My Alleged Husband

Chapter 148: Chapter 132 Time Flies By_1

Xia Jing hadn’t chatted with Xiao Wei ever since their last conversation, giving him time to think about what he should choose.

Li Jiayuan now stayed at home quietly, waiting for Xiao Wei to come back. She thought about sending him a message or leaving a voicemail but ultimately she denied herself the impulse. She hoped Xiao Wei would come back on his own, not because she had asked him to.

In the United States, Xiao Wei kept hoping that Li Jiayuan would message him. At the same time, he wanted to see if she would take the initiative to reach out to him. But the result disappointed him! He wanted to reach out to Li Jiayuan, but he couldn’t. He told himself he had to achieve something before he could make Li Jiayuan and Li Haixiao stop looking down on him, so he must work hard. Only then could he be successful!

Xia Jing even mentioned to Zhang Zhentian that she wanted to go to the United States to see how Xiao Wei was doing, but Zhang Zhentian refused, and Old Master Zhang agreed with him. They didn’t let Xia Jing fly, which made her very frustrated. She felt like she couldn’t do anything because of her pregnancy.

A year flew by, and Xia Jing finally gave Old Master Zhang the big, healthy grandson he wished for. The day the child was born, Old Master Zhang anxiously waited outside the operating room, praying over and over in his mind to Guanyin for a big, healthy grandson. Zhang Zhentian, on the other hand, wasn’t worried at all; he felt that sons and daughters were the same, and who knows, a daughter might even be better!

A few days after the child of Zhang Zhentian and Xia Jing was born, Li Jiayuan’s labor started.

Li Haixiao rushed Li Jiayuan to the hospital in a panic, wanting to join her in the operating room, but the doctor wouldn’t let him in. With no choice, Li Haixiao could only wait outside for good news!

He, like Old Master Zhang, hoped for a big, healthy grandson. Perhaps the heavens heard Li Haixiao’s plea, because Li Jiayuan also gave birth to a boy. Li Haixiao was thrilled to finally have a grandson.

Upon waking, Li Jiayuan cried as she looked at her child, wishing that Xiao Wei could be by her side, but he was still in the United States.

After a year of hard work, Xiao Wei finally achieved some success. He calculated the dates, knowing that Li Jiayuan’s due date was around these days. He wanted to wait until the day she actually gave birth to surprise her, but he didn’t know that his son had already been born!

Xiao Wei established his own group in the United States, named ”TF,” its Chinese name being ”The Female,” taken from the initials of its English name. Throughout the year, he never forgot Li Jiayuan; even with how she treated him before, his love for her remained undiminished by time or circumstances, a love that was eternal, down to the marrow!

Seeing Li Jiayuan cry, Li Haixiao didn’t need to ask to know why. Who wouldn’t want their loved one by their side in their most difficult moments?

To keep Li Jiayuan from remaining upset, Li Haixiao quickly found a topic to discuss. ”Jiayuan, hurry and give the baby a name. Look how cute he is with his chubby little face...”

Li Jiayuan wiped her tears and said to Li Haixiao, ”Dad, let’s wait for Xiao Wei to come back to choose a formal name. Can we call him ’Nian Jun’ as a nickname? What do you think?”

Li Haixiao immediately understood the significance of the name ”Nian Jun,” meaning yearning for Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei was ’Jun.’ Li Jiayuan’s heart still couldn’t let go of Xiao Wei; she truly had been waiting for his return. But even after giving birth to their child, Xiao Wei hadn’t come back.

Three days later, Li Jiayuan was discharged from the hospital. By a twist of fate, she was released on the same day as Xia Jing, and they were even at the same hospital. Just as Old Master Zhang and Zhang Zhentian were walking out of the hospital with Xia Jing, Li Jiayuan came out. Seeing Xia Jing, Li Jiayuan felt a bit embarrassed. She slowly approached and said to Xia Jing, ”Xia Jing, I’m sorry, I was wrong before, I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that. Can you forgive me?”

Xia Jing hadn’t expected to meet Li Jiayuan here, let alone for Li Jiayuan to approach her first!

Xia Jing believed nothing was unforgivable, considering that, after all, Li Jiayuan was still Xiao Wei’s lawful wife. She felt she should grant Li Jiayuan another chance.

”Jiayuan, don’t be like that, I understand how you felt back then, so I don’t blame you. As long as you treat Xiao Wei well from now on, that’s all that matters!”

Li Jiayuan didn’t expect Xia Jing to still be considering her and Xiao Wei’s well-being, and suddenly felt her own previous actions were far too excessive. How could she have hurt such kind people?

”Then, can I still call you ’Elder Sister Xia’ in the future?” Li Jiayuan asked tentatively.

”Of course you can, as long as you don’t mind. Where’s your son?” Xia Jing asked Li Jiayuan.

Li Jiayuan casually asked, ”Elder Sister Xia, how did you know I had a son?”

Li Jiayuan remembered she hadn’t told Xia Jing that she had given birth to a son. How did Xia Jing know?

Xia Jing smiled and said to Li Jiayuan, ”Don’t you think we have a special bond? Since I had a son, with our connection, you surely had a son as well, right?”

”That’s absolutely right. Elder Sister, brother-in-law, have you named your child yet?”

”Not yet. How about you? Have you named your child?” Xia Jing asked in return.

”His pet name is ’Nian Jun’; we’ll wait for his dad to come back before deciding on his formal name!”

Xia Jing knew Li Jiayuan was feeling somewhat distressed. She didn’t know what to say to Li Jiayuan; she could only try to comfort her and prevent her from being too sad. After all, a woman in her postpartum period shouldn’t cry.

”Jiayuan, don’t be too upset. Xiao Wei should be coming back soon. You can’t cry during your postpartum period. It’s not good for the baby and not good for you. You wouldn’t want Xiao Wei to come back and see you looking sickly, right?”

After thinking about it, Li Jiayuan realized that made sense, and she began to smile. Li Haixiao cradled Nian Jun in his arms, watching Li Jiayuan and Xia Jing, and felt much more at ease.

Old Master Zhang holding his grandson looked at Li Haixiao with a raised eyebrow, as if to boast about having a grandson himself. Li Haixiao wasn’t to be outdone; he winked back at Old Master Zhang, as if to say, ”Don’t get too smug, I have a grandson too, how about that!”

Li Jiayuan and Xia Jing felt uplifted watching the two elderly men spar over their grandchildren.

Li Jiayuan and Xia Jing exchanged a few more pleasantries before parting ways.

In the car.

”Zhentian, have you noticed that Li Jiayuan seems like a completely different person?” Xia Jing started the conversation with Zhang Zhentian.

Zhang Zhentian thought for a moment, ”It does seem a bit, but that’s understandable. Think about it, Xiao Wei has been in the United States for almost a year now. Do you think Li Jiayuan doesn’t miss Xiao Wei? Time changes a person. I think Li Jiayuan must have realized what she’s lost. I believe that once Xiao Wei returns this time, Li Jiayuan will not treat him the same way as before. The emotions regained after a loss are more precious than those that have never been tested by hardships.”

”That’s true. The name ’Nian Jun’ clearly shows its meaning. Isn’t ’Jun’ referring to Xiao Wei? ’Nian Jun’ signifies missing Xiao Wei. It’s a pity Xiao Wei still doesn’t know his son has been born. When we get back, we should send Xiao Wei an email. I think we should tell him about this. You can surely see how much Li Jiayuan hopes Xiao Wei could be by her side,” Xia Jing said.

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Xia Jing and Zhang Zhentian chatted back and forth, completely ignoring Old Master Zhang as if he were thin air. But Old Master Zhang didn’t seem to mind; holding his grandson, how could he care if he was being treated like air?

On the way home, Li Jiayuan thought to herself: Xiao Wei, when will you come back? Do you know that our child has been born? I wonder if you like the name ’Nian Jun’? Do you know that when I saw Elder Sister Xia and Zhang Zhentian together today, I felt so jealous? I wish you could have been with me today, even if just for a few short minutes. I truly regret it; I have finally understood what it feels like to lose you. Please come back soon...