Chapter 216: Sheng Yu Did Not Return All Night

Ning Huaiqing finished speaking, her sobbing, trembling voice echoing through the phone, yet Sheng Yu did not even frown.

"Situ should have conveyed my meaning very clearly that day."

His voice was cold, devoid of even a shred of warmth.

"But Yu Ge..."

"If you're sick, find a doctor; looking for me will only get you scolded." With that, Sheng Yu prepared to hang up the phone without a hint of mercy.

However, Ning Huaiqing said urgently, "I have already brought Youyou back to Kyoto; we just got off the plane."

She was extremely anxious about the child being sick, but she had unexpectedly received a call from that stranger, telling her to bring Youyou back to Jingdu City to find Sheng Yu, or he would immediately expose Youyou's existence.

She could not gamble with the child and Sheng Yu.

Moreover, the child's illness had never been diagnosed, and she was very worried; Sheng Yu's hospital had an internationally renowned medical team and the most advanced medical conditions.

Perhaps there was a glimmer of hope upon returning to the country.

That was why she called Sheng Yu as soon as she got off the plane.

In the evening, Zhu Yuan received a WeChat message from Sheng Yu, telling her to remember to eat well, and that if she lost any more weight, he would feed her personally every day; shortly after, someone delivered a delicious dinner to her, all dishes she liked.

The sweet and sour fish she used to love, she found a bit fishy today, and the taste was off.

Combining this with all the previous anomalies, Zhu Yuan became increasingly certain that she might truly be pregnant, feeling an indescribable tension and anticipation in her heart.

After rehearsals ended that night, she packed her things and went to the back door, but only saw Enzo, not Sheng Yu.

She figured Sheng Yu must be too busy lately.

Yesterday, he said he had an important meeting and couldn't accompany her to pick up her brother from prison; it was only during her break from rehearsal today that she saw the news that the meeting held by the Sheng Group yesterday was to dismiss Sheng Hongyao from his position as president.

One could imagine how perilous yesterday's meeting had been.

The Chairman is the head of a financial group; toppling him is by no means an easy task.

And Sheng Yu must have spent years making deployments in places she couldn't see to finally bring Sheng Hongyao down.

Now, the entire business circle no longer called Sheng Yu "President Sheng," but "Chairman Sheng."

With the rise in power and status, he was naturally busier than before.

Zhu Yuan didn't think much of it; she wasn't the clingy type, and while Sheng Yu had to be busy, she had to be busy too, though she would carve out time to rest during her busy schedule, whereas Sheng Yu might not have the time to rest at all.

Sure enough, after she got into the car, Enzo said to her, "Young Master Yu is working overtime tonight."

Zhu Yuan nodded, and after getting into the car, she leaned against the back of the seat and fell asleep before long.

The car stopped in the open space in front of the small building at the Hot Spring Villa. Enzo looked back at Zhu Yuan, who was still asleep, thought for a moment, and decided to wake her up, "Miss Zhu, if you're sleepy, go back inside to sleep; it's uncomfortable in the car."

Zhu Yuan got out of the car and entered the house.

She didn't know what was wrong, but looking at the empty house, she suddenly missed Sheng Yu very much.

Thinking of this, she put it into action and called Sheng Yu.

The phone rang several times before it was answered.

"Yuanyuan." The man's breathing was slightly ragged.

But just then, Feiyuan ran toward Zhu Yuan, and she squatted down to scoop it into her arms, not hearing the slight change in his voice, only softly urging him, "If you're tired, come back and rest early; don't work too hard."

"Okay."

Zhu Yuan carried Feiyuan upstairs. Holding the phone in one hand, she looked down at her flat abdomen; tomorrow she would go to the hospital to confirm it, and if she really was pregnant, she couldn't imagine how happy Sheng Yu would be.

Hearing her soft laughter on the other end of the line, Sheng Yu's mood seemed to be infected, and his eyes and brows were tinged with a hint of a smile, "What are you thinking about that makes you so happy?"

"I won't tell you."

Listening to her slightly playful voice, the smile in Sheng Yu's eyes deepened, "Keeping secrets from me now?"

Zhu Yuan just laughed.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of a lighter on the other end of the phone. She was slightly stunned and said casually, "You've been smoking again lately."

Sheng Yu gave a hum, "Be good, get some rest early. I might... be back very late tonight."

Zhu Yuan pushed open the door to the master bedroom and gave a light hum, "Then I'll just sleep with Feiyuan tonight."

"You dare!"

Listen to that, Chairman Sheng was jealous.

Zhu Yuan pursed her lips and giggled, "Alright, I won't disturb your overtime, I'm hanging up."

"Yuanyuan." Sheng Yu called out to her, not letting her hang up.

"Hmm?"

Sheng Yu leaned against the window sill in the hallway, took a deep drag of his cigarette, his voice low and hoarse, "I miss you."

They had clearly just parted at noon, and were in the same city.

Zhu Yuan's heart felt like it had been filled with honey, the corners of her mouth curling upward, "Then I'll reluctantly miss you too, I guess."

After hanging up the phone and washing up, Zhu Yuan lay on the bed. Feiyuan was clawing at the side of the bed, trying to climb up. She turned on her side, gently stroking Feiyuan's head with her palm, and said tenderly, "I'll hold you to sleep; he'll get jealous."

She turned over, wrapped herself in the quilt, and fell asleep before long.

But when she woke up the next day, she didn't see Sheng Yu; the other side of the bed was neat and tidy, and the pillow had no indentations at all.

Zhu Yuan's hazy, sleepy eyes suddenly became much clearer.

She sat up and looked around; Sheng Yu hadn't returned last night.

Could it be that he was so busy working overtime that he slept at the company?

She picked up the phone on the nightstand; there were no unread messages.

Even if he didn't come back, how could there not even be a message?

However, she didn't take it too much to heart, and after eating breakfast, she set off for the theater.

In three days, they would be going on tour to the neighboring city, so the rehearsals these few days were quite intensive, and she wouldn't have a break until lunch.

Zhu Yuan saw Ji Xiang holding a bag, looking as if she were about to head out, "Are you going out?"

"My throat hurts, I'm going to the pharmacy to get some Medicine." Ji Xiang pointed to her own neck.

Going to the pharmacy?

Zhu Yuan thought that she probably wouldn't have time to go to the hospital to confirm whether she was pregnant in the next few days, so she might as well think of other methods.

She pulled Ji Xiang into a corner and whispered, "Help me buy something."

"Sure." Ji Xiang nodded, though she wondered what it was that Xiao Fengzheng had to be so secretive about.

When she heard what it was that Zhu Yuan wanted, Ji Xiang stared at her in astonishment, her expression a mix of shock and joy, "Xiao Fengzheng..."

"Shh." Zhu Yuan made a gesture for her to be quiet, "I don't even know if it's true yet. You help me go buy it and bring it back; remember, absolutely do not let anyone know, especially Enzo."

Before it was confirmed, she did not want word to leak out.

Ji Xiang hurriedly promised that she would be cautious and keep her lips sealed.

Not long after, Ji Xiang returned; she walked to Zhu Yuan's side and secretly stuffed something into her pocket.

However, Zhu Yuan did not intend to use it in the theater.

After rehearsal ended that night and she returned to the Hot Spring Villa, Zhu Yuan went into the master bedroom bathroom before opening the pregnancy test she had asked Ji Xiang to buy.

Five minutes later.

On the white panel of the pregnancy test, two red horizontal bars were clearly displayed.

Zhu Yuan covered her wildly beating heart and looked repeatedly at the instruction manual; she was really pregnant!