Chapter 11

Their eyes met, the air between them solidified for a few seconds. The light illuminated He Chuyue’s curved eyebrows, making them even brighter. Xiao Zhiyan, who saw everything, curled his intertwined fingers. He didn’t move his gaze, his brows relaxed, and he smiled along with the smile that danced on her lips.

“Poof.”

He Chuyue teased him like a friend, “I didn’t know you had a dry sense of humor.”

“Dry?” His gaze fell on the blanket in her arms, “Do you want to turn the temperature up?”

Turn the temperature up.

She suddenly realized, “So you— “

“Hmm?”

He Chuyue stopped, meeting Xiao Zhiyan’s eyes, which contained a hint of inquiry. After a few breaths, she averted her gaze first.

“Nothing.”

She didn’t know when her palm had become clammy, she spread her fingers and pressed them against the blanket, her thoughts were in disarray, following his gaze.

“That”

Facing Xiao Zhiyan’s gaze, He Chuyue coughed lightly, “To be honest, why did you agree to get married? Normal people wouldn’t agree to this, they would abort the child and forget each other, wouldn’t they?”

Pulling the blanket, He Chuyue thought that Xiao Zhiyan would at least think about such a serious question, she was prepared to wait, but the latter didn’t make her wait, he almost immediately gave an answer.

“Aborting the child would be very harmful to your body.”

He Chuyue was stunned.

She didn’t expect Xiao Zhiyan to say that at all.

“Also.”

“About that night, I still owe you an apology, I was too weak-willed.”

Xiao Zhiyan’s eyes were sincere, which made He Chuyue a little embarrassed.

She raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, she tapped her fingers, “You don’t need to apologize, it was my fault anyway, we both had a good time that night, right? You had a good time, right?”

We were both so into it.

Dare you say you didn’t have a good time, I’ll beat you up.

His silence made He Chuyue’s beautiful brows furrow, “Didn’t you?”

“Yes.”

Xiao Zhiyan cleared his throat uncomfortably.

“Okay.”

This reaction, how could he be someone who has been in love before?

She couldn’t help but question, “Your information says you had a girlfriend before?”

“Yes, my family introduced her.”

“Then you guys.”

She gestured for Xiao Zhiyan to explain, and obviously, Xiao Zhiyan understood immediately.

“To please my family, there wasn’t any deeper relationship, she went abroad half a month later, we ‘broke up’.”

“Oh— “

He Chuyue unconsciously dragged out the ending.

So they were both innocent.

Then Xiao Zhiyan.

He doesn’t act like he’s been in love before at all!

She rested her chin on her finger, He Chuyue felt that asking suddenly made it seem like she cared, but if she didn’t ask, she would still want to know. After a few seconds, she looked at Xiao Zhiyan’s striking face.

It was a steady and handsome face.

The lines were smooth, the nose was high and straight, the black eyes, though cold, were like a deep and profound ice cave when they looked at you. Like a natural blue hole formed on an iceberg, regardless of whether there was sunlight or not, it was so beautiful that it had a huge attraction.

Coupled with his superior background and his own personality, if Xiao Zhiyan were in the matchmaking corner, he would definitely be a rare and precious son-in-law who was madly sought after.

He Chuyue didn’t believe that such a high and cold flower hadn’t been in love before, and that his only relationship was a sham.

She stared at Xiao Zhiyan’s face, determined to find clues in his micro-expressions.

“Anything else?”

“No.”

He Chuyue was surprised, not finding any micro-expressions, “Really?”

Before Xiao Zhiyan could speak, she asked again, “At your age, haven’t you been in love once?”

Xiao Zhiyan: ” “

“Haven’t you done anything?”

Xiao Zhiyan’s silence said it all, He Chuyue unconsciously curled up the corners of her lips, her tone became bolder.

“Haven’t you kissed anyone either? You’ve made quite a bit of progress in one night, Professor Xiao.”

Perhaps He Chuyue’s question was too provocative, the good-natured Xiao Zhiyan had originally planned to confirm something, but under her extremely inquisitive and amused gaze, he pursed his lips and changed his mind.

He looked up, slowly finding her eyes.

“Haven’t you?”

“How do you know I— “

Suddenly remembering that night, He Chuyue fell silent.

In the hotel suite, there was only a thin layer of gauze in front of the huge window, the bright moonlight penetrated through, scattering on the messy bed.

With a low moan, the pain and numbness intertwined around He Chuyue. She bit her lower lip and gripped the muscles of Xiao Zhiyan’s arm, not caring that her nails were digging into his flesh, letting his strong arm drag her along, until the pain was dispelled by the pleasure that surged to the peak, the heat in between made the two of them, whose chests were also heaving, follow their gaze—

On the white bed sheet illuminated by the moonlight, a few drops of crimson dripped down, stimulating their eyeballs.

He Chuyue’s scalp tingled, she felt that having a good memory wasn’t a good thing.

Just as she was thinking about how to end this topic, Latte walked to the door, and the next second, the doorbell rang.

“Great, let’s eat, let’s eat!”

Ignoring the person’s shifting gaze, He Chuyue got off the sofa on her own, she walked with her feet tangled together, “Let’s eat, Professor Xiao.”

Xiao Zhiyan retracted his gaze, the corners of his lips twitched slightly.

“Okay.”

Xiao Zhiyan brought the takeout in, He Chuyue had already cleaned up the table. It was just that the lid of the porridge was just opened, the aroma of the food wafted into her nostrils, her stomach seemed to receive the signal, immediately churning, He Chuyue pushed back her chair and ran to the bathroom.

The sound of dry heaving was amplified in the empty bathroom, He Chuyue hunched over, her body slowly slid down.

“Have you been like this lately?”

Xiao Zhiyan’s voice came from behind, He Chuyue didn’t want to pay any attention to him.

For the two days since she found out she was pregnant, she hadn’t had much of an appetite, and with Dai Wenchun in the hospital, the dumplings this afternoon and the porridge tonight were more than she had eaten all week.

Who would have thought that she would vomit it all up now.

Taking a break, He Chuyue flushed the contents of the toilet, she was staring blankly, a big hand pressed on her back, gently patting her.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Do I look like I’m feeling better!” He Chuyue snapped.

Just as she was about to blow up, the nausea surged up again, but it was much better this time.

Under the gentle patting on her back, her stomach gradually calmed down. He Chuyue was half-lying on the toilet, her features contorted, she just wanted to beat Xiao Zhiyan to death.

“Sorry.”

He Chuyue looked up.

The tall man didn’t know when he had squatted down, their eyes were level, his hand was still holding her back, looking from afar, it seemed like he was half-hugging her.

Perhaps because He Chuyue was half-sitting on the floor, from her angle, she was slightly looking up at Xiao Zhiyan, she could see the strands of hair on his forehead falling over his rugged brow bone, those worried eyes.

The straightforward, unrestrained worry was laid bare in front of her, He Chuyue couldn’t help but think of that night, the waves and possessiveness in the man’s eyes.

It was the first time in twenty years that He Chuyue had felt blushing and a rapid heartbeat in a man’s eyes.

No matter what, they were both honest that night.

“Why apologize.”

Pulling away, she leaned against the toilet, the coldness instantly stimulated her nerves through her clothes. He Chuyue came back to her senses, looking at the emotions in Xiao Zhiyan’s eyes, she felt that he was just being politely concerned, the rest was just her imagination.

He had a tight face that night, he looked fierce, how could she see so many emotions in his eyes, it must have been a hallucination caused by vomiting.

“Apologizing won’t make the morning sickness transfer to you.”

He Chuyue was helped up by Xiao Zhiyan, she smelled a faint scent, she suddenly turned her head to look at him, “That day, how come you were in the gynecology department?”

“My aunt is in the gynecology department, I happened to be taking her some sausages that day.”

“Then you happened to see me when you came out?” He Chuyue followed up.

“Yeah.”

“That’s really a coincidence.”

I don’t know if it was because she had just vomited everything out, but when she smelled the porridge again, He Chuyue felt like she hadn’t eaten in ten days, she finished it in three bites and still felt like it wasn’t enough.

Looking at the porridge that Xiao Zhiyan had pushed over in time, “Aren’t you drinking?”

“You drink it, I’ve had dinner.”

Remembering how he wasn’t forcing her to drink that bowl of porridge in the restaurant, He Chuyue scratched her chin, but she didn’t take it.

“You’ve had dinner and you can still drink porridge? If I finish this bowl, will you still drink it?”

“Drink. There’s still room in my stomach, I won’t waste it.” He pushed it forward again, “Want some?”

After thinking for a few seconds, she took it.

She was really hungry.

But she didn’t rush to put it in her mouth, she sighed.

“I want to eat hotpot, the kind with lots of chili and Sichuan peppercorns, I don’t know if I can eat it now that I’m pregnant.”

Xiao Zhiyan, “You can ask the doctor at your checkup the day after tomorrow.”

“Checkup the day after tomorrow?”

She counted the days, it really was. She would have forgotten if Xiao Zhiyan hadn’t said it.

She couldn’t help but think of what he said to that couple in the hospital about the number of days she was pregnant, she couldn’t help but smile, “You remember the checkup date?”

“I remember it all.” Xiao Zhiyan said thoughtfully, “I’ll go with you.”

“Yeah.”

This was all in the agreement, she had no objections.

She went to the study and got the prenuptial agreement, then she put the pen next to Xiao Zhiyan.

“Prenuptial agreement, if there’s no problem, sign it, then tomorrow you go with me to my aunt’s house, you can also arrange to go to your house. After we meet the parents, our tasks for this stage are complete, then wait for about thirty days, say I’m pregnant, and then get the certificate.”

“Yeah.”

The white face behind him had red earlobes.

He Chuyue retracted her gaze, she said thoughtfully, “It’s better to meet your parents as soon as possible, no later than next week, I’ll be very busy after that.”

“I’ll arrange it.”

When Xiao Zhiyan looked up, his deep eyes were filled with a faint ripple.

Thinking that he had some concerns, He Chuyue’s hand resting on the table unconsciously clasped together, “What’s wrong?”

The plastic bowl lid was gently placed on the table, a small sound of collision made He Chuyue slightly distracted, she moved her gaze.

The long, slender fingers had already covered the empty bowl she had finished drinking from, the sound of the bite was overwhelmed by Xiao Zhiyan’s cool voice.

“Since I’ve already had relations with you, I won’t like anyone else.”

He Chuyue was stunned for a moment, “Huh?”

At the dinner table, the two of them looked at each other in silence, all they could hear was Latte’s chewing sound, constantly stimulating the atmosphere that was about to fall into the icy point.

After thinking for a few seconds, Xiao Zhiyan looked at the words still placed on the coffee table, then looked back at her, his tone solemn, “It’s all clear in black and white, although speaking can evoke emotions, it’s inevitable that there will be pauses in speech and lapses in thought, so I chose to present all my information in writing, I just want you to understand everything about me, to be honest with you.”

Their breaths intertwined, he had already seen the last words of the prenuptial agreement that He Chuyue had drafted— “All the content and rights of this agreement shall take effect from the date of obtaining the certificate, and shall automatically become invalid after three years.”

He closed the agreement and pressed it down with his hand.

“But you seem to have misunderstood, this marriage contract is not just about registering the child and getting the certificate, going through the motions. I also need to be responsible for you, to take the responsibility of a father and husband, to give your family an answer.”

“So meeting the parents, the dowry, the wedding, these can’t be avoided.”

It was the first time he had heard Xiao Zhiyan say so much in one breath, while admiring his beautiful voice, He Chuyue also understood what he meant.

However, she didn’t care much about these rituals, and her family situation was special, she didn’t expect these things, she patiently explained to him, “Thank you, but I don’t need those, if it wasn’t for this child, I wouldn’t get married in my lifetime.”

“Why?”

He blurted out, He Chuyue was also stunned.

Should she tell him about her family now?

For a highly educated and happy family like Xiao Zhiyan’s, his parents would definitely strictly screen his future wife’s family background, right?

And she, neither belonged to a family where both parents had passed away, nor did she fit in with a single-parent family, if his family didn’t agree to their marriage because of this, what should she do?

She smiled bitterly.

He Chuyue laughed at her own clumsiness, she had missed this situation, so she had to admit defeat if the outcome wasn’t ideal.

“My family— “

“Since it’s an agreement, then we are partners, both sides are equal, there is no one whose interests are greater than another. This marriage contract, although the framework was constructed in writing beforehand, I also want to put forward my thoughts first. That’s my thought, if these will become a burden for you, then forget it, I respect you.”

Xiao Zhiyan seemed not to have heard He Chuyue’s low opening, he was also a little nervous sitting opposite her, explaining everything just now.

The final interpretation of the statement belonged to He Chuyue, he had no objections.

Realizing what he meant, He Chuyue’s breath hitched, she felt her heart sinking, her fingertips forcefully pinched her already pale fingertips.

She held her breath, “So?”

“So.”

Xiao Zhiyan’s fingers holding the agreement tightened, his voice trembled, then those deep and sincere pupils looked straight at He Chuyue.

It was an agreement.

It was also a question.

“This weekend, meet my parents, okay?”