Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Lu Shaoming continued to pacify her, and he said, “Baby needs to be obedient. Can you wait for Hubby to come back? I will bring you a present, okay?”
“I don’t want it. I don’t want any presents. Hubby, just accompany me okay?” Ning Qing acted coy.
Lu Shaoming was pestered by her, and he knew if she continued like this, he would have to surrender to her wishes.
He stretched out his hand to push her away saying, “Baby, be good. We came to an agreement. I will go back to the room.” Lu Shaoming stood up to leave.
Ning Qing looked at his handsome back profile and was extremely furious. She had been pregnant for so long. He had been docile and obedient to her wants, and never did he ever treat her like this.
She lowered her gaze to look at her big stomach. She was already 9 months pregnant. What if she went into labour early, what was she going to do?
Hmph! She was extremely furious.
Thinking from this perspective, Ning Qing felt something was amiss. The man tonight was acting rather strange.
England?
Ning Qing had other thoughts in mind.
…
After returning to the room, Lu Shaoming was grabbing his pyjamas. He saw her come in, so he went forward to grab her waist and said in a gentle voice, “Should I bathe you?”
She was really not mobile now. Her stomach was huge, and she did not move about randomly, afraid that she would hurt Little Young Master Lu.
She blushed and declined softly. “I don’t want to. It is already winter now. Why would I need to bathe every day? If I want to bathe, I would let my mum bathe me.”
Lu Shaoming looked at her small, white face and saw a bit of red on her cheeks. He knew that she was embarrassed.
He did not push the matter, and he said, “Then I will go and take a bath.”
“Okay.” Ning Qing sat on the bed and used strength to nod her head. “Hubby, quick! Go and wash up.”
Lu Shaoming walked into the washroom.
The sound of water splashing came from inside. Ning Qing looked around her, and she saw that Lu Shaoming’s phone was placed on the bed stand.
Her pearly whites bit down on her pink bottom lip, and she made a final decision, secretly taking the phone into her hands.
She opened his phone. There were many commercial secrets inside, and she did not dare to look through them. She could only look through the call log and there was Zhou Dayuan’s number, as she expected.
Ning Qing thought for a moment and quickly created a new message to send out.
[I will fly to England tomorrow.]
A few seconds later, there was a reply. [Ok. Will you bring your wife along with you?]
Ning Qing’s heart was beating quickly. [I won’t; I am afraid she would be worried.]
[You don’t have to worry. There is no danger with hypnosis. Worse comes to worst, you will just lose your memory one more time.]
These words, “lose your memory,” made Ning Qing’s heart hurt deeply. She just knew that Lu Shaoming had been acting strange. It turned out that he was going to England…to undergo hypnosis?
She did not type a reply, and another text popped up. [You are..]
Ning Qing replied with: [Lu Shaoming]
That side also replied with: [… His wife right?]
The sound of water trickling stopped in the bathroom and Lu Shaoming was done showering.
Ning Qing did not have time to reply. She quickly deleted the messages and there was another text from the other end. [If you are, come along then.]
Lu Shaoming walked into the room, and the girl was already lying sideways on the bed sleeping.
He went onto the bed and took her into his arms. He intimately nudged her small face and said, “Wifey, you are not allowed to be angry ok? Hubby will be back in a moment.”
Ning Qing turned around and buried herself in his embrace. She said, “Hubby, I will punish you tonight by not allowing you to talk to me. I am going to sleep now.”
She pouted her cheeks and shut her eyes.
Lu Shaoming looked at her girly look. He pinched her small nose lovingly and covered her with the blankets before saying, “Okay, I will listen to Wifey’s words. I will sleep now.”
…
In the morning, at the airport
Zhu Rui came to send him off. Lu Shaoming simply briefed him on matters regarding the company.
Zhu Rui scanned his surroundings and asked, “President, didn’t you bring Madam along?”
Lu Shaoming froze, and he thought of this morning in his mind. When he woke up, the girl had already risen. Normally she would stay in bed until 8 or 9, waiting for him to pick her up. She would only rise then.
Not only did she wake up extremely early today, but he was taken aback when she did not allow him to touch her.
He looked as that clumsy little penguin slowly put on her clothes. While she was doing so, she glared at him with her misty eyes like he was doing something evil.
When he left the house, she was unwilling to go downstairs. Normally she would walk him to the door, and give him a sweet kiss.
Ning Qing frowned. They had barely been separated for 10 mins, and he already missed her so much.
His heart was a little empty.
“Umm, she didn’t come. If there’s anything regarding the company, give me a call. I will return quickly.” Lu Shaoming addressed him and took large strides away.
He went towards customs. He had merely taken a few steps and there was someone calling out to him from behind. “Lu Shaoming!”
Lu Shaoming froze, and he slowly turned around.
Ning Qing arrived on the scene. She was dressed in an army green cotton-padded jacket, wearing both a hat and scarf. She rushed over in a hurry. Her small nose was frozen red, and when she exhaled, a warm fog twirled through the air.
Not only did Ning Qing come, Lu Dinghua, Song Yajing, Yue Wanqing and even Ning Zhenguo had come too. The two families were staring intently at him.
Yue Wanqing started to speak first. “Shaoming, you are too much. Even if you didn’t tell us the first time you went to England for surgery, how come you are sneaking there again? Where would a patient go for surgery without his family accompanying him? You’re the only person who is so stubborn.”
“That’s right, Shaoming. This is nothing big. I called Dayuan to ask him. Isn’t it just hypnosis therapy? Why didn’t you let us know? At least we would be at ease waiting for you at home,” said Song Yajing.
“Okay, stop talking. Shaoming, quickly take Ning Qing and go.” Lu Dinghua hurried them.
Ning Zhenguo gave the bag to Ning Qing and helped her sling it over her shoulder. “Qingqing, your phone, passport and flight tickets are all inside. If there’s anything, give us a call.”
“Okay.” Ning Qing nodded her head, and she walked briskly to grab onto Lu Shaoming’s big hand. She waved her hand and said, “Dad, Mum, go back now. We will be leaving.”
“Okay.” The four of them waved goodbye.
The man was still frozen. He looked at each one of the four people, and there was a stream of warmth in his heart that travelled to each of his limbs. While he was in a daze, someone grabbed his right arm. He channelled his gaze to take a look, and his gaze collided with the girl’s gentle eyes. “Hubby, shall we go?”
The small hand held onto the large hand, and she held onto him as they walked towards the checkpoint.
As they walked on, they heard Yue Wanqing say, “Shaoming, your memories are not actually that important. We only want you to be safe and well. Don’t give yourself too much pressure. Relax.”
Song Yajing was also worried as she said, “Qingqing, you are already 9 months pregnant. You need to take care of yourself as well.”
“Mum, Dad.” Ning Qing looked at them with a smile. “Wait for us. We will come back safely.”
…
They boarded the plane. Lu Shaoming was seated beside Ning Qing.
His facial expressions were a little serious as he said, “Ning Qing, you are too stubborn.”
Ning Qing’s small hand came over. When she touched his ear, she tugged on it cruelly and stared at him with bloodshot eyes. “Lu Shaoming, don’t give me that face. You took advantage of my weakness at the airport just now. Since Dad and Mum were around, I gave you some face. Otherwise, I would have given you a slap long ago.”
Ning Qing blinked her eyes, and tears came trickling down. “How can you always be this selfish? Would you come back from England this time and forget me again? Did you want me to bring Little Young Master Lu along as I chased after you again? Lu Shaoming, I tell you what; that is totally impossible!
“Lu Shaoming, I have realized that you are very irritating. Aren’t you just going for hypnosis therapy? Why must you make yourself so pitiful? You have parents who love you so much, and you have such a beautiful wife and Little Young Master Lu. You look at how blissful you are! Why don’t you know how to make use of that bliss and not bear everything by yourself? We also can help you take some of the burden away.
“Lu Shaoming, you also need to be taken care of just like a normal person. We all pity you dearly, and we love you…”
Lu Shaoming pulled the girl into his embrace and resolutely kissed her hair. “Sorry, Wifey. Don’t cry! I was wrong, I was wrong.”
He cupped her small face in one hand, and he was kissing her tears.
Ning Qing curled her hand into a fist to hit his shoulder, and she pushed him gently. “Go away! I don’t allow you to kiss me. You go there alone. Didn’t you not need me?”
“Wifey, it’s not the case. Actually I am also scared, going to England this time. The last time, the moment I opened my eyes, I forget about you. Because there are many possibilities that might happen with hypnosis, I might turn into another form of myself…”
“Then why didn’t you bring me along?” Ning Qing continued to hit his chest.
“I wanted to bring you along. This time, I wanted to see you the moment I opened my eyes. But, I am afraid. I am afraid that your body would be fatigued, and I am even more afraid that the therapy would fail and I would see the disappointment in your eyes.”
“Don’t blame me for not telling Dad and Mum. Because over the years, I’ve been alone as I went through life. Sorry, I am still not used to it. I am not used to having family sending me off at the airport. I am not used to having family care for me when I am sick, and I am not used to…so many people feeling worried and loving me…”
Ning Qing held onto his neck and gave him a tight kiss.
This old man… How would he not make her pity him so much?
Lu Shaoming took the lead and quickly pressed her into the seat to kiss her. He had not touched her last night or this morning, and now he wanted her really bad.
Two of them were in heat. They kissed until they were out of breath. Ning Qing hugged his head and gently placed her fingers by his mesmerizing hairline. “Hubby, you will get used to this in the future.”
“Umm, thank you Wifey!” Lu Shaoming hugged her tightly.
Ning Qing buried her small face in his neck and said, “Hubby, you are such a fool. Since the hypnosis has so many possible outcomes, why do you still want to go and do it? We are already very blissful now.”
“My brain recalled some snippets from the past, there is a 70% chance of recovering it using hypnosis. Since that is the case, why wouldn’t I go and give a try? Wifey, I want to give you a complete version of myself.”
“Silly.” Ning Qing kissed his handsome face and used her small hand to pat his strong back, giving him encouragement. “Hubby, don’t be afraid. I will always be by your side. This time, you are not alone anymore. You would never give me up again. Because I have Dad and Mum, together with Little Young Master Lu. Even if you want to dump me, you have to put yourself in total isolation this time. Hubby, everything will turn out well this time. You will definitely recover your memories.”
“Okay.”
…
When they arrived in London, it was noon.
Zhou Dayuan was not in surgery. He saw them arriving and stood up from his office chair. He wore his white lab coat as usual, and his gold rimmed glasses made him look even more reserved and elegant.
“Shaoming, you are here.” As Zhou Dayuan spoke, he looked towards Ning Qing and said, “Ning Qing, how are you?”
“How are you, Dr. Zhou.”
“I am close with Shaoming, you can address me by my name.”
Ning Qing looked at the reserved man. She always had an impression of him being friendly. This feeling was miraculous, and she instantly cracked a smile. “Older Brother Dayuan, how are you?”
“What Older Brother Da Yuan? It should be Uncle Zhou,” a low, unhappy voice retorted.
