I Became the Mother of His Child

"Mm." Wei Jiaqiang turned his head to glance at Xu Jingjing, "Then, Miss Xu, I'm going to get the lunch boxes. If you need anything, just call me." Having said that, Wei Jiaqiang twisted his head and headed off to collect the lunch boxes.

"Thank you for just now." Xu Jingjing, who was now capable of handling things on her own at Sichuan Pavilion, had seen all sorts of people. She was quite accustomed to Yao Peng's solicitousness and gave Wei Jiaqiang a gentle smile before stepping towards her sister.

"Sis." Not far from Xu Xiuxiu, Xu Jingjing walked over and saw her sister sitting on the ground with no reservations, eating from a lunch box. A twinge of heartache swept through her. Sure enough, the more one gained, the more one had to give. Everyone only saw the glamorous side of her third sister, yet no one knew about the hard work she had put in. Take what she was doing at the moment; if it had been her, she wouldn't have been able to make such a sacrifice. A young woman, sitting with a bunch of rough men in the dirty, chaotic construction site, eating a simple lunch box—that must feel so humiliating!

"Jingjing, what are you doing here? Did something happen at Sichuan Pavilion?" Xu Xiuxiu immediately put down her lunch box and asked upon lifting her head and seeing Xu Jingjing.

"It's not that," Xu Jingjing shook her head. "It's Sister Li Yun Qiong. She was looking for you, and she seemed very anxious. When she arrived at Sichuan Pavilion, her eyes were red, and she even looked unsteady, like she could collapse at any moment. I didn't know how to handle it, so after calming her down, I hitched a ride to the suburbs to find you." Xu Xiuxiu and Li Yun Qiong had a good relationship. When Xu Jingjing first came to Z City, Xu Xiuxiu had introduced them to each other.

"Li Yun Qiong? What does she want with me?" Xu Xiuxiu frowned.

Li Yun Qiong's family was well-off. Although their friendship was purely based on mutual liking, Xu Xiuxiu could still discern Li Yun Qiong's capabilities from the little details of her life. In this era, being able to afford a maid, having a nanny accompany one on trips, and being picked up and dropped off by a private car, one could say that she was a wealthy lady. Xu Xiuxiu really couldn't imagine what urgent issue would make Li Yun Qiong rush to find her in such a hurry. However, from the few words Xu Jingjing had just shared, it seemed Li Yun Qiong might be facing a big problem.

"She didn't say," Xu Jingjing shook her head again.

"I see." Xu Xiuxiu pondered for a moment. "Master Fei, I may need to return to the city for something and won't be back today. Could you supervise the construction site for me today? We can discuss how to implement the issues you mentioned earlier tomorrow," Xu Xiuxiu said to the architect, Fei Han, standing nearby.

"Don't worry about it! I've got the site under control," Fei Han waved his hand indifferently. As an architect, although he didn't need to get hands-on like the construction workers, he was still quite accustomed to the construction site. Moreover, he got along well with Xu Xiuxiu and was more than happy to help her out.

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Xu Xiuxiu expressed her gratitude.

"It's all part of my job anyway," Fei Han patted his chest nonchalantly and returned to his work.

...

Xu Xiuxiu and Xu Jingjing left the construction site and took a car back to the downtown area. By the time Xu Xiuxiu and Xu Jingjing arrived at Sichuan Pavilion, it was already after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Yunqiong had not left; she sat in a private room of Sichuan Pavilion in a daze, waiting for Xu Xiuxiu to arrive, and had broken down in tears several times.

"Yun Qiong," Xu Xiuxiu, whose dirty clothes remained unchanged, walked straight into the private room where Li Yunqiong was seated.

"Xiuxiu," Li Yunqiong, upon seeing Xu Xiuxiu's disheveled appearance from the construction site, paused in surprise on her pale face. However, she did not show any sign of disdain and then remembered the purpose of her visit today, so her eyes reddened, "Xiuxiu, I came to see you today because I want to ask you for a favor." Li Yunqiong clutched Xu Xiuxiu's hands with earnest words.

"You just say it! I'll do my best if I can help," Xu Xiuxiu said, as she had a good relationship with Li Yunqiong; however, she dared not make any absolute promises and could only commit to doing her best.

"Xiuxiu, let me be honest with you! The day before yesterday, Cui Shuo's aunt, Cui Lin, who had finished her studies and returned to the country, took Cui Shuo out yesterday morning, but they were in a car accident," Li Yunqiong said, her eyes becoming red and tears started falling from her eyes in drops. Li Yunqiong, who was normally calm even in the face of adversity, showed her vulnerability at this moment.

"Is everyone okay?" Xu Xiuxiu gasped.

"They were taken to the hospital and treated in time, so nobody was seriously injured, but..." Li Yunqiong hesitated as she spoke.

Xu Xiuxiu frowned and watched Li Yunqiong, waiting for her to finish speaking.

"But the car's glass shattered, and both the aunt and nephew got cuts from the glass shards. The doctor said that the scratches on their faces are unlikely to heal well and will certainly leave scars. Xiuxiu, Cui Shuo is only so young, and he has a long way to go in the future. And his aunt Cui Lin, she is only twenty, in the midst of marriage talks, and her return to the country was to get engaged. But now her face is disfigured, and it might even affect her wedding. Cui Shuo's father is a very suspicious man; when you and I first met, he had someone inquire about you. He heard that you cured a disfigured little boy and that you have an ointment recipe for scar removal? If you have the recipe, could you please help me..." Li Yunqiong's eyes were red, and she clutched Xu Xiuxiu's hand tightly, not daring to loosen her grip.

Xu Xiuxiu, upon hearing Li Yunqiong's words, was initially shocked and a little uncomfortable, feeling somewhat violated. Li Yunqiong had used the word "inquire," but it was clear without much thought that it was an investigation—a thorough investigation, given that they even knew the sordid details of what happened to her in the military, and now they came asking for help. But after reflecting more deeply, Xu Xiuxiu quickly brushed that feeling of discomfort aside.

It was not surprising for Li Yunqiong's husband's family, who were not lacking in resources, to investigate other people. What Xu Xiuxiu did not expect was that the ointment recipe for scar removal, which had been in the past for so long, would come up again now.

In fact, she knew that Zhao Nan's face had indeed healed because of her, but since then, except for using the living spring water from Space Spring Water for daily drinking at home and occasionally feeding her three children the pink fruit from the space, she had completely neglected this space thing. She didn't rely much on the space itself. After all, the space was so tiny, and she had a family and a husband—she had too many things to worry about and always dared not reveal too much that was out of the ordinary. She was deeply afraid that her tracks might be exposed one day; after all, no matter how well hidden, the possession of a space would eventually be noticed by those with intentions, if enough time passed.

Therefore, the existence of the space was something that even Xu Xiuxiu subconsciously felt like it didn't exist. She had never thought that now the past would come knocking at her door again.