Guo Xuyang arrived at the hospital to find Li Minxi and little Niu Niu still asleep, with only Yang Bin looking at his phone.
"Haven't you rested?"
"President Guo, you're here."
Yang Bin quickly stood up to greet him.
"Jiajia and I have switched shifts."
"Then I'll go in and get some sleep."
Guo Xuyang said as he went into the adjoining suite.
To his surprise, Wu Jia was already fast asleep on the bed next door.
Perhaps due to the heat, the blanket on her stomach had slipped aside, revealing a slender waist, and her super-short hot pants were loosely draped over her hips.
Guo Xuyang was momentarily captivated.
Yang Bin followed him into the room.
"President Guo, I forgot to tell you earlier, Jiajia came to sleep here when she saw you weren't back.
She wasn't comfortable sleeping on the sofa."
"It's fine, let her sleep.
I'll just lie on the sofa for a bit."
Guo Xuyang said, turning and walking into the living room. He lay down on the sofa fully clothed and closed his eyes.
Yang Bin looked at Guo Xuyang, then at Wu Jia, and quietly turned to leave.
She knew Wu Jia's feelings.
Although Guo Xuyang's life was very happy, it wasn't something they could just step into.
There were already enough women around Guo Xuyang, and each one was more beautiful than the last; they really couldn't break in.
Around eight-thirty, Guo Xuyang finally woke up when the doctor came in for rounds.
He had been exhausted from rushing to two events the previous night.
Having many women wasn't a blessing, but a torment.
This was his biggest realization.
"Awake? Where were you causing trouble yesterday?"
Li Minxi stood by the sofa and looked at him.
"Causing trouble? I was busy with Brother Liang all day yesterday."
"Brother Liang and President Jiang came yesterday morning. What were you still busy with?
You look so haggard, look at your dark circles, they're almost like panda eyes."
"That's classified, I can't tell you."
"Hmph, I don't care. I've asked Jiajia to handle the discharge procedures.
You can have someone come and take these things away later."
Li Minxi pointed to the bottles and jars in her room.
These were various nutritional supplements bought for her by her sisters.
"Who bought these? These are all junk food."
Guo Xuyang sat up and glanced into her room.
"Ranran and Bingbing insisted on buying them, saying it's easy to get weak after childbirth and needs good nourishment."
"Aren't the things our hotel sent better than these?"
"This is their kind gesture, we can't just throw it away, can we?"
"Alright. I'll have Brother Qi arrange for someone to carry them up later.
You can go back with my car."
Guo Xuyang said.
"I had Jiajia drive my car over yesterday."
"Then you, holding the baby, and Yang Bin will go with me.
Let Jiajia drive herself and take the other things back.
I don't think there's too much, she should be able to manage it alone.
That way, Brother Qi doesn't have to make an extra trip."
"Our mother said yesterday she would come to pick me up from the hospital in the morning."
Li Minxi said.
"Why do so many people need to come?
Two cars are enough."
"I didn't want her to come either, but she said she had nothing to do at home and was bored, so she wanted to come and hold little Niu.
She also said she'd bring peach branches and things."
"For warding off evil. That's our old custom."
Guo Xuyang said.
"Then why didn't Da Bao and Xiao Bao bring peach branches?"
"You probably didn't notice. I was with Da Bao, but I forgot about Xiao Bao."
"I remember they didn't bring any. They were brought directly to the house."
"Why get worked up about it? If they brought them, they brought them; if not, they didn't.
Where are you planning to stay?"
"Home, of course. What do you mean?"
"Are you asking if I'm going to the artificial lake or to the King's Villa?"
"The artificial lake, of course.
There aren't many people at the King's Villa, why would I go there?"
"I'm planning for your sister to live there. What do you think?"
"Yesterday, my mom said my sister went out on a mission. So you hid her away."
"Otherwise? If your parents knew about this situation, they'd go crazy."
"You knew and you still did this? Aren't you afraid my dad will come back with a knife?"
"It's already like this, what else can I do?
Besides, once the baby is born, your parents won't be able to object even if they want to."
"When Niu Niu has her full moon banquet, they'll definitely come.
What will we do then? Hide my sister again?"
"Will they stay there for a few days?
We can find a hotel for your sister to stay in then.
We originally wanted your sister to give birth abroad, but she refused.
She said she didn't want her child to become a citizen of another country."
"Is that what you're saying, or what your sister said?"
"Of course, your sister said it.
So I brought her back."
"Don't tell me my sister has been at Brother Liang's place the whole time?"
"What?"
"No wonder you went there so often."
"What are you thinking?
They captured two key figures there, which is extremely important for our technological development, so they asked me to go.
Otherwise, why would President Jiang travel from Kyoto?"
"Didn't he go back yesterday afternoon?"
"He got what he wanted, so he left.
My mission wasn't complete, and I only finished it this morning."
What Guo Xuyang said was half true and half false, but it was indeed finished this morning.
However, it wasn't in the way Li Minxi understood it.
"So it's all over now?"
"Yes. I don't need to go there anymore."
"Little Bao's full moon banquet should be tomorrow, right?
Have you arranged for someone to pick up her parents?"
"I was too busy these past few days, I almost forgot about this."
Guo Xuyang patted his head.
"When we talked about this yesterday afternoon, I asked Brother Qi to arrange for someone."
"No, I remember arranging for Li Xiaolu and the others to handle this.
I'll ask when we get back later.
Don't let Brother Qi arrange for anyone to go yet."
As they were talking, Wu Jia came in after finishing the procedures, followed by Wu Shangqing, Yu'er, and the others.
"Mom, why are you all here?"
Guo Xuyang called out.
"To pick up Xiao Xi and the baby to go home.
Today is Xiao Xi's discharge day, of course, we have to come."
"You guys are making too much of a fuss."
"I asked them to wait at home, but they refused, so they all came along.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao need someone to look after them, so I didn't ask Ilena and Xiao Hong to come."
"Then let's go back.
I need to ask Xiao Hong if her parents have been arranged for pick up."
"We're leaving together.
Lu Lu and Hu Jun went together."
Yu'er said.
"Have you made arrangements at home?"
"Xiao Hong has called her parents.
You're arranging for someone to pick them up, where are you planning to have them stay?"
Yu'er asked.
"Is the west side okay?"
"It's okay, but it's a bit cramped."
"How long will they be staying here?
Let's make do for a few days.
That way, mother and daughter can chat easily.
It wouldn't be appropriate to arrange for them at the King's Villa or a hotel."
Guo Xuyang said.
"This will just make the house seem small.
Did you follow up on building the manor like you said last time?"
Wu Shangqing said.
"I've been too busy these past few days to contact President Cheng.
They should be coming tomorrow for Little Bao's full moon banquet.
I'll mention it to President Cheng then."
"Take care of it, don't forget again after a while."
"How could I? I've been thinking about this all along.
I just haven't had the time to contact President Cheng."
"Are the discharge procedures all complete?"
"They're complete, Auntie," Wu Jia said.
"Then let's go back. You guys carry the things, I'll carry the baby."
Wu Shangqing said, picking up little Niu Niu and then covering her face with the red cloth tied with peach branches.
"Going home with Grandma."
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