Qin He's hand tightened slightly, then loosened.
"Since we've reached this situation, I'll think about what to do next when I get back."
Lu Mingxi raised an eyebrow. "Next? The next step is naturally to hold a wedding, get the certificate, so it's convenient for you to get a birth certificate when you give birth."
Qin He's mouth twitched slightly. "Lu Mingxi! I don't plan to actually get married!"
She just wanted to find someone to hide from Gu Qichen, get the birth certificate and household registration for the child, and then divorce.
Lu Mingxi chuckled, as if he hadn't heard Qin He. "What do you say the child should be called? How about Lu Batian?"
Qin He sneered. "My child can only have the surname Qin."
"Then Qin Shi Huang."
Qin He pursed her lips and said nothing.
Lu Mingxi leaned closer. "He'er, do you like this name?"
Qin He narrowed her eyes. "No, I'm just too tired to throw you out right now."
After finishing the bottle of glucose, she regained her strength.
She first sent a message to Shen Bin to bid farewell, and to thank him for helping her keep her pregnancy a secret.
Then Lu Mingxi drove, preparing to go to Qin's first.
Qin He sat in the passenger seat, her expression consistently cold.
Lu Mingxi was in a good mood and even hummed a tune.
At this moment, his phone rang. Qin He glanced at it. The caller ID showed: Qing University Dance Department/Rachel/168/36E...
After that, the text was too long to display on the screen.
Qin He: "..."
Lu Mingxi picked up his phone and took a look, only to see Qin He smiling sarcastically at him.
His heart sank. He abruptly stepped on the brakes and pulled over to the side of the road.
He answered the phone. "Hello, don't call me anymore. Yeah, I'm getting married! If you call me again, my wife won't be happy!"
Qin He was furious. "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Lu Mingxi held the phone to his ear, the call still connected. He smiled at Qin He, his voice doting.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll hang up right away!"
A faint female scream could be heard from the other end. Lu Mingxi hung up the call, opened his contacts, and tossed his phone to Qin He. "Delete whichever ones you want."
Qin He scanned the list.
They were all long names, with occasional numbers of hers and her brother interspersed.
"Not interested." Qin He threw the phone back.
Lu Mingxi grinned, his pupils shining with happiness. "Good, He'er is indeed the mother of my child, so generous."
Qin He was so angry she felt dizzy and stopped talking.
There was no reasoning with Lu Mingxi. He had no intention of listening!
Half an hour later, the car stopped at Qin's. Lu Mingxi followed Qin He upstairs.
Upstairs, Qin Yun had just finished a meeting and returned to his office in his electric wheelchair. As soon as he entered, he saw Qin He sitting on the sofa, emanating a gloomy aura.
Lu Mingxi, on the other hand, was beaming, humming a song as he sat nearby drinking tea.
The two were like two completely different scenes.
Qin Yun paused and looked at his sister cautiously. "He'er, how are you feeling?"
Qin He narrowed her eyes. "Brother, why didn't you send Yang Ge to pick me up and instead sent Lu Mingxi?"
"Zhou Yang is out, and my legs can't drive. Lu's is closer to the First Hospital, isn't it?" Qin Yun chuckled sheepishly.
Lu Mingxi smiled and greeted Qin Yun. "Qin Yun, I ran into Gu Qichen at the hospital."
Qin He's face was cold. Lu Mingxi looked smug. Qin Yun listened to their bickering for a while and understood.
"Gu Qichen now knows He'er is pregnant, but he thinks the child is Mingxi's." Qin Yun nodded. "He'er, this is actually a good choice, at least—"
He glanced at Lu Mingxi, his friend smiling like a fox. If he had a fox tail, it would be wagging furiously right now!
"At least, he's somewhat… trustworthy."
"What do you mean 'somewhat'!" Lu Mingxi narrowed his eyes.
Things had come to this point, and there was no other way.
Qin He proposed her plan: no wedding ceremony with Lu Mingxi, just get the certificate before giving birth. They would get the certificate in the morning, handle the child's procedures at noon, and divorce in the afternoon.
Lu Mingxi's expression was like he had eaten something foul. "Can't we not divorce?"
Qin He gave him a cold look. "I didn't want to involve you in the first place, making you a divorced person. You're the one who insisted on coming over to take the blame!"
Lu Mingxi looked regretful. "Then how about we get married today? I don't want a marriage that lasts less than twenty-four hours."
Qin He did not agree.
Although Lu Mingxi had voluntarily taken on the burden, and she hadn't even had a chance to refuse, Qin He still felt she was letting him down. In the future, she intended to repay Lu Mingxi by strengthening the cooperation between Qin's and Lu's families.
With the matter settled, Lu Mingxi lingered at Qin's, refusing to leave.
Qin Yun looked at his brother and sighed.
Usually, Lu Mingxi was never short of women around him, all of them attractive.
Of course, he also enjoyed pampering women, treating them like kittens, tender and considerate, but when he got tired of them, he would leave decisively.
In the realm of romance, Lu Mingxi could be said to be very skilled.
But Lu Mingxi had never been like this before, completely brimming with life and vitality.
Qin Yun called Lu Mingxi out of the office.
"Lu Mingxi, are you serious about He'er?"
Lu Mingxi pushed the wheelchair. "I'm about to get married to He'er, could it be fake?"
"What do you like about He'er?" Qin Yun scrutinized him. They stopped at the top-floor balcony.
Lu Mingxi pondered for a moment, from the first time he saw her drumming on stage, to their subsequent meetings.
At some point, Qin He had become important to him. Unlike playing around with other women, Qin He seemed to have moved into his heart.
Lu Mingxi thought for a few seconds and smiled playfully. "I like everything about her."
...
Gu Family's Senyuan.
In the study on the second floor, the thick curtains were tightly drawn.
In the darkness, a faint white light flickered on the opposite wall.
The projection displayed Qin He's shadow. She was sitting alone on a low stool, meticulously wiping a pair of leather shoes.
Her hands were fair and slender, yet she was focused on maintaining those leather shoes.
When one gives their all for someone they deeply love, they never feel humble.
Gu Qichen sat in his chair behind the desk, his deep pupils reflecting Qin He's image.
A suffocating chest pain pulsed through him, making his face slightly pale.
The scene shifted to the next day. Qin He, wearing a faded home dress, was cooking in the kitchen.
Gu Qichen pursed his lips, watching her back in the video.
If only he had come home a little more often back then—
He felt an urge to embrace that figure from behind, but now, it was all too late.
Lu Mingxi!
Gu Qichen's gaze turned sharp!
The great dragon belatedly discovered its true treasure, but the treasure had already been stolen by an ugly and cunning dwarf.
The video played slowly. Qin He waited until the table full of food had cooled, then took it away.
Gu Qichen stayed in the study all night.
The next morning, Gu's canceled all collaborations related to Lu's, causing a stir in Qingcheng's business circles.
Gu's had always been a competitor to Qin's, and Lu's had a good relationship with Qin's—
This was probably a warning to others?
Panic spread through the city.
Lu Mingxi, who had been resting at his villa, was called back to the Lu family by his father's phone call.
In the living room of the Lu family, Lu's father raised his hand, and a purple clay teapot was thrown violently.
"Tell me, how exactly did you offend Gu Qichen!"
Lu Mingxi's sharp eyes glinted. "Dad, it's just canceling cooperation. Do you have to be so afraid of him?!"