Chapter 14.2 (1/2)

Chapter Fourteen (Part 2 of 2)

The last weekend of April, on a sunny day.

A car was waiting downstairs for Han Ting Ting and Song Song. The elevator coming up but she wanted to carry her own bag. She didn’t have morning sickness but she slept a lot and ate as much as Song Song ate. Her body felt healthier than it did before she was pregnant.

Ting’s mum said that when she was pregnant with Ting Ting, she had the same symptoms as Ting Ting. But Ting’s mum was still worried about her first unborn grandchild and wanted rea.s.surance from Song Song. ‘Have you noticed anything abnormal about Ting Ting since she’s pregnant?’

Qin Song hesitated for a while then whispered in Ting’s mum’s ear. ‘Ting Ting’s temperament… isn’t as good as before, does that count?’

Ting’s mum smiled secretly and nodded her head.

Ting’s dad stood quietly next to his wife as he watched Ting Ting and Song Song enter the elevator. He rubbed his temples, he was more worried about Ting Ting’s pregnancy than he did about work.

‘I-can-hold-my-bag!’ Han Ting Ting protested. She pulled her bag back from Song Song. ‘You don’t let me do anything. Now you won’t let me hold my own bag too. I’m not made of gla.s.s, I’m not going to break easily.’

Qin Song sighed. Of course he knew Ting Ting wasn’t going to break holding her bag but he was still worried it’d be too heavy for her.

Han Ting Ting regretted her sudden outburst. She realised she was being unreasonable so she smiled at Song Song to b.u.t.ter him up for him to let her outburst slide.

Qin Song didn’t mind Ting Ting’s mood swings. He still loved her no matter what mood she was in and knew it was the pregnancy hormones that were affecting her.

Han Ting Ting was worried she annoyed Song Song because he didn’t say anything. She leaned on his shoulder and explained her feelings. ‘Song Song, the baby and I are both strong and healthy. The pregnancy books I read said that I should do light exercise during pregnancy to have a smoother childbirth.’

Qin Song gave Ting Ting a sly smile. They were alone in the elevator and he hugged her gently and whispered in her ear. ‘Ok… it’s been a while since we’ve exercised together. Why don’t we do light exercises together tonight for you to have a smoother childbirth?’

Han Ting Ting was embarra.s.sed Song Song was teasing her blatantly in public and tried to escape from his hug. She felt it was a pity pregnancy hormones didn’t give her extra strength. ‘The doctor said we have to wait until after three months.’

Qin Song didn’t let Ting Ting off the hook. ‘The doctor also said during the first semester it’s important that pregnant women should take it easy. Will you listen to me when I stop you from carrying heavy items?’

‘I promise in the future I’ll listen to you. I know I was unreasonable,’ Han Ting Ting said.

Han Ting Ting agreed easily to Song Song’s request because there were cameras in the elevator and the doors could open anytime. She didn’t want to be caught in a compromising position with Song Song in the elevator.

Qin Song was happy Ting Ting obliged easily, but after teasing her, he was turned on himself. He bent his head and kissed her deeply and didn’t let her go until the elevator reached ground floor. She was still fl.u.s.tered as they exit the elevator, he couldn’t resist and carried her and their baby in his arms.

The driver who had been employed by the Qin household for decades was happy to see Mr Qin junior and Mrs Qin junior’s sweet public display of affection. Mrs Qin junior wrapped her arms around Mr Qin junior’s neck and she hid her face on Mr Qin junior’s chest. The driver opened the car door to help the sweet couple enter the car.

Qin Song noticed a black S600 model car parked near his and Ting Ting’s car. A tall man who wore a casual black s.h.i.+rt with the sleeves rolled up to show off buff tanned arms, stepped out of the black car. The man smiled at him and Ting Ting, and his heart warned him – ‘your love rival returned.’

Qin Song carefully let Ting Ting sit comfortably in the back seat of their car. He kissed her flushed pink cheek. ‘Honey, wait for me a bit. I want to say something to him before we leave.’

‘Wait…’ Han Ting Ting said and pulled Song Song into the car.

‘I promise I won’t fight with him,’ Qin Song said and winked at Ting Ting.

Chen Yi Feng from a distance was amused by Han Ting Ting’s reluctance to let her husband near him after their fight at Commander Zhang’s mansion.

Qin Song approached Chen Yi Feng. Qin Song took out a signed non-negotiable cheque from his customised wallet and waved the cheque proudly in front of Chen Yi Feng’s face.

Chen Yi Feng laughed at little Qin Song’s usual transparent display of arrogance. Chen Yi Feng reached into his car a set of doc.u.ments and dumped it on little Qin Song’s hands.

Qin Song flicked through the doc.u.ments and gloated. ‘It’s a lot less than I thought it would be. If it was me it would have been more than two percent. Chen Yi Feng, it turns out I overestimated you.’

Chen Yi Feng laughed loudly and punched little Qin Song. ‘You think it was easy to play your greedy uncles?’

Chen Yi Feng had secretly asked Yuan Yi Yi to help put pressure on little Qin Song’s uncles to have no choice but give all their resources to him. But Chen Yi Feng had paid a high price to earn the trust of Qin Song’s uncles and being in their company made him cringe.

‘When did you know?’ Chen Yi Feng asked.

Qin Song gave Chen Yi Feng a condescending look. ‘I knew the moment you arrived in my district. You’ve been l.u.s.ting after Liang’s company for many years. Your sudden change in business tactics was out of character. Besides, as if you could make a big impact in my district. Your indifferent att.i.tude to directly oppose Liang’s company gave you away.’ He smiled proudly. ‘It was obvious you’re Yuan Yi Yi’s business mentor. Her work style is similar to yours, except she has less self-control than you. I dangled some of my Liang’s company shares in front of her, she thought I was serious and fell for my trap. Before she could lay eyes on the shares, her arm was nearly chopped off by Chen Yu Bai.’

‘Hey,’ Chen Yi Feng said. He remembered how Yuan Yi Yi panicked and went to ask her older brother for help when Chen Yu Bai dealt with her directly. He smiled at her gullibility. ‘Little Qin Song you better watch out. Yi Yi is my best student, she’s not that easy to cross as you think. She was momentarily excited about getting her hands on Liang’s company shares that was why she fell for your trap. If you didn’t have Chen Yu Bai in your corner then you would have bite off more than you can chew.’

‘The person who should watch out for Yuan Yi Yi is you,’ Qin Song warned. He waved the doc.u.ments in his hand. ‘Thanks you for your hard work. Keep the cheque. I’ve never owed anyone anything in my life before.’

Qin Song knew that Chen Yi Feng helped him because of Ting Ting. That was why he wanted to give Chen Yi Feng the cheque to pay back the favour, also in the future he didn’t want Chen Yi Feng to have anything to hold over his head.

Chen Yi Feng smoked a cigarette and looked at Han Ting Ting who sat in the backseat of the car parked nearby. He knew she was keeping an eye on him and her husband through the back of the car window view. ‘You don’t have to thank me. It’s my wedding gift to Ting Bao.’