After Ji Meng left, Lu Jingyan took Shi Wan to the back garden.
After returning from Country Y, Lu Jingyan transplanted some of the plants from Shi Wan's mother's laboratory to Qingshan Yazhu, and these plants are now growing well.
After settling Shi Wan on the swing chair, Lu Jingyan half-squatted down and gently stroked her abdomen with his palm.
"Wife."
"Um?"
"Once this brat is born, we're never having any more children."
Shi Wan looked down at her increasingly large pregnant belly, feeling that she was becoming more and more inconvenient to move around.
"You dislike children that much?"
Lu Jingyan looked up at Shi Wan with a serious expression, "I like anything that's yours."
This is the fruit of his and Shi Wan's love, and he will give his child the best of everything, no matter what.
Moreover, the Lu family's businesses are spread both domestically and internationally, so raising several children is no problem for them.
But he couldn't bear to part with it.
The physical damage caused by Shi Wan's miscarriage was too great. At that time, he thought that if Shi Wan gave him another chance, he would not want the child.
After they got together, he selfishly thought about using the child to tie Shi Wan down, but he gave up in the end. If he used the child to bind her, what difference would there be between him and Feng Yunzhou?
He had witnessed all the suffering Shi Wan had endured while pregnant with this child. Especially in the first few months before the pregnancy was stable, she suffered from insomnia and nightmares every night, and spent almost all of that time in the hospital.
He saw it all, but there was nothing he could do.
That feeling of powerlessness made him live in self-blame every day.
Rather than continuing the lineage, he hoped that Shi Wan would be free from illness and disaster.
"Wanwan, one is enough." Lu Jingyan hugged Shi Wan's waist tenderly and rested his head on her protruding belly.
"I don't want you to suffer anymore."
...
Since the incident where Zhou Yun angrily punched Zhou Jin, causing the latter to lose control of his bladder and bowels, the Zhou couple and Zhou Jin have calmed down considerably.
Zhou Yun was happy to have some free time, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was bothering her, she took out the luggage she had packed a month ago, preparing to travel abroad.
The travel plans that could have been implemented after breaking up with Ji Chu were delayed for several months.
The first stop was in the Southern Hemisphere, and it was summer in Continent A. She changed into a black tank top and wide-leg jeans. The narrow straps and satin fabric successfully outlined her voluptuous and alluring figure. Her long, wavy hair fell in front of her chest, making her skin appear even whiter.
She casually applied some skincare products and lipstick, put on sunglasses, and acted like she didn't care about anyone.
She didn't want her skin to be damaged by cosmetics during her more than ten-hour journey.
I looked at myself in the mirror several times, then put on my down jacket, satisfied, and prepared to go out.
When traveling from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere, or from winter to summer, the best outfit is one that's summer inside and winter outside.
Just as I got downstairs, my cell phone rang.
"What is it now?" Zhou Yun sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
"Mr. Zhou, Yunda wants to terminate our contract." The assistant said nervously on the other end of the phone.
"What's the reason?" Zhou Yun's eyes turned cold.
"This..." The assistant hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
"explain."
"Yunda's response to us was that they had changed their general manager, and the new leader was not satisfied with our company's design, so they proposed to change the partner company."
Zhou Yun: "Yunda has been cooperating with us for several years, and they just changed the cooperation without even knowing that breaching the contract would result in paying three times the penalty?"
The assistant replied, "The other party is adamant and would rather pay the penalty for breach of contract than terminate the contract with us."
Zhou Yun tapped her suitcase absently with her fingers. "Come to the office in thirty minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yun stared at her suitcase for a while, then sighed and dragged it back to her apartment.
Thirty minutes later, YS Company.
Zhou Yun rushed to the company, and her assistant quickly followed her in when she saw her boss come in.
After closing the office door, Zhou Yun collapsed onto the sofa chair.
The assistant stood to the side, looking as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Boss...the other party has now rejected all our concessions."
YS Company was a company she independently founded while she was still with the Zhou family. It was not large in scale, but the annual profit from her partners was very considerable.
Therefore, Zhou Yun wasn't worried about starving to death when she left the Zhou family. The income from her private business was more than enough to make her a wealthy woman in her next life.
The assistant was still giving a long, detailed report on the risks the company was facing due to the biggest partner's last-minute change of mind.
Zhou Yun rubbed her temples. "Can we get an appointment with the general manager of Yunda now?"
The assistant paused, then said, "I'll contact them now."
Five minutes later, the assistant walked in looking dejected. "Mr. Zhou, they rejected us."
Zhou Yun said calmly, "Go check his schedule for today."
"yes."
Half an hour later, Zhou Yun received the personal information and schedule of Yunda's new general manager.
Zhou Yun flipped through the documents in her hand, "Shen Lin..."
The assistant stood to the side and said, "President Shen goes to the Cloud Top Club for dinner every Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Zhou, shall I accompany you?"
The assistant was a little worried about her boss going to the meeting alone. When she was researching, she found out that this Shen Lin was not a good person.
Having worked alongside Zhou Yun for many years, she had some understanding of her boss's personality.
She never asks others to do what she can do herself.
"It's alright, you can go out now."
"Yes, Mr. Zhou. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything from me." The assistant nodded emphatically.
Zhou Yun was amused by her assistant's serious demeanor.
"Don't worry, it's okay."
After her assistant left, Zhou Yun made a phone call, which was answered quickly.
"Sister Xiaoyun, what brings you here?" Chu Ningxuan's nonchalant voice rang out.
"Young Master Chu, is Cloud Peak yours?"
"Hmm." That was the reply.
"What? Sister Xiaoyun has finally deigned to come and support me?"
"What are the requirements for getting in?" Zhou Yun's eyelids twitched. How could Wanwan's quiet and gentle personality have such a... unruly cousin?
"Sister Yun, given our relationship, there's no need to talk about conditions. You can come anytime, and I'll welcome you anytime."
Zhou Yun, "Were you there this afternoon?"
Chu Ningxuan was a little troubled. "It might not be possible this afternoon. I have to accompany Wanwan to her prenatal checkup."
"What?!" Zhou Yun exclaimed, puzzled.
"It's just that... when Wanwan goes for a prenatal checkup, the entire Chu family has to go with her. Not one of them can be missing. That's a Chu family rule."
Zhou Yun: ...
Your family's rules are quite... bizarre.
"I'll go to Genting Highlands later; I have a business partner there."
"Hey! It's nothing! I'll prepare a room for you, just go ahead and check in, tonight's everything is on the house!"
Zhou Yun: ...
No wonder the Chu family uses Chu Ningxuan as a negative example every day; otherwise, they'd squander their entire fortune.
"No need, it's their arrangement. I'll go over and discuss some business."
"Okay! Call me anytime if anything happens. I have to go to the hospital now. Lu Jingyan won't let me see Wanwan if I'm even a minute late!" Chu Ningxuan said and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Zhou Yun glanced at the time; there was still an hour until the scheduled departure time.
I glanced at the tank top I was wearing, and thought, "Tsk, too sexy, not appropriate."
However, given the current weather in Kyoto, wearing a down jacket over your coat is not a bad idea; you can just leave it on indoors.
After thinking for a while, I finally decided to put on some light makeup before going out. This down jacket is already bad enough, and if I go to meet a client with no makeup on, the cooperation will really fall apart.
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