Chapter 212: Betting My Feelings on You

It was already noon the next day when Zhu Yuan woke up.

She opened her eyes, and the sunlight shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains, feeling warm.

Sheng Yu had already gone to the company.

On the bedside table sat a bouquet of vibrant roses and a card.

——Good morning, my little crybaby.

Zhu Yuan looked at the vigorous and powerful handwriting on the card and pressed it against her chest.

Her chest felt as if it had been filled with honey.

She looked at the ceiling and laughed out loud.

Sheng Yu, I hope you won't let me down.

I am willing to take another gamble, to bet my feelings on you.

She remembered Sheng Yu gently whispering in her ear last night about having a child of their own.

A child.

Zhu Yuan's hand rested gently on her lower abdomen.

She knew that deep down, Sheng Yu longed for a home.

To have a child of their own... just thinking about it was a thing that made one feel happy.

Overnight, the relationship between Zhu Yuan and Sheng Yu had returned to how it was before.

Yuan Fengye and Qi Jing breathed a sigh of relief, especially Yuan Fengye.

Because he had let something slip after drinking and told Song Ci about what happened between Sheng Yu and Ning Huaiqing back then.

Of course, it was Song Ci who had been unethical and taken advantage of him being drunk.

Although he hadn't volunteered the information, it had still leaked from his own mouth.

Since Song Ci was Zhu Yuan's good sister, Zhu Yuan had likely found out as well.

He was truly afraid that Zhu Yuan would make a scene with Sheng Yu because of this.

Seeing them reconciled as before, the burden in his heart vanished instantly.

But thinking about it, it had already been three years; if Zhu Yuan kept dwelling on that matter, it would be too pointless.

Who doesn't have a past?

Wasn't it just sleeping with Ning Huaiqing?

Not to mention that it happened while Sheng Yu was having an episode and Ning Huaiqing had broken into his room by mistake; even in a sober state, what was wrong with adult men and women sleeping together?

As long as Yu Ge kept the matter of the child hidden, then there would be no issues at all.

After all, the existence of that child was not Sheng Yu's fault; it was Ning Huaiqing who was unethical.

An illegitimate child abandoned abroad would not affect their relationship.

It was just that Yuan Fengye became more vigilant in his heart.

After that, he basically maintained his final bit of sobriety whenever he drank, not giving Song Ci any opportunity, fearing she would dig up some other secret.

If Zhu Yuan knew that a child existed between Yu Ge and Ning Huaiqing, judging by the way he knew Zhu Yuan did things, she definitely wouldn't continue on with Yu Ge.

So this matter had to be kept completely hidden.

A few days later, early in the morning, Zhu Yuan woke up in Sheng Yu's arms.

Sheng Yu opened his eyes the moment her body moved.

"Awake?"

The stubble on his chin lightly brushed against her shoulder.

It was tingly and itchy; Zhu Yuan couldn't escape and shrank into his arms, "Stop teasing me."

Sheng Yu rolled over and pinned her beneath him, his gaze fixed on her face, just woken from sleep.

Her skin, delicate enough to be broken by a blow, was flushed with a rosy hue, and her exquisite features were so beautiful they made it impossible to look away.

His Yuanyuan, how could she be so beautiful.

Sheng Yu lowered his head and kissed her, "I have an important meeting this afternoon and can't accompany you to pick up Zhu Jingyao from prison."

"It's fine, you go do your work." Zhu Yuan hooked her arms around his neck.

Before falling asleep last night, she had been thinking about what excuse to find to keep him from appearing in front of her brother for the time being; since he didn't have the time, that was simply perfect.

After all, the last time she visited the prison, her brother had expressed his dissatisfaction with her accepting Sheng Yu's marriage proposal.

So it was better for Sheng Yu not to show his face today.

And she hadn't expected that while it was true Sheng Yu had an important meeting, it was also true that he didn't want to go pick up Zhu Jingyao.

No one is willing to voluntarily approach their romantic rival.

Although that so-called romantic rival only occupied the position of family in Zhu Yuan's heart and posed no threat to him.

Zhu Yuan smiled and said, "I'll just go with Grandpa."

To coax her into being happy, Sheng Yu had sent a private jet two days ago to bring Grandpa to Jingdu City to stay for a few days.

They had been staying at the Hot Spring Villa for the past two days.

They planned to return to Yucheng after picking up Zhu Jingyao from prison today.

In the afternoon, Enzo drove Zhu Yuan and Zhu Qi to the Jingjiao Prison.

After getting out of the car and standing outside the tall iron gate, Zhu Qi gripped Zhu Yuan's hand tightly.

Zhu Yuan held his hand back, "Grandpa, relax, Brother will be out soon."

Zhu Qi couldn't say a word; he only raised his other hand to pat the back of Zhu Yuan's hand, his pair of slightly cloudy eyes fixed intently on the inside of the iron gate.

Before long, a handsome figure wearing a khaki trench coat walked out from inside.

Zhu Jingyao was carrying a black handbag and slowly raised his eyes.

Upon seeing Zhu Qi and Zhu Yuan, his pace involuntarily quickened.

The iron door opened.

Zhu Jingyao dropped the bag in his hand, knelt before Zhu Qi, and said heavily, "Grandfather, your grandson is unfilial."

He could do nothing in prison, and he couldn't even help at all when his grandfather fell ill and was hospitalized.

"Good child, good child." Zhu Qi hunched his back, his hands trembling as he pressed down on Zhu Jingyao's arms to help him up, "It is not your fault, get up quickly."

Zhu Yuan walked forward with red eyes to help Zhu Jingyao up, choking with sobs, "Brother, get up quickly."

Zhu Jingyao stood up and glanced at Zhu Yuan beside him.

As she also raised her eyes to look at him, he turned, opened his arms, and pulled her tightly into his embrace.

"Yuanyuan."

Everything happened too fast.

It happened so fast that Enzo did not react before Zhu Jingyao had already hugged Zhu Yuan.

His eyes widened!

This Zhu Jingyao actually dared to hug Miss Zhu!

Yet, hatefully, he had no reason to stop them; after all, they were siblings, and even if there was no blood relation, Miss Zhu had at least always treated Zhu Jingyao as a brother.

Zhu Yuan was slightly stunned, then raised her hands to hug Zhu Jingyao back and patted him, "Brother."

Zhu Qi held Zhu Jingyao's hand with one hand and Zhu Yuan's hand with the other, his eyes moist, "Let's go home."

The plane did not land in Yucheng until the evening.

"Get a good night's sleep tonight, and go see your parents tomorrow." Zhu Qi patted Zhu Jingyao on the shoulder.

"I know, Grandfather, you should also rest early."

After Zhu Jingyao helped him back to his room, he turned and went to the living room.

Zhu Yuan came out of the kitchen with a glass of water and happened to run into him.

"Brother, drink some water."

She walked over and handed the glass to Zhu Jingyao.

Zhu Jingyao looked at her for a few moments before reaching out to take the glass, his voice clear and deep: "Why have you lost weight?"

"Ah... I haven't lost weight." Zhu Yuan said, yawning.

"Sleepy?"

Zhu Yuan nodded.

Zhu Jingyao glanced at the clock on the wall; it wasn't even nine o'clock yet, and she was already sleepy.

"Is the pressure from rehearsals high lately?" Zhu Jingyao took a sip of water, his gaze remaining on Zhu Yuan's face.

"It's alright." Zhu Yuan said, yawning again.

A gentle smile appeared in the depths of Zhu Jingyao's eyes, "If you're sleepy, go to sleep."

Zhu Yuan still had something to discuss with him and did not want to sleep so early.

She pulled on Zhu Jingyao's arm as she used to, pressed him down onto the sofa, then sat beside him and clenched her hands into fists to massage Zhu Jingyao's legs.

"Brother, are you tired?"

Zhu Jingyao's throat bobbed, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Zhu Yuan gave a sheepish smile, "Truly, nothing can be hidden from my wise, martial, and brilliant brother."

However, just as she began to speak, Zhu Jingyao said heartlessly, "If you are going to talk about being with Sheng Yu, I do not agree."