"Mommy~" Rong Dou Dou rushed into her mother's arms the moment she saw her.
Du Ruo Xin hadn't seen her daughter in a long time and missed her dearly. "Dou Dou, my precious, Mommy missed you so much."
Rong Dou Dou planted a few wet kisses on her mother's face. "I missed Mommy too."
Once the mother and daughter were reunited, Rong Dou Dou's chatter flowed like a dam that had burst.
Du Ruo Xin was happy to hear her daughter share what had been happening around her, but due to her pregnancy, she couldn't hold her for too long.
Especially when Dou Dou leaned on the second baby, making it uncomfortable and restless. Du Ruo Xin couldn't help but gag.
Quickly—
She was about to throw up.
Miranda saw this and quickly stepped forward to scoop up the little girl. "Dou Dou, your mommy rushed back overnight, she's very, very tired. Can Auntie hold you?"
Rong Dou Dou was obedient. "Okay."
Du Ruo Xin sent a grateful look to her friend.
Alas!
What to do? The further along she got, the worse the symptoms became.
She was a little worried.
"Dou Dou is so good, mua..." Miranda chatted and laughed with the little girl.
Du Ruo Xin walked ahead, secretly relieved that her mother-in-law hadn't come to pick her up today and hadn't seen her in such a state. Miranda called out to her, "Xin Jie, you—"
Du Ruo Xin turned back. "What is it?"
Miranda: "You walk... strangely."
She mimicked Du Ruo Xin, sticking out her back, her belly protruding, her legs spread apart in a duck-like stance, and her hands occasionally supporting her lower back.
Du Ruo Xin: "————"
She was utterly shocked, her eyes wide open. This, wasn't this a clear sign of pregnancy?!!!
If her mother-in-law, or anyone else, saw this.
It was so horrifying!
So scary!
No, she had to wear high heels! She had to practice walking normally!
—
Qin Yun Xi and Grace had also returned to Country M.
As soon as they got off the plane, Qin Yun Xi pestered Grace for a farewell kiss before they parted ways.
Grace went to find Du Ruo Xin. Tomorrow was Dou Dou's birthday party, and as her godmother, how could she miss it?
Qin Yun Xi went to find Gu Shi Nian.
More than a month ago, after he left and decided to pursue Grace again, realizing he didn't want to miss her, he had his assistant give Gu Shi Nian a bank card with eight figures.
It was, compensation.
During their time together, he had feelings for her.
But compared to Grace, that liking was insignificant.
When Gu Shi Nian received the bank card, she understood that Qin Yun Xi wanted to break up with her. She was struck by lightning.
Uncle...
Didn't he say he would pick her up and drop her off at work every day?
And she wasn't pregnant yet, and their contract hadn't been fulfilled...
No! She didn't believe it!
Gu Shi Nian frantically dialed Qin Yun Xi's number, but it was unreachable; he had turned off his phone.
She couldn't find him.
Gu Shi Nian could only call his assistant, who advised her to move on and not to pester him, otherwise, she wouldn't even get the eight figures.
"Why!"
"Qin Yun Xi, how could you be so heartless!"
To break up, to leave, and only to send a message through someone else, and give her money?
What did she take him for?
Gu Shi Nian didn't care about money at all; she only wanted him!
Because money could be earned, she was capable, beautiful, intelligent, and emotionally intelligent. She had already found a good high-paying job, and achieving financial freedom was only a matter of time.
Although it wasn't as much as Qin Yun Xi, and she could never become a super-rich family in her lifetime, it was enough for her.
She was content.
When she fell in love with Qin Yun Xi, from beginning to end, she only cared about him, not his money...
Yet he treated her like a disposable escort, casting her aside as if she were a worn-out shoe, avoiding her as if she were a plague.
Gu Shi Nian was heartbroken.
She cried for a long, long time, until she fainted.
[Qin Yun Xi, can you please tell me face-to-face why we're breaking up?]
Was it something she did wrong?
Was it something she did incorrectly?
As long as he told her, she would change.
However, no matter how devastated Gu Shi Nian was, no matter how much she missed him, the man consistently avoided her.
She couldn't find him, couldn't see him.
During that period, Gu Nian Shi was in a daze every day, crying every day, sometimes feeling nauseous and vomiting. No matter what she ate, she threw it all up.
Due to her poor mental state, constant distraction, and constant tears, as well as her physical condition, she lost her internship and was fired by her boss.
Gu Shi Nian suddenly realized.
Her love was gone, and her world had collapsed.
But no matter how sad and heartbroken she was, the man who left didn't even look back at her.
Even if she died, Qin Yun Xi wouldn't care, right?
Then who was she being decadent for?
Life had to go on; she couldn't jump off a building and commit suicide just because a man left.
She had to live well!
She wanted to let him know—
Suppressing the pain that pierced her heart, Gu Shi Nian began to pull herself together and started looking for a job again.
Relying on her professional abilities, she received another high-paying offer.
However, this time, she was interviewing for Qin Corporation.
It didn't matter if he wouldn't see her; she would use her hard work and promotions to gain a chance to meet him honorably.
To appear before him openly and aboveboard.
Gu Shi Nian was outstanding in her abilities, diligent in her work, and meticulous in her interpersonal relationships, earning the admiration of her superiors without any surprises.
But at this moment, fate played a cruel joke on her.