Han Xi couldn’t eat more after half a bowl. Lu Jinghan placed the bowl and chopsticks on the nightstand, went to the bathroom to get a hairdryer, and dried the girl’s damp hair before going downstairs to wash the dishes.
When he returned to the bedroom, Han Xi had already fallen asleep. Lu Jinghan lay down sideways on the bed, pulled the kicked-off blanket over the girl, and then drifted off to sleep.
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After breakfast the next day, Han Xi was dragged off shopping by Manman and Chu Ci.
Li Manman was in a great mood and bought a lot of things. Han Xi was somewhat tired from shopping. Ever since becoming pregnant, she often felt fatigued. In the past, shopping for another two hours would have been no problem.
"I’m tired, let’s find a place to have a drink first."
"I know a dessert shop nearby. Let’s go sit there."
Li Manman gathered all the things in one hand and freed up the other hand to support Han Xi: "You’re only a little over a month pregnant; I definitely wouldn’t dare to tire you out. If anything happens, Lu Jinghan will surely finish me off."
"You’re making it sound so exaggerated."
Han Xi silently shook her head with a smile, thinking that this girl was really being overly dramatic.
The three of them walked out of the mall, and Han Xi and Chu Ci opened the car doors and sat in the back seat while Li Manman put the items in the trunk and then got into the driver’s seat.
The car soon stopped at the dessert shop entrance. As they just got out, they saw Han Yaxin suddenly hugging a man who looked wealthy and handsome.
"Nancy, you’re finally back. I haven’t been able to forget you all these years."
Han Yaxin tightly wrapped her arms around Gu Nanxi’s slim waist, a rush of sourness rising to her nose.
A flicker of warmth appeared on Gu Nanxi’s ice-cold face: "It’s quite the coincidence to meet you here."
"When did you come back? Why didn’t you contact me?"
Han Yaxin’s voice quivered slightly as she looked up at Gu Nanxi, her finely made-up face already a mess of tears.
Gu Nanxi released Han Yaxin’s arm from around him: "I just got back yesterday and haven’t had a chance to contact you. How have you been these years?"
"Terrible, absolutely terrible. My family has been ruined by my sister’s doing, leaving us with nothing."
A woman who walked out from the nearby supermarket paused beside Gu Nanxi and slightly parted her red lips: "President Gu, here’s the band-aid you wanted."
Han Xi stood not far away, clearly recognizing the woman as the one from the restaurant hallway yesterday.
Han Yaxin naturally linked arms with Gu Nanxi: "Nancy, who is this?"
"My assistant, Zhong Li."
"Hello, Miss Zhong. I’m Nancy’s girlfriend, Han Yaxin."
Zhong Li’s gaze towards Han Yaxin held a subtle complexity, and her smile formed by red lips carried a hint of disdain. She brushed her long, wavy hair behind her ear and turned away indifferently: "President Gu, our meeting with Shengshi Group is fast approaching."
Gu Nanxi nodded, discreetly withdrawing his arm from Han Yaxin’s grip: "I have some matters to attend to; I’ll be in touch when I have time."
"Nancy, give me your phone number. I can’t reach your previous one anymore."
Gu Nanxi reached inside his black coat pocket to take out a business card and handed it to Han Yaxin: "I have to go now."
After watching Gu Nanxi and Zhong Li walk off into the distance, Han Yaxin tucked the business card into her bag. She turned around and saw Han Xi and the others heading into the dessert shop.