Chapter 25: Chapter 16 (Part 2)
After a short nap, her head wasn't as dizzy anymore, so she took out her phone and looked at the time. It was already three forty-five in the afternoon. She had slept for about half an hour.
The floor-to-ceiling door was still half-open, but the room wasn't as warm as before. Now that the sun had gone down, the temperature in the room had dropped. Wang Zhao just sat like this for a while and actually felt a chill.
Wanting to stand up and stretch, she found that her feet were a bit numb, and the arm that had been supporting her head was also a bit sore and weak. She slowly massaged it for a while before it eased.
She walked a few steps before walking out of the room.
The second floor was very quiet.
She went downstairs. The living room was empty, everyone had gone somewhere.
At this time, the phone in her pocket vibrated. Wang Zhao glanced at it. It was a call from her family. She hadn't gone back at noon, and she had forgotten to tell her family before coming to the Li family for dinner. Wang Father was probably a bit worried about her.
She felt a bit thirsty and walked to the kitchen. There were still some cut vegetables soaking on the cleaning counter, but Zhang Shu and the chef were not here. She looked around for a while before finding the water dispenser.
While getting water, she dialed Wang Father's number.
Wang Father answered quickly, asking why she didn't come home for lunch, how Li Zhenguan's pregnancy check-up went, saying that her aunt's family had come over, and telling her to come back early in the evening.
Wang Zhao was stunned for a moment, trying to recall the original body's aunt's family, but found that her mind was still empty. She sighed, gave up struggling, and answered Wang Father's questions, telling him that she was a guest at the Li family today and would definitely return home before dinner.
She had just hung up the phone when she heard footsteps. She turned her head to look, and her eyes flickered.
The person who came was Li Zhenguan's cousin, Zhu Xishan.
Zhu Xishan was also a bit surprised to see Wang Zhao standing in the kitchen, but he quickly regained his composure and walked over.
Wang Zhao removed the cup that was already full of water, stepped aside, took a sip of water to moisten her mouth before saying: "Came down for water?"
"Mm." Zhu Xishan made a sound of agreement, took the clean cup Wang Zhao handed over, then said softly, "Thank you."
Wang Zhao only smiled slightly and didn't say anything more. In this situation, she didn't know what to say, and they weren't familiar with each other either. Given her current identity, it was better not to get too close to this Li family cousin, as it could easily cause trouble.
However, the always quiet Zhu Xishan suddenly spoke up: "Is Miss Wang truly sincere towards Zhenguan?"
This question was a bit abrupt.
Wang Zhao was initially stunned for a moment, for a very short time. She put down her cup and casually thought that this question was not only abrupt but also somewhat questioning her character.
However—
She couldn't help but rub the smooth rim of the cup, smiled and said: "Mr. Zhu, what do you mean by this?"
But Zhu Xishan was not affected by her outward appearance. His eyes looked at the woman in front of him, and a rare coldness appeared on his young face, making his whole demeanor more rigid.
For this world, a man being too rigid would instead be disliked.
Rigidity meant being difficult to control, not gentle.
He said: "Zhenguan has only known you for about four months, but you're already over three months pregnant. Miss Wang's behavior might not be as proper as her appearance suggests."
Wang Zhao's clear eyebrows darkened a bit, and the smile at the corners of her mouth also disappeared. She looked at Zhu Xishan without speaking.
Zhu Xishan drank the water in his cup in one gulp, ignoring Wang Zhao's changing expression: "I don't know why Zhenguan suddenly said he wanted to replace me for the blind date at that time, but now he has a child and really likes you. I just hope Miss Wang won't be a heartless person."
"Zhenguan is foolish, naive, and rich, but we cousins are sharp. If you wrong him in the future, we'll each give you a punch and send you to the hospital for a trip."
If Wang Zhao were someone who had transmigrated over, wouldn't Zhu Xishan's words leave her dumbfounded? But she wasn't. Just from these few sentences, she had extracted several key pieces of information.
1. So far, Li Zhenguan and she had only known each other for about four months.
2. Li Zhenguan had replaced Zhu Xishan for the blind date with her. So the original blind date was supposed to be with Li Zhenguan's cousin, Zhu Xishan. (However, from their current conversation, it could be inferred that the two probably hadn't met before)
3. Li Zhenguan and she had only known each other for a month before getting pregnant.
In an instant, the information was simply explosive.
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