No matter how much Xu Tingyu hated Qi Shifeng, she would never transfer that hatred to the child.
Moreover, with the daily repetition, she did shift a great deal of her attention to the child.
She studied parenting knowledge seriously and even started learning how to knit sweaters from the handicraft teacher.
She hoped the baby in her belly would be a little girl. Only in this way would she have a chance of taking the child away.
So the sweater she knitted was a lovely shade of pink.
She also embroidered pale yellow flowers on it.
Even the handicraft teacher praised her for her dexterity.
She gradually started communicating with others and even asked the handicraft teacher if they would participate in any charity activities.
She wanted to take part too, thinking it would bring good fortune to the baby in her belly.
The teacher, who had been smiling at her just now, immediately looked at her warily and then euphemistically said no.
She seemed to have just mentioned it casually and didn't mind being rejected. She just continued knitting the sweater.
The teacher let out a sigh of relief.
At night, when Qi Shifeng came to see her, he casually mentioned, "You want to do charity?"
Their relationship had improved a bit.
At least, she no longer felt nauseous and resisted when he got close.
Xu Tingyu was still busy knitting the sweater. Hearing this, she just hummed in agreement, repeating the same reason she had told the teacher.
"I want to bring good fortune to the child."
Qi Shifeng liked seeing her thinking about the child like this. He sat down beside her, took the sweater out of her hands, and then picked her up and sat her on his lap. He gently placed his hand on her belly.
"Being our child, he's already very lucky."
The baby was almost six months old.
It was already the third month of spring.
She was wearing a very soft thin sweater with a dress underneath. Her abdomen was slightly bulging, making her look extremely gentle.
Xu Tingyu leaned docilely in his arms, letting him touch her.
Suddenly, Qi Shifeng's face turned pale. He grabbed her waist, his voice trembling. "Your belly is moving."
He rarely got so nervous. He froze and didn't dare to move.
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
For the first time, he realized that perhaps he cared about her more than he thought.
Before he could call the doctor in, Xu Tingyu pressed his hand. "It's fetal movement. Don't be nervous."
The baby started having fetal movements at five months. When it kicked her for the first time, her heart melted.
It was also at that moment that she completely accepted the existence of this child.
But she never shared this with Qi Shifeng.
He didn't come every day.
Most of the time when he came, he was very tired and would hold her and rest against her for a while.
It took her some time to go from resisting at first to restraining herself later.
At first, they didn't talk much. Later, they gradually started communicating, mostly about what she had eaten that day.
This was the first time Qi Shifeng felt the fetal movement.
He found it amazing and carefully felt her belly for a long time.
"Does it hurt?"
He leaned over to kiss her, his tone gentle and considerate.
Strangely enough, it seemed that this man had changed since Xu Jia's accident.
Oh, no, it seemed that something had been off since even earlier, since she wanted a divorce.
At that time, he wanted to tie her down and continue squeezing the Xu family.
But what about now?
Was it for the child in her belly?
Xu Tingyu couldn't hold back anymore. She suddenly grabbed his hand and asked him, "Qi Shifeng, can you give me your phone?"
Qi Shifeng was still holding her waist, immersed in the joy of becoming a father. Hearing this suddenly, he was stunned.
Before he could say anything, she nestled back into his arms. "What era is this? Without a phone, I feel like a fool. I don't know anything."
She was acting coquettishly.
In fact, she used to be very good at acting coquettishly.
Especially before she got married, everyone said she was a cold beauty. But in reality, once you got to know her, you would know she was a little coquette.
Everyone around her loved her very much. Once she acted coquettishly, they couldn't resist.
After she got married, she also acted coquettishly with Qi Shifeng.
But Qi Shifeng said she was pretending to be innocent and well - behaved.
After that, she didn't dare to act coquettishly with him anymore.
Now, when she acted coquettishly, she felt so out of practice that she even suspected she must have looked ugly doing it.
But Qi Shifeng seemed to like it.
He pinched her cheek, which had finally gained a little weight recently, and then lowered his head to kiss it. With a smile in his voice, he said, "No."
Now it was Xu Tingyu's turn to be stunned. He was smiling, but he still said no?
He was simply crazy!
But she didn't dare to show it at all. She continued to nuzzle into his arms, wrinkling his shirt.
"But if you don't give me a phone, isn't this just like being in jail?"
"Many people must be very worried about me. They can't contact me. How anxious they must be! I don't even know how my mother is."
"Also, I suddenly withdrew from the show. I don't know if there are any reshoots for the movie stunt scenes."
...
Leaning against him, she gave a whole string of reasons.
After she finished speaking, Qi Shifeng began to answer her. "You can watch TV, read newspapers here, and there are so many people with you. How can this be jail?"
"I've responded to all those people outside who are worried about you. They know you're recuperating and haven't asked any more questions."
"Your mother is fine. She's in another nursing home, and her mood has calmed down a lot. Secretary Qian often goes to see her."
"The show has issued an announcement about your withdrawal. Everyone said they were very sorry. As for the movie, didn't you finish filming?"
He really knew a lot about her.
So much so that all the reasons she had racked her brains to come up with were useless.
On the contrary, she knew nothing about him.
She got annoyed and suddenly changed her expression. She stood up from his arms and looked at him expressionlessly. "You can go. I'm sleepy."
She could turn cold in an instant.
But Qi Shifeng didn't care.
Because her emotions were greatly affected by hormones now, he wouldn't haggle with her during this period.
"I'll sleep with you tonight and attend classes with you tomorrow."
He had been on continuous business trips and had two new projects added. He was really extremely busy.
He had finally managed to squeeze out a day just to be with her.
Xu Tingyu knew she had no right to refuse, so she simply ignored him and turned around to go wash up.
She had been acting well - behaved here for nearly three months, but still hadn't made him let his guard down.
Sure enough, he was the God of Slaughter Qi, who could strike the enemy with a single blow.
It really seemed impossible to find a loophole in him.
The more she thought about it, the angrier and more aggrieved she became. Ignoring Qi Shifeng, she went to wash up and then got into bed.
She buried herself under the quilt, looking like she was keeping everyone at arm's length.
Qi Shifeng also went to wash up, changed into his pajamas, and then lay down behind her. He placed a kiss on her shoulder and put his hand on her belly.
Getting closer, he heard her crying.
He propped himself up, his tone indulgent and helpless. "Are you really that aggrieved just because I won't give you a phone?"