Your Highness, your wife doesn't want you anymore!

Wear a condom?

No wonder the young mistress hasn't conceived in the years since she married into the family; now I understand.

She thought it was a health problem with the young mistress or young master, but she didn't expect that they had been taking precautions all along.

Why wear a condom? Doesn't the young master want a child?

Aunt Qing ladled a bowl of soup and brought it to Nan Zhi: "Young Madam, don't you want a child either?"

Nan Zhi gently shook her head: "This kind of thing, let fate decide."

Her hand quietly touched her belly; the baby's arrival was unexpected and really untimely.

Aunt Qing whispered in Nan Zhi's ear, "Young Madam, pregnancy isn't something you can just leave to fate; it can be something you can control..."

How could I get pregnant while wearing a condom?

While it's not 100% effective at preventing pregnancy, the chances of that happening are too small!

Unless, of course, the young mistress punctures the condom.

Nan Zhi was enlightened by Aunt Qing's words!

Yes, condoms aren't 100% effective at preventing pregnancy, but the chance of getting pregnant is very, very small.

She always wore a mask, so how could she have gotten infected?

Is it really that unlucky?

"As long as you give birth to the Jin family's eldest grandson, all those scheming women who want to curry favor with the young master will naturally give up, and even Madam Jin's attitude towards you will completely change."

Aunt Qing leaned close to Nan Zhi's ear and whispered earnestly, "I'm telling you this!"

Nan Zhi did not respond, her mind still in turmoil, her fingers unconsciously gripping the hem of her clothes, the same thought churning in her mind.

He probably won't do that.

He clearly stated that he didn't want children.

Moreover, when the two of them made the agreement, the only condition Jin Si Nian mentioned was that she could sleep with him, and she never refused except during her period.

The only condition she mentioned was that he had to take proper precautions, and he had been wearing them obediently for a long time without ever disobeying.

With the agreement's deadline fast approaching, it's unlikely he'd act at this crucial juncture.

They wouldn't resort to such underhanded tactics as secretly puncturing a condom.

Nan Zhi tried to reassure herself repeatedly, attempting to suppress the inexplicable unease in her heart.

"What are you talking about?"

A deep male voice suddenly rang out. Jin Si Nian, dressed in loose black pajamas, slowly walked down the stairs and sat down next to Nan Zhi, still carrying the fresh scent of someone who had just taken a shower.

Upon seeing this, Aunt Qing immediately shut her mouth, not daring to say another word, and silently retreated to the side.

She only dared to whisper a few sweet nothings to the young mistress and gossip about their relationship.

But in front of Jin Si Nian, she wouldn't dare to gossip even if she had ten lives. Moreover, since the young master returned from the company today, his face had been frighteningly gloomy, and the atmosphere around him was very tense. She dared not rashly provoke him.

Jin Si Nian glanced over indifferently and immediately noticed the bowl of dark, medicinal food with a strong medicinal smell next to him, instantly recalling what happened that morning.

A surge of anger rose within him, and he coldly ordered, "Aunt Qing, throw this away."

"From now on, no more of these strange things are allowed on the dining table!"

"Yes," Aunt Qing silently took the things away and dumped them.

Jin Si Nian looked at Nan Zhi, and Nan Zhi looked at him.

"What's wrong?" The man touched his face. "Is there something dirty on my face?"

"I'm not clean?"

Zhizhi likes his face; he takes good care of it regularly.

Although he's a little older than Zhizhi, just a tiny bit.

But it seems that he and Zhizhi are around the same age.

Seeing that Nan Zhi still didn't speak, Jin Si Nian panicked and wanted to look in the mirror.

He couldn't have gotten older just from taking a shower!

Doesn't Zhizhi like his face anymore?

"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?" the man asked, puzzled.

Nan Zhi's hand gripping the chopsticks tightened suddenly, her fingertips turning white. Her heart pounded, and after mustering her courage for a long time, she finally raised her head, her eyes darting away as she looked at him. She stammered, "You...you didn't...?"

"Stab, rip off that condom?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Si Nian's breath hitched, his aura paused for half a second, and a barely perceptible hint of panic and unease flashed across his deep eyes.

Why would Zhizhi suddenly ask this?

Does she know about the dirty things she's done?

That's impossible. Only he knew that he punctured the condom, and he even cleaned it up afterwards.

There was no used condom left behind, so there was absolutely no way Zhizhi could have found it.

The items by the bedside were all new; he hadn't had time to tamper with them, and Zhizhi was completely unaware.

Jin Si Nian quickly concealed the strange look in his eyes, put on a completely innocent expression, and denied it firmly: "No!"

"How could I possibly do such a thing?"

He leaned closer, his gaze fixed on Nan Zhi, and his question struck at the heart of the matter, instantly making Nan Zhi's heart skip a beat: "Zhi Zhi, why are you asking this all of a sudden? Could it be... you're pregnant?"

Nan Zhi froze, her head drooping even lower, almost burying itself in the bowl. Her fingers frantically rummaged through the rice, her voice barely audible, filled with barely concealed panic: "N-nothing!"

Isn't that because she's pregnant?

Nan Zhi dared not ask any more questions; she couldn't win against this man.

If pressed further, she might lose her guard and reveal that she is pregnant.

And he had no reason to lie to himself.

She was that unlucky girl, the one who got pregnant even though she wore a condom.

Kicking the ball is one thing, but kicking it twice is quite another.

Two money-devouring beasts!

As Jin Si Nian watched Nan Zhi shoveling rice into her mouth, a seed of doubt was planted in his heart.

He only pricked a few, just before his last business trip.

It was cleaned up quickly. Why would Zhizhi suddenly ask that?

Either she sensed something, or Zhizhi is pregnant?

But he didn't dare ask anymore.

If I ask too many questions, I'm afraid Zhizhi will think he's behind it all.

Jin Si Nian's palm tightened slightly, holding her slightly cool hand firmly. His gaze was fixed intently on her evasive eyes, his tone carrying an unmistakable probing, and a hint of secret expectation: "Zhi Zhi, are you pregnant?"

If it's true, if she really is pregnant with his child, then Zhizhi will never be able to leave his side again in this lifetime.

His long-planned promotion is finally about to come true.

Nan Zhi's fingertips trembled, and she subconsciously pulled her hand back, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.

He probably didn't see the pregnancy test; it's good that he didn't know.

If today's events hadn't happened, she might have been unable to resist telling him the news.

But not now. He's about to marry a wealthy woman of equal social standing, and these two unexpected children will only become a burden.

"N-No!"

Nan Zhi bit her lip, shaking her head desperately, deliberately feigning an eagerness to escape. She stammered, trying to dispel his doubts: "I'm... pregnant, how... how can I leave..."

She looked up, her eyes carrying a deliberately feigned aloofness, her voice trembling slightly yet firm: "I went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday."

"Doctor, they didn't say I was pregnant!"

Jin Si Nian released her hand and said irritably, "The deadline isn't over yet, and you're already thinking of leaving!"

"Think about it!"