Blaming is one thing, but in the end, Xie Wanqing still remembered her brother’s words.

Staying away from Ji Chengfeng goes without saying, and her attitude towards Pei Yuqing was equally straightforward.

When the other person stepped into the courtyard again, she dismissed the others and got straight to the point: "When will Changqing return to the Capital City?"

Lu Ziyuan has already quelled the rebellion in Xiangzhou; once he returns to the Capital City, if he knows Pei Yuqing is not there...

Seeing the girl’s face change on the other side, how could Pei Yuqing not know what she was thinking?

"Don’t worry..." he said softly, comforting her: "If I expose your whereabouts, I will repay with my life."

Such words were too heavy. Xie Wanqing frowned as she listened, "Don’t speak nonsense."

Pei Yuqing smiled faintly and reached out to help her sit down.

Xie Wanqing turned aside to avoid him and sat down on her own.

She hesitated for a while but eventually spoke: "In any case, you cannot stay here long."

Lu Ziyuan won’t notice for a while.

In time, it becomes uncertain.

"Alright," Pei Yuqing nodded good-naturedly, smiling. "Let’s talk after the child is born."

Xie Wanqing’s frown deepened. She hesitated for a few breaths, then spoke directly: "You know, there is no longer a possibility for us in this life."

This statement was straightforwardly clarifying, without any reservation.

Although her nature was somewhat wilful, she was actually soft-hearted.

In both past and present lives, the most ruthless things she did were mostly against Lu Ziyuan.

Pei Yuqing was someone she chose voluntarily, and even if he had done wrong, causing her anger,

Xie Wanqing indeed had never said such harsh words to him.

This time, Pei Yuqing could no longer remain indifferent, and a trace of hurt flashed across his face as he stared at her in a daze.

Xie Wanqing kept her brother’s advice in mind, resisted her guilt, turned her head away, and didn’t look at him.

After a long time, Pei Yuqing said, "I understand."

"But you are about to give birth; how can I leave at this time," he slowly knelt in front of her, taking her hand resting on her knee, "I need to see you and your child safe before I can leave at ease."

He had already missed the previous times she’d been in danger.

This time, her childbirth was also a life-and-death ordeal, and since he encountered it, he had no reason to leave.

At this point in the conversation, with this man’s stubbornness, what else could Xie Wanqing say?

Thinking again of his ’going with her,’ neither could say any more harsh words.

She couldn’t possibly chase him away with a stick.

She touched her already full-term belly.

After all, the fruit is ripe for harvest, and it’s just a matter of days now.

A few days more won’t matter, right?

The day came quickly.

The next afternoon, Xie Wanqing, as usual, sat in the courtyard basking in the sun, holding a cup of hot milk.

As she leisurely drank her milk, her belly began to ache.

This pain was different from the usual fetal movements, and immediately, her complexion turned a bit pale.

"What’s wrong?" Pei Yuqing, sitting opposite her, noticed something amiss first and hurried to her side.

Xie Wanqing tremblingly put down the hot milk, reaching out to hold her belly, "I think I’m going into labor."

During this time, she had been learning about childbirth from the midwife.

It was said that in the beginning, it wouldn’t hurt too much.

It was also said that her baby’s position was normal, and the baby wasn’t too big, so it wouldn’t be too hard on her.

...But why was it that she had just started, and it was already too painful to bear?

The look she cast was full of fear and panic.

How could Pei Yuqing bear such a look? He immediately reached out to hold her, heartbroken and unsure of what to do.