I pinched my waist and petted him, and I was made to cry by the ruffian Third Master.

After Su Mian picked out a ring in the jewelry store, she happily pulled Yu Sheng to the maternal and child products area.

Perhaps because of the pregnancy, the maternal love deep in Yu Sheng's heart was fully aroused.

When she saw the dazzling array of baby products, she became extremely excited and wanted to buy almost everything home.

However, in the end, Su Mian rationally stopped her impulsive behavior.

Su Mian said softly, "Xiao Yu, the baby hasn't been born yet, so there's no need for us to buy too many small clothes in advance and keep them at home. It won't be too late to buy them based on the actual situation after the baby is born."

At this moment, Yu Sheng was holding a set of cute pink baby clothes tightly in her hands, with a look of reluctance in her eyes, and she murmured to herself: "But these little clothes are so cute, I really can't help but want to buy them all!"

Su Mian understood Yu Sheng's mood at the moment, but she still patiently gave advice: "You can buy less clothes and other things at first, but you can stock up on more diapers."

After listening to Su Mian's words, Yu Sheng felt that it made a lot of sense.

So, she reluctantly put down the set of baby clothes in her hand and turned to check other daily necessities for the baby.

Su Mian followed Yu Sheng quietly, his eyes fixed on her figure who was concentrating on selecting baby products, and a feeling of envy welled up in his heart.

If the child was still there, he might have been born by now.

Thinking of this, Su Mian couldn't help but reach out her hand and gently stroke her lower abdomen.

Yu Sheng turned around and happened to witness Su Mian's actions. She was slightly stunned, then walked up to Su Mian and asked in a low voice: "Mian Mian, are you... pregnant?"

Hearing this, Su Mian quickly shook his head and denied, "No."

When Yu Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

She always felt that Shen Zhou was not such a reliable person and didn't want Su Mian to be hurt again.

Thinking of this, Yu Sheng suggested: "Mianmian, you are not married yet, so you should pay attention to safety measures."

Su Mian nodded: "Yeah, I know."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear and pleasant "Welcome" came from the door of the maternity and baby store.

Su Mian was curious and turned her head involuntarily, just in time to see Shen Minzhi and Zhang Qiwen walking into the store hand in hand.

Su Mian reacted immediately. She turned around in panic, with her back to them.

Zhang Qiwen and Shen Minzhi did not notice Su Mian's presence, but when they saw Yu Sheng, they smiled and walked towards Yu Sheng.

"Sister-in-law, what a coincidence."

Zhang Qiwen greeted warmly.

Yu Sheng smiled slightly and responded: "Well, are you and your mother here shopping?"

Zhang Qiwen shook his head slightly and explained: "That's my aunt, not my mother."

Hearing this, Su Mian's face instantly turned as pale as paper.

Shen Zhou clearly told her that he and Zhang Qiwen had broken off their engagement!

But why did Zhang Qiwen appear in the maternity and baby store with Shen Zhou's aunt at this moment?

Just as Su Mian was trying to come up with a reasonable explanation, Shen Minzhi's voice floated into her ears.

"Xiao Wen, you are currently in the early stages of pregnancy, so you can ask the Third Master's wife for advice."

Shen Minzhi looked at Yu Sheng with a smile on her face as she spoke, "Right, Mrs. Jiang, after all, you two are about to become mothers, so you must have a lot of common topics to talk about."

Yu Sheng smiled and said nothing.

She had heard about Shen Zhou's aunt from Su Mian.

So no good impression.

When Shen Minzhi wanted to continue getting closer to her, he suddenly noticed Su Mian with his back to her.

She leaned over to take a look, and Su Mian subconsciously turned his face away from her.

Shen Minzhi looked puzzled and looked at Yu Sheng: "Mrs. Jiang, are you out shopping with your friends?"

Yu Sheng nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, I'm shopping with my bestie."

After she finished speaking, she reached out and held Su Mian's hand, as if she intended to let them know the close relationship between her and Su Mian.

Sure enough, when Shen Minzhi saw Su Mian, the expression on his face suddenly became gloomy.

There was a hint of dissatisfaction and hostility in her eyes, as if she was full of resentment towards Su Mian.

"Mrs. Jiang and she are best friends?"

Shen Minzhi asked coldly.

"Yes, we grew up together."

The person who answered had a relaxed tone, but did not notice anything unusual about Shen Minzhi.

When Shen Minzhi heard this, her face looked extremely ugly, but she still forced herself not to say anything.

Zhang Qiwen on the side smiled and broke the deadlock:

"I really envy your friendship! I don't have many friends after returning to China. I can only hang around Brother Shen Zhou all day. He must be fed up with me."

Hearing Zhang Qiwen's words, Su Mian's hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

Yu Sheng keenly caught Su Mian's change. She patted Su Mian's hand gently and said lightly:

"You guys take your time to shop around. My friend and I will go back first."

After saying that, Yu Sheng pulled Su Mian out of the maternity and baby store.

Their backs gradually walked away, leaving behind Shen Minzhi with a puzzled look on her face and Zhang Qiwen with a bright smile.

Along the way, Su Mian didn't say a word, and Yu Sheng couldn't help looking at her with some worry.

Su Mian's eyes were empty, as if he had lost his soul.

"Mianmian, are you okay?"

Yu Sheng asked cautiously.

Hearing Yu Sheng's voice, Su Mian came back to his senses, but just stared blankly ahead. His lips moved, but the voice he uttered was choked with sobs: "Xiao Yu, he lied to me..."

Yu Sheng's heart tightened, and he quickly held Su Mian's hand and said softly: "Mian Mian, don't be sad yet, tell me what's going on slowly."

Su Mian finally couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and they rolled down like a flood. She said with trembling lips, "He said he wouldn't marry Zhang Qiwen, but Zhang Qiwen just told me that they were together every day... Why did he lie to me?"

Yu Sheng looked at Su Mian with heartache. She knew how much love Su Mian had given to that man, but now she was betrayed like this. It would be hard for anyone to accept it.

Yu Sheng hugged Su Mian tightly, trying to give her some warmth and strength, and whispered to comfort her: "Mianmian, don't cry. What if you hurt yourself by crying? Maybe things are not what you think..."

However, Su Mian was already immersed in her own sorrow and unable to extricate herself. She kept sobbing and her body was shaking slightly because of crying.

Yu Sheng felt helpless. She knew Su Mian too well. Once he made up his mind about something, he would stick to it until the end no matter how others tried to persuade him.

"Mianmian, there's no point in torturing yourself like this. Why don't you go find him and ask him clearly, okay?" Yu Sheng suggested.

Su Mian raised her head and looked at Yu Sheng with tears on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.

"Xiao Yu, you're right. I should have asked questions first instead of blindly doubting them. Thank you very much for accompanying me out shopping and relaxing today. Well, I'll go home first."

Yu Sheng did not offer any more unnecessary consolation, but just left a message in a calm tone: "Mianmian, no matter when or where you are, remember to love yourself first."

At this moment, Su Mian didn't know whether he had taken these words to heart, or how much he could understand the deep meaning behind them.

She just turned around silently and walked slowly towards home.

When Su Mian returned to the apartment, it was already past five in the afternoon.

She walked straight into the kitchen, took out the ingredients for today's cooking from the refrigerator, and then started preparing dinner for Shen Zhou.

At exactly seven o'clock, when Su Mian brought the last carefully prepared dish to the table, she found that Shen Zhou had not returned yet.

Su Mian hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind and picked up the phone and called Shen Zhou...

The phone rang only twice before being answered quickly.

"Hey, Mianmian."

As soon as Su Mian heard Shen Zhou's familiar and gentle voice, her originally panicked heart instantly calmed down as if she had found a home.

"Mr. Shen."

Shen Zhou's low and soft voice came slowly from the other end of the phone: "What's wrong?"

"Will you come over today?"

Su Mian's tone unconsciously revealed a hint of anticipation and nervousness.

"I may not be able to make it today. I sent you a text message before. Didn't you see it?" Shen Zhou responded softly.

Su Mian was slightly stunned, and almost reflexively opened the text message inbox on her mobile phone. Sure enough, she found an unread message from Shen Zhou, and the sending time was shown to be around three o'clock in the afternoon.

She couldn't help but secretly regret that she was so careless that she didn't even notice the text message.

Shen Zhou didn't seem to notice Su Mian's silence. He continued, "Mian Mian, are you listening to me?"

Shen Zhou's voice brought Su Mian's wandering thoughts back to reality.

"Yeah, I'm listening."

Su Mian replied quickly, but an indescribable sense of loss surged in his heart.

Shen Zhou's voice came through the phone line, with a hint of doting, as if one could imagine his gentle expression.

"Baby, I have something to do today and can't come over. You have to stay home. When I come over tomorrow, I will bring you some delicious food that you like."

Su Mian listened quietly to Shen Zhou's voice on the other end of the phone, feeling an indescribable sense of loss in her heart.

She sighed softly and replied in a low voice, "Well, I understand."

Shen Zhou seemed to notice the subtle change in Su Mian's mood, but he did not choose to ask further.

He just gave a few simple and concerned instructions, then decisively hung up the phone.

Su Mian slowly put down the phone in her hand. The call ended interface was displayed on the screen, and her eyes remained there in a daze.

She sat silently at the dining table, leaning forward slightly, but her eyes involuntarily fell on the four carefully prepared dishes on the table.

These dishes were all prepared by her with great care, and each one carried her anticipation for tonight and her love for Shen Zhou.

However, at this moment, these delicious dishes seem so lonely and desolate.

Originally, she was looking forward to sharing this warm dinner with Shen Zhou with great joy, but now, she was alone facing the table full of delicious food, and she couldn't help feeling lonely and desolate in her heart.

Su Mian couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. She should have checked her phone first, so that all her kindness wouldn't have been wasted.

Su Mian sighed helplessly, stood up and served himself half a bowl of rice, then sat alone at the dining table and began to eat in silence.

That night, Su Mian sat alone at the dining table, facing the four dishes in front of her, but she felt empty in her heart.

She ate every bite of food in silence, but the empty feeling still lingered in her heart.

After finishing her meal, she carefully wrapped the leftovers in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator.

Then she started cleaning the kitchen and putting everything in order.

After finishing all this, Su Mian dragged his tired body back to the bedroom and collapsed directly on the bed.

She picked up her phone and browsed through various job postings.

Shen Zhou has his own work and social circle. She knows that she can't always revolve around him, otherwise she will only fall into endless fantasies.

When she saw a suitable position and was about to submit her resume, she suddenly remembered that Shen Zhou's birthday was coming up.

To give him a surprise, she planned to learn how to make a birthday cake, but if she went to work, she might not have enough time to prepare it.

Thinking of this, Su Mian hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to wait until after Shen Zhou’s birthday before looking for a job.

So she exited the recruitment software, opened the web and started searching for cake-making tutorials.

Just as she was concentrating on the tutorial on the screen, a WeChat message suddenly popped up.

It was sent by Shen Zhou.

Su Mian clicked on the message eagerly, but the next second, the message seemed to have been quickly withdrawn by Shen Zhou.

Even so, Su Mian still saw the message that Shen Zhou had just sent.

It was a photo, and the person in the photo was Zhang Qiwen.

Although it was just a back view, Su Mian immediately recognized that this was the Zhang Qiwen she saw in the mall, and the clothes she was wearing were exactly the same as in the photo.

Su Mian tightened her grip on the phone again and again, edited and deleted the questioning message, and finally didn't have the courage to send it.

She was afraid, afraid that she would be let down again, afraid that if Shen Zhou let her down this time, she would collapse and would not be able to survive.

Suddenly, the phone vibrated.

Shen Zhou’s new message popped up.

"Baby, I'm sorry, I sent it to the wrong person.

Su Mian stared at the message sent by Shen Zhou.

Made a mistake.

Just a few words made Su Mian feel even more depressed.

She couldn't help but start thinking, who did Shen Zhou originally intend to send this message to?

Was it really sent to Zhang Qiwen?

However, he had clearly vowed that he would no longer have anything to do with Zhang Qiwen.

Were these all lies? Shen Zhou had been deceiving himself all along?

Once this thought came to mind, it raged through Su Mian's mind like a tide.

The more she thought about it, the more wronged and heartbroken she felt, as if an invisible hand was tightly grasping her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Tears gradually blurred her eyes, and Su Mian suddenly felt her entire chest filled with soreness and pain, which was almost unbearable for her.

She didn't understand why things turned out like this?

Could it be that Shen Zhou has really never thought about being with me?

Could it be that everything he has done these days is just to take revenge on himself and deceive himself?

That night, Su Mian tossed and turned and could not sleep all night.

Until the early morning, when Shen Zhou walked into the bedroom to look for her, she still had her eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling.

"Mianmian."

Shen Zhou called softly, then walked towards the bed.

When he saw Su Mian's eyes were open, he leaned over and gently kissed her forehead.

However, Su Mian did not react at all and just continued to stare blankly at the ceiling.

At this time, Shen Zhou finally noticed her abnormality, and a wave of worry surged in his heart: "Mianmian, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"