After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

Xu Daikui was the last to step into the VIP room. Dean Zhao pulled her aside at the door and repeatedly told her to take good care of their hospital's cash cow.

Upon entering, I saw Zhou Yanci and Xu Jiaojiao sitting side by side on one side, while Shen Jun sat opposite Xu Jiaojiao.

The two were colleagues and were chatting naturally with each other. However, Xu Daikui felt a little uneasy seeing this scene.

Xu Jiaojiao is popular wherever she goes.

She was pampered by her parents when she was young, and was voted the class beauty in high school. She also had close relationships with prodigies like Zhou Yanci.

Openly or secretly, many people, regardless of gender, like her.

Shen Jun seemed to have a good relationship with her, and she was worried that they might talk about her having a baby again...

"I'll go boil some water for you."

Exhausted, she quickly carried the kettle into the tea room.

Watching the water gurgling down, she felt increasingly uneasy and wanted to get away from these people at all costs. Suddenly, a pleasant and steady voice came from behind her.

Didn't receive your card number?

The man's tall shadow loomed over her, and a chilling aura filled the room.

Xu Daikui tightened her grip on the teapot slightly before turning off the water and turning around. "I already had Xie Jia send it to Fang Qing. He probably forgot to report it to you, right?"

"You can send me a message."

The man said expressionlessly.

Xu Daikui wanted to say that he was a forgetful person and had long forgotten that he had blocked and deleted her, but before she could speak, the man suddenly opened his wallet, took out a black card and handed it to her.

"I don't have a card number, but here you are."

Xu Daikui knew this was divorce property, and without thinking much, she reached out and took it.

She wanted to ask him when he would sign the divorce papers, but her mind went blank, and she could only utter two dry words.

"Thanks."

Zhou Yanci's gaze was indifferent. "We've already registered our marriage, there's nothing to thank me for."

He finished speaking and turned to leave.

Xu Daikui stared blankly at the card.

Indeed, after five years of marriage, she is theoretically entitled to this divorce compensation.

She had nothing to thank her for.

She might have just been thanking him for the warmth he had shown her when she was at her most helpless.

Zhou Yanci's warmth had long since faded from her world. After saying their final goodbyes, they should never see each other again in this life.

As she boiled water and brought it in, she heard Shen Jun ask Xu Jiaojiao, "Are you and Dr. Xu really sisters? I wouldn't have guessed at first if you hadn't told me."

A bright and cheerful light, like the sunshine of June, radiating warmth and joy.

A dark, somber atmosphere, like moss under the eaves, with a desolate chill hidden within its texture.

Xu Jiaojiao laughed, "One of us looks like our mother, and the other looks like our father."

She did not mention that Xu Daikui was an illegitimate child.

The Xu family has been a scholarly family for generations and has always cared about their reputation. They generally keep quiet about those disgraceful things.

"But I'm curious, how did you and my sister meet? You two seem to know each other very well?"

Xu Jiaojiao asked, glancing meaningfully at Zhou Yanci beside her.

That look seemed to say that Xu Daikui was very familiar with a man of the opposite sex, and might even have cheated on him.

Shen Jun just wanted to ask Xu Daikui who her husband was, since he didn't even show up on the day she gave birth; he was really a jerk.

But just as he opened his mouth, Xu Daikui accidentally knocked over the water glass in front of him, spilling water all over the floor and getting his leather shoes dirty.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Shen, let me take you to get it cleaned up."

She quickly pulled the man out, half-dragging and half-pulling him.

When Xu Jiaojiao saw her linking arms with another man right in front of Zhou Yanci, her eyes were filled with confusion.

"Ah Ci, Dai Kui seems to be very close to Dr. Shen. I remember she used to dislike interacting with strangers."

Zhou Yanci's face darkened.

He didn't reply for a long time.

Xu Jiaojiao sensed something was wrong and swallowed back what she wanted to say.

Xu Daikui is still married to Zhou Yanci, and any man would find it unbearable to be so open and unreserved in front of him.

This has nothing to do with love; it's about a man's dignity.

No wonder he looked unwell.

...

"Dr. Shen, I'm so sorry, did I burn you?"

As soon as she stepped outside, she immediately let go of his hand and asked with concern.

"It's alright, don't feel guilty."

Xu Daikui knew he was a good person. "Dr. Shen, can I ask you for a favor?"

Shen Jun smiled and said, "Go ahead."

"I hope you can keep my pregnancy and childbirth a secret, especially from my sister."

"Oh, why? You're not... pregnant out of wedlock?"

He noticed that she was alone from the time she was hospitalized, through postpartum, until she was discharged. He wanted to ask her if she had been scammed, but he was afraid of being too forward.

"No, I'm married."

"And what about your husband?"

As soon as Shen Jun finished speaking, Dean Zhao came over. "Xiao Xu, President Zhou and the others are leaving. Your sister is waiting for Dr. Shen to come along."

Shen Jun didn't have time to ask any more questions, so he simply nodded and said, "Then I'll go first."

After saying goodbye to Xu Daikui and the others, he immediately walked forward with his tall and straight figure.

Dean Zhao followed closely behind, not forgetting to pull Xu Daikui along, "Go and see them off quickly."

When Xu Daikui went out, she happened to see Zhou Yanci bend down and get into the car, and Xu Jiaojiao followed him in.

She sat beside Zhou Yanci, waving goodbye to everyone with a bright smile.

As their car drove away, their colleagues at the hospital couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"They are a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. Dr. Xu looks bright and radiant, and she is a perfect match for the calm and reserved President Zhou."

"Who can argue with that? They say a man's heart lies where his money is. Didn't you see Mr. Zhou's heart just now?"

Colleagues whispered among themselves, then turned to look at Xu Daikui. "Dr. Xu, isn't that Miss Xu your older sister? Are she and President Zhou actually married?"

"It shouldn't be. Didn't you see the news from five years ago? Back then, President Zhou married a scheming woman who drugged him and climbed into his bed. She was shameless. Although she got what she wanted at the time, she was definitely dealt with by the Zhou family long ago after the scandal."

"No wonder Mr. Zhou takes Miss Xu everywhere he goes now; they're truly in love..."

"Go back to work, and stop gossiping about those baseless things."

Xu Daikui, her face cold, interrupted them and strode into the hospital gate.

...

At 5 p.m., Xu Daikui went to pick up Xu Meng from kindergarten.

The teacher escorted her out, placed her in Xu Daikui's hands, and looked at her with a hesitant expression.

Xu Daikui sensed something was wrong, tightened her grip on Xu Meng's small hand, and looked at the teacher, "Teacher Cao, is something wrong with my Mengmeng?"

Although Xu Meng cannot speak, her self-care ability is much stronger than that of children her age, so the principal said that she can attend a regular kindergarten and go to school with other children.

A school for the disabled is not suitable for her.

But she was a little abnormal after all, and Xu Daikui was very worried that she would be bullied at school, and since she couldn't speak, the teachers would also wrong her.

Teacher Cao hesitated for a while before shaking her head. "It's nothing serious, but the kindergarten is holding a parent-child sports day tomorrow, and both parents have to participate."