He saw Qin Lianyi sleeping at his door, clutching her pregnancy pillow. She had a blanket under her and another one over her. However, the sound of him opening the door startled her. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at him.The way she rubbed her eyes reminded him of a cat cleaning its face, and there was something indescribably cute about it.Then, he heard her exclaim, "Tingxin, are you okay now?”As she spoke, she got to her feet and ran her hands over him. She even stood on tiptoes to feel the temperature of his forehead."I'm okay," said Bai Tingxin.Qin Lianyi found that the temperature of his forehead was indeed normal. The temperature of his body was no longer as hot as yesterday, and she let out a sigh of relief."Yesterday... Uh, did someone drug you?" Qin Lianyi asked in a whisper.Bai Tingxin narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at Qin Lianyi.She blushed and said quickly, "I... It’s just a guess. The way you looked yesterday... It looked like you were drugg
"Don't remove them," he said as he took out a lighter and lit the digit candles that had been inserted into the cake the night before.The candlelight flickered as Qin Lianyi looked blankly at Bai Tingxin and asked, "Aren't... you going to make a wish?"Then, she suddenly found it redundant once the words were out of her mouth. 'It's already past his birthday. What wish can he make?'"Do wishes come true?" He fixed his eyes on her."Who knows?" she asked. 'Though... it's past his birthday.'His eyes fell on the cake. Every year for the past five years, all he had ever wished on his birthday was that he could be with her one day.'Does this mean my wish has come true? How much better would it have been if she never wanted a clean break with me and tried to get rid of the baby?'"Qin Lianyi, do you think my wish will come true?" He croaked.She froze for a moment before saying, "I... hope it'll come true."He slowly closed his eyes as if he was making a wish in his head. Qin Lia
Then she laughed at herself for overthinking. It was unknown whether he would forgive her, let alone be madly in love with her."I... I'm not walking away. I'm only leaving because you won't forgive me. After all, we have a one-month deal," Qin Lianyi explained meekly.For some reason, she felt guilty under his glare."We did agree on a month, but are you going to give up in a month? Can't you just keep trying? Or am I not worth it?" Bai Tingxin roared in one breath.When he heard that she would find another man and form a new family, he was unspeakably annoyed. He could not imagine how he would feel when she built a family with another man and called another man her husband, while his child would call another man their father!Qin Lianyi was dumbfounded. 'Does he want... me to keep on pestering him?'"I don't... know what you mean. Could you be a little more specific?" muttered Qin Lianyi.Bai Tingxin took a deep breath and glared at Qin Lianyi. "Qin Lianyi, just keep pestering
Qi Yueyun was on the phone with the mother of the Tang family's heiress, explaining last night's accident."Don't worry. Since it didn’t work this time, there's always another chance. I hope your daughter will be my daughter-in-law. Yesterday was just a small accident..."Before she could finish, she heard the butler's voice. "Young... Young Master, why did you bring so many people here? Did... Did something happen?"Then, Bai Tingxin's cold voice sounded. "Get lost!"Qi Yueyun looked up and saw her son walking in with a group of his men. Her expression changed slightly, and she said to Mrs. Tang on the other end of the line, "Excuse me, Mrs. Tang. I have something to attend to. I'll talk to you later."After ending the call, Qi Yueyun looked at her son and said, "Tingxin, what are your intentions for coming here with such a large group of people?"Bai Tingxin walked to the couch and sat down. He said to the men behind him, "Wait outside.""Yes." The men filed out. Now, only Bai
Qi Yueyun was so angry that she trembled all over. Reaching out her hand in anger, she pointed at his face. "Have... Have you forgotten who gave birth to you and raised you? Where would you be without me? Are you going to treat your own mother like this because you've grown up now?""I've always known that I was just a pawn to you. Even though I was a pawn back then, it doesn't mean I'm still your pawn. But you still think of me as a pawn, so I have no choice but to do this.""What... What do you mean..." Guilt flashed across Qi Yueyun's eyes."What do I mean? I thought you knew it perfectly well when I came in, or should I make myself clearer?" Bai Tingxin snorted coldly. "I never expected my own mother to drug me. It seems you still think of me as the same child you used to push around."Qi Yueyun said, "I'm doing this for your own good. What's wrong with the Tang family? Once the Bai family marries the Tang family, the Bai family will be L City's top richest family. What does Qi
She asked tentatively, "Well... Do you still love me? But you're just too embarrassed to forgive me so easily, so... you hope I’ll continue pestering you a month later?"Bai Tingxin glared at Qin Lianyi. 'Does she have to talk about these things so frankly?'Although... he was doing exactly what she said."Is it true?" She demanded to know.He turned his back, only thinking that he would lose his restraint if she continued looking at him."Is it true or not?" She quickly walked around and continued to stare at his face, her hands pulling restlessly at one of his arms. "I didn't misunderstand, did I?"He glared at her. The woman had always been able to drive him into a corner!"... Yes!" He said gruffly and went straight back to his desk to look at the documents piled on it.Qin Lianyi's face was full of joy. 'He admitted it! It's really as I thought. He still has feelings for me, but I just hurt him too deeply before.'Qin Lianyi then approached Bai Tingxin's desk. "Tingxin, w
Maybe he had forgiven her when she cried in the streets trying to restore the photos he deleted.He was just... too afraid to lose her again. He was scared that she was doing it for the baby and did not love him enough.That was why he would not say he had ‘forgiven’ her so easily. He only hoped that she could pester and love him more....In the evening, Bai Tingxin booked a private room in an old yet famous restaurant in J City. He invited Qin Lianyi's parents to have dinner together.Looking at their daughter's smiling face, Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin were finally relieved.They had all sorts of misunderstandings about Bai Tingxin, but their daughter had explained everything to them. Mr. Qin raised his glass and said, "Tingxin, we've misunderstood you. You've done a lot for Lianyi. Lianyi was able to survive because of you."Bai Tingxin's eyes darkened a little. The events from back then were a pain he could not forget."Those things wouldn't have happened to her if it hadn't be
He rubbed his temples as he looked at her. "Are you going to come to my room from today onward to bond with me?""If you think it’s doable, that’d be best,” she said.He was speechless as he drew close to her and pushed her up against a nearby cabinet. "Qin Lianyi, am I not a man to you?"Did she know how much restraint he needed to fight his desire when she lay by his side at night, with her arms grabbing him from time to time and her thigh resting on his lap across the pregnancy pillow?"I’ve never thought of you as a woman!" she answered immediately.He was between laughter and tears. "You sure do trust me."She said matter-of-factly, "Who else am I going to trust if not you? You didn't even have your way with me after what happened to you yesterday!"What she said left Bai Tingxin speechless for a moment.He looked at her blankly. He recalled what had happened the night before because of what she just said. Her lips were so soft, her breath was so sweet, and it felt so good