Chapter 102: If You Love the Baby So Much, Let's Have One of Our Own
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On the way, Xiao Xuezhen called Sister Li from the car to let her know that he and Shi Runrun would be dining out that evening.
Sister Li was delighted to hear this through the receiver and replied with a smile, "Enjoy your meal outside. At your age, young master and young mistress, you must like romance. Don’t just focus on work all the time; you should go on more dates with her."
In the world of men, the word "romantic date" simply did not exist.
He thought women were complicated. Rather than dealing with all those troublesome things, it would be quicker to build intimacy by just throwing her onto the bed.
After hanging up, Xiao Xuezhen turned his gaze to the quiet, obedient little woman playing with his phone in the front passenger seat. He couldn’t help but arch his brows and smile softly as he asked her, “Where do you want to eat tonight? You decide.”
Shi Runrun looked at his defined profile and asked softly, “Are you really letting me decide?”
“How about that trash street by the school we went to last time? I’ve been craving that barbecue! Lately, I’ve been eating so lightly that my mouth has no flavor at all!”
The man fell silent.
His handsome face darkened instantly.
Shi Runrun was puzzled. Didn’t he say she could decide? Why was he suddenly in a bad mood?
Xiao Xuezhen recalled the trash street covered in garbage and oil stains from last time. After that visit, he had thrown away his pair of custom-made million-dollar leather shoes. Now she wanted to go back there?
The man was absolutely against it.
Utterly refused.
He had been hoping she would suggest some upscale restaurant for a candlelight dinner, so he could prepare roses and have a romantic date with her.
Now he realized he had been overthinking.
Xiao Xuezhen stopped the car with a dark expression, rolled down the window, irritably lit a cigarette, and leaned his head out to smoke.
Seeing his gloomy mood, Shi Runrun carefully tugged at his coat and whispered, “What’s wrong, Xiao Xuezhen? Don’t you like barbecue? How about we go eat KFC instead?”
The man’s face darkened even more.
“And it’s Thursday today—Crazy Thursday! If you V me 50, I could even have a wedding at KFC! Hahaha!”
The next moment, the man’s face turned stern as he said coldly, “Shut up! Say one more word and we’ll go straight home!”
Shi Runrun was speechless.
Goodness, he was scary.
With a scowl, the man started the car again and drove for about twenty more minutes before stopping in front of an upscale Chinese restaurant.
Xiao Xuezhen turned off the engine and took the keys out. Knowing she had upset him earlier, Shi Runrun stuck out her tongue playfully and quickly got out to follow him.
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Entering the restaurant with him, the waiter immediately bowed and greeted them at the entrance.
Shi Runrun glanced around at the luxurious decor and finally understood that the CEO wouldn’t be eating barbecue on trash street or KFC.
People of their status came to places like this.
The waiter led them to a window seat overlooking the river. Xiao Xuezhen ordered without consulting her and handed the menu back to the waiter.
At that moment, Shi Runrun panicked and quickly stopped the waiter who was about to take the menu, anxiously saying to the man, “Xiao Xuezhen, I haven’t ordered yet!”
The man replied, “Weren’t you going to eat KFC? I’ll buy you a kid’s meal for less than twenty yuan later. For now, you’re not allowed to eat.”
Shi Runrun was speechless.
Such a stingy man, still remembering what she said earlier...
She had just been trying to save him money.
With a helpless sigh, she told the waiter, “Just bring me exactly the same dishes he ordered. Thank you.”
About fifteen minutes later, the dishes arrived.
They were simple home-style dishes but made with the finest ingredients and exquisite techniques here.
Shi Runrun was captivated by their appearance and soon her appetite awakened. She eagerly picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, and found it delicious beyond compare.
Wasn’t this better than KFC?
Immediately, she lost control and started eating voraciously.
Xiao Xuezhen watched her eat until her eyes squinted amusingly and couldn’t help but smile.
He thought to himself, how adorable she was.
After the meal, Xiao Xuezhen went downstairs to swipe his card and pay.
After entering the password, he turned around and saw her squatting beside a table, happily playing with a baby sitting in a high chair.
The baby’s chubby little hand grasped one of her fingers and put it in its mouth. She laughed softly, saying no, while gently shaking the baby’s hand. Both their faces shone with innocent smiles.
Seeing this scene, his heart softened.
If their child hadn’t been lost due to Chi Wanyuan’s scheming, it would be almost time for the baby to be born.
The three of them would surely have been very happy...
When this thought crossed his mind, Xiao Xuezhen was startled himself.
He realized that the deadened heart inside him—after having died once at eighteen—had somehow come back to life, now filled with a longing and admiration for happiness.
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Thinking of Chi Wanyuan, Xiao Xuezhen recalled the red Bentley that had just brushed past him.
The person inside was clearly her.
His brows furrowed tightly as he also recalled her instructions before she passed away...
His thoughts twisted and turned as he approached Shi Runrun, gently patted her shoulder, and softly said, “Let’s go.”
Shi Runrun smiled and nodded, gently pulling her hand away from the baby’s, then looked up at him with a grin, “Xiao Xuezhen, that baby was so adorable.”
He smiled back and naturally replied, “If you like babies so much, then work hard and have one yourself!”
Shi Runrun lowered her head, placed her hand on her belly, and shook it gently, “It’s not that easy...”
Yet what she did not know was that three little lives were already growing inside her.
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Final exam week had fully arrived, and Shi Runrun was busy once again.
That day at school, after the morning classes, she and Cen Huan agreed to go to the library to review.
They studied so diligently that they lost track of time, even forgetting to eat lunch, subsisting only on two pieces of bread they had brought along.
At half past three, Cen Huan looked up and said, “Runrun, I’m going to the school gate to buy some scantron pens and black pens. Want to come?”
Shi Runrun nodded and agreed, as her own scantron pen had run out.
Their school was very traditional; final exams still used paper test sheets requiring mark sheets to be filled in.
The two left the library, chatting and laughing as they walked across campus.
On the way, they met their dormitory mate Li Leilei, who also needed to buy stationery. The three of them decided to go together.
As the final exams approached, vendors selling stationery had returned to the school gate.
Many students crowded around the stalls, scrambling to buy supplies because the items sold at the gate were better and cheaper than those sold inside the school.
Shi Runrun and the others struggled through the crowd, their eyes fixed on the few remaining scantron pens.
At that moment, across the road at the school gate, a prestigious black Bentley was parked.
The window slowly rolled down, revealing a tall, elegant figure. The golden rays of sunset spilled over the broad shoulders of this impeccably dressed man in a suit.