Yuan Mengjie followed Rong Mo's car the whole way, feeling quite uncomfortable.
She had visited Rong Mo's home before, but tonight, she noticed that the road Rong Mo was driving on was clearly not the route home.
Just then, Rong Mo's car pulled over to the side of the road.
Rong Mo got out of the driver's seat and walked straight toward a dessert shop by the roadside.
Through the car window, Yuan Mengjie watched from afar as Rong Mo bent down slightly, carefully selecting small desserts from the shop window. Her heart sank. She knew Rong Mo never liked these things; sometimes when she bought afternoon tea, she would also buy some for him, and he would always just order coffee and save the desserts for her. But now, Rong Mo was intently choosing desserts. Clearly, he was buying them for a girl.
After buying the desserts, Rong Mo drove away, and Yuan Mengjie followed behind with an even heavier heart.
Soon, Rong Mo parked the car in front of a flower shop.
Yuan Mengjie frowned, her eyes fixed on Rong Mo, her expression somewhat pained.
Rong Mo was seen patiently talking to the shop assistant. After listening, the shop assistant walked over to the bouquet, picked up a few lilies, and gestured to Rong Mo. Rong Mo seemed dissatisfied and shook her head. Then she went over and personally selected a few elegant white and light purple orchids before handing the flowers to the shop assistant with a satisfied smile.
A moment later, Rong Mo carefully carried out a bouquet of elegant flowers. He took out his keys from his pocket, opened the car door, and placed the flowers on the passenger seat. Seemingly afraid that the edges of the flowers might be damaged, Rong Mo patiently adjusted them a few times and even thoughtfully fastened the seat belts for the flowers before closing the car door, walking around to get in, and leaving.
At this moment, Yuan Mengjie's face was devoid of any smile. She gave a bitter laugh; Rong Mo's series of actions indicated that he was indeed going to see a girl he cherished deeply. So late at night, who else could it be but his girlfriend?
Even from a great distance, Yuan Mengjie could tell that Rong Mo was smiling. His usual coldness and aloofness had completely disappeared, making him look like a young man experiencing his first love.
When they reached an intersection, Yuan Mengjie hesitated. She felt that her behavior was despicable, like that of a thief. But driven by extreme curiosity and jealousy, she followed them anyway.
The car drove towards the suburbs, and the number of cars gradually decreased. To avoid being discovered, Yuan Mengjie had no choice but to slow down and follow at a distance.
Yuan Mengjie stopped and watched Rong Mo drive into a private villa in the suburbs.
Yuan Mengjie saw a man in uniform coming up at the door and wanted to take the flowers from the passenger seat, but Rong Mo directed him to get the desserts from the back seat. He then held the flowers in his arms and prepared to walk inside with a happy expression.
Seeing Rong Mo's smiling face, Yuan Mengjie lowered her head. She told herself that there was no need to humiliate herself any further; it was pointless. Why make herself look bad? She composed herself and decisively drove away.
At the entrance of the villa.
"Mr. Rong, a Mr. Gu came by today. He claimed to be Miss Shen's ex-husband," said Uncle Li, the butler, respectfully as he closed the car door for Rong Mo.
"What did you say? Gu Qingyan is here?" Rong Mo was tidying up the wrapping paper of the flowers he was holding, wanting to make sure the bouquet was in its best condition. Hearing Uncle Li's words, he immediately stopped and looked at the butler, Uncle Li, with disbelief.
"Yes, he brought a whole carload of tonics, saying he wanted to help Miss Shen recover." The butler lowered his head apologetically. "Luckily, Wei Qiao was there and chased him away."
"I understand." Rong Mo's complexion visibly improved. "Is Zhi Qiu asleep?"
"Miss just had some soup and should still be watching TV in the living room," the butler replied respectfully.
Rong Mo nodded and strode inside.
"Brother?" Shen Zhi Qiu was watching TV with Lu Jia when she heard footsteps and turned around. When she saw Rong Mo, Shen Zhi Qiu was pleasantly surprised and happily stood up to walk towards him.
"Brother, why are you here? Didn't you say you had something to do tonight and couldn't come?" Shen Zhi Qiu was wearing a light purple pajamas, and even her slippers were the same color.
"This is for you." Rong Mo smiled and handed the flowers in his arms to Shen Zhi Qiu. "It seems your brother has good taste. The light purple orchids suit you perfectly."
Shen Zhi Qiu happily accepted the flowers, a blissful smile spreading across her face. Then, looking at Rong Mo, she said, "Thank you, brother. I really like them."
Rong Mo affectionately stroked Shen Zhi Qiu's hair, then helped her walk towards the sofa. "You should move around less. Didn't you go out for a long time today? You should rest when you need to."
As she spoke, she gestured to the butler to bring over the dessert.
Butler Li quickly stepped forward, placed the bag on the table, and then quietly withdrew.
"I also bought you some desserts, all of them not too sweet, but you can only have one tonight. Go and choose one yourself," Rong Mo said with a smile.
While they were talking, Lu Jia had already opened the dessert bag and taken out the desserts one by one and placed them on the table for Shen Zhi Qiu to choose from.
Seeing the desserts being served, Shen Zhi Qiu felt a little hungry. Since the late stages of her pregnancy, she had been eating more and more. Many times, even after just finishing a meal, she would feel hungry again after walking around to digest. So now, when Lu Jia went out with her, he would always pack some healthy snacks and washed fruit in his bag for her, so that she could have something to eat to tide her over whenever she got hungry.
Originally, Shen Zhi Qiu was going to go to bed after drinking the fish soup and watching TV, but now, looking at the desserts, she suddenly felt a little hungry again. She held a mango-flavored cake in her left hand and a matcha cake in her right hand, looking at them from left to right, her brows furrowed in a conflicted expression.
"Then let's eat half of each," Lu Jia suggested with a smile, seeing her so conflicted.
"Is that okay?" Shen Zhi Qiu's eyes lit up as she looked at Lu Jia happily.
"Sure, sure, I'll eat the rest for you in a bit, so you won't have to worry about wasting it." Lu Jia smiled and placed a cup of rose tea in front of Shen Zhi Qiu. "You can drink some tea while eating the cake. I only put a tiny bit of rose in, so it's just a light fragrance and won't overpower the flavor of the cake."
Watching Shen Zhi Qiu happily enjoying her dessert, Rong Mo solemnly called Lu Jia aside and whispered, "I have something to tell you."
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