The years Lu Wanqing is living now are also years she has never experienced before; everything is new to her.
When A Biao mentioned that someone wanted to build a clothing wholesale market and get a share of the profits, she couldn't foresee the impact the market would have on the existing market.
But she believes that shaking the existing market is not so easy, otherwise, with so many big bosses, no one would step into this industry.
It's not just about being wary of the Wenwan Group, but also about not having a sure chance of winning in the market.
"Don't worry, building a market takes at least a year, and we don't know how it will turn out!"
Lu Wanqing comforted him.
She had analyzed the recent economic situation in Hong Kong with Huo Xiao, and Han Lei also called back to remind her that an economic crisis might occur in the coming year.
Although Huo Xiao had said these things before, hearing Lu Wanqing say the same thing made him feel much more at ease.
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Just as they were talking about these things, Huo Xiao caught up with Zhang Leilei, grabbed her, and asked in an incredulous tone:
"Are you really pregnant?"
Zhang Leilei pouted, nodded, and her eyes reddened.
Originally, she wanted to keep this to herself, but when she saw the look in Huo Xiao's eyes when he looked at Lu Wanqing, a look of adoration mixed with love, she felt a pang of heartache.
She decided to take the plunge and told him she was pregnant.
Huo Xiao stared blankly at her, his deep eyes fixed on her. He remembered that night three months ago.
After reporting his work to Lu Wanqing, he was about to leave when he encountered Lin Ye coming to pick her up.
Normally, he restrained his emotions and didn't think about Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye's affectionate relationship, content with silently protecting them.
But as soon as Lin Ye arrived, he wanted to tear off the veil of pretense, and he had to face the truth of her happy life.
Especially that night, when he remembered that he hadn't finished talking, he went back into the office and saw the two of them embracing and kissing. The sorrow in his heart burst forth like a flood.
Dejected, he went to the private restaurant, ordered some food and drinks for himself, and silently began to drink.
When Zhang Leilei was quite tipsy from drinking, she went there with her friends for dinner and ran into him.
She stayed and drank with him.
During her interactions with Huo Xiao, Zhang Leilei had already developed feelings for him and had hinted at them many times, but unfortunately, Huo Xiao kept avoiding the topic of romance.
From his words, she realized that he had feelings for Lu Wanqing.
She even envied Lu Wanqing a little. She was already married and had three children, yet she was still so charming, surrounded by a group of men who helped her build her career.
That night, Zhang Leilei took the drunk Huo Xiao back to her home.
He mistook her for Lu Wanqing, and she went along with it, sleeping with him and spending the night together.
The next day, Huo Xiao regretted his actions and asked her how he wanted to make amends.
"Then will you marry me?" Zhang Leilei said, half-jokingly.
Huo Xiao held his head and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking seriously:
"If this is the compensation you want, then let's get married."
Zhang Leilei backed down; she didn't want a man whose heart belonged to someone else.
"I was just kidding!" she said casually, covering the bloodstain on the bed.
Unexpectedly, two months later, her period didn't come, and she also felt nauseous.
She rushed to the hospital for a checkup and found out she was pregnant.
The doctor told her that her uterus was unusual and that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again after the miscarriage. She was also reluctant to give up her first child, so she decided to give birth to the baby without telling Huo Xiao.
However, when she saw the way Huo Xiao looked at Lu Wanqing, she completely broke down and could no longer resist the urge to keep him by her side.
Zhang Leilei choked up, looking aggrieved, and Huo Xiao felt a pang of heartache upon seeing her.
"Leilei, don't cry. I'll take responsibility. I'll prepare the betrothal gifts right away and go to your house to propose marriage."
Zhang Leilei once said that she grew up in a government compound, so her family members must be officials.
She never mentioned it, and no one knew her specific official position or anything like that.
"I don't want to." Zhang Leilei turned around.
Huo Xiao, at a loss for what to do, put his arm around her shoulder from behind and gently comforted her:
"Are you angry? I admit, we got along very well before, but it wasn't to the point of talking about feelings. After that night, I thought a lot about what it would be like if we got married."
Regardless, we can gradually build a relationship and raise the child together.
He never considered asking her to abort the child.
That was a life; we shouldn't selfishly pronounce him dead.
Zhang Leilei felt a warmth in her heart and turned to look at him:
"Would you be willing for me to give birth to him?"
"Okay, I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow, and then we'll prepare the betrothal gifts."
"Trust me, I will protect you and your child for the rest of your lives."
Huo Xiao solemnly promised.
Let all other feelings go; he needs to force himself to start a new life.
He's almost forty; he shouldn't be wallowing in a relationship that's destined to end in despair.
He knew Zhang Leilei had a grudge, but he couldn't bear to see her marry another man and have his child call someone else "Dad."
A few days later, when Huo Xiao went to the Zhang family with a generous betrothal gift, he discovered that Zhang Leilei's father was actually Zhang He, the vice mayor.
Afterwards, Huo Xiao asked Zhang Leilei why she hadn't said so earlier, and he almost lost his temper.
Fortunately, he prepared a list of essential items for the betrothal gifts and added an extra 10,000 yuan.
Zhang Leilei smiled apologetically, "I really didn't mean to hide it. They were against me working in television, so I argued with them. You said you wanted to visit them, so I made up with them again."
However, this is the first time I've learned that you're from the South, that your mother passed away, and that you haven't been in contact with your father for a long time.
You're tall and speak without an accent; I always assumed you were a local.
Huo Xiao scratched his head: "Okay, we're even. Let's find a time to get our marriage certificate."
When Huo Xiao came here from the south to stay with relatives, he brought his household registration with him. Later, after buying a house, he registered his household registration locally.
After they got married, they moved directly into Huo Xiao's new house.
He never imagined that Zhang Leilei would become the mistress of the house.
Because of family circumstances, the wedding was very simple. Neither set of parents attended; they only invited colleagues and friends for a meal.
Lu Wanqing gave them a large red envelope containing 20,000 yuan.
After their marriage, Huo Xiao continued to focus on the group's business, while Zhang Leilei continued to work as a producer.
However, after get off work, if they have nothing else to do, they will go home as soon as possible.
Sometimes, Huo Xiao would leave work early and pick her up from the TV station.
Every now and then, he would take her for a prenatal checkup. Looking at the little one already formed in the ultrasound, Huo Xiao's feelings gradually changed.
Sometimes, when he wakes up in the middle of the night and sees Zhang Leilei in the bathroom with the bed next to him empty, he feels a sense of loss.
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