Chapter 394 If You Don’t Care, Why Play Tricks on Me?
Song Ruyan's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Doctor Qian again.
The man was silently picking up the scattered medicinal herbs with his head down. The sunlight outlined his focused profile, and even the tips of his ears were tinged with a faint pink.
The inexplicable restlessness in Song Ruyan's heart surged up again.
She has never been one to hold back her words. As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, the words came out of her mouth: "Doctor Qian, do you... like me?"
The voice was clear and stood out in this quiet courtyard.
Doctor Qian's movement of packing herbs suddenly stopped, and his entire back stiffened.
He turned around slowly, his face showing astonishment at first, and then an incredible, almost painful ecstasy spread out little by little, illuminating his usually gentle brows.
His lips moved, as if thousands of words were about to come out.
However, before he could speak, Song Ruyan added carelessly, her tone was her usual straightforward, even with a bit of nonchalant chivalry: "If you think I'm okay, why don't we try it out?"
She gestured, not realizing there was anything wrong: "If we can't get along, then we can just break up. Don't let anyone hold each other back!"
The joy on Doctor Qian's face froze instantly, as if a basin of ice water had suddenly been poured on it.
The eyes that had just been ignited and were astonishingly bright were first stunned, then quickly dimmed, and finally turned into ashes.
He seemed to have fallen straight from the clouds into the abyss, and his burning heart suddenly turned icy cold.
"Miss Song!" Doctor Qian's voice suddenly rose, becoming so sharp that it was a little distorted, no longer as gentle as before.
His face was ashen, his chest heaving violently, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the pestle turned white from the force.
"How can marriage be so important that it can be decided lightly with just the word 'try it out'?"
He took a step forward, his eyes filled with complete disappointment and offended anger.
"If you don't mean it, why bother playing tricks on me!" He almost growled, each word filled with suppressed pain.
He slammed the medicine box onto his shoulder so roughly that the bottles and jars inside made a chaotic clattering sound.
Without even looking at Song Ruyan, he snorted coldly, turned around and strode out of the yard, his back resolute and stiff.
Song Ruyan was stunned by his sudden anger, her face full of surprise and confusion, and she had no idea what she had said to anger him.
Chu Ruohan and Yuling saw this scene clearly from a distance.
After Doctor Qian's figure disappeared outside the moon cave door, Chu Ruohan slowly walked forward and gently patted Song Ruyan's shoulder.
"Like smoke."
Song Ruyan turned her head blankly: "Ruohan, I...what did I say wrong? Why is he like he swallowed gunpowder?"
Chu Ruohan said softly, "Doctor Qian doesn't dislike you."
Song Ruyan's eyes widened slightly.
"It's just," Chu Ruohan said carefully, "He values you very much, but what you just said seemed like an insignificant business deal that can be started and ended easily."
Upon hearing this, Song Ruyan stood there blankly, thinking carefully about what she had just said.
"Try it", "Part ways"...
It turned out that he was angry that she was taking this relationship lightly?
She suddenly realized, but then fell into a new confusion. She couldn't help but mutter, "Men's minds are really hard to guess..."
Chu Ruohan smiled helplessly, her hand unconsciously touching her increasingly bulging belly.
As the baby in her belly grew bigger day by day, her body began to feel a little uncomfortable.
She had been keeping an eye on the midwives in Beijing for some time, and Yuling had also asked a few to come to her house for a look.
The few I've seen aren't very satisfactory.
Some are smooth talkers and look unreliable.
Some of them have unclean hands and feet and their eyes are evasive.
Others, although honest, appear to be inexperienced and too young.
This matter gave her a headache. After all, it was her first child, and she always wanted to find something that was absolutely safe.
Seeing her frowning about this, Gu Junze felt a pang in his heart as well.
No matter how busy he was with military affairs, the first thing he would do when he returned home every day was to ask Chu Ruohan about her appetite and fetal movements.
These days, seeing that she was worried about the midwife's matter, she took this matter to heart.
He held Chu Ruohan's slightly cold hand, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingertips, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about the midwife. I have sent more people to search around the capital and even the Jiangnan area. I will definitely find you one with experience and good character."
Chu Ruohan leaned in his arms, feeling the warmth of his chest and the steady heartbeat, and the anxiety in her heart gradually subsided.
"Yeah." She responded softly, her nose filled with his refreshing and pleasant fragrance.
Every day, apart from handling military affairs, Gu Junze spends almost all of his remaining time accompanying her.
He would personally take care of the soups and even ask the kitchen to change the recipes every day just to make her use them more.
At night, before she went to bed, he would always fetch some warm water and carefully wipe her slightly swollen calves with just the right amount of force, neither too light nor too heavy.
Under the light, his focused expression with his eyes downcast made her heart feel warm.
That night, the moonlight outside the window was like water, quiet and silent.
Gu Junze hugged Chu Ruohan, one hand gently covering her bulging belly.
Under the palm of my hand, I could clearly feel the little life moving from time to time.
"It seems to be more lively today." Gu Junze's low voice was filled with smiles as it whispered into her ear.
Chu Ruohan also curled the corners of her lips: "Maybe he knows that Daddy is with him."
Gu Junze chuckled and tapped her belly lightly with his fingers: "Little one, maybe you can understand what we are saying?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a small bulge appeared there, as if in response.
Chu Ruohan opened her eyes wide in surprise: "He moved! He responded to you!"
Gu Junze's eyes were also filled with a gentle smile, and he poked another place gently.
The little guy seemed addicted to playing. Wherever he poked, there would be a small bump in response, or simply a mark of a little foot.
The two of them held their breath, as if they had discovered some great fun. They played with the little one in their belly through their stomachs, having a lot of fun.
Chu Ruohan felt the powerful thrusts in her abdomen, and her heart was filled with indescribable tenderness and anticipation.
She turned her head and looked at Gu Junze. The man's profile looked particularly handsome in the hazy moonlight, and the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed.
He noticed her gaze, lowered his head, and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Go to sleep. I'll play with you guys tomorrow."
The voice was so gentle that water could drip out of it.
Chu Ruohan found a comfortable position in his arms, with a satisfied smile on her lips, and slowly closed her eyes.
The sound of the wind outside the yard became gentler.
Song Ruyan returned to her room, but couldn't fall asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
The brocade quilt tossed and turned on his body like a pancake.
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