The cold-hearted president falls in love with the vengeful princess

In the taxi, Shen Jiayi was overjoyed to hear that Xia Jinghao was coming back from his business trip. Her eyes were filled with a happy smile, and her captivating black gemstone eyes were so beautiful that it was hard to look away. She smiled happily as she parted her rose-colored lips. Xia Jinghao was coming back. He was really coming back. From the night he left on his business trip until he told her today, he hadn't called her at all, and she had felt utterly hopeless.

Shen Jiayi chuckled softly. She glanced out the car window, reached out, and slowly lowered the window a little. The breeze from outside blew into her cheeks and ruffled her long, wavy hair. She raised her right hand and brushed the curls on her right shoulder.

What's the date today? Shen Jiayi lowered her head, opened her handbag, took out her phone, and swiped her fingers across the screen. Her eyes flickered as she looked at the calendar. What day is it? Shen Jiayi tapped the calendar, glanced at the screen, and suddenly her eyes widened. It's already October…

The phone calendar showed that today was October 17th. She tapped the remaining ten days with her finger, her eyes and brows beaming with a radiant smile, like a blooming butterfly or red rose, captivating and beautiful. She murmured softly, "Ten days later, ten days later, Xia Jinghao will be back, really!"

She excitedly raised her hand to stroke her pregnant belly. Shen Jiayi held the baby in her left hand and stroked her own pregnant belly with her right. "My two little babies, your daddy is coming back. He's coming back from Germany. Just wait a little longer, and you'll see your daddy soon."

Shen Jiayi placed her hand on her belly, which felt slightly warm, but there was no reaction on her skin. Could it be that the two babies were asleep? She pursed her lips, let go of her hand, raised her head, and put her phone back in her bag. Shen Jiayi felt her eyelids getting a little sleepy.

She slowly leaned back, closed her eyes, and Shen Jiayi fell asleep in the taxi again. The taxi driver looked in the rearview mirror and saw that the passenger was asleep again. This was the second time the taxi driver had picked up this passenger. He often passed by Ankang Hospital, and this passenger was pregnant.

The taxi driver raised his right hand to close the right-side window and turned on the air conditioning. She was pregnant, but her family still made her go to work. Are doctors this dedicated these days? Working while heavily pregnant—the taxi driver could tell at a glance that this passenger was a doctor. The last time she rode in his taxi was at night.

At 7:10 p.m., the taxi arrived at the entrance of the luxury apartment complex. The taxi driver turned around and looked back. He gently called out, "Guest, guest, guest, we've arrived at your apartment. Wake up!" Shen Jiayi was fast asleep. She twitched her eyebrows, slowly opened her eyes, and turned her head to look out the car window.

Shen Jiayi opened the apartment door and stepped inside. She took off her beige and silver flat-toed low-heeled shoes with one hand, slowly straightened her back, and walked into the dining room. The table was set with bowls and chopsticks. Shen Jiayi walked over and glanced at the kitchen.

Xu Lin and Xiao Ying were plating the dishes and were about to serve them when they looked up and saw Shen Jiayi standing outside the kitchen. Xu's mother's eyes widened in surprise, and Xiao Ying's eyes also widened. She said in a daze, "Miss, you're back? I thought you'd be a while longer."

Shen Jiayi shook her head, turned around and walked to the dining table. She pulled out the middle chair and sat down. On the table were five dishes and a soup: shredded carrots, wood ear mushrooms, eggs and minced meat, sweet and sour pork, sea cucumber and abalone slices, Australian lobster, stir-fried beef with tomatoes, and steaming pigeon soup.

Her eyebrows twitched, and her eyes flickered slightly. Xu's mother and Xiao Ying were sitting on the left side of the dining table. Shen Jiayi was feeling dizzy from hunger. She was about to stand up when Xiao Ying instinctively stood up, picked up the middle bowl, and then picked up the rice spoon. She was scooping rice into the rice cooker for her mistress when she looked up and turned to look at her mistress.

She smiled gently and said, "I'll serve you rice and dishes. It's inconvenient for you with your big belly." Xiao Ying looked at her mistress with soft, watery eyes. Shen Jiayi looked up at Xiao Ying, her gaze softened, and she nodded slowly, saying, "Okay, Xiao Ying, I want the pigeon meat, lobster, and baby beef."

As Shen Jiayi spoke, she pointed to the dining table. Xiaoying's eyes fell on the table. She leaned forward and picked up some beef slices, pigeon meat, and lobster from the table. She placed a medium-sized lobster in Shen Jiayi's bowl, with beef slices and pigeon meat next to it. Xiaoying served the food to her mistress and placed it on the table.

During the meal, Shen Jiayi's lips unconsciously curled up again. Seeing this, Xu Lin glanced at Shen Jiayi and said softly, "What's making you so happy, Jiayi?" Shen Jiayi held a lobster in her left and right hands. She peeled the lobster shell with her right hand and easily took out a large piece of lobster meat. Her face was slightly flushed, and she chuckled, "I received a call from Xia Jinghao today. He said..." As she spoke, Shen Jiayi looked up at her mother.

Her eyebrows were gentle, and her eyes sparkled like tiny, shimmering black diamonds. Shen Jiayi smiled softly and said, "He's coming back in ten days. I'm so happy right now, I..." Shen Jiayi's face flushed slightly with excitement as she spoke. She lowered her head, and Xu Lin was speechless.

"It's just that Xia Jinghao is coming back from his business trip, is it really that exciting?" Xiao Ying's face was as red as the sunset. She picked at the rice in her bowl, glanced up at her mistress, and saw that her mistress had her head down. She exclaimed with wide eyes, "That's great! Miss, the young master is coming back. No wonder you're so happy today!"

Shen Jiayi nodded slightly, and Xiao Ying giggled. The atmosphere at the dinner table was cheerful, filled with the laughter of Xiao Ying and Shen Jiayi. Xu Lin couldn't laugh at all, so she didn't say anything and just continued eating.

After dinner, Shen Jiayi was still very happy. She cut a fruit platter herself, which was decorated with dragon fruit, apples, pears, peaches, Shine Muscat grapes, and small slices of pear. She took a fork, picked up some fruit from the platter, and tilted her head back to put it in her mouth.

She sat on the blanket with her legs crossed. Xu Lin finished washing the dishes and walked out of the kitchen into the living room. She saw Shen Jiayi eating a fruit platter. She walked over, and Shen Jiayi, who was eating the fruit platter, turned her head and glanced to the left. Xu's mother was sitting on the single sofa in the middle.

Xu Lin looked at her daughter with a calm gaze and said indifferently, "Wasn't he away on a business trip for half a month? When the half month is over, he'll naturally come back. Jiayi, tell your mother honestly, do you really love Xia Jinghao? You two have a child together!"

Xu Lin sat on the single sofa, looking intently at Shen Jiayi. Shen Jiayi suddenly opened her eyes wide, her pupils dilating slightly. She was stunned and looked at Xu Lin with disbelief. She was chewing on fruit and placed the fruit plate on the coffee table to her right. She turned slightly to face her mother.

Shen Jiayi met her mother's serious and calm gaze. Her eyes flickered with confusion as she blinked her bright black eyes and said, "What do you think? Mom, why are you asking me this question? We've even gotten our marriage certificate. We're secretly married. He was waiting for me to go public, and he said he would."

Xu Lin looked at Shen Jiayi, wondering if she had said something wrong. Of course, her daughter and Hao Hao had already gotten their marriage certificate, how could she not love Xia Jinghao? Shen Jiayi looked at her mother with cold, dark eyes, tilting her head in confusion and saying, "Please tell me why you asked me this question, and I will answer you."

Xu Lin was taken aback. Her eyes darted away instinctively, then turned to look at Shen Jiayi. Shen Jiayi's cold gaze was like a sharp ice blade. Xu's mother blinked. What could she say? She just... The mother and daughter remained silent, staring at each other.

After a moment of silence, Xu Lin's eyebrows twitched slightly. She calmly said, "Then you shouldn't have any other relationship with Li Cheyan from your hospital. You women need security, and so do men. When Xia Jinghao is away on business, have him come to your apartment to cook meals for you during your pregnancy. Tell me about this. What do you think Hao Hao will think if he finds out?" Ah…

Shen Jiayi's pupils contracted, her face paled, her eyes widened, her expression softened, and she turned around, leaning against the sofa, saying: Of course... I don't want him to know, Li Cheyan. As for him, I really wanted to eat the pregnancy meal back then, but he hasn't come since, has he? Mom.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin's face flushed slightly. She sat up straight and scolded in a low voice, "How can this be the same? You have a husband, yet you accept favors from other men. What if Xia Jinghao finds out? How are you going to cover that up?"

Shen Jiayi's eyes widened suddenly. She turned her face and looked at Xu Lin. Xu Lin's face darkened. She looked at her with a clear and sharp look in her eyes. Xu's mother said in a gentle tone: "What I said is true. Think about it yourself. Aren't you lying?"

Shen Jiayi fell silent. Her mother was right. He had indeed accepted Li Cheyan's kindness while Xia Jinghao was away on a business trip. Seeing this, Xu's mother got up from the sofa, her eyes calm. She said in a low voice: "Think about it carefully. To love someone is to love only that person. You can't accept kindness from others. That would be a form of betrayal."

After Xu Lin finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the stairwell. When Xu's mother went upstairs, she turned her head and glanced at Shen Jiayi, who was sitting cross-legged on the blanket with her head down. She said gently, "If you think it through, you'll know how to treat Hao Hao. Mom is going upstairs to get her pajamas and take a shower. You should also go to bed early and not stay up too late."

After Xu's mother finished speaking, she walked upstairs. Shen Jiayi quickly raised her head and looked at the stairwell. Her mother was right. She really wanted to refuse Li Cheyan's food, but she really couldn't give up the pregnancy meals. A struggle was revealed in her eyes. She frowned and bit her lips.

Of course she loved Xia Jinghao. At first, she hated him, but slowly Xia Jinghao won her over. Shen Jiayi was also melted by him. She sat alone on the blanket, quietly thinking about what Xu Lin had said. She had always been arrogant and no one could shake her, unless she was willing.

A moment later, Shen Jiayi got up from the blanket and looked at the clock. It was already past 10 p.m. At 10:35 p.m., Xiao Ying also went to work part-time at the dessert shop. She walked to the stairwell and prepared to go upstairs. Xu Lin came downstairs, and Shen Jiayi looked up.

Xu's mother stepped down the stairs, Shen Jiayi slowly walked upstairs with her right hand on her waist, and Xu Lin moved to the right and walked downstairs. She said lightly: "I've been scrolling through my phone for a while. I'm going to take a shower now. I've thought it through. It's okay to have too much emotional fluctuation during pregnancy, as it will affect the baby in my belly. I'm going to take a shower."

After Xu Lin finished speaking, she took a step downstairs. Shen Jiayi slowly went upstairs. She went back to the bedroom and sat on the bed. She knew what she should do. Xia Jinghao had done so much for her. This time it was her turn to go to him. Every step he took was for her. He never let go of her hand.

She herself was retreating step by step. Shen Jiayi got up, walked out of the bedroom, and went to the dressing room opposite the stairwell. She picked out a light nightgown, walked back to the bedroom, walked to the dressing table, opened the small cabinet underneath, and took out the overnight sleeping mask.

Shen Jiayi didn't fall asleep until almost midnight. Just as she lay down, Xiaoying returned. Xiaoying, rubbing her sore elbows, glanced at the stairwell. Xu Lin was standing behind her. She walked over and stood in front of Xiaoying.

Xiao Ying looked at Madam Xu, her face paling slightly. Xu Lin frowned with concern and said, "She should have just fallen asleep. What's wrong with you? Xiao Ying, your face is so pale... Are you feeling unwell?" As Xu Lin spoke, she raised her hand to touch Xiao Ying's forehead.

Xiao Ying subconsciously took a step back. She stopped, but her face was still pale, and she said weakly, "When I was going up and down the stairs, I suddenly felt hot, my legs were weak, and my head was dizzy. Then I fainted. I fainted upstairs. When I woke up, I saw the landlady looking at me. She looked at me helplessly and said, 'I have a fever. I took a cold shower, which may be related to this. I have already taken fever reducer, Madam.'"

Xu Lin stared in surprise, blinking as she said, "What? Xiao Ying, you have a fever? Who told you to take a cold shower? It's already October, winter is almost here! Luckily you fainted upstairs and didn't fall down the stairs, or your head would be split open, I'm telling you!"

Xiao Ying was stunned. Her eyes stung, and she lowered her head. Xu Lin scolded Xiao Ying. Seeing this, Xu Lin noticed that Xiao Ying's shoulders were trembling slightly. Xu Lin sighed and said, "Hey! What I mean is, don't cry, Xiao Ying, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry."

Xiao Ying's eyes were already red, and tears welled up in them. She bit her lip and sobbed softly, "I was wrong, Madam. Luckily, the landlady didn't blame me and put a fever-reducing patch on me. I really was..." Xu Lin took a step forward, gently hugged her, and patted her back with both hands, saying, "Okay, okay, it was my voice that was too loud. Don't cry, Xiao Ying. I'm just worried about you."