Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 703 - 702: Back Again

Lu Zheng quietly closed the door and then carefully walked to the bedside.

He saw Lin Xia lying flat on the bed, sound asleep, her dense black hair naturally scattered on the pillow like a beautiful scroll.

Lu Zheng bent down, tenderly caressing and tracing the contours of her eyebrows, eyes, her perky nose, and her rosy lips with his gaze.

After a little while, Lin Xia seemed to sense something and slowly woke up. As she opened her eyes and saw Lu Zheng’s face enlarged in front of her, she was first startled, then overwhelmed with joy, "You’re back!"

Lin Xia knew Lu Zheng was coming back, but this guy stubbornly refused to say when exactly, so all she could do was patiently wait and long for his return.

Unexpectedly, she dreamt of snuggling with Lu Zheng and talking sweet nothings, and when she opened her eyes, she saw him standing right in front of her.

"Wife! I’m back! Did you miss me?"

Lu Zheng’s voice was gentle, and the depths of emotion in his eyes made Lin Xia feel incredibly sweet in an instant, as if all her previous loneliness and grievances had been smoothed away by him.

"Of course, I missed you!"

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to crackle between their gazes.

Lin Xia grabbed his hand that was caressing her cheek, "Your hands are so cold! Let me warm them up for you!"

Lu Zheng grinned mischievously, "My body is cold too! Wife! You warm me up as well!"

How could Lin Xia not understand the implication behind Lu Zheng’s expression?

She truly pitied her man who had just gotten out of the car, all chilly, and moved over, "Alright!"

Lu Zheng swiftly stripped off his clothes, donning only his underwear as he dived into the quilt that still held Lin Xia’s warmth.

He embraced his warm and fragrant wife in his arms, their noses nearly touching as they locked eyes.

"Wife! You smell so good!" Lu Zheng pretended to kiss her, but Lin Xia quickly turned her head, dodging skillfully.

She pursed her lips and said in a muffled voice, "Don’t kiss me! I haven’t brushed my teeth yet!" She definitely didn’t want their kiss to have a flavor.

Lu Zheng was unfazed, "I don’t mind! Let me cherish you!"

Although their separation hadn’t actually been very long, to him, it felt like an eternity, with each day apart feeling like three autumns.

As a result, even though he knew they couldn’t do much upon this meeting, he wanted to be close to her.

Lin Xia firmly shook her head, "No!" He might not mind, but she didn’t want him to kiss her.

Lu Zheng understood Lin Xia’s temperament; he didn’t dwell on it further.

"Wife! I really missed you!"

Lin Xia tenderly touched his temples, "Why have you lost weight? Haven’t you been eating properly?"

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Yes! You see, without you by my side, I’ve had no appetite!"

Lin Xia glared coyly, "That’s naughty! What about the promise you made when you left?"

Lu Zheng defended himself righteously, "I did promise to eat well! But what can I do if I can’t help missing you?"

"Have you been eating sugar? You’re so sweet with your words!" Lin Xia noticed that her man, ever since they got married, had been spouting sweet nothings as if they cost nothing at all.

Lu Zheng teased her, "Why don’t you taste and find out?"

Lin Xia rolled her eyes at him, ignoring his comment.

At this moment, Lu Zheng felt his hand completely warmed, "Let me see if my daughter has grown. Daughter, daddy’s back! Do you miss daddy? Wow! You’ve grown quite a bit!"

Lin Xia couldn’t stop giggling at his teasing, "It’s only been a few days! How could it grow so fast!" She had heard that it wouldn’t be noticeable until about four or five months into the pregnancy. Where was she in the timeline?

Lu Zheng, however, didn’t care about that. He was exploring with earnest focus, "I can feel it! Our daughter has grown a bit more!"

Lin Xia, unable to stand it any longer, dodged playfully and dared not make too much noise, "Haha...that tickles... stop it..."

Shao Meirou calculated the time, and only when breakfast was laid out on the table and Shao Chengzhi had also come downstairs did she go to their bedroom door to call them for the meal.

She listened to the sounds within the room before knocking softly on the door panel, "Time to eat!"

Lu Zheng’s voice came immediately from the room, "Hmm! Got it, Mom!" His voice had an indescribable depth to it.

Shao Meirou felt something was off when she heard it; that boy was probably up to no good!

But she felt too embarrassed to push the door open at that moment, "Hurry up! Grandpa’s already come down! He’s waiting for you to start eating!"

It was still Lu Zheng’s voice that responded to her, "Hmm! Mom, you go ahead! We’ll be right there!"

It took quite a while longer before Lin Xia and Lu Zheng finally arrived at the dining table.

Upon seeing the two with slightly flushed faces, Shao Meirou, at her age, knew immediately what was going on.

However, as a mother-in-law, she couldn’t possibly say anything in front of her daughter-in-law, but she still planned to admonish her son in private later—during the early months, they needed to be extra careful not to have intercourse to avoid disturbing the pregnancy. For the sake of the child, they had to endure.

Lin Xia occasionally shot the main culprit guilty looks with dagger eyes, silently accusing him.

Yet the main culprit himself just beamed back joyfully, looking all refreshed and invigorated.

Ever since his wife had gotten pregnant, it had been tough on him, and although the pleasure was not the same, there was still an exquisite joy blossoming in his heart.

Shao Chengzhi watched the couple’s subtle exchanges and couldn’t help but find it amusing, though he showed none of this and instead asked Lu Zheng about his work.

When he learned that Lu Zheng was due for a promotion soon after the new year, Shao Chengzhi praised him abundantly.

Hearing this, Lin Xia quietly shot Lu Zheng another resentful glare, as they had only been cooing over each other since they met up and hadn’t talked about any of this.

She had actually wanted to discuss the matter of the Fetal Exchange Medicine with him, but hadn’t yet had the chance to bring it up.

Lu Zheng, multitasking, chatted with his grandfather and mother while engaging in some under-the-table mischief to temporarily soothe his soon-to-explode little wife.

After the meal, while everyone was sitting in the living room for tea and casual conversation, Shao Meirou finally brought up what her mother-in-law Fang Youlan had done.

Shao Meirou didn’t mix in her own feelings but simply narrated the events factually.

From her son’s reaction, she could guess that Lin Xia definitely hadn’t spoken to him about it yet; otherwise, her boy wouldn’t be wearing such an elated smile.

Upon hearing it, Lu Zheng’s first reaction was extreme anger. Rage coursed through his chest, making him wish he could confront his grandmother right then to rebuke her!

His child had almost been harmed by her ignorant and superstitious actions!

In fact, when Lin Xia mentioned his grandmother’s attitude about the baby being a girl, a great dissatisfaction had already surged in him.

How could she settle on such a verdict just based on what a little child had said? What gave her the right to show disapproval with a sour face immediately?

Besides, what if they did end up having a daughter in the future?

On the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Shuhui came over to her parents’ house to help with the dough and planned to take Fang Youlan to the bathhouse for a bath afterwards.

Seeing her father, Lu Guangqi, and Fang Youlan at this old age still sulking and not speaking to each other in a cold war left her both anxious and helpless.

"Dad! What’s going on with you two?"