December 31, 2020, night!
Today is the last day of the year. Because Li Muzi couldn't sleep, Zhou Chen simply hugged her and sat on the lounge chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom, looking at the starry sky outside.
"It's so beautiful, husband. This is our first New Year's Eve together. No, we also have our baby. I'm so happy."
Li Muzi looked happy, while Zhou Chen cursed He Fei in his heart again.
He Fei and Li Muzi realized that Zhou Chen had traveled through time, and they spent two New Year's Eves together, but they never spent New Year's Eve with Li Muzi.
The first time was when the two had not yet established a relationship. With Li Muzi's character, it was naturally impossible for him to spend New Year's Eve with He Fei. On the second New Year's Day, they were already married, but He Fei went out to gamble under the pretext of that day.
I can’t spend the New Year’s Eve with Li Muzi.
That's why Li Muzi is so happy tonight because Zhou Chen has been with her. Although her husband has changed dramatically since the wedding anniversary, today is different after all.
Zhou Chen said softly: "Today is the first time, but in the future we will spend New Year's Eve together every year, we are a family."
"It's such a wonderful family." Li Muzi leaned into Zhou Chen's arms with a bright smile.
As it gradually approached twelve o'clock, countless fireworks exploded in the sky. Although the regulations prohibited fireworks and firecrackers, it still couldn't ban everyone. Even in their neighborhood, many people set off fireworks on this New Year's Eve.
Zhou Chen accompanied Li Muzi to watch the fireworks and counted down the time. The excited Li Muzi didn't fall asleep until after one o'clock. He fell asleep in Zhou Chen's arms. Finally, Zhou Chen carried her to the bed.
January 10th!
Li Muzi had a big belly and kept trying on clothes. Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and waited quietly.
"Husband, what do you think of this set?"
After struggling to change into another set of clothes, Li Muzi began to ask Zhou Chen for his opinion again.
Zhou Chen kept nodding and praising: "It looks good. My wife looks good in anything she wears."
Li Muzi rolled his eyes coquettishly: "Really, I can't give you any advice. I look good in whatever I wear. How do I choose?"
"I'm telling the truth. You look good no matter what you wear. Do you still want me to lie against my conscience?"
"You are so sweet, but today is different. Manman and I haven't seen each other for a long time. I have to dress beautifully to let her know that I am doing well."
Shen Man's status in Li Muzi's mind was different. Before marrying He Fei, he was the most important person to her besides her parents.
"Okay, then wear this."
Zhou Chen took out one of the large-sized pure white long down jackets. Now because Li Muzi has a big belly, he has to buy the largest size when he wears clothes. Sometimes he can't buy it, so they specially find someone to customize a few sets.
It doesn't matter if you have floor heating at home, but when you go out, you need to dress warmly.
Li Muzi took one look and decided to wear the outfit chosen by Zhou Chen. She knew that Zhou Chen preferred her to wear white clothes. In Zhou Chen's words, when she wore white clothes, she had a fairy-like beauty.
With Zhou Chen's help, she put on her clothes and slowly turned around in front of Zhou Chen.
"Does it look good?"
"nice."
"Then let's set off."
Zhou Chen carefully supported her. Li Muzi was due to give birth in about two weeks. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was a giant panda, so she had to be careful about everything.
The driver drove, and Zhou Chen and Li Muzi sat in the back seat. After arriving at the airport, Zhou Chen asked Li Muzi to wait in the car, and he went to the airport exit hall to wait alone.
This time, Li Muzi was not forced to follow. There were many people coming and going at the airport. She had a big belly and had difficulty moving, so she stayed quietly in the parking lot and waited.
Zhou Chen was waiting at the exit, holding a sign in his hand with a painting on it, which was the wing pattern Li Muzi designed for the wound on Shen Man's chest.
When he heard that Shen Man's plane had landed, he began to stare at the exit. He had already seen Shen Man's photo from Li Muzi, and he would recognize it as long as it appeared in front of him.
A few minutes later, Zhou Chen saw a woman wearing a jacket and dragging a suitcase out. He recognized Shen Man at a glance, so he raised the sign in his hand.
Shen Man walked out of the station and looked around. Before getting on the plane, she had called Muzi Li and knew that Muzi Li would come to pick her up, so she was looking for him.
Soon she saw a familiar pattern, then her eyes fell on Zhou Chen, and she recognized Zhou Chen as Li Muzi's husband.
Although she didn't see Li Muzi, she still dragged her suitcase towards Zhou Chen.
"Hello, I am Li Muzi's husband. It's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you."
"Hello, my name is Shen Man, and I am Muzi's best friend."
Shen Man is indeed a very beautiful woman, slightly shorter than Li Muzi, but as she walks, her eyebrows are filled with a kind of wanton publicity, and she is not shy at all.
At a glance, you can tell that she is the kind of passionate, resolute, capable and refreshing woman, which is completely different from Li Muzi's temperament.
"Where's Muzi? Didn't she say she was coming too?"
"Here we come, but she has difficulty moving now. The airport is crowded with people and I'm afraid she'll be too excited, so I asked her to wait in the parking lot. Miss Shen, give me your luggage and I'll take you there."
Shen Man smiled and said, "Thank you." Then she handed the suitcase to Zhou Chen and asked Zhou Chen to take her pick-up sign.
"Is this painted by Muzi?"
Zhou Chen took the suitcase and led the way. Hearing this, he replied: "No, Muzi showed me the photo and guided me to draw it."
"Yeah?"
Shen Man looked surprised and followed Zhou Chen's footsteps: "I heard Muzi say that you are learning painting from her. I didn't expect that you are quite talented, and your painting style is so similar to Muzi."
Although she has no talent for painting, she and Li Muzi are sisters and know Li Muzi's painting style and brushstrokes very well. When she saw the pattern just now, she really thought it was painted by Li Muzi, but she didn't expect that it was actually painted by Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "I learned from her. I imitate her in every aspect, so my painting style naturally follows hers."
"Too."
Shen Man nodded and asked again: "Muzi is fine now, right? I heard she said the due date is coming soon. Have all the examinations been done?"
"It's very good. Everything that needs to be checked has been checked. Both adults and children are healthy and everything is going well."
"That's good, that's good."
A few minutes later, Zhou Chen and Shen Man arrived at the parking lot and saw Li Muzi standing in front of the car from a distance.
Shen Man threw the thing in his hand directly to Zhou Chen, and like a nimble rabbit, he ran out and went straight to Li Muzi.
"Muzi."
"Manman."
The two women were extremely excited when they met again, but Shen Man still understood the importance. He stopped in front of Li Muzi, and then hugged Li Muzi gently.
"Muzi, I miss you so much. I dream about you all the time."
"Manman, I miss you too. It's so nice and happy to see you again."
The two girls hugged each other and talked to each other. Their eyes were red and tears could not help but flow down.
Zhou Chen did not disturb the meeting between their girlfriends, put all the luggage in the trunk, and then stood aside and watched quietly, waiting.
The two women who finally met each other seemed to have endless things to say, and as if there was nothing else in their eyes, they just talked to each other.
Several minutes passed before Li Muzi got tired of standing and held his waist, which made Shen Man wake up. Zhou Chen had already walked over in time.
"Muzi, get in the car first, you two sit in the back seat and talk slowly."
Li Muzi nodded at Zhou Chen, and then let Shen Man help her get into the car, while Zhou Chen sat in the passenger seat.
After getting in the car, Li Muzi and Shen Man's voices became quieter. Maybe it was because their excitement had slowly calmed down, or maybe because there were still the driver and Zhou Chen in the car.
Zhou Chen saw that after they got into the car, their hands were held together without separation. He thought to himself that it was lucky that they were women. If two men held their hands together like this, he would feel cold just thinking about it.
After returning to the villa, Shen Man helped Li Muzi away. Zhou Chen felt that he had completely turned into a ruthless tool.
After entering the house, Zhou Chen didn't bother them to reminisce about old times, and ran to the balcony to lie down and play with his mobile phone.
Muzi Li and Shen Man were curled up and chatting on the sofa in the hall. The nanny would bring some fruits and snacks from time to time. Muzi Li ate less, but Shen Man never stopped talking.
Until night, Li Muzi said to Zhou Chen: "Husband, Manman just came back today. I want to sleep with her, is that okay?"
"Of course, but I'm not with you, can you do it tonight?"
"It's okay, Manman will take care of me, she takes good care of me."
"Yeah?"
Zhou Chen expressed doubts.
"Of course, when we were abroad, we all slept in the same room. No one knew her better than me."
"Okay, I'll sleep in the room next to you. If anything happens at night, just call me."
To be continued...