Chapter 262: Chapter 241: Awkward Encounter
It seemed he didnât hear what he wanted to, as Su Qingâs lips noticeably turned downward.
If Lin Xiaoyue had been a bit more attentive, she would have noticed the manâs face turning a little dark.
"One day, Iâll make you praise me," she continued talking to herself.
Upon hearing her, Su Qingâs expression eased slightly, "Donât you think sometimes youâre a bit overly competitive?"
Lin Xiaoyue retorted, "In aristocratic families like yours, if you donât fight, should you wait to be trampled to death?"
Su Qing: "...What I mean is, not all your energy should be spent on others. You can think about other things too."
Lin Xiaoyue propped her chin and thought carefully for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, "I saw her holding a baby, it must be her own. When I have my baby, I must teach it well, so it doesnât lose to hers."
After speaking, she looked at Su Qing as if seeking credit, "Now that Iâm focusing all my energy on the child, Mr. Qi should be satisfied, right?"
"..." Su Qing looked out the window emotionlessly, "As long as youâre happy."
"Talking to you is so boring!" Lin Xiaoyue huffed and turned her face away, imitating him, not understanding why the man would get a black face for no reason.
The couple remained silent all the way.
When the carriage stopped, Lin Xiaoyue directly opened the curtain to jump down, but a large hand suddenly encircled her waist tightly.
Before Lin Xiaoyue could say anything, she heard the manâs deep voice in her ear, "If you dare to make my seed jump away, watch your skin!"
Lin Xiaoyue touched her nose, "I just didnât remember."
Except for the first few days when she was terribly nauseous, she hadnât had much reaction since then, and Lin Xiaoyue often forgot she was pregnant.
Su Qingâs large hand on her waist tightened involuntarily, "From now on, if Iâm not around, youâre not allowed to go out alone."
"Youâre unbelievable!" Lin Xiaoyue directly retorted, "Staying at the house all day, Iâm almost getting moldy."
In such a big mansion, with only her as the mistress and a few maids and old women, opening her eyes every day just to see them, she was tired of seeing them. She asked him to take concubines and bring in more women to relieve her boredom, but he always made excuses, and now he was restricting her freedom.
Lin Xiaoyue felt stifled.
If sheâd known, she wouldnât have bothered and would have gone straight to see Wen Wan earlier. Since they were all married, once the conversation was open, wouldnât it be more convenient to visit each other in the future? Why bother being secretive?
When the coachman placed the footstool, Su Qing finally spoke again, "Go down now!"
Lin Xiaoyue carefully stepped down and stopped at the main door again.
Su Qingâs deep gaze focused on her, "Out once and you canât even recognize your own home?"
"No, I just suddenly want to go back to my parentsâ house," Lin Xiaoyue said gloomily, "I havenât seen my parents in a long time, I miss them."
Su Qing asked her, "Truly want to go back?"
"Is that even a question?"
Su Qing was silent for a moment, "Iâll have someone prepare a gift, youâll leave first thing in the morning."
Lin Xiaoyue immediately said considerately, "Mr. Qi is so busy, you donât need to bother. Iâll take more servants with me, nothing will happen on a trip back to my parentsâ home."
Su Qing grinned, his eyes slightly teasing, "Itâs just as well that the Su Family has been affected by the coal mine case lately, and I donât need to go to the government office, I have plenty of time to accompany you."
As he spoke, his gaze lingered on her belly, "Itâs been almost three months, but it seems Yue Niang still isnât ready to be a mother!"
These words sounded somewhat like a warning.
Lin Xiaoyue couldnât help but shiver, hurriedly defending, "I didnât mean it, I just feel like thereâs no one to talk to, thatâs all."
"Even with me around, that wonât do?"
Lin Xiaoyue didnât meet the manâs deep gaze, her eyes fixed on her toes.
She couldnât explain that feeling to him.
The Su Family wasnât originally from the same social circle as her own family, and after marrying into the Su Family, she didnât have a single friend here. Certain topics were only suitable to discuss with close girlfriends, you couldnât say these things to men, nor could you casually tell the servants. The accumulated stifling feeling, coupled with the emotional fluctuations during pregnancy, made her feel restless every day, wanting to find a place and someone to talk to properly.
Su Qing certainly couldnât understand Lin Xiaoyueâs thoughts. He had always been the most ostracized in the Su Family growing up, and whatever good things there were, he never got them. Even what originally belonged to him would eventually end up in someone elseâs hands.
There are people who, from a young age deprived of yearnings, grow up to desperately try to compensate.
Su Qing was such a person. Lin Xiaoyue to him was like that porcelain doll he had dearly wanted but could never have as a child. He wouldnât allow her to disappear from his sight, wouldnât allow her to leave suddenly.
Previously, this absolute possessiveness wasnât too prominent, but now that she was pregnant, thinking about how he would soon be a father, having a biological child that no one could take from him, it completely triggered his years-accumulated desire for possession.