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Su Yichen is Su Qingya's older brother and also Lu Peichuan's good brother.

A year ago, Su Qingya drugged her, and Su Yichen apologized to her afterwards.

Lu Peichuan also asked her if she minded his association with Su Yichen.

One thing at a time. The bad thing was done by Su Qingya, so she naturally wouldn't implicate Su Yichen.

Rong Zheng: "I know."

Lu Peichuan was somewhat surprised. "How did you know?"

Lu Peichuan didn't hide anything from her, and he didn't even mention Su Qingya's name, but instead said she was Yichen's sister.

All of Rong Zheng's displeasure vanished instantly, and she said playfully, "Guess."

"Did you arrange for someone to spy on me?" Lu Peichuan asked in a joking tone.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Rong Zheng glared at Lu Peichuan. "If you really wanted to do something to betray me, there would be no point in me monitoring you. Qinghe told me."

"Why is she everywhere?" Lu Peichuan smiled helplessly.

For the next two weeks, Rong Zheng rarely saw Lu Peichuan.

He said he would arrange and handle all the company matters in advance so that he could stay by her side when she went on maternity leave and wait for the birth of their child together.

Today is her last day at work. She is only half a month away from her due date, and she will start her maternity leave tomorrow.

When the handover was complete, the dean personally came to Rong Zheng's office.

Seeing that Rong Zheng was about to make tea, Zhang Bonian quickly said, "Don't bother, I don't drink anything, I'll just say a few words and leave."

Rong Zheng put down her glass and sat down with Zhang Bonian. "Is there anything else the Dean wants to say?"

"It's about the study opportunity at Beijing No. 1 Hospital that I mentioned to you before. It's a rare opportunity; would you like to reconsider?"

There were only three spots available for this training program at the First Affiliated Hospital. He gave two spots to other departments, and he wanted to give the last one to Rong Zheng, who is a promising talent and he hopes she will have a bright future.

Rong Zheng smiled and shook her head. "No, thank you for your kindness, Dean, but my home is in Jiangcheng, and I don't want to be separated from my family."

Beijing No. 1 Hospital is renowned throughout the country and is a place many doctors aspire to work at. Before marrying Lu Peichuan, Rong Zheng also dreamed of working at the hospital.

But now that she has Lu Peichuan and a child, her former drive in her career has faded. Now she just wants to be with her family and live a peaceful and stable life.

Zhang Bonian nodded understandingly, stood up, and said, "Then go home and take good care of yourself during your pregnancy. I'm looking forward to eating the celebratory eggs."

"Okay." Rong Zheng prepared to get up and see the dean off.

Zhang Bonian quickly waved his hand, "You sit still, don't see me off." He then walked towards the door, but after a few steps, he stopped and turned back to Rong Zheng, "There are still two months until the spots are finalized. If you change your mind, let me know anytime."

Rong Zheng wanted to say that she wouldn't change her mind, but she didn't want to repeatedly refuse other people's good intentions, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

After the hospital director left, Rong Zheng began packing her things. This maternity leave would last for more than three months, and she planned to use this time to study more medical books so that she could take the chief physician exam after giving birth.

The medical books, along with some daily necessities, filled a cardboard box.

With her belly quite large, Rong Zheng was a little out of breath after getting ready. She slowly sat down in the chair, supporting her back, and picked up her phone from the table.

It's 5:30.

Lu Peichuan said that today was her last day of work, and he would come early to help her pack her things and pick her up to go to the old house for dinner. It's been half an hour since she got off work, and she has already packed her things herself. Why hasn't he come yet?

Rong Zheng dialed Lu Peichuan's number, but it rang for a long time without being answered, and finally the call ended automatically.

Her brow furrowed slightly.

He used to answer the phone within three seconds of it ringing and reply to messages instantly, but lately he often doesn't answer the phone and takes a long time to reply to messages.

Are you that busy?

Rong Zheng felt inexplicably disappointed, as if Lu Peichuan didn't care about her as much as before.

But the thought that he was so busy to be with her during her pregnancy, and that they would welcome the birth of their child together, instantly dispelled much of her disappointment.

Never mind, let her go back by herself.

Lu Peichuan said he would pick her up, but Uncle Chen didn't come, so she had to take a taxi home.

Rong Zheng called a car on her phone, then carried the boxes towards the door herself. Her belly was so big that carrying the boxes was really inconvenient.

It's too low, it's pressing on my stomach and causing pain.

It's too high up; it blocks the view.

Fortunately, as soon as she stepped out of the office, her intern saw her, immediately took the box from her hands, and escorted her to a taxi before returning home.

As soon as Rong Zheng got home, she received a call from Lu's mother, "What time is it? Why haven't you come over yet?"

His tone was impatient, clearly tinged with anger.

The Lu family's preferred daughter-in-law is Su Qingya, but Lu Peichuan insists on marrying her despite his family's objections, which makes the Lu family very unhappy with her.

She was gentle and sensible, and cautious in everything she did, but she still couldn't change their opinion of her.

Later, Rong Zheng realized that since sincerity couldn't be reciprocated, there was no need for her to fawn over someone who was cold to her.

So, apart from accompanying Lu Peichuan to the old house for a meal every weekend, which is the Lu family's rule, Rong Zheng never appears in front of the Lu family at other times.

It's not the weekend, but for some reason, Lu's mother called early this morning, telling her and Lu Peichuan that they must come back to the old house for dinner tonight.

"Pei Chuan hasn't gotten off work yet..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted, "He's busy, and you're busy too? You're almost due and still going to that lousy job with your big belly. Does the Lu family need your paltry sum?"

Rong Zheng was used to Lu's mother's sarcastic remarks, so she held her phone without saying a word.

Her forbearance wasn't out of fear, but rather because she didn't want to put Lu Peichuan in a difficult position.

"You hurry up and come over here. Shi Yan is back. How dare you make him wait?"

The person on the other end hung up immediately after saying that.

Rong Zheng was momentarily stunned as she listened to the busy tone on the phone.

Song Shiyan is back?

Song Shiyan is an adopted son of the Lu family and Lu Peichuan's older brother. He was adopted by the Lu family at the age of 15 and raised there for 13 years. Two years ago, he returned to the Song family, a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing.

The Lu family is the most powerful in Jiangcheng, but they are no match for the Song family in Beijing.

The Song family is a century-old family with a profound heritage and influence that extends throughout the world.

If the Lu family is a local tyrant, then the Song family is a dragon that roams the world.

The Song family is a large and powerful family with deeply entrenched influence.

Song Shiyan is the eldest grandson of the Song family, and his special status caused a bloody storm as soon as he returned to the family.

Rumor has it that he is ruthless and bloodthirsty, capable of harming even his closest relatives. In the business world, he is decisive and ruthless, striking fear into the hearts of many competing companies. In just two years, he has firmly established himself as the president of the Song Group.

Rong Zheng only saw Song Shiyan once, on the day she married Lu Peichuan.

He was exceptionally handsome, with exquisite facial features, the kind of face that would make anyone stare in a daze.

Yet, his entire demeanor was cold and stern, as deep and unfathomable as an abyss, exuding an imposing aura that made people afraid to look at him for long.