The Little Spoiled Brat Divorces with a Child, Driving the Big Boss Crazy - Chapter 87
Chapter 87
Lu Ying drank only a few sips of Coke. Remembering tomorrow’s prenatal checkup and fearing the doctor would scold her, she ultimately did not dare drink much. A small taste was enough to satisfy her craving.
“Why are you here?” she asked casually.
“I was passing by,” Jin Beizhou said. “I’m planning to return to the office.”
Lu Ying nodded.
In truth, as long as the two of them could sit together peacefully like this, Lu Ying was willing to speak to him politely.
He was only her ex-husband, not her enemy.
“Then you should go.”
Jin Beizhou’s hand paused as he reached for a napkin. Without betraying anything, he said, “I haven’t eaten yet.”
“…Then go back and eat.”
“You can’t finish all of this, can you?” He pointed to the pile on the table. “Can I have some?”
“…”
Why did he have to make himself seem so pitiful?
There was a saying that you should not give money to someone who begged for cash, but anyone begging for food must genuinely be hungry.
Lu Ying responded generously, “Go ahead. Is it enough? I can order more for you if it isn’t.”
“It’s enough.”
“Then enjoy your meal.” Lu Ying prepared to stand. “I’m going home.”
“…” Jin Beizhou’s fingers curled. He suddenly stopped her. “Could I borrow your phone to make a call? Mine is dead.”
Lu Ying hesitated for a moment, then sat back down reluctantly and handed him her phone.
As she entered the unlock code, it felt as though something twisted Jin Beizhou’s heart. The pain drained the color from his lips.
“Could you change the code?” he asked.
“Why?”
“I know this one. Change it to something I don’t know.”
“…”
That seemed reasonable.
Besides, the date was hardly auspicious. It was the day she had planned to terminate her pregnancy with Lu Jiuyue.
“Use it first,” Lu Ying said. “I’ll change it later.”
“Okay.”
Jin Beizhou’s call lasted nearly half an hour. He ate slowly, had endless matters to discuss, and rambled on and on.
Lu Ying sat across from him, so bored that she began playing with her fingers.
Jin Beizhou glanced at her, then lowered his eyes to hide his smile.
When he finally returned the phone, its battery was nearly dead and the device itself was hot.
Lu Ying was close to losing her temper. “You really ate my food and drained my phone. If you had that much to discuss, you should’ve charged your phone in the car before calling. Is it appropriate to use someone else’s phone for so long?”
“…” Jin Beizhou fell silent for a moment. “Fair enough. Should I send you a cash gift?”
“No!” Lu Ying rose in a huff. “And what kind of things were you even discussing? The trash needs taking out? A broom handle broke? Is your company about to go bankrupt? Why does the owner have to manage things like that?”
Jin Beizhou could not suppress a laugh. “Am I not allowed to have a lot to deal with?”
“Fussy old housewife,” Lu Ying muttered.
With that, she grabbed her phone and left without even saying goodbye.
Jin Beizhou rubbed the back of his neck and hurried after her. “Slow down, ba…”
He forcibly swallowed the final syllable of baby.
Lu Ying could not walk quickly while supporting her belly anyway.
Jin Beizhou stayed close beside her, his arm occasionally brushing hers. “I bought the baby some clothes. Do you want to see them?”
“No.” Lu Ying kept her gaze straight ahead. “Children’s clothes all look more or less the same.”
Jin Beizhou wanted to hold her hand, but remembering the resolute words she had spoken last time, he did not dare. “I can’t make sense of any of those clothes. Do you know how to put them on?”
“…” Lu Ying paused. “What kind of clothes did you buy?”
“A lot. I can’t make sense of any of them.”
Afraid that she would walk away, Jin Beizhou hurriedly opened the trunk, revealing a space packed full of gift boxes.
There were toys and clothes, all in soft colors. Every item appeared to have been chosen with great care.
Lu Ying found heredity fascinating. The moment a woman carried a child in her belly, she automatically became interested in every subject related to mothers and babies.
It was almost as if the baby had possessed her.
“What’s this?” She moved closer without realizing it and pointed at a pink box. “A hip seat carrier?”
Jin Beizhou presented it like a treasure. “It’s a baby lounger. If our daughter wants to ride a horse, I can put it on my back and crawl around with her…”
Lu Ying fell silent.
“And this.” Jin Beizhou took out the box at the very back. “A temperature-sensing spoon. That way we won’t burn our daughter…”
Lu Ying looked up at him, her expression indescribable. “Can you stop buying things at random?”
“…” Jin Beizhou froze. “How is this random? We’ll need all of it.”
“Babies grow very quickly.” Lu Ying pointed at the pile in the trunk. “Don’t buy so many clothes, shoes, and hats…”
As she spoke, her voice gradually faded.
There actually were not that many baby products.
The things hidden behind them were clearly intended for her.
There were dresses, coats, and shoes for her, along with decorative items she liked, the collectible figures and plush toys she had longed for, and luxury handbags that had not yet been released domestically.
Lu Ying slowly withdrew her outstretched hand and pretended she had seen nothing.
“Don’t buy things at random.” Lu Ying lowered her lashes. “I’m going home.”
“…” Jin Beizhou pressed his lips into a straight line. Wanting to spend a little longer with her, he said, “You still haven’t taught me how the clothes work…”
“The baby will live with me until she turns two. You can come visit her.”
“…”
Jin Beizhou reeled in shock for a moment. “I’m not allowed to take care of her before she’s two?”
“No.”
“I protest.”
“Protest denied.”
“…” Jin Beizhou nearly lost coordination in his limbs as he followed at her side. “I enrolled in classes. I promise I’ll learn everything before the baby is born. I’ll take good care of her.”
Lu Ying stopped. “If you already have teachers, why are you asking me to teach you?”
Jin Beizhou choked.
So she had done it deliberately.
She did not want to teach him, did not want to spend time with him, and did not want him pestering her, so she had deliberately used that excuse.
“All right.” Lu Ying waved a hand. “Hurry to your class.”
“…”
Caotang was right ahead. Since she would not let him follow, Jin Beizhou did not dare take another step. He could only stop and watch her leave with yearning eyes. “Lu Ying.”
Lu Ying turned around.
After struggling for a moment, Jin Beizhou managed to say, “Your prenatal checkup is tomorrow.”
“You don’t need to remind me eight hundred times,” Lu Ying said impatiently. “I’m pregnant, not mentally disabled.”
“…”
It had only been twice.
Jin Beizhou ran his tongue over his lips. “Should I pick you up tomorrow?”
“No. We’ll meet at the hospital entrance.”
“Can I say something to Jin Qiuqiu…?”
Before the final note had faded, Lu Ying shot him a vicious glare, then entered the residential complex without looking back.
Jin Beizhou touched his cheek, feeling as though that glare had peeled off a layer of skin.
But damn, it felt incredible.
Lu Ying had just entered her courtyard when Hu Chuang called over the wall, “Little sister, how could you drink Coke…?”
Auntie Zhang, who was crouching in a corner of the courtyard weeding the vegetable patch, raised her head. “Coke? Yingying, you drank Coke?”
“…”
Auntie Zhang came closer and sniffed her clothes. “You went to KFC?”
Lu Ying grew angry. “Brother Hu Chuang!”
Hu Chuang was baffled. “What?”
What did he think?
Could he not have lowered his voice?
He had shouted like a loudspeaker so everyone could hear.
“Since you’ve already had fried chicken and Coke,” Auntie Zhang said sternly, “the spicy chicken and peppercorn fish you requested for dinner are canceled. You can’t eat too much strongly flavored food in one day.”
“…”
Lu Ying endured it for half a second before taking out her phone and typing with enough force to nearly shatter the screen.
[Placenta Boy, watch yourself when you walk alone at night!]
