174: I just want to hug you

Meng Qian tremblingly pulled out his phone from his pocket, sent the school and home address of the high school student he had played with the day before yesterday to Meng Xuelin, and then left in fear.

As soon as he left, Meng Xuelin sent the information to his assistant and made a call.

“Immediately contact this girl and her parents. I want to see them tonight.”

… …

Song Yuan first returned to the company and was immediately surrounded as he entered.

His great victory and his impressive demeanor at the Beijing Exhibition Center had already spread throughout the company. Now, this group of people worshipped him immensely, regarding him as an idol.

“Boss, you are my god! If James ranks first in my heart, then second place definitely belongs to you!”

“Go away, go away! Boss is the only god in my heart. I’m more focused; James doesn’t even rank.”

“Boss, when will you provide technical training for everyone? How about an hour every night?”

“Yes, yes, yes! I want to learn real skills from Boss. I hope that in three years, when I reach Boss’s age, I can be as amazing as Boss.”

… …

A group of tech guys rubbed their hands together, looking at Song Yuan, wishing they could start a technical training session right now and learn all of Song Yuan’s skills.

Song Yuan said with a smile,

“I will make time to arrange one technical training session per week. Where would I find so much time for daily sessions? Don’t I need to go home and accompany my wife?”

That one sentence killed the conversation again. When Song Yuan talked about it, who among this group had a wife?

Everyone fell silent, no one admitting they were envious.

Lu Chi broke the silence,

“Our company made the news headlines. The download and installation volume of the game has skyrocketed this afternoon. This incident has gained us a lot of followers.

The popularity is quite high!”

When they talked about the popularity, everyone was beaming with joy.

“Shouldn’t we be generous and thank Xinan Network for this wave of popularity?”

“Yes, we should, we should.”

“Thanks to Old Man Meng’s painstaking efforts, he even called the media for us. I don’t know which reporter wrote that article, it praised us to the heavens and truly earned us goodwill.”

Lu Chi then began to organize,

“Tomorrow, have Xiao Liu prepare some copy, and post it on the official Weibo account!”

It was decided so happily.

Song Yuan didn’t object, nor did he mention the unpleasantness with Meng Xuelin and his son. He waited for the Meng family to publicly apologize.

It was getting late. Song Yuan called Gu Shiyu. Gu Shiyu also happened to be working late today. Gu Shiyuan wasn't around, and with no assistant, her workload had increased.

“Shiyu, wait for me. I’ll come pick you up.”

“Then I’ll have someone order a meal for two and have it delivered. We can eat in my office, and after we finish, we can go to the hospital together to check on President Ji’s condition.”

“Okay, if you’re hungry, have some snacks to tide you over. I’ll be there very soon.”

Song Yuan’s company was not far from Gu Shiyu’s, a straight-line distance of a few kilometers. By this time, the evening rush hour was over. About ten minutes later, Song Yuan’s car arrived at Hengyue Building.

Song Yuan parked his car and entered the building, taking General Manager Gu’s private elevator directly to the Presidents Office floor.

When he arrived, the door to the Presidents Office was open, and Gu Shiyu was sitting in the leather chair, munching on biscuits.

She was pregnant but hadn't started showing yet. She was constantly ravenously hungry every day; if she didn't control herself, she could eat eight meals a day.

Her drawers were also filled with small snacks.

Song Yuan symbolically knocked a few times, leaning against the doorframe, and laughed at her,

“Will you still be able to eat dinner later?”

Gu Shiyu stuffed the last bite into her mouth.

“What are you laughing at? Don’t laugh! It’s your babies who want to eat, not me!”

Song Yuan entered and casually closed the office door.

“How did my babies tell you?”

Gu Shiyu spoke nonsense with a straight face,

“Through a dream. When I took my lunch break, one baby said, ‘Mommy, I want to eat biscuits,’ and another said, ‘Mommy, I want to eat the pineapple shaved ice Daddy bought.’

It’s absolutely true. If you don’t believe me, ask them when they’re born.”

Song Yuan was amused.

“I’ll go out and buy you pineapple shaved ice later.”

Gu Shiyu emphasized,

“It’s not for me, it’s for your babies!”

Song Yuan humored her,

“Hmm, my babies want to eat, not the babies’ mom. Then can you ask the babies what they want to eat tomorrow? I’ll buy it directly when I come over.”

Gu Shiyu raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, and after a moment, said,

“That will have to wait until I’m asleep tonight, to see if the babies come into my dreams again.”

Song Yuan was very relieved; a good appetite was a good thing.

He had seen many people with morning sickness whose faces turned sallow from vomiting.

Song Yuan walked to Gu Shiyu’s desk. Seeing him approach, Gu Shiyu stood up from her chair, pushed him directly into the chair, and then skillfully sat on his lap.

The series of movements flowed smoothly, as if she had done it thousands of times.

In reality, she had done it thousands of times.

The second chair in their study at home was almost never used; they always sat like this.

Song Yuan placed his palm on her flat lower abdomen.

“When will I feel fetal movement?”

Gu Shiyu laughed at him,

“You’re only a little over eight weeks along. The two little ones are currently only the size of grapes. You want them to have fetal movement already? You’re too eager, aren’t you?”

Song Yuan chuckled softly, resting his chin on her shoulder, smelling the shampoo in her hair.

This faint rose scent gave him a feeling of relaxation and comfort, like being back home. He temporarily cleared his mind, letting go of all his worries.

After a long day, everyone needs to relax.

Gu Shiyu also let Song Yuan hold her, enjoying this moment of quiet time.

The office became quiet.

Lin Xueyao returned with the meal in a hurry and forgot to knock. She walked in and immediately saw the intimate scene between the young couple.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks, unsure whether to go in or retreat.

“I’m, I’m, I’m so sorry, General Manager Gu. I, I forgot to knock.”

Gu Shiyu hummed,

“Be careful next time.”

With someone in the office, Gu Shiyu lifted her leg, preparing to get off Song Yuan’s lap. Although this was her office, she still needed to be mindful of appearances.

Song Yuan held her down, not letting her move.

Lin Xueyao brought in the meals, carefully placing the elegantly packed meal boxes one by one on the small dining table, quickly completing everything and then leaving immediately.

Only when the office door softly closed did Song Yuan release her.

“Let’s eat.”

Gu Shiyu turned to look at him.

“Song Yuan, do you know you were making me enemies just now?”

Song Yuan smiled mischievously,

“Not at all. I just wanted to hold you a little longer. I’ve completely treated her as a stranger. If it had been Ms. Xu who came in just now, I wouldn’t have let go either. I just wanted to hold you.”

“Then you still don’t understand women. I’m going to transfer her to another department tomorrow. I’m afraid she’ll poison me, what do you think?”

The old Gu Shiyu had never paid any attention to Lin Xueyao. To her, Lin Xueyao was not competitive at all.

But now, with a baby in her belly, she couldn’t help but overthink things.

Song Yuan had moved on, but could Lin Xueyao completely move on?

She thought it was unlikely.

Even if there’s no love left, there might still be unresolved feelings.