There is a pregnant woman at home

On the way back, the atmosphere in the car was eerily quiet. I turned my head and looked quietly. Ji Luojue looked out the window with a calm expression, wondering what he was thinking.

After a long time, Bai Xiaocai, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned sideways and asked Xiao Xiao who was driving in a low voice: "Senior sister, I... Did I say something wrong?"

Xiao Xiao gave her an angry look: "What do you think?"

Bai Xiaocai drooped her head and fell silent, but Ji Luojue beside her suddenly smiled lightly and said, "You're right, it's all the truth, why hide it and be afraid of being told?"

Bai Xiaocai stretched her neck and turned around when she heard the words: "Sister Luo, I really didn't mean to ask, you...don't take it to heart." After speaking, she seemed to have thought of something again, and expressed her attitude with a straight face Said: "The baby is not afraid of the pain without the father. I will definitely do my best to take care of you."

Ji Luojue burst out laughing "puchi" and said, "Who are you to take care of me and the baby?"

"My friend, you see that you are alone, without a husband or relatives. Of course, you need the care of your friends. Am I right, Senior Sister?"

Xiao Xiao echoed softly, and Bai Xiaocai was very happy, with a sunny smile on her face: "You see, even the senior sister said that, and sure enough, we will always have such a tacit understanding. Don't worry, the health of you and the baby will be safe in the future." Leave it to me and my senior sister."

The tacit understanding between her and Xiao Xiao?Why do you always feel weird when you hear this?

Since the promise to take care of the baby and Ji Luojue, Bai Xiaocai and Xiao Xiao have come to my house more often, before once a day and twice on weekends.It’s good now, sometimes I have to take time to come over at noon on normal working days, let alone on weekends, I heard the sound of the two of them ringing the doorbell before I got up in the morning, after a whole day, I was reluctant to part when night fell leave.Sometimes I can't help thinking, should I change to a bigger house so that the two of them can come and live directly?

With such "intimate" care, Ji Luojue seemed distressed instead.Among other things, just thinking of Bai Xiaocai's excuses to drag her downstairs for a walk every day is enough to make Miss Ji whine and complain.

I just spent a month in such a cheerful atmosphere, and seeing that the end of the year was approaching, I actually received a call from home.It's not surprising that I always receive such calls at the end of the year, but what caught people off guard this time was that my parents were eager to let me take my girlfriend home to show them.

my girlfriend?Isn't it Ji Luojue who had to admit last time in order to cope with my sister-in-law's surprise inspection?

I politely refused on the grounds that Ji Luojue's current body is bulky and unsuitable for long-distance travel. My parents sounded a little disappointed, but given the facts, they didn't push too much.I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hung up the phone and turned around to meet Ji Luojue's restless eyes.

Not long after Xiao Xiao and the others left after eating, Miss Ji, who was forced to walk for half an hour, was leaning on the sofa halfway, breathing evenly.

"Why, are you afraid that I will expose the lies you and Ye Chengyi wove when I go back, or do you think that I can't handle my current appearance as your girlfriend?"

I blushed when she teased me, and argued with a little confidence: "I'm really thinking about your physical condition."

"What's wrong with me?" Ji Luojue raised her eyebrows when she heard the words: "When I went to the maternity check-up a few days ago, didn't Xiaocai say that everything was fine with me and the baby? What is there to worry about? Besides, it's just a three-to-four hour flight. For a long trip?"

I was so choked that I couldn't speak, but even if her body allowed it, I couldn't really take her home. After all, she is not my real girlfriend.

Ji Luojue quietly looked at my hesitant expression for a long time, then suddenly raised her lips and smiled.

"I'm teasing you, look at your expression? Why, I'm really afraid that I will be stalking you and have to go home to celebrate the New Year as your girlfriend?"

I was speechless, and she continued: "With my identity, let's not talk about how to face your brother and sister-in-law. Even your parents, since they knew about our past, they still don't know how to deal with it. How do you look at me, why should I make fun of myself and hit myself at the muzzle of a gun?"

She said it with a calm face, but I could hear some sadness from this passage.

"Don't worry, brother Guanchen will come in two days, and he will take care of me when the time comes, you can just go home, don't worry about me at all."

Chu Guanchen?Why did he come here to join in the fun again?

Ji Luojue saw through my small thoughts at a glance, with an inexplicable smile on her face, the echo choked me: "Why, he doesn't need to eat or drink when he comes here, and he doesn't need to be received. Do you still have an opinion?"

"How could it be?" I categorically denied it, and was a little unwilling to admit the dirty thoughts hidden in my heart that I didn't want them to be alone.

"Did he come here specially to see you and spend the New Year with you?"

Ji Luojue looked up at me, and said in a flat tone, "No, he came here to talk about work."

It was only later that I found out that Ji Luojue seemed to be leisurely, but in fact she was not just doing nothing to raise her baby at my place.After returning to China a year ago, she established a new company in Beijing. Although the main business was handed over to her partner Chu Guanchen after she became pregnant, she still needed to worry about it.

I saw her come in and out of my study many times before, apart from searching to see if I had left any memories and traces of the past, she was using the computer to handle some company business, and she and Chu Guanchen would often keep The phone calls, and the messages that were sent all night at every turn, most of the chats were about the company's affairs.

"Besides," Ji Luojue raised her eyebrows and looked at me: "I don't need others to accompany me to celebrate the New Year. Here, I can eat and drink as much as I want, and I'm happy to be free."

"Really?" I couldn't help but want to hit her: "Everyone is on holiday during the Chinese New Year, and no one comes to deliver your takeaway. If you stay here by yourself, are you planning to starve to death?"

"What are you talking about, don't I know how to cook myself?"

I really forgot that Miss Ji also cooked a meal. Although the appearance is really not good, she can still eat it.

"It's great to be able to cook. Then, Miss, do you know where to buy vegetables?"

Ji Luojue froze for a moment when she heard the words: "Is it a vegetable market? Or a supermarket?"

"Well, not bad." I nodded, looked at Ji Luojue who was smug and asked again: "Then do you know where the vegetable market and supermarket are?"

"This... I can take a taxi, what's the problem?"

At the end of the year, things in supermarkets and markets seem to be free of money. Every time I go shopping, I am overwhelmed with people, and it takes hours to wait in line to pay the bill.I reported the situation according to the facts, and a trace of hesitation appeared on Ji Luojue's face.

"Otherwise, you will buy me a month's worth of food in advance before leaving?"

Vegetables to eat for a month?Even if it is barely bad in the refrigerator, it is definitely not nutritious and not suitable for pregnant women to eat, okay?Besides, how could I really feel at ease leaving her here without anyone to take care of her for a month?So, I looked up at her face, and asked cautiously, "Aren't you... not planning to go home during the Spring Festival?"

Ji Luojue's body froze, her emotions were hard to see through her drooping eyelids, and her expression changed obviously.

"No return."

"It's your mother...not accepting this child?"

This is the first time we mentioned Mrs. Ji and the current situation of Ji Luojue and her mother in a calm tone. I don't have any knowledge of the facts in my heart, so I can only carefully express my thoughts based on guesswork.

Ji Luojue took a light breath, without raising her head: "No, she doesn't know about it."

I don't know what this means...whether she is pregnant, or she doesn't even know about the accident with Ye Chengyi?

"Then when was the last time you came back from here?"

"I have my own house in Beijing. Can I go back to my own house?" Ji Luojue seemed to be anxious about being asked, and turned her head to stare at me, with a bad tone: "Why do you have so many questions, endless. Even if I don't answer Home will not be your hindrance, what should you do, why do you think so much?"

When I heard this, I became anxious: "It's easy for you to say, can I not think about it? You are a pregnant woman who is pregnant with Liujia and you stay here by yourself. What if something really happens? I will return It’s the Chinese New Year at home, so can you feel at ease?”

"Are you worried about me, or are you worried that the child will not be able to explain to your brother if something goes wrong?"

Another question that is obviously provocative is that I have a promise to Ye Chengyi, so I have the responsibility to take care of her.But besides these, can't the feelings we once had between us allow me to care about her?

An indescribable emotion welled up in my heart, a touch of sadness and helplessness, and a kind of depression that urgently needed to be released.

"It's nothing. I just call me aunt for the sake of the child in your womb, so I can't ignore everything. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

A trace of loneliness quickly flashed across Ji Luojue's face, and then the corners of her mouth parted into a smile.

"Satisfied, it's rare that your aunt doesn't care about his unknown origin, and treats him equally. I'm not only satisfied, but also very grateful."

"you……"

I was once again choked speechless, so I could only raise my eyes and stare at her with some indignation.

But Ji Luojue was unmoved at all, and rubbed her belly to get up: "I'm going to take a shower and sleep, as for going home during the Chinese New Year..." She looked at me quietly for a long time, and then said: "Brother Guanchen is here, He will take care of me, you can go back with peace of mind, there is really no need to worry."

"Also," the moment she turned around and was about to leave, she said lightly: "The matter of Ye Chengyi...in the final analysis is still my fault. It's your girlfriend's lies, and you can't take Xiao Xiao home for the New Year."

As expected, Chu Guanchen came over soon as Ji Luojue said.What's more, what puzzles me is that the rich second generation who is also pampered and pampered, why he can cook, and his cooking skills are quite good?

Ji Luojue took a mouthful of vegetables and put them in the bowl, and it was rare to be kind enough to answer my questions.

"When I was in the United States, I was not used to eating Western food. Brother Guanchen bought a cookbook and learned how to cook. He is very smart, and he developed such a good skill in a short time."

It's smart, but it's more because of heart, right?

Chu Guanchen was a little helpless by her praise, and he put shrimps in her bowl and replied with a smile: "You will make fun of me, I'm thankful that this kind of craftsmanship can barely make you eat it, what else can I say?" Good skills... Eat more seafood and meat, don't always eat vegetables..."

"Eat, you can't see that I'm not idle? From just now to now, you haven't stopped picking up vegetables."

Ji Luojue's complaint sounded like a little girl acting like a spoiled child to her elders, but Chu Guanchen didn't feel angry or impatient at all, with a warm smile on her face and a doting tone.

"I didn't stop because you have to eat more, two people's bodies, of course you can't just eat one person's food."

Ji Luojue stared at him dissatisfied: "Then there's no need to support me to death, right?"

"What nonsense, you are going to be a mother, no matter how you speak, you are still so outspoken."

The two of them greet each other, talking and laughing, such a picture is surprisingly harmonious and... warm in the eyes of people, it seems to be a very ordinary couple who are looking forward to the baby who is about to be born. The wife is full of pampering and love, and the wife has completely undefended trust and dependence on her husband.If I hadn't known about it beforehand, I would have thought that the child in Ji Luojue's womb would be Chu Guanchen's.

There was an uncontrollable bitterness and jealousy creeping up, although I didn't want to admit it, but the scene in front of me really made me feel extremely uncomfortable, and when I thought about it, from today until the Spring Festival, he would replace Bai Xiaocai and Xiao Xiao to help As we prepared lunch, our chests became even more stuffy, and we couldn't breathe.

I stared resentfully at my right hand, which was in a plaster cast. If it hadn't been so disappointing, how could it have given others a chance to take advantage of it?

Ji Luojue was obviously very happy. Compared with Xiao Xiao and Bai Xiaocai who had known each other for a short time, Chu Guanchen's care seemed to make her feel more comfortable and at ease. In many cases, people who can understand each other's thoughts with just a light look in their eyes are rare to meet.

In Ji Luojue's mind, Chu Guanchen was like her natal family in a sense, especially at the moment when she and her mother had an unpleasant fight and had no relatives around her, it was especially important.

After the meal, the two of them plunged into the study to study and work, leaving me alone to clean up the leftovers in the kitchen with one hand.Mr. Chu is personable and very gentleman. Originally, he didn't mind coming to help, even rolled up his sleeves, but was dragged away by Miss Ji without saying a word, leaving only a fluffy sentence: "This little work She can still do it, doesn't she still have an arm?"

Once the work was discussed, it was endless. After I washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen, I even wiped the floor with a mop in one hand, but there was still no sign of the door of the study being opened.

Speaking of which, it's just about work. Is there anything shameful about it?Why do you have to close the door?

I was half lying on the sofa, staring at the beige wooden door for more than ten minutes, and finally gave up until the corners of my eyes were sour. "Dengdengdeng" entered the kitchen.

After a while, I returned to the door of the study with a plate of cut fruits in my hand. I tried my best to pull a smile from the corner of my mouth, and raised my hand to knock on the door.

"Who is it?" It was Ji Luojue's voice.

Nonsense, besides the two of them, who else is there in this room?I muttered angrily, "Me."

"what's up?"

"Uh...I cut some fruit and wanted to...deliver it to Big Brother Chu..."

If it was Ji Luojue, he might be rejected outright, but Chu Guanchen is different, Mr. Pianpianjia, who is as gentle as jade, I have never seen him reject anyone from before to now—even though we haven't known each other for a long time .

Sure enough, after a while, there was a slight rustling sound in the room, as if someone got up from the chair, and then the door opened, and Chu Guanchen appeared in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Er is too polite, come in quickly."

"It's okay, it's all a matter of little effort."

I entered the door with a haha, and met Ji Luojue's playful gaze head-on without any accident.

"Why didn't I know that when you were so sensible, you also knew that you cut up fruit and sent it in?"

"Uh...Brother Chu is a guest. This basic etiquette is always required, and I'm not doing it for you." I avoided her scrutiny with some guilt, and looked from the lit computer screen to the desk. The floor is covered with large and small drawings, and I feel relieved: It seems that I am really talking about work.

"What are you still doing?" Ji Luojue's voice suddenly sounded, successfully pulling back my wandering mind: "Ah, what's wrong?"

Ji Luojue laughed: "Didn't you come to deliver the fruit, why don't you put it down? You always carry it without sinking."

I blushed, and hurriedly placed the fruit plate in my hand on the table in front of her.

"What kind of fruit are you cutting? You really cut it. It's fine if you don't peel the oranges, but you don't even peel the apples?"

Seeing Ji Luojue's half-smile expression, I always feel guilty that she seems to be able to see right away that I didn't come in to deliver fruit, but... to spy on the military situation...

I smiled embarrassingly and didn't know what to say, but Chu Guanchen came up in time to relieve the situation.

"Xiao Er hurt one arm, how to peel the skin, don't tease her."

There was helplessness on his face, but his eyes were clearly full of sweet enjoyment, like a father who was tolerating his daughter's tantrum.How to say that sentence, the daughter is the lover of the father in the previous life... It is surprisingly appropriate to explain the scene in front of me...

Could it be that I just came in to create opportunities for others to show affection?Ye Chenger, you are such an idiot.

"Xiao Er, thank you." Chu Guanchen smiled elegantly towards me: "Xiao Jue is like this, if she speaks without meaning, don't take it to heart."

"Ah? No, no, no."

I waved my hands again and again, and finally realized that I seemed a bit redundant here, so I turned around and walked out the door with some embarrassment.

"You guys are busy, I... I won't bother you."

In my own home, I was "bombed" out by two guests as the host... This is really a joke in the world. The problem is that the tone of Chu Guanchen's last words made me feel more and more... How about uncomfortable?

Xiao Jue is ignorant... tell me not to take it to heart?No matter how it sounds, it seems that they are together, and I am an outsider... Although the truth... seems to be true...

Afterwards, the two shut themselves in the study and discussed their work all afternoon. They didn't come out until the evening when Bai Xiaocai and Xiao Xiao, who came to buy vegetables and cook, came to the door.

My complexion should be really not very good-looking, Xiao Xiao smiled and asked as soon as he entered the door: "What's the matter, with a drooping face, who messed with you?"

I opened my mouth to answer, but Bai Xiaocai took the lead: "Why are you alone, where is Sister Luo?"

I pursed my lips towards the study: "Here, I locked up with Mr. Chu and worked hard for a long time, and I didn't come out all afternoon."

"Mr. Chu hasn't left yet?" Xiao Xiao asked casually, and I nodded: "It is said that there are work matters to discuss."

"Then... I'll cook more later, and I'll leave the family to have a meal. After all, I've taken care of you for half a day instead of us."

Who takes care of whom?I wash the vegetables, I wash the rice, I wash the bowls, I wipe the ground, I even cut up the fruits and send them in obediently, but I still get blatantly disgusted by people whose noses are not noses, and whose faces are not faces. ...

I want to think about it, but I am not such an ungrateful and narrow-minded person, so I raised my head and smiled as brightly as possible.

"Okay, that's the hard work."

Bai Xiaocai waved her hand grandly: "It's all right, it's a piece of cake."

I was so amused by her words that I almost didn't laugh again, but my mood became brighter in an instant, and I waved my only intact arm and went into the kitchen to help.

After the food was ready and put on the table, the two finally finished their work and both walked out.

Chu Guanchen first politely greeted Xiao Xiao and Bai Xiaocai one by one, and when he heard that he was staying for dinner, he politely expressed his gratitude, and then helped Ji Luojue to sit at the table.

The dinner officially started, and five people who were not very familiar with them suddenly ate at the same table. I originally imagined that it would be a very restrained or even a little embarrassing scene, but it was not the case.

"Little Jue, come, drink some soup first. You haven't drank any water all afternoon, so just moisten your throat." Mr. Chu was always gentle and considerate. Ji Luojue took the soup bowl with a smile, lowered his head and took a sip: " Thank you, Brother Guanchen."

And next to me, Bai Xiaocai held a pair of chopsticks in his forehand and handed it to Xiao Xiao's bowl.

"Senior sister, senior sister, I know you like cabbage the most, here, eat it quickly."

Favorite cabbage?Forgive me for not doing it on purpose, but why does an indescribable picture of Xiao Xiaoai "eating" cabbage suddenly pop up in my mind?

I turned my head a little ashamed, but unfortunately, I found that the person involved also had a speechless and depressed expression on his face.

"Okay, okay, eat quickly, don't worry about me."

"It's okay, am I afraid that you won't be able to reach it? If you want some fish, I'll catch it for you."

"Need not……"

On the other side, Ji Luojue, who had already finished the soup, once again greeted the food that Chu Guanchen handed to him: "Eat some eggs, it's rich in nutrition."

"Senior Sister, why don't you order some more of this..."

"Xiao Jue, this dish tastes good, try it..."

My ears were filled with such voices throughout the whole process, and it was only at this moment that I belatedly realized that the only restrained and awkward person in this dinner seemed to be myself as the host!