Mu Jiu Chen's slender fingers caressed her pale face. In just a few days, she had become so thin.
He asked in a low voice, "Nuan Nuan, do you mind if we shower together?" His voice was deep and full of heartache.
Jiang Nuan had no strength to refuse him, and refusing at a time like this was useless anyway.
"Mhm!" She nodded shyly.
Mu Jiu Chen picked her up tenderly and walked towards the bathroom.
Half an hour later, they were back in bed. After the pain, Jiang Nuan gradually regained her strength, but she couldn't sleep at all.
She shifted her body, snuggling closer to Mu Jiu Chen.
Mu Jiu Chen was very warm in her arms. His sturdy physique always exuded a faint warmth. Jiang Nuan unconsciously held him tighter, "Mu Jiu Chen, you are so warm."
Her voice was hoarse and dry. Her voice always became hoarse after the pain, but she hadn't experienced memory loss. Jiang Nuan felt incredibly lucky; her guess was correct.
Mu Jiu Chen's eyes were closed, but he wasn't asleep. Hearing her words, he just curved his lips and held her even tighter.
"Mu Jiu Chen, I can't sleep, and dawn is about to break." Jiang Nuan drew circles on his chest with her fingers.
Mu Jiu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, looking at her with deep eyes. He couldn't withstand any of her provocations. He asked in a husky voice, "Are you hungry?"
Jiang Nuan widened her beautiful eyes, looking at him, and nodded shyly. Mu Jiu Chen instantly understood; the hunger she spoke of was a different kind of hunger.
Mu Jiu Chen hugged her with a hint of helplessness. Her smooth skin was soft and alluring after their bath. "Nuan Nuan, can your body handle it now? I'm afraid you'll be too tired."
Jiang Nuan blinked at him. Mu Jiu Chen had never been too considerate of her in this regard, but now he was worried about her body.
She didn't speak. She simply couldn't sleep, and her body was fine. She just missed him a little.
Jiang Nuan said "Oh" and closed her eyes to rest.
Mu Jiu Chen: "..."
He tilted his head and gently rubbed his face against Jiang Nuan's. Jiang Nuan felt a tingling sensation. Mu Jiu Chen's dark hair fell onto her face, gently brushing her cheek, stirring ripples in her heart.
Jiang Nuan looked at his childish behavior with a deep smile. Her fair fingers slowly wove through his dark hair. Mu Jiu Chen always enjoyed such intimate actions.
The smile on his handsome face gradually deepened, and he decided to satisfy the little woman.
They were lost in their passion for a long time, and Jiang Nuan finally felt sleepy. However, she woke up at eight in the morning.
Mu Jiu Chen was no longer by her side. The morning light filled the room, making her feel languid and warm.
She slowly sat up, went to wash up, and then went downstairs. She heard Li Yan Heng's excited voice from downstairs, "Dad, Mom, why didn't you wake me when you arrived?"
He Jun Shu's gentle voice replied, "Why should I wake you? You talk too much."
Jiang Nuan smiled faintly as she looked at the happy family.
Lu Jin Yue and Lu Jin Yan saw Jiang Nuan coming down, and the two brothers also stood up excitedly.
"Nuan Nuan." The brothers spoke simultaneously.
Jiang Nuan looked at them, still feeling a bit unfamiliar. "Big Brother, Third Brother."
Jiang Nuan had already heard from Mu Jiu Chen that her elder and third brothers had come to take care of the two precious ones. It was only family who would sacrifice their time to accompany them.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, thank you!" Jiang Nuan walked up to them and smiled sweetly at them.
Her wig was long, chestnut-brown hair that swayed slightly, making her look beautiful and radiant.
Lu Jin Yue looked at his beautiful sister with pleasure. He walked over, looking at her with guilt, his handsome face full of apology, "Nuan Nuan, I'm sorry. When I first saw you, I felt you looked familiar, and I didn't recognize you. If I had brought you home earlier, you wouldn't have gone through all this, and Lu Qiao Yi wouldn't have had the opportunity."
Jiang Nuan smiled, a warmth flashing in her eyes. "Big Brother, those things are all in the past. How was Lu Qiao Yi dealt with?"
"She was sentenced to death in the first trial and did not appeal. After all, two lives were so brutally killed, and it also brought up many past events. Jiang Shuo, Yang Tian Cheng, Tan Xue, they were all basically sentenced to death. Jiang Mu Yan was sentenced to ten years for attempted murder with malicious intent, and your grandfather did not forgive her. The Jiang family was dissatisfied, and after appealing, the original verdict was upheld."
Jiang Nuan felt no sympathy after hearing this. They were all adults and had to pay for their actions.
However, she wanted to see Lu Qiao Yi.
Mu Jiu Chen saw that breakfast was ready and said, "Let's all go and eat breakfast."
Everyone went to eat breakfast, and after breakfast, they went to the He family. He Ming Run simply told her that her grandfather was fine. He had called in the morning to confirm, and the old man had asked them to go to the He family first and not to go to the Mu family for now.
He Ming Run had gotten up early and taken Meng Yuan back to the old He family residence.
He Ming Run kept looking at Meng Yuan's belly whenever he had the chance. His efforts last night had yielded a lot; he wondered if there would be any results this month.
Meng Yuan had noticed He Ming Run's gaze several times. The moment He Ming Run's gaze fell on her belly again, she couldn't help but ask, "He Ming Run, what are you looking at?"
He Ming Run's gaze flickered, and he looked at her unnaturally, "Yuan Yuan, it's just that... that, Li Qing Shuo and Mu Jiu Chen succeeded in one try, why have we been together for so long and you..."
He Ming Run stopped short of saying anything, but Meng Yuan still understood what he meant.
He meant that after being together for so long, why wasn't she pregnant.
Meng Yuan: "..."
She glanced at He Ming Run silently, and finally looked at him as if he were an idiot, "With you wearing a condom every time, how could I get pregnant?"
"Ah..." He Ming Run was stunned. He released the brake, and the car lurched forward. He quickly reacted and slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a halt.
Fortunately, there were no other cars ahead.
Meng Yuan's heart raced from the scare, and she leaned forward quickly.
"He Ming Run, are you crazy?"
He Ming Run was also startled. He suddenly felt foolish. He thought that he was not worthy of being a human cub, too embarrassing.
Fortunately, he said it to Yuan Yuan. If he had said it to Li Qing Shuo and Mu Jiu Chen, wouldn't they laugh at him forever?
"Yuan Yuan, I'm so stupid!" He Ming Run looked at Meng Yuan.
Meng Yuan looked at his foolishness and was amused and angry.
"He Ming Run, you don't know how to make a woman pregnant, do you?" Meng Yuan belatedly realized what He Ming Run's reaction meant.
He Ming Run was shocked, "I only know that when men and women sleep together, they get pregnant."
"Pfft!" Meng Yuan looked at He Ming Run with a speechless expression. Was he genuinely stupid or pretending to be stupid?
"Didn't you ever take a physiology class?" Meng Yuan found it hard to believe.
He Ming Run shook his head, "No. When I went abroad, I didn't know what those little condoms my college classmates carried in their bags were. I even used one to fill water from a pipe to water flowers, and it could hold a lot of water like a balloon, so I was laughed at for a month."
"Hahaha..." Meng Yuan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The "little condoms" were something she had asked He Ming Run to prepare, as the last step was difficult to clean up. She hadn't really thought about getting pregnant.
But who would have thought he would be so naive?
"Oh my goodness, my stomach hurts from laughing." Meng Yuan laughed until tears streamed down her face, looking at He Ming Run with red eyes.
He Ming Run looked at her distressedly, his voice filled with disappointment, "Yuan Yuan, is it that funny?"