Qin He pondered for a moment.
"Brother, the baby in my belly is almost nine months old, and the due date is not far off. I've been thinking, I want to go to Haicheng to give birth."
"Go to Haicheng?" Qin Yun's brows furrowed instantly. "Why there?"
"To avoid Gu Qichen." Qin He pursed her lips.
Qin Yun fell silent. He understood what Qin He meant.
"I agree to go to Grandma's place. Haicheng is the only place outside Qingcheng that I can feel at ease about. However, this matter still needs to be discussed with Mother."
"I'll talk to Mother when she gets back. But there's another matter." Qin He frowned.
"Brother, you also know that someone has been targeting our Qin family, all for the 'Wanfang Lun' in my possession."
Qin Yun nodded. "Have you figured out what secrets that book holds recently that made those people so crazy?"
Qin He shook her head. "I haven't figured it out yet, but brother, if I'm not in Qingcheng for the next two months, I still want you to keep this book for me."
She took out the book from her embrace and handed it to Qin Yun.
"The 'Wanfang Lun' is hidden in the interlayer of every page of this book. Brother, you must keep it safe. Those people went to such great lengths, even to the point of becoming enemies with our Qin family. This book must hold some secret, or a value we don't know."
Qin Yun took the book and nodded solemnly. "Don't worry."
In the evening, Ming Yuzhu returned. Qin He told Ming Yuzhu about her plan to go to Haicheng for childbirth.
Ming Yuzhu was very supportive.
"Isn't it unsafe for you to go alone? I'll go with you."
"Mom, I'll have Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt to take care of me when I get there. It won't be unsafe. You should stay in Qingcheng to take care of my brother! He still needs you."
Qin He refused decisively. "And brother is getting married to Wanwan next year. Don't you have a lot of things to prepare?"
"Don't try to distract me. Your brother's marriage is his business, what does it have to do with you? Besides, that's all next year. What's wrong with me wanting to hold my granddaughter now?" Ming Yuzhu glared at Qin He and said coldly, "If you don't want me to go, then you don't need to go either. I definitely won't feel at ease if you're not in front of me."
Qin He was somewhat helpless.
She couldn't persuade Ming Yuzhu in the end and had to agree.
After dinner, Qin He returned to her bedroom.
She had already notified her master in the West District and had taken her mistress's pulse; her condition was basically stable and recovering well.
Di Shishi was also helping to look after the medical research laboratory.
Now, the 'Wanfang Lun' had also been handed over to her brother.
Qin He had prepared everything that needed to be notified before going to Haicheng. Only one person was left.
Qin He's eyes flickered. It wasn't that she hadn't planned to notify him, but how should she tell Gu Qichen about this?
She picked up her phone, carefully considering her wording.
Gu Qichen's video message arrived almost at the same time.
Qin He was startled and answered the video call.
Gu Qichen's face appeared on the screen, like a handsome dynamic screensaver.
"Are you off work?" Qin He asked.
Gu Qichen nodded from the other end. "I'm on my way back to Sen Garden. How are you today?"
"I'm fine," Qin He hesitated for two seconds.
"Gu Qichen, there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I'm planning to go to Haicheng."
After a few seconds of silence on the other end, Gu Qichen's voice rang out.
"What are you going to Haicheng for? How long will you be gone?"
"It should be for more than two months." Qin He said hesitantly. "My due date is in about a month and a half. I plan to give birth in Haicheng and return after the baby is a month old."
Qin He calculated in her mind. If she left for Haicheng soon, she would give birth in about half a month. The difference between a two-month-old and a one-month-old baby wouldn't be that significant.
Gu Qichen had never had a child before, and he probably didn't know much about infants.
Perhaps she could deceive him.
"I'll accompany you," Gu Qichen's voice sounded.
"No need. I'm not going for just a day or two; I'll be there for more than two months. If you accompany me, what about the Gu Corporation?" Qin He chuckled.
On the phone, Gu Qichen's voice became low.
"I'm not at ease with you going alone."
"Don't worry, my Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt will be there. Besides, I feel that staying in Qingcheng is not very safe." Qin He said hesitantly.
"You should also know that there's a group of people investigating me in the shadows."
Gu Qichen fell silent.
"I can handle the Gu Corporation's affairs remotely. I can accompany you to Haicheng."
"You really don't need to. I'll be back after I give birth," Qin He said.
After a long silence on Gu Qichen's end, his deep, slightly hoarse voice sounded again.
"Then when do you plan to leave?"
"Probably in the next couple of days."
Qin He listened to his breathing on the other end and felt a softness in her heart.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
"Then, before you leave, let's meet up."
"Okay, I'll call you when I've set a time."
Qin He chatted with Gu Qichen for a while and hung up the phone, feeling a little dejected.
She gently stroked her lower abdomen, her expression becoming complex.
Because her mother was going to Haicheng with her.
So, Qin He followed her mother's arrangements regarding the timeline.
In Haicheng, the Ming family was very happy to hear that Qin He was coming to give birth.
The next day, Fang Meiyan called.
"He'er, the family has specially prepared a room for you, as well as a nursery. All the necessities for the baby are ready. When are you coming?"
Qin He sat in the living room and looked at Ming Yuzhu beside her.
"Mom, Aunt is asking when we're coming."
Ming Yuzhu took the phone from Qin He.
"Meiyan, Qin He and I should be coming the day after tomorrow. Oh, there's no need to prepare a nursery. I want to keep an eye on my granddaughter all day."
Qin He listened to her mother and aunt's conversation and had a clear idea.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Qin He returned to her bedroom from the living room.
She called Gu Qichen.
The call was answered quickly.
Gu Qichen's voice sounded, "What is it?"
Qin He lowered her voice.
"My mother and I are preparing to leave the day after tomorrow. Do you have time tomorrow? Let's meet."
"Sure, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Qin He lowered her voice again.
"Don't come to pick me up; it's to avoid my mother seeing. Let's meet at the Joint Department in the West District."