Chapter 566: , Mai Sui

Holding the key to open the 27th small building courtyard gate, he rushed straight to the second floor.

Li Heng quickly dialed Zhao Ran at Aba Normal College.

He didn't know if senior brother was here?

But now he could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"Ding ling ling…"

The phone connected after two rings, and Zhao Ran's voice came from the other side, "Hello, who is this?"

Li Heng said, "Aunt Zhao, it's me, Li Heng, I'm looking for senior brother, is he with you?"

Didn't waste any time, said it all in one breath.

Zhao Ran said, "You wait a moment, he is in the kitchen."

"Okay, good." He responded.

Half a minute later, the phone fell into Chief Editor Liao's hands, "Junior brother, why are you calling me at this time, have you eaten dinner?"

Li Heng asked, "Not yet. Senior brother, you've been there for almost a week, when are you coming back?"

Chief Editor Liao pondered for a moment, "Is something the matter?"

Li Heng said obscurely, "Yu Laoshi has something urgent to find you for."

Xu Suyun was at Yu Laoshi's house. As soon as Chief Editor Liao heard it, he immediately realized that something big had happened, "Okay, I'll rush to Chengdu to take a plane now."

Li Heng said okay and hung up the phone.

Then he made the second call, to the teacher's house.

Maybe the other party wasn't in the room, this time the phone rang 6 times before connecting.

Sister Xiao Lin asked, "Hello, who is this?"

"Sister Xiao Lin, it's me, Li Heng." Li Heng sought speed, saved the greetings, and directly stated his purpose.

After speaking, he waited peacefully, letting the other party digest the information.

Sister Xiao Lin seemed very surprised, "I've always known your senior brother is a fickle radish, this time he actually slept with someone in 4 days?"

Li Heng didn't say anything.

Sister Xiao Lin asked, "Is she really pregnant?"

Li Heng said, "Absolutely true, estimated to be almost 3 months."

Sister Xiao Lin asked, "Then where is Liao Hua? Where is he now?"

"Went to Aba, there's something there." Li Heng said.

Sister Xiao Lin asked straightforwardly, "Is there an old lover in Aba too?"

Li Heng looked up at the ceiling and ignored it automatically.

Sister Xiao Lin asked again, "Have you contacted him?"

"Just contacted him, said he's rushing to Chengdu airport immediately." Li Heng said.

"Sigh…!"

Sister Xiao Lin suddenly sighed and said, "I'll go discuss it with the old man."

"Okay." Li Heng got the answer and ended the call after a few pleasantries.

Whether Chen Laoyezi Ba comes or not, this wasn't something he could control. He just conveyed the information.

Putting the receiver back, he thought for a while, then picked it up again, his fingers pressing the number keys back and forth quickly.

Not long after, the 3rd call connected.

"It's me."

"Hmm."

"Your voice seems a bit tired?" he asked.

Huang Zhaoyi replied, "Just came back from the factory, today is the annual summary meeting."

Li Heng said, "How is the situation?"

Huang Zhaoyi said, "Relatively good, the net profit of Weihome in the second half of the year exceeded 9.7 million."

9.7 million was not enough to look at compared to Anta Shoes and New Future Tutoring School.

But the three situations were different. Weihome belonged to the durable type, very potential. With the economic take-off, the market would only get bigger and bigger.

Being profitable in half a year, Li Heng was already very satisfied, "Very good, don't be too tired, pay attention to work-life balance, rest more. By the way, when are you coming back to Shanghai?"

Huang Zhaoyi's eyes lit up, her spirit instantly improved, "It's the end of the year now, important things have been handled, I can come back at any time."

Li Heng calculated the date, "Before I go on winter vacation, try to come back once; if you don't have time, I'll go to Changsha to find you after the vacation."

Huang Zhaoyi determined what he was looking for her for, to give herself a second chance, pregnancy.

She was waiting for this every day, looking forward to this, but she wouldn't urge him.

Huang Zhaoyi agreed, "Okay."

Finishing the call with the big green clothes, just as he was about to call Zijin, footsteps came from the stairwell, so he had to give up and put the receiver back.

He turned his head and found it was Mai Sui popping her head out from the corridor entrance.

Eye contact, Mai Sui immediately stopped in her tracks and asked softly, "Do you still want to make a call?"

This potential meaning was: if he wanted to call Xiao Han or Chen Zijin, she would retreat.

She didn't guess Song Yu, because Song Yu couldn't be contacted by phone.

Li Heng shook his head, walked over, looked left and right, and finally asked, "Wearing light makeup today?"

"Hmm, didn't have time to remove it, I'll go remove it now." She said.

Li Heng pulled her, "Don't, let me look a while longer."

Seeing his eyes gradually change, Mai Sui smiled tenderly, powerless, but finally took the initiative to hug him, her whole body leaning into his arms.

Half a minute later, she said, "I came to call you for dinner, Shihe and Maning are waiting."

Li Heng nodded, knowing she was unnatural in Zhou girl's house, didn't make it too difficult for her, and the two walked downstairs after hugging for a minute or two.

He asked, "How was the rehearsal for New Year's Day?"

"Quite smooth." She said.

Li Heng asked, "Did that Huang Ziyue compete with you for the host this time?"

"There was competition, but she lost again." Mai Sui was very proud.

Li Heng laughed, reached out and touched her hair dotingly, "Rare to see you show your edge once."

Mai Sui squinted her eyes in enjoyment, stopped in place to let him stroke her hair for a while before continuing to walk forward.

He said, "The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, you've moved out for almost two months, move back tonight."

Mai Sui refused, "No."

Li Heng was unhappy, "Then when will you come back to accompany me?"

Mai Sui didn't look at his aggressive eyes, turned her head to look elsewhere, "Depends on my mood."

Li Heng's voice raised a few points, "You dare! You rebelled!"

"Hmm." Mai Sui answered righteously.

Li Heng was depressed and didn't move.

Mai Sui walked three or four steps, seeing his constipated look, she retreated with a tender smile, stood on tiptoe and kissed his left cheek, then said nothing, pushing him forward with both hands.

Until she walked out of the 27th small building, she let go and became a lady.

Li Heng looked at her sideways, suddenly feeling that it was becoming a bit tricky, she was as tricky as Song Yu, because he couldn't bear to disobey her wishes.

Returning to the 26th small building.

At this moment, Zhou Shihe, Sun Man, and Ye Ning had already brought the dishes to the dining table.

The rice was also served, and each poured a cup of Erguotou, waiting for the two to come back to eat.

Li Heng sat down and asked, "Yo, you don't drink beer, drink Erguotou?"

Ye Ning said, "Always beer, no taste, change a dish to eat."

As she spoke, Ye Ning took a bottle of chili sauce out of her pocket like a treasure, and said happily to Li Heng, "Li Heng, look, look what this is? Chili sauce, fresh thing, you haven't eaten it, right? I tell you, it comes from your Xiangnan."

Li Heng looked closely, wasn't this the Weihome brand?

So Ye Ning was showing off his own things here?

At this moment, the three women—Zhou Shihe, Sun Man, and Ye Ning—had already brought the dishes to the dining table.

Ye Ning didn't care, "If I don't hide it from you, where does the surprise come from?"

Sun Man opened the lid anxiously, used a spoon to get some and tasted it, then said happily, "Delicious, spicy and fragrant, very rice-friendly. Come, Sui Sui, Shihe, you guys try it; come, Li Heng, I'll scoop a spoonful for you too."

After tasting, Mai Sui liked it at once.

However, Zhou Shihe didn't have much reaction, lowering her head to think about something?

Ye Ning asked, "Shihe, not delicious?"

Zhou Shihe said, "It's not that it's not delicious, I'm thinking about how it's made?"

The thing was brought by Ye Ning, this girl was the most concerned, "Then what do you think of this thing?"

Zhou Shihe took the chili sauce from Sun Man's hand, read the instructions, and finally said, "Relatively novel, if this bottle of chili sauce is promoted properly, the market potential is very large."

Li Heng had to admire Zhou girl's keen sense of smell. Just now, the big green clothes told him on the phone: several categories of products were mature, and next year they would increase market promotion, and they would advertise on CCTV and several provinces that could eat chili.

Didn't expect that after the big green clothes finished speaking, Zhou girl's thinking followed.

Seeing Li Heng didn't speak, Ye Ning turned to ask him, "I found such delicious things for you, do you want to thank me?"

Li Heng smiled and raised the Erguotou, "Thank you, thank you, come, let's toast."

"Hee hee, I'm waiting for this." Ye Ning picked up the glass and bumped with him.

With Sun Man and Ye Ning, two rotten girls, the atmosphere at the dining table was very lively.

During the period, Li Heng asked several people, "I heard that a new noodle shop opened next to Lao Li Restaurant, has anyone eaten there?"

"Is it called Chunhua Noodle Shop?" Sun Man asked.

Li Heng asked, "Been there?"

"Pah! Old lady was busy at Xianghui Hall all day

Li Heng laughed and raised his Er Guo Tou: "Thank you, thank you. Come, let's toast."

"Hee hee, I've been waiting for this." Ye Ning picked up her glass and clinked it with his.

With the two fujoshi, Sun Man and Ye Ning, present, the atmosphere at the dining table was very lively.

During the meal, Li Heng asked the group: "I heard a new noodle shop opened next to Old Li's Restaurant. Has anyone here eaten there?"

"Is it called Chunhua Noodle Shop?" Sun Man asked.

Li Heng asked: "You've been there?"

"My foot! I've been busy at Xianghui Hall all day today. But someone brought back a portion of noodles from that shop at noon; it smelled quite fragrant, and the broth was red—it looked like it tasted very good," Sun Man said.

Mai Sui realized what was going on and asked softly: "Is it the noodle shop opened by Zhang Zhiyong and his partner?"

He had told Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe about this matter.

Li Heng nodded, feeling a bit depressed: "It's him. This kid is not decent; he didn't even notify me when he opened."

Zhou Shihe recalled for a moment and asked: "Is Zhang Zhiyong's partner someone who is relatively tall and thin, but looks especially spirited and capable?"

Li Heng glanced over: "Yes, her name is Liu Chunhua."

Zhou Shihe said gently: "She came here this morning and even asked me about your situation. I said you were in the study reading and writing, and she left straight away."

Li Heng asked: "Did she leave a message?"

Zhou Shihe shook her head: "She asked me if I was Mai Sui. I said no, and she didn't say anything else."

Ye Ning said playfully: "Oh my, what does this mean? Is it that in the eyes of Zhang Zhiyong and the others, our Mai Sui is already Li Heng's official wife?"

Regarding this question, her best friend Sun Man didn't play along for once; she glanced at Li Heng and Mai Sui, then picked up her chopsticks and started grabbing food vigorously, picking the last bits, and eating mouthful after mouthful.

Because she knew clearly in her heart: as for being the official wife, let alone Mai Sui, even Xiao Han might not be able to compete with Song Yu. It was better not to rub salt into her best friend's wounds.

Ye Ning was furious and followed suit by grabbing food: "Are you trying to die? Eating all the good stuff by yourself."

After eating, Ye Ning and Sun Man started bickering, chasing each other as they ran off; of course, this was just an excuse for the two of them, as they simply didn't want to wash the dishes or sweep the floor.

After tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, Li Heng asked the two women: "Are you two going to the library to review later?"

Mai Sui knew his intention: "Do you want to go take a look at the noodle shop?"

Li Heng looked at the sky: "It's still early, I want to go over there for a trip. But I can't stay long; Sister Xiao Lin might come later."

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe exchanged a glance and followed him as he left Lushan Village.

On the way, Mai Sui asked in a low voice: "What happened at Yu Laoshi's house today? There were so many people, and they were still arguing?"

Things having reached this point, Li Heng had nothing left to hide, so he told the two women the whole story.

After listening, Mai Sui was speechless.

Seeing her expression, Li Heng asked: "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

Mai Sui shook her head and didn't say anything.

Actually, she suddenly associated it with herself: if one day in the future things were exposed and her parents came to find her, would they make a scene with him?

Zhou Shihe seemed to have guessed her best friend's thoughts and worries; she rarely took the initiative to reach out and hook her arm through Mai Sui's, providing silent comfort.

Li Heng, realizing it belatedly, also understood Mai Sui's thoughts and was immediately struck by the impulse to hold her hand.

But Mai Sui didn't let him, pulling her left hand behind her back. In a public place like the campus where people were coming and going, she would absolutely not be intimate with him; otherwise, it would completely confirm those rumors, which would not be good for him.

Mai Sui didn't care about the outside world's opinion of her, but she cared about Li Heng's reputation and subconsciously wanted to cherish his image for him.

Zhou Shihe, standing beside them, took in their little actions, but the image that surfaced in her mind was the scene at noon when, after he went to the small building No. 25, Yu Laoshi took the initiative to pull the curtains in the study.

Having stayed in Lushan Village for over a year, this was the first time Zhou Shihe had seen the curtains pulled in Yu Laoshi's study; even a fool could understand a thing or two about what this represented.

Moreover, Li Heng had a prior record; he dared to pin Mai Sui down on the living room sofa and mess around, and he had tried to help her tuck away her stray hairs several times.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shihe glanced unobtrusively at the person who was currently greeting a passing teacher.

…

Perhaps it was in response to the proverb about thunder in winter and snow after thunder.

The weather had changed; dark clouds were gathering, a gale was blowing, and it was very cold…

The wind blew into the noodle shop, blowing the wall calendar crooked and messing up Liu Chunhua's hair. Her face was frozen blue, but she didn't care about any of this at all; she just lowered her head and wrapped the wontons very seriously, meticulously. The noodle shop was her livelihood and the only guarantee for their family of three to take root in Shanghai.

Moreover, only glorious labor could highlight a person's value; even though she was doing all this with a pregnant belly, she didn't feel tired.

At this time, there were two tables in the shop—one with boys and one with girls. Perhaps because the beauty Chen Ru from the Foreign Languages Institute was among the girls, the table of boys appeared relatively quiet.

As soon as Li Heng, Mai Sui, and Zhou Shihe entered the door, they instantly attracted the attention of all the boys and girls in the shop. They looked up, looked at Li Heng, looked at Mai Sui, and looked at Zhou Shihe.

Finally, there was a polarization: the girls peeked at Li Heng, while the boys peeked at Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui.

Walking past the 8 tables and chairs, Li Heng went straight to Liu Chunhua: "Boss, give me a bowl of wontons, extra spicy."

Liu Chunhua looked up and immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Li Heng, you're here."

Li Heng complained on purpose: "Such a big happy event as the opening, and Old Yong didn't even notify me. This is not treating me like a brother."

Liu Chunhua apologized: "Zhiyong hasn't come over these past two days. I was afraid of affecting your writing, so I didn't want to disturb you."

Li Heng asked keenly: "Old Yong didn't come? What happened to him?"

Liu Chunhua said: "He's been running around busily lately and ruined his stomach. He developed acute enteritis and has had a high fever that won't go down, so he's been getting IV drips at the hospital."

Afraid he would worry, she hurriedly added: "But after two days of IV drips, his condition was better this morning, and he's not running such a high fever."

In his memory, Old Yong's enteritis would recur from time to time, but he lived longer than he did. On the day he was struck dead by lightning, this idiot was still at home killing a pig with a knife, inviting him and Song Yu over the phone to eat pig-slaughtering dishes at his house.

Li Heng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and asked: "How is the situation today?"

Liu Chunhua said with full joy: "It's quite good; we sold over 150 bowls, even better than I imagined."

Li Heng looked around: "It must be tiring for one person, can your body handle it?"

Liu Chunhua said: "It's okay, everything was prepared in advance, so it wasn't chaotic. Besides, Yangcheng was here helping earlier and only left after 4 p. m. because he had something to do."

Whoa, this was something he hadn't expected—that guy Yangcheng, who was full of hot air, was actually so loyal.

It was Liu Chunhua's first time seeing Mai Sui; she sized her up for a long time before tentatively asking: "Are you Mai Sui?"

Mai Sui smiled and said: "I often hear Li Heng mention you and Zhang Zhiyong."

Liu Chunhua smiled along and hurriedly asked: "Have you three had dinner? What would you like to eat? Rice noodles, noodles, or wontons?"

Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui looked at him without answering.

Li Heng didn't act coy: "We just had dinner before coming over. I didn't know your shop was opening today, but after hearing about it, I rushed over to take a look."

After speaking, he took out a red envelope and handed it to Liu Chunhua: "Sister Chunhua, this is a small token. I wish you a prosperous business and great success."

Liu Chunhua didn't want to take it at first, but after receiving a look from Li Heng, she hesitated for a long time before accepting it: "Thank you."

She felt it; it was very thick, with at least 1,000 yuan inside.

In this day and age, that was a very large sum of money.

Seeing this scene, the boys and girls at the two tables eating noodles had their gossip hearts stirred, and they were all speculating about the relationship between Li Heng and the shop owner.

Mai Sui took out a red envelope.

Zhou Shihe also took out a red envelope.

Both women had relatively full pockets, so they didn't pay much attention to a small 42-yuan red envelope.

Having accepted Li Heng's, she naturally couldn't leave out the two women's, so Liu Chunhua sincerely said thank you twice more.

Just at this moment, two more groups of people entered the door, both men and women.

Seeing this, Li Heng started doing errands, asking the two groups what they wanted to eat, and then helped serve the bowls and chopsticks.

This whole operation completely stunned the newcomers. They looked at Li Heng foolishly, their surprise evident, and they all turned into wooden statues, unable to figure out what was going on for a while.

Aren't you the top-tier, popular writer in the literary world today?

The newspapers all say your pure music album swept the American Billboard charts, topped the music charts in over 20 countries and regions, and you even opened a New Future Training School.

Are you someone who lacks money?

I'm even wearing a pair of "Li-Heng" high-end sneakers on my feet; I had to grit my teeth to buy these, spending a whole semester's living expenses. One boy thought to himself.

A junior student couldn't help but ask: "Senior, is this—is this noodle shop opened by you?"

Li Heng smiled and waved his hand: "No, it's opened by a friend from my hometown. I just happened to help out. If it tastes good, please come and support it more in the future."

He was running around just to say this sentence, to help the two simple-minded people advertise.

He believed that within a month, people from the nearby universities would all know about the relationship between Liu Chunhua and himself, and perhaps curious people would come to support them.

After getting everyone's noodles ready, Liu Chunhua also made small bowls of wontons for the three of them, saying that since it was the first day of opening, she wanted the three of them to taste the flavor.

Hearing this, the three of them couldn't refuse.

Afraid that Zhou Shihe wouldn't eat spicy food, Liu Chunhua even asked specifically: "Do you want to add some chili?"

Zhou Shihe said: "A little spicy."

One extra spicy, one medium spicy, one slightly spicy—three bowls of wontons were placed in front of the three of them.

Li Heng couldn't wait to use his spoon to scoop one up and taste it.

Huh? The flavor was very authentic, with a strong Shao City style, much better than he had imagined. No wonder the simple-minded guy patted his chest and guaranteed it was delicious, super delicious.

No wonder Liu Chunhua dared to open a shop for a living.

She really had some skills.

After eating a few wontons, Li Heng said: "This flavor gives me the feeling of my hometown. Sister Chunhua, as long as you keep the hygiene clean, the business won't be bad."

Liu Chunhua said happily: "Don't worry, I have always paid great attention to hygiene."

Li Heng finished the wontons in one breath.

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe looked at each other and also ate them all.

According to the two women's thoughts, since it was the first day of opening, they had to give face; even if they were stuffed, they had to eat it all.

Past 7 p. m.

The three people who had stayed in the shop for about an hour left and hurried back to Lushan Village.

Seeing the wind getting stronger, Li Heng teased Zhou Shihe: "Comrade Shihe, why are you walking so slowly? Are you going to hug a utility pole again?"

Zhou Shihe smiled faintly and charmingly, using her right hand to tidy up the hair ends blown messy by the wind, while her left hand reached out to Mai Sui quite decisively.

Mai Sui secretly gave him a coquettish look and held her best friend's hand.

Li Heng understood, took Mai Sui's hand, and the three of them walked quickly toward Lushan Village in a row.

But just as they reached the middle of the alley, they saw the Xu family forcibly taking Xu Suyun away. On the side, Shen Xin and her husband were helping to say nice things.

Seeing Li Heng, Shen Xin even took the time to talk to him: "Come to our house to sit when you have time; Auntie will make delicious food for you."

Li Heng responded politely: "Eh, okay, thank you, Auntie."

As they passed each other, Shen Xin cast her gaze on Zhou Shihe, thinking to herself that this Zhou girl's temperament was becoming more and more mellow and she was becoming more and more beautiful; she felt inexplicably blocked in her heart, feeling anxious for her daughter.

As intelligent as Zhou Shihe was, as soon as she encountered Shen Xin's gaze, she immediately guessed seven or eight out of ten of the other party's little thoughts, but she pretended not to know and continued to take small, steady steps forward.

Yu Shuheng didn't come out; she was at home.

Arriving at the end of the alley, Li Heng said to the two women: "I'm going to Teacher's house."

The two women knew exactly what he was going to do; after watching him leave, they entered the study of the small building No. 26 one after the other.

After so many times, Zhou Shihe didn't act tonight; she walked straight to the front of the desk, and her white, onion-like fingers picked up the latest chapter of "Dust Settles" and began to read it with pleasure.

It was rare for her best friend to have something she loved so much, so Mai Sui didn't compete with her but waited on the side, wiping the bookshelf with a rag while waiting.

But as she read, Zhou Shihe suddenly raised her head and glanced at the study of the small building No. 25 opposite. Seeing that the curtains in the opposite study were open and the living room curtains weren't pulled, the next moment, she sat upright in her chair and continued to read with a calm heart.

A few minutes passed, the latest chapter of the manuscript was finished, and Zhou Shihe closed her eyes with melancholy.

Mai Sui, sitting on the side, asked: "Did the story take a twist?"

Zhou Shihe said: "Zhuoma is pregnant with the silversmith's child. Wengbo Yixi had his tongue cut out."

Hearing this, Mai Sui couldn't help but snatch the manuscript from her hand and began to read it hungrily.

Zhou Shihe was taking a nap, savoring it, and only when her best friend finished reading the manuscript did she speak softly: "Sui Sui, I want to ask you something."

Mai Sui's thoughts were still in the world of the book, and without thinking, she blurted out: "Go ahead."

Zhou Shihe asked quietly: "Besides you and Xiao Han, besides Yu Laoshi, does Li Heng provoke other women?"

Mai Sui was stunned, but her gaze didn't leave the manuscript; she didn't dare to look Zhou Shihe in the eye, afraid that her gaze would reveal a flaw.

After a long while, when the violent fluctuations in her heart subsided, Mai Sui turned her head and asked with a soft smile: "There are many girls who like him; it hasn't stopped since high school. Why are you asking this question?"

Zhou Shihe pondered for a moment and told her what she had seen at noon, finally reminding her: "Yu Laoshi is becoming more and more proactive."

The implication was: Yu Laoshi is becoming more and more proactive; if you, Sui Sui, don't fight for him now, you won't have a chance later, so don't regret it when the time comes.

Another layer of meaning was: if Li Heng also provoked other women, then perhaps there would be a different world.

Mai Sui wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the subtext. A moment later, she said like nothing had happened: "Xiao Han or Yu Laoshi, both would be good wives for him."

This was a very high-level response.

She neither lied to her best friend directly nor betrayed Li Heng's promise, and didn't expose Song Yu and Chen Zijin.

At the same time, she clarified her own stance again: she only wanted to stay by Li Heng's side and not fight.

Zhou Shihe looked at her best friend sideways, lost in deep thought.

One was a subtle probe, the other was a clever answer; it was as if the question and answer had never happened, returning everything to the starting point.

…

Small building No. 25.

Just as he reached the second floor, Li Heng saw Yu Laoshi watching TV on the sofa.

He walked over and called out: "Teacher."

"You're here, come and sit."

Yu Shuheng patted the spot beside her, signaling him to sit next to her.

Li Heng subconsciously glanced at small building No. 26 and then sat over, but kept a distance from the teacher.

Yu Shuheng smiled meaningfully, didn't expose his little schemes, and asked about the serious matter: "Will Old Mr. Ba come?"

Li Heng realized: "Teacher, you didn't leave because you were waiting for Sister Xiao Lin and the others?"

Yu Shuheng said: "In the current situation, we can only treat a dead horse as if it were alive."

Li Heng's eyebrows were tightly locked: "Is it very bad?"

Yu Shuheng said: "Suyun's mother is very angry and wants to take Suyun to the hospital for an abortion."

Then she asked: "When is your senior brother arriving?"

Li Heng said: "He's on his way back."

Yu Shuheng looked at her watch and said: "I'll wait another 20 minutes. If Old Mr. Ba still hasn't come, I'll have to leave; I can't really let Suyun abort the child."

Li Heng sighed, feeling anxious for Chief Editor Liao.

Things are often just this coincidental; speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Just as the two were discussing whether Old Mr. Ba would come, Mai Sui came over, running over; as soon as she appeared at the stairwell, she said: "Li Heng, Old Mr. Ba has arrived, and so has Sister Xiao Lin."

Hearing this, Yu Shuheng and Li Heng stood up instantly and hurried to the first floor.

Because the situation was urgent, Yu Shuheng didn't engage in much small talk and drove Old Mr. Ba and Sister Xiao Lin away directly, not even having the time to come in for a cup of tea.

Before leaving, Yu Laoshi said to him: "Don't get involved in this matter; just stay at home and read and write."

Li Heng said okay and watched them leave.

After the people were far away, Mai Sui asked: "Can the child be saved?"

Li Heng shook his head: "I don't know, we can only wait for news."

Mai Sui asked: "Why has Chief Editor Liao been in Aba for so long? It's been a week."

Li Heng thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Senior brother also has a child over there."

"Ah?" Mai Sui was completely stunned.

Entering the house, he asked: "Where is classmate Shihe?"

Mai Sui looked at his back: "She went back to small building No. 27, saying she wanted to make a phone call home."

Walking to the second floor, halfway there, he stopped abruptly and turned to look at her.

Their eyes met, and Mai Sui asked nervously: "What happened? Why do you have that expression?"

Li Heng asked: "What expression?"

Mai Sui said softly: "It's a bit scary."

Li Heng had wanted to tell her that Song Yu was coming over next Dragon Boat Festival, but was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it and would overthink. After weighing it, he chose to shut his mouth in the end.

Next year is a year of many events; perhaps Song Yu won't be able to come.

If Song Yu were delayed and couldn't come next year, then telling her now would just make Mai Sui anxious for nothing.

Reaching the second floor, he asked: "Did you read the latest chapter?"

"I did," she said.

Li Heng asked: "How does it feel?"

Mai Sui said: "Shihe said it was written very well and she was very moved."

Li Heng blinked: "I didn't ask her, I asked you."

Mai Sui smiled charmingly and didn't answer.

The two came to the sofa, and Li Heng changed his usual state of shouting about writing, instead very leisurely resting his head on her lap.

At first, Mai Sui was a bit uncomfortable, her eyes staring tightly at the unpulled curtains, and her ears pricked up quietly, fearing that Shihe would suddenly come up from the stairwell again.

Because of the last incident, she was now a step lower in front of Shihe and was teased every time they reached a critical point.

However, this state didn't last long; it started raining heavily outside, and Li Heng fell asleep.

Mai Sui lowered her head and gazed at him, her body slowly softening, and her heart melting along with it.

She was a woman, and she loved him very much; if there were no Song Yu, and if he didn't have other women, she would naturally want to marry him too.

Her right hand gently covered his face, and a moment later, Mai Sui thought again: if she could follow him like this for a lifetime, that would also be quite good. Compared to Chen Zijin, who was far away in Beijing, she was already very happy, so what else could she ask for?

Now she was only troubled by two problems: how to face Song Yu and her parents at home?

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PS: Posted first, edited later.

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