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Normally, Rong Zheng and Lu Peichuan would leave the old house after dinner. Today, because Song Shiyan came, Lu Peichuan stayed and talked with him for a while. It was almost nine o'clock when they left the old house.

On the way, Lu Peichuan was driving when his cell phone rang on the center console.

Rong Zheng frowned slightly when she saw Manager Wang's name on the caller ID.

This was the unfamiliar number that called her when she and Lu Peichuan were having dinner at Shuimo Shengxiang, and it called several more times afterward.

She asked Lu Peichuan who this person was and why he hadn't saved the name.

Lu Peichuan said it was Manager Wang, a new employee in the company's planning department, and he hadn't had time to make a note of him yet.

Recently, Manager Wang has been calling Lu Peichuan very frequently, often at night, to call Lu Peichuan away. In the past two weeks, Lu Peichuan has spent most of his time away from home, which is something that has never happened before.

But since it was work, Rong Zheng didn't say much. "Shall I connect you and put it on speakerphone?"

"No need." Lu Peichuan freed one hand to hang up the phone, then smiled at Rong Zheng, "I promised you that I would take good care of you after you go on maternity leave, and no one can disturb you."

Rong Zheng smiled happily, thinking that he was going to leave her again to go and work.

Back home, the two washed up and sat on the bed together, flipping through dictionaries to choose a name for their child.

After Rong Zheng selected a few characters, Lu Peichuan asked her, "Why are you choosing only girls' characters?"

Rong Zheng lowered her eyes and stroked her prominently protruding belly. "I think it's probably a girl."

Lu Peichuan grabbed Rong Zheng's hand. "Do you know what Mom did?"

Rong Zheng didn't hide anything, "Yes."

All her prenatal checkups were scheduled at the hospital where she worked. However, when the baby was four months old, Bai Yuxiu took her to Lu's private hospital for a prenatal checkup. She overheard Bai Yuxiu's conversation with the doctor, and the baby's gender was determined to be a girl.

Why didn't you tell me?

Rong Zheng gave a bitter smile. "You didn't tell me either, did you?"

I was afraid you'd be unhappy.

"I know, that's why I don't want to put you in a difficult position."

If Lu Peichuan knew she was unhappy, he would definitely argue with Bai Yuxiu again, and Bai Yuxiu would blame her for stirring up trouble between her and her son, thus disliking her even more as a daughter-in-law.

Too many things like this have happened this past year, so it's better to avoid trouble.

Lu Peichuan squeezed Rong Zheng's hand with a guilty expression, "I'm sorry, I made you suffer."

She was wronged, but he understood her grievances, and that made it all worthwhile. However… “Don’t you ever dislike girls?”

Lu Peichuan embraced Rong Zheng, "No, I love any child you give birth to."

Rong Zheng leaned against Lu Peichuan's chest, a happy smile playing on her lips. Then she closed her eyes, enjoying the rare tranquility and warmth.

He's been busy lately, and the two of them haven't had time to sit quietly together like this.

Suddenly, a ringing bell broke the silence.

Lu Peichuan picked up his phone from the bedside table. Rong Zheng saw that the caller ID showed Manager Wang again, and the smile on her lips faded. "Why is it him again?"

Lu Peichuan hung up the phone and then turned it off. "I'm not working tonight, I'll stay with you."

The next day, Rong Zheng woke up and saw Lu Peichuan sleeping next to her, and unconsciously curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

For the past two weeks, he has either been sleeping at the company or going to work as soon as she wakes up. She hasn't seen him as soon as she wakes up in a long time.

A man's handsome sleeping face, bathed in the morning light, serene and peaceful—this is what tranquility is all about. It feels wonderful.

Rong Zheng reached out, her fingertips gently tracing Lu Peichuan's eyebrows, then his straight nose, slowly moving to his thin lips. Suddenly, his lips twitched slightly.

The next second, the man opened his eyes, looked at her with a smile, and said, "You're lighting a fire so early in the morning?"

Rong Zheng immediately withdrew her hand, blushing as she said, "I didn't."

Although the two have been married for almost a year, they have only actually been together once, on their wedding night. The day after their marriage, an incident occurred at the branch office, and Lu Peichuan went to handle it.

He didn't return until more than a month later, by which time she was already pregnant.

Fearing harm to the baby and considering her health, Lu Peichuan refrained from touching her after she became pregnant.

So when he said those words, Rong Zheng couldn't help but feel shy.

Lu Peichuan raised his hand and gently stroked Rong Zheng's belly, "Baby, come out quickly, or Daddy will get sick from holding it in."

Rong Zheng's already flushed cheeks turned even redder, like ripe apples. "Don't talk nonsense, it'll corrupt the child."

"Where did I lie? I was telling the truth." Lu Peichuan leaned closer to Rong Zheng as he spoke. "Didn't I tell you I wasn't lying?"

Rong Zheng sensed the change in his body, and her body stiffened for a moment. The next instant, she immediately got up and said, "I...I'll go wash up."

Lu Peichuan watched Rong Zheng's somewhat flustered figure flee, then looked down at the ground beneath him, shook his head helplessly, and after calming down for a while, he also got up.

We still haven't decided on a name for the baby last night.

Rong Zheng found that before choosing a name, she thought many characters sounded nice, but when it came to actually naming her child, she always felt that this one wasn't good enough and that one was lacking.

Although the name hasn't been finalized, the two have agreed to go to the mall to buy baby supplies today.

So the two of them went to the mall after breakfast.

When Rong Zheng arrived at the maternity and baby section, she saw the little clothes and shoes for the babies, and her heart almost melted.

So cute!

She even imagined her daughter wearing those little clothes, thinking how beautiful and adorable she would look.

Seeing Rong Zheng touching and looking at this and that with her eyes shining, but not buying any of them, Lu Peichuan said, "Buy whichever one you like."

"What if they both like it?"

"Then buy them all." After saying that, Lu Peichuan looked at the waiter standing beside him, "Please wrap up all the things my wife just looked at."

"No need," Rong Zheng immediately stopped her. "I was just joking. How could our daughter possibly wear so many clothes?"

"Then let her wear something new every day. Our daughter should be as beautiful as a princess."

Rong Zheng, who had experienced hardship, was about to say that this was too wasteful when a familiar voice drifted from the baby boy section next door, interrupting her.

"Waiter, do you have a size like this for a one-month-old baby boy?"

Rong Zheng looked toward the source of the sound and was surprised to see Su Qingya.

She was wearing an ankle-length red dress, carrying a small silver-white bag, and pushing a stroller with its canopy up and a sheer curtain in front, through which a baby could be vaguely seen sleeping.

Su Qingya had been back in the country for more than half a month, and this was the first time Rong Zheng had seen her. He never expected it to be here.

Perhaps it was because her gaze was too focused that it caught Su Qingya's attention. She turned her head and looked over. When she saw them, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes. Then she pushed the child over.