Chapter 261:
She grumbled, but Xie Wanning ultimately remembered her elder brother’s words.
Needless to say, she kept her distance from Ji Chengfeng, and with Pei Yuqing, her attitude was also very straightforward.
When he stepped into the courtyard again, she dismissed the servants and got straight to the point: “When will Changqing return to the Capital City?”
Lu Ziyan had already quelled the rebellion in Xiangzhou. Once he returned to the Capital City, if he found out Pei Yuqing was not there…
Seeing the young lady’s face change, how could Pei Yuqing not know what she was thinking.
“No need to worry…” His tone was gentle as he comforted her: “If my presence exposes your whereabouts, I will atone with my death.”
These words were too heavy. Xie Wanning frowned upon hearing them. “Don’t talk nonsense.”
Pei Yuqing smiled faintly and reached out to help her sit down.
Xie Wanning sidestepped to avoid him and sat down on her own.
She hesitated for a moment but still spoke: “No matter what, you cannot stay here long.”
Lu Ziyan wouldn’t discover it for the time being.
But if time dragged on, it was hard to guarantee.
“Alright,” Pei Yuqing nodded good-naturedly and smiled: “We’ll talk after the child is born.”
Xie Wanning’s frown deepened. She hesitated for a few breaths but still said directly: “You know, in this life, there is no possibility for us anymore.”
These words were direct and straightforward, without any reservations.
Although her temperament was somewhat willful, she was actually soft-hearted.
In her past life and this life, the harshest actions were basically directed at Lu Ziyan.
Pei Yuqing was someone she had chosen herself. Even if he had made mistakes that annoyed her.
But Xie Wanning had never said such harsh words to him.
This time, Pei Yuqing could no longer remain calm and composed. A look of hurt flashed across his face as he stared at her in a daze.
Xie Wanning kept her elder brother’s instructions in mind, suppressed her guilt, and turned her face away, not looking at him.
After a long while, Pei Yuqing said: “I understand.”
“But you are about to give birth. How can I leave at a time like this?” He slowly squatted down in front of her, held her hand on her knee, and said: “I must see that you and the child are safe before I can leave with peace of mind.”
He had already missed her previous close calls.
This time, giving birth was also a life-and-death ordeal. Since he had encountered it, there was no reason for him to leave.
With the conversation reaching this point and him being so stubborn, what more could Xie Wanning say.
Thinking again of his words “follow you into death,” she could not utter any more harsh words.
She couldn’t really take a stick and drive him away, could she.
She touched her belly, which was already at full term.
Anyway, the baby would come any day now.
It wouldn’t make much difference… a few days, right?
This day came very quickly.
The next afternoon, as usual, Xie Wanning sat in the courtyard basking in the sun, holding a cup of hot milk in her hands.
She had just leisurely taken a sip of the milk when her belly began to hurt.
This pain was different from the usual fetal movements. Immediately, her face turned pale.
“What’s wrong?” Pei Yuqing, sitting across from her, noticed her abnormality first and hurriedly got up to walk over.
Xie Wanning tremblingly set down the hot milk and reached to stroke her belly. “I think I’m about to give birth.”
During this time, she had learned about the childbirth process from the midwife.
It was said that it didn’t hurt much at the beginning.
It was also said that her fetal position was normal and the fetus in her belly wasn’t large, so she wouldn’t suffer too much.
…But why, right at the start, was the pain already unbearable for her.
The gaze she cast was full of fear and panic.
Pei Yuqing could not bear such a gaze. He immediately reached out to embrace her, heartbroken and at a loss for what to do.
