Two months have passed since Jin Mingzhu left. The shadows sent out to search all over the country have found nothing.

Whenever Feng Zhen came into the office to report the latest news, Gu Huaijin's expression changed from a hint of expectation to disappointment, and his face became darker and darker.

She was not in Cloud City, nor had she ever appeared in Port City, and had not contacted anyone.

Jin Mingzhu seemed to have evaporated from this world. Gu Huaijin devoted himself to his work without sleep or food, venting all his longing and hatred through work.

The employees of Gu Group are even more miserable. As they cooperate on one international project after another, all their time is exploited, and in return they only get generous bonuses in their salary cards.

Chen Chuan ground some coffee and brought it to Gu Huaijin, reminding him reluctantly:

"Mr. Gu, it's already late at night, you should go to bed early."

Gu Huaijin moved his eyes away from the documents at hand and looked out the window. It was already dark outside.

His stern face was reflected on the window glass. There were some light beards on the corners of his lips, and his eyes were icy cold without a trace of warmth.

"Why didn't Feng Zhen come to report the news today?" His voice was a little hoarse.

Chen Chuan replied respectfully:

"Maybe there is still no news from the lady."

"It's been two months, right?" he asked with a sigh.

Before Chen Chuan could answer, he said in a low voice:

"It's been two months... She ran away for a really long time this time and refused to leave any trace."

"Tell me, why did she run away? Did she never like me from the beginning to the end?" Gu Huaijin's voice was extremely low, and his eyes were full of despair.

Chen Chuan wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start. The atmosphere in the room became cold and silent.

He had to lower his eyes and whispered after a long while:

"Boss Gu, where are we going to rest tonight?"

Gu Huaijin lowered his eyelashes to hide the lost emotion in his eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Return to Xihe."

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Since Jin Mingzhu left, Gu Huaijin has never returned to Yujingyuan. He knows that President Gu is afraid of being saddened by the scene.

Just as he was about to go out to make arrangements, Gu Huaijin's somewhat dull voice came from behind him:

"Tell Feng Zhen that there is no need to investigate further."

His heart suddenly tightened. Does this mean he is giving up?

The hotel they opened together in Luang Prabang soon opened, and due to the high quality of the hotel environment and superior location, the hotel rooms were often fully booked.

Jin Mingzhu recruited several local girls from the local talent market. They took on most of the work of the hotel, and she only needed to supervise and manage them.

After a nap, she got up a little sleepily, sat under the frangipani tree by the swimming pool, and slowly rocked in the rocking chair.

She hadn't dared to open the window these days and had been careful about her diet, but the nausea rising from her throat kept lingering around her, and she even became very sleepy.

If Xu Yang hadn't woken her up, she would have slept for the entire day.

As she was thinking, the urge to vomit came back again. She quickly ran to the trash can, but nothing came out. Instead, she felt uncomfortable with an empty stomach.

Jin Mingzhu slowly stood up and walked towards the kitchen. When passing by the hotel yard, she heard bursts of noise.

She frowned slightly and stepped forward to check the situation.

I saw the girl from the hotel climbing up the mango tree in the yard and picking mangoes skillfully.

The person under the tree used his pocket to catch the fruits thrown down, with a smile on his face.

Their cheerful atmosphere also infected Jin Mingzhu. With a smile on her lips, she asked them in English what they were doing.

The little girl showed her the green mango in her pocket and explained in broken English:

"Madam, let's eat green mangoes."

She looked puzzled and asked:

“How do you eat green mango?”

Seeing her confused look, they peeled the green mango quickly, dipped the green flesh in chili powder and handed it to her, saying:

"It's delicious, please try it, ma'am."

Jin Mingzhu had only eaten ripe mangoes. Seeing their expectant looks, she put the mango slices to her lips and took a light bite.

Instantly, a sour and spicy taste burst in her mouth. She took another bite, and the feeling of nausea was suppressed a lot.

Seeing that she liked it, they sliced ​​some more and gave them to Jin Mingzhu. She took them one by one, sat down on the chair, and ate all the green mangoes.

"Delicious!" She gave them a thumbs up and asked for some more.

When Xu Yang came home from get off work and saw a table full of green mangoes, he wondered:

"What is this doing?"

Jin Mingzhu handed him the peeled mango and said expectantly:

"try it yourself."

Xu Yang tried a bite, then frowned because of the sour taste, and nodded:

"Too sour."

"No, I think it's delicious." Jin Mingzhu took another bite of the green mango and her expression relaxed.

Xu Yang looked at her nervously. Jin Mingzhu has always been fond of sweets and would never touch sour food. Why did she change her personality and start to like sour food?

"Xianxian, don't you dislike sour food?" A hint of doubt flashed in Xu Yang's eyes.

Hearing his question, Jin Mingzhu was stunned. Xu Yang was right. She never liked sour food. Why did she suddenly eat it today and find it delicious?

She recalled that there was only one time when she liked sour food. The last time was when she was pregnant, and she ate a lot of green oranges from Xu Huaiyu's yard.

Thinking back to the symptoms she had during this period, the unexplained nausea and severe sleepiness...these all matched the symptoms she had when she was pregnant.

She tried hard to recall what had happened between her and Gu Huaijin during this period, and thought about the day when she planned to leave but they did not take any action.

Afterwards, she transferred to several places to meet up with Xu Yang and came to Laos together. She never thought of taking emergency contraceptive pills.

A terrible suspicion played around in her mind, and she trembled with fear.

Seeing that something was wrong with her, Xu Yang nervously stepped forward to hug her and asked:

"Xianxian, what happened? Is your stomach hurting again?"

Jin Mingzhu stood there, her eyes full of despair, looked at him and shouted:

"Xu Yang!"

Xu Yang picked her up and rushed out worriedly:

"Nian Nian, don't be afraid, let's go to the hospital."

Jin Mingzhu's eyes became moist, and she tightly grasped the shirt on his chest and refused to let go, saying in a low voice:

"Xu Yang, it's not a stomachache, I might be pregnant."

After saying this, she looked terrified and leaned into Xu Yang's arms. Because of her words, Xu Yang stopped walking and they both fell silent.

After only a few seconds, Xu Yang strode out of the house and comforted her:

"Nian Nian, don't be afraid, let's go to the hospital and take a look."

"Xu Yang!" she shouted, almost crying.

The other party held her tightly in his arms and said softly:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

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