80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

After Liu Meili said that, Lin Yue thought of the nightmare she had before. Although she was not superstitious, she still felt uneasy.

She couldn't concentrate at work, always thinking about the time when Chang Jingxiang was injured and lost his memory. Chang's mother seemed to have mentioned that she had a nightmare at that time.

So after get off work, she didn't go home, but went straight to the post office to make a phone call to ask if everyone was safe and sound.

She first called the hospital where Huo Qingxia worked, only to be told that Huo Qingxia was off work for the next few days.

After some internal struggle, she still called the Chang family, but no one answered the phone.

Lin Yue felt a little panicked. Logically speaking, the maid was always at home, and there was no way she wouldn't have heard the phone ringing for so long.

Unless Xu Feifei forbade her to answer, but her number showed it was from another region, Xu Feifei probably wouldn't have guessed it was her making the call.

Lin Yue spent a lot of time trying, but couldn't get through on a single call, and had to return empty-handed.

When she got home, she heard a familiar voice and excitedly rushed into the house. There she saw Huo Qingxia wearing a purple windbreaker, staring blankly at the baby in Chen Shuqin's arms.

Her mouth was wide open; you could fit an egg inside.

At first, Chen Shuqin looked at Huo Qingxia with suspicion, thinking she was some kind of con artist.

Only when she saw Huo Qingyan following behind her did she feel relieved and let her in.

Huo Qingyan said he had something to do and left, leaving Huo Qingxia and the two adults and children in the room staring at each other blankly.

The little child was babbling and gesturing with his little feet and hands, as if he were greeting Huo Qingxia.

Lin Yue walked up to her and asked in surprise, "Qingxia, what brings you here?"

Huo Qingxia pointed at Lin Yue with a look of astonishment, then at the child, "You, him, you all..."

She spoke haltingly, unable to utter a single complete sentence.

Lin Yue took off her coat, rubbed her hands together, and took the child from Chen Shuqin's arms.

Chen Shuqin straightened the child's clothes and said with a smile, "You two chat, I'm going to buy groceries. It's not easy for friends to come to see you, so I'll cook a few more dishes."

Lin Yue gave birth to her child almost a year ago, and no one has come to visit her.

It's understandable that the man is in the army and can't come back, but he hasn't even visited his wife's family, let alone his husband's family.

Only Huo Qingyan often helped her, and would secretly slip her money from time to time, asking her to take good care of the mother and son.

It took Huo Qingxia a while to recover from her shock. Remembering Huo Qingyan's teasing words when he picked her up, she weakly asked, "Is he the surprise you wanted to give me?"

Lin Yue didn't know what Huo Qingyan had said to her, so she could only smile and nod.

Huo Qingxia's gaze was fixed on the child. "This isn't a surprise, it's a shock! You've only been here a short time, and you've already had a child, and it's grown so big! Tell me, which man bullied you? I'm going to settle the score with him."

Lin Yue slapped her in a panic and quickly turned around to see if Chen Shuqin was there. "What nonsense are you talking about? No one is bullying me."

Huo Qingxia pursed her lips. "Then tell me, where did the child come from? You couldn't have picked it up from outside, could you?"

Lin Yue simply smiled and remained silent. She knew this would be hard for anyone to accept, and she herself had only just gotten used to the change in her role.

The more Huo Qingxia looked at the child, the more familiar he seemed, especially his eyebrows and eyes, which reminded her of the absent-minded look on Chang Jingxiang's face when he went to get his clothes.

"Don't tell me the child is Chang Jingxiang's? You've been separated for so long, how could you still have a child?"

To be honest, this kid is quite good-looking, with big eyes, a high nose, thick eyebrows, and long, curled eyelashes. When he grows up, he'll look exactly like Chang Jingxiang.

It wasn't that she paid much attention to Chang Jingxiang, but rather that she had seen him quite clearly when she glared at him, and that's why she remembered it.

Huo Qingxia's heart tightened. When Lin Yue was so sad, she was pregnant. How painful it must have been for her.

Thinking of this, her eyes welled up with tears. "When did you find out? Why didn't you tell me? How helpless you must have felt all alone?"

Looking back now, Lin Yue ate so much back then, her waist got thicker, her face got rounder, and she was always sleepy. These were practically the standard characteristics of a pregnant woman.

She was too careless; she didn't even notice it, or in other words, she didn't even consider that possibility.

That scoundrel Huo Qingyan! He actually found out before me! Why didn't he tell me sooner?

Huo Qingxia felt a little resentful and said defiantly, "You kept such an important thing from me. Do you even consider me a friend? Or do you simply not trust me?"

Lin Yue had never thought that way; she was just afraid that if Lin Yue found out, Lin Yue would stand up for her again.

"No, of course I trust you. You're my only good friend. I just don't want you to worry. I'll definitely tell you as soon as anything happens in the future."

Huo Qingxia wasn't angry at all. "That's more like it. If there's a next time, I'll definitely break off all ties with you."

After saying that, her attention was entirely on the child. She did what Lin Yue had just done, took off her coat, rubbed her hands together, and reached out her hand to the child.

"Little baby, you are so cute, with such chubby cheeks. Come here and let your godmother give you a hug."

She had already decided on this godmother, regardless of whether Lin Yuetong agreed or not.

The child looked at Huo Qingxia's face intently with his big eyes, as if he had known her for a long time, and then started giggling.

Lin Yue found it very strange. Normally, he would never let anyone hold him. He would be okay with being teased, but if someone touched him, he would refuse.

Now he's actually being so obedient, letting Huo Qingxia hold him. Huo Qingxia, on the other hand, looks nervous, holding the baby very carefully, as if afraid of hurting him.

The child was making "oh oh" sounds, and Huo Qingxia's heart melted.

She softened her voice, a rare occurrence, and spoke to the child with a pout, "Oh, you like your godmother too, don't you? It's all your mother's fault for not letting us meet sooner. From now on, it'll just be the two of us, and we'll ignore her."

The child continued to respond with "oh oh," and Lin Yue stood beside him, smiling with a look of satisfaction.

Huo Qingxia glared at her. "What are you laughing at? The child is complaining to me. If you hadn't been hiding him, we would have come to see him long ago. I even took leave to make a surprise visit without telling you in advance. Otherwise, I don't know how long you would have kept it from us."

She turned to the child and said, "Little darling, don't you think so? If Grandma Huo knew you existed, she would be overjoyed and would probably buy a train ticket and rush over right away."

My brother is really something, actually keeping it a secret for you. When my mom finds out, she'll definitely give him a good scolding.

Lin Yue thought of Chang Jingxiang and tentatively asked her, "Have you heard anything about Chang Jingxiang?"