novelBought This to Put It at Home and Motivate Myself to Give Birth to a Girl
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"To me, since Song Yu is so money-minded and values her current status so much, even if she knew the truth, she would help Qi Chengzhi keep it a secret as she is afraid of losing what she has now. She's used to being the young madam of the Qi family—why would she divorce Qi Chengzhi just like that and go back to living poorly?" Mu Sisi sneered as she pursed her lips."On top of that, she will be the future madam of the Qi family and own all the money and power there is to own. What is the Song family's bankruptcy compared to that? With Song Yu's level of tolerance and mind, she knows which one to pick. That's why I thought it would be better to tell Song Yu's parents about it instead of talking to her. Her father spent half of his life running that company, he would feel differently compared to Song Yu."
"Song Yu used to be a precious daughter of her family. Why would she care about company matters? I'm afraid she doesn't have feelings towards it at all. If she was angry, she would be angry at Qi Chengzhi for robbing her of seven years' worth of being a rich, precious daughter. However, in the Qi family, she is living better than she ever had, and she's more respected than before. Obviously, she'll stop being bothered. Why would she give up being the young madam of the Qi family and go back to working hard for others or getting looked down at?"
Yu Keyao nodded in agreement."I've known it since day one. Song Yu would do anything to protect her position—to the point where she would pretend to be in love with Qi Chengzhi. It's all a facade."
Mu Sisi took a sip of the wine and sighed."I'm afraid that Song Yu's parents might be the same. Now that Song Yu has married into the Qi family, they're enjoying their lives as well. Even more than before. If they wanted a company, Qi Chengzhi could give them however many they wanted. I'm afraid that even if they knew about it, they wouldn't care."
"No they won't, " Yu Keyao said with confidence."Their feelings about it are different from Song Yu. My uncle spent half his life building the company—it was as good as his own child. If he found out that the company was ruined by his own son-in-law, and on top of that, he married his daughter off to his enemy, he would never be able to take it. Moreover, with my aunt's vengeful character, she would never forgive Qi Chengzhi if she knew the truth. She could force Song Yu to divorce him too."
Mu Sisi's eyes lit up as she grabbed Yu Keyao's hand."Really?"
"Sisi, do you want to tell Song Yu's parents?" Yu Keyao felt contradicted as she looked at Mu Sisi.
Although her current target was Mu Huaisheng, she could not stand seeing Song Yu being happy. If she could break up Song Yu and Qi Chengzhi, she would be happy as well. However, she knew that Mu Sisi had a thing for Qi Chengzhi. If Qi Chengzhi really broke up with Song Yu and Mu Sisi got an opportunity and succeeded, she could not stand that idea.
Truth be told, she liked Qi Chengzhi more than she did Mu Huaisheng. His class and temperament left quite an impression on her so she could not forget it. Qi Chengzhi was like the moon she could see but never be able to reach in her life.
She could not stand Qi Chengzhi being happy with Song Yu, but she would not let Mu Sisi have her way as well.
Mu Sisi pursed her lips miserably and said, "I know, even if her parents force them to get divorced, Qi Chengzhi could never accept me. He wanted to sue me till I land in prison. I no longer have feelings for him. I've given up. However, I can't stand seeing them together and being all sweet and happy while I'm suffering here. They don't even care. Since he doesn't care about all those years we spent together and went ahead with suing me, why shouldn't I take my revenge? I will never beg him to be with me again or ask him to take a look at me. I will never be that petty and low again. I know now, the more I act petty and low, the less he takes me seriously. I want him to regret not caring about me, and chucking me aside as if I'm a piece of trash—he doesn't even care to look at me at all. I only want to break him and Song Yu up now. I can't stand them being together. As long as they suffer, I'll be happy."
Yu Keyao's gaze changed. She held back her own emotions and held Mu Sisi's hand while comforting her.
"Keyao, can you help me? I don't know where Song Yu's parents live. Can you bring me there so I can tell this to them, " Mu Sisi pleaded while clenching onto Yu Keyao's hand.
Yu Keyao patted her hand lightly, sighed and said, "Rather than having you reveal it, I'll do it. If you appeared out of the blue, they might not believe you."
"Would this cause you trouble? If her parents told Song Yu and Qi Chengzhi about this, what would happen to you? If Qi Chengzhi causes you trouble..." Mu Sisi looked at Yu Keyao in doubt.
Yu Keyao was trying to impress Mu Sisi—she did not want to only be "friends". She wanted Mu Sisi to truly accept and appreciate her in order to have her help and support when she married Mu Huaisheng one day.
"Even if he wanted to cause me trouble, what could he do? Our family is already in such a bad shape, it could not get any worse. On top of that, I'm employed at MU. so Qi Chengzhi can't threaten your brother to fire me. Moreover, he was the one who caused the Song family to go bankrupt. That's a fact. I did not accuse him on purpose. If he takes his revenge on me because I told the truth, what would my aunt and uncle think? Wouldn't it be harder for them to forgive him? I'm anticipating all of this, and I'm sure he will too. He will not cause me so much trouble." Yu Keyao pulled her hand back and clenched onto the glass. She watched the red liquid in the glass move.
"On top of that, I want to help you too. Our current relationship aside, you're the one who gave me this job when I was in trouble. Of course, I will help you now when I can."
Mu Sisi looked at Yu Keyao and felt touched."Keyao, you're so nice. Since you're family to me, I won't be calculative with you. You're my sister-in-law from now on, really. I'll never let my brother do anything to betray you. I will not acknowledge anyone else as my sister-in-law other than you."
Yu Keyao blushed, smiled shyly, and she nodded her head ever so slightly.
Mu Sisi raised her glass, hiding her sinister smile as she drank from it.
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Song Yu woke up early the next day. She was excited for the routine pregnancy scan and could not fall asleep last night. As there was nothing urgent today, she could finally go to the hospital for her scan without problems.
Song Yu lifted her head from Qi Chengzhi's arms and found him still asleep. His hand was already on her waist out of habit. Even if she woke up with her back facing him, she would still be in his embrace.
He was half-naked. His chest popped out of the blanket, and he seemed exceptionally calm when he was asleep. His long, fan-like lashes were spread out, and the sun was shining on them. There were fan-like shadows on his eyelids.
Song Yu realized that there were no words to describe her love for him. Her heart started racing even though she was just quietly watching him sleep.
She looked down at his hand on her waist—his palm was clean and dry, his nails were short and neat, and his fingers were long and lean. He had the hand of an artist.
Song Yu's fingertips landed softly on his nails and traced the joints on his fingers. She twirled her fingers on one of his joints—she loved how detailed it felt.
Her fingertips gradually moved up to his wrist from the back of his hand and landed on his toned arm.
She felt the muscles on his arm tightened. Song Yu looked up into Qi Chengzhi's dark pupils, and she could not make a sound. His eyes were lit with fire and his facial features seemed to be tensed up. There was heat coming off him.
Song Yu became nervous and gulped. She asked softly while trembling, "You're awake?"
"You're seducing me this early in the morning?" He had just woken up, and his voice was still incredibly raspy and magnetic. Her heart shivered as she heard his voice.
"No, I'm just touching, " Song Yu said softly. She looked down as she did not dare to look at him. Her body temperature rose as she smelled a strong, manly scent from his body.
Qi Chengzhi grabbed her hand all of a sudden, and his fingers intertwined with hers tightly. He rolled over and trapped her in his embrace before kissing her lips with speed and weight. He put her hand on his chest and whispered into her lips, "Touch."
"..." Song Yu's fingertips and palms were hot from his skin. She was too embarrassed to say anything.
His hot palms moved down her arms and over her waist—one of his hands grazed against her skin and moved upwards, but the other one went down. He got in there slowly.
"I need to go to the hospital." Song Yu's lower abdomen tightened, and she could not help but tremble.
Qi Chengzhi stayed silent—he already got in there when she was still into it. He whispered into her ear, "We'll go when we get out of bed."
"..." Based on what he was doing, who knew how long they would take to get out of bed.
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Qi Chengzhi combed her hair which got wet from the sweat. Her forehead and neck were drenched in small, rice-like drops of sweat—her skin was softer than ever because of the pregnancy. Qi Chengzhi could not let go of her.
He had her in his arms and watched her squint her eyes together. Her cheeks and body were light pink, and she was exceptionally submissive in his embrace—Qi Chengzhi's heart melted.
His sharp features seemed gentle, and he looked down to softly kiss the corner of her eyes and lips. He took in her pleasant scent and the slight saltiness of her sweat.
He hugged her for some time before carrying her into the shower. Song Yu was too lazy to move. She was as obedient as a doll, allowing him to do whatever he wanted to her. Although she was seated in the bathtub, she was still in his embrace and did not care to lift a finger at all.
"Lean back a little." Qi Chengzhi wanted to clean her body, but he could not move much as she was leaning against him.
"The bathtub is too cold, " Song Yu said lazily.
Qi Chengzhi could only go around the back of her head, let her lean into his embrace, and cleaned the front of her body.
"How are you getting lazier and lazier after doing it, " Qi Chengzhi said with his raspy voice. His warm lips were against her ears, and his hot breath poured into them. Song Yu's ears turned red from it.
"I don't know, I'm just too lazy to move, " Song Yu said lazily. She looked up and lied on his shoulder—one side of her forehead grazed on his stubbled chin. She was amused as she grazed it a couple more times.
"Is it fun?" Qi Chengzhi laughed—she was acting like a kid.
"Yes." Song Yu turned around and kissed his chin with a smile.
Qi Chengzhi cleaned Song Yu's body and gave himself a little shower. He drained the water in the tub and dried Song Yu first.
"Lift your leg, " Qi Chengzhi said.
Song Yu lifted her leg lazily, but she did not lift it high enough.
"Lift your arms, " he said.
Song Yu unwillingly lifted her arms. It took him some effort to dry her, and he quickly dried himself off and carried Song Yu back to the room fearing that she would catch a cold.
Although the weather was warm, Song Yu wrapped herself in the blanket because she felt a little cold after the shower.
Qi Chengzhi opened the cupboard and let Song Yu pick her outfit of the day. Song Yu pointed at her choice, and Qi Chengzhi took it down for her.
Qi Chengzhi dressed her up. It felt as if he was taking care of a kid. He said to her while zipping her dress, "Even the dowager queen doesn't get this level of care, does she?"
Song Yu laughed and hugged his waist in submission while smothering him.
The couple finally went downstairs for breakfast after going back and forth at it.
The duo usually woke up late on weekends, so Aunty Yang did not know when would be best to prepare breakfast for them. The couple usually drank reheated milk and had sandwiches on weekends.
They finally left the house and drove to Chutian Hospital.
While not every nurse at Chutian Hospital would recognize Qi Chengzhi, the doctors knew that doing a pregnancy scan at the hospital could not be hidden from Chu Zhaoyang. Qi Chengzhi greeted Chu Zhaoyang anyway.
Song Yu did not expect to see Chu Zhaoyang's assistant waiting for them as they arrived at the hospital's entrance. The assistant greeted Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu before calling Chu Zhaoyang immediately.
After some time, Chu Zhaoyang came over and took a look at Song Yu's stomach in silence. He looked over at Qi Chengzhi and lifted his thumb saying, "Old but strong."
"..." Song Yu was speechless.
This Chu Zhaoyang was usually quiet—it was hard to make him speak an extended sentence. Who knew he was this insulting when he spoke.
Qi Chengzhi ignored him—he admitted to being strong but not old.
Chu Zhaoyang led them to the clinic and greeted the doctor. The doctor agreed to perform the scan immediately after knowing that the duo wanted to find out the gender of their baby.
On top of having Chu Zhaoyang as a boss, there was also the factor of Qi Chengzhi's status in a powerful family—could they give up their child if they found out it was a girl?
"Why are you still here?" Qi Chengzhi looked over at Chu Zhaoyang who grabbed himself a chair and sat down.
"I want to see if it will be a nephew or niece, " Chu Zhaoyang said with a straight face.
The doctor had Song Yu lie down on a bed and closed the curtains. After some time, the doctor called Qi Chengzhi in and pointed at a shadow on the screen.
"Madam Qi has been pregnant for 14 weeks and five days. The embryo is already formed, here -" the doctor circled the screen with a pen, "is the genitals of the baby. We can now confirm that it will be a boy, congratulations you two."
Song Yu could finally relax. She no longer felt pressured.
Qi Chengzhi's palm rested on Song Yu's abdomen through her shirt. It felt more real than ever now that he knew the child's gender. It was nothing to do with it being a boy or girl; he had only been calling it a kid before this—it felt unreal.
Now that he could call it his son, he could start thinking about names and call him by his name. Although he was still inside Song Yu, it felt more real.
After getting the ultrasound scan, Qi Chengzhi accompanied Song Yu to do other checks—all results were satisfactory. The baby was in a stable condition as well and Qi Chengzhi was satisfied with this.
After the checks, Chu Zhaoyang sent them to the entrance of the hospital. Song Yu looked at him anxiously and asked, "You haven't told them about it, have you?"
In a rare sight, Chu Zhaoyang lifted the corner of his lips and said, "It's better for you guys to reveal it."
Song Yu laughed. She found Chu Zhaoyang adorable in the moment."Why did you wait until the results were out then?"
"Now I know something they haven't." Chu Zhaoyang's chin was lifted a little—his nonchalant face had a hint of pride.
"..." Song Yu was speechless.
It felt like the Great Eight Families were a little crazy—to be able to maintain the current status of these families was a miracle in itself.
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Song Yu pulled out the ultrasound scan in the car and lifted it against the sunlight. Although she did not understand what she was looking at, she remembered what the doctor said about the shadow on the scan.
Qi Chengzhi turned around and looked at her with a smile. His palm rested on her stomach—it was soft with a little bump.
Song Yu looked down and put her hand on the back of his. Her abdomen was warm from the heat of his palm.
She was carrying his son in her, and his hand was resting on her stomach—this feeling of connectivity was amusing.
"Are we going back to the house?" Song Yu turned around and looked at Qi Chengzhi's handsome side face while he drove.
Qi Chengzhi gave her stomach a little rub."Let's go to the baby store, then we'll go back to the house."
Qi Chengzhi drove towards the entrance of a well-known baby store and parked his car in a spot.
Song Yu knew about this brand but she only found it after getting pregnant and searching it online. She joined a mothers' forum online which had discussions about all things related to pregnancy and post-pregnancy—she could post a question there if she did not know something. She did not expect Qi Chengzhi to know about this store.
Feeling Song Yu's gaze on him, Qi Chengzhi looked over and Song Yu laughed mischievously."How did you know about this store?"
Qi Chengzhi held her hand and squeezed his eyes together."You know the answer."
Song Yu wrapped her hand around his arm and asked, "Did you ask the female employees at the office again?"
"..." Qi Chengzhi walked proudly towards the entrance of the store and said, "I got Cheng Dongge to ask around."
"..." Song Yu was speechless."Does Chengyue know you made Cheng Dongge ask around for this?"
The automatic door opened and Qi Chengzhi walked in with Song Yu. He said with a clear voice, "Since I got him to ask about it, there are rumors in the company that Chengyue is pregnant."
"..." Song Yu was speechless.
A good sister had fallen into the pit!
Song Yu watched his calmness, and his suit seemed exceptionally expensive. He stood out among the crowd in the store.
There were a few soon-to-be parents in the store, but the way Qi Chengzhi stood in a corner had an imposing manner to it.
The couple walked towards the baby clothes section. They approached the 0 to 6 months section, and Qi Chengzhi picked up a shirt—it was as small as his palm. It was adorable.
Song Yu picked up another shirt. She pinched the sleeves of the shirt, which was meant for baby girls, and asked, "How about this one?"
"..." Qi Chengzhi lifted his brow and said in a mellow voice, "If you want a baby girl, we can work towards that—but it's not okay to dress our son as a girl."
Song Yu pursed her lips and put the shirt down unwillingly. However, Qi Chengzhi picked it up again and put it in the cart.
Song Yu was confused."I thought we're not getting that?"
"I said we can't dress our son like a girl, but there's no harm in putting this at home to motivate myself to give birth to a girl." Qi Chengzhi's mellow voice sounded serious, and his facial expression was clear.
"..." Song Yu was speechless.
If this was said by others, it would sound crude—but coming from him, it turned into motivation.
Song Yu put the shirt Qi Chengzhi had picked out into the cart before picking out a few cute ones herself. She picked out a few animal onesies: a cow onesie, a panda onesie, and a fox onesie.
When Song Yu picked up the fox onesie, she looked over at Qi Chengzhi and laughed.
Qi Chengzhi pressed her for answers a couple of times before Song Yu said, "You're a cunning old fox, of course your son is a little fox."
Qi Chengzhi laughed. He reached for a baby girls' costume, looked at Song Yu's stomach with unspoken intentions, and put it into the cart. His long, elegant fingers browsed between clothes before picking up another baby girl costume, looked over at Song Yu's stomach and putting it in the cart again.
Song Yu stopped Qi Chengzhi before he picked up a fourth one."We're not having a baby girl yet. Buying one for motivational purposes is enough."
"Baby girls' clothes do look better than the boys'." Qi Chengzhi seemed serious, and his dark pupils looked down again at Song Yu's stomach.
"That's enough, the boy hasn't even been born yet and you're thinking about a girl." Song Yu put the fourth costume back, and she wanted to put the other two baby girl costumes in the cart back as well. However, after picking them up and seeing how adorable they were, she put them back in the cart again.
Song Yu dragged Qi Chengzhi to the baby boy's section—she did not want him to spend another second at the baby girl's section.
There were other products such as small blankets and small carpets that were exceptionally adorable. Song Yu could not help but buy them all.
Qi Chengzhi held a glass milk bottle in his left hand and a plastic one in his right. He called the attendant over and listened to her describe the pros and cons of each bottle before buying two of each.
The cart was nearly filled to the brim. Qi Chengzhi thought about buying some toys, and he walked over to the toys section with Song Yu.
Lastly, they bought two strollers as Song Yu liked both colors. Each of them had its own unique design as well, and it was hard to pick one.
Song Yu held the bag of clothes as it was lighter, while Qi Chengzhi carried the toys and the strollers into the trunk.
As Qi Chengzhi got into the car and was putting on his seatbelt, Song Yu got a call from Yu Qianying.
"Mom." Song Yu's voice was light—she was ready to break the news to Yu Qianying.
"Come home right now." Yu Qianying's voice seemed off. It sounded cold.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Song Yu asked in shock.
"Just come home now, " Yu Qianying said through her teeth.
"Okay, I have good news to tell you too." Song Yu laughed, and her voice was lively.
However, Yu Qianying hung up on her without replying to what she said.
Song Yu's heart raced as she looked at her phone with worry. She turned around to find Qi Chengzhi looking at her and asking, "What's wrong?"
"Mom asked us to go home, she sounded a little off." Song Yu frowned with worry."I don't know what it's about but she sounded like she was pissed."
"Let's go back first." Qi Chengzhi started the car and drove in the direction of Song Yu's parents' house.
"There shouldn't be any huge problem, I don't know what she's angry about, but when she hears that I'm pregnant, she should not be unhappy anymore." Song Yu laughed while feeling her stomach.
Qi Chengzhi could not help but laugh while watching her expression—it was as if she held a medallion.
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It was a Saturday and no one was going to work. The parking area was filled with cars, and Qi Chengzhi took some time to find a spot and parked his Range Rover near Song Donglin's place. He walked a short distance with Song Yu.
They bumped into quite a few neighbors on the way to the apartment. They also bumped into the Xu couple from the 6th floor, who naturally asked about when they were going to have a baby.
Song Yu was the one who handled the questions. The neighbors were still wary of Qi Chengzhi and could not have a relaxed chat with him. Qi Chengzhi had a cold and reserved persona towards them, and he did not give off a friendly vibe. His silent look made people feel that he was too serious to be close with.
He only nodded to greet the neighbors here. Truth be told, he did the same with the neighbors back at the house, but over there, they watched him grow up and knew what he was like as a person. No one was bothered about it over there—they would make small talk as they wished.
The neighbors over here were still nervous standing in front of Qi Chengzhi.
However, it was also because of this trait of his that Song Yu was not caught up in small talks for too long. Song Yu was thankful for that.
After bidding goodbye to the old Xu couple, the duo walked and found Shuaishuai playing football with his friends next to them.
"Sister Song Yu." Shuaishuai saw Song Yu and greeted her with a smile immediately. After seeing Qi Chengzhi next to her, he paused for a bit before greeting, "Hello brother."
Qi Chengzhi looked at Shuaishuai, who was old enough to be his son, and nodded in satisfaction."You've grown taller and your sight got better. Go ahead and have fun."
Shuaishuai was pleasantly surprised by Qi Chengzhi's praise before running off with his friends.
"This kid is smart and is willing to change. He has a bright future ahead of him." Qi Chengzhi spoke with an elder-like voice and sounded comforted.
"..." Song Yu was speechless.
The duo went upstairs and stood in front of the unit. Song Yu knocked on the door as she did not bring her house keys.
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