The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

The interview happened to take place on the afternoon of Luo Huai's dissertation defense.

The couple, one sitting in the office and the other standing on the podium, answered questions.

A car drove into Ningda University, and Pei Yuanzhou, dressed in a suit and tie, got out of the car. His assistant handed him flowers and said while looking at the teaching building, "Miss Luo Huai is defending her thesis over there."

Pei Yuanzhou strode away, carrying the flowers.

As I arrived at the classroom door, I overheard Luo Huai giving his closing remarks. He stood at the door, a smile on his face, his eyes sparkling, but his gaze gradually deepened, filled with an intense possessiveness.

Upon suddenly meeting those eyes, Luo Huai was startled and stepped down from the podium, his brows furrowing slightly.

Why is Pei Yuanzhou here?

She sat at the back of the classroom, clearly seeing Pei Yuanzhou's expectant gaze, but she didn't move an inch until all her classmates in the same group had finished their defenses, at which point she left through the back door.

As if sensing her intention to avoid him, Pei Yuanzhou blocked her at the back door.

A bouquet of flowers was simply stuffed into Luo Huai's hands.

The surrounding classmates and teachers all cast congratulatory glances, mistakenly believing that Pei Yuanzhou was Luo Huai's husband.

Just as Luo Huai was about to explain, Pei Yuanzhou quickly interrupted her, asking if she was hungry.

She disliked this feeling and stuffed the flowers back into Pei Yuanzhou's hands, saying, "I only accept flowers from my husband."

Everyone suddenly realized they had misunderstood, and were surprised to find that it was another suitor, but they were not surprised at all.

Pei Yuanzhou tightened his grip on the flowers slightly, then handed them back to his assistant, smiling as he said, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just thought that today is such an important day for your thesis defense, so I came to give you some congratulations. If you don't want these flowers, you don't have to."

"Where is Xing Yanzhao on such an important day?"

"It's working hours." Luo Huai headed towards the classroom where Zhu Shuangshuang was defending her thesis, with Pei Yuanzhou and his assistant following behind.

The assistant said, "Knowing that Ms. Luo Huai was defending her thesis today, President Pei canceled his meeting to come. Ms. Luo Huai, President Pei has always cared about you."

Luo Huai sensed something was amiss, stopped and glanced at the two of them, then said calmly, "So, President Pei is being quite irresponsible as a CEO."

Pei Yuanzhou and his assistant were both taken aback.

Unexpectedly, she wasn't buying it.

Luo Huai smiled sarcastically, turned and left. She used to love hearing such sweet words to make people happy.

Zhu Shuangshuang came out of the classroom and immediately rushed towards Luo Huai. When she caught sight of Pei Yuanzhou, her smile vanished instantly, and she asked, "What are they doing here?"

"Just bored and have nothing better to do."

"Still free? I heard from my second brother that the Pei family and the Chaoye family are almost fighting over a shopping mall project. The Pei family lost the bid, so they bought the adjacent land and started building it up. They're also going all out to attract investment."

Luo Huai smiled meaningfully: "Brother Shen really tells you everything."

“We’re good friends, I’ve helped out a lot for free.” When Zhu Shuangshuang saw Pei Yuanzhou and the others coming over, she immediately took Luo Huai’s arm and turned around. “Let’s go down this way. I have a small bag of spicy strips in my pocket, they’re pretty good, I’ll tear one open and let you try some.”

The moment you tear it open, the greasy smell of spicy strips hits you.

"Ugh!" Luo Huai felt nauseous and quickly covered his mouth.

Startled, Zhu Shuangshuang quickly stuffed the spicy strips back into her pocket, shouting, "Over there, over there!"

The restroom was on the other side, so the two turned around and ran back.

Pei Yuanzhou grabbed Zhu Shuangshuang and scolded, "Don't you know that Luo Huai never eats junk food?"

"Mind your own business!" Zhu Shuangshuang shook him off, feeling quite guilty. She really hadn't expected such a strong reaction from just a bag of spicy strips.

"Luo Huai, I'm going to buy you some water, I'll be right back!"

She ran downstairs.

Pei Yuanzhou asked his assistant to call a doctor, while he went over and gently patted Luo Huai's back, asking, "Xiao Huai, how are you?"

"Ugh..." Luo Huai bent over, supporting himself on the sink with both hands, and kept vomiting, but nothing came out.

After he had vomited most of it, his assistant handed him a bottle of water. Pei Yuanzhou took it, opened it, and handed it to Luo Huai.

Luo Huai did not accept the offer immediately.

"Xiao Huai, I know you hold a grudge against me. It's just a bottle of water; you can buy another one and return it to me later."

Luo Huai then took the water and rinsed his mouth.

Pei Yuanzhou handed over another pack of tissues, "You can return one to me later."

Luo Huai silently took a tissue to wipe his mouth. "Thank you."

"I've called the doctor over. He'll take a look at you later to see if you have a stomach problem."

"Need not."

At this moment, Zhu Shuangshuang also returned. Seeing the half-empty bottle of water and the tissues in Luo Huai's hand, she quickly stuffed the water in her hand and the tissues she took out of her pocket into Pei Yuanzhou's assistant.

"Give it back to you."

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

"It's nothing." Luo Huai smiled at Zhu Shuangshuang, which Pei Yuanzhou found extremely irritating. Luo Huai would rather smile at his friends than smile at her.

He was still worried about Luo Huai's health. "The doctor is almost here. Let the doctor take a look at him."

“We’ll go to the hospital ourselves!” Zhu Shuangshuang stopped them.

Pei Yuanzhou only looked at Luo Huai: "It's Dr. Zhang who has been treating you and doing your checkups. Can you bear to let him make a wasted trip?"

Dr. Zhang had always been the Pei family's doctor, and Luo Huai had received a lot of help from him. If he prescribed very bitter medicine, Dr. Zhang would give her a piece of candy.

Luo Huai looked up and saw Dr. Zhang, who had a kind smile, walking towards him.

"Miss Luo Huai, it's been a long time! Are you feeling unwell?"

It has indeed been a long time.

Luo Huai called out "Uncle Zhang" and found an empty classroom nearby.

After the examination, just as Dr. Zhang was about to say something, Luo Huai felt nauseous again, though not as intense as before.

"Uncle Zhang, I need to go to the restroom first."

Dr. Zhang glanced at her and said, "You go first."

Zhu Shuangshuang accompanied him again.

Pei Yuanzhou asked, "Is there any major problem?"

"There's nothing wrong with her, but Miss Luo, you should still go to the hospital for an ultrasound," Dr. Zhang said. "She's probably pregnant."

"Pregnant?" Pei Yuanzhou frowned. "You mean Luo Huai is pregnant with Xing Yanzhao's child?"

Dr. Zhang was immediately speechless.

Having lived in the Pei family for so many years, how could he not know about the relationship between Pei Yuanzhou and Luo Huai? Especially when Luo Huai was sick, Pei Yuanzhou was more anxious and distressed than anyone else.

He had thought it would be a beautiful childhood romance, but who knew that the Pei family would use Luo Huai for a marriage alliance? Now, Luo Huai and the young master of the Xing family are living in perfect harmony, and Pei Yuanzhou is unhappy about it.

Now that she is pregnant, Pei Yuanzhou must be even more unhappy.

He was just a family doctor and couldn't interfere in his employer's affairs, so he suggested, "Miss Luo Huai should go to the hospital for a full check-up as soon as possible. She has always had a cold constitution, which has led to poor health. She must be extra careful now that she is pregnant."

The words were phrased tactfully.

Luo Huai was well taken care of by her parents from birth, and was lively and cute. It was only after she came to the Pei family that her health gradually deteriorated, since Pei Youyou would bully Luo Huai in terms of food and clothing at any time.

Even the best foundation can slowly deplete overnight.

"Okay, I understand. You can go now. I'll talk to Xiao Huai later." Pei Yuanzhou asked his assistant to see the doctor off.

Dr. Zhang walked out of the classroom, then looked back at Pei Yuanzhou standing in the center of the classroom, as if he had something to say. Urged by his assistant, he reluctantly left.

When Luo Huai and Zhu Shuangshuang returned, they only saw Pei Yuanzhou.

"Where's the doctor?" Zhu Shuangshuang looked around.

"I'm leaving." Pei Yuanzhou stared at Luo Huai's slightly tired face, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes. His gaze couldn't help but drift to her flat stomach before he looked away and said, "It's nothing serious, probably just an upset stomach. Be careful with your diet lately, eat something light."