Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 400 - 399: This Should Be Illegal

Since Zhang Xin’s grandfather was admitted to the hospital, Qu Chaozong has become the main caretaker for the elderly. Mr. Zhang is busy with work at the mall, and really can’t spare any time. Before leaving, he unusually thanked Qu Chaozong with a calm tone: "During this time, I’m entrusting you with taking care of the old man and Da Bao."

Qu Chaozong was momentarily flattered, just shy of raising his hand in an oath to complete the task.

Qu Chaozong was busy at the hospital, which meant he couldn’t quite attend to matters at the company. Shi Yang was down a vital arm, overwhelmed with work and forced to make the decision to assign Xu Hongbin to temporarily take over Qu Chaozong’s position.

Poor Xu Hongbin had no transitional period as an intern and had to shoulder important responsibilities. After a day of hectic work, without Shi Yang needing to add pressure, he voluntarily stayed late every night to work overtime, forcing himself to quickly integrate into the work. It wasn’t long before he gradually adapted.

When Zhao Wendada brought over the printed recruitment copy for the early childhood education class to Shi Yang, he couldn’t help but praise: "Mr. Shi, I found out you’re really precise at judging people. Before, I thought Xiao Xu couldn’t do Chaozi’s work. But unexpectedly, in just a few days, everything’s smoothed out."

Shi Yang took the document and said with a smile: "Xiao Xu is like a sponge; his abilities can’t be revealed until sufficiently pressured. However, although he’s quite responsible in his work, he’s a bit too meticulous. Wenda, pay attention and give him some guidance when needed."

Zhao Wendada readily agreed. After Shi Yang finished reviewing the copy, he asked, "Who are you planning to send to headquarters for ordering summer new products this time?"

Shi Yang looked up at Zhao Wendada. As soon as their eyes met, he understood; Zhao Wendada obviously intended to volunteer himself.

Shi Yang leaned back in his chair, squinting at Zhao Wendada, "I haven’t thought about it. But if you want to go, I might consider it. There’s just one condition."

Zhao Wendada was startled, "What condition?"

Shi Yang said solemnly, "If you plan to have a flash wedding in the future, don’t schedule it in the same month as mine, or there’ll be no one left to manage the company."

Zhao Wendada was taken aback by this sentence; it took him two seconds to react. Two red blushes surged on his dark face: "Damn, Mr. Shi, you’re teasing me!"

Shi Yang laughed, "Who’s teasing you? I’m serious."

Zhao Wendada laughed along, his smile simple and honest.

Shi Yang handed him the document, "Not bad, just photocopy this as is. I’ve already sealed the deal with the West District store. We’ve scheduled to sign the contract tomorrow, so you’ll come with me to discuss the specific decoration plan."

Zhao Wendada was surprised, "So soon? Didn’t we say to check it out first?"

Shi Yang replied, "The building looks quite good to me; it’s three stories high and used to be a kindergarten. The classrooms are already partitioned, and much of the decoration inside can be used. We just need to make minor adjustments. I’ll take you to see it tomorrow, and you’ll understand."

"Okay, I’ll contact the copy center first." Zhao Wendada said, taking the document with him.

Shi Yang glanced at the office door Zhao Wendada closed behind him, casually picked up his phone, checked the time, and sent a message to Zhao Meimei: Big Baby, what are you doing?

During the mid-class discussion time, Zhao Meimei was chatting with Peng Hui and Qian Simeng, feeling her phone vibrate. She took it out, glanced at it, and couldn’t help but smile as she replied joyfully: Missing you.

Peng Hui saw it and teased her, "Wow, you’ve been an old couple for so long, and still so mushy. Does your brother usually call you Big Baby? So what do you call your brother?"

Zhao Meimei looked up lightly, "What kind of nonsense is that? Of course, I call him brother."

Peng Hui turned to wink at Qian Simeng, "I thought Meimei might call her brother Big Baby too."

Qian Simeng burst into laughter, and Zhao Meimei laughed as well.

The three of them joked around for a while. Then, another phone rang, this time it was Peng Hui’s phone. She quickly said to Zhao Meimei and Qian Simeng, "It’s my sister calling; cover for me."

Peng Hui ducked under the table, hand covering the phone: "Hello, sis... Ah, okay, okay, I got it. I’ll buy it after school... Okay, just wait at home... I’m hanging up."

Peng Hui crawled out from under the table, Zhao Meimei asked, "What’s up?"

Peng Hui said, "My sister’s been nauseated all day, couldn’t stand it, and asked me to buy some dried plums from the grid shop at our school in the evening. Hey, are you guys coming with me tonight? Isn’t it a fifty-minus-five deal? Aren’t you buying something?"

Zhao Meimei responded with a question rather than answering, "Is your sister really planning to keep the baby?"

Peng Hui nodded, "It’s been four months already. The doctor said we’d need induced labor, and if we truly go for it, it’ll be quite harmful to the body. Plus, my sister can’t bear to lose the baby."

Qian Simeng, more gossip hungry than Zhao Meimei, asked, "Peng Hui, how did your sister get pregnant anyway?"

Peng Hui didn’t hide it from them, "At that time, the divorce proceedings hadn’t been fully settled. Sun Yingyu came looking for my sister, and they argued. Sun Yingyu was slightly drunk."

Zhao Meimei’s eyes widened, "This, this counts as something within marriage, right?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Peng Hui understood what she meant; her expression didn’t look good: "Otherwise, my parents wouldn’t strictly want my sister to abort the child. On one hand, they think it’ll be difficult to remarry with a child in tow. On the other hand, they believe someone like Sun Yingyu won’t take care of the kid. Honestly, I think my parents have a point, but the problem is, my sister won’t listen; she just can’t stand to lose the baby."

Peng Hui finished speaking, then changed the topic, "Hey, by the way, are you guys coming with me to the grid shop tonight?"

Zhao Meimei nodded, "Sure, I want to buy some beef jerky anyway. What about you, Mengmeng?"

Qian Simeng shook her head, "I won’t go. Since Peng Hui won’t return to the dormitory tonight, I’ll head to the canteen for dinner. If I go too late, there’ll be no good dishes."

That night after returning home, Shi Yang was cooking in the kitchen. Zhao Meimei was crunching on a leftover piece of carrot that Shi Yang had cut and left out: "Brother, what do you think, is what Sun Yingyu did considered illegal?"

Shi Yang was flipping the dishes in the pan with a spatula, "Probably not illegal, since there was no divorce; they’re still a couple. At most, it’s a matter for moral education."

Zhao Meimei took a bite of carrot, "Who does the educating?"

Shi Yang answered casually, "Police? Or maybe the women’s federation? Honestly, I’m not really sure... Alright, stop chewing; eating raw carrots isn’t nutritious."

Zhao Meimei leaned closer and stuffed the remaining carrot piece into Shi Yang’s mouth, "It’s so sweet... Sweet, right?"

Shi Yang chewed a couple of times, "Yep, sweet."