Chapter 605 - 635: Eating Without Getting Fat
Chapter 605: Chapter 635: Eating Without Getting Fat
"Thank you, sis!" Xiao Shi nodded emphatically.
’I have to work hard, grow up strong, and one day become a shield for Mom, Dad, and my sister!’ she thought, encouraging herself.
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In the end, Meng Lanlan decided to visit Lin Nian after all.
She hadn’t been in a good mood lately. Besides, she didn’t know many people in North City to begin with. Her family and friends were all back in her hometown. Of her three old classmates, she wasn’t that close to Qin Jiao, and Jiang Xiaoyue was mad at her. That only left Lin Nian.
It was all quite pathetic.
When Meng Lanlan said she was going to visit Lin Nian, Lu Jiuan—who already knew that Lin Nian’s husband was also Meng Lanlan’s high school classmate and supposedly the son of Shen Zhengfeng—said, "Then I’ll go with you. If we run into Shen Feng, I can chat with him about business. If he’s not home, I’ll just drop you off and leave."
After all, Lin Nian had just finished her postpartum confinement. There was nothing wrong with what Lu Jiuan said; in fact, it made Meng Lanlan feel he was being very considerate.
As for the business matter, she comforted him, "You don’t have to be in such a rush. If you need money later, I can ask my parents to figure something out."
"I can’t just keep spending their money. Let’s talk about this later."
But Meng Lanlan made a mental note of it. ’Next time I call my parents, I can bring it up again,’ she thought. ’After all, starting a business isn’t a small matter.’
The couple went to Rose District and happened to see Shen Yi taking a walk with Qin Jiao inside the complex.
Qin Jiao... had eaten too much.
Her appetite had been incredible lately. And miraculously, despite all the eating, her weight hadn’t shot up. She had only gained about a pound in all this time.
Qin Jiao had even started to suspect the baby was eating all the good food.
But eating too much still made her uncomfortable, so she needed to walk it off.
Shen Yi was telling Qin Jiao a joke, and she kept pursing her lips to suppress a smile. "Shen Yi, can you stop trying to make me laugh? What if you make the baby come out?"
Shen Yi quickly said, "Then I’ll stop!"
"See? You really do care more about the baby. You don’t even care if I’m happy or not."
"Then I’ll keep going!"
Seeing the couple acting so lovey-dovey, both Meng Lanlan and Lu Jiuan’s expressions darkened. After a moment’s hesitation, they decided against going over to say hello.
Qin Jiao had actually seen them too. Noticing that they were deliberately avoiding them, she leaned close to Shen Yi’s ear and said, "Meng Lanlan and Lu Jiuan are here. They’re probably visiting Lin Nian. I just wonder if this is when Lu Jiuan falls in love with her."
Shen Yi adored this side of her.
At the company, Jiao Jiao seemed like a commanding, powerful career woman.
But at home, she was a soft and delicate little beauty.
Shen Yi was hopelessly in love with both sides of her.
He lowered his voice and played along with her. "Do you want to go watch the drama?"
"As much as I’d like to, Lin Nian just had a baby, and we can’t show up empty-handed. But I’d be annoyed if I had to buy her a gift or give her a red envelope. Forget it. Anyway, I already warned Meng Lanlan. That girl is just too naive. Hopefully, she’ll learn her lesson after this."
Meanwhile, Meng Lanlan and Lu Jiuan really did wait until Qin Jiao and her husband were far away before emerging from behind the bushes and heading toward Lin Nian’s apartment.
In a moment of tacit understanding, neither of them mentioned the other couple as they walked straight to Lin Nian’s front door.
When they went inside, it turned out that Shen Feng really wasn’t home.
According to their prior agreement, if Shen Feng wasn’t there, Lu Jiuan was supposed to say a quick hello and then find an excuse to leave.
But when Lu Jiuan saw Lin Nian, who looked utterly haggard and had lost a significant amount of weight, his gaze froze.
’How could it be her?!’