Chapter 1924: Nationality is the Bottom Line, It Cannot Be Changed

Zirui walked to the doorway, the bodyguard pushed the door open to let him in, and as soon as he entered, the door behind him closed.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room was the person he thought of day and night.

Her belly was so large that even the loosest clothing could no longer conceal it; her bare face lacked its usual majesty, replaced by a glow of motherhood.

"When did you arrive?" Zirui smiled.

"That is a question I should be asking you, shouldn't I? Coming to L Country and not coming to see me, the Supreme Commander, but instead running off to someone else's house to eat first—are you not taking me seriously?"

"If I didn't take you seriously, I wouldn't have come here."

"I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?"

Qi Shishi was a person who rarely joked, and she had never been this playful before.

Now, she was like a little girl.

Zirui stared at her, not even blinking his eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You aren't planning to hold me accountable, are you?"

She was carrying Zirui's child, yet she hadn't told him first; instead, she waited until the whole world knew before he found out.

Even if he were to hold her accountable, it would be normal.

It was just that Zirui did not!

"You've worked hard. In the days to come, I won't let you struggle alone; I will stay by your side until... the child is born."

"Can't it be a lifetime?"

Qi Shishi asked; she hoped it would be a lifetime, even though she knew the hope was slim.

"Will you give up your country?"

Qi Shishi shook her head; that was impossible, never.

Zirui said: "Me too."

And so, this topic could not continue; neither of them could give up their own country, so what else was there to say? Continuing would only increase the sorrow in vain.

Zirui helped her massage her legs; her calves were already swollen, and this was only at six months—he feared they would swell even more in the coming months.

"You've worked hard."

"I am willing."

Qi Shishi said: "You came at a very bad time. Coming at this moment, people will soon guess our relationship."

Zirui: "Are you afraid?"

Qi Shishi: "Of course I'm not afraid, but you—if this matter gets out, I'm afraid you won't be able to rise any further in your current position. Is it worth it?"

Zirui: "It is worth it."

Whether he was promoted or not was not something he cared much about; if he had cared about such things, he would not have given up the position of Sheng Family Heir in the first place.

Shishi smiled, her smile somewhat bitter: "You can be indifferent to your future, so why can't you give up your nationality?"

"Heh! That is the bottom line."

Since it was the bottom line, Qi Shishi would not touch it; she changed the subject: "Will you come to see us once every year from now on, okay?"

"Okay."

Jiangzhou.

Sheng Family.

Shi Youxuan asked Sheng Hanyu: "Hey, are you asleep?"

"Asleep." The voice held a trace of displeasure.

"Hmph, you can still answer while asleep; who are you trying to fool?"

"If you have something to say, say it; if not, go to sleep. Picking a fight in the middle of the night—I think you're just looking for trouble."

"Do you think Zirui can't succeed on his own? Should we help him out?"

"No need." Sheng Hanyu also sat up; in truth, he wasn't asleep either, mainly because of Zirui.

He was nearly thirty, and the older siblings in the family were already married; even the youngest, Yueyue, was no cause for worry, but now they were worried about him.

Why couldn't he like someone else?

He just had to like someone with whom it was fundamentally impossible.

And this person was even pregnant.

Originally, they opposed it because of national enmity and family grudges; the two were not suited to be together.

And later, even if they agreed, there were even greater obstacles standing in their way, making it even less easy.

Zirui and Qi Shishi were not just anyone; they were both people with very strong minds of their own and didn't need anyone's help, so letting things take their natural course was best.

Sheng Hanyu said: "Let's go travel the world so you don't sit at home letting your imagination run wild."

"What about Yueyue? If I don't keep an eye on her, who knows how many sugar cubes she'll hide." What Shi Youxuan was most uneasy about was Yueyue, not because she worried about her being unsupervised, but because she feared her unrestrained sugar consumption.

"She hides them even when you're home; you can't control her, so stop trying."

Even if she didn't worry about Yueyue, there was still Li Xueer, whom Shi Youxuan couldn't stop worrying about.

Li Xueer was about to give birth; a mother-in-law going off to travel while her daughter-in-law was in labor?

It seemed a bit improper.

Sheng Hanyu was a bit impatient: "You weren't this fussy before, what's going on now? Things you could see through before, why are you unable to see through them now that you're old?"

"The daughter-in-law has Zichen; Zichen is her husband, let her husband handle it."

"If you keep managing things like this, it will never end. After managing the son, there will be grandchildren, and by the time the grandchildren are grown, we'll be too old to move, and we won't be able to go anywhere."

A person's thoughts change at every stage of life.

Having experienced the passing of his parents, Sheng Hanyu felt they should seize the present and live a little more freely and happily.

Shi Youxuan thought for a moment; her husband made sense, so she decided on it.

Go travel the world, stop worrying about others; the children are all grown up, they should worry about their own affairs themselves.

The next day.

The couple announced that they were going to travel the world.

This decision received unanimous approval from everyone.

Shi Youxuan entrusted Li Xueer to Jian Yixin.

When Li Xueer gives birth, she will do so at the Jian Family Hospital, and the postpartum care center is also run by the Jian Family; everything has been arranged clearly and thoroughly!

Upon learning that her parents were going traveling, Yueyue grinned from ear to ear: "That's great, you guys go have fun, don't worry about me, I will take care of myself."

"In your dreams! You still want to take care of yourself? Why don't you just fly to the sky?"

Yueyue was stunned: "Do you mean you want to take me with you? But I still have to go to school."

Shi Youxuan:...

"No, we are not taking you, you are overthinking it; what I meant was that even though we won't be home, you will still have someone to look after you."

They were going out to have fun, but the eldest sister Shi Ran would temporarily move back to specifically monitor her at home.

Yueyue made a bitter face, wanting to make one last struggle.

"There's no need for eldest sister to come back, with eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law watching me, I will be obedient."

What kind of scheme she was plotting, her mother Shi Youxuan knew clearly.

Not to mention that Li Xueer was eight months pregnant now, even if she weren't pregnant, she wouldn't be able to serve as a supervisor; she would be more likely to play along with her.

Although Yuanyuan wouldn't play along with Yueyue like Li Xueer would, she also couldn't serve as a supervisor; once Yueyue teamed up with Qiqi and Wenwen, Yuanyuan would have absolutely no way to deal with them.

The only person who could make her feel afraid was Shi Ran.

After arranging everything at home, Shi Youxuan and her husband prepared to set off.

The first stop was to go see the Small Fishing Village.

Before departing, she called her second son over alone and told him: "Your father and I are going to the Small Fishing Village, do you want to go back and take a look?"

Summer vacation was coming up soon, school would be out, and Litian had the time to go out.

He hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I won't go; it wouldn't be right for you and Dad to take us along when you go out to have fun."