Forbidden Game: Ruthless CEO, Please Set Me Free

Chapter 708 - 718: Stalemate (13)

In that moment, she couldn’t wait to tell that man.However, when she looked up, seeing the back of Jiang Jinghao, she suddenly realized he wasn’t there today.

As if sensing her gaze, or perhaps due to his own anticipation, Jiang Jinghao couldn’t resist turning around, his eyes equally shining bright: "How is it?"

Qiao Mo nodded excitedly at him, eager to share with someone: "Do you want to listen too? It’s really beating."

Jiang Jinghao was slightly startled... then said: "Can I?"

Qiao Mo nodded to him, placing the device on his ears.

The room was very quiet, his gaze resting on Qiao Mo’s rounded belly, listening intently to the baby’s heartbeat.

He, like her, was also very pleased.

From childhood till now, it was also his first time hearing a baby’s heartbeat, filled with so many expectations and excitement, making one marvel at the greatness and wonder of life.

"Did you hear it?" Qiao Mo flashed him a gentle smile.

He looked at her, somewhat lost, his ears still filled with the baby’s strong heartbeat.

If not for that man back then... would they be happy today...

She still loved him, having a home that belonged to them, a baby that belonged to them.

Is he already a father at this moment?

"Jing Hao..." Qiao Mo softly called out.

Jiang Jinghao snapped out of it, his gaze a bit moist: "I heard it, it must be very healthy."

Qiao Mo smiled lightly at him, visibly in a good mood.

The director spoke again from the side: "It’s always like this for first-time mothers, inevitably excited. Later we’ll do a 4D ultrasound, and you can also see the baby’s appearance."

"Appearance?" Qiao Mo softly questioned back.

"Yes, right, you can see his outline, facial features... limbs, etc." The director smiled back at her.

Jiang Jinghao assisted Qiao Mo up from the bed, just as Qiao Mo was about to lower her head to put on her shoes.

He steadied her to sit: "I’ll do it."

Saying that, he half-squatted in front of her, picking up a pair of white flat shoes.

"No need, I can do it myself." Qiao Mo grabbed his hand in refusal.

His gaze followed her hand up a bit, finally meeting hers.

Qiao Mo persisted, flashing him a gentle smile: "I can do it."

With that, not giving him a chance to speak, she already stood barefoot on the floor, walked to one side, and put her shoes on.

If it was Jiang Jinghao accompanying her to the prenatal checkup out of their years of friendship, having him put on shoes for her was truly not something appropriate for their current status.

He remained silent, merely watching her tensely, worried she might fall.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

The director watched the scene unfold but said nothing more.

However, while the other doctors might not know, she understood better than anyone that the couple before them was not a pair, and Qiao Mo was precisely the protagonist of the recent scandal.

While she wasn’t privy to the specifics, she knew that early this morning, Fu Nancheng personally called the dean, ordering her to accompany the entire process without the slightest mistake.

Thus, she dared not slack off in the slightest, silently lamenting that some gossip simply cannot be ignored.

Soon, the two were taken into the ultrasound room, where the director warmly said: "Lie on the bed, then we’ll connect the equipment, and soon you’ll be able to see the baby’s image."

"Okay." Jiang Jinghao helped Qiao Mo lie on the bed.

The doctor applied something on her belly, then connected the equipment, gliding it over her stomach.