Shen Zhi Qiu felt the damp heat from her palm, and her body suddenly stiffened. She was also quite moved by Lu Jia's words.
"I'm sorry." Seeing that Shen Zhi Qiu was a little uncomfortable, Lu Jia slowly raised his head, tried to calm his somewhat out-of-control emotions, looked at Shen Zhi Qiu apologetically, and said gently, "I'm sorry, did I scare you just now?"
Shen Zhi Qiu didn't speak, but gently stroked Lu Jia's hair, feeling a strong pang of sadness welling up in her heart.
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South of the city, the old Gu family residence.
"Oh my god! Zhi Qiu has already given birth?! Wow, my grandchildren are so cute!"
Upon receiving the WeChat message, Mu Ziqi excitedly exclaimed. Forgetting that she was having dinner with Gu Suian and Grandpa Gu, she quickly stood up and showed them her phone screen.
Grandpa Gu squinted, carefully examining the two children. Overjoyed, he tapped his cane on the ground and exclaimed with loving eyes, "This is wonderful! I thought I wouldn't live to see the birth of these two children! This is truly wonderful!"
Turning her head, she happily said to Mu Ziqi, "Luckily, Qingyan rushed over in time to take care of Zhiqiu, otherwise Zhiqiu would have suffered too much alone outside! Great, great, our Qingyan has a child now!"
Mu Ziqi paused, her hand holding the phone still. She frowned and looked at Gu Suian beside her. Gu Suian shook his head slightly with a helpless expression, then forced a smile and said to Grandpa Gu, "Yes, yes, Dad, you can rest assured now!"
"When can you bring the child back so I can see him/her? My old bones can't handle the hassle anymore."
Mu Ziqi sighed quietly. Even her joy was tinged with sorrow. There were too many things she couldn't say. In the end, it was the Gu family who had wronged Shen Zhi Qiu.
"Dad, the baby was just born. Zhi Qiu needs to recover before she can come back, right? You should relax and rest well. Don't forget what the doctor said!" Gu Suian quickly replied.
"Good, good, good, I'll be waiting for Qingyan and Zhiqiu to come back with the child!" Grandpa Gu said with a smile.
In the entryway, Gu Ningning, who was bending down to change her shoes, curled the corners of her lips, pulled her feet out of her slippers, put on her own shoes, and quietly walked out.
"Second Miss, are you leaving so soon after you arrived?" the butler asked with some doubt. He had just welcomed Gu Ningning in, and she was already leaving?
"Uncle Zhang, I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now," Gu Ningning replied with a smile, her attitude unusually good.
Gu Ningning was unusually respectful to him, which made the butler a little flustered. He asked, "Have you seen the master? Should I tell him for you? It's rare for you to come all this way, the master will definitely be very happy to see you."
"No, no, no," Gu Ningning hurriedly waved her hands and said, "I was just thinking that Grandpa's birthday is coming up soon, and I suddenly thought of a wonderful birthday present, so I wanted to prepare it right away."
Uncle Zhang, please don't tell anyone I've been here, otherwise there won't be any surprise!
The butler was deeply moved by Gu Ningning's filial piety. Seeing the child he had watched grow up finally becoming sensible, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Second Miss, you've really grown up! Master will be very happy to know that you specially prepared a gift for him."
Sitting in the car, Gu Ningning thought for a moment and then called Xiao Wanqing, but the call was always busy and no one answered.
"How strange! It's like you really vanished into thin air. You don't reply to WeChat messages, and I can't reach you by phone. Where did you hide? Honestly! You always let me down when I need you!"
Gu Ningning fastened her seatbelt with great dissatisfaction and drove away.
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The capital city.
Rong Mo drove back to the villa.
Aunt Zhao had already received a call from Wei Qiao in advance, knowing that Shen Zhi Qiu had safely given birth to twins, so she was now standing at the door with the housekeeper, Uncle Li, beaming with joy.
As soon as Rong Mo parked the car, Aunt Zhao and the housekeeper rushed over, eagerly opening the car door for Rong Mo. With a beaming smile, she asked, "Young Master, how is Miss? Is she able to eat? There's bird's nest stewing in the pot, Miss's favorite. I can take it to her right now."
"Zhi Qiu can't eat right now; she'll have to wait a while."
Rong Mo smiled and looked down. "The child is very cute. I'll come back and get the change of clothes and other things that Zhi Qiu prepared in advance."
“I’ve already brought the things down, and they’re in the living room now.” Aunt Zhao wiped away her tears with emotion. “Miss has really suffered! Anyway, there’s no one else in the villa, so I’ll go to the hospital with her to take care of her. I’m used to taking care of Miss, and I know her preferences. I don’t trust anyone else to do it.”
"Alright." Rong Mo pondered for a moment and then agreed. "It'll just be hard on you, Aunt Zhao."
"It's no trouble at all!" Aunt Zhao rubbed her hands happily. "I was so worried about her at home. I'm so glad to know that Miss is alright."
"By the way, where is Gu Qingyan? I've already had Wei Qiao detain him." Rong Mo walked into the living room and looked around but didn't see Gu Qingyan.
"This." The butler pursed his lips and hesitated before saying, "Wei Qiao locked Gu Qingyan in the stable."
"The stable?" Rong Mo was taken aback. "You mean that dilapidated stable in the corner of the garden, the one that's drafty on all sides?"
If the butler hadn't brought it up, Rong Mo would have almost forgotten about this place.
"Hmm." The butler scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.
"I'll go take a look." Rong Mo walked towards the garden.
"Young Master! Gu Qingyan, he..." The butler called out to him in a panic. He remembered that Rong Mo's instructions when he left were to detain him and not to let Wei Qiao do anything, but Wei Qiao had beaten him up and left him covered in bruises. At this moment, he was afraid that Rong Mo would be angry that Wei Qiao had not obeyed orders.
"Hmm?" Rong Mo asked in surprise.
"Gu Qingyan is injured. The doctor just examined him," the butler said, giving Rong Mo some advance warning.
"Mm." Rong Mo nodded and walked straight over.
From afar, Rong Mo spotted Xiao Lei standing guard at the stable entrance.
"Xiao Lei? What are you doing here guarding?" Rong Mo asked, somewhat puzzled.
"President Rong?? You, what brings you here?" Xiao Lei stood somewhat guiltily at the entrance to the stables.
"Move aside." Rong Mo frowned.
Xiao Lei had no choice but to step aside.
Rong Mo looked down at Gu Qingyan inside, his brows furrowing in surprise, and asked loudly, "What's going on?"
"Mr. Rong, this...," Xiao Lei said, wiping his sweat nervously, "the doctor said his behavior could very well have damaged his brain."
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