"Deal!" Gan Yuan laughed and hugged Huangfu Jue’s neck, affectionately pecking his cheek and then immediately letting go, "So should I head back first?"
Huangfu Jue reached out and hooked her waist, "That’s it?"
Gan Yuan smiled, stepped back to stand in front of him, and tiptoed up to give him a quick kiss on his lips.
"That should do it... Mmm..."
Before she could finish, her lips were sealed by his. Stunned for a moment, Gan Yuan raised her hands to embrace his neck, reciprocating the man’s kiss.
Those truly in love never let misunderstandings create distance between them; it’s the brief separations that make each other’s affections more evident.
"I’ve missed you so much." His large hand rubbed her back vigorously, his voice deep and husky, "Stay with me tonight, will you?"
"If I don’t return, Moses will get suspicious..." Her fingers gently traced his face, and Gan Yuan kissed his cheek again, "I promise I will find time to see you, but right now, I really must go."
They had been out for quite some time now, and how to explain this to Jessica was yet another issue. She couldn’t afford to delay much longer.
The arms that the man had wrapped around her did not relax, on the contrary, they tightened even more.
"Just hold me a bit longer, just a little while longer!"
Feeling his reluctance, Gan Yuan once again extended her arms around his neck, resting her face against his cheek, savoring the moment’s warmth and relaxation, feeling his palm glide over her waist. Suddenly, she remembered something.
"I almost forgot, there’s something I haven’t told you yet."
"Well, it’s good news..." She deliberately played coy, "Guess?"
Huangfu Jue thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"I can’t think of what it might be."
What good news could there be at this time?
"Guess?" She said coyly with a smile.
In front of others, she was shrewd and adept at socializing, but only in front of him did she behave like a capricious little girl.
"Hmm..." She thought for a moment, "It has to do with a child."
Huangfu Jue frowned, what good news could there be about Gan Tang.
Her birthday was still far off.
It shouldn’t be about Gan Tang, "A child"?! Thinking of a possibility, his expression became somewhat uncertain as he lifted his face from her hair.
"You... you’re not pregnant, are you?"
Gan Yuan lifted her face, revealing a radiant smile to him.
"That’s right, congratulations, Duke, you’re about to become a father again!"
Huangfu Jue was momentarily stunned.
Originally, he was just guessing and wasn’t actually sure it would be this.
She reached out to hold his hand, placing it on her still-flat belly.
"We don’t know yet if it’s a boy or a girl, but I can be sure, there’s someone inside here, our second child."
Huangfu Jue was too emotional to speak, merely gently caressing her belly with his hand.
Though he was already a father to one child, he had not truly experienced the joy of being a new father, so this feeling was still a fresh first for him.
Her abdomen was as flat as before, just as he remembered, but now there was a significant difference.