Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Until I leave the company.

Xu Shiqi still looked somewhat dazed.

I walked into the underground parking garage and drove my car, which had been parked there for over three months and was covered in dust.

It took more than ten minutes to get there.

She returned to her little home in Shenzhen, a studio apartment less than 5km from her company, Century Tower.

Not big though.

But it has a very homey feel.

I took the keys out of my bag, opened the door, turned on the lights, changed my shoes, then opened the windows to ventilate the room. Starting with the nearest sofa, I removed the dust covers from the coffee table, TV, and kitchenware, and then began a thorough cleaning.

After finishing all of this.

As dusk settled and the city lights twinkled outside, Xu Siqi had no desire to move. She spread her arms and legs wide, lying on the freshly changed pink bedding.

He stared blankly at the ceiling.

Touching her lower belly, she said pitifully, "I'm so hungry, God! Someone bring me some food, Sisi baby is starving."

Suddenly, she rolled over, sticking her bottom out, cupping her face in her hands, and muttered to herself, "Wait, I need to review this. Why did Sister Wei Shu look at me so strangely? She not only asked me what I thought of that vixen Du Manni, but also said something like... my face is a bit round and plump, is it?"

As she spoke, she sat up, got out of bed, and walked to the dressing table.

What's your opinion on Du Manni?
She simply stood there and watched. This vixen was initially quite arrogant, acting as if she wanted to steal the stinky boss from her. But after officially taking over the CEO position at Wan Yan Electronics, which she had previously rejected, she became much less arrogant. She was even quite polite to her, hehe…

She was happy.

Although she regretted giving up the position of president of Wanyan Electronics a little afterward, feeling that she might have been too hasty, what she gained was that the boss belonged to her alone for these three months.

Comparing the two, she even secretly felt that giving up the position of president of Wanyan Electronics might be the most correct decision she had ever made in her life.

"Ugh."

"I think I really have gained weight."

She stroked her face, a worried expression on her face, and said, "What should I do? What should I do? I didn't eat too much. I've always been careful about my diet, so why did I gain weight?"

Perhaps she was having too much fun, because in the past three months, she hadn't weighed herself once or paid attention to any changes in her figure.

It wasn't until today at the company that Sister Wei Shu pointed it out.

"what!"

"It's all the fault of that stinky boss! It's him, it's him! He keeps making me eat more. Ugh... cute Sisi is going to become uncute."

Unable to find the reason, she blamed Lu Yang.

Stroking her slightly rounder face in the mirror, she muttered to herself for several minutes until her stomach let out a low rumble.

hungry.

I'm really hungry now.

What?

Skipping a meal is a way to lose weight?

But I'm so hungry. If I don't eat, will I starve to death?

Sisi, you are the best! You must persevere. Tell yourself you're not hungry, keep going, and you'll lose weight.

But I'm so hungry I can't stand it anymore. I'm going to die. I can't take it anymore. Maybe I should start dieting tomorrow?
So, just one meal?
Yeah, just one meal.

Okay, it's settled then. After this big meal, we'll start dieting tomorrow. Go for it, Xu Siqi! You're the best, you can do it!
Two little people are fighting.

In the end, the little man who endured hunger and thirst won.

For an instant.

Her face regained its radiance.

Xu Siqi chuckled, turned around, grabbed her bag, and darted out the door like a little rabbit.

we have a deal.

I'm only starting my diet tomorrow.

So, shouldn't we take advantage of this last night to have a big feast?
"I want to eat Cantonese char siu..."

"I want to eat braised goose..."

"I want to eat shrimp dumplings..."

"I want to eat more..."

Xu Siqi went downstairs with high hopes, but she never expected that she would start to feel nauseous after only taking two bites.

The food that has been swallowed.

It starts pushing upwards from the stomach.

"Wait a minute! I... Waaah..."

She vomited, vomited violently, and rushed into the bathroom, almost bringing up bile as well.

I barely managed to suppress my nausea.

I ran out and sat back down at the table, but I had absolutely no appetite for the braised goose that should have been my favorite.

It always smells oily.

It smells disgusting.

Even the shrimp dumplings seemed to have a fishy smell clinging to them, making me reluctant to try them.

"I……"

"What's wrong with me?"

"Unless there's something wrong with your sense of smell?"

Despite being very hungry, I couldn't eat anything. The smell of oil and fish made me want to vomit. As a woman who had never experienced anything like this before.

Xu Siqi was completely at a loss.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

She stood there, looking dejected, until the owner of the Cantonese char siu shop she frequented, wearing an apron, came over and asked with concern, "Young lady, are you pregnant?"

Some customers ate char siu and roast goose at her place until they vomited.

His face turned white from vomiting.

This is definitely a very bad influence.

But if the girl is a young and pretty girl, and she's pregnant, then it's fine.

So the proprietress also hopes that her judgment will be accurate this time.

After listening to what the landlady said.

Xu Siqi, who had been frozen in place, moved mechanically, turning her head to stare into the eyes of the plump proprietress and saying, "I...I'm pregnant? Sister, can you confirm?"

How could the proprietress be sure? She was just guessing.

Thinking to myself: This woman must be crazy. I don't know you or your man, how would I know if you're pregnant? If I weren't a regular customer, I wouldn't bother with you. Seriously, what bad luck, she came to my house to throw up.

Although I was very unhappy.

But since she was running her business, she patiently said, "Girl, if you trust me, go to the hospital for a checkup. It's nothing serious. I think there's an 80% chance you're pregnant."

She didn't make her statement completely.

At this moment, a local woman over 50 years old chimed in from the other customers nearby: "I think it's more than that, at least 100%. By the way, young lady, are you married?"

As he spoke, he looked Xu Siqi up and down with a suspicious gaze.

Xu Siqi blushed and stammered, "Yes, yes."

With that, he grabbed his bag and ran.

Luckily, I had paid the bill beforehand, otherwise I would definitely have been accused of skipping out on the bill.

Return to the apartment.

Lying in bed, Xu Siqi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

She began to recall the date of her last menstrual period.

As a college student.

She is not stupid.

I understand this basic physiological knowledge.

I hadn't considered this issue before, and although I'd been with my boss for the past three months, I'd always taken precautions. Logically, the chances of getting pregnant shouldn't be high. But now that someone reminded me of this, and considering that I feel nauseous at the smell of everything today, and I'm hungry but have no appetite, I have to start reconsidering this issue carefully.

"My period started on the 11th last month, the 9th the month before that, and the 6th the month before that. My average menstrual cycle is 32 or 33 days. Today... what's the date today?"

She patted her little head.

Suddenly, her face fell with worry. "Something seems off. Today is the 29th, which is more than 18 days over. Oh my god, does that mean I'm really pregnant?"

She rolled over and sat up abruptly with a look of utter shock.

I hurriedly rummaged through my bag, found my phone, and took out my notebook to write and draw.

We must be careful and double-check.

A dozen minutes later, she froze, looked up blankly, and said helplessly, "It's true, what should I do? That lousy boss, will he allow... me... me to have the baby?"

Because she hasn't received an answer from Lu Yang yet, she doesn't even dare to be happy right now.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

The boss already has children, a son and a daughter, and...

The apple of the eye of the Qian family, surnamed Qian, is also pregnant with the stinky boss's child. However, after the child is born... it will bear the surname Qian and may inherit the Qian family's vast fortune.

"Then who am I?"

Xu Siqi was certain that her competitiveness was very small, and she was also somewhat apprehensive. In order to stay by the boss's side at all times, she had already given up a lot, even the president of Wanyan Electronics said he didn't want her anymore. But if she kept the child, what if the boss agreed to let her give birth to the child? Would that mean that she would have to start taking care of the child at home like Sister Mingyue, while letting the boss go out and flirt with other women?

I can't possibly be pregnant and then spend my life flying all over the country with my lousy boss while holding my baby in my arms!

That's unrealistic!
For a moment, she hesitated and couldn't make up her mind.

It's time to secretly abort the child.

I should tell my lousy boss about the baby, that I'm pregnant, and let him make the decision, but...

She stroked her belly for a long time, then said tearfully, "Never mind, let's go to the hospital tomorrow."

Just because your period is a few days late doesn't mean you're pregnant. You still need to go to the hospital to confirm whether you're pregnant or not.

Believe in science.

It might just be a false alarm.

Lu Yang spent the whole day at home with his wife and children, and arrived at the company feeling refreshed the next day.

As a result, Xu Siqi, the company secretary, actually took leave, which made him a little unhappy. Since she hadn't been back for a long time, there must have been a lot of trivial matters to deal with at the group headquarters. In the end, his most capable assistant had actually quit.

Does that mean he has to do everything himself?

"Chairman, these are all the company's reports for the past three months, as well as records from the finance department for every single transaction exceeding 100 million... Every single one is very clear... For transactions exceeding 1000 million, they all have the signature of General Manager Wei from the President's Office..."

A well-dressed young woman, looking like a girl from a modest family, knocked on the door and walked in, carrying documents in her arms.

Lu Yang looked up, his eyes flashing with surprise, and said with a hint of unexpectedness, "Nini, it's you? Shouldn't you be studying at university in Guangzhou?"

The person who came was Lu Nini, Dajun's younger sister.

She was a very pretty girl. I remember when Lu Yang was reborn, she was 15 years old and had just entered high school. She looked malnourished. Now she has grown into a graceful young woman.

Lu Nini came up to Lu Yang and pouted unhappily, saying, "Brother Lu Yang, you've almost forgotten about me. We agreed that I would become your secretary after graduation, but it's been more than a year and you still haven't remembered me."

Is there such a thing?

Lu Yang tapped his forehead and said awkwardly, "Sorry, Nini, I'm too busy. By the way, how did you get into the company?"

As he spoke, he stared at the other person's attire, because it was obvious that the other person's current position should be a secretary on duty in his chairman's office.

I just made a small complaint.

Lu Nini knew when to stop. Seeing Lu Yang ask, she quickly suppressed her emotions and switched to her professional duties, saying, "Chairman, I've been with the company for almost a year now. I got in through a formal interview, not through any back channels... I was in the marketing department before, and I was only recently transferred to the chairman's office..."

Lu Yang was both amused and exasperated by her. "Alright, stop pretending in front of me. When we're alone, just call me Brother Lu Yang. Your brother and I grew up together like siblings, and your second grandfather is like my own grandfather. You're still my cousin. Even though we're not related by blood, we don't need to be too distant in the future, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Nini suppressed her joy and stuck out her tongue: "Okay."

Her eyes darted around mischievously.

This was the first time she had ever entered such a spacious chairman's office, even though she had been transferred there for some time before.

But what I actually did was just ordinary secretarial work, responsible for organizing documents and files. There were people above me who were in charge, so it was difficult to even meet the elusive chairman, let alone the board secretary, Ms. Xu.

Everything changed yesterday afternoon, just before I left work.

A call came from the president's office.

She was told to stay late and go to the CEO's office; the CEO wanted to see her.

Overjoyed, she initially thought her older brother was finally starting to be less old-fashioned, allowing her to reveal her identity and beginning to use his connections to pave the way for his younger sister...

As a result, after meeting the president...

The CEO only asked her some minor work-related questions and how she got along with her colleagues before dismissing her and telling her to go home first.

I spent the whole night feeling anxious and uncertain, but when I arrived at the company this morning, I was surprised to hear that the chairman, who had been elusive for three months, had actually come to the company today.

Lu Nini was thinking that she must find an opportunity to see Brother Lu Yang this time and ask him if the promise they made back then still counted.

An even bigger surprise followed.

If the company secretary, Ms. Xu, were not present, Ms. Liu, the office director who led the group of secretaries, should have temporarily filled in for her. For some reason, she gave her this excellent opportunity today, encouraging Ms. Xu to knock on the door and come in to report, her eyes seemingly filled with a hint of inquiry and something else quite intriguing. (End of Chapter)