Once the beauty realized how much her looks could attract, she started to act with impunity.

Mu Qiu finally used a lot of sweet talk to "coax" Cheng Zhirang, then thoughtfully closed the car door for him, waving with a smile as she watched him leave.

Then she turned her head and met the subtle eyes of Yuan Chun and Mu Zhi.

She touched her nose, feeling a bit embarrassed, and walked inside with her head down.

Not long after sending Cheng Zhirang off, Zhou Jilin arrived.

With one hand holding an exquisite gift box, his other hand held the hand of a woman next to him with a slightly protruding belly.

Mu Qiu and Yuan Chun quickly went out to greet them.

"Is she... pregnant?"

Su Jin nodded shyly and called out, "Aunt Mu."

Zhou Jilin addressed them as teacher and teacher’s wife, handed the gift to Mu Qiu, and put his arm around Su Jin’s waist, his voice noticeably softening.

"Almost three months now."

"Then quickly bring her inside, don’t stand outside too long."

Mu Qiu played the part of a dutiful helper, with the gift hanging on her right hand and her left hand raised to support Su Jin.

In a cotton dress, flat shoes, and a bare face, Su Jin as a pregnant woman looked very delicate.

Pregnancy is probably the strongest adhesive for a couple in love but with conflicts.

Su Jin radiated a maternal glow, and Zhou Jilin wore a long-lost comfortable smile. The two leaned close, and even their occasional whispers were filled with warmth.

Mu Qiu wasn’t interested in the gift box or curious about Su Jin’s belly, only deeply intrigued by the melodramatic story between them.

Love at first sight led to an early romance, then breakup after graduation, post-breakup traveling abroad, followed by a one-night stand, returning home pregnant, which the other party soon found out about...

They say art comes from life, and soap operas aren’t made up out of thin air. Look at these two, far more dramatic than any novel.

Zhou Jilin helped Su Jin sit on the sofa and rolled up his sleeves, ready to help in the kitchen.

Mu Qiu immediately stood up to stop him.

"Brother Lin, you should just keep Su Jin company. Let me do it."

Mu Zhi looked at her, "Why weren’t you this eager at noon?"

"Because the one at noon could be bossed around," she shamelessly replied.

Zhou Jilin glanced out the floor-to-ceiling window and asked her, "Did Cheng Zhirang come this noon? Hasn’t left yet?"

She followed his gaze, "He’s already gone. That car was left by him a few days ago. Sister Su Jin, do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Su Jin instinctively stood up, startling Zhou Jilin, who hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Mu Qiu was taken aback, then utterly speechless.

"Brother Lin, she just stood up."

"She showed signs of miscarriage due to previous events."

"Huh?" Mu Qiu asked in shock, instinctively looking at Su Jin’s belly.

Slightly protruding, unlike the round belly from overeating, this kind of bulge clearly indicated there was a baby inside, not junk food.

Su Jin felt a bit embarrassed, placed her hand on her belly, and was helped by Zhou Jilin to sit down again.

"I just wanted to help," she said to Zhou Jilin.

"No, no, no!" Before Zhou Jilin could speak, Mu Qiu righteously interjected, "It’s not like there’s no one to do it. You sit and chat with my dad, I’ll go help."

She dashed into the kitchen, squeezed beside Yuan Chun, and whispered, "Brother Lin is too jumpy, I don’t dare stay nearby."

"You have to be careful," Yuan Chun frowned, "the first three months are indeed risky."

"So, it’s been three months, when are they getting married?"

Yuan Chun stopped her chopping and said, "I haven’t heard him mention anything about marriage yet."

Mu Qiu widened her eyes, "What a jerk, huh?"

Then received a knock.

"What jerk or not a jerk!" Her mom glared at her, deep lines forming between her brows, then said, "Here, you tell your dad to come in, you go out and talk to them. It’s more relaxed for you young people to chat."

"So I should subtly probe about their marriage, got it."

She had barely held the spinach leaves for a minute before tossing them aside and running out, driving her dad into the kitchen as instructed by Yuan Chun.

Then she "took over the nest," sitting opposite Su Jin and Zhou Jilin, and picked up a grape to eat.

"Here, Sister Su Jin, have some grapes."

Su Jin shook her head, "I’ve had a few already, can’t have too many."

"...Pregnancy is so hard. Are you two living together now?"

The topic change was a bit abrupt, leaving Su Jin momentarily stunned, while next to her, Zhou Jilin replied, "Yeah."

"To take care of the baby?"

Zhou Jilin still just said, "Yeah."

But Su Jin fell silent, her face not as relaxed as before.

"But I see Sister Su Jin is not too keen on living with you," Mu Qiu leaned back on the sofa, "When you said it was just for the baby, her face changed."

Zhou Jilin looked at Su Jin, frowning, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing."

Clearly something was wrong, but she didn’t want to say, and Zhou Jilin didn’t want to push her. After a moment of hesitation, he turned to Mu Qiu.

"Don’t use your tactics on us."

"What’s wrong with my tactics? Analyzing the problem clearly leads to viable solutions. I’m trying to help you, bro. Otherwise, judging by how you can’t even fart without a push... Okay, okay, I get it, you want a good environment for prenatal education, I’ll change my approach."

She looked at him with bright eyes and leaned in to ask Zhou Jilin, "Say, who is more important, Sister Su Jin or the baby?"

Su Jin also turned to him.

Under the "meaningful" gazes of the two women, Zhou Jilin was somewhat uncomfortable.

"Her."

"That’s right, next time someone asks why you’re living together, just honestly say it’s to win her over, okay?"

Her earnest expression was quite similar to Mu Zhi and Yuan Chun, making Su Jin burst into laughter.

"Qiuqiu, you’re so cute."

She laughed, and Zhou Jilin joined in.

Mu Qiu laughed as well, then pressed on, "So, Brother Lin, have you won her over yet?"

Su Jin leaned into his arm, smiling, "Shouldn’t you be asking me that?"

"Oh, so have you won her over yet?"

"Far from it."

Mu Qiu then looked at Zhou Jilin with the same look of exasperation.

"I overestimated you."

Zhou Jilin stayed calm and shot back, "I overestimated you, too. I thought Cheng Zhirang would stay today."

She was momentarily stunned, "What does it matter to me whether he stays or not? You should say you overestimated him."

"Then that’s overestimating him."

"...He thought it would be impolite to stay!"

Zhou Jilin: "Oh. You defended him after just one sentence."

"Shouldn’t I? Don’t you defend Sister Su Jin too?"

"It’s different, haven’t you got your position wrong?"

Mu Qiu showed an indifferent face, "He’s good-looking, so he should be defended."

"..." Zhou Jilin, rare for him, gave her a white eye.

Su Jin laughed even more, leaning against Zhou Jilin with tears in her eyes from laughing.

"Qiuqiu, what’s the deal with him coming to see your uncle and aunt today? Are you thinking about moving forward with the relationship?"

"It’s all about fate," she paused and added, "But his parents invited us for dinner tomorrow."

Su Jin gave a meaningful look, "Ah, then this fate might be quite deep."