Chapter 102 — What Happened To Qianhua?

She made to open the door, but Jiang Philip tried to stop her. "Please calm down. I'm sorry alright? I didn't mean to insult you."

Su Qianhua didn't even respond. She was hellbent on getting out of the car.

Jiang Philip finally surrendered and unlocked the door. "Please don't hurt yourself. Should I get you a cab?"

She ignored him, opened the door and stalked out, walking to the main road to get a taxi. Jiang Philip followed behind her, driving the car at a snail's pace while trying to convince her to get back in.

Su Qianhua eventually flagged down a taxi, entered and drove off. Jiang Philip followed them until the taxi stopped at the police station before driving to his hotel suite.

Once there, he took a bottle of wine from the mini bar and settled on the floor of the bedroom. He poured a full glass, holding it out to no one in particular.

"Here's to you, Baby. I'm glad you came, and although you would be leaving soon, I still wanted to say that I love you, and I was really happy that you came to us." Even he couldn't explain the love that gripped his heart after the shock of the news wore off.

He had not even thought of settling down until he met Su Qianhua, but even then, he was not very enthusiastic about children. For him, they were nice to have but not necessary. He had never even given a thought to having children of his own someday.

But when the doctor confirmed her pregnancy, he suddenly thought a child that looked like him and Su Qianhua would not be bad at all.

While he was busy falling in love with the baby, Su Qianhua was making plans with the doctor to get rid of him.

He understood her in his heart, but understanding and acceptance were two different things. He felt like his heart had been torn into pieces when she accused him of turning her into a baby making factory. He must have really sounded like a jerk at the time.

He sighed for the umpteenth time. Anyway, he had no choice but to respect her decision. Tomorrow he would apologize, support and be with her as she went through surgery, but for today, he would celebrate the baby.

His baby that would never call him "Dad".

As he emptied glass after glass, hot tears coursed down his cheeks.

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The first thing Pei Yueran wanted to do after landing was tell her Mom and Su Qianhua about the good news, but she underestimated her fatigue.

She was fast asleep by the time they arrived at her apartment, so Li Chuanmo carried her up while Han Yichen unlocked the door. He tucked her in and kissed her forehead before leaving.

When Li Chuanmo told him to "take care of her for me", Han Yichen rolled his eyes internally. I've been doing that for quite a while already, Uncle! Stop showing off.

But he still nodded obediently.

Pei Yueran slept comfortably for more than five hours. It was almost dark when she eventually got up from bed.

She put a call through to Su Qianhua immediately after dinner, to intimate her of the good news.

The call rang out with no response. Pei Yueran

was just about to try again when she received a text: "I'm busy now, I'll call you back."

Pei Yueran was puzzled for a second. This did not sound like what Su Qianhua would say normally. Was she alright?

But on a second thought, she assumed that she was probably on a stakeout or something, so she decided not to probe, only sending, "Alright dear. Don't forget to call me back. I have news for you."

The fact that Su Qianhua didn't immediately call back after reading that text signalled to Pei Yueran that something might actually be very wrong.

Su Qianhua was a real gossip lover, especially concerning news about her close friends. She was always there to celebrate with them, support or console, depending on the situation.

Her silence this time around was saying volumes.

Still, she didn't want to probe. What if she was overthinking things and accidentally sabotaged a stakeout or an important matter? She decided that if she ended up not hearing from her by the next day, she would call her again.

She called her mom, who squealed at the news. "Congratulations Baobei, this is truly wonderful news! I'm so happy."

Director Zhou did a little dance, making the phone camera wobble a bit. Pei Yueran giggled. "I'm so happy Mom, very happy. I didn't realize I could be this happy again, ever."

"I'm very glad for you Ran'er, really glad. And you deserve it all. For the misfortunes of the past, God is giving you happiness now."

Pei Yueran smiled. "Thank you for your constant support and love Mom."

"Don't say that. What daughter thanks her mother for loving her? You're my daughter, of course I love you." Director Zhou said, emphasizing on the last statement.

Pei Yueran took the rebuke with smiles. Even though they both knew that the other person was not her biological mother/daughter, they still cherished the bond they had built.

Sometimes, the bond of nurture was far greater and more binding than those of nature.

"So onto serious matters. When will the young man come to see me?"

"Actually we've not fixed a date yet. This is a very busy time for the company, so he may not be free anytime soon. But he said once you decide on a time, he will make sure he comes. When would you like to meet him?"

"Left to me, the earlier the better. Infact, today would be perfect."

"Wow Mom, you're moving at the speed of light, aren't you?"

They both laughed.

"Just joking. I'll get back to you on that. It needs to be soon though, so that the two families can meet and we can then hold the wedding."

"Alright Mom, I'll let you know as soon as possible."

"Good. Give Chen'er my love."

"I will Mom."

"By the way, how did he react?"

"Apparently, the three of them planned it together."

"Wow, that's beautiful." Director Zhou said with a smile, but she then assumed a serious expression. "But Ran'er, there's something important you need to work on."

"What is it Mom?" Pei Yueran asked her.

"You need to work hard and quickly give birth to a girl, so that you won't be alone. You're seriously outnumbered at 3:1!"

Pei Yueran: "...."

"Seriously Mom!"

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