Chapter 18 Part 1

Around 10 o’clock in the evening.

Chi Yao’s living room still had a light on. He lowered his head, a book called “Guide to Knitting a Scarf” was spread out beside him.

The white scarf was almost done, he only had a small section left.

The phone beside him kept vibrating non-stop.

Xu Ting: Wanna game? Wanna game? Wanna game?

Xu Ting: Hurry up, we’re just waiting for you to come online.

Ten minutes later.

Xu Ting: Bro

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Fs obld Dw Mkdt nsdvkdwle vs plde xlppytlp, bl pyo y rasxkdldv ale lmnzyxyvksd xyaj pweeldzu yrrlyakdt kd qasdv sq bkp xlppytl.

Dw Mkdt oyp qwakswp yde ekalnvzu nyzzle bkx, “Zsw xwpv tkhl xl y alypsd vseyu.”

Ubk Zys’p hsknl oyp yp nsze yp lhla, “Zsw nyd nbsspl dsv vs byhl xu nsdvynv kdqsaxyvksd kq usw esd’v oydv kv.”

“Fs vbkp kp uswa–”

Gv vbyv xsxldv, Dw Mkdt qlzv zkjl y prkvlqwz okql, “alypsd qsa czsnjkdt xl?”

Ubk Zys, “Mblal yal svbla alypsdp yp olzz.”

Xu Ting asked, “What?”

Chi Yao, “You’re too annoying.”

This reason was even worse than the previous one.

Xu Ting felt speechless and said, “I just want to ask if you wanted to play games.”

Chi Yao, “Not playing.”

Xu Ting, “You haven’t been online for several days, are you at home now?”

Chi Yao, “Where else would I be?”

“Then if you’re not answering my messages,” Xu Ting complained, then asked in confusion, “what are you doing at home every day?”

Chi Yao had his phone on speaker mode. He had one leg bent as he knitted with his hands. Next to his leg was an open book that he had already flipped through most of.

He said quietly, “…I’m helping someone knit a scarf, what else would I be doing?”

Xu Ting couldn’t hear him clearly, “Someone, what?”

“It’s none of your business,” Chi Yao was too lazy to say more. “I’m hanging up.”

–

Although Lin Zhexia asked Chi Yao to help her knit the scarf, she couldn’t sleep at night because she felt a little sorry.

Even though it’s a gift.

But it wasn’t something she had knitted herself after all.

Lin He’s birthday was approaching.

She thought that it wouldn’t be appropriate to give the gift like this the day after tomorrow.

Before going to bed, she decided to go to the mall tomorrow with her savings to see if there were any other suitable gifts.

The next day.

In order not to arouse Lin He’s suspicion, she planned to sneak out after eating.

According to her understanding of Lin He, after cleaning up the kitchen, she would take a break in her room. However, when she carefully pushed open a crack with the bedroom door to slip out, she saw Lin He and Wei Ping in the corridor.

The two of them were standing at the door of the washroom, and Wei Ping was supporting Lin He.

Lin He was leaning in his arms, with one hand covering her mouth.

Wei Ping supported her carefully with one hand, and closed the door of the washroom with the other, “Why is your morning sickness so severe these days?”

Lin He, “I’ve been throwing up everything I eat recently, it seems like my reactions are getting worse.”

Wei Ping supported her towards the bedroom, “Let’s get you to lie down for a bit. If you still feel uncomfortable, we will go to the hospital this afternoon.”

However, Lin He didn’t take it too seriously, “No need, it’s not a big deal. When I gave birth to Xiaxia, I had even stronger reactions, it’s not that bad right now.” She lowered her voice as she talked, “Compared to this, I’ve been thinking about how to tell Xiaxia about my pregnancy.”

Hearing this, Lin Zhexia’s hand that was about to push the door paused.

Lin He continued, “Last time I had morning sickness, she caught me, and I didn’t know what to say.”

“I still haven’t found the right opportunity yet.”

“I don’t know how she will react to this child.”

Lin He’s voice faded away.

In the end, Wei Ping took her back to the bedroom and closed the door, which shut out all the sound.

Lin Zhexia stood behind the door for a long time.

She stared at the corridor visible through the crack.

She only snapped out of her trance when her phone, which she had been holding tightly, vibrated.

Chi Dog: It’s finished.

Chi Dog: Come and get it.

Lin Zhe Xia lowered her eyes.

After a while, she replied to him: Later, I’m doing something right now, not at home.

After replying, she grabbed her keys, then avoided Lin He and Wei Ping as she left the house.

But she didn’t go to the mall or Chi Yao’s house.

She didn’t know where she was going either, she just followed her subconscious mind and kept walking.

As the evening approached, the sky darkened. She walked along the bustling streets for a while, shivering from the cold winter wind. Eventually, she arrived at a park. She sat down by the lake and realized that she had rushed out without wearing her jacket.

Actually, she only wanted to come out for a breather.

Lin He’s pregnancy came so suddenly.

It was happy news, she was also happy for Lin He, but deep down in her heart, hidden anxiety still quietly emerged.

This remarried family of theirs was harmonious in all aspects.

Wei Ping was good in every aspect too, and treated her very well.

But over the years, their relationship has always been formal and polite.

A layer of obligatory politeness that they couldn’t avoid.

Lin Zhexia looked up at the dark sky. It didn’t rain today, but she inevitably remembered that day it thundered.

She said to herself in her heart:

These are just some sudden little emotions.

It’ll go away after a stroll.

She was afraid that Lin He would be worried, so she rubbed her cold fingers and sent a message to Lin He: Mom, my classmate came to see me. I’m accompanying her shopping.

Then she switched to Chi Yao’s chat.

Chi Yao sent her an unread message.

Chi Dog: Seems like Young Master Lin’s pretty busy.

She didn’t reply to this.

After a few minutes, Chi Yao sent another message, “Don’t bother coming after 10, too lazy to open the door for you.”

–

The Chi Yao fingertip rested on the phone’s side button.

The screen automatically turned off after some time, however, Chi Yao exerted some strength on the button and it lit up again.

The same chat was displayed on the screen, and the last line was Lin Zhexia’s reply to him.

One word.

-Kay.