Chapter 0056 Breastfeeding
Not long after Hao Jing said goodbye, Xingxing woke up and started whimpering. Ruyi skillfully scooped her up, unbuttoned her clothes, and her little mouth followed the scent of milk, taking a big gulp. Xingxing raised one hand and pressed it against her mother's breast through her clothes, while the other exposed softness pressed against her plump cheek. She sucked on her mother's nipple with great enthusiasm, her watery eyes half-closed, staring intently at Ruyi through her long eyelashes, her mouth constantly moving, looking completely blissful.
She stared intently at Ruyi, and Ruyi stared intently at her as well. Even though she had been fed countless times, she could still feel a strange sense of satisfaction from the connection between Xingxing's soft, wet mouth and her breasts, which made her somewhat addicted. Even when Xingxing made her feel a little pain, she couldn't get angry at her at all.
As Ruyi was engrossed in feeding Xingxing, Chen Yan stopped downstairs at her apartment building, gazing absently at the window of her bedroom on the fifth floor. He imagined her sitting on the bed, comforting the baby, and hoped that she would stand up and walk around in front of the window so that he could see her shadow through the curtain.
Ruyi was hospitalized for nearly a month, which caused him to miss a lot of work. After Ruyi was discharged, he rushed back to the company to deal with the urgent matters that required his decision. In the meantime, he sent his assistant to find a postpartum nanny and suggested that Ruyi and her aunt move from their current home to a villa he had arranged, providing them with a car and driver for their convenience... All his goodwill was rejected by Ruyi without hesitation. Her reason for rejection was very simple: "I don't know you well, and I can't accept favors without having done anything for you."
In addition to the company's affairs, Chen Yan also had to dispatch personnel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and other places to investigate Zhao Nanyue's whereabouts, cooperate with the legal team to provide various evidence and asset certificates required for the divorce proceedings, and at the same time keep a close eye on the latest developments in online public opinion, deleting all the defamatory posts that delved into the identities of Zhao Nanyue's husband and his extramarital affair partner...
Therefore, although he was troubled by Ruyi's stubbornness, he was temporarily unable to spare the time to engage in a battle of wits with her.
Three months after Ruyi was discharged from the hospital, Zhao Nanyue was arrested in Dublin. The company's affairs came to a temporary end. Two weeks later, the district court would formally hear the divorce case filed by him against Zhao Nanyue. Because of the thorough preparation in the early stage, the plaintiffs submitted complete evidence of the breakdown of the marital relationship. His post-marital assets had been significantly reduced through some circumvention methods, which was completely legal and compliant. Even the most skilled auditors would find it difficult to find formal loopholes in the short term.
Whenever he had free time, he couldn't help but miss Ruyi. He would drive to her building, but hesitate to go upstairs. He could only sit in the car and silently look up at her window. When the wind blew, he seemed to hear the faint sound of a baby crying inside the window, and his heart would clench.
He Caiyu was pushing her shopping cart back from grocery shopping when she spotted Chen Yan's imposing black SUV from afar. Such a car was not commonly seen near her home, so she guessed it was probably Chen Yan's.
Ruyi had repeatedly rejected his advances, and He Caiyu, as an outsider, found it rather pointless from a man's perspective. She assumed Chen Yan was annoyed, which was why he hadn't appeared recently. Who knew he would come back now, looking in the direction of her house with that same expression, clearly deeply in love.
She was secretly surprised.
A year ago, Chen Yan sent her to unfamiliar Canada without explanation. At first, she was terrified every day, but after gradually getting used to it, she found that foreign countries weren't as scary as she had imagined. In addition, he made excellent arrangements, allowing her to experience the exotic culture without feeling lonely in a foreign land. Later, she learned that he was married and had locked Ruyi up to have a child. She couldn't help but berate Ruyi over the overseas phone, but regretted it afterwards. How could Ruyi have controlled this? Wasn't she easily captured and brought to Canada by him?
However, her dislike for Chen Yan gradually faded after Ruyi was hospitalized and gave birth to the adorable Xingxing. She also witnessed him become haggard and distraught while Ruyi's life hung in the balance, staying by her side outside the ICU, losing a significant amount of weight in just a few days. She couldn't help but be moved. If she could, she also hoped the two of them would be happy together. But Ruyi woke up with amnesia, didn't recognize Chen Yan, and was extremely resistant to him, her attitude resolute. As her aunt, who was also like a mother to her and a friend, she could only stand with Ruyi.
Seeing that Chen Yan had also noticed her, He Caiyu took the initiative to step forward.
Chen Yan quickly got out of the car and respectfully called her aunt.
She sighed, not correcting the way she addressed him, and advised, "Ruyi doesn't even remember you anymore, which means you two are not meant to be. Why do you keep doing this? With your qualities, even if you divorce once, or even ten times, you still won't lack for excellent girls who like you. You should just leave and stop wasting your time here." He Caiyu's words were half sincere advice and half a test. If he was really swayed by her words, it meant he was not the right person for Ruyi.
Chen Yan did not respond to He Caiyu's kindness, but instead earnestly explained what he had been busy with for the past few months.
"The court hearing will be held in two weeks. If nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely get the divorce decree."
After Chen Yan finished speaking, he took out a card from his trouser pocket, ignored He Caiyu's refusal, and forced it into her handbag, saying, "No matter how Ruyi sees me now, Xingxing is my daughter. This is an indisputable fact. Even you, Aunt, cannot stop a father's heart from loving his daughter."
He added, “There’s not much money in there, please use it first. There are many other things that will cost money, such as hiring a nanny, moving, etc. Ruyi’s school starts in two weeks. I called the school and she hasn’t applied to resume her studies yet, which means she may want to postpone her studies for another year to take care of Xingxing. You may not understand what postponing your doctoral studies for two years means. It means that she will be over 30 at the earliest when she graduates with her doctorate. And with the increasing number of doctoral students, many prestigious universities have age restrictions for doctoral students to be under 30 for good positions. She doesn’t have much time left, and we must hire a postpartum nanny to help her.”
"And you, if we don't hire a professional nanny, it's inevitable that there will be areas that you can't take care of. If something happens to Xingxing, we'll regret it. Ruyi is rejecting me now, so there's no other way but for you to step in and persuade her."
"Don't worry, I'll find someone to help you. You still have my WeChat, right? Contact me anytime if you need anything."
After explaining his situation, Chen Yan added somewhat sheepishly, "If it's convenient for you, you could occasionally send me a few photos of Ruyi and Xingxing..."
He Caiyu had witnessed Chen Yan's eloquence firsthand. He persuaded her with Ruyi's future and Xingxing's safety, leaving her no room to refuse.
She could only nod: "What you say makes sense, so I won't refuse you. But I want to emphasize one point: I will only spend this money on Xingxing, and I won't touch a single penny more. Don't feel like Ruyi owes you anything because of this. As you said yourself, Xingxing is your daughter, and it's only right that you spend money on her. As for the relationship between you and her, so many things have happened that it's hard to sort things out in a short time."
"To be honest, I can help you a little, but in the end, I will still choose to respect Ruyi's wishes."
Chen Yan hurriedly and respectfully replied, "I'm relieved to hear that. There's no elevator in this building, I'll help you carry it up!"
"No need, no need, I can carry it..."
Ignoring He Caiyu's advice, Chen Yan insisted on helping her carry the cart full of vegetables up to the fifth floor. He glanced at the tightly closed blue security door and said goodbye.
Author's Note:
I hope no one will misunderstand the title (picking nose).
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