The next morning.
Ming Yuezhu and Qin Yun left early.
When Qin He woke up, it was already ten thirty in the morning. After she finished breakfast, she received a message from Shen Yilin.
Shen Yilin: [Sister, are you going live as usual tomorrow?]
Qin He replied: [Going live as usual.]
After washing up, she sent a message to Xu Wanwan.
Qin He: [Has my brother arrived at your place yet?]
Xu Wanwan quickly replied: [He just called me, saying he's on his way!]
Qin He raised an eyebrow: [You've been prioritizing romance over friendship lately. Ever since you got back with my brother, I only found out about your engagement from him.]
Xu Wanwan: [This was decided yesterday, I hadn't had a chance to tell you yet!]
Qin He was a bit surprised. After asking carefully, she learned that ever since Qin Yun and Xu Wanwan got back together, he was still worried that she wouldn't be able to recover from her illness.
Xu Wanwan used a provocation tactic, saying that the Yan family was currently discussing engagements again.
Qin Yun, fearing his girlfriend would be snatched away, decided to settle things.
After Qin He understood, she sent Xu Wanwan a congratulatory thumbs-up emoji.
Qin He didn't plan to go to the United Department in the Western District that morning. After sending a message to her master, she simply returned to her small study.
She pulled up the drama "Jiang Yue Xing" on her computer and watched for a while, while also keeping an eye on the messages in the Qingyan Mansion group.
Currently, the laboratory was only missing two machines from country D. Qin He was anxiously waiting.
In the afternoon, Qin He caught up on a few episodes of "Jiang Yue Xing."
She browsed the real-time discussions on Weibo. Many people were asking for a sequel.
Li Feng'an, as the director of "Jiang Yue Xing," was reassuring the audience on Weibo, saying that he was already contacting Jiang Huailin.
Qin He picked up her phone, switched to her system WeChat, and quickly entered her alternate WeChat account.
Li Feng'an did indeed send her a message, saying he wanted to film a sequel to "Jiang Yue Xing" and wanted her to write it.
Qin He felt a bit helpless, patting her lower abdomen.
"Jiang Yue Xing" was the only novel she had ever written online, back when she was a young girl with martial arts dreams. It wasn't convenient now.
She was pregnant and had many things to do.
Qin He thought for a few minutes and replied.
Jiang Huailin: [My wife is about to give birth to our third child, so we'll have to talk about the sequel in a few months.]
Li Feng'an probably hadn't seen it. Qin He waited for a few minutes without a reply, then switched back to her system.
On a rare day off, Qin He continued watching the drama and listened to Xu Wanwan "live-cast" the discussions about the two families discussing marriage arrangements.
The Qin and Xu families were already business partners, and the Xu family had always thought highly of Qin Yun.
Qin Yun supported the large Qin Corporation and had always maintained a clean record, which was quite rare among the prominent families in Qingcheng.
Furthermore, the Qin family had a simple background. The Xu family had a much better impression of Qin Yun than of Yan Chen.
The engagement was smoothly arranged. The engagement would be held in a month, and the wedding was scheduled for March of the following year.
It was precisely the season of blooming flowers.
In the evening, Ming Yuzhu brought Qin Yun back.
When Qin He went downstairs to greet them, she felt that her brother's handsome face was radiating light.
...
The next day.
The "Diligent He" live broadcast room started on time, with several times the usual number of viewers.
Qin He had recently been on the trending searches due to the matter of the mortician, and many people were eagerly anticipating her appearance.
Shen Yilin held the camera, capturing every shot.
Through the lens, Qin He seemed to be looking directly into his eyes.
Shen Yilin's hand holding the camera tightened slightly as he adjusted the lighting.
Sister's eyes were deep. When she looked at him, his hands would tremble.
He wanted to graduate quickly so he could stay by his sister's side and be her assistant.
The live broadcast room was lively.
Qin He looked at the questions from some unfamiliar viewers.
Suddenly, a message popped up.
[Heh, I saw on the internet gossip that you're pregnant with Gu Qichen's child, is it true?]
[Are you and Gu Qichen getting back together?]
As soon as one message appeared, those with gossipy hearts were immediately drawn in.
Qin He pursed her lips, wanting to ignore the question.
Now, the entire Qingcheng believed she was pregnant with Gu Qichen's child. At this point, whether she confirmed or denied it would be troublesome.
"This is my personal privacy. Please ask other questions," Qin He said with a smile.
A notification popped up on the screen.
Welcome [Young Master Lu] to the live broadcast room.
Lu Mingxi.
Qin He refused to reply. Shortly after Lu Mingxi arrived, a barrage of gifts swept across the screen, pushing away the other questions.
Immediately after, a private message arrived.
Young Master Lu: He'er, miss me?
As expected, he was still like this.
Qin He chuckled, not replying.
Lu Mingxi seemed to be very busy lately. With the increasing cooperation between Qin Corporation and Lu Corporation, coupled with the constraints from his parents' side, he hadn't appeared for a long time.
Because of Qin He's avoidance, the viewers no longer brought up gossip about her.
Usually, the topics were about health and beauty, but today they had shifted to curiosity about morticians.
Qin He was happy to answer these kinds of questions.
Before long, the usual top viewers also arrived.
Recently, a viewer with the ID [Top 1] had been gifting Qin He generously but had never said a word.
Qin He thanked them and ended the broadcast.
After the broadcast, Qin He chatted with Shen Yilin while removing her makeup.
"Yilin, how's school going lately?"
"It's good, Sister. You don't need to worry." Shen Yilin covered the camera.
Qin He nodded and smiled, "Then is Mingxue behaving well at school recently?"
Shen Yilin knew Mingxue was Qin He's cousin and hesitated.
Qin He raised an eyebrow slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Yilin pursed his lips, "She's doing well."
Qin He vaguely felt something was amiss. She narrowed her eyes, thinking that she might need to check on what Mingxue had been up to lately.
After packing her things, she saw Shen Yilin off at the entrance of the Qin residence.
Recently, Shen Yilin had stopped letting her drive him, saying he was worried about her health.
Qin He patted her lower abdomen and watched him get into a taxi before turning to walk back to the Qin residence.
In the moonlight, Qin He's steps halted.
She turned and looked at a street corner not far from the Qin residence.
The streetlamp at that corner was dim, and the car parked there had its lights off, so she had overlooked it.
Now, looking closely, it was Gu Qichen's car.
Qin He was taken aback.
Her mind quickly went back to the questions people had raised in the live broadcast room that evening.
The child in her belly was indeed Gu Qichen's.
Lately, her relationship with Gu Qichen seemed to be changing bit by bit.
She didn't know when it started, but she began to accept this man into her territory.
From business partners, to friends, and now—
Qin He frowned.
At some point, their relationship seemed to have gained a certain ambiguity.
And now, the entire Qingcheng seemed to see them as a couple.
Qin He stared at the car for a long time before finally turning to leave.
In the car, Gu Qichen sat quietly. He only drove away after Qin He had entered the Qin residence.