Chapter 85 The President's Wife's Plan to Run Away with the Baby
One hour later.
The bathroom door opened again, and Shen Jingsi, wrapped in a bathrobe, brought out a steaming amount of heat.
The skin was so scalded by the hot water that it was almost peeling off, and the exposed parts were frighteningly red.
He was certain that this time the girl would not smell anything that would make her uncomfortable.
As the mattress behind her collapsed, her long eyelashes, which had been still in the darkness, trembled.
Shen Jingsi instinctively reached out to hug the person, but stopped abruptly halfway through the hand that was being reached.
After a moment, he quietly shrank back, only pulling the blanket up a little for the girl who was probably asleep, before lying back down on his own side.
A tingling, numb pain emanated from the friction of his skin against the bathrobe, but Shen Jingsi seemed oblivious to it. He held his head in his hands, staring silently at the ceiling, lost in thought.
The bedroom was so quiet late at night.
In the stillness, in their hazy, drowsy state, they could hear each other's heartbeats and breaths.
The person who should have been asleep spoke up at this moment, "The phone call just now was from Duan Xi'er."
The light in Shen Jingsi's eyes, which were fixed on the ceiling, flickered for a moment. He turned his head to look at her. "What...did she say?"
Lu Zhenyu still had her back to him. "She said she wanted you to come and be with her, saying that without you by her side, she couldn't help but want to die."
After saying this, Lu Zhenyu clearly felt the person behind her breathe a sigh of relief.
Shen Jingsi laughed, turned around and hugged her from behind, "It's okay, she often talks nonsense these days, you don't need to pay attention to her."
Having just weathered an emotional storm, Lu Zhenyu was now eerily calm, her unfocused gaze drifting towards the curtains at the far end.
"But she said she's pregnant, with yours."
The hand on his waist trembled.
Although she was quickly subdued by a clenched fist, Lu Zhenyu still sensed it, silently closed her eyes, and suppressed the strange feeling in her chest.
Shen Jingsi lay down, pulled her into his arms, and rested his chin on her head.
“My silly wife, didn’t I tell you she’s crazy right now? Don’t listen to her nonsense. How could I possibly have a child with her?”
Lu Zhenyu's question was abrupt and direct: "If I and she both had a child at the same time, which one would you choose?"
"Of course, it's our child."
Shen Jingsi answered without hesitation.
He pinched the girl's nose, his tone becoming increasingly indulgent, "What, do you want to have a baby for me?"
Lu Zhenyu, absorbed in her own world, seemed unable to hear him, talking to herself.
"But you will still take care of her child, let her child call you Dad, raise your child to adulthood, and make him the rightful successor of the Shen family, right?"
Shen Jingsi was puzzled as to why she would suddenly think of such random things, but he was still very patient, hugging her from behind and explaining slowly and deliberately:
"Wife, first of all, I have to say that this 'what if' is impossible. Because I will not marry Duan Xi'er, and it is even more impossible for me to have any contact with her that exists only between lovers."
"Secondly, no matter who it is, I, Shen Jingsi, only recognize the child born to you, Lu Zhenyu."
The girl in his arms fell silent.
After waiting a moment, Shen Jingsi leaned forward slightly and asked, "Why are you suddenly saying so many silly things? Do you want a baby?"
It wasn't that she wanted a baby; it was that phone call that made Lu Zhenyu suddenly wonder what she would be in her father's and the entire family's eyes after her child was born.
A bastard child who can't be born? An unwanted illegitimate offspring? Or a cursed lone star?
These are questions that Lu Zhenyu shouldn't have been thinking about, because she was already planning to leave, wasn't she?
But ever since I received that call from Duan Xi'er, a lot of chaotic thoughts and emotions have suddenly surfaced, uncontrollably.
However, whether Duan Xier deliberately provoked her or Shen Jingsi lied without batting an eye, it both served as a warning to Lu Zhenyu.
If you don't want your baby to repeat her mistakes, find a way to leave as soon as possible.
Her hand, hidden under the blanket, silently descended towards her noticeably protruding lower abdomen as she lay on her side.
It's been four months, so the baby's condition should be pretty stable by now.
At this moment, Shen Jingsi asked, "You want to have a baby? Doesn't that prove that Zhenzhen is getting better and wants to live a good life?"
Lu Zhenyu's voice was slightly nasal, "Yes, I want to live, I want to live well."
As the man behind her silently sheds hot tears, she says again, "Let Zoe leave. I know he's a psychologist, but I don't need him anymore."
She noticed everything?
Yes, her Zhenzhen is so smart, how could she not see through Zoe's identity? Instead, she cooperated with them in acting for so many days.
Thinking of all this, and looking at the girl's stubborn back, Shen Jingsi suddenly felt a little hesitant to touch her.
She feared that if she got too close, the clever girl would discover his secret and then see the dilapidated Shen Jing Si.
After a long, long time, he asked again, "You've really... gotten over it, and you want to live a good life now, right?"
After a moment of silence, the woman softly murmured, "Mmm."
Shen Jingsi pulled him into her arms again, tears streaming down her reddened eyes and falling into the soft blankets as her lips curved upwards.
The moment his chest was filled, the man's heart, which had been filled with anxiety for more than half a year, finally calmed down.
It is a loss that has been regained, a sense of peace that has finally been achieved.
…
Lu Zhenyu stayed up too late last night, so she woke up a little late this morning.
Just as she was about to get up, Shen Jingsi, who had been waiting by the bedside for who knows how long, picked her up in his arms.
"Good morning, honey."
Lu Zhenyu opened her still sleepy eyes and stared at him blankly for a while, then nodded and said in a soft, hoarse voice, "I'm hungry, husband."
The sweet whisper from Shen Jingsi filled his heart with warmth. "How about I carry you downstairs to eat, honey?"
"Um."
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Lu Zhenyu was once again held in his arms and fed soup, just as he always had.
Neither of them spoke much, but Shen Jingsi was clearly in a good mood and took meticulous care of the person.
What's even more remarkable is that he didn't go to work on time today, but he followed Lu Zhenyu wherever she went.
"Zoe has already boarded a plane back home. He said you can contact him if you're okay."
Lu Zhenyu, who was squatting there tending to the saplings, nodded.
Shen Jingsi looked at the girl who was diligently loosening the soil, his gaze deep and unfathomable, as if trying to see through her loose hoodie to discover the truth within.
A moment later, he wrapped his arms around her from behind, and as Lu Zhenyu's whole body tensed up, her attention completely focused on the hand that was about to touch her stomach...
The hand moved up slightly, perfectly avoiding contact.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then heard in her ear, "Honey, we agreed to have a baby, so shouldn't we start preparing for pregnancy first?"
Lu Zhenyu licked her lips. "Let's wait a while longer. I have plans to go on vacation abroad next week."
Shen Jingsi's eyes lit up, and he turned the person around.
"Really?" His face lit up with joy. "Have you decided where to go? I'll go with you."
“I want to go to the Maldives, but…” Lu Zhenyu slowed her speech, unconsciously avoiding the man’s burning gaze, “I want to go with Manman and Xiaomeng.”
His smile froze, and Shen Jingsi blinked a few times... a bittersweet smile playing on his lips.
"I want to go with my girlfriends, but not with my husband?"
Feeling a little guilty, Lu Zhenyu remained silent.
He sighed, sounding rather pathetic and abandoned. "I was just thinking about calling my boss Wuwei and Xiao Er Jinheng for a couples' vacation."
Lu Zhenyu quickly replied, "I don't want to interfere with your work. It's just the three of us. We can go wherever we want. I like this feeling of freedom and spontaneity."
free……
After a moment of thought, Shen Jingsi nodded. "Alright then."
Whether he was comforting the other person or himself, he muttered to himself, "My wife is going abroad to have fun with her girlfriends, and I'm working hard at home to earn money for her. It's good, it's good."
He picked the person up again and said, "You want to go to the Maldives, right? I'll have Wang Kai arrange it."
Although the Maldives was merely a transit point in Lu Zhenyu's entire escape plan, she did not refute it.
In short, the girl was a very obedient and gentle wife from beginning to end today, quietly leaning against her husband's chest.
"Thank you, honey."
…
After spring arrived, the weather got warmer day by day.
When the weather is nice, people are in a good mood too.
"Oh, the thought of going abroad soon makes me feel so comfortable."
Feng Manman, who was lying on the swing in the greenhouse, shaking her legs and breathing in the sun, said.
"You all have no idea how big this secret is that I have to keep in my belly every day, and I have to face those two old foxes, Shen Jinchuan and Shen Jingsi, every day. I don't even dare to sleep in the same bed with Shen Jinchuan anymore, for fear that I might reveal something in my sleep."
"Oh?" Xiao Meng rolled her mischievous little eyes and looked over. "So you used to share a bed with Young Master Jin Chuan every day."
Feng Manman got up and rubbed her cheeks, "Wow, Mengmeng, you've learned to tell dirty jokes now?"
The cute girl grinned and giggled, but her eyes remained fixed on the book in her arms.
Feng Manman leaned her head closer to her and asked, "What are you looking at? You seem to be enjoying it so much."
"It's a maternity handbook." Xiaomeng held up the cover for her to see. "I'm afraid people will find out if I read it during the day in the house, so I only dare to read it under the covers at night. But after I go abroad, I can read it openly."
Feng Manman looked at her with admiration, "Well done, you're getting the hang of it now."
She proudly pouted, "That's right, Zhenzhen said that the baby recognized me as the second godmother as soon as he was born, so of course I have to do my part."
As they talked, they both looked at Lu Zhenyu, who was sitting on a small stool, quietly reading a book with her hands covering her face.
Feng Manman sighed, "Zhenzhen, you've been sitting there all morning. That sapling can't run away. Can you come and rest for a while?"
Xiaomeng waved her finger at her, "You don't understand, do you? Only by guarding it can Zhenzhen feel at ease."
Feng Manman wanted to roll her eyes at the seemingly silly girl, "What's so great about guarding a tree? Who can steal it?"
As she was speaking, she got up and walked towards Lu Zhenyu.
Before I had taken two steps, the glass door behind me was pushed open, and the driver rushed in, panting heavily.
"Madam! Look, look!"
Feng Manman turned around before Lu Zhenyu, squinting at the dark red booklet held in the driver's hand.
She frowned and walked over. "What is it that's making you so excited, Brother Li? Let me see it first..."
The person was walking along just fine, but suddenly stopped when they got close to the driver, their mind and body going blank for two seconds...
He rushed over and snatched the certificate.
What follows is endless—
"ah!!!!!!!"
The groundhog roared.
Lu Zhenyi wondered what was wrong, stood up, clapped her hands, and walked over.
Next came Xiaomeng, who arrived before her, and snatched the certificate—
"ah!!!!!"
Well, another groundhog howled.
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