1840 Chapter 59, what’s that at 30? What’s that at 40
At the Zhai family’s villa.
Gu Xin lay in bed for a long time.
If she did not have to go downstairs for dinner, she would definitely not go out.
After what happened just now, she might as well bang her head against the Wall and die.
She only left the room after the maid called her two or three times.
In the dining room, Zhai Hong, Wen Qing, and Zhai an were already sitting at the dining table, waiting for her to eat.
The Zhai family had a very good upbringing.
It was unknown if it was because of Wen Qing’s upbringing since young. In any case, when everyone was not present, no matter who it was, they would not eat first. They would only eat together when everyone was at the table.
Gu Xin braced herself and sat down.
The seat was reserved for the place closest to Zhai an.
Zhai an seemed to turn her head and look at her.
She felt that she was really not doing well.
Really not doing well.
She was too ashamed to face anyone!
Wen Qing watched Gu Xin slow down and said in a somewhat critical tone, “You have a big belly. Why didn’t you come down earlier to eat? Why did you stay in your room for the whole day? ! You’re almost a mother. Don’t you know how to take good care of yourself? !”
“OH. I’ll be careful next time.”Gu Xin nodded and went along with her.
Wen Qing furrowed her brows.
No matter how she looked at it, she felt that Gu Xin was a little strange today.
Usually, if she said something about Gu Xin, Gu Xin would talk to her about it. In any case, she wouldn’t let her bully Gu Xin.
Today, she was so gentle and gentle, so Wen Qing felt a little uncomfortable.
But, she wasn’t a person who cared about small things, so she thought about it and didn’t mind.
Gu Xin lowered her head and ate her rice.
She did not eat much.
Anyway, she did not seem to be in high spirits.
Zhai an picked up a piece of steamed fish and placed it on her own plate.
Gu Xin looked up at Zhai an and wanted to say thank you. However, when she saw his face, she became flustered again.
She did not know how Zhai an looked at her now.
He even picked up food for her..
She ate the fish and continued to eat her rice listlessly.
“Gu Xin, what’s Wrong?”Wen Qing noticed Gu Xin’s appearance.
It was hard not to notice.
Usually, Gu Xin was full of energy like she was on steroids. How could she be the same person as she was today.
Wen Qing could not help but feel nervous.
“It’s nothing. I just don’t have a good appetite,”Gu Xin explained.
“What’s wrong with your appetite? I thought you said you didn’t have any nausea? You said you were pregnant, can’t you just stop ? ! One day it was crazy, and another day it was so quiet that I thought you had a miscarriage… Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah.” There’s a lot of blame in there.
Gu Xin does not want to quarrel with her, light answer a sentence, “Is not very good mood.”
“You still have the time of bad mood?”The tender affection is curious actually.
“I am not lack of mind.”Gu Xin is not happy.
She’s human. She’s human.
She cries when she’s upset.
“You also know the existence of the word lack of mind,”said the warm and somewhat sarcastic tone of voice.
Gu Xin pouted.
She was extremely displeased.
However, at this moment, Zhai an was beside her and encountered the incident in the room just now.
She did not want to argue with her.
Hence, she endured it directly.
This endurance made Wen Qing feel even stranger.
She was deliberately provoking Gu Xin, yet she still had such a disinterested look on her face.
If it was any other time, Gu Xin would start talking to her again.
This sudden change made her feel really uncomfortable.
In the past, when Gu Xin didn’t marry into the family, she didn’t know about it. But after she married into the family, she felt that she had become weird. She also had a tendency to be abused. If she didn’t argue with Gu Xin for a day, she would feel that something was missing.
As expected, this idiot gu xin seemed to be heartless. However, she had her own infectious power and could easily stir up other people’s emotions.
Zhai an looked at his mother’s emotions and said, “Gu Xin is fine. You Can Eat.”
“I don’t care about her either,”the warm-hearted duck said stubbornly.
Zhai an smiled.
He had never thought that his mother and Gu Xin would live in harmony together.
He did not think that such an elegant and noble person like his mother would be attracted to Gu Xin’s personality.
He was prepared to mediate the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Thinking about it, he was thinking too much.
He had underestimated Gu Xin’s ability.
When Gu Xin heard Zhai an’s words, she looked up at her.
Zhai an’s gaze turned to her.
Their eyes met.
Gu Xin retracted her head.
She felt like she wanted to burrow into the ground at any moment.
They each had their own thoughts during the meal.
After lunch, Gu Xin rushed back to her room to rest.
She was too ashamed to see Zhai an.
It was better for her to hide.
Anyway, Zhai an was busy. She should be leaving soon.
He did not have much time to come back.
Time could dilute everything.
She would forget everything by then.
Yes.
That was it.
She ran up to the second floor in a hurry.
“Gu Xin, can’t you walk properly? ! Why are you running so fast? !”Wen Qing could not help but call out to her.
Gu Xin could not be bothered with her and ran even faster.
Zhai an could not help but laugh when she saw how Gu Xin looked like she was running away.
She was shy too? !
She had never seen her so embarrassed when she looked at her 15-year-old collection.
He pursed his lips.
He let his emotions, and even his forbearance, become normal.
Gu Xin lay back on her big bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
She had a feeling that everyone in the world could see through her thoughts and what she wanted to do. She was the only one who could not understand it. If only she could understand Zhai an, she would be able to know what he was thinking and how he looked at her. She would not be so timid as to not dare to ask him about it.
Once she asked..
She felt as though there was no silver in this place
She did not want to humiliate herself.
But..
It was still uncomfortable!
She felt uncomfortable and restless.
The heavens should just strike her with lightning and kill her!
She tossed and turned.
She tossed and turned on the bed and broke down.
Although she was pregnant with twins and her belly had become very big, she was still agile.
Her figure remained slim, but her pregnant belly was obviously one-third bigger than Manman’s, so five months seemed to be more than six months, and she did not know when she would give birth prematurely, anyway, everyone looked at her with a look that said that she should be steady and careful because she was pregnant with twins, and even had to take small steps to walk, but she did not care at all.
She was very clear about her own physical condition.
It was not difficult for her to be pregnant with twins.
She felt that she could still be alive and kicking for a few months..
However.
Why would zhai an discover her 15-year-old collection!
It was so frustrating!
All her good spirits were crushed by Zhai an at any moment.
She lay in bed but did not go downstairs.
She lay on the bed in sorrow.
Zhai an did not think of going upstairs to visit her.
Speaking of which, since Zhai an came up, how should she treat him..
She did not want to think about it.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep.
Sleep..
The door was suddenly pushed open.
Gu Xin’s nerves tightened. She opened her eyes abruptly and half sat up. She watched Zhai an push the door open and enter.
Gu Xin looked at him.
Zhai an seemed to have sensed her gaze, so she turned to look at her.
Gu Xin’s furry eyes flickered and she quickly looked to the side.
Hence, she did not see the smile on Zhai An’s face. It disappeared in an instant.
Zhai an walked straight to the bathroom.
Gu Xin heaved a sigh of relief.
So she had come up to use the toilet.
She laid back on the bed and continued to sleep.
Since she couldn’t sleep anyway, she would just treat it as having a baby.
The warmth of the day whispered in her ear, telling her not to move too much and to rest more. She was almost getting calluses from listening to it, but it was rare for her to hear the warmth of the day.
She fell asleep in a daze.
She had thought that she couldn’t fall asleep no matter how heartless she was. She would also feel some heartache when she encountered such a shameful thing, but she didn’t know why, perhaps she was used to napping, so she fell asleep not long after.
After falling asleep, she seemed to feel that there was someone else beside her.
She did not know if it was an illusion, but she was so sleepy that she could not open her eyes. Moreover, after she really fell asleep, she really slept very well. Basically, no matter what happened, she would choose to remain unmoved.
She just felt that the blanket was very warm and comfortable in her sleep.
She slept until 3 pm.
Gu Xin stretched and got up.
She got out of the bed. The feeling of having a full sleep was really wonderful.
She lifted the blanket and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After she finished peeing, she washed her face.
She looked at the large mirror glass, and there was a small piece of red on her neck.
She touched it.
It did not hurt.
But why was it so red? !
She was surprised, but she did not care. She washed her face and went back to the bedroom.
When she walked out, she saw Zhai an push the door open and enter.
When she slept in the afternoon, she thought that Zhai an was sleeping with her. When she woke up, she realized that it was all a dream.
She thought that she was still uncomfortable for one or two seconds!
“You’re Awake?”Zhai an asked her.
Gu Xin nodded.
At that moment, she instantly recalled what happened that morning.
She was so shy.
Gu Xin’s eyes sparkled.
“The essential oil you ordered has arrived.”Zhai an held a gift box in her hand.
Gu Xin’s face was a little red.
“Come and get it,”Zhai an said in a commanding tone.
They were a little far away from each other at the moment.
Gu Xin was standing at the bathroom door while Zhai an was standing at the door.
She felt as though she had deliberately maintained such a distance.
Gu Xin pursed her lips and gritted her teeth as she walked over.
She stood in front of Zhai An. She lowered her head and did not look at her. Instead, she reached out to get the essential oil set that she had ordered for man man in the morning. Zhai an did not let go of her hand.
Gu Xin looked up at him in surprise.
She looked at him and said, “You’re finally willing to look at me.”
Gu Xin was extremely embarrassed.
She was already in such a situation. She would be embarrassed too!
Zhai an’s eyes seemed to be looking down.
Gu Xin touched her neck and recalled the redness when she washed up. She explained, “It might be a bug crawling.”
”…”Zhai an’s expression changed slightly.
Gu Xin could not understand his expression. She only said, “ERM, can you give this to me?”
“Do you often use it?”Zhai an asked her.
“What is it?”Gu Xin was surprised.
“I said, do you often use it? Essential Oil,”Zhai an repeated.
Gu Xin was a little embarrassed.
Not often.
During the few years that she had sex with him, sometimes when he said that he wanted to do something, she would do a little maintenance in advance to make her area more tender and smooth. Of course, she would not use it normally. She was not stupid, if she could not get rid of it after using it, wouldn’t she be suffering? She would only use some ordinary essential oils on normal days. She did not dare to do such a thing.
Zhai an looked at Gu Xin’s expression and could roughly guess what she was thinking. She did not force her to answer.
He passed the essential oils to her.
Gu Xin held them tightly in her palm.
Zhai an turned around and was about to go downstairs.
“That…”gu xin called out to him.
Zhai an stopped in her tracks. “Don’t tell anyone that man man wants these things, especially that idiot ye Heng. If he knows, the whole world will know. Man Man’s reputation is more important.”
At this moment, she still knew how to care about her best friend’s reputation.
Zhai an’s lips moved slightly. “You should be more concerned about your own reputation.”
”…”don’t be so discouraging.
Gu Xin was being fussy again.
She knew that Zhai an would care.
Although she did not say anything today, it was because Zhai an could tolerate it. She knew that men did not like women to be too… experienced.
Just like that, she watched as Zhai an left.
She took a deep breath and controlled her hair-raising emotions. Then, she picked up the phone and dialed Lu Man’s number.
The call was picked up in a second.
She felt a little guilty.
Actually, the first time she saw that movie, she also felt guilty. She had not been this perverted since she was young. When she was 15 years old, she suddenly saw a pornographic website pop up in a news box, at that time, the internet was not so strict, so she saw it as soon as she clicked on it. Then… she became more and more interested.
However, she was still young at that time, so she did not dare to Tell Man Man, afraid that man man would think that she was a pervert.
After she went to university, she planned to impart her lifetime of theoretical knowledge to her, but Lu Man Man, this girl, was too unreasonable, she actually refused.
It made her seem like a weirdo.
She held the phone and said, “Everything is ready, are you really going to come and get it yourself?”
“I’m coming over.”The voice on the other end was really very, very soft.
“Then I’ll wait for you.”
“Okay.”
Lu man hung up the phone.
At this moment, she was sleeping with Mo Xiuyuan.
She was so sleepy that she did not dare to really fall asleep. She knew that Gu Xin might call at this time, and she did not want Mo Xiuyuan to know what she was doing for the time being, so she kept her eyes open to watch the phone.
She carefully got out of bed.
At this moment, Mo Xiuyuan was fast asleep.
The moment she lifted the blanket, Mo Xiuyuan suddenly grabbed her.
He grabbed her arm tightly.
Lu Man was stunned.
This guy was still so awake, he could react to any movement.
“Where are you going?”Mo Xiuyuan asked her nervously.
Now he could not bear to let her leave? !
When he announced his death, he didn’t expect her to leave so soon!
She said, “I’m going to the toilet. You should sleep more.”
Mo Xiuyuan looked at her.
He was probably really sleepy, so he let go.
He had been doing health treatment and was super tired every day. It was natural for him to be so sleepy.
Moreover, Wang Zhong had also reminded her that it was beneficial for him to sleep more during this period of time.
She watched him fall asleep again before getting out of bed quietly.
After getting out of bed, she walked out of the room.
She called the chauffeur at home to pick her up at the door.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, she sat down and told him to go to the Zhai family’s villa.
She called Gu Xin and told her to wait for her at the door.
When she arrived, Gu Xin was already at the door, looking at her with a bitter expression.
Lu Man Man got out of the car and went to get her things.
Gu Xin handed her the essential oil and gave her a USB flash drive.
Lu man said a perfunctory “Thank you”and prepared to leave.
Gu Xin pulled her back.
Lu Man Man frowned. “What’s Wrong?”
“Didn’t you notice that I’m a little different today?”
Lu Man looked at Gu Xin for a while and said, “There’s a hickey mark on your neck.”
”…”Gu Xin touched her neck.
Was it a Hickey Mark? !
Wasn’t It a bug that crawled on her? !
“Is there anything else?”Lu Man was really in a hurry.
She had to ambush Mo Xiuyuan before he woke up.
“Zhai an found my 15-year-old treasure. Sob…”Gu Xin finally could not hold back her tears.
She did not want to live anymore.
Lu Man Man pursed her lips.
This was such a trivial matter!
However, on second thought, if she were Gu Xin and Mo Xiuyuan found her resources, she would probably wish she were dead.
“What expression does Zhai an have?”Lu Man asked.
Gu Xin sobbed. “She’s expressionless.”
“It’s fine. Men Don’t care too much.”
“You’re just giving me a perfunctory reply. Zhai an is such a pure man. Do you think that he will look down on me if he knows that I’m so dirty?”
“Isn’t that also a form of knowledge? Your other conveniences aren’t very good. You’ve really broadened your horizons in this aspect! Don’t you still call yourself a Professor? You should be more calm,”Lu man consoled her.
Personally, she felt that Zhai an would not care.
Moreover, what kind of person was Gu Xin..
Everyone knew.
She was just a little perverted in her heart, it was better than ye Heng who had been through hundreds of battles.
“Professor…”when Gu Xin heard this term, she felt that she had nothing to live for.
Why did she name her plate “I’m a professor”? She was really, really shameless.
What did Zhai an think of her!
“Alright, stop thinking so much. I still have things to do. I’ll be leaving early.”Lu Man was in a hurry.
“Lu Man Man, you just don’t care about me anymore!”Gu Xin looked hurt.
She was already in such a bad mood, yet she still wanted to leave!
Lu Man really wanted to cry but had no tears.
If Mo Xiuyuan bumped into her later, she would also have nothing to live for.
“Great-aunt, I’m really in a hurry!”Lu Man explained.
“Speaking of which, why are you in a hurry? Are you watching porn or touching essential oils?”Gu Xin asked seriously, “I’d advise you not to use aphrodisiac essential oils now. I’ve put a few bottles of basic maintenance essential oils in there. They’re all safe essential oils that pregnant women can use. You can just use that as an aphrodisiac. All the aphrodisiac companies have told me that they can’t guarantee that it won’t affect the fetus. Who knows, it might even cause contractions or something. Also, Man Man, you should take it easy with that porn. If there’s a daughter in your belly, you’ll ruin her worldview!”
It was rare for Gu Xin to be so serious and earnest.
Lu Man was speechless.
She was not that desperate.
Forget it, forget it, she could think whatever she wanted. She was in a hurry and did not want to explain.
She nodded and said perfunctorily, “Alright, Alright, I know.”
“I’m just concerned about you.”Gu Xin felt that Lu man was especially unhappy today.
Lu Man thought for a moment and was about to give her a hug to comfort her.
However, when she got close to her…
Their big bellies were pressed against each other, making them look especially funny.
Both of them could not help but laugh.
Gu Xin seemed to be in a much better mood. “Alright, if you have something to do, go ahead and do it.”
Lu man nodded.
Gu Xin just watched as Lu man left.
She turned around and returned to the hall.
In the hall, Zhai Hong was drinking his afternoon tea, but he did not see Zhai an anymore.
She went upstairs.
She pushed open her room.
The moment she pushed open the door, she saw Zhai an lying on their bed, reading a book.
She was reading a parenting book.
She could say that these books were bought for her by Wen Qing for her prenatal education. She did not read a single word.
She really did not like reading books. She felt sleepy just by reading them.
Zhai an sensed her coming in and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Gu Xin walked over slowly and sat by the bed.
“Did you give them to man man?”Zhai an asked her.
“Yes,”Gu Xin said.
Zhai an nodded.
Gu Xin looked at Zhai an. Did he not think that it was strange for man man to use such things? !
Of course, she would not be stupid enough to bring up this topic.
She quickly changed the topic and asked, “Aren’t you going on a business trip these few days?”
“Not for the time being,”Zhai an answered.
“Will you be staying at home for a long time?”
“Probably.”
Gu Xin felt that she had nothing to live for.
She even planned to use time to erase the memories in Zhai An’s head.
She felt that God was always against her.
She was really annoying.
“Do you really want me to leave?”Zhai an raised her eyebrows and asked her.
“No, it’s not…”Gu Xin hurriedly shook her head. “I’m afraid that I’ll delay your work.”
pan-da-n0vel.com “I know what I’m doing better than you.”
Alright, she was a woman who did not know what she was doing.
She lowered her head and was not in a beautiful mood.
At that moment when she was depressed.
Zhai an suddenly placed his warm hand on her stomach.
She felt that Zhai an’s hand was clean and beautiful. To be more precise, Zhai an’s entire body was very good-looking. She gave off a refreshing and courteous feeling.
Gu Xin raised her head and looked at him.
Zhai an said while reading a book, “Is the fetus moving?”
“What is it?”Gu Xin was surprised.
Zhai an’s expression changed slightly. He placed the book in front of Gu Xin. “Didn’t you read this book?”
She was sleepy from Reading.
It was really not her fault.
Gu Xin bit her lips and promised, “I will definitely read it from today onwards.”
Zhai an put down the parenting book.
Her hand also left her bulging stomach.
Zhai an was really disappointed in her.
She did not want to be like this.
Zhai an suddenly got up from the bed.
Gu Xin grabbed him.
Zhai an looked at her.
Gu Xin whispered, “Are you angry?”
Zhai an pursed her lips. “What are you angry about?”
“It’s because I don’t know how to take care of myself and the child,”Gu Xin said bluntly. “Are you unhappy? I always seem to not grow up.”
Zhai an’s thin lips tightened.
“I will change slowly,”Gu Xin promised.
“There’s no need to change,”Zhai an said bluntly.
“Suspicious?”
“That’s all,”Zhai an repeated.
“Do you think that my personality is quite good?”Gu Xin asked in surprise.
“I’m afraid that you’ll go further away.”
”…”she had nothing to live for.
Zhai an said, “I’ll help you bring the afternoon soup. Mother Zhang’s lumbar has been hurting for the past two days, so it’s not convenient for her to come upstairs.”
“Oh, didn’t mother Zhang Go to the hospital?”Gu Xin asked with concern.
Mother Zhang was basically taking care of her food, lodging, and transportation.
“She went. She needs to rest for a few days. I heard that she won’t be coming home to rest, so mother told me not to let mother Zhang do too much,”Zhai an explained.
“OH.”Gu Xin nodded.
“Let go of my hand,”Zhai an reminded her.
Gu Xin suddenly moved her hand away.
It was easy for her to forget one thing. She did not know if she would suffer from dementia when she got old.
Zhai an got up and walked out of the door.
She had just taken a few steps when she stopped at the door. Suddenly, she turned around and said, “I’m the professor. That disk…”
Gu Xin was in a bad mood.
She knew that Zhai an would eventually talk about this matter.
She braced herself and looked at him.
“I helped you lock it.”
“Why?”Although it was unacceptable to be discovered by someone with an unspeakable secret, it was still her precious treasure. She could not bear to throw it away, even if she had to take the risk of being hated by Zhai An.
She was a little unhappy.
She did not know if she was happy or not. Zhai an helped her lock the tray and was still unhappy. Zhai an really minded her reading these things!
“It’s not good for the fetus.”Zhai an left after saying this.
Who said that she needed to read them during her pregnancy.
She was not Lu Manman.
She had abstained from sex for too long.
She had not done anything for five to six months..
It was quite a long time.
She suddenly felt a little sad.
Given Zhai an’s character, she should not touch her during pregnancy.
Sigh.
As expected of a woman, she was like a wolf at thirty or a tiger at forty.
She sat on the bed and waited for Zhai an to serve the soup.
She took small sips and sips.
In fact, the taste was very ordinary. However, for the sake of the baby in her stomach, she reluctantly drank it all.
After drinking it, her stomach was a little swollen. She got up and walked to the balcony.
At this moment, Zhai an accompanied her to finish the soup and then went downstairs.
After she went downstairs, she did not come up.
She was pregnant, and she was also looking forward to someone accompanying her..
..
Mo Xiuyuan’s villa.
Lu Man rushed back in a hurry.
When she came back.
Mo Xiuyuan woke up. He was already sitting in the living room and staring at him.
His gaze was especially sharp as he sized her up from head to toe. Then, he saw the bag in her hand.
Lu Man Man said that Gu Xin had wasted her time.
She pursed her lips and smiled. She looked very natural as she asked, “You’re Awake?”
“Do you need to walk so far to go to the toilet?”Mo Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows and asked her.
This vengeful man.
Lu man smiled and explained, “No, I went to Gu Xin’s place to get something. I didn’t wake you up when I saw that you were asleep.”
“What is it?”
“It’s nothing. It’s just something that women use.”Lu Man did not want to explain to him.
If she explained too much, this man might not even need it.
She wanted to force herself on him!
“Essential oil?”Mo Xiuyuan asked her.
Lu Man was surprised.
“Aphrodisiac essential oil?”Mo Xiuyuan continued to ask.
Lu Man looked straight at him.
How did he know.
“There’s more? !”Mo Xiuyuan’s face was stiff.
Lu Man felt a little guilty and forced a smile. “Zhai an told you? !”
“Who else do you think there is?”Mo Xiuyuan looked straight at her.
He could even recall the unsatisfied tone of her voice when Zhai an told him that Lu man was really good to him..
He had never embarrassed himself in front of ye Heng and Zhai An.
After all.
He was their boss.
Now, he was being humiliated!
“I’m doing this for your own good.”Lu Man simply walked over and sat beside him. She tried to persuade him. “You always think but don’t do anything. I’m afraid that one day you will suffocate to death.”
“Are you that confident in your ability to influence my body?”
“Of course.”Lu Man smiled beautifully. “Otherwise, why would you be so…”
Monster.
Mo Xiuyuan’s face turned black.
A man hugging a woman, hugging the woman he liked and touching her out of habit was also a very instinctive reaction. Who said that he would definitely think about it.
“Alright, I won’t laugh at you. Let’s enjoy it at night.”Lu Man smiled beautifully.
“I don’t need it.”Mo Xiuyuan stubbornly refused.
“It’s not up to you.”
Mo Xiuyuan looked at him.
“You’re so weak now, it’s still up to me to decide,”Lu man said straightforwardly.
Mo Xiuyuan’s throat moved slightly.
“By the way, do you think that we should watch those movies together, or do you want me to learn some techniques to help you use them, or do you want to watch them yourself?”Lu Man was discussing this issue with him very seriously.
“By the way, Lu Man, when did you become so open-minded!”Mo Xiuyuan asked her word by word.
In the past, no matter how close they were, when they slept together, this woman would blush and feel embarrassed, but now she was so direct..
Lu Man actually didn’t act so open-minded.
But for the sake of a happy life in the future, she had no choice but to be open-minded.
She smiled evilly and whispered in his ear, “A woman is thirty like a wolf and forty like a Tiger!”
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