Chapter 42 Manta Rose, step aside, my wife is about to give birth.
The next day, after Lu Yanzhou finished breakfast and went to work, he turned around and hugged her at the door of their home, just as he was about to leave.
Xia Weiwei was not expecting that a surge of heat would erupt from her body.
"Stay home and don't wander around. A business management teacher will come to give you a lesson this afternoon."
If you're telling her not to run around, then why have you been making her deliver meals for the past week?
Xia Weiwei sometimes really can't keep up with Lu Yanzhou's thought process.
Xia Weiwei responded, and Lu Yanzhou then cupped her face and showered her with kisses.
"You'd better hurry up and leave, or you'll be in trouble sooner or later. What kind of boss is late every day?"
"If the boss isn't late, who is?"
Lu Yanzhou chuckled, then saw Xia Weiwei take out tissues from her pajama bag to wipe her face.
"Gu Xianyue, how dare you wipe it! You're disgusted by my saliva!"
Xia Weiwei paused, thinking, "I certainly wouldn't mind one or two kisses, but haven't I already kissed you too many times?"
Lu Yanzhou kissed her with particular force. Xia Weiwei wanted to wait for Lu Yanzhou to leave, but he lingered.
"Why would I wipe it? It's a symbol of my husband's love for me and the baby."
Xia Weiwei smiled sweetly, leaned forward and hugged Lu Yanzhou, then wiped her face on Lu Yanzhou's shirt a few times before standing on tiptoe and stamping a few marks on him.
"Good husband, hurry up and earn money for baby formula."
Lu Yanzhou pinched her puffy cheeks and got on the elevator.
Xia Weiwei watched Lu Yanzhou get on the elevator, and after the elevator doors closed, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
She seems to have become quite immersed in the game of pretending to be a loving couple with Lu Yanzhou every day.
When the news broke, the information she received was that Lu Yanzhou had already admitted it, and she also knew that Lu Yanzhou's admission was in her best interest.
If Lu Yanzhou doesn't admit it, netizens and fans will definitely dig up everything about her. Lu Yanzhou has the ability to clear himself of all charges, but what about her? Her career might plummet overnight.
She had no choice but to admit it.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and she even won the cover of the first issue of the year's magazine.
However, in recent days, she has gradually calmed down and realized that even the most realistic things are fake.
Xia Weiwei, wake up, you'll eventually have to go through with divorce.
"Madam?" Aunt Zhang called out in confusion.
Xia Weiwei put aside her cold thoughts, smiled again, and turned to go home.
Although Lu Yanzhou didn't want her to go see him off, he recorded her information in the VIP elevator system, which was exactly why he wanted her to go.
Xia Weiwei understood Lu Yanzhou's unspoken meaning, and besides, she couldn't bring him meals very often.
Lu Yanzhou went home for dinner and left the company around 11:20. She only needed to be at the company by 11:00.
Xia Weiwei hesitated whether to tell Zhang Quan, but thinking about how Zhang Quan had betrayed her on New Year's Eve, she decided not to give him a heads-up.
Aunt Zhang, unaware of Lu Yanzhou's ulterior motives, believed that Xia Weiwei's delivery of meals was at Lu Yanzhou's behest. She thought to herself, "My wife is in late pregnancy, why should she go? There should be a limit to how clingy we are."
At 10:58, the secretary from the secretariat pushed open the conference room door, and a wave of pressure washed over her. The young secretary had only been in the position for six months and had never seen such a scene before.
All eyes were fixed on her, as if they could kill her with their gazes if she couldn't give a coherent explanation.
"Mr. Lu, your wife has arrived."
Lu Yanzhou's pupils trembled almost imperceptibly. It only took him two seconds to realize that if she really listened to him, she wouldn't be Gu Xianyue.
Lu Yanzhou stood up: "I apologize, everyone, the meeting has been postponed to 1 p.m.
The managers and vice presidents nodded in agreement.
Lu Yanzhou strode away, his secretary following closely behind, overhearing the deputy general manager muttering to himself.
"She is the granddaughter-in-law chosen by the Lu family of Hong Kong. She is currently pregnant, so everything will definitely be done with her first priority."
"I don't believe it. No matter how popular she is, she's just a female celebrity. Without that child, who knows if CEO Lu would be married now?"
"Don't you dare say that. If Young Master Lu hears you, you're dead."
The secretary felt a moment of suffocation. Even though President Lu publicly stated that he didn't have the baby and that Xia Weiwei wouldn't marry him, and even though Xia Weiwei was a friendly person, everyone still viewed her with prejudice.
The secretary felt indignant on Xia Weiwei's behalf, but her voice carried little weight.
When the secretary returned to her workstation, she found an extra cup of Little Sweet Pear's milk tea and a box of one pound of blueberries.
"It was given by Madam. She said thank you and asked me to inform President Lu on her behalf," a colleague at the next workstation explained quietly.
The secretary noticed that everyone else had milk tea, but she had an extra box of blueberries. She looked towards Lu Yanzhou's office.
Through the glass window, Xia Weiwei greeted her with a smile, but as soon as she smiled, the curtains fell and blocked her view.
"What are you doing? I'm thanking that assistant."
Lu Yanzhou put down the remote control, sat down next to her, and looked at her intently.
"Tell me next time you come, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
"That's an interesting thing to say. I came by myself for the past week, and you didn't seem worried at all."
She said that Lu Yanzhou's thought process was very strange.
Lu Yanzhou was momentarily speechless, staring at her lips painted a rosy red.
"Did you get a new lipstick?"
"No."
She's been wearing this color lately.
"Then let me see it."
Xia Weiwei innocently tilted her head back and brought it close to Lu Yanzhou.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and saw Lu Yanzhou kissing her.
The man's lips parted, and his tongue entered.
"I want to eat," Xia Weiwei protested, but the man didn't care at all.
After a long, drawn-out kiss, Xia Weiwei's face flushed red from lack of oxygen.
"When can I have you?" Lu Yanzhou lay limply on the sofa, unsatisfied.
Xia Weiwei understood the implication in his words and shyly patted Lu Yanzhou's chest.
Lu Yanzhou took her hand in his own, brought the back of her hand to his lips, kissed it, and said he would go cook for her.
Lu Yanzhou's office was equipped with a complete kitchen.
Xia Weiwei wasn't so fond of Lu Yanzhou's cooking anymore. She said she didn't need it, and pulled Lu Yanzhou back, wanting him to eat with her.
Lu Yanzhou insisted on making it for her.
In this respect, Lu Yanzhou is also very stubborn.
Xia Weiwei had no choice but to let go. A sharp pain shot through her stomach, and her expression instantly changed.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanzhou noticed immediately and squatted down to check.
Xia Weiwei's face was contorted in pain, but even so, she was still beautiful, so beautiful that it broke your heart.
Today is March 5th, and the due date is March 24th. Lu Yanzhou followed Xia Weiwei's gaze and saw her holding her belly.
Is she about to give birth?
Xia Weiwei didn't know anything; she only felt a terrible stomachache that made her unable to speak.
"Zhang Quan, notify the hospital."
Entering March, there's a possibility of giving birth any day.
Lu Yanzhou gave the instructions and carried Xia Weiwei out of the secretary's office.
The staff in the secretary's office, seeing Lu Yanzhou's tense and worried expression, were still marveling that only his wife could make him show such an expression. Then they realized that his wife might be about to give birth.
Definitely!
Inside the hospital, Xia Weiwei lay on the bed, feeling nothing at all.
"If you haven't given birth yet, you can stay in the hospital for observation for a few days."
After Chen He left, Xia Weiwei looked at Lu Yanzhou innocently. Lu Yanzhou turned back, sat on the edge of the bed, and tapped her stomach.
Xia Weiwei: "!"
"You little rascal, not only do you refuse to come out, but you also threaten your mother. How can you be so naughty?" Lu Yanzhou shook his head helplessly.
I asked Chen He before, and he said that if Xia Weiwei had been in the same condition at the beginning, it would have been impossible for her to have a natural birth. But now that Lu Yanzhou has taken good care of Xia Weiwei, she can have a natural birth without any problems.
Xia Weiwei smiled.
Lu Yanzhou found a nearby hotel owned by the Lu Group and cooked a meal.
The two ate lunch at the hospital. In the afternoon, Xia Weiwei attended classes while Lu Yanzhou worked in his study.
The two stayed in the hospital for two days. On the third day, Xia Weiwei disliked the smell of the hospital disinfectant, consulted with Chen He, and completed the discharge procedures.
After this incident, Lu Yanzhou asked the company for permission to work from home. To be precise, it was his unilateral approval.
In the future, for some unavoidable offline meetings, Lu Yanzhou would have people come to his home.
At these times, everyone could see Lu Yanzhou getting up to pour water for Xia Weiwei during the meeting.
"My wife is very clingy; she won't drink water unless I pour it for her."
Everyone: "..."
They have eyes and can tell who is the clingy one.
As the weather gradually warms up, one day, Lu Yanzhou was in a meeting and didn't tell Xia Weiwei. When Xia Weiwei woke up, she went to the balcony and saw that the willow trees outside were sprouting tender buds.
"Honey, spring is here!"
Xia Weiwei cheerfully skipped open the study door, and everyone in the room stared at her, causing her toes to curl up.
"Sorry to bother you."
Xia Weiwei slowly closed the door when Lu Yanzhou's smiling voice came out.
"Do you want to go out and enjoy the spring scenery now, or later?"
Xia Weiwei knew that if she said "now," Lu Yanzhou could really leave this group of people behind and take her out.
"No rush, I haven't eaten yet."
"I made you red bean porridge this morning, and some wontons that you like. Go tell Aunt Zhang, and she'll keep them warm for you."
Lu Yanzhou's subordinates smiled even more gently, and Xia Weiwei, unable to bear the strange atmosphere, quickly nodded.
An hour later, after Lu Yanzhou finished his meeting and saw everyone off, he found Xia Weiwei on her bed in the bedroom.
Xia Weiwei gave him a reproachful look, then looked away.
"You ran in here on your own, why are you angry with me?" Lu Yanzhou's tone made him sound very wronged.
Xia Weiwei snorted, refusing to let Lu Yanzhou look at her.
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault."
"Where did we go wrong?"
"The mistake was not informing my eldest princess; I need to attend a meeting."
"I promise there will never be a next time." Lu Yanzhou raised his hand in a vow, and Xia Weiwei's embarrassment slowly faded away.
On March 20th, four days before her due date, Xia Weiwei's belly still showed no signs of labor. The magnolias and apricots at Jingbei University were in bloom, so the two of them decided to go flower viewing that evening.
"Everyone goes to admire the flowers during the day, but you insist on coming at night."
"During the day, we both need to be fully armed, but at night we don't have to."
As they spoke, the two had arrived at the magnolia viewing area of Beijing North University, and the girl had a bright smile on her face.
Just by looking at her face, you would never guess she's pregnant.
The magnolias were in full bloom, but their fragrance couldn't mask the apple scent emanating from her.
"Did you sneak an apple when you left?" Lu Yanzhou asked with amusement.
Xia Weiwei shook her head.
"I don't believe you. Come closer and let me smell it."
Upon hearing this, Xia Weiwei covered her mouth, a smile spreading across her face from her eyes.
"Lu Yanzhou, do you think I'll fall for your tricks again?"
Her voice was muffled and not very clear, but fortunately, Lu Yanzhou had good hearing.
Lu Yanzhou bent over, and Xia Weiwei's pupils dilated. What was he going to do? There were college students coming and going behind him.
Lu Yanzhou kissed the back of her hand, his eyes meeting hers with a smile, as if this was enough to satisfy him.
Xia Weiwei's heart softened at his warm gaze, and her hand, which had been between them, unconsciously fell down.
In an instant, the man embraced her, forcefully taking her breath.
We've been tricked!
She only realized what was happening the moment Lu Yanzhou hooked her tongue.
Xia Weiwei was drawn into Lu Yanzhou's emotions and clung to his arm with both hands.
In the midst of their passionate lovemaking, Xia Weiwei heard a soft moan.
She and Lu Yanzhou had done it countless times, so she knew all too well what would trigger that reaction, causing both of their bodies to freeze simultaneously.
"We've been seen! Run!"
"Hey, wait a minute while I put my pants on."
"Stop talking!"
A series of hurried, rustling sounds came from behind her, making Xia Weiwei feel embarrassed as if she had been caught doing something like this.
"Your alma mater has a pretty open-minded atmosphere."
Lu Yanzhou's teasing voice fell on her head. She reached out and punched Lu Yanzhou's chest, then turned around, only to be turned back around by Lu Yanzhou.
"Don't look, there are still traces of their use over there."
Xia Weiwei: "!"
She doesn't want to stay here.
Xia Weiwei pulled Lu Yanzhou forward, and they happened to walk to the dormitory building where she lived when she was in school.
"Lu Yanzhou, when you were in college, you must have had a lot of girls confessing their feelings to you."
Lu Yanzhou said without any modesty, "There are a lot."
"Xia, the big star, don't you have one?"
She had it in college, but not in high school.
She started having sex during her senior year of high school. Before her junior year, she was pale and thin, and had been malnourished for many years. In addition, she was trying to please Gu Qianyue, so she remained unknown.
She used to envy those glamorous girls, but she doesn't anymore.
She grew into the adult she had hoped to become in high school.
"Xia Weiwei, what do you think would happen if we knew each other in college, or rather, high school?" Lu Yanzhou asked her meaningfully after sending the message.
Not very good.
They were mortal enemies from their first meeting. If they had met in high school, she would have been an invisible nobody in the corner, unnoticed by him.
Xia Weiwei shook her head and pulled him back.
"Wait a moment."
Lu Yanzhou didn't move, but kept counting down.
What is he keeping me in suspense again?
Just as Lu Yanzhou read out the number one, a car stopped in front of him.
"Third Brother, you need it in such a hurry, I can only find a piano." Lu Qibai ordered his men to bring the piano down.
Xia Weiwei looked around warily, afraid of being discovered, and asked him in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"
"If I had met you in high school, I would still make the same choice now."
Lu Yanzhou casually lifted the hand that was gripping his arm, kissed it, and then sat down in the chair in front of the piano.
Xia Weiwei noticed that Lu Yanzhou had recently been kissing the back of her hand a lot.
The surrounding lights seemed to focus all their attention on him.
He was wearing a white shirt and black suit pants; even in the most casual attire, the way he sat there made him look like a prince.
The tune of "Always Online" filled the university campus, and it was then that students recognized them.
"Isn't that Xia Weiwei!?"
"Holy crap, it really is!"
"And the person playing the piano is..."
"It's Lu Yanzhou!"
"Always Online is a love confession song! Holy crap, Lu Yanzhou is confessing to Xia Weiwei!"
Xia Weiwei listened intently, and at that moment, Lu Yanzhou shone in her eyes.
As the song ended, Lu Yanzhou smiled, stood up, walked to her, knelt on one knee, and held in his hands the manta roses that he had asked Lu Qibai to prepare.
"Miss Gu Xianyue, will you marry me?"
Cheers erupted around them as someone started a live stream, which attracted millions of viewers.
Xia Weiwei was stunned; how did things develop to this point?
At this moment, she seemed to have returned to her drab and dreary teenage years, fulfilling the prince's dream of loving her.
"You won't agree?" Lu Yanzhou raised an eyebrow. Xia Weiwei snapped out of her daze, and everyone around them shouted in unison—
Xia Weiwei agreed!
She had no choice but to agree now, as their identities had been exposed.
Xia Weiwei smiled and went to take the Manta Rose, when suddenly, her stomach, which hadn't hurt for a long time, started to ache.
Her expression changed instantly, and Lu Yanzhou, with his experience, immediately hugged her.
"Make way, everyone, my wife is about to give birth."
Lu Qibai exclaimed "Damn it!" and quickly got into the car to take Xia Weiwei to the hospital.
Three hours later, Lu Yanzhou had no choice but to give birth again.
"Baby, why do you only make noise but never bring rain?"
Lu Yanzhou patted Xia Weiwei's belly as if he were patting a watermelon.
Xia Weiwei pouted, looking aggrieved.
Everyone online is waiting for news, and some people have been watching the video of Lu Yanzhou proposing with the piano over and over again.
Some people even asked if Xia Weiwei had agreed.
[She must have agreed, otherwise why would she get married?]
No, I think the reason there wasn't a proposal before was probably because the two of them hadn't used protection, since the baby got married.
Can't you think of something nice?
[She hasn't given birth yet, but Vivi has updated her Weibo.]
[Xia Weiwei V: Sorry to have worried everyone, I want to stay in my exclusive suite for a few more days]
Lu Yanzhou was scrolling through his phone when he saw a post asking if he had successfully proposed. His gaze fell on Xia Weiwei, waiting for her to say yes.
Xia Weiwei knew what he was waiting for, but they were faking it; it was all fake, and no matter how convincing the act was, it couldn't become real.
Xia Weiwei avoided Lu Yanzhou's gaze, but could still feel his burning intensity.
"Lu Yanzhou, what answer do you want to hear?" In the end, Xia Weiwei couldn't bear his gaze any longer and turned around to ask him.
Lu Yanzhou's heart sank.
What does it mean that he wants to hear a certain answer?
The two stared at each other silently, a tense atmosphere hanging in the air.
"I'll go ask Chen He when he can be discharged from the hospital."
After a while, Lu Yanzhou was the first to stand up.
Hearing the door close, Xia Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief.
She almost agreed to Lu Yanzhou's offer.
I almost took it for real.
She was now at her due date and could have been admitted to the hospital, but Xia Weiwei showed no signs of labor and wanted to go home, so she was discharged.
After returning home, the two tacitly avoided mentioning the incident again, and their relationship remained as sweet and harmonious as ever.
On March 24th, the due date, Lu Yanzhou and Xia Weiwei paid extra attention.
But nothing happened that day.
On March 26th, Xia Weiwei suddenly felt her stomach ache again, but when she arrived at the hospital, there was still no sign of labor.
"She's gone in and out three times already, what is she trying to do!" Lu Yanzhou was even more distraught than Xia Weiwei, and tapped her stomach again.
Xia Weiwei shook her head, "I don't know."
She was hospitalized for three days of observation. She ate and drank well, and even Grandpa Lu and Bai Ying came over, but her belly still showed no signs of pregnancy.
On the fourth day, Xia Weiwei couldn't stand it any longer. In addition, the period drama she filmed with Xiao Rongyu last year was about to be released, and the director asked her if she could attend the press conference.
Xia Weiwei agreed.
"You're about to give birth, and you still want to run around outside!" Lu Yanzhou's face darkened upon hearing this.
Xia Weiwei pursed her lips. She hadn't come three times, but this time she did. She shouldn't be that unlucky.
"My dear husband, please let me go. It's just for tomorrow."
"You won't go just because I tell you not to?" Lu Yanzhou said coldly.
Xia Weiwei smiled beautifully: "I knew my husband would ask me to go. Besides, my husband will definitely protect me tomorrow! I trust my husband."
Lu Yanzhou really didn't want to fall for this sugar-coated bullet, but he ate it with relish.
The next day, she wore a well-tailored yellow suit dress.
The atmosphere reached its peak the moment she appeared.
"Why is Vivi so beautiful even during her pregnancy!"
"Because President Lu takes such good care of Weiwei, he nurtures her with love!"
"Do you think there will be a kissing scene this time, since Xiao Rong and Weiwei are working together for the fourth time?"
"There shouldn't be any more, right? Look at how President Lu looks at Xiao Rongyu, his eyes are so fierce."
Lu Yanzhou's cold face was partly due to Xia Weiwei's reckless behavior, and partly due to Xiao Rongyu.
Lu Yanzhou stared intently at Xiao Rongyu; if the two made any physical contact, Lu Yanzhou's gaze could kill Xiao Rongyu.
Despite the pressure, Xiao Rong forced a smile.
The press conference was proceeding smoothly and in a lively atmosphere when suddenly, a man shouted—
"Xia Weiwei and Lu Yanzhou were pregnant out of wedlock! They got married only for the sake of the child!"
The man's voice was rough and forceful, echoing throughout the room.
The audience and fans were shocked. Lu Yanzhou waved his hand, and dozens of bodyguards came down from the stage. The man ran while scattering A4 papers out of his briefcase.
The A4 paper was printed with the date Xia Weiwei first discovered the fetus: June 21st.
Everyone thought of the marriage certificate that Lu Yanzhou had revealed, which showed the date as July 1st.
In terms of timing, it was indeed a case of having the baby first, and then getting married.
In an instant, everyone was in an uproar and turned to look at Xia Weiwei.
Xia Weiwei didn't see the A4 paper and didn't understand what was happening, but this time her feeling was definitely right.
She grabbed Lu Yanzhou's arm without saying a word, and Lu Yanzhou picked her up in his arms.
As Xia Weiwei entered the delivery room, all she could hear were Lu Yanzhou's words—
"I just want the adults to be safe, I only want the adults!"
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Author's note: The baby who loves the original suite has finally agreed to come out!
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