If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 748: Chapter 748: I’m not Jealous, Just a bit Tired

“You think so highly of me; in the future, when you have kids, you can let me teach them,” Wen Zhiyuan said with a smile.

“But I would prefer my kid to call you ‘uncle,'” Xu Chaomu seized the opportunity to say.

Wen Zhiyuan fell silent in response, not uttering another word, just smiling helplessly.

In Xu Chaomu’s heart, between Qin Chen and Wen Zhiyuan, she liked Wen Zhiyuan a little more.

Although Qin Chen was good too, having spent a few days with him, she couldn’t find a single fault in Qin Chen, and she noticed Shen Di was very obedient when with him.

But for some reason, she just liked Wen Zhiyuan a little more.

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“Dr. Wen, get out of the car, you haven’t been to Waterside Pavilion before, have you?” Xu Chaomu said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

Wen Zhiyuan shook his head: “I have to go back to the hospital, there are still things I need to do.”

Xu Chaomu felt a bit embarrassed: “Did I delay you? I’m sorry.”

“Not at all, don’t worry about it,” he assured her.

Xu Chaomu got out of the car holding the stuffed toy. Under the sunset, her light yellow knitted jacket added a touch of gentleness to her.

She lifted the stuffed toy in her hand and smiled, “Thanks for the toy, you can go on with your work.”

Seeing her in a much better mood gave Wen Zhiyuan some relief at last.

He had been worrying about Xu Chaomu since last night.

Back then, the Xu Chaomu he saw was truly in despair, even to the point of being disheartened with life.

She had even gone behind his back to a small clinic to have an abortion. Fortunately, he had arrived in time.

He was determined to investigate this paternity test affair thoroughly for her.

He didn’t believe that with Shen Cexian’s personality, if he doubted that Xu Chaomu was his daughter, he would wait thirteen years before taking this paternity test!

Wen Zhiyuan waved at her, “Go back, it gets cool at night, remember to add more clothes.”

Xu Chaomu nodded, “Thank you, Dr. Wen!”

She stood at the door of Waterside Pavilion, watching his car leave until it gradually turned into a small dot and vanished from sight, yet she remained outside.

The sunset was beautiful today; the afterglow spread on the ground, dyeing everything in a warm shade of orange.

Perhaps, she should feel fortunate to have people who cared about her.

After sending Wen Zhiyuan off, she went back inside Waterside Pavilion.

When she reached the living room, the little one in her belly gave her a kick; that instant, she felt like crying…

This little life was still in her belly, still there…

Her mind flashed back to the cold surgical instruments on the operating table, shining with an eerie silver light; even now, the memory made her shudder.

Wen Zhiyuan had told her to take good care of the child, and she was willing to trust him this time.

She knew that they all truly meant well for her.

“Madam Fourth Young Master, you’re back.” A maid hurried over to help Xu Chaomu with her slippers and took the stuffed toy from her hand.

“Hmm, has the fourth young master called?”

“No,” replied the maid truthfully.

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu felt a little disappointed.

He had neither called Waterside Pavilion nor her.

When it got dark, she sat alone at the table for dinner. The dinner was sumptuous, she ate slowly, but the food tasted bland, and halfway through, she lost the desire to eat.

She remembered when Shen Chi was around, she would incessantly chatter, and although he often told her to shut up, she would still talk.

She cherished the times spent with him…

Unable to continue eating, she put down her chopsticks.

She headed upstairs, not to the bedroom, but to the little baby room she and Shen Chi had prepared.

There was a small baby bed in the nursery, a present from Yu Weiwei.

The bed was filled with everything, blankets, pillows, toys… all very cute, and beside the pillow, there was a brocade box, which contained the longevity lock bought by Shen Chi.

One big and one small, two longevity locks.

She still remembered the day she went with Shen Chi to buy the longevity locks; recalling those fun moments made her feel happy, easing any burdens in her heart.

She sat by the baby bed for a long time, silently observing everything in the room.

Around seven or eight in the evening, Xu Chaomu’s phone rang.

She picked it up and discovered that Shen Chi had already made several calls to her.

“Shen Chi,” she answered calmly.

“Have you had dinner?”

“Yeah, getting ready for bed.”

“Sleeping so early? You could go for a walk.”

“I’ve been out all day and I’m quite tired, so I’m going to bed early to continue having fun tomorrow.”

“Didn’t you go to the office?”

“No, I don’t feel like it without you there.”

“Okay, you’re brave. Don’t even think about this month’s bonus then.”

“If you withhold my bonus, I’ll make you sleep on the floor.”

“You wouldn’t dare.”

“I really would, why don’t you come back and see for yourself.”

“Mumu, just you wait.”

Xu Chaomu smiled, his voice sounded nice; every time she heard his voice, she felt more comfortable.

But then, she remembered the doctor trying to save the child in her belly this morning, and he didn’t answer the phone…

“Shen Chi… are you still working?” Xu Chaomu asked.

“I’m at an event outside.”

“Oh…” Xu Chaomu’s tone was very calm, after a long silence, she still asked, “You need to bring a female companion to the event, right?”

Shen Chi’s lips curled into a smirk; was this girl jealous?

“Yes, the event requires a female companion, but all I brought was an accompanying secretary,” Shen Chi told her directly.

Hearing his affirmative response, she hesitated, not sure what to say.

An accompanying secretary, or maybe… Bai Man?

She suppressed the thought again; he wouldn’t lie to her, although, he truly had never taken her to any events or important occasions.

Perhaps he was embarrassed by her.

Shen Chi, on the other end of the phone, waited a long time without hearing her speak and frowned, “What’s wrong? Jealous? It’s just a formality, don’t worry.”

“Yeah,” she nodded faintly with a soft reply.

“Be good,” Shen Chi said to her in a deep voice.

“Yeah,” she suppressed the feelings in her heart; he probably didn’t know about Bai Man answering her phone…

“I’ll bring you here next time, it’s a beautiful place, you’ll like it,” Shen Chi said.

It seemed she was truly jealous, but that was unavoidable.

“No, I don’t really want to go.”

“What’s wrong? Are you really jealous? It’s necessary for me to bring a secretary to these events.”

“No, I’m not jealous, just a bit tired,” Xu Chaomu said, “I’m going to take a bath, hanging up now.”

Without waiting for Shen Chi to say anything, she took the phone away from her ear and hung up.

“Mumu!” Shen Chi called out on the other end, but all he got in response was silence.

He felt a bit helpless; this girl really had the temperament of a child.

However, he had taken the time to pick out a lot of gifts for her while he was here, so he could go back and appease her.