My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 175
Chapter 175 Embarrassing Everyone Around Them
A patter of hurried footsteps was heard from outside. Qin Xiaozhi immediately sat up straight and shifted his gaze to the door.
“Old Master.” The person who ran in was Li Xianglan.
“How’s the situation?” Qin Xiaozhi worriedly asked her.
“It’s exactly what you wished for.” Li Xianglan looked excited.
“Really?” Even so, Qin Xiaozhi was in disbelief.
“Yes! I’m 100% sure.” Li Xianglan nodded with confidence.
Yu Zhongguang immediately grinned. “Old Master, you can count down to meeting your great-grandchild.”
Qin Xiaozhi nodded, but he suddenly thought of another question and turned to Li Xianglan. “By the way, did you check if last night was Yu’s ‘auspicious day’?”
Li Xianglan went blank at the question but soon realized what he was asking about. She nodded and silently counted on her fingers. At the same time, Yu Zhongguang noticed the importance of the question, so he focused on Li Xianglan too. After counting, she looked disappointed. “Bad news. The young mistress was in her safe period last night.”
Qin Xiaozhi immediately looked dejected and let out a heavy sigh. Li Xianglan noticed his disappointment and hurriedly comforted him, “Old Master, it’s hard to say. There are cases of accidental pregnancy after intimacy during the safe period.”
“Right, right,” Yu Zhongguang followed suit to console him. “Plus, before this, the young master was worried that the young mistress had trauma following the Yi Yunzhe incident. Taking that into consideration, he purposely kept his distance from her. Now that the two have no obstacle between them, as energetic young people, it’s only a matter of time that the young mistress gets pregnant.”
“Yes, it’s only a matter of time,” Li Xianglan hurriedly chimed in. The comments by the two successfully soothed Qin Xiaozhi, who relaxed his furrowed brows. After giving it some thought, he did not forget to instruct them, “You two have to keep an eye on their movements. Also, prepare some traditional supplements for Huan.”
“Sure, I’ll go prepare a Ten Essences Herbal Soup for the young master.”
“Wait!” Yu Zhongguang stopped her. “We can’t recklessly feed him supplements now. You should call Lei Zhi over and inform him about the young master’s health situation. Ask him to provide a prescription for herbal medicine based on the young master’s health. Lei Zhi is knowledgeable in this area.”
“Oh, okay, I will take note of that.” Li Xianglan stole another glance at Qin Xiaozhi, and upon noticing that he remained silent, she left the study. Qin Xiaozhi took a sip of tea and gently asked, “Zhongguang, when do you think I’ll have a great-grandchild?”
“Don’t worry. You can count down to it. Old Master, you’re indeed wise; you are always far-sighted, as seen in last night’s attempt to get the couple together with Miss Jiang’s help. It has been a difficult task.”
“Yes. It was indeed difficult. I was worried that Yu was still not mentally prepared for it. Now, my worried heart can rest. I could only hope that the heavens hear my wish and grant me the chance to meet my great-grandchild soon.”
“That’s for sure. Old Master, don’t be too worried. Now that the young mistress has given herself to the young master, pregnancy is just a matter of time.”
Qin Xiaozhi sighed deeply. “I’m only worried about the lack of time. Just look at my health.”
Yu Zhongguang heard the resignation in his tone and hurriedly cut him off with words of comfort, “Old Master, don’t talk nonsense. Your health will get better. You have to trust Lei Zhi and the rest of us.”
“I can only hope so. I really tried my best in order to get a great-grandchild as soon as possible.” Qin Xiaozhi looked out of the window. “Yesterday, I saw Yu sitting alone in the garden and staring blankly. I felt so bad for her, but I couldn’t pretend that nothing had happened. Huan is too shrewd, and I couldn’t possibly get through him. I could only work on Yu.”
“It’s all thanks to the cooperation of Miss Jiang and Young Master Zeyu.”
“Oh, right, have you prepared the gold card for Miss Jiang?”
Knowing that the old master was referring to Heavenly Shopping Center’s gold card, Yu Zhongguang nodded. “It’s ready. I just need your green light to deliver it to her.”
“Give her the Grand Hotel’s gold card too. She’s the savior of the Qin Family for making this happen. Plus, she’s Yu’s best friend, and Yu always tells her everything. In the future, we will need Miss Jiang’s help, so we have to reward her handsomely.”
“Yes, I will get it done now.” Noticing Qin Xiaozhi’s elation, Yu Zhongguang felt happy too.
“Go ahead.”
“Alright.”
“Oh, wait.”
Yu Zhongguang, who had taken a few steps forward, immediately stopped. “Yes, Old Master?”
“I haven’t met Xi for some time, and I miss him. Call Wentao and have him bring Xi here tomorrow at noon for lunch.”
Qin Jinhuan rarely had lunch at home. In order to avoid conflict between Qin Wentao and Qin Jinhuan, Qin Xiaozhi arranged for his son to come over at noon.
“Young Master Xi went abroad for studies, and it’d be a few months before his return.” Under Qin Jinhuan’s orders, Yu Zhongguang lied to Qin Xiaozhi for the first time in his life, which made him feel guilty.
Thankfully, Qin Xiaozhi was occupied with the thought of his future great-grandchild. On top of that, he was glad to hear that Qin Chengxi was willing to study abroad. He was busy praising Qin Chengxi and did not notice the guilt in Yu Zhongguang. However, Yu Zhongguang was worried that his expression would let the cat out of the bag, so he commented, “I’ll deliver the card to Miss Jiang now.” Then, he hurriedly left the study.
At that moment, Qin Xiaozhi was left alone in the study room. He pulled the drawer of the study desk and took out a photo album, which he flipped through, taking his time to admire the photo one by one. At first, he was full of smiles, but he teared up later. It happened that the photos in the album were all photos of Qin Jinhuan with Lin Sijun.
“Sijun, you must be wishing for a plump son from Huan just like me, right? When the child is born, I’d definitely bring him along to meet you and his great-grandmother. I’ll take care of your son here, and in return, you’ll have to take care of your mom in the heavens. Sigh, my old body is getting worse by the day. I guess it’s not long before I get to meet you up there. But don’t worry, before the child is born, I’d make sure to stay healthy. I’d do whatever it takes to meet my great-grandchild.”
Qin Xiaozhi muttered to himself in front of the album until tears rolled down his face.
Simultaneously, in True Love Western Restaurant, Qin Jinhuan and Mu Yu’s mood were the opposite of Qin Xiaozhi’s. The two were having a meal affectionately.
“Do you know why I brought you here?”
“Because their food is good?” Qin Jinhuan whispered a reply with a smile.
“It’s because this place has sentimental value! I ‘picked up’ Grandpa here and got to know you after that.”
“Wasn’t our first encounter at the intersection on that side?”
“How boring.” Mu Yu kicked him under the table. “You really plan to bring me to that intersection for our anniversaries?”
“I don’t see anything wrong with it if you’re willing.”
“So, are we going to squat by the roadside and eat from lunch boxes then?”
“That sounds good too.” Qin Jinhuan stared at her lovingly. “As long as I’m with you, I could take my meal anywhere.”
Mu Yu looked up and met his gaze. Her heart immediately raced, and her cheeks blushed. She lowered her head but could not help asking him, “Am I really that important to you?”
“What do you think?” He cut a piece of steak and brought it in front of her, gesturing at her to open her mouth.
“I want to hear it.” Her voice was almost inaudible, and her eyes flashed with a hint of expectation.
“I’ll tell you right after you eat this.”
It happened that a waitress walked by with eyes full of admiration. Moreover, Mu Yu felt rather awkward, covering her mouth, but her husband looked at her with sparkling eyes. He blinked without having the intention to back off, and his expression was filled with nothing but affection. To not garner too much unwanted intention, she ate that piece of meat awkwardly.
“You’re the only woman I feed in my life.”
“What else?” She was not satisfied with his love confession.
“You’re the only woman that I long for.”
“What else?”
“You want to know more?”
“Yes.”
After he stared at her for a few seconds, he wiggled his finger to gesture at her. “Come and sit beside me. I’ll tell you then.”
The couch seats that they were sitting in were huge enough for two. Mu Yu was curious to learn how he’d confess next, upon which she immediately walked around the table to sit beside him. He moved closer to her and whispered while nibbling on her ear, “You’re the only woman who sleeps by my side.”
“Hey! Don’t say improper stuff out of a sudden. Why can’t you say something serious? How annoying!” Mu Yu did not expect to hear that answer. She immediately blushed, pushed him away awkwardly, and attempted to return to her seat. However, she was held at the waist by him.
“Here, finish the food for me. After this, I’ll bring you somewhere.” With another hand, he picked up a cut of the steak with a fork and handed it to her.
“Where?”
“Finish the food.”
Qin Jinhuan’s mysterious behavior was attractive to her. She immediately cooperated and finished the meal gleefully. Last night, she thought that the mission would be tough, but she unexpectedly broke his resolve. It was out of her expectation and made her happy.
Of course, she was happier that he did not go to work this morning. Instead, he informed Wen Zeyu of his absence and stayed by her side until 11 a.m., after which he followed her suggestion to have lunch at True Love Western Restaurant.
If Qin Jinhuan did not convene the Board of Directors meeting, he could not add Yong Yi Industry’s purchase to the meeting agenda. Then, she would not need to worry about Xin Yihan anymore.
Now, he was very affectionate in front of her, which dispelled her doubts and made his sincerity clear to her.
Wenwen was right; Huan truly loves me. She had decided to cherish their relationship more.
In order to develop her relationship with Qin Jinhuan and to help Xin Yihan run Yong Yi Industry worry-free, Mu Yu reminded herself not to allow any similar misunderstanding to happen again. When she shifted her gaze to him, her eyes overflowed with sweetness.
They finished their lunch, and Qin Jinhuan brought her to get a bouquet of carnations from the florist. Then, he led her to Tai Cemetery. She finally understood that he had planned to bring her to meet his mom as her daughter-in-law. Even though it was windy at the cemetery, she felt warm in her heart from her hand that was held firmly by him. Her eyes were warm.
Right when they were exchanging sweet nothings in front of Lin Sijun’s grave, Mu Yu’s phone abruptly buzzed. She saw a call from Feng Rubing and immediately panicked because Feng Rubing rarely called her; it must be something urgent at work.