Chapter 6

Chen Yiyue suddenly looked up and stared toward the corner where I was sitting.

I pretended not to see or hear anything and lowered my head.

At that moment, only two words remained in my mind:

I’m doomed.

10

My contract husband’s moonlight had returned, and the baby in my belly had just been exposed.

I really was the unluckiest person in the world!

Throughout the birthday party, I was on edge, afraid Chen Yiyue would get upset and immediately drag me off to have an abortion.

He had treated me pretty well lately.

But my mother had treated me well too—and she didn’t actually love me. She could abandon me in an instant.

No one could be trusted. I could only rely on myself.

After the party, I secretly pulled Fu Mian aside.

“So… would you like to come over to my place for a while tonight?”

When Chen Yiyue returned to the apartment, I was sitting on the shoe cabinet outside the door.

He frowned, hurried over, pulled me up, and bent down to brush off the hem of my dress.

“Why are you sitting stupidly outside? Aren’t you cold?”

“No, um… hurry inside. She’s waiting for you in there!”

I blinked at Chen Yiyue ingratiatingly, opened the door, pushed him in, and shut it firmly behind him.

Then I dashed downstairs and plopped down at the oden stand near the entrance.

I angrily ate a whole pile of food.

How long had it been? Had Chen Yiyue and Fu Mian… really started something inside?

Well, good. If he was happy, then maybe he’d be soft-hearted enough to spare my life when he found out I’d lied about the baby.

Burp~

I rubbed my belly. I was full.

I patted my pockets. Empty.

Damn it, I’d forgotten my phone.

Ever since I got pregnant, I’d been so absent-minded.

What was I supposed to do? Stay at a hotel? Was I going to have to wash dishes for the owner all night?

As I sighed, a tall figure loomed over me.

It was Chen Yiyue.

“You’re here!”

I sprang to my feet. “I forgot my money. Can you pay for me?”

“Who told you to stand up so quickly? Didn’t the doctor say you had to move slowly?”

Chen Yiyue frowned at me. After paying, he took my hand.

“Let’s go home and sleep. You’re pregnant, yet you stay up late all the time. Stop eating street food so often. Whatever you want, I’ll learn to make it.”

“…Okay.”

But I couldn’t walk anymore.

After eating my fill, I was sleepy.

In the end, Chen Yiyue picked me up and carried me home at an unhurried pace.

Curled in his arms, too sleepy to open my eyes, I mumbled, “Hey, where’s Miss Fu? Did she leave? How did it go between you two?”

“She died.”

“Huh… What?!”

“Hmph. Chen Yiyue, you can keep pretending… You’ve met your precious Yumian. You must be in a great mood. Look at you smiling…”

“Right. My precious Yumian hasn’t driven me to my death yet, so I suppose I should be grateful.”

Holding me in his arms, Chen Yiyue walked slowly and suddenly asked, “Why do you think I like her?”

“Didn’t you write her a love letter?” I yawned. “Doesn’t she like you?”

“No.”

“Chen Yiyue, you’re actually a pretty good person. Your mouth is a little mean, your sex drive is a little high, but I think you’re really, really good… Why doesn’t Fu Mian like you?”

“That’s right,” Chen Yiyue said with a soft laugh. “Then why don’t you like me? Zhang Yumian, why not try liking me?”

No one answered him.

I had fallen asleep in his arms.

Chen Yiyue gazed at my sleeping face, deep emotions gathering in his eyes like a sea of stars.

He lowered his head and gently kissed my forehead.

“I’ll tell you tomorrow. Good night, my dear wife.”

11

But Chen Yiyue never got the chance to wait for tomorrow.

When he woke the next morning, I was already gone.

I’d booked a plane ticket in advance.

When the plane took off, I cried despite myself.

I couldn’t bear to leave my mother. I couldn’t bear to leave the people who, even though they had clearly treated me badly, had once given me a little affection.

And… I couldn’t bear to leave Chen Yiyue.

But it was all right. Time would heal everything.

Once our one-year contract expired, we’d automatically divorce, and he could find a better wife.

From now on, I would only be kind to myself and my baby.

After arriving in Singapore, I bought a villa and hired housekeepers to care for me.

I didn’t know whether Chen Yiyue would come looking for me. I changed all my communication devices and cut off every means of contact with Beijing.

I started drawing designs and founded my own clothing company.

My life became easy and comfortable.

When I was eight months pregnant, I saw some news being reposted from back home.

The Chen family group had undergone a sweeping restructuring. Chen Yiyue had officially become the new head of the family, and a helicopter escorted him wherever he went.

He wore a black trench coat and appeared in several shots captured by the media. His profile was as outstanding and handsome as ever.

But he didn’t seem to be in good spirits. His expression was dark and cold.

I watched for only a few moments before turning off the TV.

My eyes simply burned.