Chapter 146 if-Pei Line (20): Inquiring about pregnancy
The apartment door was gently closed.
Pei Zhen left in a sorry state with his subordinate, who had lost an arm.
A faint smell of blood and gunpowder filled the air. Pei Yanxi opened the window, allowing the evening breeze to quickly dissipate the gunpowder odor.
After everything was finished, she expressionlessly disassembled, cleaned, and oiled the pistol, each movement exceptionally practiced. Finally, she reassembled the parts and placed them back in a hidden compartment at the bottom of the drawer.
"Don't let Yun Zhan see these."
Pei Yanxi turned on the locator on her phone; Yun Zhan would probably be home in about twenty minutes.
She took off her gunpowder-smelling coat and changed into soft loungewear. She went to the living room, rolled up the blood-stained carpet, and threw it into the trash can; someone would come and clean it up later.
After doing all this, Pei Yanxi finally allowed herself to relax. She leaned back on the sofa, closed her eyes, and thought about what she would say to Yun Zhan later.
The cold touch of the trigger still lingered on her fingertips, but Pei Yanxi felt incredibly calm. She had no regrets and would never back down.
Just then, the door lock made a soft "click" sound.
Yun Zhan has returned.
Pei Yanxi immediately opened her eyes, all the coldness she had shown vanished in an instant. She got up and looked towards the door, ready to welcome her loved one.
However, something seemed off about Yun Zhan as he walked in.
Yun Zhan frowned, hurriedly changed his shoes, casually tossed his backpack into the entryway, and then walked silently into the bathroom, only to emerge a while later.
After that, he shrank into another corner of the sofa, keeping a distance from Pei Yanxi.
She curled herself up into a small ball, hugging her knees with both hands, resting her chin on her knees, her pretty eyebrows tightly furrowed, her face pale, and her lips pressed together.
He looked a bit uncomfortable, sullen and unwilling to communicate.
Pei Yanxi's heart sank slightly.
"Do you still smell?"
Pei Yanxi quickly sniffed her coat, thinking that her scent was making Yun Zhan uncomfortable... but she had clearly cleaned herself up perfectly.
Pei Yanxi's voice was extremely gentle: "Yun Zhan? What's wrong?"
Yun Zhan didn't look up, but buried his face even deeper in his knees, shook his head sullenly, and didn't say anything.
Pei Yanxi noticed her low spirits and patiently observed her.
She saw Yun Zhan unconsciously place his hand on his lower abdomen, his expression revealing a barely perceptible hint of restraint.
"Are you feeling unwell? Is it your period?"
Pei Yanxi asked again, her voice filled with concern and a hint of nervousness that she herself was unaware of.
This time, Yun Zhan finally reacted.
She looked up, her eyes dim, tinged with discomfort and anxiety. She glanced at Pei Yanxi, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a barely audible sigh.
"It's nothing..." Yun Zhan muttered softly, his voice weak, "It's just... my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."
Her period arrived unexpectedly early, and waves of familiar, annoying pain in her lower abdomen dragged her into a vortex of depression.
The words Shi Mingyue had said that afternoon were now echoing repeatedly in her mind, and thinking about them too much made her feel uncomfortable.
Yun Zhan didn't know why he was being so emotional.
21 remained silent in her mind, a child caught in a whirlpool of emotions...
Are you with Pei Yanxi?
"Can I stay?"
"So it's because we can't keep him..."
She is different from Pei Yanxi.
Putting aside her identity as a time traveler, she was just an ordinary person, an ordinary person who would feel irritable because of her period and confused about the future.
But what about Pei Yanxi? She is powerful, mysterious, and almost cruelly calm... The way she handles things and the world she faces are things she cannot even imagine.
If she stays here, does she and Pei Yanxi really have a future?
But if she went home... would she be willing to leave? Leaving... just thinking about that word sent a sharp pain through her heart, even more painful than her lower abdomen.
This sudden anxiety and physical discomfort intertwined, making Yun Zhan want to retreat into his shell and ignore everyone.
Therefore, when she saw Pei Yanxi, the complex feeling of not knowing how to speak made her subconsciously choose to remain silent.
Unbeknownst to her, just minutes before, this seemingly calm and gentle woman had used the most resolute method to shield her from a malevolent attack from the abyss.
"Your period must be very painful... I'll buy you some medicine right away." Pei Yanxi's voice was even softer than before, with a hint of anxiety.
Yun Zhan's eyelashes trembled, and she finally nodded, letting out a muffled "hmm." Her physical discomfort left her with no strength to say another word.
"Wait."
Pei Yanxi quickly sent a message on her phone as she walked towards the kitchen. Soon, the sound of a kettle boiling water could be heard from the kitchen.
Just a few minutes later, the apartment doorbell rang.
Pei Yanxi opened the door and took a paper bag from a bodyguard in black. Inside were the latest fast-acting painkillers and a box of hand warmers.
After doing all this, she saw that Yun Zhan had silently gotten up, lowered his head, and walked into his bedroom without saying a word, gently closing the door behind him.
With a soft "bang," the door separated the two worlds.
Pei Yanxi was suddenly left alone in the living room.
She stood there, holding the medicine and a thermos of hot water, feeling a little lost for the first time.
A strong sense of anxiety gripped her. Had she done something wrong?
Pei Yanxi didn't bother her. She poured a cup of hot water at just the right temperature, took out a painkiller and placed it next to the cup, then carried the tray to Yun Zhan's door.
She didn't knock immediately, but instead gently...without making a sound, placed the tray on the doormat.
Then, she raised her hand and tapped the door twice with her knuckles.
“Yun Zhan”.
Pei Yanxi's voice was very low, coming through the door... extremely gentle: "There are painkillers and hot water at the door. Drink some, it will make you feel much better."
She paused, then added, her tone almost pleading as she coaxed, "I promise I won't bother you, okay?"
In the room, Yun Zhan curled up on the bed with a pillow in her arms. Pei Yanxi was so gentle with her... Actually, she was just being a little temperamental because of her period. Pei Yanxi's attitude made her tense emotions crack instantly... Her eyes suddenly felt hot.
She struggled in bed for a long time before slowly climbing out and tiptoeing to the door.
He took a deep breath before gently and quietly opening the door a crack.
On the doormat, there was a glass of steaming water and a white pill.
She crouched down, about to reach for it, when she caught a glimpse of a figure not far away out of the corner of her eye.
At the end of the corridor, under the soft glow of the wall lamps... Pei Yanxi was standing there.
She kept her head down, holding a book in her hands, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, her posture elegant and quiet.
Yun Zhan could sense that her gaze wasn't on the pages of the book at all; those beautiful eyes... were taking advantage of the brief moments between turning the pages to observe him intently and cautiously.
His eyes held only pure, undisguised worry and tension.
Yun Zhan's heart was burned by her gaze without him even realizing it.
She quickly grabbed the medicine and a water glass, quietly retreated into the room, and closed the door.
After drinking warm water and taking painkillers, the agonizing pain in my lower abdomen gradually subsided.
"She's too good to me, I feel a little guilty..."
Yun Zhan lay on the bed, unable to find any reason to refuse Pei Yanxi. In her mind, she kept replaying the image of Pei Yanxi standing under the lamp, secretly watching her.
That cautious worry... made Yun Zhan slow down his breathing.
My senior doesn't know how to love.
You did a great job.
"Perhaps, Pei Yanxi is expressing her concern for you in her own clumsy but sincere way."
21 has a feeling that they might actually talk.
night
Pei Yanxi didn't bother Yun Zhan, but simply sent her a "Goodnight" message on her phone.
After a long day, Pei Yanxi went into the bathroom and rinsed her body with hot water. After showering, she changed into a simple set of black silk lingerie instead of wearing a robe, letting the cool air envelop her skin.
Only a dim bedside lamp was on in the bedroom, casting an ambiguous and tranquil light.
She leaned against the large bed, her hair damp at the ends, the soft mattress supporting her.
Her long, jet-black hair cascaded over the snow-white sheets and her fair, delicate skin, creating a striking visual impact. The light accentuated the perfect curves of her body, with a smooth waistline extending from her flat stomach to her pert buttocks and long, straight legs.
Every inch is sexy in just the right way.
The room was so quiet that Pei Yanxi could hear her own heartbeat.
As if by some strange twist of fate, Pei Yanxi turned to the side, picked up her phone from the bedside table, and tapped it to open the photo album.
The screen's light shone on her stunning face, illuminating the tenderness hidden deep within her eyes.
The photo album is almost entirely filled with pictures of Yun Zhan.
There are photos of her watching cartoons on the sofa when she was angry, her cheeks bulging with snacks; there are photos of her silhouette bathed in sunlight as she waters the flowers on the balcony; there are photos of her secretly dozing off during her Spanish class... Each one was captured by Pei Yanxi unintentionally with her camera... These are all precious photos that belong only to her.
Pei Yanxi's eyes softened as she traced a photo of Yun Zhan smiling radiantly at the camera. The girl in the photo had crescent-shaped eyes, and Pei Yanxi's lips unconsciously curved upwards as well.
She rarely smiled like that; that smile shed all her aloofness and indifference towards outsiders, revealing a genuine and pure joy from the heart.
"Yun Zhan... what do you think our wedding should be like?"
After a long while, she exited the photo album, opened her contacts, and dialed an encrypted number.
The call was answered almost immediately.
"Young Miss."
A respectful and steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.
Pei Yanxi's gaze fell upon the deep night outside the window.
"Please contact the private hospital where I had my last medical checkup."
"I'd like to ask about...pregnancy."
She wanted a child that belonged to her and Yun Zhan. A child that could completely bind their fates together, a child that would make it impossible for Yun Zhan to ever leave her again, an eternal bond.
After hanging up the phone, Pei Yanxi did not put down her phone immediately.
She leaned back, letting the soft pillow fully support her weight, and casually put one arm behind her head.
This pose caused her chest to lift slightly, and the lines of her shoulders and neck to stretch into a beautiful and powerful arc, outlining a breathtaking silhouette under the dim light.
With her other hand, she casually held up her phone, the screen's light becoming the only source of light in the dimness, casting two bright sparks in her deep eyes.
The light first touched her straight nose, then slid down the ridge, outlining her slightly pursed lips, making the curve there appear exceptionally clear and cold. The light lingered on her long, curled eyelashes, casting a small, trembling, feather-like shadow. Finally, the light settled on her slightly sunken eye sockets, making her beautiful eyes appear even deeper.
Pei Yanxi's thumb, with an almost greedy slowness, gently swept across the cold screen.
With each page she scrolled through, the curve of her lips deepened. The smile didn't reach her eyes, but it had already spread ripples of "possession" in the softest part of her heart.
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