Chapter 656: Side Story 069 Did you feel the baby kick? (Third update)

Mu Cidian’s large hand was resting on Xin Zaozao’s bulging belly.

The belly was firm and warm.

Mu Cidian’s action was overwhelmingly emotional and he couldn’t resist the rapid beating of his heart. The warmth in his heart was like a heatwave, radiating and swirling in his chest.

A sense of inexplicable emotion.

An overwhelming, inexplicable feeling of being moved.

At that moment, Xin Zaozao was also taken aback.

After silently bearing this for a few seconds, she was about to push Mu Cidian away.

Suddenly, both of them froze.

Because at that very moment, their baby noticeably nudged Mu Cidian’s palm.

The baby’s movement even made Mu Cidian’s hand wobble.

Mu Cidian couldn’t believe his own feeling. Gazing at Xin Zaozao, he said excitedly, “She is kicking me.”

Xin Zaozao looked at him.

“She is really kicking me. Can you feel it?” Mu Cidian said. The touch in his palm felt surreal, but it was so real, resonating within him.

He couldn’t find words to describe this feeling.

It was but a slight wriggle in his palm, yet this sensation seemed to crawl all over his body.

Under Xin Zaozao’s cool demeanor, his excited expression slowly faded.

He pursed his lips.

He allowed himself to gradually cool his emotions.

Yet he couldn’t settle down, as if a fire was burning in his heart.

His hand left Xin Zaozao’s belly.

He never thought he’d feel such an attachment and reluctance to let go.

Xin Zaozao was much calmer than him.

The baby had settled, and she got out of the car.

Mu Cidian stood beside her.

She said, “Thank you for bringing me home. Goodbye.”

“Xin Zaozao.” Mu Cidian suddenly called her.

Xin Zaozao paused.

“Don’t be so hard on yourself. Be kinder to yourself, to our baby…”

Xin Zaozao did not respond.

She walked away.

But she felt a gaze on her, as though he was watching her.

She didn’t know why Mu Cidian had been so excited just now, whether he was surprised, she didn’t know…

Her eyes reddened a bit.

She entered her residential area, concealing many things along the way.

Just as she entered the main gate…

The property security guard suddenly called her, “Miss Xin, isn’t it?”

Xin Zaozao paused, she looked at the guard, “What’s the matter?”

“Oh, nothing much.” The guard chuckled, “Just that I ate your food and wanted to say thank you.”

“Huh? What food of mine did you have?” Xin Zaozao was taken aback.

“Come in and have a look.” The security guard said smilingly.

Xin Zaozao followed him into the outside guard house.

The guard showed her some security footage and said, “That’s your boyfriend, isn’t it?”

Xin Zaozao furrowed her eyebrows, seeing Mu Cidian standing at the entrance of the residential area on a snowflurry night.

When was this footage from?

She glanced at the timestamp beneath the footage.

She calculated, touched at the realisation.

It was that night when they bumped into each other at the dessert store. She had brought back a serving of red sugar dumplings, but didn’t eat it because Mu Cidian reminded her that pregnant women shouldn’t have it. She looked closely at Mu Cidian standing under the night sky in the snow, seemingly holding a thermos cup.

The security guard said, “That night he stood at the entrance for a long time, almost 2 hours, and didn’t leave until 3 am. He didn’t come in, and I was the one who approached him. He looked at me, didn’t say anything, but gave me the thermos he was holding, thanked me for my hard work, and told me to have it as a late-night snack.”

Xin Zaozao looked at him, her lips pursed.

“I’m not so blind, I knew that it was for you. You two had a fight, right? It’s been a long time since he’s been around the community, he used to go out shopping almost every day.”

Xin Zaozao kept silent.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I was going to deliver it to you. He didn’t want to ask a favor from us property managers, he said it was late and would interfere with your sleep,” the property manager explained, “but since he already made it, I couldn’t let his good intentions go to waste, so I ate it for you. It was really delicious, the dumplings without brown sugar were chewy. I don’t know if it was because I was hungry at night but it was the best I’ve ever tasted.”

Xin Zaozao’s emotions stirred slightly.

“So when I saw you today, I wanted to say thank you. Please also tell your boyfriend, thank you for the dumplings,” the property manager sincerely remarked.

Xin Zaozao managed to smile and nodded, “Okay. If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving first.”

“Miss Xin. Your boyfriend is a good man. It’s clear that he really loves you. Otherwise, which man would bring you food so late at night, deliver it but not disturb your sleep, and stay downstairs for 2, 3 hours knowing you were asleep,” said the property manager earnestly, “Men like him are rare these days, appreciate him, especially since you’re carrying his baby…”

Xin Zaozao left the entrance hall.

She walked towards her building.

She wasn’t sure whether she and Mu Cidian were destined to be apart.

Her vision was a little blurry, and she had become very indifferent.

She thought.

Pregnant women are indeed more sentimental than ordinary people.

And a lot more fragile.

…

Mu Cidian watched Xin Zaozao walk into the residential area, then slowly returned to his car.

He was sitting in the car but made no move to start it.

The warmth he felt continued to linger in his palm, a feeling that could touch his heart.

He just watched.

Just watched in silence.

Watching his palm shivering slightly.

The feeling that had lingered in his palm at that moment, he was unwilling to touch anything else, unwilling to let that feeling fade…

The phone rang at this moment.

His gaze shifted slightly.

He picked up the phone with his other hand, “Lei Qian.”

“Are you home?”

“Yes, just got here.”

“So sudden. Why did you leave abruptly? The village is still in chaos, you were the one who convinced everyone to cooperate with Xin Family, now that something has happened, they hope you can help them solve it. My dad is quite anxious,” Lei Qian said helplessly, “My dad always feels that he has hurt the villagers.”

“I had an emergency and had to come back. Tell your father not to worry, I am positive that Xin Group will take full responsibility for the incident. The reason Xin Zaozao is asking everyone to investigate together is to find the real culprit. From a business perspective, appeasing people with money is not a good thing, it may lead to criticism. Therefore, Xin Zaozao chose to compensate everyone for their losses after finding out the truth. Just ask your dad to calm the villagers down.”

“Okay.” Lei Qian obediently nodded, and asked at that moment, “When will you have time to pick me up?”

“You want to come back?”

“Not really.” Lei Qian said, “Things at home are quite messy, I’ll stay with my dad for a couple of days.”

“Call me when you want to come back.”

“Okay.”

“Well then…” Mu Cidian was about to hang up when Lei Qian said, “Mu Cidian, I want to ask…”

Lei Qian hesitated.

Mu Cidian held his phone, waiting for her to speak.

“I want to ask, do you really trust Xin Zaozao?” Lei Qian gathered her courage to ask.

Mu Cidian pursed his lips, “Her work ability is indeed strong.”

He could infer in an instant that this incident was not as simple as it seemed on the surface and there must be a lot of undercurrents.

All these years, Xin Zaozao has proven that she no longer needs the help of anyone and can fully manage on her own.

“I always feel that you admire her a lot,” Lei Qian said in a low voice, then she took a deep breath and laughed, “But Xin Zaozao really does have the ability, she was carrying a big belly, and even I felt that she had a powerful presence from outside. I don’t think I could even speak if I were in her shoes, having to face so many people in such a chaotic situation.”

“Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, don’t compare yourself to others, there’s no comparison,” Mu Cidian dismissed.

“Just think she’s amazing, in all of Yanshang Country, no woman is as capable as Xin Zaozao!” Lei Qian murmured.

“Lei Qian, don’t envy others,” Mu Cidian advised, “It will make you very unhappy.”

“That’s not what I meant, I just admirer her purely, don’t overthink it,” Lei Qian quickly corrected, “Don’t worry, no matter how powerful Xin Zaozao is, I won’t be jealous. After all, as great as she is, she still lost you.”

Mu Cidian’s gaze faltered.

“On that alone, I’d say I’m a hundred times stronger than her!”