Campus Ace Girl

Lu Heng lowered his eyes, and in that instant, the fan-shaped lashes cast a beautiful shadow under the light, giving off a sense of fragility. He looked toward the edge of the bed and then reached out his slightly pale hand to pick up that book...

He lifted his eyes again and looked at her, "This is for you."

Jiang Chaoge walked over, took the book, smoothed the cover, and said a low thank you.

Lu Heng looked at her, his gaze unintentionally swept over her flat belly, and after a long pause, he said hoarsely: "Isn’t there anything you want to say to me?"

"No." Jiang Chaoge took a step back, "If it weren’t for being in the hospital, we could have a drink together to celebrate that we’re both free now."

Lu Heng suddenly laughed, and after he finished laughing, his gaze fell onto her face, softly saying: "I won’t drink with you anymore in the future."

Jiang Chaoge froze.

In that moment, she even thought he knew something, but then Lu Heng spoke again: "Alcohol isn’t a good thing."

She felt relieved, relaxed, and slung her bag over her shoulder, "Yes, it’s not a good thing. By the way, is Anxi here? I’m going to say a few words to her, heard she’s going back to Jiang City soon."

Lu Heng didn’t say a word.

Jiang Chaoge glanced at him again and walked out.

They were never a couple, and even if some things happened and were known, there was no way to say them out loud.

Because saying them would only add to the awkwardness.

Jiang Chaoge left and went straight to Bo Xichen’s office, where Gu Anxi happened to be, leaning on the sofa playing a game. Jiang Chaoge knocked and entered. Seeing her, Gu Anxi said softly: "Wait for me to finish this game."

Jiang Chaoge, however, snatched the phone from her hand, "Senior Brother Bo is indulging you too much; you’re pregnant, yet you still play on your phone."

She had a rather bitter sentence in her heart that she didn’t speak out: every day, being spoiled into a child.

Gu Anxi looked speechless, grabbed the phone back from her hand, "You made me lose."

Jiang Chaoge chuckled: "I’m leaving soon, isn’t it worth more than a game to you?"

Gu Anxi shrugged: "Going abroad?"

"Why does everyone think I’m going abroad when I say I’m leaving?" Jiang Chaoge chuckled: "Just going to the outskirts, a bit far, might not be easy to meet again."

"That’s great, I didn’t want to see you either." Gu Anxi snorted, not very friendly.

Jiang Chaoge just smiled, a little helplessly: "Look at your mouth, always so unforgiving... I originally came to thank you."

Gu Anxi pretended to take a sip of water: "Thank me for what?"

Jiang Chaoge said seriously, "Thank you for speaking nicely for me in front of Lin Hua, otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten away so easily."

Even if she wasn’t aware, she would’ve definitely been caught.

Gu Anxi laughed, "I didn’t mean to help you, I just thought you’re at least a PhD, not particularly bad, and it’s better for you to work outside than be stuck inside."

Jiang Chaoge’s face immediately grew long, "Gu Anxi, is it that hard to say something nice? Do you have to make me angry, how many times have you made me angry, from Senior Brother Bo to Jack, then to King Jingyao, and Chen Ming, you’ve ruined so many of my good things?"

Gu Anxi blinked and looked at her, suddenly saying, "About you and Lu Heng, I seem never to have interfered, right? This didn’t work out, you can’t blame me."

Jiang Chaoge’s face instantly flushed, her inner secret exposed, she blushed with anger: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Gu Anxi walked over with a smile, lightly tapping her shoulder with the phone, "You know yourself."

Jiang Chaoge was really embarrassed at the moment, just as Bo Xichen came over, she immediately pretended to be angry: "Senior Brother Bo, manage your Gu Anxi well."

After speaking, she ran away.

Bo Xichen looked rather puzzled, then asked his wife: "What did you say to make her so angry?"

Gu Anxi curled her lips: "She ruined one of my games."

After saying that, she ran over to play again, but of course, was pulled away by Professor Bo with one hand: "Take a break."

After he said that, he sat down next to her, and she naturally leaned over, clamoring for a massage from him.

Bo Xichen was busy, absentmindedly saying: "Mr. Wang called and asked us to go for dinner, he said he’s leaving tomorrow, the old lady wants to see us tonight no matter what, and your sister Lin Hua also misses you a lot."

Gu Anxi responded with an "Oh" and leaned against him, lazily saying: "Then let’s go after work."

Bo Xichen suddenly spoke: "Once Jiang City stabilizes, next year you and mom will stay in Beicheng, I’ll come back once every half month."

Gu Anxi sat up, looking at him.

Bo Xichen grasped her hand, whispered: "Jiang City is really not as convenient as Beicheng, be good."

Her eyes were a bit warm, and after a long while, she bit her lip and agreed.

Bo Xichen reached out and rubbed her little face, "Good girl."

She didn’t want to be obedient; she just wanted to be with him. But she knew her health wasn’t good, and staying in Jiangcheng would truly worry him. In Beicheng, she would receive better care. On the other hand, he’d probably also noticed that Bo mama wasn’t adapted to Jiangcheng’s winter and thus thought of bringing them back together.

Gu Anxi thought about this and then leaned against him gently, like a little cat.

Later, she took an afternoon nap, and when she awoke, it was almost time to get off work. Bo Xichen returned and put on her coat for her, then took his own coat as they headed out together.

As they reached the door, Director Hao came over and said a bunch of things, while Bo Xichen instructed a few words in return. Naturally, Lu Heng was a priority...

"Don’t worry, Dr. Lu has me." Director Hao said with a smile, then sighed, "I really didn’t expect Dr. Lu to have such spirit, quite different from his father."

Although it might have been stimulated by a group of kids, this time it was considered a good deed.

Once they finished talking, Bo Xichen took Gu Anxi to the parking lot, where she got in the car and took off her coat, yawning, "Little Uncle, are we going to Grandma’s now?"

He started the car and murmured, "Yes, we might stay there overnight and head straight to the airport in the morning."

The car slowly exited the underground parking lot. Outside, there was still some snow beside the street, and by 5:30 PM, it had already begun to darken, making the view outside even more chilly. Gu Anxi leaned against the glass, breathed onto it, and wiped it clear, looking outside as she mumbled, "I wonder if it will snow tomorrow. Little Uncle, if it does, we can stay and play in Beicheng for another day."

"You’ll be playing, while I’ll be busy working." Bo Xichen chuckled as he drove.

Gu Anxi stuck out her tongue and said a string of silly things.

Suddenly, she saw two children playing with sparklers on the street and remembered last year at Si Garden during New Year’s Eve when Little Uncle bought lots and lots for her. She set them off in the garden and stuck couplets all over the place. She received many, many red envelopes—there were Bo papa and Bo mama’s, Bo Jin auntie’s, and Bo Qing and Second Uncle’s...

She blinked her eyes, which had become a bit blurry, and after a long pause, hoarsely spoke, "Little Uncle."

He murmured softly, "What’s the matter?"

Gu Anxi shifted her body slightly to look at the back of his head and quietly said, "When we have time, let’s visit Second Uncle, and also, once we return to Jiangcheng, take a walk through Qingcheng to visit Old He. The New Year is coming soon."

Bo Xichen’s heart softened and ached. The little one was probably feeling sentimental... He shook his head.

Anxi is always decisive when making choices, but afterward, she... doesn’t regret, but she does blame herself and feel that she didn’t do well enough, she feels she failed that person. Although she never says it, he can feel it.

Especially with Old He.

After all, to her, that man was like a father figure.

Bo Xichen sighed softly, wanting to stroke her head, but she wasn’t sitting next to him.

Currently, these worries are sweet yet tinged with a little sourness...

He knows that their feelings have already become much like familial affection, but... he also knows how much of his love he will probably never give to anyone else.

He is naturally busy and is not easily moved.

Once is enough.

And coincidentally, she is so good.

Little Uncle Bo drove to buy gifts for the Wang family, especially for Lin Hua, as pregnant women need to be happy.

Of course, he also bought an adorable plush toy for his little one at home. Though it wasn’t so expensive, she was sure to like it very much.

He threw her little toy to her once they got into the car; Gu Anxi suddenly shouted, "How did you know I’ve been wanting this lately?"

Bo Xichen smiled, "I wasn’t home on Qixi, so this is to make up for it."

Gu Anxi clearly cherished it deeply, yet stubbornly said, "This is all you give me?"

"If you like jewelry, you can pick some when we return to Si Garden tonight?" he raised his brow.

Gu Anxi shouted, "Spare me, please."

She already had plenty... and she usually didn’t use them; these cute little things make her happier. She kissed the little bear and held it in her arms.

Bo Xichen turned to watch her so happy and so fond, thus feeling good himself: "To become a little mom, you’re different now. I remember you previously preferred guns or antiques or figurines."

Gu Anxi hugged the little bear and kissed it while speaking, "I need to set a good example for the baby, or if I were to run wild all day, I’d likely wear myself out."

Bo Xichen smiled, "Thinking of having a baby girl?"

"Mm, hopefully, like in the books, one birth brings seven treasures, eight treasures, ten deliveries, or something like that."

Little Uncle Bo smirked, then laughed lightly, "Twins are possible."

Gu Anxi widened her eyes. He laughed again, "The Bo family has the gene for twins..."

Her mouth opened wide in amusement, then her gaze dropped to her flat abdomen, "But, but you didn’t mention this before."

Bo Xichen chuckled once.

In fact, last time when they heard the fetal heartbeat, Dr. Lin mentioned it; he just didn’t tell her, afraid she’d get anxious...

She’s so slender, it’s hard to imagine her carrying two babies.