"An encounter, don't overthink it," Qin Yusheng picked up the car keys from the table and walked out.
Zhao Shuyao noticed that only a few scattered patrons remained in the coffee shop.
An encounter? This wasn't a high-end coffee shop; why would Qin Yusheng come to such a place?
Jiang Shiyu returned to Jingyuan. The housekeeper had prepared dinner, all light and simple dishes.
Jiang Shiyu felt full just looking at them, but under Murong Cheng's pressure, she sat down and ate a little.
She went to the living room and found many shopping bags.
Opening one of the bags, she discovered it was filled with baby supplies.
She opened another bag, which also contained baby clothes and the like.
"Do you have any relatives having a baby?" Jiang Shiyu looked in surprise at the dazzling array of baby items and clothes.
"We're keeping them for when our child is born."
Jiang Shiyu quietly put the baby clothes back. She wanted to say something, but decided to remain silent and sat down on the sofa.
She planned to make things clear with Murong Cheng once she retrieved her grandfather's inheritance.
Having a child was out of the question!
Murong Cheng brought over a plate of grapes. Jiang Shiyu peeled one, and it was sweet and sour, very delicious. Before she knew it, she had eaten a whole plate.
For some reason lately, she had developed a craving for sour things.
The next day, Jiang Shiyu went to pick up Cheche from kindergarten.
Cheche hugged Jiang Shiyu's stomach and pressed his ear against her lower abdomen, as if listening for something.
"Cheche, what's wrong?" What was the little one doing? She had never seen him do this before.
"Mommy, why hasn't my sister been born yet? Why can't I hear her talking?" Cheche pursed his lips, his delicate, fair face etched with disappointment. "Sister? Who told you you have a sister?" Jiang Shiyu frowned, suspecting it was that scoundrel Murong Cheng.
"Daddy told me! Daddy said Mommy is pregnant and that there's my little sister in Mommy's tummy! Mommy, when will sister come out of your tummy?"
Cheche looked impatient, shaking Jiang Shiyu's arm and acting spoiled.
"Mommy, hurry up and let sister come out. Cheche is bored and wants sister to play with me. Cheche will take good care of sister, Mommy, don't worry!"
He actually deceived Cheche, using him to indirectly pressure her to conceive.
That man!
Jiang Shiyu suppressed the anger in her heart. "Cheche, Mommy isn't pregnant. Don't listen to your daddy talking nonsense."
"Mommy is talking nonsense! Daddy clearly said Mommy is pregnant! Mommy's tummy has gotten bigger, she's definitely pregnant with sister!"
Jiang Shiyu was speechless.
She had gained a little weight recently, but she didn't look pregnant at all!
"Daddy never lies. Daddy said Mommy is pregnant, so Mommy is pregnant."
Cheche looked certain, his delicate, fair face filled with anticipation and longing.
Jiang Shiyu thought of something and crouched down to look at Cheche. "Cheche, aren't you worried that sister will be born and snatch Mommy away? Sister will be born, but you weren't, so aren't you worried Mommy will love sister more?"
After Jiang Shiyu spoke, the little one frowned and thought for a long time.
"I don't want to!" Cheche threw himself into Jiang Shiyu's arms, hugging her tightly. "Then I don't want a sister anymore, I want Mommy's love all to myself!"
Jiang Shiyu was amused and exasperated.
As expected, a son takes after his father; Cheche had the same possessiveness and dominance as Murong Cheng.
Thinking of Si Han, Jiang Shiyu sighed softly.
Ruofeng, once I've dealt with Murong Xue's matters, I'll come to see you.
Jiang Shiyu took Cheche back to Jingyuan. Since court was tomorrow, Jiang Shiyu made a call to her lawyer on the balcony.
When Jiang Shiyu finished the call and came out, she saw Murong Cheng had returned.
Cheche, seeing his daddy return, jumped off the sofa and rushed over. "Daddy, I don't want a sister anymore!"
Murong Cheng paused and glanced in Jiang Shiyu's direction. "What's wrong?"
"Sister will be born and snatch my Mommy away. I don't want a sister anymore, I don't!"
Cheche grabbed Murong Cheng's large hand, looking unwilling, his little mouth pouting.
The thought of his sister being born and taking his mommy and daddy away made him very unhappy!
"Who told you that?" Murong Cheng pinched Cheche's cheek.
She's already in the womb, does he think she can just not be born?
"I don't care, I don't want a sister anymore..."
Cheche's eyes welled up with tears. "Mommy is mine alone!"
"Don't worry, sister won't snatch Mommy away when she's born, because Daddy will take good care of sister, understand?"
After Murong Cheng's coaxing, Cheche finally quieted down.
Jiang Shiyu clutched her phone, holding back her breath.
After dinner and once Cheche was asleep and the housekeeper had left, she sat down heavily on the living room sofa.
The force of her movement made Murong Cheng frown slightly. He handed her a cushion. "Sitting down with such force, aren't you afraid of miscarrying?"
"I don't have time to play house with you. No matter what you say, I will never have a child!"
Jiang Shiyu crossed her arms defiantly.
He was acting first and reporting later! This man was going too far!
"Then don't have one." To her surprise, Murong Cheng agreed readily. "What do you want to eat? Shall I wash some grapes for you?"
He had heard that eating grapes would result in daughters with large eyes.
"I want some!" Jiang Shiyu was very assertive, eating the grapes he offered with an air of entitlement.
Murong Cheng chuckled softly and went to wash the grapes.
The weather was turning cold. Jiang Shiyu nestled on the sofa. The grapes were a bit cool, and her limbs felt cold.
She raised her eyelids and glanced at Murong Cheng, who was working.
Jiang Shiyu lifted her feet and rubbed them against his clothes.
Unnoticed, she moved them up to his legs.
Then her little feet slipped inside his trousers.
Her feet were instantly warmed by his body heat.
The man's body stiffened.
Oh no, she'd been discovered.
Jiang Shiyu, feeling guilty, was about to pull her feet back.
Unexpectedly, Murong Cheng used his hand to hold her feet in place.
Jiang Shiyu didn't dare to make a sound.
Seeing the man continue working as if nothing had happened, Jiang Shiyu also continued eating grapes nonchalantly.
Perhaps she was too tired from the day, Jiang Shiyu curled up on the sofa, feeling drowsy and half-asleep.
She dreamed of Ruofeng.
She couldn't help but murmur, "Ruofeng... Si Han..."
Murong Cheng realized she was talking in her sleep. As he leaned closer to listen, he only heard the low murmur.
"Si Han..."
The man's body instantly stiffened.
The next day, Jiang Shiyu was woken by the vibration of her phone.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself in the bedroom bed, the room temperature controlled by the heating.
She stretched and got up to wash.
Cheche had already been sent to kindergarten. Downstairs, only the housekeeper was visible.
Strange, why did Murong Cheng go to work so early today?
Jiang Shiyu ate some breakfast. When she opened the balcony door, she was shocked to find the balcony outside the living room completely covered in cigarette butts.
They were densely packed, at least dozens of them.