When Qiao Lian and Shen Liangchuan got back to Xia Yehua’s apartment and entered the house, they saw Auntie Li sitting by the door . The moment the housekeeper saw the couple, she immediately said, “Sir, Madam, you’re finally home . Your mother, she- sigh!”
Qiao Lian paused for a moment and then asked anxiously, “What happened?”
Auntie Li spoke in a low voice, “She had very little to eat today . ”
On hearing this, Qiao Lian was taken aback and hurriedly asked, “Where’s Mom?”
“Upstairs . ”
Qiao Lian gave Shen Liangchuan a glance and said, “Let’s go see her . ”
Upon reaching the upper floor, the couple found Xia Yehua lying on the sofa at the balcony . She sat there under the sun with her eyes closed .
For unknown reasons, both of them could feel her solitude and loneliness as they looked at her resting figure .
When Song Yuanxi had been around, she had accompanied Xia Yehua, whether it was to chat or water the plants or to read . But now Song Yuanxi was not around…
Qiao Lian suddenly felt somewhat sad in her heart .
She bit her lip and took a step forward .
Hearing the movement, Xia Yehua turned around .
Her eyes lit up when she saw them . “You’re back!”
Qiao Lian nodded and suggested, “Mom, why don’t we ask Yuanxi to come home and stay?”
Immediately, Xia Yehua shook her head . “No, there’s no need to . ”
After saying that, she smiled . “I know what you’re thinking . But that child has done something wrong and she should be punished . It’s just a temporary separation, no big deal . It’s good that she doesn’t forget that you are one of our family members and also her sister-in-law . ”
Her words warmed Qiao Lian’s heart .
Xia Yehua… did consider her a part of the family .
That was why she didn’t want Qiao Lian to feel unimportant .
Qiao Lian and Shen Liangchuan chatted with her for a while before the couple retired to their bedroom .
Qiao Lian looked troubled . “I feel we should take Mom along with us the next time we eat out . ”
Shen Liangchuan’s expression clouded over . He looked at her with a softened expression and calmly agreed, “Okay . ”
“What else could make Mom happy?” Qiao Lian tilted her head and pondered .
Suddenly, Shen Liangchuan embraced her waist from behind and leaned on her .
Even through the thick pajamas, Qiao Lian could feel the warmth of his body . Her posture stiffened . “What are you doing? I’m being serious!”
Shen Liangchuan placed his cheek against her ear .
Then he looked at her delicate earlobe and her pale nape . The image of her seriously focusing on the game flashed across his mind .
He felt a deep throbbing growing inside him .
He replied, “I’m serious too . ”
When he spoke, his breath was hot against her ear and it was sending an electric current that spread throughout her body .
She coughed once and said, “Well, tell me . ”
“I think there’s only one thing that could make Mom happy . ”
“What?”
“A grandchild . ”
Qiao Lian’s posture stiffened . As quickly as he had managed to arouse her, those two words doused the internal fire in half the time .
She turned around immediately, extending her hands to push him away . However, he grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes with a burning gaze . “Qiao Lian, let’s have a child . ”
Have a child?
Qiao Lian laughed bitterly and hung her head . “We may have to wait another half a year . ”
“Why?” Shen Liangchuan was surprised to hear that .
Qiao Lian looked up . “Because the birth control pill you had me taking was too strong and the doctor said that I won’t be able to get pregnant for another half a year . ”
Shen Liangchuan’s pupils shrank upon hearing Qiao Lian’s words . “What did you say?”
The sort of birth control pill that he had given her was certainly not the sort that could affect her physical health .