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A flicker of panic crossed Lu Peichuan's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "The person I was discussing the collaboration with today was a woman. Her car was in for maintenance, and after we signed the contract, I drove her back to her company."

Rong Zheng, without suspecting anything, got into the car.

Lu Peichuan helped Rong Zheng fasten her seatbelt, walked around the front of the car and got in, then drove towards Shuimo Shengxiang.

During the meal, Lu Peichuan's phone, which was on the dining table, rang.

Seeing that Lu Peichuan was wearing gloves and peeling shrimp for her, Rong Zheng decided to help him connect the call to speakerphone.

"Don't answer it." Lu Peichuan stopped her, and seeing Rong Zheng looking at him with a puzzled expression, he said calmly, "It's an unknown number, probably a spam call, hang up."

Rong Zheng nodded and hung up the phone.

Just a few seconds later, that same number called again.

Once the harassing call is hung up, it won't come back.

"It might be a call from a client." Lu Peichuan had already taken off his gloves, picked up his phone, and answered the call.

Rong Zheng couldn't hear what the other person was saying, but she saw Lu Peichuan's expression suddenly become somewhat tense.

Suppressing her worry, she waited for him to hang up the phone before quickly asking, "What's wrong?"

"Something urgent has come up at the company, and I need to go there."

"Now?"

Lu Peichuan glanced at Rong Zheng's half-eaten meal and said, "You eat first. After you've finished eating, I'll take you home before I go."

Rong Zheng didn't want to delay Lu Peichuan's affairs because of her, so she said, "You go ahead, I'll call Uncle Chen and have him come pick me up."

"No need, I'll wait for you."

Rong Zheng took Lu Peichuan's hand and placed it on her pregnant belly. "The baby is waiting for you to earn money for milk powder. Go on, I can manage on my own."

Lu Peichuan gently stroked Rong Zheng's belly, his expression tender. "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He peeled the shrimp for Rong Zheng, then called Uncle Chen before leaving.

Rong Zheng finished her meal just as Uncle Chen arrived.

On her way home, Rong Zheng thought about Lu Peichuan's nervous expression when he answered the phone during dinner, and feeling a little uneasy, she sent him a message: [How's things at the company?]

The other end quickly replied: "It's being handled, don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Rong Zheng instantly felt relieved and called Luo Qinghe again, "Busy person, have you eaten yet?"

"This is the last IV drip; once it's finished, that's it." A slightly distant, unfamiliar female voice came from the other end of the phone.

Rong Zheng's heart tightened. "You're in the hospital? What happened to you?"

"I was in a minor car accident..."

"Car accident? How serious? Which hospital?"

"Don't worry, it's a minor injury. You'll be discharged in a couple of days."

"You're already in the hospital? And it's just a minor injury? Tell me quickly, which hospital are you in? Which ward?"

Luo Qinghe gave the detailed address.

After hanging up the phone, Rong Zheng asked Uncle Chen to take her to the People's Hospital.

About twenty minutes later.

Rong Zheng entered the inpatient department and came to the elevator, where she unexpectedly saw Lu Peichuan.

He was carrying a shopping bag in one hand and looking at his phone in the other.

"Pei Chuan, what are you doing here?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Peichuan tightened his grip on his phone for a second before looking up. "Zhengzheng, what brings you to the hospital?"

"Qinghe was in a car accident, so I came to see her."

"I've come to visit a client."

As the two were talking, the elevator doors opened.

Lu Peichuan escorted Rong Zheng into the elevator. "Which floor is Attorney Luo on?"

Rong Zheng: "12th floor."

Lu Peichuan pressed 12, and then pressed 9.

Rong Zheng glanced at the floor map on the elevator; the ninth floor was the neonatal ward. She asked Lu Peichuan, puzzled, "Why are you going to the neonatal ward?"

Lu Peichuan picked up the bag in his hand. "My client's wife gave birth, so he asked me to bring some maternity and baby supplies."

Rong Zheng recognized the logo on the bag; it belonged to a well-known maternity and baby store brand. She was about to give birth, so she had done some research on this.

"Would you like to come with me to take a look?" Lu Peichuan asked considerately.

Rong Zheng was indeed somewhat tempted; she was now completely defenseless against newborns, but... "No, I'm worried about Qinghe, and besides, it's not very convenient for me to go over to your client's place."

The elevator arrived at the 9th floor.

Lu Peichuan didn't rush out. He pressed the door open button and looked at Rong Zheng, "Shall I take you home in a bit?"

"Have you taken care of things at your company?"

"I'll take you home first, then I'll go to the company."

"Don't run back and forth. Go and get busy after you've visited the client. Don't worry about me, Uncle Chen came with me."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lu Peichuan stepped out of the elevator, watched the elevator doors close and the elevator go up, before turning around and walking inside.

When Rong Zheng arrived at the ward, she talked with Luo Qinghe and learned that Luo Qinghe had been in a car accident while she was on the phone with her.

Distracted, the car crashed into the guardrail.

"No wonder you suddenly hung up the phone. I thought you were busy." Rong Zheng looked remorseful. "If I had known you were driving, I would have..."

"Stop, it has nothing to do with you. I was the one who called you. I was afraid you would do this, so I didn't dare tell you."

Fortunately, it was just a minor fracture in his left forearm; a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Rong Zheng wanted to stay and take care of Luo Qinghe.

Luo Qinghe refused, "No way, you're so heavily pregnant, I'd be the one taking care of you later."

"Why don't you transfer to Peking Union Medical College Hospital? I'll ask my colleagues to take good care of you."

Peking Union Medical College Hospital is where Rong Zheng works.

"It's not a serious illness, why bother with such care? I don't need it."

Rong Zheng didn't insist any further. After sitting for a while, she agreed to have dinner with Luo Qinghe after get off work the next day, and then left.

While waiting for the elevator, she sent Lu Peichuan a message: "I'm going back now."

They usually reply instantly.

Rong Zheng waited for quite a while, but there was still no response from the other end.

It wasn't until 9 PM that Lu Peichuan replied: [Sorry, I've been busy. You and the baby should get some rest. Don't wait for me, it'll be very late tonight.]

【Okay.】 Rong Zheng put down her phone, read some books about parenting for a while, and then went to sleep.

The next morning, Rong Zheng woke up to find the room next to her empty.

She sleeps very soundly, and with her big belly, she hardly moves at all; the pillows, sheets, and duvet cover beside her are all neatly arranged.

It's obvious that Lu Peichuan didn't come back last night.

This was the first time he had stayed out all night since they got married.

Could something terrible have happened at the company, and Lu Peichuan is keeping it from her?

Rong Zheng picked up her phone and dialed Lu Peichuan's number...