Chapter 16: You Know About Flash Marriages, But Do You Know About Flash Pregnancies?

The next second, Li Zhenguan also realized that his words had a problem. Without changing his expression, he added, “And where is Cousin Wan?”

“Cousin Wan also drank several glasses of wine at the table just now. She might also need to drink a bowl of sobering tea.”

Zhang Shu didn’t notice anything wrong with Li Zhenguan’s earlier words. As usual, he glanced at the living room. “Young Master Xishan probably went out. He might be in the back garden now. I saw him making a phone call when I went out earlier. Miss Wan Yao went upstairs after finishing her meal, saying she had a bit of a headache.”

“I was just about to bring a bowl of sobering tea up,” Zhang Shu said. The sobering tea had just been brewed.

“Then, Uncle Zhang, you go bring the sobering tea to Cousin. I’ll take Wang Zhao back to the room to rest first,” Li Zhenguan said. “She drank quite a bit and is also feeling a little unwell.”

Zhang Shu nodded. “I’ve tidied up the guest rooms upstairs. The quilts have all been washed and dried.”

Li Zhenguan made a sound of acknowledgment and brought Wang Zhao upstairs.

There were still quite a few people sitting in the living room. Finally getting together, they were chatting about everything under the sun. Wang Zhao glanced at the two young kids playing with building blocks downstairs and casually asked, “You have a very good relationship with your cousins?”

Li Zhenguan couldn’t help but look at Wang Zhao. Their gazes happened to meet as she retracted hers. He slowly made a sound of agreement and smiled without changing his expression. “When I was young, my family was busy. Mother and Father were often not at home all year round. The servants couldn’t take good care of me, so I stayed at my maternal grandmother’s place most of the time and interacted more with my cousins.”

“Is that so?” Wang Zhao said, “Then you siblings have a pretty good relationship.”

The two went upstairs. The guest room Zhang Shu mentioned was right next to Li Zhenguan’s room and had been specially tidied up.

Wang Zhao entered the room and looked around, discovering that this room also had an outer balcony. At this time, the floor-to-ceiling door was half-open, and the door curtain was floating in the air, blown by the wind.

The sunlight was really nice, she thought.

“Alright, you go back to your room for a nap first,” Wang Zhao said to Li Zhenguan while pressing her temple. She had really drunk a lot today. She could now smell the alcohol on herself and felt a bit dizzy and lightheaded, her mind obviously not very clear.

Li Zhenguan actually didn’t really want to leave. He wanted to say that he could also take a nap in this room, or Wang Zhao could go nap in his room. But in the end, he didn’t bring it up because he knew Wang Zhao would definitely refuse.

Although this woman had already agreed to marry him, she still acted distant from him. They had quite a bit of contact usually, but the two rarely had any physical contact.

Once, he merely held her hand, but she brushed him off without leaving a trace.

He could never figure out what kind of person Wang Zhao was.

Thinking of this, he pursed his lips. He couldn’t help but glance at Wang Zhao again. She was sitting on a chair, pressing her temple, her eyes lowered, revealing a state he was familiar with.

She seemed to be pondering something. But Li Zhenguan knew that her mind must be hazy right now.

He didn’t leave immediately but just stood here like this, looking at Wang Zhao. After a good while, the woman sitting in the chair seemed to notice that he still hadn’t left. She glanced at him in some surprise, her brows slightly furrowed, thinking he still had something to say.

“Zhenguan, is there anything else?” the woman asked with a smile. The corners of her mouth curved up slightly, her tone gentle. But for some reason, Li Zhenguan was certain that her attention definitely wasn’t fully on him.

She probably still had a bit of mysophobia right now. After entering, she didn’t sit on that tidied bed but sat a few steps away in a chair in the corner. Her arm rested on the small round table, half-propping up her head as she looked at him with her head tilted.

So, Li Zhenguan slowly shook his head, a smile on his face. “Then I’ll go rest next door first. If you have any requests, you can come find me or go downstairs to find Zhang Shu.”

Wang Zhao made a noncommittal sound of acknowledgment.

After the man closed the door and left, the room instantly fell silent. Her gaze still rested on the closed white wooden door. She vaguely felt that the scene just now seemed a bit familiar as if it had happened before.

It seemed to have occurred in the recent past, only the sky was a bit darker then, probably at night. A crescent-shaped lamp hung from the ceiling, and it seemed a few stars could be seen swaying.

Wang Zhao didn’t lie on the bed but sat in this posture in the chair for a long time, slowly dozing off for a bit. She woke up again because of a sound in the room.

She opened her eyes and realized it was a sparrow that had crashed into the transparent floor-to-ceiling door and fallen onto the balcony. But after stumbling a few times, it flew out again.

After napping for a bit, her head wasn’t as dizzy anymore. So she took out her phone and glanced at the time. It was already 3:45 in the afternoon. She had slept for about half an hour.

The floor-to-ceiling door was still half-open, but the room wasn’t as warm as before. The sun had gone down now, and the temperature in the room had dropped. Wang Zhao sat like this for a while and actually felt a chill.

She wanted to stand up and stretch a little, but she found that her feet were a bit numb. The arm she had been propping her head on was also a bit sore and weak. She slowly massaged it for a bit before it eased.

She walked a few steps and left the room.

The second floor was very quiet.

She went downstairs. The living room was empty, and she didn’t know where everyone had gone.

At this moment, the phone in her pocket vibrated. Wang Zhao glanced at it. It was a call from her family. She hadn’t gone back at noon and had forgotten to tell her family before coming to the Li family for the meal. Father Wang was probably a bit worried about her.

She felt a bit thirsty and walked to the kitchen. Vegetables that had been cut were still soaking on the counter, but Zhang Shu and the chef weren’t here. She looked around for a while before finding the water dispenser.

While getting water, she called Father Wang back.

Father Wang quickly picked up, asking why she didn’t come home at noon, how Li Zhenguan’s prenatal checkup results were, and saying that her aunt’s family had come over, telling her to come back early in the evening.

Wang Zhao paused, trying to recall the original body’s aunt’s family, but she found her mind still blank. She sighed, having no choice but to give up struggling. She answered Father Wang’s questions, telling him that she was a guest at the Li family today and would definitely be home before dinner.

She had just hung up when she heard footsteps. She glanced to the side, her eyes flashing.

The person who came was Li Zhenguan’s cousin, Zhu Xishan.

Zhu Xishan was also a bit surprised to see Wang Zhao standing in the kitchen, but he quickly regained his composure and also walked over.

Wang Zhao removed the glass that was now full of water and took a step to the side. She took a sip of water to moisten her mouth before saying, “Coming down for water?”

“Mm.” Zhu Xishan made a sound of acknowledgment, taking the clean glass Wang Zhao handed to him. Then he softly said, “Thank you.”

Wang Zhao just smiled and didn’t say anything more. In this situation, she also didn’t know what to say. Moreover, the two weren’t familiar with each other. With her current identity, it was better not to get too close to this cousin of the Li family to avoid causing trouble.

But Zhu Xishan, who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly spoke up. “Is Miss Wang sincere toward Zhenguan?”

This sentence was a bit blunt.

Wang Zhao was stunned at first, for a very short time. She put down the glass, casually thinking that these words were not only blunt but also had a bit of a question about her character.

However—

She couldn’t help but touch the smooth rim of the glass and smiled. “Mr. Zhu, what do you mean by this?”

However, Zhu Xishan wasn’t affected by her appearance. His eyes looked at the woman in front of him, and a rare chill appeared on his young face, making his entire demeanor a bit more rigid.

To this world, if a man was too rigid, it would instead make people dislike him.

Rigidity meant being difficult to control and not being obedient.

He said, “Zhenguan has only known you for no more than four months, yet you’re already pregnant for over three months. Miss Wang, perhaps you’re not as upright as you appear.”

Wang Zhao’s clear brows and eyes darkened for a moment, and the smile at the corners of her mouth also disappeared. She looked at Zhu Xishan without speaking.

Zhu Xishan drank the water in the glass in one gulp, ignoring Wang Zhao’s changed expression. “I don’t know why Zhenguan suddenly said he would go on the blind date in my place back then. But now he already has a child and also really likes you. I just hope Miss Wang won’t be a heartless person.”

“Zhenguan is foolishly naive and has a lot of money, but we cousins are quite shrewd. If you wrong him in the future, each of us will punch you hard enough to send you to the hospital for a visit.”

If Wang Zhao was someone who had transmigrated over, wouldn’t she be stunned by what Zhu Xishan said? But she wasn’t. In just these few sentences, she extracted several key pieces of information.

1. Up until now, Li Zhenguan and she had only known each other for about four months.

2. Li Zhenguan had gone on the blind date with her in place of Zhu Xishan. Originally, the blind date partner was Li Zhenguan’s cousin, Zhu Xishan. (However, from their current conversation, it could be deduced that the two probably hadn’t met before.)

3. Li Zhenguan got her pregnant only a month after they met.

In an instant, the information was simply explosive.

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