Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Bai Xiao entered the room and immediately encountered Wei Shufen and Ding Min.

The house seemed deserted.

Wei Shufen's eyes flashed upon seeing Bai Xiao.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xiao was pregnant, and just the thought made her feel uneasy.

She initially thought that by seizing on this point, she might be able to force An Zhiyuan to divorce, after all, with An Cheng around, you certainly couldn't anger Qindad to death.

Being unable to have children was considered a grave sin in many people's eyes.

That would be criticized by everyone.

This reason was legitimate.

Yet who could have guessed that these two would get pregnant at such a juncture.

Now, like a dropped hammer, it almost struck her.

"Xiaobai, you're back! Have you eaten? I'll let the nanny make something for you. It's so late, our family usually finishes dinner by six. When I saw you hadn't called, after an hour, I invited your dad to eat.

You don't mind, do you?"

Almost pointing a finger at her saying she was late.

Bai Xiao shook her head, "I'm not hungry. I still have work to finish, so I won't disturb you all. I'm going upstairs to work."

She needed to finish going through the documents, tomorrow was the preliminary competition.

In fact, she wasn't feeling hungry now.

After speaking, she went upstairs.

Ding Min let out a snort of dissatisfaction. She was still resentful about the matter of Bai Xiao winning over An Zhiyuan, still not seeing herself at fault.

"Auntie! Are you going to let her be so arrogant? She's your daughter-in-law, isn't she?"

"Xiaomin, shut up, what you should be worrying about now isn't this, it's Axiang." Wei Shufen was impatient with the topic of Bai Xiao. It wasn't that she didn't want to deal with her, but with An Zhiyuan in the background.

An Zhiyuan wasn't easy to deal with; she hadn't managed to gain any advantage against him over the years.

An Zhiyuan wasn't An Zhixiang, she couldn't manipulate him.

Pushing too hard could easily cause An Cheng's dislike, and An Cheng valued that child the most.

"Axiang won't even acknowledge me. Today he took that vixen to try on wedding dresses. I wanted to talk to him alone, but he wouldn't give me a chance," Ding Min fumed.

An Zhixiang used to be utterly devoted to her, or he wouldn't have taken care of her for so many years, giving her money, helping her a lot. But now, after many years away, he seemed like a different person upon returning.

He was now reluctant to even glance her way, as if she were the plague.

Ding Min couldn't help but feel upset.

"Don't worry, tomorrow I'll take that Ke Lan to look at jewelry. After all, there's a wedding, a dowry is needed, and as the mother, I won't treat Axiang's wife poorly. Take the opportunity to catch up with Axiang, and be a little more congenial.

Axiang isn't who he used to be. I've noticed these past two days that he's become very determined, unlike before.

If you don't win his heart, you'll stand no chance against Ke Lan.

And you should know, I gave you a chance when I spoke to you that day, it's up to you to seize it. Success or failure hinges on this one move."

Ding Min gritted her teeth, "Aunt, I'm afraid Axiang will hate me if he finds out!"

Guilty as a thief.

"Choose for yourself: do you want to marry into the An Family, or keep your conscience?" Wei Shufen was exasperated, feeling Ding Min was too focused on trivialities to achieve greatness.

Didn't she understand this principle?

"Of course, I want to marry in, but Axiang's eyes on me now are like daggers; I'm scared he'll hate me to death if he finds out everything. If he absolutely refuses to marry me, what can I do?" Ding Min wasn't dumb. Her aunt's idea seemed flawless.

But once exposed, unless An Zhixiang was a fool, he'd see through it.

"What are you afraid of? If Axiang doesn't agree, you still have your uncle.

An Cheng dislikes people who shirk responsibility the most. By then, if you cry and ask your uncle to preside over the matter, what can An Zhixiang do?"

Wei Shufen understood An Cheng too well.

The pivotal pawn in this chain was An Cheng.

"Alright, I'll do it!"

For the sake of the future, Ding Min would stop at nothing.

Bai Xiao quietly left the corner of the staircase on the second floor, wearing only thin socks on her feet.

She had changed clothes and intended to go downstairs to pour a glass of water. As she reached here, she suddenly heard the conversation downstairs mentioning An Zhixiang. That's why she took off her shoes and tiptoed down the stairs and hid in the corner to listen for a while.

Listening in on others usually wasn't something she did, but she liked Ke Lan a lot.

And she could tell An Zhixiang really liked Ke Lan too; the two were getting married. If any scandal emerged at this time, Ke Lan would likely be the most hurt.

An Zhixiang had changed a lot lately.

Though his previous impression wasn't the best, people do grow and improve.

The current An Zhixiang was much better! At least there were no more obstacles in their interactions.

Their intelligence level had returned to normal.

Bai Xiao felt that standing by and watching the drama unfold was not very good, so she decided against it.

She would talk to them when they came back later.

An Zhiyuan returned after nine o'clock, the first day being overwhelmingly busy, and on the way home, he worried about his wife.

Along the way, he bought fresh fruits, having noted yesterday that Bai Xiao would almost intolerably react to greasy foods.

She couldn't handle any meat at all.

Couldn't even stand the smell.

Vegetables and fruits were slightly better, and for Bai Xiao's sake, he made a point to visit an import fruit store today, though the items were pricey, they were varied and tasty.

It was deep autumn now, but many fruits were still available to buy.

Mangoes, kiwis, cantaloupes, grapes, cherries, he bought a big basketful, knowing Bai Xiao disliked those, when hungry, these could serve as a snack.

Seeing Bai Xiao work so hard and having seen her vomit in the bathroom that morning, he doubted whether she could persist until the third month.

Aside from the pity, he really thought they shouldn't have this child.

Bai Xiao was suffering too much.

The inexperienced An Zhiyuan felt more compassion for his wife than the child.

Returning home, there was no one in the main living area! They were probably all in their rooms.

An Zhiyuan handed the fruit to the nanny to wash, slice, and arrange on a plate, then took the plate directly upstairs, opened the door, and saw Bai Xiao reading under the lamp. He quietly approached her, intending to cover Bai Xiao's eyes with his hand for a surprise.

"Ah Ning, you're finally back?"

Bai Xiao put down the material in her hand, though there wasn't much of value in it.

The triennial exchange involved cutting-edge matters, which wouldn't be documented in such materials in simple terms.

Only the attendees would truly understand.

The preliminary information she had outlined some basic content, common knowledge, and rules regarding the preliminary rounds. Essentially, each preliminary participant had to face questions from ten judges, responding quickly without time to think, answering ten questions per person, out of a hundred questions, sixty was the passing score.

The top scoring participants in the preliminary rounds' foundational knowledge would proceed to the semi-finals, with a thousand slots available.

The composure and skill of the participating professionals would largely determine whether the maximum number of team members could advance to the next round of competition.

It was a real test of one's professional abilities.

"How did you know I was back?" An Zhiyuan set the fruit plate on the table and fed her a cherry.

The bright red fruit was delicious.