Chapter 68 Chapter 68 It’s Because You Love Me
Ruan Xiangyi rested on the sofa. Xu Jingzhi arrived half an hour late. Chen Tingwan tried on a Xiuhe dress. The golden threads were delicate and elegant, the embroidered phoenixes were lifelike, and the tassels drooped, creating a festive and auspicious atmosphere. This time, they both agreed that the Xiuhe dress was beautiful.
"But I still like wedding dresses," Chen Tingwan said. "I've already decided on the theme for my wedding. The wedding dress will be suitable and look good in photos, but you can choose a red cheongsam. Jingzhi, I've custom-made several bridesmaid dresses. You can choose which one you like."
Ruan Xiangyi, pregnant and unable to serve as a bridesmaid, sat by and advised the two of them. Chen Tingwan had tailored the dresses to her measurements, so each one fit perfectly. She quickly selected and ordered them. Sitting down, she sighed, "Getting married is exhausting."
Ruan Xiangyi nodded.
Xu Jingzhi touched her belly and asked gently, "When are you planning to hold your wedding with Zhao Qingshi?"
Ruan Xiangyi adjusted her sitting position: "It's still early. We have to wait until this little guy comes out."
"But I heard that Zhao Qingshi is already preparing." Xu Jingzhi joked.
"ah?"
"Just kidding." Xu Jingzhi had also learned her lesson. "I thought you weren't looking forward to it."
Ruan Xiangyi pursed her lips: "I'm looking forward to it too." Who doesn't want to receive blessings from relatives and friends with the one they love?
"Xiangyi, do you know what Qiu Boyu said to me?" Xu Jingzhi sat closer and asked mysteriously.
"What?"
"He said Zhao Qingshi told him that you never actively said you loved him, and sometimes he would wonder whether you loved him or not. He never mentioned these things to you, could you imagine that someone like him would actually wonder about such questions? Isn't it obvious whether you loved him or not? If you didn't, why would you give birth to his child?"
"Did he really tell him that?"
"Qiu Boyu told me, but he said it happened several months ago."
Did he start to care about this at that time? Ruan Xiangyi reflected for two seconds. She seemed to have never taken the initiative to express her love to him.
"Will you take the initiative to tell Qiu Boyu that you love him?" she asked curiously.
"Yes." Xu Jingzhi said, "When we're in bed."
“…”
She remembered that Xu Jingzhi used to be very reserved, barely able to say a few words in public. How could she now speak so openly about such things? She didn't realize that some people who looked reserved were actually quite outgoing in private, especially after they got to know each other better. Furthermore, Xu Jingzhi and Shen Tingwan were often together, so some topics would become distorted during the conversation. Besides, they were adults, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.
"Shizuo, you've changed. You wouldn't say things like that before."
"That's just my experience." Xu Jingzhi shared her experience, "You can try it later. Men will be extremely excited."
“…”
I can't continue talking about this. The more I talk, the more I get into 18+. She's not thick-skinned enough to discuss this kind of thing with her sisters yet. Seeing Shen Tingwan coming out, she quickly changed the subject.
In the evening, the two went to Guanlan Lake Villa for dinner. Zhou Xunyin asked his aunt to clean up their room and asked them to stay.
"Xiangyi, are you free recently?" Xunyin asked.
"some."
"There's a show in a few days, so you can go with me then."
Ruan Xiangyi: "Okay."
Before going to bed, Zhou Xunyin brought her a bowl of bird's nest and asked Zhao Qingshi, "Did you ask Auntie to stew some tonic for Xiangyi every day during this period? During pregnancy, we must pay attention to the nutrition of pregnant women. I noticed that Xiangyi has become a lot darker recently."
Ever since she became pregnant, Aunt Cui at home would stew tonic food for her every once in a while. She ate bird's nest almost every day during this period. Sometimes she really couldn't eat it, so she asked Zhao Qingshi to eat it for her.
"Is it dark?" Zhao Qingshi carefully observed Ruan Xiangyi's face. "Isn't it pretty? How could it be dark?"
Ruan Xiangyi: "..."
Zhou Xunyin was even more speechless.
Ruan Xiangyi pinched his lower back hard. Could you please speak properly?
Zhao Qingshi coughed twice and said, "Mom, it's getting late. Go get some rest. I'll help you watch her finish her drink."
Xun Yin glanced at him without saying anything, then put down the bird's nest, closed the door for them, and left. Ruan Xiangyi picked up the bird's nest and scooped two mouthfuls with a spoon. She had never eaten this before, so the taste was a little hard to accept. She tasted a hint of raw egg white. Perhaps she wasn't having a good time.
"Do you know why mom suddenly wants to take you to the show?" He took the bowl from her hand and handed her a tissue.
"I think I know." Ruan Xiangyi wiped her mouth. Xun Yin wanted to take her out to show her face and make them shut up.
"I thought you didn't see it."
"When I went to dinner yesterday, I met Ruan Lingyu. She told me that Ruan Fu would make this public today." Ruan Xiangyi pinched the distance with her hand and smiled, "I knew it a little earlier than you."
"You should have told me sooner."
"It doesn't matter. I don't care about that."
"I do care. I don't like those people gambling with our marriage." Zhao Qingshi's eyes darkened slightly. "How can they be so confident that they think I'm marrying you just because I'm interested in the Ruan family's business?"
"That's right. They obviously married me because they loved me. They are so short-sighted." Ruan Xiangyi smiled generously and confidently.
Zhao Qingshi raised his hand and tapped her forehead: "Stop trying to fish in troubled waters here."
"It hurts." Ruan Xiangyi frowned and looked at him.
Hurt? He didn't even use any strength. "Did you learn bad things from Chen Tingwan?"
More than ten kilometers away, Shen Tingwan sneezed twice. Gu Suyan immediately asked with concern, "Did you catch a cold?"
Shen Tingwan sniffed: "I prefer that someone is saying bad things about me."
"I want to take a bath. Can you help me run the water?" Ruan Xiangyi lay in bed, closing her eyes and trying to sleep. Remembering that she hadn't showered yet, she didn't want to move. She'd been busy working on her graduation project recently, but it had been rejected twice. Her instructor even gave her a separate assignment. She felt like her head was about to explode.
Zhao Qingshi went into the bathroom and helped her turn on the faucet.
After a while, when she heard him coming out, Ruan Xiangyi murmured again, "Can you help me take a bath?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qingshi raised his eyebrows in disbelief. Seeing that he didn't move, Ruan Xiangyi raised her head and looked at him with blurry eyes: "Is it okay?"
Zhao Qingshi took off his coat and threw it on the sofa. He walked towards her while unbuttoning his shirt, bent down and picked her up: "Now you know how to torture someone."
Ruan Xiangyi leaned on his chest and accepted his service with peace of mind: "It's really tiring."
The bathtub was filled with water, and Ruan Xiangyi soaked in it naked. Zhao Qingshi helped her massage to relax her. The heat hung on the wall. Ruan Xiangyi closed her eyes to rest. Ten minutes later, she opened her eyes and turned her head to see the naked body under the shower.
The wet hair was pulled back, and the water flowed across his face, along his skeletal structure from the collarbone to the abdomen, and finally fell below the mermaid line. His abdominal muscles, like small hills, bulged slightly. Her nails scratched them, and she still remembered his reaction, excitement and endurance.
She had only seen one body, Zhao Qingshi.
He turned his head and faced her, their eyes meeting.
Everything is in plain sight.
Ruan Xiangyi swallowed.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she heard the shower turned off. The mist was getting so thick that she couldn't open her eyes.
Ruan Xiangyi leaned on the mirror, and her five fingers left a palm mark as she slid down.
Tired to gasp for breath.
Before her consciousness was completely buried, she murmured, "Go to bed."
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