Song Fuxue’s brain spun frantically.
“I said I’m pregnant, Older Brother!”
Pei Shangyue glanced at her stomach.
“You’re sure?”
“Of course!”
Song Fuxue spoke with complete seriousness.
“I’m definitely pregnant! I just lost my memory, so I don’t remember who the baby’s father is!”
“Right now, I need to hurry and find the baby’s father! Older Brother, don’t stop me!”
Song Fuxue broke free from him and immediately ran toward the door.
No matter what, escaping first was the most important thing. Who cared whether Older Brother believed her or not?
Anyway, she absolutely refused to see a traditional Chinese doctor today. Once Older Brother went back to work at the company on Monday, he would not have time to drag her there anymore.
But before Song Fuxue could even take two steps, Pei Shangyue hoisted her over his shoulder.
“Ah—!”
“Older Brother! If you carry me like this, the baby will fall out! Hurry and put me down!”
“What am I supposed to do if the baby’s gone? What about the baby’s father? Wuwuwu, Older Brother! Let me go!”
Pei Shangyue was so exasperated he nearly laughed.
“Stop shouting. I’m the child’s father.”
“What?! Older Brother, you’re actually the baby’s father?! Shameless! You’re talking nonsense!”
Pei Shangyue sounded helpless.
“Who exactly is the one talking nonsense here?”
“Wuwuwu, Older Brother, you’re so annoying! I just don’t want to see a traditional Chinese doctor! You’re being too cruel to me! I don’t love you anymore!”
“Help! Help! There’s an older brother here trying to murder his younger sister! Save me! Save me!”
Unfortunately, Song Fuxue’s cries for help were useless. She was still carried into the car by Pei Shangyue.
By the time she finished shouting, her voice was nearly hoarse. Finally unable to continue, she curled up in the car with a defeated expression.
Pei Shangyue reached for her hand, but she slapped it away and refused to let him touch her.
He simply pulled her directly into his arms.
“Is it really that scary? Scary enough for you to even make up a pregnancy lie?”
“Old Mr. Guan’s medical skills are excellent. He can slowly help restore your health, so you won’t be so sensitive to cold or constantly getting sick anymore. You stayed in seawater for too long before. If you don’t properly recover now, you’ll probably suffer lasting health problems in the future…”
“Baby, be good…”
He coaxed and comforted her for a very long time.
Eventually, Song Fuxue’s attitude softened. She finally stopped resisting.
Older Brother was right too. Her health mattered more.
An hour later, the two of them arrived at the medical clinic.
The place was crowded with patients from all over the country, all of them there specifically for Old Mr. Guan.
Song Fuxue waited for a while before her number was finally called, and Older Brother brought her inside.
Just then, a richly dressed noblewoman happened to be leaving the consultation room.
As the two groups crossed paths, the elegant woman glanced at Song Fuxue in surprise.
But Song Fuxue did not recognize her at all, so her gaze did not linger on the woman’s face.
The consultation room door closed.
The noblewoman withdrew her gaze thoughtfully.
“Mrs. Liang? What’s wrong?”
The accompanying servant stepped forward and took her handbag.
The two conversed fluently in Cantonese.
Mrs. Liang looked puzzled.
“Why did I feel like I just saw Third Miss of the Song Family?”
The servant replied, “That can’t be possible, right? Isn’t Third Miss of the Song Family still on Hong Kong Island? She should be studying at the University of Hong Kong right now. Why would she suddenly appear in Beijing?”
“And Third Miss knows Madam personally. If she had really seen you, there’s no way she wouldn’t greet you. She’s an extremely warm and lovely young lady!”
“Perhaps the person Madam saw only looked similar to Third Miss…”
Mrs. Liang nodded.
“Maybe I was mistaken. My health hasn’t been good lately, and my eyesight keeps getting worse…”
The servant comforted her.
“It’ll be fine. Even Old Mr. Guan said that as long as you recuperate properly, you’ll recover. Madam should worry less in daily life.”
Mrs. Liang smiled.
“That’s true. Old Mr. Guan’s medical skills really are excellent. It wasn’t a wasted trip for me to travel all the way from Hong Kong Island to Beijing for treatment.”
“Let’s go. Once we pick up the medicine, we’ll immediately return to Hong Kong Island. If we wait any longer, we’ll miss the flight.”
“Yes, Madam.”
…
Inside the consultation room, Old Mr. Guan checked Song Fuxue’s pulse and carefully examined her through traditional diagnostic methods.
Fortunately, the final diagnosis was only that she had suffered from internal coldness and physical weakness. There were no major issues, and she only needed herbal medicine for recovery. Acupuncture was unnecessary.
Song Fuxue let out a huge sigh of relief when she walked out.
But the moment she saw the large pile of herbal medicine Pei Shangyue was carrying, she immediately frowned again with a miserable expression.
“This time I really am going to suffer bitterness. I’m such a pitiful little thing.”
“Older Brother, I’m going to the market to buy bitter melons. From now on, when I drink herbal medicine, you have to eat bitter melon with me. You must suffer together with me!”
Whenever Song Fuxue became unhappy, she immediately turned dramatic.
For some reason, Pei Shangyue found her unbearably adorable and could not help laughing softly.
“Alright. Do you want to buy them now?”
“No. Tomorrow Aunt Xu can buy them. I’m making Aunt Xu choose the bitterest bitter melons possible for you!”
“Okay then. Since you’re the young miss, how about I take you to buy candy?”
“Hmph.”
Song Fuxue lifted her chin and deliberately refused to even look at him as she climbed into the car.
Pei Shangyue first sent the medicine to be prepared and decocted professionally before driving her to a supermarket.
He bought every sweetness level and every flavor of candy available.
Then he took her to a flower shop and bought a huge bouquet of Song Fuxue’s favorite pink roses.
Holding the pink roses while eating strawberry candy, Song Fuxue’s mood finally improved somewhat.
“Older Brother, are we going home now?”
Song Fuxue looked up at the starry ceiling inside the car, feeling reluctant.
Such a beautiful weekend had passed far too quickly. Tomorrow would be that hateful Monday again, and she would no longer get to stay with Older Brother twenty-four hours a day.
“Not yet.”
Pei Shangyue turned the steering wheel and drove in the opposite direction of Yunqi Residence.
“Where are we going?”
“A jewelry auction.”
Song Fuxue’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Older Brother, are you really taking me there? I’m still angry, you know. Once I see treasures later, I’m going to want to buy everything!”
Pei Shangyue glanced at her and smiled faintly.
“You can bid on whatever you want.”
“Older Brother, you really know how to act tough. Just wait—I’m definitely going to spend all your money!”
Song Fuxue huffed coldly, though her previously lifeless mood quickly recovered.
Not long afterward, the car stopped outside a luxuriously extravagant auction venue.
Night had already fallen.
The massive open-air parking area outside the venue was filled with every kind of luxury car imaginable.
Once invitations to the jewelry auction were sent out, nearly half of Beijing’s wealthy elite ladies came to join the excitement. Quite a few international jewelry enthusiasts had even flown to Beijing specifically for the event.
Many luxury brand senior executives and wealthy socialites already knew each other and were enthusiastically socializing when a luxury car with consecutive-number Beijing license plates caught everyone’s attention.
“Isn’t that President Pei’s car?”
“It really is! Am I seeing this correctly? President Pei has always been low-key and has never appeared with any woman beside him before. He’s never attended this kind of event either, so why is he here today?”
While the wealthy ladies and socialites whispered among themselves, Pei Shangyue stepped out of the car first.
Then, to everyone’s shock, he personally walked around to the passenger side and bent down to open the door himself.
A young girl with snow-white skin and exquisitely flawless features stepped out from the passenger seat.
She glanced around curiously before suddenly frowning and shooting Pei Shangyue an unhappy look.
Pei Shangyue only smiled faintly, took her handbag from her hands, carried it for her, then tightly held her hand and led her inside.
Only then did the beautiful young girl reveal a satisfied expression.
The wealthy ladies witnessing the scene collectively sucked in sharp breaths.
“Who is that girl? Which family’s young miss is she from? Is she part of Beijing’s elite circle? Why have we never seen her before?”
“She definitely isn’t from Beijing’s elite circle. If a beauty like that were from Beijing, the men in the capital would’ve already worn down her family’s doorstep long ago!”
“Exactly! Even someone like President Pei—a top-level tycoon in Beijing’s elite circle—personally bent down to open her car door and carry her handbag. If I hadn’t seen it myself, I never would’ve believed it!”
“But is she President Pei’s girlfriend? Or already his fiancée? Who would’ve thought President Pei would have good news so suddenly? Beijing’s elite circle is definitely going to explode with gossip now!”
For a moment, everyone’s attention gathered on Pei Shangyue and Song Fuxue.
Song Fuxue found it strange.
“Older Brother, why is everyone staring at us?”
“No need to mind them.”
Pei Shangyue answered calmly.
“Okay then.”
Song Fuxue nodded.
Still, as they walked deeper into the venue, quite a few people came forward to greet Older Brother.
None of the people introducing themselves were insignificant figures, yet every single one treated Older Brother with extreme respect and reverence.
Combined with the reactions from those wealthy ladies earlier, Song Fuxue suddenly realized something.
Older Brother was probably not merely the ordinary company owner in Beijing she had originally assumed him to be…