Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 282 Baby_1

Xiao Ming returned to the banquet hall to find the dinner already underway, with an unknown individual on stage fervently preaching about the everlasting peace and friendship between the two nations.

Thinking of the "international friendship" he’d just established, he responded with thunderous applause after the speech ended.

That’s absolutely right, the longer it lasts, the better.

Before long, Ding Jianwei returned with a light fragrance, wearing a smile that instantly turned into a glare upon spotting Xiao Ming.

"Have you turned into Nobita?"

Xiao Ming was shocked, "Crap! How did you know?"

Ding Jianwei’s gaze was as sharp as a knife, "Before we came here, I was the one who tied your bow tie, and it was a diamond knot specifically matched to your temperament.

But now, it’s become the most common butterfly knot."

"Uh... couldn’t it have been that I accidentally undid it and then just tied it back any old way?"

"If someone from the Consulate wanted to harm you, when you were alone would have been the best time to strike.

So I have reason to believe they’ve already approached you, and it’s ninety percent likely to have been Furukawa Shizuka.

Xiao, if you dare say you undid it yourself, do you believe I would turn on you?"

Seeing that Ding Jianwei seemed genuinely upset, Xiao Ming couldn’t help but give a bitter smile, "No wonder they say women’s IQs soar like Sherlock Holmes when catching a cheater. It seems my grasp on details is far from enough!"

Ding Jianwei’s eyes narrowed into slits, "Are you trying to change the subject again?"

"Don’t get all excited, you’re not my wife."

Ding Jianwei’s body tensed, and after a moment, she exhaled slowly and turned around, "Forget it. If I can’t get it out of you, someone else will."

Xiao Ming shook his head and pulled a wireless camera from his pocket, handing it to her, "The reason I had to undo my tie was to take this out.

Yes, you’re right, the butterfly knot was tied by Furukawa Shizuka, and she did it under duress."

"The goal was to get you away from me."

Ding Jianwei frowned, "I didn’t expect to be exposed so quickly. Where did I go wrong?"

"Hey, my dear Leader Ding, are you sure you didn’t hit your head?"

"Of course I know that." Glaring at him, Ding Jianwei said, "Afterwards, I deleted all the surveillance footage from the airport that involved me, and any media reports and online articles that were distributed have been reviewed."

"But there were hundreds of people at the scene! Taking photos with their phones is not unusual at the airport."

Ding Jianwei was stunned, then sighed with regret, "I was too impulsive. That’s very unprofessional. It seems the training I’ve received is still far from adequate."

Xiao Ming’s heart softened.

Ding Jianwei’s unprofessional impulsiveness was because she was worried about him.

Holding her hand, he said, "You don’t need to worry too much,

On hearing this, Ding Jianwei smiled, but even a blind man could see her reluctance.

"What’s going on?" Xiao Ming eyed her suspiciously, "You better not tell me you’ve changed jobs."

"I..."

Xiao Ming wanted to be angry, but just as Ding Jianwei wasn’t his wife, he wasn’t anything to her either; he had no right to interfere with or influence her choices.

After a moment, he sighed, "Why bother? You’re just a screw, doing your part anywhere is the same. Why rush to be a bolt on the barrel, living like fireworks for excitement?"

Ding Jianwei started to smile, "You’re the firecracker. I want to be the firework, the largest and most splendid one in the sky."

"You’re splendid, all right, but once the light fades, all that’s left for those watching the fireworks are memories and the litter on the ground."

"Aren’t beautiful memories enough?"

"Not enough. People should keep creating wonderful memories until they can’t create them anymore."

"With whom? With you? I’m not your wife."

"..."

Xiao Ming scratched his head, making a mess of his hair, and it took him a while to say feebly, "Men are always criticized for thinking with their lower half, but from what I see, it’s you women who constantly have relationships on the brain.

At least the lower half doesn’t owe anyone anything. Can’t a deep friendship between a man and a woman just be enough, without having to turn into ’I love you, you love me’?"

Ding Jianwei spread her hands, "I just wanted to have a fling with you, pity you didn’t agree."

Xiao Ming’s head hit the table with a thud, drawing the gaze of many around them.

Ding Jianwei giggled, looking quite pleased with herself.

"Come on, stop acting like a child. Joining the counter-terrorism unit is my dream, no matter what our relationship is, you can’t change that.

If you really care about me, help me out in the future, so I don’t burn out too soon."

"I knew it! I just knew it!" Xiao Ming exclaimed, frustrated, "I should’ve never made any promises to you beyond those ten devils!"

Ding Jianwei seemed even happier, leaning in to whisper hotly in his ear, "Earlier, while protecting the VIP, I found an unlocked resting room with a bed that looks very comfortable."

Xiao Ming jerked upright, but upon seeing what was being auctioned on stage, his eyes rounded incredulously.

Without waiting for the expected rejection, Ding Jianwei, about to privately rejoice, noticed distracted, and pinched him annoyedly.

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Xiao Ming didn’t even turn his head, "The item on stage is a treasure."

Ding Jianwei almost blurted out "Is it more precious than me?" but luckily, she wasn’t that pretentious.

She looked up and saw a hairpin displayed on the projection screen. Although exquisite, the description revealed it was a copper item with its only provenance being a noblewoman from the Fusang Era.

It could be said to have no historical or cultural value, worth at most tens of thousands, hardly deserving being called a treasure?

"Hey! Xiao, you’ve gone too far!" Ding Jianwei complained, "At least when you flat-out refused before, you had the poise of a man. Today you’re using such a lame excuse; are you insulting me?"

"Ah? How am I insulting you?" Xiao Ming looked completely clueless.

"Are you sure that junk on stage is a treasure?"

"Absolutely."

"Are you buying?"

"Definitely."

"Fine! You buy it. If it turns out not to be a ’treasure,’ wait and see how I’ll deal with you."

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the auctioneer called out, "Seventy-five thousand once! Seventy-five thousand twice! Seventy-five thousand..."

"One hundred thousand!"