Chapter 778
However, just as he was staring at the doorway, Zhao Qian's figure suddenly stopped at the entrance.
Not her own doorway, but the doorway of his room.
Wang Dahai found it a bit strange and couldn't figure out why she was standing at the door.
Was she here looking for him?
Or…
As he was feeling puzzled, Zhao Qian had already walked in.
She walked all the way to the bed, then sat down, took off her slippers, pulled the blanket open.
While Wang Dahai's brain was momentarily frozen, she just lay down there.
Her actions left Wang Dahai baffled.
What was going on?
What was she doing?
Was this… her taking the initiative?
Wang Dahai had just processed this and was about to reach out when Zhao Qian suddenly said, "Who is this Secretary Chen?"
"Hmm?"
Wang Dahai paused, puzzled at the sudden question.
Did she come specifically to ask him this?
Wang Dahai resisted the urge to reach out and touch her and replied, "Rain City District's District Committee Secretary, Chen Jihai."
"Oh."
Normally, upon hearing this title, Zhao Qian should have been surprised.
But she wasn't.
Because right now, she was very nervous.
Although she was indeed curious about who Secretary Chen was—the one who could scare Director Yang enough to apologize to her, help her with her onboarding procedures, and even have Director Xiao personally attend to her.
But the real reason she came here wasn't to ask about this.
She was just looking for an excuse.
Her real intention was to see if she and Wang Dahai could… make something happen.
After responding with an "Oh," she seemed to realize her reaction was a bit too neutral, so she added, "How do you know Secretary Chen?"
At that moment, Wang Dahai also sensed something from her indifferent reaction.
He casually said a few vague things that didn't provide much clarity.
After he finished speaking, Zhao Qian suddenly didn't know what else to ask.
But she also didn't appear to intend to leave.
Wang Dahai said, "Go to sleep early; we still have work tomorrow."
"Mm-hmm."
Zhao Qian responded softly, but still didn't look like she was about to leave.
It seemed she was planning to sleep here.
She had expressed her attitude quite clearly with her actions.
Her intentions were so obvious that Wang Dahai, not being a fool, could obviously understand.
He didn't hold back any longer and slowly reached out with one hand.
His hand landed on her arm.
She felt Wang Dahai's movement and her previously calm body suddenly tensed up; she was very nervous.
Even her breathing became uneven.
Wang Dahai's hand slowly climbed up from her arm, and eventually made its way to her waist.
Then, he turned her around, held her in his arms, and kissed her lips.
Their two bodies quickly entwined.
That night, they shared moments of intimacy.
The next morning.
Wang Dahai got up early as usual.
He went to Zhou Qian's apartment building, picked her up, and headed to city hall, then also went to pick up Su Nanzhi.
Today was Friday.
Tomorrow would be the weekend.
Su Nanzhi didn't seem to have much to deal with and wouldn't need to work overtime over the weekend.
This allowed Wang Dahai to enjoy some rare free time.
During lunch, Su Nanzhi asked Zhou Qian to come over.
When Zhou Qian came out, she said to Wang Dahai, "The mayor is visiting the districts next week for inspections, so make sure you're prepared."
Wang Dahai nodded—there wasn't much he needed to prepare.
He was single and had nothing that required special arrangements.
After work, Wang Dahai drove her home.
When they reached Zhou Qian's apartment, she actually wanted to ask him if he was coming back tonight.
The two of them hadn't seen each other at night for a few days already.
But ultimately, she didn't ask.
She felt that her relationship with Wang Dahai hadn't reached that point yet.
Moreover, she didn't want it to reach that point.
Getting too close wouldn't be a good thing.
It was better to maintain some distance.
Just as Wang Dahai was about to head home, his phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Chen Nuo.
This was a surprise visitor.
Ever since he had coaxed and tricked her, she hadn't contacted him for a long time.
Unexpectedly, she was calling now.
Was this a chance to take revenge?
Or something else?
He thought for a moment and decided to answer the call.
"Miss Chen, what's up?"
"Where are you?"
Chen Nuo's tone sounded a bit somber, as if she was in a bad mood.
Which made sense—it's not like anyone would feel good after being tricked out of their body and money.
But it had been so many days since; he thought Chen Nuo would have moved on.
From the sound of things, she hadn't.
This girl was harboring a grudge.
"Driving. Do you need something?"
"I want to see you."
"I'm pretty busy lately." Wang Dahai wasn't keen on getting entangled with her again.
This week had been so hectic, he barely had time for Chen Die—communication with her was limited to text messages.
Wang Dahai expected Chen Nuo to blow up and curse him out after hearing what he said.
But she didn't.
She wasn't angry, nor did she say anything. She just remained silent for over ten seconds.
Just as Wang Dahai began to wonder if she had hung up, her voice rang out again: "I want to see you. I have something to tell you."
"Say it over the phone."
He could tell Chen Nuo was in an unusual state.
But he didn't care whether her state was good or bad.
They had no real relationship—just a fleeting physical fling.
She wasn't exactly innocent either, thinking she could use something like this to tie him down. That notion was plain naïve.
"It's inconvenient to say over the phone."
"Miss Chen, I really am busy. If you're not going to say it, then let's leave it at that."
He was about to hang up when Chen Nuo said, "I'm pregnant."
Wang Dahai froze, his hand hovering over the hang-up button.
After several seconds, he finally said, "What did you say?"
"I said, I'm pregnant."
"Ha?"
Wang Dahai was stunned.
Honestly, he didn't believe her.
But since Chen Nuo had said so, whether it was true or not, he couldn't avoid meeting her.
"Where are you?"
"The hotel."
"Send me the address."
After hanging up, Chen Nuo sent the address over.
Wang Dahai drove straight to her location.
All the way there, his head was buzzing.
He hadn't expected this—really hadn't.
With other women, he had never used protection either, but nothing had ever happened.
Yet with Chen Nuo, whom he'd only known for a few days, this happened.
This… this was beyond belief to Wang Dahai.
When he was nearing the hotel, he suddenly pulled over and stopped by a shop to buy pregnancy tests.
He even bought several, just in case one turned out to be inaccurate.
Arriving at the hotel, he took the elevator to Chen Nuo's room.
Standing outside her door, Wang Dahai suddenly felt a little nervous.
He regulated his breathing several times before gently knocking on the door.
After knocking, the door quickly opened.
Chen Nuo, looking somewhat haggard and dressed in sleepwear, stood at the door.
She glanced at Wang Dahai and said, "You're here."
She turned and walked back inside.
Wang Dahai closed the door behind him and followed her in.