the seventh bride

Chapter 147 About IQ
As soon as Bai Mu walked out of the bathroom, he was pushed down on the sofa by someone with malicious intentions.

Bai Muqing let out a low cry, and instinctively protested: "Don't press me on top of me, I'm dead, I'm going to die of pain!"

"The more uncomfortable thing is yet to come." Nan Gongchen pinched her chin with his palm and pulled her over.

"Do you dare to insult me ​​in public next time?"

"Don't dare."

Nangong Chen turned her body over and was about to kiss her lips punitively when there was a very unpleasant knock on the door.

"Someone is coming." Bai Muqing pushed him out with all her strength, but Nangong Chen fell down under the sofa unexpectedly.

There were constant knocks on the door, Bai Muqing hurriedly sat up, grabbed the pillow next to her and put it on her lap.

The door lock clicked, and Sister He pushed the door open with the tray in one hand and stepped in.

The first thing that caught her eyelids was Bai Muqing, who was sitting on the sofa with a flushed face, embarrassed, and then Nangong Chen, who was stuck under the coffee table, only wrapped in a towel.She froze for a moment, then asked with concern: "What's wrong with the young master?"

"He...he was playing around." Bai Muqing hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull Nangong Chen who was stuck between the coffee table and the sofa.Nan Gongchen, who had never been so embarrassed in front of outsiders, got up from the ground in embarrassment, cast an angrily glance at Bai Muqing, then went to the closet and took out a bathrobe to wrap around his body.

Seeing his displeased face, Bai Muqing lowered her head and smiled secretly.

Thank you, Miss He, for coming at the right time!
Sister He looked at the two of them, and realized that she seemed to have spoiled someone's good deed, and began to feel a little embarrassed

She put the tray on the coffee table, and put a bowl of medicine in front of Bai Muqing: "Young Madam, this is your medicine." Then she brought out another bowl: "This is the medicine for the young master, remember to let the medicine Master, drink it down."

Bai Muqing looked at the dark Chinese medicine, frowned and looked disgusted: "Didn't it mean that I only need to drink a few medicines?"

"Drinking for five days in a row, today is the third day." Sister He said: "Drinking for another two days is enough."

Nangong Chen came over and said to Sister He: "Sister He, go out first, I will watch her drink."

"Well, remember to drink it." Sister He said to Nangong Chen, "You too, Eldest Young Master."

"Got it, let's go."

After Sister He left, the two sat on the sofa and looked at the Chinese medicine on the table together, and suddenly lost their words.

After a while, Bai Muqing suddenly sighed: "Life is bitter."

Nangong Chen turned his head to look at her.

"I'm talking about bitter Chinese medicine." Bai Muqing hurriedly said, then picked up her own bowl and gave him a dry laugh: "Come on, let's drink to each other's health."

If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't need to drink these medicines!
But if she said such words, Nan Gongchen would probably be unhappy again.

Seeing that Nangong Chen didn't take any action, Bai Muqing changed her words and said: "Then I'll do it first." After speaking, she raised her face and gulped down the medicine in the bowl.

She put down the bowl and was about to get up and leave the sofa when Nangong Chen suddenly said, "You're drinking if you drink one bowl, and you're drinking if you drink two bowls. Why don't you just drink mine together."

He picked up the medicine bowl and handed it to Bai Muqing.

Bai Muqing burped bitterly, staring at him: "You have a good idea."

"This is your chance to repent."

"Then what do you drink after I drink?"

"I don't need it."

"No, Sister He said that you must drink it. Eldest young master, you're treating yourself like a child again to make a child, right?" Bai Muqing pushed the medicine bowl back to him: "Be good, just like me just now. Drink it up in one breath."

"How do you finish it in one breath? Demonstrate it."

"That's it." Bai Muqing grabbed his wrist and moved the medicine bowl to her mouth, and drank it with a gurgle.

She drank some, realizing she wanted to push his hand away after drinking his medicine.

Nangong Chen shamelessly pushed the medicine bowl into her mouth even more: "I didn't see clearly, let me demonstrate again... I still didn't see clearly..."

"Hmm..." Bai Muqing began to become exasperated, she shook her head while whispering, and finally pushed Nangong Chen's hand and the medicine bowl away.

Panting slightly, she wiped her mouth with a tissue and stared at him angrily: "Did you see clearly?"

"See clearly." Nan Gongchen put the bowl back on the table.

"Then drink it while it's hot."

"What do you want me to drink?"

"Drink the medicine." Bai Muqing reached out to fetch his medicine bowl, but the bowl was already empty.

She froze for a moment, then raised her finger to cover her lips, didn't she, she actually drank all his medicine!
This is how to do?She raised her gaze to look at Nangong Chen who was beside her with an innocent face, and finally realized that she had been fooled.

"Nangong Chen, you liar!" She yelled and rushed out.

Nangong Chen stared at her calmly, and said quietly: "With your IQ, I can't allow you to give birth to my child."

"What do you mean?"

"It means...you just drank the first bowl of medicine for nothing. With your IQ, the child born will be stupid even if it is not deformed." Nangong Chen stood up from the sofa and looked at her condescendingly: "But I The saddest thing is that I, the most powerful person in the Nangong Group, was played around by someone with an IQ like you."

"So? Prove you're an idiot too?"

"Bai Muqing—!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Bai Muqing knew that this matter was his taboo, and she shouldn't mention it.

Bai Muqing stood up from the sofa and walked past him.

Nangong Chen grabbed her wrist: "Where are you going? Who will allow you to go?"

"I'm anxious, I drank too much medicine." Bai Muqing stared at him harmlessly.

Nan Gongchen let go of her palm, she was finally free, and walked quickly to the bathroom.

Although drinking two bowls of medicine will definitely happen frequently, but it's not so fast, she just wants to find a place to hide herself.Because she knew that every time she talked about the past, Nangong Chen would get annoyed and lose control of her emotions.

She sat on the toilet seat and waited for him to put out the fire, and she sat for 10 minutes before walking out of the bathroom.

As expected, Nangong Chen was out of the fire, and was leaning on the head of the bed watching the nightly financial channel.

She walked over cautiously and sat on this side of the bed.

Nangong Chen ordered without turning his head, "Come here!"

Bai Muqing stopped lifting the quilt and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

"What do you think?" Nangong Chen finally turned his head and looked at her: "Of course it's something that hasn't been done just now."

Bai Muqing was speechless, she thought he had forgotten about it, but she was still thinking about it!
"No, I'm anxious." She suddenly covered her lower abdomen with her hand, turned around and went back to the bathroom.

This time it's not pretending, but I'm really in a hurry.

When she returned to the bed from the bathroom, she saw that Nan Gongchen had already fallen asleep, and Rushi lay down beside him.She adjusted her sleeping position, and found that Nan Gongchen was looking at her, so she crawled over to him.

Just when he reacted passively and took the initiative, Bai Muqing suddenly grabbed his big palm protruding towards her belly, and said, "No, I want to go to the bathroom."

Nangong Chen was stunned for a moment, then propped himself up and stared at her with obvious displeasure in his eyes.

"Sorry, kidney deficiency." Bai Muqing smiled apologetically and squeezed out from under him, walking towards the toilet.

When she came out of the toilet again, Nan Gongchen completely lost interest in her, and fell asleep with his back to her and eyes closed.

Bai Muqing didn't do it on purpose, but it's impossible to apologize to Nangong Chen for this kind of thing, so that's good, she can finally escape this disaster and sleep peacefully.

Waking up the next day, Bai Muqing found herself wrapped around Nangong Chen like a snake, she glanced at herself.No wonder Nangong Chen said that she looked more seductive in a shirt than in sexy pajamas. When she woke up, the hem of the shirt was piled up on her waist, and her legs were completely naked.

She was obviously far away from him last night, but when she woke up, she crawled on top of him again, and she was the one who crawled towards him on her own initiative.If he saw this scene, would he say that she was deliberately seducing her?
In order to maintain her image of a good man and a good woman, she carefully removed her hands and legs from him, and then withdrew her face from his arms.When she was about to retreat back, the eyes that swept across Nangong Chen's face froze suddenly.

Looking at each other, she was stunned as if she had been caught as a thief.

when did he wake upJust saw that he was still asleep.

Nangong Chen stared at her, and after a long while, he said lightly: "Are you in a hurry to urinate?"

"Ah?" Bai Muqing shook her head without reacting for a moment: "There is no rush."

"That's good!" Nangong Chen grabbed her arm and shook her hard, pressing her down firmly.

What he didn't accomplish last night, he planned to make up for it twice!
The two of them cared about their morning exercise, and even Xiaolu came up to ask for breakfast, but Nangong Chen dismissed them with a single sentence.

Bai Muqing patted Nangong Chen's shoulder anxiously: "You let me go, grandma will scold me to death."

This man is too selfish, when the old lady scolds him, he will eat breakfast on his own like a normal person without any pressure, but she will be scolded as a grandson.

"If you say another word, I will scold you to death." Nan Gongchen penetrated into her body, biting her ear to warn: "No, I won't scold you to death, I will let you continue to be scolded I have no strength."

With such a threat, Bai Muqing finally became honest.

Anyway, she is dead anyway, she can only admit it!
When the two of them finished their work and went downstairs after tidying up, the old lady and the others had already finished their breakfast and were drinking tea in the living room.

Shen Ke and Shen Xin went out, only Pu Lianyao was drinking tea with the old lady in the living room.

Seeing the two of them coming down, the old madam really reprimanded her: "What time do you wake up, what's that like?"

Bai Muqing was already prepared to be scolded, she lowered her head guiltily: "I'm sorry, I slept a little late yesterday."

"Where is ten o'clock late?" Nan Gongchen said quietly.

Bai Muqing was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and gave him an angry look, if it wasn't for him, she would have come down long ago, how would she still have the face to tear things down for her here?

The old lady turned to stare at Nangong Chen, and said in a reproachful tone: "You too, don't you have to go to work?"

Nangong Chen walked to sit opposite the old lady with a smile, and said, "Grandma, didn't you always let me have a good rest, don't you work so hard?"

Bai Muqing secretly rolled her eyes, he didn't have a good rest, it was obviously an increase in the workload, and it was still physical labor.

Pu Lianyao looked at the two of them. As a person in love, how could she not see the rosiness and shyness exuding from Bai Muqing's body, which was obviously moistened by the man just now. She took a sip of the teacup with a smile, and did not Speak up.

In order to change the subject, Bai Muqing asked with a smile: "What were you guys talking about just now? I think you are very happy, Lian Yao."

Pu Lianyao smiled, and said: "I was just telling my grandma that I plan to go back to work in the hospital. After all, what I have crippled is my legs, not my brain and hands. It's perfectly fine to go back to work."

"Yes, did grandma agree?"

"I agree." Pu Lianyao took the old lady's arm affectionately: "Grandma said that although she would be bored without a companion, as a woman, she should have her own career and life circle."

"It's obvious that you feel bored at home and want to go out to work." The old man smiled and raised his hand to pat her on the arm.

"Grandma is smart." Pu Lianyao grinned.

To have her own career and life circle, in fact, Bai Muqing herself has always had this dream.

She unconsciously spit out: "I'm going to work too."

As soon as these words came out, the other three people in the living room all looked over.

Bai Muqing hurriedly took this opportunity and said, "Grandma, I also want to go out to work."

"What are you going to do? Just stay at home and take care of your health." The old lady refused almost without thinking.

Bai Muqing shut her mouth in frustration, thinking that the old lady would agree to her, but she didn't expect to refuse so thoroughly.

She turned her head and glanced at Nan Gongchen, who was drinking tea by himself, without any intention of helping.It seemed that he didn't agree either. Her dream of working... could only continue to exist as a dream.

Pu Lianyao looked at everyone, then smiled and said, "Grandma, work can also support your health."

"The Nangong family is not short of money, and the Bai family doesn't need you to support them anymore, so there's no need for it." When the old lady said a word, Bai Muqing felt a little prickly in her heart.

Of course she knows what the old lady means. The Bai family is gone now, and she can't raise it even if she wants to.

Fortunately, she has almost no affection for the Bai family, otherwise she would definitely be heartbroken by the old lady's words!
*****
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. During breakfast, Shen Ke said that he would go back to his home to worship the ancestors and say goodbye to the old lady.

The old lady nodded and said: "It should be. We will have a reunion dinner at Shen's house at noon, and we will have a family dinner together in the evening. Remember to tell your parents when you go back."

Shen Ke nodded with a smile: "Grandma, don't worry, isn't it like this every year, needless to say, they also know."

In the morning, the Nangong family worshiped their ancestors in the ancestral hall according to the custom of previous years.

It was the first time for Bai Muqing to come to the ancestral hall with the crowd, and looked around, the gloomy atmosphere inside seemed less scary because of the large number of people.

It was also the first time that Bai Muqing didn't feel creepy when she returned to the ancestral hall.

After coming out of the ancestral hall, the old lady went home first accompanied by Sister He, but Nan Gongchen did not leave the ancestral hall for a long time.

Nan Gongchen knelt in front of the ancestor's tablet motionless, his eyes were slightly closed, he didn't know what he was thinking.

When he opened his eyes, he asked, "Why don't you leave?"

"If you don't go, of course I will stay here with you."

"No need, you go back first." Nangong Chen said.

Bai Muqing nodded her head, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the ancestral hall.

After she walked out of the ancestral hall, she didn't go home, but returned to the car and sat down.

She waited in the car for 15 minutes, but she still didn't see Nangong Chen coming out of it. She left first because she didn't want to disturb Nangong Chen talking to his ancestors, but after so long, it's time to finish everything, right?

After waiting for a while, Nan Gongchen finally came out, but instead of walking towards the car, he walked in another direction.

That was the direction leading to her son's grave, Bai Muqing was surprised, and hurriedly opened the car door to follow.

"Young master, wait for me." Bai Muqing called out after chasing after him.

Nangong Chen stopped, turned around, stared at her and frowned: "Why haven't you gone back yet?"

"I...I want to go with you." Bai Muqing said.

"what are you going to do?"

Bai Muqing was speechless, what was she going to do?As the mother of the child, what else could she do? "I want to see the baby."

She knew that Nangong Chen would definitely hate her for saying that, so she quickly added: "Eldest young master, no matter what I have done before, I am still the mother of the child, right? Please let me go with you, okay?"

Although that child was most likely not her own flesh and blood, it was because of her that he died after all!

Nangong Chen's face was gloomy and ugly, and his tone was extremely mocking: "Are you sure the child wants to see you?"

"Whether he wants to see me or not, I want to see him and ask for his forgiveness." Bai Muqing stared at him eagerly: "This is my wish, please grant me it?"

Nangong Chen looked at the guilt and remorse on her face, finally turned around without saying anything, and continued walking forward.

According to the customs of the Nangong family, children cannot enter the ancestral hall until they have passed away for a hundred days, so their children can only go to the grave on the other side of the back mountain to worship.

It took nearly 10 minutes to walk from the ancestral hall to the cemetery, and neither of them spoke.Bai Muqing knew that Nangong Chen was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to her, so she didn't bother him.

Until they came to the child's grave, the two had no communication.

The last time she came here, Bai Muqing was knocked unconscious by Nangong Chen, but this time, she knew that his heart must be burning with anger again.She watched as Nan Gongchen took out a joss stick from the small wooden box next to the grave and lit it, then inserted two large oil candles into the sand bowl in front of the grave.

She walked over cautiously, took out three sticks of incense from the box and lit them, bowed three times to the child's tombstone, and inserted it into the sand bowl.

Bai Muqing still didn't dare to say anything, for fear that she would offend Nangongchen again by accident, she stood aside after burning incense, looking a little embarrassed,
Nangong Chen stood in front of the child's grave for a while, then turned and walked towards the house, Bai Muqing hurriedly followed.

Nan Gongchen could see her embarrassment, anxiety, and shame.He suddenly remembered Su Xi's words, losing a child, Bai Muqing was more painful and sad than him.It's not that he doesn't believe Su Xi's words, it's just that he can't forgive her, let alone understand her behavior.

"If you had told me everything back then, instead of deciding everything by yourself, would the child's ending have been different?" He suddenly said this without thinking.

Bai Muqing was stunned for a moment, then quickened her pace to catch up with him, and said, "Eldest young master, the child is inherently deficient, no matter which one of us makes the decision, he won't be able to survive."

"Is that how you comfort yourself?" Nan Gongchen suddenly turned his head and stared at her indifferently.

Bai Muqing was speechless.

Nangong Chen immediately said: "That's why you can live so without psychological pressure? Without the slightest bit of guilt?"

"No." Bai Muqing shook her head: "Eldest young master, you misunderstood me. In fact, I just hope that you can let go of your psychological burden and stop blaming yourself or others for the child's death. Whether it's self-blame or hatred for others , is a kind of pressure for you, isn't it?"

After a pause, she then said: "The child has no destiny with us, and has been gone for a long time, you should let it go."

"Eldest young master, it's not that I'm not sad, I'm not heartbroken." Bai Muqing's nose suddenly became sore: "During the few days when the child was taken away, I was locked up in a small attic crying to the point of death. I just didn't see it."

Thinking of those dark days, Bai Muqing still feels terrified. Fortunately, Lin Annan rescued her, otherwise she would have been killed by that mother and daughter.

She told Nangong Chen these things not to move him, to make him pity herself.She just wanted to let him know that she was not as indifferent to the child as he thought, but that she loved the child.

She just wanted to... reduce his hatred for her, so that he would not continue to live in hatred.

She thought that Nan Gongchen would not believe her like before, but she didn't expect that this time he didn't refute her angrily, but stared at her for a while, then turned and continued walking.

Whether Nangong Chen listened to her words, she didn't know!
She took a deep breath and followed his steps.

On the way back, the two of them remained silent all the way.

*****
The lunch table was rarely quiet, only the old lady, Nan Gongchen and Bai Muqing.

Perhaps because of what happened in the morning, the young couple seemed extremely depressed, and even the old lady felt that their emotions were unusual.

The old lady finally couldn't help but glanced at them and asked, "What's the matter? There was a big festive quarrel?"

Nangong Chen remained silent.

Bai Muqing raised her head and smiled at the old lady, "No, grandma."

"It's fine if you don't have one." The old lady lowered her head and continued to eat.

After eating, Bai Muqing read magazines in the bedroom, and then fell asleep.

It wasn't until almost five o'clock that she was woken up by Xiaolu and told her to pack up and go to the hotel.

She sat up from the bed, rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "Where's the young master?"

"The young master is already downstairs."

"Did he not take a lunch break?"

"I do not know."

She changed her clothes and went downstairs, and she saw that Nangong Chen and the old lady were already waiting downstairs, she quickened her pace and apologized as she walked down: "I'm sorry, I overslept."

"It's not too late, anyway, there's no need to go too early." Sister He said.

The old lady stood up from the sofa: "Let's go."

Bai Muqing glanced at Nangong Chen, hurriedly stepped forward to hold the old lady's arm, and helped her walk towards the door.

Dinner is still those people, Nangong's family, Shen's family, and Lin's family.

It's just that there was still no sign of Lin Annan, Bai Muqing was worried that Nan Gongchen would be suspicious, so she didn't even dare to glance in the direction of the Lin family.

Instead, the old lady asked, "Where's Annan? Has he returned to China yet?"

"Not yet, he said he doesn't plan to come back anytime soon." When Mrs. Lin said this, she unconsciously glanced at Nangong Chen and Bai Muqing.

"Grandma, cousin, cousin, try the mooncakes from this shop." Pu Lianyao passed a plate of cut mooncakes in front of the three of them, and said with a smile, "There are various flavors, and they all taste good."

"Really? I'll try." The old lady said.

Bai Muqing immediately picked up the small fork and forked a piece for her, and then gave Nangong Chen another piece.

Nangong Chen has never been interested in sweets, so he shook his head and refused: "No need."

"Mooncakes are a must for Mid-Autumn Festival reunion." Bai Muqing fed a small piece of mooncake to his mouth, and he had no choice but to take it.

Pu Lianyao smiled and said coquettishly to Shen Ke who was at the side: "Look how caring my sister-in-law is to my cousin, I want you to feed me."

"How hard is it to feed you? I'm afraid you won't eat it." Shen Ke forked a piece of mooncake and handed it to her mouth.

The two of you fed me one bite at a time.

Bai Muqing took a look at Nangong Chen, thinking that Nangong Chen would never be able to do such a thing in her life, right?

After trying mooncakes, all kinds of delicacies were gradually brought up.

After dinner, Young Master Lin tried to persuade the younger generation to go directly to the KTV private room on the sixth floor. Nangong Chen had already refused once last time, so it was naturally not easy to refuse this time, so he had to agree.

Nangong Chen and Young Master Lin didn't have much friendship in the first place, so after a few drinks in the KTV, they felt that it was boring.

First Young Master Lin thought that Nangong Chen had won the inheritance of the Lin Group for him, and he was very grateful to him, wishing to toast him a hundred cups to express his gratitude.When he came over with the wine glass again, Bai Muqing finally couldn't help but said: "Young Master Lin, it's better not to let Eldest Young Master drink, his health is not good."

"Why? I think my cousin is in good health." Lin Dashao, who was a little drunk, said with a smile: "I have been full of respect for my cousin since I was a child. In the past, it was because my cousin never met us. It's all right now, I finally have the opportunity to drink with my cousin, I'm happy...!"

"But the young master really can't drink."

"Drink, don't you come here to drink?"

"Why don't I drink this glass on behalf of the young master, but this is the last glass?" Bai Muqing reached out to take the wine glass in front of Nangong Chen, but Nan Gongchen raised her hand to block it.

"It's just a glass of wine. I don't need a woman's help." Nan Gongchen picked up the wine glass and touched Young Master Lin.

But Bai Muqing snatched the cup from his hand, and then drank the white wine in the cup.

The spicy foreign wine slipped down her throat, and she frowned uncomfortably, feeling that even her stomach was on fire.

Nangong Chen saw her small face wrinkled into a ball uncomfortably, and the corners of her lips curled into a taunt, obviously she couldn't drink but she still wanted to be brave.

"Sister-in-law is really refreshing!" Young Master Lin said and wanted to pour the wine again.

Shen Ke finally stopped it: "Cousin Lin, let me drink with you, big cousin really can't drink."

Young Master Lin looked down on Shen Ke at all, and always thought that Shen Ke was just a pug kept by the Nangong family, and he had no interest in drinking with him at all, and even became a little annoyed at his meddling.

However, he didn't vent his dissatisfaction, but compromised with a laugh: "That's fine, let's rest for a while before drinking."

"I don't want to drink anymore, I want to go back." Bai Muqing stood up from the sofa and said.

"Why did you want to go back so early? Sister-in-law, are you okay?" Young Master Lin looked at Bai Muqing and asked.

Bai Mu nodded, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well, and I want to go back first."

"That's it, we haven't gone to watch the moon yet." Young Master Lin didn't have a drink yet, and didn't want to leave.

Just when Bai Muqing didn't know what to do, Nan Gongchen suddenly stood up from the sofa and said, "Let's go back first."

His words were not asking for Young Master Lin's meaning, but telling her clearly that he wanted to go back.

As soon as he spoke so seriously, Young Master Lin naturally didn't have the guts to keep him any longer.

Before Eldest Young Master Lin could speak, Nan Gongchen walked to the door of the private room first.

Seeing Nangong Chen leave, Bai Muqing hurriedly followed his footsteps, and walked out of the private room with him towards the KTV gate.

The area they are in is a VIP area, and only rich masters can play in the private rooms here.The corridor is as luxuriously decorated as the inside of the private room. When passing by a private room, the door of that private room suddenly opened, and a man and a woman fell out hugging each other.

Although the other party bumped into her, in order not to cause trouble, Bai Muqing bowed to the two of them apologetically: "I'm sorry."

"Go away, don't get in the way." A familiar female voice sounded from above.

Bai Muqing was taken aback for a moment, then looked up to see the past, it was really Bai Ying'an!

Bai Ying'an in front of her was wearing a sexy and revealing black miniskirt with gorgeous makeup. At this time, she was being hugged by a fat middle-aged man with thinning hair.The man didn't feel the abnormality in front of him, and said with a lewd smile while kissing her cheek: "Little baby... Godfather can't wait to love you fiercely, take godfather to the suite quickly... Hurry... …”

Bai Muqing looked at the two people in front of her, she was astonished.

(End of this chapter)