novelraw Chapter 699 - 709: Stalemate (4)
Chapter 699 - 709: Stalemate (4)
She sat on the bathroom floor hugging her knees for a long time, constantly speaking to the child in her belly."Please don’t be angry with him, okay?"
"He actually... loves you very much."
...
Late at night, Fu Nancheng stood alone by the bedroom window, lighting up a cigarette, his eyes as cold and dark as the gloomy night.
After taking a shower, Qiao Mo stayed in the guest room and never came out.
Until close to ten o’clock, Fu Nancheng finally couldn’t resist wanting to see how she was doing.
He warmed a cup of milk and gently knocked on the guest room door.
The ’knock, knock’ sound was especially crisp in the quiet night.
Qiao Mo, who had already lain down, immediately sat up uneasily upon hearing the noise, wrapped the quilt around herself even tighter, and kept her gaze fixed on the entrance.
She knew that if he wanted to come in, the door wouldn’t stop him.
Fu Nancheng waited at the door for a while and knocked again, but the room remained silent and still.
"Xiao Mo, are you asleep?"
Qiao Mo bit her lip and didn’t make a sound.
He lowered his eyes, hiding the trace of disappointment in them, and said softly, "I brought you a glass of milk."
Qiao Mo’s nose felt a bit sour, but she still sat on the bed without moving.
A few minutes later, Fu Nancheng turned and left, without forcing anything.
Qiao Mo relaxed, lay back on the bed, stared at the ceiling silently, feeling very confused inside.
...
The next day.
Fu Nancheng woke up very early, around a quarter past six.
But when he came out of the bedroom, he found that the guest room door was already open, the bedding was neatly folded, and there was no trace of her.
He frowned tightly, even the hand buttoning his shirt paused slightly.
"Where is Xiao Mo?"
Nanny Wang was bringing up breakfast and replied immediately upon hearing, "Miss Qiao left not long ago."
His expression turned even colder, like overcast skies.
"Did she have breakfast?" he asked, turning back to the dining room.
"She had an egg."
"You can go now."
After Nanny Wang left, Fu Nancheng sat alone at the dining table looking at the sumptuous breakfast before him, but felt no appetite at all.
That evening, he went early to wait for Qiao Mo downstairs at her company.
But until six o’clock, waves of company employees left, yet he never caught sight of her, almost making him doubt if he had gone to the wrong company.
He had the driver get out of the car to inquire, but because Qiao Mo had only started recently, almost no one knew her situation.
After a while, at six-thirty, Fu Nancheng couldn’t help but call her.
At that moment, Qiao Mo was in the office, staring dazedly at the computer screen in front of her.
Actually, the work wasn’t too urgent; she was still new, and tasks had just been assigned, so she wasn’t busy.
But whenever she thought of last night, she couldn’t help feeling a tinge of disappointment rise in her heart.
She gently caressed her belly, speaking softly, "How about keeping mommy company working late at the office today? Are you missing daddy a little?"
The baby in her belly was very quiet, showing no response.
Qiao Mo got up to wash some fruit for herself, planning to eat something before continuing work.
Ah, life is probably like this.
When the heart feels empty, it’s hard to know what to fill it with, and work becomes the best remedy to pass the time.
"Miss Qiao, aren’t you leaving?" The secretary came over to greet her.
"Um, I’ll be busy for a little while longer, you can go ahead."
"Alright, if there’s anything else, feel free to call me."
"Goodbye." Qiao Mo returned with a smile.