I slept until the sun came up.
Qiao Bao'er hadn't slept so soundly in a long time. With her hands stretching contentedly under the thin blanket, she paused for a moment, her expression blank, and turned her head to look at the pillow beside her.
It was empty, he wasn't there.
But the blanket next to it still has some warmth. Did Jun Zhimu come back last night?
She got out of bed, her belly big and heavy, moving slowly and sluggishly. Her head was fuzzy, staring at the space beside her for a while, unsure even of where she was.
"I thought he wouldn't be back last night." She knew Lu Qinian had invited him out in the middle of the night.
He and she have been distant lately, their relationship strained and hard to explain. They haven't shared a bed in a long time.
What time did he go back to his bedroom last night?
Looked up and saw that the clock on the wall read 8:00 AM.
It was already quite late for the Jun family. Although Jun Zhi牧 didn't need to go back to the company recently, he had only just woken up after a while in the warmth of the quilt, and surprisingly, he slept until around 8 o'clock before getting up.
He seems very tired lately.
Jo Bao'er was a bit restless. She washed up briefly, grabbed her phone, and went downstairs.
"Madam, good morning. Would you like to have breakfast here or would you prefer to go to the main house?"
As soon as she went downstairs, she saw Mrs. Fang greeting her.
"Has Grandpa at home already had breakfast?"
"The old man always gets up at five o'clock, has breakfast at six... His wife and Miss Zhiyan have already had breakfast with him."
Qiao Bao'er listened to her say this, her expression somewhat ashamed.
Since she became pregnant, Jun Zhimu told the old man that there was no need for her to accompany him during meals. As a result, she has been able to sleep until natural awakening ever since.
Actually, he helped her a lot.
Because of her attitude, even the servants of the Jun family were especially respectful to her.
"Um, Junzhi Mu..." She began, her words halting and hesitant.
"The young master, Zhi Mu, just woke up not long ago. He went to Bei Yuan, probably to discuss something with the elder. He's estimated to be back here for breakfast soon."
Seeing her hesitant expression, Fang Da Ma smiled and said, "Missus, why don't you wait for Young Master Zhi Mu to come back and have breakfast together?"
"Good."
She agreed right away.
Sitting on the sofa in the lobby of the first floor of Dongyuan, she drank half a cup of light salt water and idly glanced towards the door.
I wonder what he went to Beiyuan to discuss with the old man?
"It's probably something to do with the kids," he muttered, pulling out his phone and scrolling through it for a few moments.
Pigpig wants to turn over: 【Joe Baier, my godson is going to be born next month, what should I send them? Ah, I'm so nervous now. 】
As soon as I opened WeChat, I saw that Zhu Xiaowei had sent her a message at 6 AM this morning.
< Qiao Baoer found it amusing and replied, { You're getting all worked up for nothing. I'm not cutting you open.} >
Pigpig wants to turn over: [Qiao Bao'er is so bold and reckless, she dares to sleep in the Jun family until so late, didn't anyone there say anything about her?]
The bad habit of modern people is to brush their phones as soon as they wake up, she was sure Qiao Bao'er had just woken up.
Invincible Dabao: 【The child's father is also a accomplice, I am not afraid.】
When she mentioned it again, Qiao Bao'er had a thoughtful expression. Thinking back, Jun Zhimu's complexion seemed a little pale lately.
Pigpig wants to turn over: 【Jo Bao'er, where is your son's full moon banquet? It won't be at Jun's family, right? Oh, I'm a little afraid to go. You definitely invited many people, right?】
Zhu Xiaowei sent several messages in a row, which brought her back to reality.
Pig Pig wants to turn over: 【There's one more thing, you promised to let your son recognize me as his godmother, but will the Jun family agree? What about the Qiao family?】
Zhu Xiaowei became increasingly excited, 【Finished, finished, Qiao Bao'er, I suddenly realized that my stepson might be too high for me, the twins might even dislike me.】

Indestructible Treasure: "You're overthinking it."
That's overthinking it. Instead, it reminded Zhu Xiaowei of something else, and his expression turned serious.
Pigpig wants to flip: "Have you told Junzhimu about those strange things you encountered before? And the bracelet found under the bed..."
Jo Bao'er's smile froze on her face, holding the phone without immediately replying.
The Invincible Treasure: "No matter, I'll deal with it after the child is born."
Zhu Xiaowei knows she's been upset lately, and being close to her due date is making her even more agitated. Offer her comfort with, "You two need to calm down and talk things through together."
"...it was because he wasn't willing to discuss it with me."
Looking at Zhu Xiaowei's comforting words, Qiao Ba er twitched the corner of her lips with a bit of bitterness.
At this time, there were some footsteps approaching from behind. Fang's mother suddenly called out to her.
"Madam, I think Young Master Mu might be delayed by something with the old master. Perhaps you should eat first so you don't starve the child in your belly."
We waited for thirty minutes, but it's better to just give up now.
"Hmm."
She subconsciously glanced at the door and hummed noncommittally.
I told Zhu Xiaowei, "[Let's chat later]," and was about to put down my phone and go to the restaurant.
As she closed WeChat, she happened to see that she had a few unread messages.
One of them was a long voice message that Lu Qinan sent her at 3 am last night.
Rising from the sofa, she walked alongside Fang's mother while opening the lengthy voice message. She listened to it absentmindedly, hearing whatever he had to say.
<"Dead Joe Bao'er, you demoness!" A string of angry roars.>
It was probably because the voice was too loud that even Fang Da Ma, who was walking in front, turned around in surprise to look at her. Qiao Baoer felt embarrassed and couldn't help but get angry with Lu in her heart. Could it be that he had gotten drunk last night and was looking for her to rant?
She frowned slightly, eager to hear what this guy had to say.
You said that your husband must have committed terrible deeds in his past life, like murder and arson, because he owes you millions of dollars, otherwise how could he possibly marry someone like you?
The voice on the other end spoke too quickly, choked, paused for a second, and then roared with fury.
<<<"You're such a troublemaker, Qiao Baoer! You... Go and see how other wives behave, are you capable of being gentle and considerate? Do you understand what it means to be virtuous and well-behaved? I don't think you can even match the passion of a nightclub girl. Why does Jun Zhimu insist on marrying you? What good could possibly come from marrying someone like you? He's sick, and you don't even care!>>>"
I could vaguely hear Pei Haoran's sigh, [……Lu Qinan, do you want to be thrown into the river across the way?]
Voice message complete.
Qiao Baoer froze, clutching her phone tightly.
Fang Dama and You Her met eyes, she had also heard the voice message clearly, her expression seemed a bit complex.
Among the brothers and friends that the young master of their herd knew, even though this son of the Lu family was the simplest and most straightforward in nature, he had never heard anyone scold like this before.
Everything about ’s private affairs is kept hush-hush by the servants.
Fang Da Ma coughed lightly, easing the tension. "It's best to drink the congee while it's warm; it gets cold quickly."
"Hmm."
She gave a distracted nod.
Sitting at the dining table, I quietly finished half a bowl of congee. I picked up a few bites of the green pepper beef stir-fry and sweet and sour shrimp on the table, chewing slowly, but it lacked flavor.
His gaze drifted to the empty bowl and chopsticks on the opposite seat, prepared by Aunt Fang for Jun Zhi Mu. He was still with the old man, hadn't had breakfast yet.
As soon as Qiao Bao'er put down her chopsticks, she felt the sound of light footsteps coming from the direction of the gate. A strange look appeared on her face, and she quickly turned her head to look.
She thought it was Junzhimu back.
Then the next second, she was very surprised, "Zhiyan."

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