Wen Ci thought to herself, maybe she should go see an old Chinese medicine doctor? It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Western medicine, but at this stage,
domestic equipment wasn’t very advanced yet.
Having an old Chinese doctor take her pulse would suffice.
It would also save her from the various tedious checks involved in Western medicine.
Wen Ci unintentionally spoke her thoughts aloud: “Do you think I should go see an old Chinese medicine doctor?”
As the words fell, she remembered Huo Jingyuan was still on the video call with his aunt. Her cheeks instantly flushed red, and she lowered her head, fleeing the study.
Huo Jingyuan watched her retreating figure and quickly said, “Auntie, I just wanted to let you know I’m safe. Later, I’ll move the computer to Beijing, and we can talk more then.”
“Go on.”
Huo Jingyuan didn’t even bother to turn off the computer. He immediately chased after her, saying gently, “Wife, what are you running for?”
“Embarrassment.”
Even after running out of the study, she was still within the room. She sat on the edge of the bed, lightly patting her own mouth. How could she have spoken her mind like that?
In the 1980s, offspring were highly valued. What if she really had a problem…
Suddenly, Wen Ci looked up at Huo Jingyuan, her eyes narrowing slightly. She said seriously, “Huo Jingyuan, what if I can’t have children?”
Hearing this, Huo Jingyuan slowly approached the bedside, reached out, and pulled Wen Ci into his arms. He gently smoothed her hair, his voice as low and soothing as a symphony:
“We don’t absolutely have to have children. Our life belongs to the two of us.”
“Is that your true feeling, or are you just saying what you think I want to hear?”
Huo Jingyuan took her slender hand and pressed it against his chest, over his heart. He looked at her with deep affection in his eyes, enunciating each word clearly:
“If I’m lying, may I be struck by lightning, may I die a terrible…”
Before he could finish, his lips were sealed by hers. Warm lips pressed together. After a moment,
just as the man was about to deepen the kiss,
Wen Ci pushed him away. “Don’t say things like that so often in the future.”
Although she was a staunch materialist, it was still wise to avoid tempting fate. One shouldn’t keep certain words on the tip of their tongue.
“Mm.” Huo Jingyuan nodded. He reached out and gently touched Wen Ci’s abdomen, saying softly and tenderly, “Maybe the little one just hasn’t taken a liking to us yet.”
Meanwhile, downstairs,
Grandma Liu had called Su Wanqing to the living room. As someone who had been through life, she could see the infatuation in Su Wanqing’s eyes. She said kindly, “Wanqing, as the old saying goes, we must pay attention to fate. Now that A’Yuan is already married, when will your marriage plans be put on the agenda?”
Abroad, Huo Jingyuan’s aunt and the Su family were not only neighbors but also business partners. She felt she should advise her if she could.
“Grandma Liu…”
Seeing that Su Wanqing seemed completely unreceptive, she spoke bluntly: “Let me be direct, child. I hope you can maintain a certain distance from A’Yuan. You were invited to our home out of respect for your parents’ generation.
If you continue to pester A’Yuan, I will have to ask your family to intervene.”
She didn’t mince words, using both soft and hard tactics.
She finally had a happy family for her grandson. Not only did she not want it destroyed, but she also hoped Su Wanqing wouldn’t go down the wrong path.
As a regiment-level cadre, anyone who disrupted Huo Jingyuan’s family would certainly face severe punishment.
“I didn’t.” Su Wanqing looked at Grandma Liu with grievance, tears welling up in her eyes as if they might fall at any moment.
“I didn’t pester Brother Jingyuan.”
“Do you really think this old woman is blind?”
After stating her point firmly, Grandma Liu softened her tone a little: “Wanqing, with your qualifications, what kind of man couldn’t you find?”
Su Wanqing was a properly trained top medical graduate from abroad, and her parents were well-known businesspeople. Given her family background,
finding a man—even if he had four legs—would be easy.
“I…” A tear traced a path down Su Wanqing’s cheek. She bit her lower lip tightly.
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