Jun Jiuli couldn't open her eyes. It was warm all around, but she could hear the voices from outside.
"Can you stop overthinking? Wang Lin and I are truly innocent. We are family, and of course I'm worried when she's giving birth. Can you not be so cold-blooded?"
"I'm overthinking... Zhao Yunhua, I'm also pregnant with your child, and you just abandoned me... you..."
The woman was clearly agitated, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to retort to the man but couldn't speak clearly.
The man gestured for the woman to stop talking. His entire demeanor exuded impatience. He reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out a card, and tossed it next to the woman.
"There's 5 million in here. Take it and buy yourself some bags. I have company matters to attend to. Calm down."
After he finished speaking, he left without looking back. The woman clutched her belly, crying even harder.
"Baby, he just left like this, without even giving me a proper explanation. If there's nothing going on between him and Wang Lin, why has he never called her sister-in-law?"
She was crying so heartbrokenly that the nanny, hearing the noise, came to check on her.
"Madam, please stop crying. The master is just busy with work, he really cares about you and the baby."
The nanny gently comforted her, softly patting her back. The Zhao family had paid a considerable sum to specifically care for the original host during her pregnancy.
"Sister Xu, I'm really so angry. He just threw 5 million at me, as if I can't afford 5 million. It's truly detestable. I forgot all the scolding I wanted to give him the moment I started crying, wuwuwu~"
"Madam, don't cry. Write down what you want to scold him with this time, and we'll scold him back next time. Come, breathe in, breathe out..."
Xu Liuying followed suit a few times, and her emotions calmed down considerably. She looked at the card on the bedside table and angrily stuffed it into her bag.
"Sister Xu, I'm hungry, I want to eat."
"Okay, okay, I'll have the kitchen prepare something right away. Don't get angry again, it's bad for your health and the baby."
Xu Liuying, with her hair in a bun, still had tears on her cheeks. Although she looked sulky, she nodded obediently, appearing incredibly cute.
After Sister Xu left, she touched her belly and muttered to herself, "Baby, you were so good today. When you come out, you must help Mommy scold him to death."
Jun Jiuli: "..."
Shui Wa: "This mother is quite childlike..."
"Do you want to offer a brief explanation?"
"Host, don't rush. You'll be out in five months. This environment is quite comfortable, isn't it..."
The original host, Zhao Yiyi, had parents who were childhood sweethearts and from equally matched families.
Her father, Zhao Yunhua, didn't want to be controlled by his family when he was young, so he enrolled in a university far from home.
There, he met the love of his life, Wang Lin. They dated for three years, but on the eve of graduation, Wang Lin dumped him.
Devastated, Zhao Yunhua returned home to inherit the family company. Not long after, he entered into a business marriage with the original host's mother, Xu Liuying.
Xu Liuying was naturally innocent and lively. She had never dated anyone before, so she had no idea what liking someone felt like.
She didn't have any ill feelings towards Zhao Yunhua, and since Zhao Yunhua was good-looking, marrying him would also benefit the development of both families. Thus, she readily agreed.
They lived a life of mutual respect. Xu Liuying spent her days surfing the internet and was terrified of having children.
Zhao Yunhua harbored feelings for someone else, so they tacitly avoided having children until his younger brother, Zhao Yunshen, brought his girlfriend home.
That girlfriend was Wang Lin. His ex-girlfriend became his brother's wife. Wang Lin begged him tearfully not to reveal their past relationship.
She said she was afraid her husband would misunderstand and her in-laws would have opinions about her. She also mentioned that Zhao Yunhua already had a wife, and they should live their lives well from now on, acting as if they had never dated.
Every word she spoke was like a stab into Zhao Yunhua's heart. He agreed and got drunk that night, leading to the conception of the original host.
Although Xu Liuying feared pain, she bravely decided to have the baby after learning she was pregnant.
At that time, Wang Lin was about five months pregnant. Zhao Yunhua couldn't help but want to care for Wang Lin, his gaze frequently drifting towards her.
Whenever Wang Lin had any issue, he was always the first to rush forward, even buying many small items for the baby. His own child, the original host, didn't receive such treatment.
Zhao Yunshen, either blind or slow to react, happily accepted all of this.
Xu Liuying was a pampered darling. With her husband missing while she was pregnant, her temper naturally flared.
After much persuasion, she managed to get Zhao Yunhua to accompany her to a movie. Unexpectedly, she left him midway and ran off.
Her sister-in-law's delivery was indeed a significant event, but there was no problem with bringing your wife along.
Even if Xu Liuying was slow to realize, she detected something was wrong. She kept calling Zhao Yunhua, but he found it bothersome and simply turned off his phone.
Xu Liuying sulked all night, while Zhao Yunhua worried anxiously outside the factory building.
Wang Lin safely delivered a daughter, mother and child were well. Watching them as a happy family, Zhao Yunhua suddenly felt like an outsider, feeling melancholic.
Zhao's mother asked him with dissatisfaction why Xu Liuying hadn't come. Only then did he remember what he had done.
He made up an excuse, saying Xu Liuying was feeling unwell and had returned home. Zhao's mother's face immediately darkened.