The Film Emperor's Secretly Married Wife Ch. 28

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Qi Zhen mumbled a "hm" into the microphone, not paying attention. She lowered her head to take a bite, and instantly, the unique taste surged up her throat, making her cheeks flush as she felt nauseous. She looked for a napkin, wanting to vomit.

There was a moment of silence. Li Yuanyuan and Jing Zi both watched her, but neither said anything.

Then they both heard Qi Zhen, with a crying tone, asking him to stop talking, "...Can you stop? I don't want to buy a pregnancy test."

On the other end, it seemed like he had compromised, then continued to speak slowly, giving some instructions.

Qi Zhen carefully picked up a slice of luncheon meat, dipped it into the sauce, and then, pouting, said into the microphone, "I've been using sunscreen, I'm not tanned! My period hasn't come yet..."

"I'm having hotpot with my classmates."

By the end of the call, Qi Zhen had given up resisting, poking at the luncheon meat with her chopsticks. Her face was gloomy, and her voice was muffled, "What's unhealthy about it?"

"I don't want it. Don't ask Sister Sun to deliver it."

"Mm... okay, okay."

At the end of the call, she paused, feeling a little embarrassed, and said in a very soft voice, "Muah."

After the call, Jing Zi quietly looked at her, while Li Yuanyuan lowered her head to eat meat, comforting her single-dog heart.

Qi Zhen had never been exposed to society, and she seemed very young, her eyes clear and innocent.

She also had a loli face, looking younger than her peers, cute and obedient, the type of girl who would melt people's hearts if she hugged a doll.

However, she was no longer inexperienced.

And she had a husband.

Meanwhile, they were both still single dogs.

No one spoke as they left the hotpot restaurant.

After a while, they finally heard Jing Zi, the mom-fan, whispering in Qi Zhen's ear, "Zhenzhen, your husband... did he take precautions? You know what I mean."

She understood that Qi Zhen didn't want to get pregnant, but there had already been cases of college girls getting pregnant in their school, and things like taking a break from school or having a child were definitely not what girls wanted.

Who would want to be pregnant at such a young age?

She worried Qi Zhen might be too naive, letting the man have his way. What if things got out of hand?

Qi Zhen's face turned red from her question, looking like a flustered antelope, just wanting to run in circles.

She looked up at Jing Zi and quietly whispered back, "He's taking precautions."

Jing Zi was relieved. At least an older man was more reliable than a young one.

Li Yuanyuan then reminded Qi Zhen, teaching her with some theoretical knowledge, "If you don't want it, you can't go without protection."

"No matter how much he sweet-talks you, it won't work. These older men are the most calculating."

"At his age, he must be desperate for a child, tsk, you can just tell by looking at him. You definitely can't let him succeed."

Li Yuanyuan was serious, though her words were blunt.

But Qi Zhen shook her head, her voice soft like honey, "He wouldn't do that, he respects my opinion."

Li Yuanyuan was exasperated, wanting to pry open Qi Zhen's head to see what was inside.

How could this girl be so naïve?

The next day, Qi Zhen got her period, and Li Yuanyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She quickly sent a WeChat message to her husband: [I got my period, [spinning], [splits][dancing], [spinning].]

Husband: [Don't overeat cold food or do strenuous exercise. Should I ask Sister Sun to come take care of you?]

Okay, Yu Jingxing totally missed her point.

And she just got her period, it's not a big deal.

Qi Zhen was startled and quickly typed: [No, no need, don't trouble Sister Sun.]

Yu Jingxing replied: [Why don't you take leave and go home to rest?]

He knew Qi Zhen's health wasn't the best, and the conditions in her dorm definitely weren't as comfortable as at home. Plus, no one would be there to take care of her, and he was worried she wouldn't be able to handle it.

Qi Zhen explained: [Your generation is different from ours, we get credits for military training, and we can't ask for leave. I'm really fine.]

Husband: [I also studied at S University, received the same education as you, there's no difference.]

Well, just about ten or so batches above her.

After briefly imagining it, Qi Zhen couldn't help but giggle.

Yu Jingxing continued typing: [Alright.]

[I'll talk to your principal about it.]

Qi Zhen: "............"

Qi Zhen typed with a downcast face: [Please, don't. Please don't do that.]

Others would think she was seriously ill.

Getting her period and going home to rest, and even telling the principal about it, would be way too embarrassing.

Qi Zhen covered her forehead and started typing to prove she was doing fine and everything was okay: [Well, I was dragged here by my roommate. She's your hardcore fan, was I causing you trouble?]

Yu Jingxing's reply was brief: [Your situation isn't considered fan interaction.]

Qi Zhen was buried under her blanket like an ostrich.

She felt like she was being flirted with so hard, she might socially shut down from embarrassment.

Lying facedown on the bed, she asked again:
[What are you doing right now?]

Yu Jingxing replied:
[At a banquet.]

Qi Zhen, distracted by hunger, totally missed the context:
[Oh... are the desserts good?]

Yu Jingxing paused, caught off guard by how completely off-track her focus was:
[Didn't notice.]

Smiling to himself, he decided to tease her a bit:
[Once your military training's done, how about I take you to meet my mom?]

Just hearing the word mom made Qi Zhen want to explode—because she was terrified of meeting the future mother-in-law.

Her own mom and grandma had a rocky relationship growing up, so she'd never exactly had a positive example.

Especially her grandma—an absolute force of nature. The old lady had the aura of a fire-breathing tyrannosaurus, capable of verbally tearing someone to shreds in their local Haicheng dialect. She could make Qi Zhen's mom look like a poor pangolin digging herself a hole just to hide in.

To be fair, her grandma wasn't exactly besties with her aunts either.

Qi Zhen even found an old notebook under her grandma's pillow once—inside was a "This Week's Daughter-in-Law Ranking" list.

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