang's hand.
Shi Yang complained, "You came too early."
"Who said that? It's exactly twenty minutes from here to home, and you'll be able to have dinner in twenty minutes. I made steamed sea bass, which is your favorite."
Shi Yang pouted: "Anyway, you ruined my get-together with my best friend."
Lu Qingqing and Wen Wanwan chuckled and clicked their tongues: "Look at that, a married woman is just different. You should go back now, or Ji Er will blame us."
Ji Peiheng's beautiful peach blossom eyes were full of doting: "Okay, I admit it, I missed you."
Shi Yang scolded him, "You clingy brat."
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