Chapter 080: Each gets what they need, and both get what they want.
Bai Zixuan smiled and said, "Let's wait and see. We'll talk about it after the baby is born!"
If the child really was his, he would immediately take Ye Xiaorou to get a marriage certificate; if not… Bai Zixuan looked at Ye Xiaorou’s ordinary and gentle face, and his heart suddenly warmed. He reached out and took Ye Xiaorou’s hand, helping her sit on the sofa.
"Your body is getting heavier and heavier, I'll hire a caregiver to come and take care of you tomorrow!"
“Xuan, there’s no need to waste that money. Besides, there are hourly cleaners here. I only need to cook three meals a day. And I don’t like having a stranger in my house.”
Ye Xiaorou leaned gently against Bai Zixuan, speaking only with reason and utmost sincerity. Bai Zixuan squeezed her hand; if only considering domestic skills, Ye Xiaorou was definitely the best choice for a wife.
But those photos... remained an obstacle in his mind. His gaze fell on her protruding belly, and a glimmer of hope welled up in Bai Zixuan's heart. Maybe this child really was his!
“If you don’t want strangers in your house, I’ll call Mom and ask her to come and stay with you! Your due date is coming up soon, and I’m always worried about you being home alone!”
Bai Zixuan looked at Ye Xiaorou intently. Hearing him say that he wanted his mother to come and take care of her, Ye Xiaorou suddenly regretted refusing his earlier request to hire a live-in nanny.
She'd rather live in the same villa as a nanny than face that meddlesome old woman, Mrs. Bai! But Ye Xiaorou couldn't say these things; she wasn't married to Bai Zixuan yet, and she still had to maintain a gentle and filial image in front of him.
"I feel more at ease with my mom around; at least she has a lot more experience than I do!"
Ye Xiaorou held Bai Zixuan's hand in return, her eyes full of tenderness, but when she met Bai Zixuan's gaze, a clear sense of disappointment appeared.
"Xuan, our child is about to be born, but he will be an illegitimate child without any status. I... I feel terrible just thinking about it!"
Bai Zixuan felt a bit disgusted after hearing her words. When Ye Xiaorou first got together with him, she said she didn't care about any formal status, she just wanted to be with him. But now she was pressuring him to get married again and again, which made Bai Zixuan, who had doubts about her, very disgusted.
Perhaps because of his suspicions, Bai Zixuan found Ye Xiaorou's smile particularly irritating, but thinking of the child in her womb, he suppressed his urge to lash out and quietly withdrew his hand.
"Xiaorou, you rest well at home. I have to go to the company. But don't worry, I'll call Mom later and ask her to come over and keep you company!"
"Okay, then be careful on the road!"
Ye Xiaorou gently gave him a word of advice. Bai Zixuan went back to his study and put all the photos away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to pick up the crumpled photo from the trash can, put it in his pocket, and take it with him.
"Xiaorou, if you're free at home, you can call Director Ye's wife. Remember, don't ask anything, just have a casual chat, okay?"
As they reached the door, Bai Zixuan reminded Ye Xiaorou, who immediately smiled and agreed.
Sitting in the car, Bai Zixuan took out the crumpled photo from before, thought for a moment, and then put it back in his pocket.
The announcement of the shortlisted bidders for the old city renovation project is fast approaching, and he needs to pull some strings to gain an advantage in the bidding process.
"Lingling, I miss you."
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be at home with that pregnant woman all day? How come you still have time to think about me!"
Huo Jialingling reeked of sourness, a smell Bai Zixuan could detect even through the phone. Every time he thought about that old woman acting all cute and childish in front of him, he felt nauseous.
But despite how disgusting she was, he couldn't live without her. His company could still rely on her connections, so no matter how unwilling he was, he still had to deal with Huo Jialingling the same way.
He was a poor boy from the countryside, with no background or connections. The only person he could rely on was himself, and what he could rely on was not just his good looks.
Bai Zixuan firmly believed that no matter how he succeeded, as long as he stood on the top of the pyramid of wealth, no one would laugh at everything he had done. This was an era that laughed at poverty but not prostitution. Since women could use their bodies to get everything they wanted, why couldn't a man like him?
"Lingling, you've always been very tolerant, why are you arguing with a pregnant woman now?"
"Hmph, you're all talk and no action. You can let me go out, but you're not leaving tonight!"
Huo Jialingling hung up the phone before Bai Zixuan could speak.
The thought of having to stay with Huo Jialingling until dawn made Bai Zixuan's face show disgust, but when he thought of Huo Jialingling's connections, he could only endure it, took out a box of Bicho from his pocket, and swallowed two with great reluctance.
He had been secretly seeing Huo Jialingling for so many years, so he naturally knew very well what it meant when she said she wouldn't leave that night. She was a woman with strong desires, and since her husband's death, she had never lacked men. But she was only devoted to Bai Zixuan.
That's why, despite the constant suppression from the Gu family over the past few years, he was still able to carve out a path for himself in Xiangcheng. Huo Jialingling did indeed put in a lot of effort.
Arriving at the resort hotel in the suburbs, Bai Zixuan went to the room that Huo Jialingling had booked for a long time. He took a shower and then lay on the bed thinking about how to tell Huo Jialingling when she arrived that he wanted to take over the old city renovation project.
Regardless, Feilong Group must participate in this project, even if it's just as a partner in the bidding! He can't compete with the Gu family's Gu Group, nor with Xiao Yan's Maoguang Group. One has generations of accumulated wealth, and the other has the strong support of a large foreign conglomerate. What can he, alone, use to compete?
He was incredibly envious of those rich kids born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but that opportunity was no longer available to him. So all he could do was work hard to create a bright future for his unborn son.
Just as Bai Zixuan was lost in thought, Huo Jialing swiped her card and came in. As soon as she saw Bai Zixuan, who was only wrapped in a bath towel, she closed the door and pounced on him, hugging his waist and kissing him on the lips.
"You heartless bastard! I thought you'd forgotten about her just because you had a son!"
He gently pinched Bai Zixuan's body. Hearing Huo Jialingling's jealous coquettishness, Bai Zixuan suddenly felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment. It seems that he is still very attractive to women!
"What are you thinking! I may forget anyone else, but I'll never forget you!"
Bai Zixuan hugged Huo Jialingling's waist and gave her a hard kiss on the cheek. Huo Jialingling felt her whole body go limp and she leaned against him as if she had no weight at all.
She closed her eyes, savoring the youthful energy Bai Zixuan brought her. Since her husband's passing, her life had become empty and lonely. She had sent her two sons abroad to study, and every day she looked at the empty room, endlessly reminiscing about the joy of her husband's life.
She met Bai Zixuan when she was at her loneliest. She was attracted to his body and youth, while he needed her connections with political figures. The two people, each with their own needs, got along very well.
In this way, he gave her the comfort she needed physically, and she gave him the success he wanted in his career. More than three years passed in the blink of an eye, and neither of them ever mentioned ending the relationship. It has to be said that Bai Zixuan's performance in bed was extremely perfect. Compared to Huo Jialingling, who changed men one after another, the only one who never changed was Bai Zixuan!
"Lingling, do you know anyone at the Urban Renewal Bureau?"
"Why bring this up now, you dead man? What a spoilsport!"
Immersed in joy, Huo Jialingling suddenly heard Bai Zixuan's words, her eyes widened, and she slapped his face in displeasure.
"Lingling, you know I have no one to rely on in Xiangcheng, the only person I can depend on is you! If even you don't help me, I'll have nothing left!"
Bai Zixuan looked at her with pitiful eyes. Huo Jialingling couldn't stand Bai Zixuan's pitiful appearance, so she hugged him and gently patted his back.
"Of course! When have I ever let you down all these years? As long as you're truly good to me, I'll naturally do everything in my power to help you! Tomorrow I'll go see Xiao Ye and make sure you get this old city renovation project, how about that?"
As soon as Huo Jialingling said that, Bai Zixuan immediately bit her, making Huo Jialingling scream.
"Lingling, I ate two Bicho pills today, I guarantee you'll have a blast all night, how about it?"
Bai Zixuan's ambiguous words made Huo Jialingling's eyes light up. She reached out and pulled Bai Zixuan's head into her arms, and the two of them rolled around together laughing.
At the Bai family villa, Bai's mother received a call from her son and immediately packed her bags and rushed over.
At this moment, Ye Xiaorou and Bai's mother were sitting silently on the sofa, neither of them speaking. Bai's mother glanced at the wall clock; it was already past twelve. Why hadn't her son come back yet?
She coughed, then picked up the juice from the coffee table, took a sip, and only began to speak after putting the cup down.
"Xiaorou, when is Zixuan coming back?"
"He said he had something to do at the company when he left, but he didn't say when he would be back. Mom, you know I never interfere in what Zixuan does outside!"
Ye Xiaorou lowered her head, her eyes filled with intense hatred, but her tone remained respectful.
Hearing this, Mrs. Bai nodded in satisfaction. She cleared her throat before speaking.
"Zixuan has his own career to attend to. As his woman, you should be aware of this. Don't pry into his affairs outside. When he comes back, you should take good care of him. If he can't come back, you can't complain at all, understand?"
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