Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin

Rong Huaishen however said, "You understand what I’m talking about."

"I’m not the worm in your stomach, how could I know everything you’re thinking?" Meng Fan continued to feign composure.

As long as she didn’t panic, she wouldn’t be seen through by Rong Huaishen.

She took a deep breath to steady her mind, but another sentence thrown by Rong Huaishen once again threw her into disarray.

He asked her, "Then, what are you nervous about just now?"

Meng Fan was at a loss for words, "Where was I nervous..."

The smile in Rong Huaishen’s words became more pronounced, "Only guilty people get nervous, so what are you guilty about?"

"..."

What does he mean?

Does he know?

Impossible!

She hadn’t said anything!

It couldn’t be that just because she had asked him if he preferred boys or girls, he intuitively concluded that she was pregnant, could it?!

Stay calm, don’t panic yet.

Meng Fan straightened her back, her demeanor as usual, and continued to eat the small ribs from her bowl, saying while eating, "I’m not feeling guilty, the ribs are just too slippery, I didn’t grab them properly."

Just as she bit into one, she heard Rong Huaishen say, "At one-thirty in the afternoon, you went to the nearby pharmacy."

Meng Fan’s expression cracked.

With a snap, she set down the bowl, her beautiful eyes glaring at him, "You had someone follow me?"

Rong Huaishen corrected, "To protect you."

Meng Fan certainly didn’t appreciate this kind of behavior of tracking her under the guise of protection, without her knowing it at all.

She immediately turned her face away and got up from the table.

Before she could step away, Rong Huaishen opposite her suddenly said, "I was wrong."

Meng Fan paused, turned back to look at him, "What?"

Rong Huaishen looked up and met her gaze, his expression serious and grave, "I was wrong."

This time, Meng Fan was completely silenced.

Then Rong Huaishen stood up and walked towards her, standing by her side, he said softly, "The fact that I had someone protect you without your knowledge was indeed wrong of me. I was worried that you would resist if you knew, and rather than having you go out every day unhappy, I had no choice but to make the call for the bodyguard to protect you covertly."

Upon hearing Rong Huaishen say this, Meng Fan’s heart immediately softened.

While she was still confusedly touched, she heard Rong Huaishen ask, "What did the test show?"

Without thinking, Meng Fan blurted out, "Two lines."

The atmosphere suddenly went quiet.

Meng Fan also realized what she had just said then, she looked up at Rong Huaishen’s face, and then pushed him away, "You tricked me into talking!"

Right after pushing him, she was engulfed in an embrace by Rong Huaishen.

He held her very tightly, as if wishing to fuse her into his bones and blood, but he was also afraid of using too much force and hurting her belly and the tiny sprout inside that hadn’t yet taken shape.

He was so careful, restraining himself.

Meng Fan could feel his treasuring of her, and all her anger vanished in a puff of smoke, embracing him back, "Rong Huaishen, congratulations, you’re going to be a father."

She originally wanted to keep it from him, to pick a good day to tell him.

But now it seemed, the present could not be more appropriate.

At the moment, however, Meng Fan did not know that since Rong Huaishen found out today that she had gone to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test, he had been eager multiple times to return to Lizhou Riverbank.

He wanted to know the result.

He thought, if she really was pregnant, it would be good to be by her side at the moment she found out.

Fortunately, it was not too late.

...

The biting wind blew, and Meng Fan shivered. Seeing this, Wen Zhi took off the scarf from her neck and tied it around Meng Fan’s neck, "A pregnant woman shouldn’t catch a cold."

Meng Fan didn’t refuse Wen Zhi’s scarf and covered it for warmth.

"It looks like it’s going to snow again tonight," Wen Zhi said, looking up at the sky.

Meng Fan also looked up and said, "I checked the weather forecast; it seems like there will be heavy snow. Are you going back to Laihai City?"

Wen Zhi nodded, "I need to, tomorrow."

"Long-distance relationships are so hard," Meng Fan couldn’t help but sigh.

Wen Zhi smiled softly, her eyes gentle, "He often comes to Laihai City, and I often go back to Bai City, it doesn’t really count as a long-distance relationship anymore."

That was true, Meng Fan giggled upon hearing this.

The next second, she leaned in close to Wen Zhi and asked, "Zhizhi, I’ve been wanting to ask you, when do you plan to have kids with your cousin?"

"I..." Wen Zhi was at a loss for words.

Meng Fan continued, "You’re in the midst of your career rise, focusing on your career is the most important thing, and you’re still so young. It couldn’t be more appropriate to wait a few more years to have children."

"Um..." Wen Zhi nodded agreeably, then strategically took a sip of her coffee, trying to steer the conversation elsewhere.

"But then again, although you are young, your cousin isn’t so young. If you wait another five or six years to have children, wouldn’t your cousin be an old father by then?"

"..."

Wen Zhi almost spit out her coffee.

She put down her coffee cup, turned to Meng Fan, and said, "He’s only thirty."

Meng Fan laughed, "But you’re only twenty-four."

Wen Zhi curled the corners of her lips, "It’s just a six-year difference."

Meng Fan kept laughing, "Just, merely, these four words carry a lot of weight."

Wen Zhi leaned back and let out a sigh, "Forget it, I can’t argue with you."

Meng Fan had no intention of letting Wen Zhi off the hook. She moved her chair closer to Wen Zhi and said, "Could you tell me how you and your cousin plan your life after marriage?"

Wen Zhi turned her head and saw Meng Fan’s gossip-thirsty expression.

Forget it, it wouldn’t hurt to talk about it.

She spoke seriously, "After marriage, I’ll still be in Laihai City, and I plan to use contraception for the long term. But as you know, accidents happen, and if I do get pregnant, I will keep the baby."

Meng Fan nodded while listening, "I understand. Career comes first, and as for children, leave it to fate."

Yes, leave it to fate.

After the wind picked up, Shang Hexing and Rong Huaishen returned, and Wen Zhi went back inside the café with Meng Fan.

The four of them had dinner together that evening.

From their meeting at the Red River Bank to the end of dinner, Wen Zhi talked about everything except Meng Fan and Rong Huaishen’s past in Licheng.

It wasn’t until they each got into their cars.

Shang Hexing sat in the back seat and glanced at Wen Zhi, saying, "You had plenty of opportunities to bring it up."

Wen Zhi withdrew her gaze from the vehicle in front and pretended not to understand, "Bring up what?"

Shang Hexing crossed his legs and spoke lazily, "I picked you up from the Meng Family’s place."

Wen Zhi curled the corners of her lips.

What she discussed with Meng Father and Meng Mother, Shang Hexing knew all too well.

Wen Zhi took a deep breath, then leaned on Shang Hexing’s strong arm, "Let bygones be bygones, just like what Meng Father and Meng Mother said. Let’s not mention it again in the future."