When Chi's mother saw Chi Moqing, she immediately launched into a tirade: "You didn't even inform your parents about such a big thing as moving. What are you trying to do? Do you even know what a housewarming party is? You're thirty years old, and you don't even have this basic common sense."

Chi Moqing was speechless after being scolded, but when Chi's mother turned around and looked at Yan Zuozuo, she had a cheerful look on her face. "Why don't you come home to see your father and me lately? Your father is nagging you about it every day."

"We've been busy lately. Once this period is over, we'll go back and stay in Liantian for a while longer," Yan Zuozuo said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, you're so frail. Once you're all gone, I'll give you some good nourishment so you can have a healthy baby boy." Mother Chi's devotion to her grandson was palpable.

Yan Zuozuo felt embarrassed and looked to Chi Moqing for help. Chi Moqing immediately understood, "Mom, why didn't you tell me you were coming? You made a wasted trip over there."

"Don't say nice things. If you had told me you were moving in advance, would I have come all this way for nothing?" Chi's mother glared at Chi Moqing, then turned to Yan Zuozuo with a smile. "Besides, I'm here to see my daughter-in-law. What business is it of yours? Go away."

"Mom, isn't this too unfair?" Chi Moqing said indignantly.

Chi's mother ignored him and chatted with Yan Zuozuo, asking if her work was hard and how she was feeling. Yan Zuozuo smiled ingratiatingly, but she had the feeling that Chi's mother was beating around the bush; hadn't she gotten to the point yet?

Sure enough, after going around in circles, Chi's mother spoke up, "You better treat Zuo Zuo well, I'm counting on her to have a grandson soon. Eat more nourishing foods and try to have a baby. You're not getting any younger, how can you not have an heir?"

Chi Moqing touched his nose: "Mom, aren't you saying that too early? I'm only thirty, but coming from you I sound like I'm seventy or eighty."

"You think thirty is young? Go look around the yard, people your age already have two kids. Look at yourself, you haven't even had a son yet, you're so useless." Mother Chi glared at Chi Moqing and scolded him. She had been hoping for a grandson for so many years, and instead of working hard, he was here gossiping. Did he have a death wish?

"..." Yan Zuozuo's lips twitched, feeling that the topic between the mother and son was a bit too explosive. She reached for a glass of water, but after only taking a sip, she choked on it because of what Chi's mother said next.

"Zuo Zuo, you and Mo Qing have been married for a while now, and I see you've both been working hard. Do you think you might already be pregnant?" Chi's mother looked at her belly and asked expectantly.

"Cough, cough... cough, Mom, no, no... really no..." Yan Zuozuo's face turned bright red from her mother's words, just like a tomato. All told, she and Chi Moqing had only been married for three months. What did she mean by saying they had tried hard? Ugh, she really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into; it was just too embarrassing.

"What's wrong? Why did you choke all of a sudden? Is there anything else that's bothering you? Should we go to Aunt Yao's for a check-up?" Chi's mother said with concern, patting Yan Zuozuo's back with heartache.

Chi Moqing chuckled: "You're exaggerating too much. Zuo Zuo was frightened by what you just said, and she's blushing right now."

Yan Zuozuo glared at him and hurriedly said, "You, you're talking nonsense, I didn't..."

"That's right, we're all family, what's there to be ashamed of? Having children is a natural thing to do."

Yan Zuozuo was about to cry. She never knew her mother-in-law would get so excited when talking about her grandson.

Chi Moqing could naturally see Yan Zuozuo's tearful thoughts, so he stepped forward and hugged her, laughing, "Mom, there's no need for you to be in such a hurry. We've only been married for three months, and we haven't had enough time to enjoy our time as a couple yet. Besides, having a baby isn't something you can just decide to do immediately. Pregnancy takes ten months, doesn't it?"

"Ten months?" Chi's mother immediately grasped the key point, her eyes sparkling as she fixed on Yan Zuozuo's belly. "So, Zuozuo is really pregnant?"

Yan Zuozuo was both amused and exasperated: "No, no, it can't be that fast."

Chi Moqing thought her mother was really too naive: "I was just giving an example, Zuo Zuo isn't pregnant."

Chi's mother immediately became displeased, glaring at Chi Moqing and asking, "Are you using contraception?"

Yan Zuozuo was so embarrassed that she couldn't even look up, wishing she could just faint to avoid facing such an awkward question. Chi Moqing, on the other hand, replied earnestly to his mother, "No."

“If you don’t have one, how do you know you’re not pregnant? You should have your Aunt Yao take a look,” Mrs. Chi said, not giving up.

"Mom, Zuo Zuo really isn't pregnant," Chi Moqing clarified again, but her mother just wouldn't believe her, insisting, "You've been married for two months and haven't been using contraception, how could she not be pregnant? You should get her checked to be on the safe side, maybe she is."

Chi's mother hurriedly pulled Yan Zuozuo towards the hospital: "I'm calling your Aunt Yao now, tell her to wait for us at the hospital." Chi's parents had no other hope but to have a grandson. Therefore, they were extremely cautious about this matter, deciding to get it checked out first, regardless of whether they had a grandson or not.

"Mom, you don't need to get an abortion." Yan Zuozuo finally spoke up, suppressing her shyness. "I... I'm not pregnant. It's because... my period just ended." After she finished speaking, she buried her head in Chi Moqing's arms. Waaah, she never wanted to go out and see anyone again.

Chi's mother was stunned, extremely disappointed, but she quickly smiled again, "It's okay, it's okay, keep trying, maybe you'll get pregnant in a couple of days."

Chi Moqing felt embarrassed and looked at his mother with amusement. "Mom, this isn't something you can decide. Let's just let nature take its course."

"Pah, pah, pah! I've been letting things take their course with you for thirty years, and it's only been a long time since I finally got a daughter-in-law. But this time, when it comes to having a grandson, it's definitely not going to be natural." After scolding Chi Moqing, Chi's mother took Yan Zuozuo's hand and laughed, "Zuozuo, don't blame me for urging you. Look at your father and me, we're getting old, and it's only natural to want a grandson. While your father and I can still help you take care of the children, you should hurry up and have the baby. We'll help you take care of it, and you can continue working. Otherwise, when we're old and have the baby, who will take care of the child?"

Yan Zuozuo chuckled dryly and agreed repeatedly, but her face was flushed red. Seeing that Yan Zuozuo didn't object to having children, Chi's mother was relieved. She knew that some young women nowadays didn't want to have children, saying things like it would ruin their figure, interfere with their work, or make them age faster. Fortunately, Yan Zuozuo didn't have these thoughts, so she was finally at ease.

Chi Moqing didn't want his wife to be under too much pressure, so he quickly said, "Mom, having a child depends on fate. It will come when it's meant to. If it doesn't, there's no use in worrying."

Mrs. Chi nodded thoughtfully: "Then you should work harder and try to give birth to my grandson as soon as possible."

Yan Zuozuo was already speechless. Chi Moqing laughed and said, "Okay, okay, Mom, we still have to go to work. It's getting late. Why don't you rest here for a while and we'll go first?"

Mrs. Chi glanced at the time and hurriedly said, "It's getting late, it's getting late. You two should hurry up and get ready for work. I have to go back too. I don't know what's wrong with Chi Ran. She's such a good girl, and the road is so far, but she just won't go. Neither of you siblings is easy to deal with. I still have to go home and continue to talk to that girl."

Chi's mother left, still grumbling, but Yan Zuozuo's blush showed no signs of fading. Chi Moqing glanced at her amusedly, "Mom's gone, still shy?"

Yan Zuozuo glared at him irritably and muttered under her breath, "Not everyone is as shameless as you."

Chi Moqing wasn't angry. He looked at her with a half-smile and said, "How come I don't remember you getting your period a few days ago?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Zuozuo stared at him in astonishment, then her face turned even redder, "You you you you..." Why did she remember this so clearly?

"I think Mom's right. Maybe we really should go to the hospital for a checkup." Chi Moqing glanced at her stomach suggestively, a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "Do you think it's possible she's actually pregnant?"

"Chi Moqing!" Yan Zuozuo growled, grabbed her bag, and walked out, ignoring that scoundrel forever.

Behind him, Chi Moqing laughed heartily and quickly caught up with Yan Zuozuo to apologize.

As they approached the company, Chi Moqing suddenly said seriously, "Don't feel pressured. If you don't want to, we can wait. I won't force you. We'll live our lives together from now on. As for the child, let nature take its course."

Yan Zuozuo stared at him blankly, feeling a warmth in her heart. His words were enough. She looked at him and said shyly, "I'm not so opposed to having children, and what Mom said is right. As people get older, they all want to hold their grandchildren, and..." She bit her lip, her face flushed.

"And?" Chi Moqing waited with great interest for her to continue.

After a long while, Yan Zuozuo finally mustered up the courage to look up at him and said clearly, "I am willing to have your child."

Chi Moqing's grip on the steering wheel tightened, and it took him a while to calm the surge of emotion welling up inside him. He freed one hand and pulled her tightly into his arms, whispering, "Thank you." He didn't know how others would feel hearing those words, but at that moment he was excited, grateful, and overwhelmed with emotion.

Yan Zuozuo leaned against him, a gentle smile on her lips, "Then let's let nature take its course and wait for the baby to arrive."

"Okay." Chi Moqing rubbed his chin against her head and said, "Where there's a will, there's a way. I'll work harder tonight."

Yan Zuozuo's face flushed again, all the emotion she had just felt vanished, and she pushed him away irritably, "You're not allowed to touch me tonight."

Chi Moqing was an absolute powerhouse among roosters; aside from her period, he practically tormented her every night. She seriously suspected that something between them was too frequent.

Chi Moqing laughed and shamelessly kissed Yan Zuozuo on the cheek. "How can that be? I can't sleep without holding you."

After getting out of the car, Yan Zuozuo walked quickly towards the company, refusing to admit that she knew the scoundrel in the car. But when she reached the company entrance, she couldn't help but turn back to look at him, only to see Chi Moqing blowing her a kiss. Yan Zuozuo felt both ashamed and angry, increasingly realizing that Chi Moqing was not the respectable man she had initially met.

Yan Zuozuo joined the competition team and spent the whole morning discussing the design proposal, but they still hadn't made a decision by lunchtime. However, the design director was quite lenient and let everyone go to lunch first.

Yan Zuozuo was having lunch in the cafeteria with some close colleagues when her phone rang. It was an unknown number. In their line of work, some people always preferred to contact designers privately, so she answered without thinking. She initially assumed it was a client, but instead, a pleasant laugh came from the other end of the line, "Zuozuo, have you missed me lately?"

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