Axiang didn't know that Zhou Jinzhi had become Qi Jinzhi. When she saw him coming in from the entrance, she was so frightened that she almost screamed.
She quickly covered her mouth to swallow her exclamation.
Axiang subconsciously thought that he was here to settle a score with Xia Qingyuan, so she turned around and wanted to run to find Xia Qingyuan and tell her to hide quickly.
The words "Little Master Qi" made Axiang stop in his tracks, and he reacted belatedly.
She turned around in surprise and saw Qi Jinzhi nodding his head to the guests who came to the house, and then Shen Yizhou welcomed him into the living room and sat on the sofa.
Judging from how he interacts with the others, he seems to know them all.
What's going on?
Isn't Zhou Jinzhi a big boss in Yangcheng? Why are you here? Are you still acquainted with Shen Yizhou?
A Xiang was confused.
Xia Qingyuan also happened to come out and saw Axiang looking distracted: "What's wrong?"
Axiang pointed outside and lowered his voice: "The big guy is chasing me."
Xia Qingyuan looked in the direction A Xiang pointed and saw Qi Jinzhi sitting on the sofa, chatting with Shen Yizhou and others, looking bored and lazy.
Xia Qingyuan then remembered that she hadn't told her about Qi Jinzhi yet.
She thought about it again and decided not to tell Axiang about this so that she could be safer.
She said: "His name is Qi Jinzhi. He is the youngest son of the Yuncheng Public Security Bureau Chief. He is not the big boss we met in Yangcheng."
"But... they obviously look so similar." Axiang couldn't help but take a second look.
Xia Qingyuan could only continue to tell lies: "They just look alike.
You have to remember not to mention his resemblance to anyone in front of anyone, they don’t like to be compared.”
Axiang believed it to be true and nodded coldly: "Don't worry, I understand."
This is the first time Xia Qingyuan has lied to Axiang, and she feels a little bit sorry.
But thinking about the complicated and messy things she heard from Shen Yizhou about the Qi family, she decided to hide it.
Qi Jinzhi is not bad, but Qi Yuanshan and Pei Ying are hard to say.
She clapped her hands: "If you are scared, you can go back to the room and take a rest first."
Axiang hesitated for a while and then nodded: "Then I'll go in, you be careful."
Seeing Axiang return to her room, Xia Qingyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the two of them don't confront each other directly, that's fine.
She went over and sat with her for a while. She noticed that Qi Jinzhi's eyes fell on her belly, and then turned away, as if he was not interested in anything.
But Xia Qingyuan felt a sense of depression in his eyes.
He seems unhappy.
Is it because you are unhappy about your pregnancy?
Xia Qingyuan looked at Shen Yizhou again, remembering what happened between the two of them some time ago, her eyes darkened.
Also, if the wife of the person you are interested in is pregnant, no one will be happy.
Thinking of this, she had no intention of sitting down and found an excuse to go to the balcony to breathe fresh air.
But after standing for a while, Qi Jinzhi also came out.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at her with lowered eyes: "Congratulations."
Ever since he met Xie Ziyi and said those words that day on the road, he didn't dare to see her for several days.
He felt that for a person like him, he felt inferior even when he stood in front of her.
He was afraid that she would know his thoughts and avoid him like a snake or a scorpion.
But what to do, once you feel the light and warmth, you become addicted and can't quit.
Xia Qingyuan twitched her lips: "Thank you."
After saying this, the two of them became quiet again, and no one spoke.
Just when Xia Qingyuan was about to tell Qi Jinzhi that she and Shen Yizhou loved each other very much and let him give up his unwanted thoughts about Shen Yizhou, she heard Qi Jinzhi ask lightly: "I heard that pregnancy is very hard."
Xia Qingyuan: "..."
She was stunned for a second before she realized: "Uh... not bad."
Qi Jinzhi looked at Xia Qingyuan's chin, which had lost a small amount of weight: "You like him very much?"
Xia Qingyuan couldn't tell whether he was referring to Shen Yizhou or the child, so she nodded and said: "Whether it is Yizhou or the child, it is a joy to me."
She felt that he was testing her, so she had to seize this schedule to show her determination and make him quit.
What else could she do?
She already has children, but she still needs to tell him: "It's okay, you can join us."?
Xia Qingyuan couldn't help but feel a chill.
As the words fell, Xia Qingyuan saw a hint of disappointment and some emotions she couldn't see in his eyes.
Qi Jinzhi smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
He looked at Xia Qingyuan with moist eyes: "You are so kind, unlike me..."
He didn't say anything else.
Xia Qingyuan: "..."
Qi Jinzhi's disappointed tone and wet eyes made her heart soften inexplicably.
What do you want?
Play the emotional card with her, and then want her to sympathize with him and give Shen Yizhou to him?
He needs Shen Yizhou, and she also needs her child's father.
So she tried her best not to offend Qi Jinzhi: "If you don't mind, you can be the child's godfather."
In fact, she just mentioned this suggestion so casually, no matter how troublesome it was.
And according to her opinion, if he became the child's godfather, would he still have the nerve to covet the child's biological father?
No, she remembered reading some magazines in her previous life, saying that there were two men raising children together in foreign countries, and then the children were called "Dad."
Just when Xia Qingyuan was feeling regretful and annoyed, she saw Qi Jinzhi smiling and curling her thin lips: "Okay."
Xia Qingyuan: "!"
Is it too late for her to regret it now?
Unexpectedly, Qi Jinzhi was not willing to let Shen Yizhou become a father.
Qi Jinzhi continued: "When a child is born in the future, remember to tell me and I will give the child a red envelope."
Xia Qingyuan also smiled bitterly: "...Okay."
Why is it that when you are pregnant with a child, your brain is not enough?
It’s strange that the love rival you found for yourself is good enough.
Qi Jinzhi raised his chin towards Xia Qingyuan: "It's windy outside, hurry in."
Xia Qingyuan was crying in her heart, but she still had to keep the smile on her face: "Yes."
She took a few steps and looked back, only to find Qi Jinzhi still standing there, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Qi Jinzhi waved to her and took out a cigarette from his pocket: "I'll have a cigarette before I go back."
Xia Qingyuan responded blankly: "Okay."
Qi Jinzhi watched Xia Qingyuan go away, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his eyes were lonely and sad.
He turned around, looked at the bright white moon hanging in the night sky, and laughed to himself.
He's known that all along, hasn't he?
When he heard her say that she was happy because of Shen Yizhou and the child, his heart began to feel a dull pain, like a thin needle pricking him.
Until she asked him to be the godfather of her child, the tiny pinholes left in her heart seemed to be filled in an instant.
Although it still hurt, it made him feel an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
He thought it would be nice to become her family in this way.
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"You said you recognized Qi Jinzhi as your child's godfather?"
Before going to bed at night, Xia Qingyuan told Shen Yizhou about this matter.
His hands while taking off his clothes stopped on the buttons, and his phoenix eyes glanced at her lightly, showing no emotion or anger.