Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 67: Collapsing Toward My Pregnant Belly in Front of the Entire Military District!

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Collapsing Toward My Pregnant Belly in Front of the Entire Military District!

Gu Yanshen placed a cup of warmed honey water on the small table beside Lin Wan Yi’s hand.

"Have some water." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Lin Wan Yi held a book in its original language, not lifting her head.

"Mr. Gu, you’re becoming more and more like a nagging mom."

"Nonsense."

His fingers gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"I have a meeting at the division this afternoon."

Lin Wan Yi turned a page, the paper making a slight "rustle" sound.

"Go ahead, why are you reporting to me."

"I might be back late."

His hand lingered, tidying the thin blanket over her stomach.

"Lock the door when you’re at home."

"Got it."

"Don’t open the door for anyone unrelated."

"Got it, got it, you’ve said it eight hundred times."

"If the weather’s nice and you want to get some sun, do it in our yard."

He paused.

"Don’t go far, the roads outside aren’t even."

Lin Wan Yi finally lifted her head from the book, looking at him.

"Gu Yanshen, do you want to tie a rope around my ankle?"

He didn’t speak, just stared at her, as if seriously considering this proposal.

"Alright, hurry up and go."

Lin Wan Yi was helpless under his gaze, stretching out her hand to push him.

"A big leader, being so fussy, aren’t you afraid your soldiers will laugh at you?"

He stood still, glancing again at the cup of water beside her hand.

"Don’t wait until it gets cold to drink."

Lin Wan Yi picked up the cup and took a big sip in front of him.

"Satisfied now?"

Only then did he nod, turning to walk toward the door.

At the door, he turned back again.

"Don’t sit too long, be careful not to catch a cold."

After speaking, he opened the door and quickly walked out.

...

At the other end of the residential compound, in a low bungalow.

Li was carrying an empty basin, anxiously knocking on a door.

Zhao Xuerou pulled her inside, then quickly shut the door.

"What’s the panic?"

Li placed the basin on the ground, her voice trembling.

"Xuerou, are you really going to do this?"

"That’s Mr. Gu... if he finds out, he’ll skin me alive!"

Zhao Xuerou turned around, her face devoid of the usual warmth, cold as ice.

"So what about Mr. Gu?"

"He can protect her for now, but can he protect her forever?"

"You’ll see, as long as her reputation is ruined today, will the Gu Family want a woman with a wicked heart?"

Li shivered, her lips white.

"But... but she’s pregnant with twins. If something really goes wrong..."

"I said I’d handle it!"

Zhao Xuerou interrupted her.

"I’m the one who fell, what could happen?"

From her pocket, she took out something wrapped in a handkerchief, directly thrusting it into Li’s hand.

"All you need to do is ’coincidentally’ pass by with Sister in law Qian and the others at the right time."

Li touched the cloth package and felt as if she were scalded.

She pinched it; it was thick, containing several crisp new bills.

"Is it... really that simple?"

"That simple."

Zhao Xuerou’s voice was light but carried an undeniable chill.

"You haven’t seen anything, know nothing."

"You’re just passing by, and you witnessed Mrs. Gu pushing a well-meaning comrade down, relying on her status."

Li swallowed, her throat dry and sore.

"Pushed down to the ground..."

"Yes."

Zhao Xuerou stared at her, speaking deliberately.

"It was her, Lin Wan Yi, who pushed me."

"I’ll remember."

Li gripped the money tightly, turned to open the door, and almost ran away.

Zhao Xuerou watched her panicked back, walking to the single small mirror in the room.

The person in the mirror wore a slightly faded, thin dress, her face pale, but her eyes were frighteningly bright.

She gently touched her knee, where a pre-prepared, not-so-fresh bruise was visible.

No mistakes.

She intended for Lin Wan Yi’s reputation to be shattered today, for her to be scorned by everyone!

...

At three in the afternoon, the sun was shining perfectly.

Lin Wan Yi had moved a comfortable deck chair into her yard to read.

The warmth and gentle breeze made her feel drowsy.

The yard gate was ajar, allowing the voices of several army wives outside to be heard clearly.

Voices approached from afar, stopping close by.

"Tsk tsk, look, what a life like that of an empress."

It was Sister in law Qian’s sharp voice.

"Keep your voice down, someone might hear."

Li’s voice sounded somewhat weak.

"Let them hear! We toil away washing and cleaning, while she lounges in the sun reading idle books!"

Another army wife chimed in.

"Exactly! Pregnant and she’s treated like gold? Isn’t everyone here in the yard been pregnant? Did any of us stop working?"

Sister in law Qian’s voice grew louder.

"Isn’t her background different from ours? A capitalist’s daughter, only knows how to enjoy life from a young age!"

"I think Mr. Gu is completely bewitched by a vixen!"

Li seemingly recalled her task, cleared her throat.

"Alright, enough gossip. We’re just passing through, heading to the water room."

Though they said they were leaving, their feet stayed put, the chatty voices buzzing like flies, drilling into ears.

Lin Wan Yi turned over, using the book to cover her face, too lazy to deal with these gossipy women.

She had just changed into a comfortable position when, in the corner of her eye, someone quickly approached.

It was Zhao Xuerou.

Lin Wan Yi sat up straight, unemotionally putting her book down.

Zhao Xuerou walked straight to her, her face carrying a strange smile somewhere between flattering and provocative.

"Sister In law Lin."

Lin Wan Yi did not respond, simply watched, waiting for her performance.

"I heard you like sunbathing, so I..."

Zhao Xuerou deliberately left her sentence hanging, her voice pitched just right for Sister in law Qian and the others to hear clearly.

She stepped closer, approaching Lin Wan Yi.

When she was only two steps away, her ankle twisted in an extremely strange angle.

Her body seemingly lost all strength, lunging straight at Lin Wan Yi.

Her target wasn’t the ground.

But Lin Wan Yi’s high-pitched, blanketed stomach.

A piercing scream that went off-key shattered the afternoon serenity of the residential compound.

"Ah—!"

Before Zhao Xuerou’s shriek had dissipated, she had fallen heavily.

She didn’t manage to land on Lin Wan Yi, instead dropping solidly half a meter away from the deck chair onto the concrete ground.

"Ah—!"

Li’s voice resonated, exaggerated more than Zhao Xuerou’s screams.

"Mr. Zhao! How did you fall!"