Since the couple decided to start trying to conceive, Shen Beian's lifestyle has become noticeably more regular. She even actively encourages Gu Nanyan.
"Gu Nanyan! What time is it? Are you still working?!" Shen Bei'an knew Gu Nanyan was busy and kept telling his wife that he was busy, but how many nights has this happened?
It's so late! He's already woken up from a nap!
He found himself alone in bed, and stormed off to the study, where, sure enough, the lights were on!
Gu Nanyan took off his gold-rimmed glasses and placed them on the table. He pinched the bridge of his nose, pulled Shen Bei'an over and sat him on his lap, pressing his shoulder against Shen's shoulder. His voice was a little hoarse. "An'an, you have to give me some time to make arrangements, right? It's not even midnight yet. I was planning to go to sleep after finishing this document, and then you came over first."
Shen Bei'an sensed Gu Nan'an's fatigue and hugged her back. "Hmph, I knew you were tired. I already arranged the bathroom when we came over. Go soak in it for a bit, then get a massage spa before you go to sleep."
Looking down, she saw Gu Nanyan with his eyes closed, his long eyelashes revealing obvious dark circles. She felt a pang of heartache and suddenly realized that this child wasn't absolutely necessary.
Indeed, my wife is too busy.
"Yan Yan, how about we put it off for now, and talk about it again after everything is settled?" For the first time, Shen Bei'an felt that he was being a bit willful.
He was always the one making demands of Gu Nanyan, telling him what to do and what to do, and Gu Nanyan always treated him with doting affection.
But he forgot that Gu Nanyan is also a human being, and she gets tired too.
Gu Nanyan wrapped his arms around his slender waist, tilted his head back and opened his eyes. In his two dark blue pupils were two tiny figures, one of him and the other of him.
Her raven-feather-like eyelashes were bathed in a golden glow from the lamplight, and her cool pupils burned with a fiery intensity, like flames rising from a thicket of thorns, both scalding and alluring.
The corners of her mouth also curve upwards, outlining a stunning smile.
"An'an, it's just that I have some things to do personally recently. Zhaojun is busy dealing with things on Fuyun Island. Once she's done and comes back, things will be much easier for me. My assistants are all very capable; their annual salaries of tens of millions don't come for nothing."
The Gu Group has excellent employee benefits, not to mention the people in the big boss's secretariat, whose special assistants have incredibly high annual salaries.
Moreover, Gu Nanyan usually consults Meng Zhaojun and Feng You about personal matters. Although the other special assistants are also on call 24 hours a day, they are all for work-related matters and their duties.
Tens of millions annual salary...
Shen Beian knew this was the most basic amount, not including holiday bonuses.
If this were in his First World, he would want to do this kind of work.
"Besides, we're not in a rush when it comes to having children. Didn't we already agree to let nature take its course?"
After they had a frank talk that day, they stopped using protection when they had sex, but they didn't do anything deliberately either; everything just happened naturally.
"Hmm." Shen Bei'an was wondering if he should go back to his university major to help his wife.
The thought only flashed through my mind for a second before vanishing without a trace; I should just forget about it.
It's been so many years since I last picked it up; I've almost forgotten about it.
"What month is it already? Aren't you going to send that Helian family brat back yet?" Lu Ming slumped on the soft sofa, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking incredibly lazy, completely unlike a refined young gentleman, and showing no signs of having come from there.
Jiang Yuzhu was sipping a cup of tea. "Looks like you had a good time at Tingxiang Water Pavilion." She smiled slightly, seemingly unchanged from before.
Lu Ming glanced at him. "That place was originally for fun," his eyes were icy cold. "I'm going to make a move on the Qin family. What do you all think?"
Anyone who dares to mess with him will pay the price.
It was rare to have both Ji Luqi and Mei Lanting present today. Ji Luqi was tending to her hands and asked slowly, "How did you deal with Fifth Master Lu and Tenth Master Lu?"
She was quite curious about this.
Fifth Master Lu is the half-brother of the old lady of the Lu family, sharing the same mother but different fathers.
“Lu Shi,” Lu Ming said, “I never expected that my Lu family would produce such an idiot. I’ve never seen anyone so eager to be used.”
"By whom?" Mei Lanting was also somewhat interested. "I only heard that at Gu Er's wedding, weren't the people standing next to her from the Zou family of Fuyun Island? If they were from that family, it wouldn't be hard to understand why Lu Shi was schemed against."
Lu Ming was so angry that she couldn't speak. She kicked Fu Muqian next to her and raised her chin.
He downed another glass of wine in silence.
Fu Muqian sneered and looked at Mei Lanting, "Jiao'er, do you think too highly of Lu Shi? Does a piece of idiot like him deserve to have the Zou family as his supporting actor?"
"Do you still remember Han Er?" Mentioning Han Er, Fu Muqian's face showed a hint of anger. Mentioning the Han family made him think of his unlucky son.
Wei Shengxi pulled his cloak tighter. The spring breeze was slightly cool, and everyone was looking after him. The heating in the room was on and the temperature was quite high.
"Yes, she's my father's adopted son's sister."
Wei Shengxi rarely mentions his father in front of his friends, the man who had even clashed with the Gu family several times when he was young.
Fu Muqian was surprised that Wei Shengxi would speak first, and slowly said, "Han Er set up a trap to hold Lu Shi in his hands and use him to threaten Lu Wuye. Everyone knows that Lu Shi is Lu Wuye's life."
"But before Han Er could do much, he was wiped out by that bastard and imprisoned on a small island in the south, isolated from the world."
Gu Nanyan sipped his warm water and said casually, "It wasn't me, it was your sixth young master who did it."
"Speaking of Young Master Fu," Lu Ming also became somewhat interested, "how is his relationship with Young Master Wei Sheng?"
Han Er is Han Lianjun's younger sister, and Han Lianjun has always been on good terms with Wei Shengxu.
It was Fu Liu who led the men to surround the Qingmei Club back then. If the Han family hadn't acted swiftly and decisively, the entire Han family might have been brought down.
Even now, the Han family is still being suppressed.
Fu Muqian poured the wine, slowly swirling it as he looked at the clear liquid in the glass. "My Fu family doesn't produce people with love-struck minds. We won't ruin our family business for anyone."
Fu Mutian's little one is hiding now, she can't even go out.
It's okay to like it, just be safe.
Everyone present knew how Fu Mutian had handled the object she was protecting in her palm, so no one said anything more.
In a family like theirs, having witnessed countless dark things, it's nothing out of the ordinary.
The group chatted and laughed while playing cards.
"Wait, I remember there's someone here who's trying to conceive, right?" Hua Yueli held a card in one hand, stuck it to Zhou Zhi, and smiled seductively at him.
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The author believes that whether or not to have children is a decision for both parties. At the right time, the family background of Fifth Master Shen and the eldest son is beyond question. Although Fifth Master Shen's initial desire to have children may seem like a joke, there is no doubt that in their hearts, the child is not just an heir, but the crystallization of their love.
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