"You mean I can do whatever I want at night?" Li Huai asked, his eyes sparkling.
Actually, he brought her into the house not to do *that* kind of thing; he just wanted to see her, to be alone with her, even if it was just a simple kiss on the baby, he would be content.
"I didn't say that. Evenings are not an option either. I'm not feeling well, so please stop tormenting me," Zhao Qinglan pleaded.
"Feeling unwell? Where does it hurt?" Li Huai asked anxiously.
Zhao Qinglan punched him lightly, clearly embarrassed and annoyed. "You're just pretending."
"What should we do then? How about I take a look at it for you?"
"Li Huai, get out of here!" Zhao Qinglan felt that this man was now completely shameless.
"Qinglan, don't be angry. I'm just worried about you. If you're really feeling unwell, let's go to the hospital to get it checked out," Li Huai said in a panic.
Who would just casually go to the hospital for this? Aren't they afraid of being laughed at? Zhao Qinglan didn't want to say a word to him now.
Not knowing what he had done to offend her, Li Huai was so anxious that he kept scratching his head and saying apologetic and sweet words in her ear.
Zhao Qinglan couldn't hold back for long before she broke down.
"Alright, you're really going to keep this up. I just want to rest for a couple of days, so don't mess with me again."
“Okay, I promise.” He immediately raised his hand.
Seeing that he had finally calmed the person down, Li Huai took the opportunity to hug them.
Seeing that Zhao Qinglan's expression was about to change again, he quickly said, "I'll just hug you, that's all, nothing else."
"You said it yourself." The credibility of this man's words has been greatly reduced now.
"I said it, I said it," Li Huai immediately assured him.
Li Huai held his wife close, drowsily cuddling her until they went to work.
After he got up and left, Zhao Qinglan sat there with a sweet smile on her face.
He cherished her, and she was naturally happy. Who wouldn't be happy to be valued and loved?
In the afternoon, Zhao Qinglan finally started studying seriously with her three children again, which can be considered as returning to her old habits.
The eldest child and the others didn't really object, since Zhao Qinglan had made good arrangements and always offered rewards to motivate them.
The thought of the two brothers being envied by their friends for having delicious food and pocket money gives them a great deal of motivation to study.
The brothers' acceptance of Zhao Qinglan, their stepmother, far surpassed that of their biological mother, Zhu Kexin. In fact, they hadn't thought about their biological mother for quite some time.
Their biological mother, Zhu Kexin, who has been gradually forgotten by the brothers, is now in a rather difficult situation.
Zhu Kexin thought that by abandoning her husband and children and completely ending her previous marriage, she could find the happiness she had missed. However, reality was very different from what she had imagined.
She was overjoyed to see her former lover; the previous times they met had gone well.
But when she brought up marriage, the other party became hesitant.
She couldn't understand why they couldn't get married if they still had feelings for each other.
But whenever she brings up the topic, her lover finds all sorts of reasons and excuses to deflect and delay.
She wasn't stupid, and she began to have her own doubts.
After secretly following him several times, she discovered that her beloved lover, while continuing to contact her, was also having intimate relations with another woman.
The severe blow left Zhu Kexin recovering for a long time.
Once she calmed down, she made up her mind that she had to achieve her wish no matter what, otherwise all her previous actions would have become a joke.
Zhu Kexin pretended not to know and continued to meet and associate with her lover.
But when they met again a dozen days later, she suddenly announced some news.
"Jingxue, I'm pregnant."
"What? Kexin, you're not lying to me, are you?" The bespectacled, refined-looking man immediately became nervous.
"Jingxue, how could that be? I didn't have my period this month. My period is always very regular." Zhu Kexin lowered her head, looking aggrieved.
Despite the freezing weather, Xue Jingxue's forehead was covered in sweat.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Kexin continued, "Jingxue, the child is still young. Let's get our marriage certificate as soon as possible so we can still cover it up. Otherwise, if we wait any longer, my belly will become too big to hide, and what will we do then?"
"Kexin, how about we don't keep this baby for now?" Xue Jingxue suggested.
Zhu Kexin's expression immediately changed. "Jingxue, this is our child, and my father knows about it too." She dropped her trump card.
At this point, Xue Jingxue could no longer sit still.
Old Master Zhu is not an easy person to talk to, and besides, Zhu Kexin is his only daughter.
“Jingxue, my dad said we should get things done as soon as possible. Oh, and he also said he'll cover all the wedding expenses, so you don't have to worry about anything.”
"Kexin, getting married is such a big deal, we need to plan it properly. Wait a minute, I need to go back first." After saying that, Xue Jingxue fled in a panic.
Watching his departing figure, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhu Kexin's eyes.
Xue Jingxue and Zhu Kexin were once classmates, and Xue's family was quite well-off. However, over the years, Xue's family has declined, while Zhu's family has lost many of its assets and its foundation remains intact.
Once the overall situation improved, Xue Jingxue and others resumed contact with Zhu Kexin.
This is also the main reason why Zhu Kexin couldn't wait to divorce Li Huai.
If Xue Jingxue once truly had some feelings for Zhu Kexin, now all that remains is self-interest and exploitation.
He was attracted by the Zhu family's wealth, but at the same time, he also wanted power.
While he was dating Zhu Kexin, he was also seeing another daughter whose parents were both provincial officials.
If Xue Jingxue really had to make a choice, he would actually prefer the girl whose parents were both high-ranking officials. After all, having money doesn't necessarily mean having power, but if you have power, it's easy to have money.
But Zhu Kexin is pregnant, and Old Man Zhu knows this. He doesn't know how to handle this complicated situation for the time being, so he can only run away for now.
Not long after Xue Jingxue left, a letter arrived in the hands of the daughter of a high-ranking official with whom he had been dating.
Actually, Zhu Kexin was lying to him; her father had no idea about it.
As soon as Zhu Kexin returned to her family's old house, her father called her over.
“Kexin, you’re divorced now, there’s nothing I can do anymore, but what about the two children? They have the blood of the Zhu family flowing in their veins. Listen to your father, you can’t sever ties with the children.” He had suffered and endured so many years of hardship, and finally, this day had come.
When he returned, his daughter told him that the marriage had ended. He was furious, but he couldn't argue with his daughter. However, the thought of his two grandchildren whom he had never met made him anxious.
"Dad, if you want a grandson, I can have one for you later. Anyway, I'm still young. Can you stop thinking about them? If you say anything more, I'll turn against you," Zhu Kexin said with a grim expression.
She had no desire to have any connection with Li Huai or her former family; she just wanted to pretend that everything from those years had never happened.
Watching his daughter leave in anger, Old Man Zhu sighed softly.
"Kexin, that's your own flesh and blood! One day, you'll regret this!"
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