When leaving the office, Xu Yanwan looked extremely distracted. She was walking mindlessly as she held the stack of documents. All that was on her mind was Han Qing’s invitation for her to attend his wedding. Why? How did it happen so quickly? Didn’t I already promise to restore the reputation of the Xu family? Don’t I deserve more time? It hasn’t been too long since the two got together. Why did he propose so soon?
Xu Yanwan’s mind was all over the place. The thought of the hostile look that Yan gave her the other day made her unable to breathe. What’s going on? If they get married, what’s going to happen to me? What if I still love him?
Recently, Yan had been making all the single staff at the ramen shop jealous of her diamond ring. She had also been asked by the regular patrons at the ramen shop multiple times about the diamond ring on her finger. Every time Yan was asked to talk about it, she would let out a shy smile.
Meanwhile, some of her staff began to talk about her at the back of the shop.
“Have you guys noticed that Miss Yan’s become prettier ever since she has the diamond ring on her finger? People say love makes a woman prettier. I didn’t believe that before, but now I do after seeing it with my own eyes. Recently, Miss Yan’s been beaming!”
“Oh my goodness. That diamond is huge. I’m so jealous. Besides, Miss Yan’s boyfriend is gorgeous. I heard he’s the president of a group of companies. How can she be so fortunate?”
“Stop it. I’m jealous as well. Today’s just another day of being a bitter girl for me.”
“If you guys keep talking instead of working, I’m going to deduct your salary.” Yan heard the discussion as she opened the curtains and entered the kitchen. So, she purposely lowered her voice when she said that, hoping to scare them off. These people had been around helping Yan out for some time, so they knew that Yan was an easy-going person and would never deduct their salary. That was why they dared to talk about her in her presence.
“Miss Yan, a woman in love can’t afford to lose her temper. I don’t think you’re willing to deduct our salary, are you? We’re all extremely happy for you!”
“That’s right. Oh, Miss Yan, since you already have the engagement ring, I’m guessing the wedding’s coming soon. Am I right? When are you guys getting married? Can we get a day off to attend your wedding?”
Yan nodded, even though she and Han Qing had not talked about the wedding yet. “Of course. I’ll let you guys know once the date is set. We can have three days off for everyone and have everyone come to my wedding. How does that sound?”
“Ah, Miss Yan, you’re the best!”
“Thank you, Miss Yan!”
Cheers broke out from the group of people and they became motivated to work harder.
Han Muzi only found out about Yan’s engagement days later. Ever since the incident last time, Han Muzi was still feeling slightly bothered. Besides, Yan had not been contacting her. So, she decided to pay a visit to the ramen shop to find Yan. When Yan saw Han Muzi, she began to feel guilty.
Han Muzi squinted as she saw the diamond ring on Yan’s finger. “So, I guess you guys are doing it quietly now, aren’t you? I see that as your bestie, I don’t even deserve to be informed about the good news.”
Yan quickly walked up to Han Muzi and held her hand, trying to redeem herself. “No. It’s not what you think. I couldn’t find the chance to tell you before; I’ve simply forgotten about it.”
“Oh.” Han Muzi groaned unemotionally. “Is this what happens when you have a boyfriend? You no longer care about your bestie?”
“Muzi!” Yan quickly called out her name. “Stop messing with me. When you were still with Young Master Ye, you always neglected me.”
Han Muzi’s eyebrows tangled in an accusatory frown. “Are you doing this on purpose?”
Yan became worried as she no longer knew how to respond to Han Muzi’s comments. Seeing the distressed look on Yan’s face, Han Muzi let out a smile and decided to stop messing with her. “Alright. I’m just pulling your leg. What happened to you? What have you turned into? What did Qing do to you?”
Yan kept quiet, not responding to her questions. At this moment, Little Sprout began to chuckle and move her hands around in Han Muzi’s arms. Instantly, Yan turned to Little Sprout, who was a couple of months old now. Little Sprout stared at Yan with her black and bright eyes before starting to chuckle by herself again.
“Look at this girl.” Han Muzi helplessly shook her head. “I feel like Little Bean inherited all the intelligence; there’s not much left for Little Sprout.”
Yan then took Little Sprout over from Han Muzi—Little Sprout was calm the whole time, gently tapping her tiny white fists on Yan’s chest. This completely melted Yan’s heart. Why is she so adorable? I want a daughter too. But Little Bean’s pretty adorable as well. Perhaps I’d also like a son. Maybe I’ll be like Muzi, who has a son first, then a daughter. In that case, the older brother can take care of his little sister. That’s right. That sounds like a perfect plan!
Yan made the decision in her heart, completely forgetting the fact that it was not up to her to decide the gender of her future children. Seeing the motherly look on Yan with Little Sprout in her arms, Han Muzi could not stop herself from teasing her. “If you like Little Sprout that much, you should marry Qing quickly so you can give birth to one yourself.”
Yan coughed gently and responded, “We’ll see. Since I haven’t got one myself, I’ll just settle with Little Sprout.”
“It might be too late for you to do so if you don’t get married soon,” Han Muzi reminded with a smile on her face.
After all, Yan was already pregnant when the two went to the hospital for Yan’s check-up previously. Half a month had passed since then. The longer she waited to have the wedding, the bigger the possibility that she might not be able to fit in her wedding dress. Yan looked embarrassed and commented, “Stop it. We’ll see later. If I really can’t fit in the wedding dress, we’ll just not have a wedding.”
“I’m guessing you haven’t told him about the baby?”
Yan nodded.
“Why not?”
“S-Still waiting for the right time.”
“It’s been so long, yet you haven’t told him? When do you think is the right time?”
Yan was torn, as she would like to know the answer to that too. The original plan was to let Han Qing know about the baby on his birthday as a little surprise, but she did not know that he did not celebrate birthdays. Plus, there weren’t any important events in recent times, so she was flustered. Now that her initial plan failed, she became clueless.
“Oh well. You should’ve told him the day you got the pregnancy test results. Do you find it difficult to tell him now? Do you need me to do it for you?”
“N-No!” Yan stopped her. “That can’t be right. I’ll find an opportunity to speak to him about it.”
“You have to act fast. Have you guys set the wedding date?”
