Late at night.
The bathroom glass is misted up, vaguely revealing a tall figure.
Jiang Chao, barefooted, tiptoes opening the glass shower door, the splash of water swallowing her footsteps.
She loosens her bathrobe, walks behind the man, and reaches out to embrace him.
The next moment, her wrist is grabbed and the world spins around her until she collides with the cold, damp wall.
The dominating gaze is then just inches from her face.
Lu Sijin frowns, clearly displeased, "What are you trying to do?"
"Sijin, it’s been a long time since you’ve been home…"
The steam from the shower makes Jiang Chao’s head spin, her ears quickly flushing red.
Even though they have been married for two years, the times Lu Sijin has been by her side can be counted on one hand.
This time it’s been two entire months since he’s been home. Jiang Chao knows she needs to seize this chance.
She bites her lip, looking up at Lu Sijin. Through the hazy steam, his usually sharp features were somewhat blurred, showing a hint of softness.
Especially those peach-blossom eyes of his, born thick with passion. Although his countenance was placid, the yearning swirling deep within them was like a vortex, effortlessly pulling her in.
Before Jiang Chao could react, her lips were fiercely covered.
The moist fragrance of the shower gel mixed with hormones, overwhelmingly sweeping over her.
That night, Jiang Chuo paid a painful price for her proactive move.
The next morning, Jiang Chuo woke up with a body full of aches and pains, with her small face all scrunched up, "Hiss..."
"You're awake?"
Jiang Chuo looked over. In the cold morning light, Lu Si-jin was facing away from her as he dressed, his shirt tightening as he buttoned it, outlining a man's perfectly proportioned body.
Lu Si-jin was clearly treading on a path that left little room for others.
Being a young vice-president of the leading corporation in Luo Bei city, whether it was skills or physical attributes, he was outstanding in every way.
As expected of Lu Si-jin, the man who Jiang Chuo had been in love with for eight years!
"There's medicine on the bedside table; remember to take it."
"Huh?"
Jiang Chuo was caught off guard and looked blankly towards the bedside table where a box of contraceptives caught her eye.
She licked her slightly dry lips, her voice still a bit raspy, "Si-jin, Last weekend, I visited grandfather, and he's hoping that we can have a baby. I think..."
"You want a child?"
Lu Si-jin turned around, the faint morning light spread at his feet, making his aura even more aloof.
"Um, we've been married for two years now. We should have a child. When you're not home, the child can keep me company." Jiang Chuo earnestly said.
"I advise you to get rid of that idea as soon as possible."
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Sijin rejected her suggestion.
Then, he buttoned up his cufflinks, casually picked up his suit jacket, and said, "Remember to take your medicine. I don't want to deal with any unnecessary trouble."
Unnecessary trouble?
It wasn't until the door closed that Jiang Chao came to her senses and helplessly fell back into bed.
She was well aware that the trouble was not the child, but his unwillingness to have any contact with her until now.
As for the reason, Jiang Chao didn't want to dwell on it, only feeling a splitting headache.
...
Two months later.
Jiang Chao had just received her pregnancy test report and walked out of the consulting room when a flurry of footsteps sounded from behind her. Before she could react, a man in black grabbed her hands and covered her mouth tightly.
"Mmm... Uh..."
Shortly after, Jiang Chao was pushed into a consulting room.
The setting sun stretches the silhouette of the person by the window very long, just falling in front of Jiang Chao.
With the light behind her, Ji Anlian, heavily made up, sneered, "So you really are here."
Jiang Chao was startled, "You... how could you..."
Ji Anlian is the legal wife of Lu Boyuan, and Lu Sijin is the child born from an affair.
Throughout these years, Ji Anlian has always regarded Lu Sijin as a thorn in her eye, and because of him, she has never been treated kindly.
In order to maintain the superficial harmony of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, Jiang Chao also endured over and over again.
But today, the appearance of Ji Anlian gave her an unprecedented sense of unease and fear.
Just as Jiang Chao wanted to hide the report in her hand, unexpectedly, the man in black snatched it straight away and delivered it to Ji Anlian.
"Give it back to me!"
Jiang Chao stood up to snatch it back, but another man in black grabbed her shoulder, forcing her to stay put.
Ji Anlian leisurely finished reading the report, her expression becoming increasingly sinister, “Tsk, you really managed to get pregnant.”
Jiang Chao and Lu Sijin have been secretly married for two years, and she's always had no signs of pregnancy, and now that old man Lu is lying in ICU, it's almost time to split the inheritance.
At this critical moment, she is now pregnant!
"This child can't be kept."
Ji Anlian signaled, and the two men in black immediately made their move.
One held Jiang Chao down, while the other pulled out a pill, stretched out his hand and grabbed her cheek, intending to pour it into her mouth. Jiang Chao was scared out of her wits, pressing her tongue firmly against her upper palate, "Ugh... Mn...."
No one can touch her child!
Her grandfather Lu is still lying in the hospital bed, waiting for her to bring this good news!
"Useless! Did you not have enough to eat! Feed it to her!" Ji Anlian yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Woo...Woo..."
A bitter taste spread across her lips and her jaw ached as if it was about to shatter.
Tears welled up, blurring her vision.
No! Don't harm the child!
Jiang Chao pleaded desperately, but she could only swallow in despair, using a cup of water to flush down the medicine.
The moment she was freed from her restrictions, Jiang Chao fell onto the ground, her fingers frantically trying to induce vomiting. "Huh...cough, cough, cough..."
At this moment, a burning medical report fluttered to the ground.
Summer Anlian looked down at Jiang Chao from above, her slender eyes narrowed with contempt, "Just take a look at yourself. How dare you carry the Lu family's child with your status."
"Summer Anlian!"
Jiang Chao lost control and screamed as she lunged at Summer, but was abruptly restrained again.
Red-eyed and hoarse-voiced, she yelled, "If something happens to the child, I will kill you! Even Si Jin won't let you go!"
"Oh my, how scared am I!" Summer Anlian clutched her chest and laughed carelessly, "Unfortunately, Lu Si Jin won't fight with me for you. No matter what, I am his elder. What can he do to me?"
"Do you really think by marrying into the Lu family, you've become the young mistress? Are you still dreaming after two years?"
"If it weren’t for the old man Lu’s superstition, and his decision to follow the fortune teller's prophesy insisting Si Jin to marry you, do you really think an actress like you would have any chance to be Mrs.Lu?"
Summer Anlian's sharp voice, coupled with her triumphant laughter, was extremely grating to the ears.
"So, you've only yourself to blame for losing your child. You failed to weigh your own limitations and coveted something that didn't belong to you. Not to mention the child, even Lu Si Jin isn't yours."
Jiang Chao gritted her teeth fiercely, "I am the legally wedded wife of Lu Si Jin. It's not your place to comment!"
"Oh? Well then, I'd like to ask Mrs. Lu, do you know who your husband has been with during his long trip to Italy?"
With that, Summer Anlian pulled out a stack of photos, spreading them out like a fan in front of Jiang Chao.