By the afternoon, He Jingyao’s high fever was completely gone.
Adam came over from the company with a pile of documents for He Jingyao, but while he was reporting to He Jingyao, he received countless stares from Zhixi, resulting in him leaving with a forehead full of cold sweat.
In the study, He Jingyao was reviewing the documents. He had simply thrown on a robe, the dark blue checkered pattern softening his sharp demeanor a bit. As he flipped through the pages, he appeared somewhat more gentle. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇlfire.net
After lulling her son to a napping slumber, Zhixi headed to the study to find him, and upon seeing this scene, she snatched the documents from his hands with vexation, "You’re not fully recovered yet, go rest. You are not allowed to look at the documents."
He laughed softly, reaching out to pull her into his arms, his voice lazy, "Alright, then will you read them to me?"
Zhixi hesitated for a moment before nodding, "That might be good."
She sat on his lap and picked up a document to begin reading.
Her voice had a unique texture.
He Jingyao listened with a relaxed smile on his face, occasionally reaching out to brush away strands of hair from her cheek.
Zhixi was reading when she suddenly paused, "Ye International? Are you planning to move against the Ye Family?"
"Hmm," He Jingyao responded in a tranquil tone, "The Ye Family has been provoking us frequently recently, truly annoying."
"I know that the current helmsman of the Ye Family is Ye Shutong." Zhixi suddenly sighed, "If you had married her, it would have been a union of two strong parties... taking down Zhuo Yuwei would have been an affair of mere moments."
He Jingyao pinched her face with a smile that was not quite a smile, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Zhixi suddenly pursed her lips into a smile, "Actually, when I was in Country S, I was always afraid that one day, I would hear about your marriage news..."
He Jingyao’s gaze became focused, "But you never did see that, and you felt you still had a chance, so you came back with Xiaobao?"
"... It’s not that." Her face turned slightly red.
"Saying one thing but meaning another," his voice was husky.
As the man spoke, his breath fell softly on her ear, triggering waves of ticklishness.
"By the way... what are your plans for dealing with the Ye Family?" Zhixi asked anxiously.
"The election is about to start, Zhuo Yuwei will need a significant amount of campaign funds," He Jingyao said with a light chuckle, "As long as we tear through Ye Family’s financial chain, it’s like choking his throat."
Zhixi’s eyes widened in astonishment.
"However, my methods won’t be so extreme at this stage," He Jingyao embraced her, his hands resting on her belly with a tender expression, "You’ve been through enough shocks recently, rest assured, Zhuo Yuwei won’t be targeting us anymore."
Zhixi blinked, not completely understanding his plan, but...
"Mhm, I trust you," she expressed her support and trust without hesitation.
He Jingyao’s gaze softened, and he leaned down to kiss her.
In the evening, He Ziyi came over.
When He Jingyao and Zhixi arrived in the living room, Xiaobao had already been entertaining He Ziyi like a host for a while. They were sitting across from each other on the couch, chattering away happily about something.
Ziyi had an innocent personality, still somewhat childish at heart, while Xiaobao was spirited and clever. The two of them had no trouble communicating and were chatting away quite joyfully.
After a while, Ziyi finally turned her head to see He Jingyao and Zhixi, her face breaking into a radiant smile, "Brother, sister-in-law, mother knows that there’s going to be another little baby, and she’s so happy. She sent me to check on you and also said that she will keep an eye on dad at home and won’t let him cause any more trouble, so you both can be at ease."