Chapter 212 - 82: Ordering Brother Mozi at the KTV (3)

Zhong Mufeng looked a little unnatural. "What else could have happened? He just left after dropping me home."

It was a good thing Jiang Li wasn’t looking at her, or she would have noticed her guilt.

Jiang Li was a little disappointed to hear that. She had thought the two of them would make some progress, but it seemed she had read too much into it.

The two of them chatted as they exited the elevator. The late-night wind was biting, and Jiang Li couldn’t help but zip up her down jacket, tucking her chin inside her collar.

She had messaged Xu Shijie before she left, so when she walked out, she saw the car parked by the roadside.

Jiang Li stopped and looked at Zhong Mufeng. "How are you getting back? Are you calling a designated driver or having your butler pick you up?"

Zhong Mufeng replied, "The butler drove me here earlier."

The implication was, ’I’ll go back with the butler, so you don’t need to worry about me.’

Jiang Li made an OK gesture. "Alright, text me when you get home."

With a final, "I’ll head back first, then," she turned as Xu Shijie opened the rear car door and got into the back seat.

When she got home, Shen Yanzhi was leaning against the headboard, a pair of glasses on his face and a laptop on his legs. It looked like he was working.

Jiang Li was a bit surprised. "You’re still awake?"

’I thought Shen Yanzhi would have been asleep long ago,’ she mused. ’It looks like he was waiting up for me.’

Shen Yanzhi answered honestly, "I couldn’t sleep until you were back."

For one, he was worried about Jiang Li, and for another, he was worried about the little one in her belly.

In fact, he’d wanted to message her and ask her to come home several times but ended up numbing himself with work so he wouldn’t keep checking the time.

Jiang Li looked at Shen Yanzhi apologetically. "I’m sorry. I should have come home earlier."

’If I’d known he was waiting up for me, I never would have stayed out this late.’

"It’s fine, don’t worry about it." He saved his document and shut down the laptop. "Do you want to take a shower, or go straight to sleep?"

Jiang Li sniffed herself. "I think I’ll shower first."

Even though no one had been smoking in their private room, the hodgepodge of other smells that had accumulated was still quite unpleasant.

She went to the walk-in closet to grab a set of pajamas and took a lightning-fast shower.

But when she came out of the bathroom, Shen Yanzhi was already asleep.

Gazing at Shen Yanzhi’s sleeping face, Jiang Li couldn’t help but swallow hard.

’It seems this is the only time I can stare at him so openly.’

She kicked off her slippers, climbed into bed, and turned off the light. Just as she was about to fall asleep, Shen Yanzhi, as if equipped with a GPS, pulled her into a tight embrace.

Jiang Li tried to struggle, but to no avail. Eventually, she drifted off into a deep sleep in Shen Yanzhi’s arms.

Early the next morning, Jiang Li got a call from Jing Shiyun. "Do you have money to burn?! Hiring two caregivers!"

Jiang Li yawned. "Mom, don’t you know it’s a terrible crime to disturb someone’s beauty sleep?"

Jing Shiyun replied curtly, "No, I don’t."

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "So, which caregiver do you prefer?"

Jing Shiyun answered without a second thought. "Sheng Mingyue."

’Just as I thought.’

Since Jing Shiyun had already made the best choice, Jiang Li came to a conclusion. "Alright then, let’s have Sheng Mingyue take care of you in the hospital room for the time being. We can just dismiss the other one."

Jing Shiyun nodded. "That works."

Jiang Li yawned. "Alright, Shen Yanzhi and I will come over after breakfast."

"Don’t rush. You’d just be sitting around doing nothing if you came to the hospital anyway."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "Besides, now that you’ve hired a caregiver, it doesn’t really matter if you come or not."

As the saying goes, if you can’t afford to pay, then your presence is required.

But if you can afford to pay, it doesn’t matter whether you’re there or not.

Jiang Li didn’t agree right away. "We’ll see."

Jing Shiyun said irritably, "What is there to ’see’ about? You’re pregnant. This is the time for you to be resting."

"I’ll discuss it with Shen."

If Shen Yanzhi didn’t go, then she didn’t want to go either.

Speak of the devil.

Just as she thought that, Shen Yanzhi emerged from the walk-in closet.

He was wearing a trench coat, without so much as a scarf. He was the very picture of someone who chose style over warmth.

"Mom says we don’t have to go over."