CHAPTER 1122: CHAPTER 1116: UNWILLING

Everyone knew about Yue Ruxue trapping Gu Youyou in a sack back in the day, making Yi Qiuping even more embarrassed.

Returning to their room, Jin Zijin laughed, "Do you still hold that grudge? Axue has changed a lot since then."

Gu Youyou responded, "I’m just petty."

Yue Ruxue’s gaze upon Gu Youyou was unmistakable.

She was not content!

However, Gu Youyou was indifferent; this was her turf, and everyone was married now, what turmoil could Yue Ruxue possibly stir?

"How long will they stay?" Gu Youyou inquired again.

The New Year was just a few days away, and it was too late for them to return to Lingnan for it. Gu Youyou anticipated a lively celebration this year.

Indeed, Jin Zijin informed her, "They won’t be returning to Lingnan for the New Year. The Emperor will have them stay in Beijing, at ’our home’."

He emphasized "our home" with a certain heaviness, causing Gu Youyou to bitterly smile.

What was she being awkward about? Jin Zijin had never favored Yue Ruxue back then, and how would he favor her now?

It was just that Yue Ruxue hadn’t given up yet.

Yi Qiuping also seemed to be a person of talent, more decisive than the usual scholarly types, and more delicate than typical battlefield men.

From his few words earlier, it was evident that he treated Yue Ruxue well.

If she couldn’t see the situation clearly and tried to stir up trouble, that would be utterly foolish.

Jin Zijin didn’t care what Yue Ruxue thought, nor did he pay her any attention. His focus was more on his wife.

He bent down to touch Gu Youyou’s belly, which was something he did every day.

"Being naughty today?" he smiled and asked.

Gu Youyou quickly forgot the fact that an ’old acquaintance’ had moved into her home, touching her belly happily with one hand and her head with the other, caressing the soft hair.

She said, "The baby’s movements have been quite frequent. If you want to feel it, just wait a bit longer."

"Hmm?"

The little one seemed eager to please his parents, quickly wiggling his arms and legs. In the Warm Pavilion, they had taken off their heavy cotton clothes and were in thin undergarments, even able to see the child’s tiny feet kicking.

"Did he kick my hand?" Jin Zijin exclaimed with delight.

Gu Youyou said, "He’s very healthy, his arms and legs are especially strong."

Jin Zijin was quite confident about Gu Youyou being pregnant. She was a doctor herself and knew what was best for her and the baby.

"Does it hurt?" Seeing the obvious bulge on her stomach, Jin Zijin frowned slightly.

Gu Youyou said, "No, it doesn’t hurt, the belly is elastic."

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Tonight was Yue Ruxue’s first time in Beijing, her first night staying here.

For some reason, despite it being late at night, she couldn’t fall asleep.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, she got up, put on warm clothes, and walked into the courtyard.

This was where Jin Zijin lived. From a young age, she vaguely heard her parents mention his identity, though they never made it too explicit. Yet, she felt his identity went beyond simply being a member of the Dao Family; there was something more.

Regardless of his identity, back then she simply fantasized that he would be hers one day.

He lived in Lingnan for a few years, and she was young then, merely remembering a handsome brother who stayed at their house, leaving not too profound an impression.

It became profound when her father said that once she grew up, she would marry him.