Cheng Kou returned from her honeymoon with a radiant face and a bit more weight. She accepted the blessings or envious looks from everyone in the office and distributed the specialties in the bag to everyone's desk.
Ma Li gave Xiao Li a smug look and was in a good mood - well, this month's lunch was settled!
The cause of the incident was that last time Su Yan dropped her off on the way home, she held it in for a while but couldn't help but tell Xiao Li about it.
When Xiao Li heard that Cheng Kou and Lu Hanting had no relationship beyond senior and junior brothers and sisters or superiors and subordinates, she was relieved at first. Then she was shocked by the identity of her boyfriend, who turned out to be from the Su family, which was even more prominent than the Lu family.
Xiao Li thought that Ma Li had seen all his changes in expression, and he felt a little embarrassed. He said stubbornly, "Rich people have the most problems. Those playboys might just be playing around!"
Ma Li had met Su Yan before, and seeing the interaction between the two of them, she felt that the aloof and noble Mr. Su was too fond of Cheng Kou, so she retorted a few words.
Xiao Li has a strong personality and naturally refused to give in. The two of them started arguing with each other and soon their faces became red.
It was lunch time that day, and there was no one else in the office except the two of them, and Lu Hanting who was in a separate room.
The quarrel attracted Lu Hanting. Xiao Li had some ideas about this boss. She didn't want to look like a shrew in front of him, so she wanted to settle the matter. But she couldn't give in first. After thinking it over, she pulled Ma Li aside and said, "How about we make a bet?"
The content of the bet was naturally whether Cheng Kou and that young Ms. Su could be together, but they couldn't wait any longer, in case the other party enjoyed the days of dating and was unwilling to enter the siege.
Ma Li thought about it and added a time limit to the bet: "Within one year, if we break up, you win, and if we get married, I win."
Although Ma Li felt that it was not a good idea to gamble with Cheng Kou's happiness, she was angry with Xiao Li at the moment and could not care less.
Xiao Li thought to himself, isn't this just giving me victory for free? So he readily agreed: "It's a deal."
Mary asked, "What about the bet?"
“A month’s worth of lunch!”
In this way, Mary defeated Xiao Li, and she could eat many servings of her favorite salad, fried chicken and rice for lunch for a month!
Of course, Ma Li was still thinking about Cheng Kou, so she found several excuses to invite her to lunch every day in different ways.
As Christmas was approaching, Ma Li invited Cheng Kou to eat salad and fried chicken rice together. When it came time to pay, Cheng Kou rushed to pay first. Ma Li opened her mouth but said nothing.
While waiting for the meal, Cheng Kou and Ma Li chatted for a while. Ma Li was worried about not having a boyfriend and being forced to get married by her parents. Cheng Kou wanted to help introduce someone, but the only men of the right age she knew were Xia Linchen and Lu Hanting, so she had to give up.
Cheng Kou usually likes the fried chicken rice in this restaurant, but today he is not interested. After the rice was served, Cheng Kou moved his chopsticks, but felt uncomfortable in his stomach, so he stopped eating the chicken nuggets and took a few bites of the rice below.
Ma Li finished half of the meal, looked up at Cheng Kou, and asked in surprise: "Cheng Kou, why aren't you eating?"
"I don't have much appetite, maybe..." Cheng Kou suddenly felt nauseous when he was halfway through his sentence. He pushed the chair away, stood up, covered his mouth, and hurried to the bathroom.
Only after she vomited everything in her stomach did she feel better. Ma Li followed her in with mineral water and wet wipes in her hands.
Cheng Kou thanked her, washed his face in front of the sink, and pondered in front of the mirror for a long time.
Could it be... that is the possibility
Cheng Kou felt that his whole body was excited, it was an uncontrollable feeling of joy.
Tomorrow is still a working day. Cheng Kou thought about it and called Lu Hanting to ask for half a day off the next morning.
After getting permission, she dialed Su Yan's number again. The waiting process was very painful, and every busy tone increased the anxiety.
When the call was finally connected, she said in a trembling voice: "Hello—"
"Koubao, what's wrong?" Su Yan's voice was soft, like flowing water, gradually calming her nervousness.
"Are you free tomorrow morning?"
The sound of flipping through documents came from the receiver, and the next second she heard Su Yan ask Shen Ru: "Are you available tomorrow morning?"
Shen Ru seemed to give a positive answer, so Su Yan replied to Cheng Kou with a slight, seductive smile in his voice: "I'm free."
"I..." She paused and said to him, "I want you to go somewhere with me."
Su Yan was not very curious, so he just asked before going to bed at night.
Cheng Kou blinked and smiled, "Keep it a secret."
Su Yan didn't say anything. He rubbed the top of her head and let her sleep with her head resting on his arm.
They still lived in Yuren Garden and did not move, mainly because it was close to Nanshan, and it would be convenient for Cheng Kou to go to and from get off work after marriage. It would also be convenient for Su Yan to go to the Twin Towers after sending her there.
The next morning, when Su Yan woke up, Cheng Kou was no longer in bed. He walked out of the bedroom with a clean face and happened to meet her coming out of the kitchen with a plate.
Seeing that there were still water droplets on his hair, Cheng Kou smiled and pulled out a tissue to help him wipe them off.
Su Yan's hair was black and slightly shiny, his facial lines were smooth, and his skin was a bit whiter than that of an average man. Looking more closely, his eyes were large and bright, his eyelashes were long and curled, his nose was high, and his lips were thin.
He looks cold and lonely when he's not smiling, but he looks so good when he smiles.
Cheng Kou was unconsciously fascinated and thought it would be great if their children could inherit his virtues.
As for personality, it is better to be more like her. Although inevitably a little silly, she is not as difficult to approach and unpopular as him.
Su Yan took the breakfast from her hand, and then looked at the empty table. He couldn't help but ask, "Why is there only one serving?"
Cheng Kou pulled his arm, led him to sit down, and urged him to put the plate on the table.
After ensuring safety, she spoke: "Because we are going to the hospital in a while."
Su Yan frowned and asked, "Why didn't you tell me yesterday that you were not feeling well?"
Cheng Kou shook her head and said shyly, "Go to the obstetrics and gynecology department."
She spoke in a very soft voice, as if she was afraid of scaring Su Yan, and Su Yan's expression at that time was very complicated, an emotion she had never seen on his indifferent face before.
In the end, he just gently embraced her and let her half lean on him.
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a while, but Cheng Kou pushed him away first and said, "I'll go change my clothes first, you eat slowly."
Su Yan nodded, and Cheng Kou returned to the room with peace of mind and changed into a set of light clothes.
When Cheng Kou walked into the restaurant again, he was surprised to find that Su Yan had finished eating. He couldn't help but laugh and his heart softened.
Su Yan covered his lips with his left hand, coughed lightly a few times, and drank a few sips of water before he could stop coughing.
He thought this was probably the fastest meal he had ever eaten in his 27 years of life. He had given up all his good habits and manners and just wanted to eat faster and faster.
He drove the car very smoothly along the way, without any bumps. Cheng Kou, who was sitting in the passenger seat, tilted her head to look at his serious expression and laughed secretly.
As they had not prepared in advance, they registered like everyone else and waited in line for the doctor to call their number.
Cheng Kou thought that this was probably the first time that Su Yan had to wait in the hospital for such a long time, and his brows were filled with two emotions called anxiety and impatience.
Su Yan felt that he was a little silly. He was someone who would never panic in the face of anything, but he actually felt nervous in this crowded hospital.
Fortunately, there were many nervous expectant fathers around, which made him feel better.
He held Cheng Kou's soft hand, his palm against her skin.
Cheng Kou smiled, his voice clear and crisp: "Why are you so nervous?"
He was stubborn and refused to be honest: "I didn't."
"I checked it myself yesterday..."
Su Yan looked at her, as if he wanted to blame her for not telling him earlier but couldn't bear it, so he could only soften his tone: "You should have told me earlier."
She held his hand with her backhand, and said in a coquettish tone: "It might be a false alarm. I want to tell you after I'm sure."
Su Yan stared at her and raised his hand to help her brush away the hair that was in the way. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt that Cheng Kou's eyebrows and eyes became softer, a bit like the way his mother treated him when he was a child.
Finally it was their turn. Su Yan accompanied Cheng Kou in and underwent several examinations.
The doctor was a woman in her forties. She looked at the documents they brought back and said with a smile, "Six weeks of pregnancy, the fetus is in good condition."
Su Yan held Cheng Kou's hand tightly under the table.
The doctor prescribed some folic acid for her. Su Yan went to pay for the medicine, and Cheng Kou said she wanted to go to the bathroom.
After washing his hands, Cheng Kou saw Su Yan waiting for him from afar. There was another tall and handsome man next to him, his elder brother Su Lei.
The two brothers of the Su family were equally handsome and elegant. Many people stopped beside them but did not dare to approach them.
Cheng Kou smiled and walked a little closer, only to find that both of them looked unhappy. The joy just now had completely disappeared from his face. At this moment, he frowned and said something to Su Lei.
When Cheng Kou heard him say the cold word "abort" in a slightly cold voice, he froze in place.
Su Yan heard the footsteps, turned around and came over, took her to say goodbye to Su Lei, found a clean porridge shop nearby, and took her to have breakfast.
Cheng Kou stirred the porridge with a spoon, but he couldn't lift his hands to eat it several times.
She half-closed her eyes, put her hand on her belly, and asked as if she had made up her mind: "Su Yan, don't you want this child?"
Su Yan was startled when he heard this, and quickly replied: "Of course not!"
His tone was a little urgent, and Cheng Kou was even more puzzled: "I heard what you said to your elder brother just now, you want to abort..."
Su Yan's expression finally relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Silly Koubao, how could I not want our child?"
After a pause, he continued, "Gu Luo is pregnant again. My brother said the situation is not good and she may not be able to keep the baby."
Cheng Kou looked sad. After all, she was about to become a mother, and she could empathize with the other woman.
Su Yan saw it, held her hand, and assured her: "Don't worry, Xiao Gaoling's flower will be fine."