Chapter 10

After saying that, He Chuyue remembered the file Xiao Zhiyan sent her when she woke up this afternoon, which she hadn’t had time to open yet. She gasped.

Xiao Zhiyan, who already knew the situation from her reaction, unbuckled his seatbelt.

“If that’s the case, let’s talk after dinner.”

“Okay.” She opened her phone and found the file, “What do you want to eat?”

He Chuyue found a restaurant that caught her eye, sat down, and only after seeing the menu did she realize it was a place with a full range of noodles. She remembered that today was the beginning of winter, and asked the person across from her.

“Did you eat dumplings today?”

He nodded, “What about you?”

“I did too.” He Chuyue ordered what she wanted to eat, then pushed the menu towards Xiao Zhiyan.

The latter didn’t touch the menu, he just said to the waiter, “The same as her.”

The meal was eaten in silence. He Chuyue finished the pumpkin porridge in four or five bites, and Xiao Zhiyan’s bowl of porridge seemed untouched.

Seeing her looking at him, he naturally handed her his bowl, “Want some?”

He Chuyue was stunned, then waved her hand, “I’m full.”

She took out her phone and opened the file.

The signal was bad, the circle kept spinning. He Chuyue casually put it on the table and asked Xiao Zhiyan.

“The file you sent can’t be opened, what’s the content?” He Chuyue clicked a few times on the screen, exiting the loading page, “I’ll send you the electronic version of the prenuptial agreement to take a look.”

“Okay.” Xiao Zhiyan took her phone.

“The file contains my information and all my assets.”

He Chuyue had already seen the dense text in the file, and when she heard Xiao Zhiyan finish, she felt her pupils were impacted.

How long would it take her to read hundreds of pages of documents?

Xiao Zhiyan, “There’s a paper version of this document, it’s in the car.”

Understanding what he meant, He Chuyue’s face didn’t look much better.

She thought this was just a supporting document, and she would need to hear the explanation from the person involved, but who knew that the person involved didn’t intend to explain at all, hundreds of pages of information were all he had to say.

Imagining flipping through a thick paper document, He Chuyue decided it was better not to.

Just as she was about to say something, their eyes met, the latter was looking straight at her.

The air was stagnant for a few seconds, He Chuyue was the first to look away, she hurriedly took her phone.

This guy’s way of doing things was exactly the same as his personality.

He wouldn’t say a word more if his life depended on it.

Forget it, I’m already in it.

He Chuyue pouted, quickly adjusted her state and carefully looked at the personal information. Ten minutes later, she had a basic understanding of Xiao Zhiyan’s resume.

She turned off her phone, she didn’t look at the content about his assets, she went straight to the point.

“Thank you for such detailed information, but we’re getting married for the sake of the child, we’re just getting the certificate and taking responsibility for raising the child. I don’t want your property, you only need to pay for the child’s share. After three years, we’ll get divorced, we’ll raise the child together, twelve months a year, you have him for six months, I have him for six months, how does that sound?”

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zhiyan curled his fingertips that were resting on the table, when he looked at her, his eyes held a rare intensity, “Agreed. But I’m willing to pay for all your expenses, indefinitely.”

Perhaps it was because she had never seen Xiao Zhiyan express his emotions so strongly, or perhaps because the restaurant was too quiet, after the man’s voice, He Chuyue paused for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she heard her own voice.

“Why?”

With the experience of the hospital the other day, Xiao Zhiyan’s answer this time was clearly more cautious, “Getting married is about being responsible for the child, being responsible for the child’s mother, it’s only right.”

The official answer that couldn’t be faulted left He Chuyue speechless, but she didn’t refuse either, after all, the person involved had said it was only right.

It’s just that tonight, “indefinitely” appeared too many times, didn’t it?

He Chuyue coughed lightly, “Do you have any questions for me?”

“Yes.”

As expected, she nodded, “Please ask.”

“Are you in debt?”

Just that?

He Chuyue was concise, “No, I’ll also organize my information for you later, but it won’t be as detailed as yours.”

Xiao Zhiyan had no objections.

The process had taken its initial shape, He Chuyue was about to ask him if there were any problems with the prenuptial agreement, when the latter pushed his phone towards her.

It was blank.

“What is this?” He Chuyue was also confused.

“The prenuptial agreement you sent.”

She searched through her documents for a long time, the prenuptial agreement files in it were all blank, He Chuyue didn’t understand how this could happen. Fortunately, she had printed out three copies last night, they were on her desk.

But she was more curious about what Xiao Zhiyan was doing in the ten minutes she was looking at the files, without looking at the prenuptial agreement.

“I looked at it.”

He Chuyue raised an eyebrow, “You looked at it and only now you say it’s blank?”

“I didn’t want to interrupt you.”

Somehow, He Chuyue instantly got his meaning.

The matter they had planned to settle yesterday had been delayed until tonight because of her sudden stomachache. In between, there were many sudden situations that He Chuyue couldn’t control, which almost affected the outcome she had originally predicted.

If Xiao Zhiyan had pointed out that her document was blank while she was looking at it, He Chuyue would have definitely dealt with it, delaying her from looking at his, and the progress would have been interrupted again.

Now, although he hadn’t looked at the agreement, at least she had a better understanding of Xiao Zhiyan, she wouldn’t be completely in the dark like she was during the day.

“Sorry, it’s my fault, maybe the app is stuck, or maybe I forgot to save it after printing.” Remembering that Xiao Zhiyan was afraid of dogs, He Chuyue said tactfully, “Maybe you can wait for me downstairs, I’ll go get the paper version.”

She didn’t miss Xiao Zhiyan’s hesitant expression, she asked, “Is there anything inconvenient?”

“No.”

He Chuyue gathered her things and stood up, “Then let’s go— “

“Can’t I go upstairs?”

“Screech— “

The chair moved on the floor, making a loud and harsh noise in the restaurant.

The noise attracted the attention of many people in the restaurant, but the person involved was oblivious, just looking at Xiao Zhiyan in a strange way, full of disbelief.

“I don’t want you to run back and forth.” He explained calmly.

He Chuyue breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought he would say no.

Fearing that yesterday’s situation would happen again, He Chuyue explained to Xiao Zhiyan before opening the door, “Wait for me at the door first, I’ll lock Latte up, don’t scare you.”

“No need.”

“No need?” He Chuyue’s hand pressing the password stopped, “Aren’t you afraid of dogs?”

Xiao Zhiyan was also stunned, he understood why she didn’t let him go upstairs in the restaurant, his tense expression relaxed.

“I’m not afraid. Yesterday, I was really afraid that you would get tired again, so I left.” He moved the briefcase in his right hand forward, “After all, there’s too much writing.”

“Oh.”

The flattery was misplaced.

He Chuyue rolled her eyes in her heart.

The door opened, He Chuyue still stood in front of Xiao Zhiyan, the two of them faced the Border Collie guarding the door.

Latte’s wagging tail had been wagging a little before the door opened, and now seeing a stranger standing behind his master, he directly growled a warning.

“Woof— “

“Shh!” He Chuyue was prepared.

“Woof.”

Latte, very reluctantly, lay down under his master’s warning gaze, but he was staring at Xiao Zhiyan.

“It’s okay, come in.”

“He’s very smart.” Xiao Zhiyan stepped inside.

From the first time he entered the house and carried He Chuyue out, Latte only barked twice before stopping, as if he understood that he meant no harm.

And yesterday and today, he was clearly asserting his territory, giving him a taste of his own medicine.

“Yeah.” Closing the door, He Chuyue said politely, “What do you want to drink? There’s mineral water, juice, wine in the fridge— “

Their eyes met, He Chuyue blushed, she covered her stomach and quickly walked past him to sit on the sofa, “Anyway, there’s everything, you can get it yourself if you’re thirsty.”

Xiao Zhiyan’s voice was soft, “No need to trouble yourself.”

The two sat facing each other, the air was silent for a while, only the sound of the dog’s paws hitting the floor, and its breath quietly easing the awkwardness.

“Shall we start?”

It was so official that He Chuyue thought she was meeting the person involved.

She nodded, signaling him to begin.

After a few breaths, Xiao Zhiyan opened his briefcase, then several neatly bound A4 papers were placed on the coffee table. Under the white light, the hand with veins bulging on the back pushed them towards He Chuyue, then under his master’s gaze, his spring-like voice sounded, completing the words he had said in the restaurant.

“I’m not sure which version you’re used to, so I prepared them all, this one is for you.”

He Chuyue rubbed her forehead.

She actually saw this material, which was estimated to be thicker than the Civil Code.

She was about to put her fingernail in her mouth, but the coldness around her made her shiver. She glanced at the underfloor heating controller in the distance, hesitated for a moment before choosing to wrap herself in the blanket.

Finally, she remembered that she had forgotten to get the agreement for him first.

Thinking that she would get it after she warmed up, the person in front of her moved, she looked up and met Xiao Zhiyan’s gaze.

“Do you want some water?”

“No.” He shook his head, his gaze fell on the blanket, “Where’s the thermostat?”

She pointed, Xiao Zhiyan walked over, then a few mechanical sounds rang out, He Chuyue didn’t bother him anymore, she just thought that this guy had high requirements for temperature.

“Okay, please take the— “

He Chuyue’s stomach suddenly made a noise.

Seeing Xiao Zhiyan looking at her, He Chuyue coughed twice in embarrassment, trying to cover up the language from her stomach, “Just go get the agreement yourself, it’s on the desk in the study.”

After thinking for a few seconds, Xiao Zhiyan quickly scanned the person wrapped in a blanket on the sofa, confirming that it wasn’t his illusion, “Didn’t you eat enough? Do you want to eat something?”

He didn’t know He Chuyue’s appetite, but the amount of porridge was indeed a bit small. He was also worried that He Chuyue would have to wait if she wanted a second bowl, so he didn’t touch his own, waiting for her to say she was full before drinking it in two gulps.

He really heard it.

But this guy really didn’t leave any room for her to save face.

Remembering that it was the same situation the day before yesterday, He Chuyue decided to win back a round, she said deliberately, “Order takeout? But I don’t want porridge anymore.”

Xiao Zhiyan nodded, stood up and took off his jacket, “What’s in the fridge?”

She blinked, “You’re going to cook?”

He had already rolled up his sleeves, “If I can.”

Under the premise of not wanting to reveal that she didn’t cook often, He Chuyue made a decision, “I’m not eating.”

He stood there, not moving, “The doctor said to get enough nutrition, you can’t mistreat pregnant women.”” “

She was really hungry.

Covering her empty stomach, He Chuyue wondered, who ate the porridge just now?

“Then let’s just order some takeout.” She explained helplessly, “There’s nothing edible in the fridge, and our natural gas ran out last month, I forgot to pay the bill because I’ve been too busy, I can’t cook.”

Xiao Zhiyan sat down, catching the loophole in her words when she entered the door, “There’s everything in the fridge?”

He Chuyue raised an eyebrow.

Was he mocking her?

Not noticing the subtle change in her gaze towards Xiao Zhiyan, she didn’t lose face, “There’s nothing edible in the fridge except for drinks, okay! Professor Xiao, we haven’t signed the contract yet, you’re already teasing me, aren’t you going to beat me up after we get the certificate?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, the room became completely silent.

Where their eyes met, she looked into Xiao Zhiyan’s deep eyes, as if she saw herself sitting on the ivory white sofa in those obsidian pupils.

Her peach-colored cheeks, bright eyes, and the blanket that had fallen to the floor.

He Chuyue quickly bent down to pick up the blanket, she felt the heat around her enveloping her, even hindering this simple action, stretching the time, and when she sat back up with the blanket in her arms, it felt like something that happened in the last century.

“Cough cough.”

She covered her lips, trying to dispel some of the heat.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhiyan’s hand that had been adjusting his clothes paused in mid-air, and he accurately captured the person’s flustered gaze, he curled his lips, “I won’t beat you up, don’t worry.”

He Chuyue’s gaze froze, “Thank you.”

“It’s only right.”

Xiao Zhiyan looked up on the takeout app, “Any food allergies?”

“I don’t eat coriander, celery, or carrots.”

The person across from her looked at her, He Chuyue was also bold, she looked back, “I don’t eat anything with strong flavors.”

“Then take a look and see what you want to eat.” He handed her the phone.

He Chuyue hugged the blanket, “I don’t want to eat.”

She felt like she was being too demanding, she reluctantly said, “Just order another bowl of porridge, what are you eating?”

Xiao Zhiyan, who had deleted the carrot shreds, didn’t look up, “The same as you.”

“You’re drinking porridge too? You can actually eat something else.”

“No need.”

Perhaps hearing the word “eat”, Latte got off the sofa and sat in front of Xiao Zhiyan. He Chuyue quickly patted the space beside her to get Latte back, but she met Xiao Zhiyan’s smiling eyes, her fingertips trembled.

“It’s okay.” His gaze fell on those caramel-colored eyes, his smile was obvious, “I also have a cat at home.”

He Chuyue came back to her senses, “A cat?”

“Yeah, it’s a Golden Chinchilla, its name is Coffee.”

Noticing the thoughtful expression on the person on the sofa, Xiao Zhiyan asked, “What’s wrong?”

He Chuyue was allergic to cat hair, she would get a rash as soon as she got close to one, but she had adopted a stray cat when she was six years old, and she didn’t have any allergic reactions. The doctor attributed this to a psychological rejection of allergies, maybe more contact could alleviate it.

The result of more contact was that He Chuyue was allergic and had a fever, she was hospitalized for two days, almost died, Dai Wenchun had strictly forbidden her to get close to stray cats for any reason after that.

“Nothing.” He Chuyue withdrew her thoughts.

Anyway, they were just getting a certificate, pretending in front of her parents, they wouldn’t be living together, saying she was allergic felt like she was being too demanding.

“Has it eaten?”

He Chuyue’s gaze followed his to Latte, she joked, “He said he wants to eat some more greens.”

Xiao Zhiyan expressed his understanding, he took his phone and showed her, “How about this light stir-fried greens?”

He Chuyue:

Looking at the person nodding and placing the order, He Chuyue’s thoughts drifted a little, she felt that today was really strange.

Besides Zhou Ran and her family, no one else had ever been to her house.

Now Xiao Zhiyan was sitting opposite her on the sofa, leaning against the exaggeratedly bright and cute cushion she had bought, wearing the disposable pink slippers she used to entertain guests but had never used, it looked so strange, so out of place.

If Zhou Ran was here, she would definitely be holding her SLR camera and taking pictures, then she would tell the editor that the theme of “Famous Professor from Peking University Privately Likes Dopamine” could be a special issue.

He Chuyue thought about it, but still felt something was wrong.

But he was just sitting there, adding food for them, and also considering whether her dog should have some too.

Such a big professor, couldn’t he tell she was joking?

He really was a taciturn fool.

The next moment, her pupils constricted, she thought of something and looked at Xiao Zhiyan.

“Do you need to do a paternity test, confirm it?”