Chapter 1078: As Long As I Don't Get Pregnant

Liu Xin'ai and Professor Shen were discussing things very earnestly.

At first, the few of them were standing while they talked, but as they chatted, they simply found a place to sit down, started taking notes while they spoke, and somehow an entire morning passed just like that!

Seeing that they were about to enter a state of forgetting to eat and sleep, and with few people around suggesting they should eat, Qin Yiyan simply had lunch arranged in the banquet hall.

After the meal, the afternoon was almost the same scene as the morning, which simply left him amazed.

Qin Yiyan still had some work to handle at hand, so he simply returned to his room alone in the afternoon to process it, while Liu Xin'ai remained by her teacher's side the whole time.

It wasn't until evening that she pushed open the door to the room, her face full of exhaustion.

Qin Yiyan had already finished washing up and, as usual, was busy with his own affairs.

Hearing the sound, he glanced toward the doorway.

"Finally finished?"

A remark delivered with a half-smile.

"Mm."

Liu Xin'ai responded softly, set the materials in her hand aside, and, seemingly too tired to even speak, turned and went into the bathroom.

The sound of rushing water came, and the room seemed to grow a bit warmer.

Not long after, the bathroom door opened, and slightly heavy footsteps sounded in the room.

Liu Xin'ai got into bed with her materials, looking as calm as if she had no objections to the two of them living together; she casually found a comfortable position to lean against by the bedside and continued her research.

Qin Yiyan took a quick glance and saw that what she was holding seemed to be tomorrow's speech draft, along with some materials he couldn't understand.

Exhausted to this point, and still wanting to keep reading?

Qin Yiyan looked at her somewhat weary face, and a sudden sourness rose in his heart, as if he felt a pang of pity.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But when the words reached his lips, he thought for a moment and swallowed them back down.

What was there to advise about this kind of thing?

No matter who it is, as long as they are an adult, when it comes to work, who isn't tired?

It was her own choice to continue working during her rest time, so why should he say so much?

Thinking this, he withdrew his gaze.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional sound of paper turning.

After a long while—"Nervous?"

Qin Yiyan ultimately couldn't help but ask, though his eyes remained on the screen in front of him, as if it were just a casual question and he didn't care much about the matter.

Liu Xin'ai was also stunned for a moment, and only after confirming he was speaking to her did she nod.

"A little."

She answered truthfully and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

It had indeed been a long time since she had given a speech on stage, and she had a bit of stage fright.

But more than that, there was excitement.

The days that had passed during this period felt longer than half a lifetime.

It made her almost forget what it felt like to be wantonly immersed in research.

Since her teacher had given this opportunity to her, she naturally had to do it well!

Thinking this, Liu Xin'ai hurriedly focused her attention even more, carefully reading the speech draft.

Then, she suddenly thought of something.

"By the way."

She looked at Qin Yiyan, remembered what her teacher had said before she returned, and asked: "The seminar won't start until tomorrow evening. Before that, my teacher wants to take me to visit the research institute here. He asked me to ask you if you would like to come along?"

"Me?"

Qin Yiyan finally raised his head from his work and raised an eyebrow.

He naturally had no interest in a place like a research institute.

However... if it were with this woman beside him...

The image of Liu Xin'ai's eyes shining as she discussed things with her mentor today flashed vividly in his mind.

That kind of Liu Xin'ai—he wanted to see more of her...

"Sure."

Qin Yiyan agreed quickly.

He added another sentence: "After all, I am the biggest investor in this event; it wouldn't look good for my wife to always appear alone."

Hearing his form of address, Liu Xin'ai frowned slightly but didn't say anything, just silently lowered her head, intending to continue studying her speech draft.

But she didn't expect that the next second—a familiar scent suddenly closed in!

"Almost forgot to say, your performance today... was very good."

Qin Yiyan's voice sounded almost right against her ear, making the hair on Liu Xin'ai's body stand up instantly!

"Qin Yiyan!"

She recoiled sharply, her almond-shaped eyes looking at him with some wariness.

She was all too familiar with this kind of atmosphere.

And his gaze...

Liu Xin'ai met Qin Yiyan's eyes, and her mind couldn't help but recall the scenes of the two of them having that kind of encounter in the past.

Fearing he would use force, she hurriedly stopped him: "We are in a hotel right now! And I have a very important speech tomorrow. Everyone is very tired today, you... you..."

She stammered, attempting to reason with him about this kind of thing for the first time, though she felt unsure in her heart whether it would be of any use.

In the past, the two of them would always argue first, and only then, in the ensuing chaos, would those things that shouldn't have happened occur.

But these past two days, they have been getting along quite peacefully...

Qin Yiyan shouldn't use force on her again, right?

But what if it happens just like last time...

Thinking of that most recent time, when she had clearly been caught by someone by her weak point without any resistance, Liu Xin'ai felt even more anxious and uneasy.

The atmosphere was somewhat stiff.

Although Qin Yiyan did not use forceful means as Liu Xin'ai had feared, the expression on his face did not look happy at all.

His deep, dark eyes were also locked onto her without blinking, as if he were thinking about something.

After a long while—"Not at the hotel, not tomorrow because of the speech; do you mean that going back is fine?"

Qin Yiyan's lips suddenly curled, and his undisguised gaze swept over Liu Xin'ai thoughtfully.

"That is not what I meant."

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly retorted.

Qin Yiyan immediately replied: "Then what do you mean? You should at least give me a time when I can do something, right?"

He looked at the person before him with composure, a flash of mischief quickly crossing his eyes.

He hadn't actually intended to do anything; he just wanted to tease her.

He just hadn't expected there to be an unexpected harvest.

Liu Xin'ai was left speechless by his question.

She didn't want to do it at any time at all!

But even so, the two of them had long since...

The power to decide such things was not in her hands at all!

Qin Yiyan was doing this on purpose!

Liu Xin'ai did not want to answer his boring questions, so she simply stopped talking and continued to lower her head to look at her speech draft.

Qin Yiyan, however, was in a good mood; seeing that she had nothing to say, he continued to press his advantage: "If you don't say anything, I will take it as your tacit consent for after we go back."

Liu Xin'ai still did not speak, but her fingertips, which were turning the page, suddenly tightened and then instantly relaxed.

Forget it.

She had already promised to be a good "Mrs. Qin."

Being able to have such a short, peaceful time with Qin Yiyan was already rare for her.

As long as she doesn't get pregnant, it will be fine.

This was her final bottom line.