Fragmented Side Story

After graduating from university, Wen Yue and the others made a special trip back to their hometown.

There weren’t many significant changes in the village, except that Village Head Li’s family had built a new two-story house. Li Mingjin had gone to the city with Zhou Yao and made quite a bit of money, and although he and his wife still lived in the city, they returned every year for the New Year and helped renovate the family house.

Now, Zhou Yao and the others were the big shots of the village.

Yao Yue Real Estate and Nian Yue Education Institution were constantly featured on television, and Nian Yue had branches in many cities. After making money, Wen Yue and Li Nianqiu decided to set aside some funds to give back to their hometown as scholarships for underprivileged students.

They returned every year but usually didn’t notify anyone in the village.

There was no need.

Wen Yue hadn’t seen Uncle Wen and the Zhou family for a long time.

Wen Xiaoyu didn’t make it to university. After the college entrance exams, she married Gao Zhiyuan a few months later, reportedly because of an unexpected pregnancy.

This time when Wen Yue returned, she saw Wen Xiaoyu.

To be honest, the change in Wen Xiaoyu was tremendous. She was holding a little boy who looked about three or four years old, dressed in dirty clothes, with a dirty face that clearly showed he hadn’t been taken care of properly.

Wen Xiaoyu looked much older, her complexion haggard, appearing several years older than Wen Yue. She no longer had the pride and arrogance from before.

Her eyes were devoid of light.

Li Mingjin’s mother followed Wen Yue’s gaze and whispered, “Your cousin just doesn’t know what’s good for her. She married into a family with good conditions, but when she heard your husband was a boss, she started to regret it, arguing with people every day. A good family is on the verge of falling apart.”

“It seems they are currently in the midst of a divorce. What a pity, especially with the child so young.”

Wen Yue’s expression remained unchanged as she withdrew her gaze and smiled without commenting.

After returning from her hometown to Shencheng, Wen Yue noticed that she seemed to be more sleepy than usual and lacked energy. She had a faint premonition, and after a visit to the hospital, it turned out she was already one month pregnant.

She shared the news with Zhou Yao.

The increasingly mature and composed Zhou Yao was momentarily stunned, then like a fool, he ran around the living room sofa several times. He came to Wen Yue’s side, hugged her, his eyes bright, and softly said, “Wife, thank you! You’re amazing!”

Wen Yue replied, “What’s so amazing about this?”

Zhou Yao’s eyes were still shining. “You’re having a baby!”

Wen Yue: “…?”

Why did that sound so strange?

Wen Yue looked at Zhou Yao, thinking he might have lost his mind. Seeing the silly smile on his face, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Afterward, Zhou Yao pushed aside all the unimportant work he could and stayed by Wen Yue’s side whenever he had the chance, watching her belly grow little by little. He bought a lot of things related to the baby.

At first, everything was cheerful until Wen Yue started experiencing morning sickness and later had occasional leg cramps, which made her suffer. Zhou Yao began to feel distressed, wishing the baby could be born immediately.

Little Yueyue was born in June on a beautiful day.

Zhou Yao was originally in a meeting at the company when he received a call from the postpartum nurse at home saying Wen Yue was about to give birth. Without saying much, he stood up and rushed to the hospital.

Giving birth is quite a painful experience.

Fortunately for Wen Yue, she didn’t suffer much, and the baby was born smoothly.

The moment she was wheeled out of the delivery room, she saw Zhou Yao looking worried and heartbroken as he furrowed his brows and looked over. Suddenly, memories flooded back to her. The first time she had entered this world was also in a hospital.

The first person she saw when she opened her eyes was Zhou Yao.

From her initial discomfort to gradually adapting to this world, Zhou Yao had played an extremely important role in her life.

“…Wife, our daughter is a bit ugly.” Zhou Yao, holding the newborn little Yueyue, stood beside her with a worried expression. “Fortunately, her dad has some money. Otherwise, what will we do in the future?”

Perhaps sensing her father’s disdain, little Yueyue suddenly burst into tears.

Zhou Yao quickly began to soothe her softly.

Wen Yue smiled as she watched the scene.

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Ayalee: Thank you so much for reading this beautiful life story of Wen Yue and Zhou Yao and thank you for supporting me during my journey on translating this story. Your support is very much appreciated. (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤