not to bring it up with him again, as it might seem like she's putting pressure on him. So, for the next day or two, neither of them mentioned it again. When Director Wang called, Mingzhu didn't answe...It had been a week since they last saw each other.

Although they live together, they actually avoid each other. She doesn't like him, and he doesn't want to get on her bad side. So over the past few months, their relationship has become much more distant.

Zhang Baiyan pushed open the master bedroom door.

Qin Yu was reading in the bedroom. Since she became pregnant four months ago, her body hadn't been feeling well, so she stopped working. Later, Zhang Baiyan thought that she would probably quit her job and focus on raising the child.

Footsteps startled Qin Yu.

She turned slightly and saw her husband, Zhang Baiyan.

She was a little surprised that he came back at noon.

Qin Yu thought gloomily that he had probably gotten himself into another scandal and needed her, as his wife, to help cover it up.

Zhang Baiyan didn't know what she was thinking!

He crouched down to look at her, then took the book from her hand and glanced at it. It was a parenting manual.

She had no hope for him, but she cared deeply for their child.

Zhang Beiyan reached out again and gently touched her stomach.

Qin Yu sat with his back to the light, his voice a little hoarse as he spoke, "How did you get back"

Zhang Beiyan lightly said, "Suddenly thought of coming back to have a meal with you."

Qin Yu replied, "Did you run into someone"

They weren't in love, but they were husband and wife after all. Qin Yu guessed it instantly... Zhang Baiyan didn't hide it from her either. He knelt halfway, pressing his face against her abdomen, his voice soft and low, "I ran into Xiao Lu Hui."

At this moment, he was so fragile, as if he had endured countless blows.

Qin Yu thought, when Li Xian danced at their wedding, he didn't feel this lost. This showed how important this matter was to him.

She reached out, hesitated for a moment, and then caressed his black hair.

Chapter Baiyan is no longer young.

He was busy with his business and had many social engagements, which inevitably added a few white hairs to his head.

Qin Yu was not as cold and aloof as usual.

Because she is also going to be a mother, just thinking about the child makes her expression soften. It truly is an adorable child, one that brings joy to the heart.

She whispered, "Has she called you daddy"

Zhang Beiyan's body stiffened slightly.

Qin Yu immediately knew she was right, and for a moment, she felt a pang of sadness... for Zhang Baiyan.

She thought, if it weren't for the love that she couldn't have in her youth.

He wouldn't do something so absurd.

If she said she hated, she truly couldn't hate. But feelings, it seemed, were slowly fading away in their increasingly distant interactions.

After a long while, Zhang Baiyan hummed in response.

He gently held his wife, pressing against her swollen belly, feeling the baby.

He told her, "Qin Yu, in three and a half months, we'll have a child."

Qin Yu said that.

Her voice was soft and gentle, and so was the way she spoke... This was probably the first time since their marriage that they had been so peacefully together, both putting away their sharpness and those sharp, hurtful words.

Later, he kissed her...

At first, Qin Yu refused, saying it would hurt the child.

Zhang Baiyan really wanted to kiss her.

He sat beside her, holding her as he kissed her, kissing her gently... patiently waiting for her to be willing.

After the kiss ended, Qin Yu whispered, "Lunch"

Zhang Baiyan wasn't actually hungry.

He wanted more than anything to nap with Qin Yu, lying side by side so he could feel her belly... maybe the baby would move.

But Qin Yu wanted to eat, and in the end, he wiped his face and went downstairs.

The maid saw that they were smiling at each other, their relationship clearly had eased. She was happy for them and after setting the table, she even cracked some jokes to lighten the mood.

Qin Yu usually doesn't smile much, but she gave a slight smile.

Zhang Baiyan looked at her.

After a while, he smiled faintly. "You look beautiful when you smile. You should smile more often, child. Even after the baby is born, there will be laughter."

They chatted while they were eating.

Zhang Bai said, when talking about the child's gender and name, Qin Yu paused for a moment and said, "I didn't specifically look at the gender! But I personally feel it's a boy."

Zhang Baiyan poured her a bowl of soup and then said, "Boys are called octopus!"

Qin Yu lowered her eyes. "Why didn't you name yourself Zhang Lang That's a good name, keep it for yourself!"

Chapter Baiyan smiled, “Call me Chapter Yu! How about that”

Qin Yu still felt that the name he came up with was random and made up on the spot, which made her unhappy. She didn't even leave him a place when she took her afternoon nap.

It was Zhang Baiyan himself who took off his shoes and squeezed himself right next to the edge of the bed.

Just to be closer to her.

Qin Yu wasn't heartless either. She could actually feel his advances.

She doesn't intend to love him.

But if Zhang Baiyan wanted to be a good father, wanted to set an example in front of his child, she wouldn't refuse... She also hoped that her child would grow up in a loving environment.

She moved a little bit over to make space for him.

This made Zhang Baiyan smile lightly. He put his arms around her head and looked at her face-to-face... just like a young couple enjoying the cool shade together on a summer day.

His eyes were still burning with such intensity.

Qin Yu couldn't stand it anymore, she gently closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to sleep."

Zhang Baiyan kissed her lips gently.

Qin Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

But she didn't want to open her eyes anyway, didn't want to face him. Or maybe it was that she didn't know how to face this Zhang Baiyan, because they had been cold towards each other for far too long...

Qin Yu is pregnant and sleeps a lot.

Zhang Beiyan Company actually had something going on. The secretary called twice, but he declined both times.

The third call came in very urgently, regarding Li Xian.

Li Xian cut her wrists in the hospital.

Because Zhang Baiyan refused to see her, after making a fuss she got tired and no one began to believe her threats... But during a meal, Li Xian really lay in a pool of blood.

Even while being rescued, she was still thinking of Zhang Baiyan's name.

Her condition is quite critical, the doctor said it's not certain if she can be saved.

If Li Xianru were to die, it would be major news, and another huge blow to the Bai You Group. Even if Qin Yu stood up for him with a big belly, it probably wouldn't help much this time.

Zhang Baiyan finished the phone call, his Adam's apple bobbing. He made a decision almost instantly.

He has to go to the hospital.

Whether it's for profit or something else, he has to make the trip.

When he was putting on his shoes, he discovered that Qin Yu had woken up.

Eyes met, silently.

Qin Yu's gaze was complicated, obviously she heard the secretary's phone call and knew where he was going.

Zhang Baiyan didn't want to hide it from her. He gently touched her face, his voice a little hoarse, "Something happened at the hospital! I have to go."

Qin Yu remained silent.

Zhang Baiyan touched her belly again, his voice even huskier. "This time I won't let you go again!"

When he was leaving, Qin Yu wanted to grab his arm.

But Zhang Baiyan walked too fast, and she couldn't catch him. As he reached the door, he said to her, "I'll be back soon! ... In a few days it will be Mid-Autumn Festival. We'll set up a table in the courtyard and enjoy the moon and mooncakes together."

Qin Yu heard tenderness in his words, it was a Zhang Baiyan she couldn't refuse.

But she said nothing.

Until Zhang Baiyan left, she only softly hummed in response, saying yes.

The situation at the hospital was worse than anyone could have imagined. When Zhang Baiyan rushed to the hospital, Li Xian had already passed away. She left a letter for Zhang Baiyan, filled with numbers, asking him if he had ever loved her.

How many girls only know how to love others but not themselves.

Just like Li Xian.

In the empty corridor, Zhang Baiyan held that letter in his hand, letting the cameras point at him, letting them capture his disheveled appearance.

Others believed he was in love with Li Xian, mourning the pain of losing his beloved.

But only he knows.

He regretted it.

He regretted getting involved with Li Xian. If he hadn't pursued her back then, she might still be alive and well today. Perhaps, with her good looks, she could have married a company employee and lived a decent life.

But Li Xian left...

She walked, ensnared by Zhang Baiyan's desires, lost in his inability to let go of the past.

He clearly had so much, he already had Qin Yu back then, yet he still couldn't let go of the past... and still did things that were unclear.

The newspaper began to publicly denounce Zhang Baiyan.

The stock of Baiyou Group has repeatedly hit its lower limit...

The employee resigned, and business partners also left him. It seemed that overnight everyone abandoned Zhang Baiyan, leaving him alone... It seemed that everything he had struggled for was about to vanish.

Qin Yu's father called him and asked him to divorce Qin Yu.

Qin Fu said he would have Qin Yu abort the child.

Zhang Bei's voice was hoarse, "A six-month-old baby How could you hit it Besides, Qin Yu wouldn't agree to that."

Qin Fu said coldly, "I will persuade her!"

At midnight, Zhang Baiyan sat in the lobby on the first floor of the company. The space was dim and empty.

Qin Yu arrived at this moment.

She is six months pregnant, and the autumn night is a bit chilly.

She wore a shawl over her dress, and she walked back into his world like that, so gently... round.Zhang Beiyan was also surprised.He didn't expect to see this, but people were already inside. Besides...he did have some ideas, after all. They hadn't been intimate since their wedding.Qin Yu w...