Growing Fond of You, Mr Nian

‘Yeah, you’re treating me like a prisoner. Sometimes I really want to go out and get some fresh air,’ she thought.

 “Of course not. Am I such a person? I need to stay in the apartment occasionally. After all, I have a year left in school,” she said.

 Nian Junting objected. “How many classes will you have in the fourth year? Which fourth-year student wouldn’t leave the school for an internship? Not to mention that you’re in art school. Art school students will either find opportunities to start their careers, or focus on their art creation in the fourth year. Don’t live in the apartment again. Just stay in the villa. If you need to go to school, the chauffeur will drive you there and then pick you up.”

 Luosang’s pretty face immediately wore a sad look.

 “Be careful,” Nian Junting warned her, “In the police station, that boy told me that you’ll like him, and that you’ll move to his place. He even said that he’ll take care of our child. He has a mental problem.”

 Luosang was shocked.

 Luosang seemed not to take Nian Junting’s words seriously, so after dinner, he invited her to watch a movie in the bedroom.

 Luosang was surprised, as he rarely offered to watch a movie with her.

 But soon, she found that she didn’t like the movie he had chosen. In the movie, a man who was secretly in love with the main female character stalked her, even collected her underwear. That was so disgusting.

 Sitting beside her, Nian Junting added details, “It’s sick, twisted. But, I found it rather familiar. Why is this man so much like the boy that I saw earlier today?”

 2Luosang didn’t know how to respond.

 She finally understood why he had invited her to watch that movie.

 Nian Junting shook his head and continued in a deep voice, “Nowadays, there are too many unhealthy people. You need to be careful. Yan Su is rarely at home. If some man broke into your room in the middle of the night…”

 “Stop it!” Luosang started feeling very uncomfortable.

 She was pregnant, and she was supposed to maintain a good mood. Now, she was frightened by what he said.

 “I don’t want to watch this,” she said and turned off the TV.

 “Alright. This kind of movie is not good for the baby,” Nian Junting laid down on his side, stroking her belly.

 Luosang rolled her eyes, saying, “Why did you let me watch it then?”

 “I picked it at random,” Nian Junting said innocently.

 Luosang stayed silent.

 While stroking her stomach, Nian Junting started feeling something else. However, the doctor said that they had to avoid sexual intercourse.

 He suddenly wanted to go back to the police station to hit Jiang Qifei.

 She didn’t not only scare his little princess, but also took away his satisfaction.

 1…

 An City.

 Yi Jingxi spent four days in the hospital.

 His doctor discharged him on the fifth day. Chu Lei went downstairs for the discharge procedure. He received a phone call while folding his clothes.

 Seeing the number, he was a little surprised, because he hadn’t contacted that person for a long time.

 “Mr. Yi, about what you told me to look into. There’s a result,” said the man on the other end of the phone. “I managed to find some people who were Xu Zhengxuan’s students twenty years ago. They said that your mother was deeply favored by Xu Zhengxuan in the fourth year of university. Everywhere he went, he took her with him. They even showed up together in a few public projects.”

 “I have known all this for a long time. Is there anything else?” Yi Jingxi said in a cold voice. That was not the information that he was looking for.

 “Em, yes,” that man paused briefly, then continued, “It’s said that during that period of time, Xu Zhengxuan was in a bad relationship with Mo Jin. He often stayed out all night. Chu Lei brought supper to his office almost every single night.”

 “What else…”

 “She never missed even one of his lessons. From the short films that she and Xu Zhengxuan shot together when they went out to do location scouts, I can tell that your mother liked Xu Zhengxuan.”

 “Ji Chuan, don’t tell me that you’ve already transferred back to Xiao City.”

 “That is true,” Feng Ji Chuan said with a deep voice. “So many things happened in the past couple of months, while I wasn’t around.”

 Nian Junting was aware that he was talking about Leng Shuangwei, but didn’t know how to respond.

 “Let’s have dinner together. I’ve booked us a table,” said Feng Ji Chuan, “Let’s celebrate that I finally got transferred back.”

 Nian Junting stayed silent for a short while, then said, “Ji Chuan, I’m sorry. Luosang is in the risk of miscarriage these days…”

 “She’s pregnant?” Feng Ji Chuan was shocked, then started feeling uncomfortable. After all, Leng Shuangwei was unable to bear children, and not long after they had found that out, Luosang got pregnant.

 “Yeah.”

 “Alright, it’s okay if you can’t come.”

 Feng Ji Chuan ended the call.

 Nian Junting sighed slightly.

 He went upstairs. While walking out of the elevator, he saw Xiao Si chatting with his secretary. Seeing him, Xiao Si waved and said, “Ji Chuan called me and invited me for dinner this morning. When will you be there? I’ll…”

 “I’m not going,” Nian Junting shook his head, interrupting.

 “Why?”

 Xiao Si was surprised, “It’s not because of Nian Xi, is it? Even though they’ve broken up, you and him are still friends. You’ve been friends for decades. You are army buddies too. Now, he finally got a transfer back. It’s not right that you won’t go to dinner.”

 Nian Junting patted him on the shoulder, and signaled for him to talk in his office.

 They went into the office. Nian Junting swiftly shut the door, then said, “It’s not because of Nian Xi. Ji Chuan is certainly unhappy for what happened to Shuangwei. He might mention that at dinner. I guess he’s not a fan of Luosang. I don’t want him to feel uncomfortable.”

 “We’re going to celebrate his return. If you didn’t even show up for such an important thing, he’d feel even more uncomfortable.”

 Xiao Xi thought for a moment, then said, “How about this. You’re not going for the dinner, but after dinner, we’ll go for karaoke. You should at least show up for a little while then. He’s been out there in the army for over ten years. You need to be there, unless you don’t want to be friends with him anymore. And seriously, if you don’t show up, he’d dislike Luosang even more deeply.”