In the room, Qin Chuan, who had been passionately discussing how to renovate the house, suddenly stopped. His neck felt as if it was being held by an invisible hand.
"Not yet..."
After a long silence, he finally answered slowly, not daring to look Li Ya in the eye.
Even with his head bowed, he could feel her increasingly rapid breathing. It was clear Li Ya was very dissatisfied with this answer.
"Sister, give me a little more time. I'll definitely talk to Zimo about it," Qin Chuan mustered his courage and said.
*Slap!!*
Li Ya slammed the door and left, walking quickly. Qin Chuan hurriedly chased after her and grabbed her arm.
"Let go of me!" Li Ya roared.
"I won't let go!" Qin Chuan, with his thick skin, blocked her path.
Li Ya's face was covered in frost, her eyes sharp as knives, staring coldly at the man before her. She mocked, "Qin Chuan, I finally understand what your so-called fairness is!"
"So you can keep hurting me without restraint, but you can't bear to hurt that woman? Am I, Li Ya, destined to be a fool, to be toyed with in your palm, to be deceived and manipulated by you, right?"
Qin Chuan shook his head frantically. "No! Really no, Sister, you've misunderstood!"
"You've been aware of my daily activities these past few days. I not only have to manage several businesses, but I'm also trading futures and socializing with various important leaders. I'm as busy as a spinning top every day."
"I spend more time with you than with Zimo. I haven't had much time to accompany her lately."
"Therefore, I haven't found a suitable opportunity!"
Li Ya regained her composure, her gaze fixed on Qin Chuan's eyes. "Fine, you say you don't have time. Then I'll give you three days. In three days, I want to hear you confess everything to that Yang Zimo."
As Qin Chuan opened his mouth to say something more, he saw Li Ya's eyes filled with tears, ready to fall at any moment. He dared not say another word.
He could understand Li Ya's feelings at this moment. After all, Li Ya was now pregnant. A woman with a child was completely different from one without. Every day delayed meant the child grew a day older. There was no time to waste.
He could only blame himself, this scumbag, for his infidelity in matters of the heart, which had led to this bitter fruit.
Locking the gate of the courtyard, the two left in their car, silent all the way. After sending Li Ya back to her place, Qin Chuan drove aimlessly.
He didn't want to go home, neither place. He was afraid of facing the harsh reality that was about to unfold.
The phone rang. A glance at the caller ID confirmed it was Yang Zimo.
Qin Chuan hesitated for a long time, but finally answered the call.
Listening to the gentle voice on the phone, Qin Chuan felt a pang of guilt. He then lied, saying he wouldn't be back tonight and that Teacher Yang should sleep alone.
He was truly afraid of seeing Yang Zimo's pretty face and those intelligent, piercing eyes. He knew, without a doubt, that Teacher Yang would be furious when he told her about Li Ya's pregnancy.
Perhaps, the two of them would be completely finished, and their luck wouldn't hold out like last time!
Familiar buildings appeared before his eyes, jolting Qin Chuan awake. He had unknowingly driven to the laboratory's employee dormitory.
Many laboratory employees lived here, including Elisa.
Thinking of Elisa, Qin Chuan realized he hadn't paid attention to her in a long time. He sat in the car, thought for a moment, and then quickly drove away.
A little more than fifteen minutes later, Qin Chuan went upstairs carrying a large bag of gifts and a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
When the door opened, Elisa's eyes lit up with excitement as she saw Qin Chuan standing at the door with flowers.
Qin Chuan stayed at Elisa's place that night. The next morning, he rushed to the trading hall.
The NASDAQ continued to fall today. Although it wasn't as terrifying as the previous few days, where a slip could mean three or four points, a daily gradual decline was still very uncomfortable. It had already broken through the initial support level.
Technically speaking, the NASDAQ was on the verge of a sharp decline, and it might plunge again any day.
Qin Chuan only glanced at it and instructed the trader to observe the situation and not to make any operations.
Today, he had to return to Longcheng. There was a very important company meeting he needed to attend. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi factory was about to start its third large-scale sale before the May Day holiday, and he needed to help there.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. After finishing his business in Longcheng, Qin Chuan returned to Beijing. Today was the last day of the three-day deadline Li Ya had given him.
He couldn't bear to see Li Ya disappointed any longer, so he gritted his teeth and came.
Coincidentally, it was Sunday, and Yang Zimo was also off work. They walked hand in hand through the mall, enjoyed delicious food, and bought many things.
They shopped until evening when Yang Zimo got tired, and they stopped.
They found a seafood buffet. During dinner, Yang Zimo was like a happy little bird, chattering incessantly. Her exquisite, picturesque face, combined with her perfect figure, made her look like a fairy, attracting envious glances from many men and women.
After dinner, on the way back, he suddenly stopped the car on the roadside and turned to look at Teacher Yang in the passenger seat.
"What's wrong?" Yang Zimo asked, very confused.
Qin Chuan looked at her delicate, pretty face and finally mustered his courage. "Xiao Mo, Li Ya is back!"
*Whoosh!!*
Yang Zimo, who had been playing with a cute mini teddy bear she had just bought, froze instantly.
Qin Chuan saw all this clearly. At this moment, he was terrified, but since the words were out, there was no turning back.
"And she's pregnant!"
Qin Chuan dropped another bombshell, then stared intently at Yang Zimo's micro-expressions.
He could clearly see Yang Zimo's body tremble violently. Her fingers, gripping the mini teddy bear, dug their nails deep into its body. Her entire pretty face turned pale at a visible speed, and her chest began to heave violently.
At this moment, Qin Chuan's heart ached so much he could barely breathe, but he could only force himself to endure it.
The atmosphere in the car was oppressively heavy, like a thick watermark, and the air seemed to stop flowing.
After an unknown period, perhaps only a minute, perhaps a very long time, Yang Zimo finally calmed her inner emotional turmoil. She slowly turned her head, looked at the man she loved before her, her eyes filled with extreme coldness and anger.
"Didn't you tell me you two had broken up?"
"Are you telling me this now because you're preparing to end things with me completely and choose her?"
Facing Teacher Yang's direct and sharp question, and her suddenly extremely cold gaze, Qin Chuan shook his head like a rattle drum.
"No! I absolutely have no such intention!"
"I just don't want to hide anything from you and tell you the whole truth."
"I also didn't expect things to turn out like this. Li Ya suddenly came to me and told me she was pregnant, already over two months..."
"Xiao Mo, I've thought about it. I can't let either you or Li Ya go. You are both the most important people in my life, so I don't plan to get married in this lifetime!"
As Qin Chuan was still speaking, suddenly, a loud slap echoed in the car.
Then, the car door was quickly opened, and an angry figure got out.