Ch. 1301..1310

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1301

Han Qing was born as a handsome person and his face had a sharp sense of coldness and calmness. He looked serious when he wasn’t smiling yet he never seemed unreliable. One look at his face revealed that he was restraining his urges and his eyes now seemed like they wanted to devour her in one piece.

As Yan stared at Han Qing’s current expression, she unconsciously gulped. T-This is too attractive! Sadly, she knew that he had to leave soon, so she couldn’t delay him anymore. “Y-You haven’t drank the… chicken soup.” When she spoke, her voice was still a bit hoarse.

Han Qing gently hit her head. “Why are you still thinking of the chicken soup at this time?”

“O-Of course I am. I made it just for you, but… I forgot to bring the bowl. Can you wait here for a while?”

“There’s no need for that.” He shook his head. “Why do I need a bowl? I can just drink it straight from the thermos.”

Upon listening to him, Yan couldn’t help but widen her eyes while the image of Han Qing using the thermos to drink the soup rose in her mind. He was always an elegant, gentle and calm man in her eyes. If he drinks it straight from the thermos, how wild would that look like? Just thinking about it left her unable to accept him being treated this way. Therefore, she immediately shook her head. “No. You can’t drink straight from the thermos!”

“Why is that? You can’t accept the way I drink from the thermos?”

Yan nodded seriously with a stern face. “Yes. You’re perfect, so you can’t—”

However, before she could finish her words, he held the thermos and started to drink the soup right in front of her. Yan was instantly rendered speechless. Before she had the time to stop him, he already went ahead with what he wanted to do. Yan then widened her eyes in disbelief as she stared at Han Qing in front of her. Even though it looks barbaric, it’s still so gorgeous and eye-catching when he does it. Ugh… Sure enough, anything looks good on beautiful people.

After Han Qing had a sip of the soup, he placed the thermos aside. “Don’t imagine me to be extremely perfect. I will be my most natural self in front of you, alright?”

Yan nodded with her flushed face. “Alright… Are you going out later?”

“Yes. I’ll be a little busy today, so you can head home first.”

“Okay.” Yan quietly nodded her head. Su Jiu later came to urge Han Qing that it was time to go. After he was gone, she peeked inside the thermos flask and noticed that he had finished the chicken soup. She unconsciously quirked up the corners of her lips to reveal a smile while feeling happy and holding the thermos in her arms. After sitting alone in the office for a while, she packed up her things and left.

When she left, she still rode in his personal elevator. She actually never expected to use this elevator to come to his office, but the other one was too crowded and everyone would always focus their attention toward her whenever they saw her. She was easily embarrassed whenever people stared at her, so she took his elevator down in the end. As she came out of the elevator, she didn’t notice that someone was watching her.

Xu Yanwan stood behind the wall as she stared at Yan’s disappearing back before spotting the thermos the latter carried in her hand. This was the first time that Xu Yanwan saw Han Qing’s girlfriend. By the looks of the side of her face and her back, she seems to be loving and adorable. Her outfit also looks lively and casual, which makes her look like an innocent young woman. Would such an innocent young woman approach Han Qing just because of his power and position?

Xu Yanwan wasn’t sure, but she clearly understood Jiang Wenwen’s words, which had truly hit her heart. I-If… this girl really got together with Han Qing for his power and position, then… what should I do?

“What are you looking at?” Suddenly, a voice came from behind, catching Xu Yanwan by surprise. She immediately turned her head around to meet a pair of curious eyes.

The receptionist had gone to get some water and when she returned, she noticed a figure standing beside the wall looking at something. As she looked toward the direction that the person was staring at, she realized that it was Yan’s figure. Then, she couldn’t help but ask that person.

However, when Xu Yanwan turned her head and both of their eyes met, the receptionist was startled. “A-Aren’t you that person who a few days ago…” The receptionist was confused as she glanced at Xu Yanwan. “Why are you here?”

Not only had she seen Xu Yanwan before, she had heard the nonsense that the latter said before. Therefore, Xu Yanwan roughly guessed the receptionist’s thoughts. It wasn’t long before she calmed herself down and smiled softly at the receptionist. “Hello. I’m now an official staff member of this company. We are colleagues from now on.” With that, Xu Yanwan stretched both her tender, fair hands toward the receptionist.

The receptionist stared blankly at Xu Yanwan’s hands before looking at her office suit. Xu Yanwan wasn’t as embarrassing as when the receptionist first saw her. Instead, Xu Yanwan looked more like a refined woman with a strong aura around her. When the receptionist finally reacted, her hands unconsciously connected themselves with Xu Yanwan’s hands.

Xu Yanwan retracted her hands after a touch. However, the receptionist didn’t give up as she continued to ask, “Did you previously put on a facade just to enter the Han Group? What is your purpose?”

Xu Yanwan stopped for a moment as she had probably anticipated questions like this before, so she answered the receptionist faintly, “You’re thinking too much. I didn’t put on a facade before. At that time, I was really in a dire state and I came here to see an old friend. As for my purpose, I don’t have any purpose whatsoever. I just happened to pass this company’s interview when I sent my resumes in the hopes that I’ll be employed.”

She said the words lightly, but the receptionist didn’t believe it. How could there be such a coincidence? She just happened to pass our company’s interview after sending out her resume? Her lies may work on a child, but it certainly doesn’t work on me.

However, seeing how fast Xu Yanwan entered the company, it seemed as though she wasn’t an amateur character. Then, the receptionist asked again, “I’ll just assume that you came in by accident. What were you looking at just now? If my guess is correct, you are looking at our President Han’s girlfriend, right? What are you thinking of?”

By the sound of the receptionist’s tone, it seemed as though she questioned Xu Yanwan like the latter had planned an evil scheme. Xu Yanwan had always been arrogant, but she now fell from grace. Back then, she would never be questioned like this when she was the Young Lady of the Xu Family.

The receptionist obviously questioned whether Xu Yanwan thought of doing something immoral. However, Xu Yanwan reacted quickly while she adopted a different expression. “I’m not thinking of anything. Is it illegal for me to glance at someone while standing here? Also, you said that she is President Han’s girlfriend, right? Does our President Han have a girlfriend now?”

The receptionist widened her eyes. “Why are you looking at her if you don’t know?”

“I just found her quite youthful in that outfit, so I glanced at her. Is that a problem?” After that, Xu Yanwan turned and left. I really can’t strike a proper conversation with people like this. Therefore, she didn’t want to stay here much longer.

Meanwhile, the receptionist gazed at Xu Yanwan’s back as she lost herself in her own thoughts.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1302

A while later, the receptionist pouted as she felt a strange feeling inside her—even to the point where she was being disdainful toward Xu Yanwan. Who is she pretending for? If she really doesn’t know Yan, then why was she staring at Yan for so long? As she thought about it, the receptionist hurried to her position and took out her phone to start gossiping in her social media group. ‘Breaking news! Breaking news!’

‘Woman, don’t you think you’re a little annoying? You always give us bad news every day. What do you have to say this time?’

‘I think you should shut up now. Can the admin block the receptionist now? I don’t want to be exposed to her displays of affection anymore.’

The receptionist immediately typed her words in reply. ‘No! No! This time, it is really a huge news. Didn’t I tell you all that there’s a woman who claims to be President Han’s fiancée? I saw her again in the building today and she has become a staff member in our company. When I returned to my seat just now, I saw her standing there, staring at our President Han’s girlfriend!’

Everyone was silent for a moment.

‘Oh my God!!’

‘What???’

‘Damn! This is really a huge bombshell. Are you saying that President Han’s fiancée is now in our company? Is she trying to stand up against his girlfriend? Who is the genuine lover?’

‘Do we even need to guess? If she’s his fiancée, then they must have received the consent from both families to be engaged. The true lover is definitely the fiancée.’

‘Are you saying that the girlfriend is the mistress?’

The receptionist quickly explained, ‘Don’t talk nonsense. How do we know for sure that the fiancée is not fake? She says that she is his fiancée, but it might not be necessarily true.’

‘By the looks of it, I think it’s true. Think about it. Why has our President Han remained single for so long? He has always been alone and I think it’s because he already has a fiancée, so he wants to keep himself clean. However, no one expected another girl to snatch Han Qing away all of a sudden. Now that the fiancée knows about it, she came back to fight for herself because she won’t be defeated.’

Seeing the text, the receptionist couldn’t help but sigh inside. What a big idiot.

‘Hahahaha, why do I think that this is possible? If the fiancée is real, isn’t President Han letting his girlfriend become the lover?’

The group started to boil with rumors as everyone gave their own opinions on the matter.

…

Time always flew past quickly. After a huge storm in North City, the weather became colder while the air became chilly. Even a breeze was enough to cause goosebumps for anyone. Little Bean had always fought with Ye Moxuan at home over Han Muzi, so the man decided to send the kid to school.

Little Bean could have gone directly to elementary school with his high IQ, but because of the age limit and his father’s conviction to keep him away, he was thrown straight into a noble school. Ye Moxuan also paid for all of Little Bean’s meals in the school because he wanted the latter to stay there for the entire day. Later on, Ye Moxuan even wanted Little Bean to live in the school compound.

Little Bean immediately rejected the idea. “Mommy, I don’t want to live in the school compound. All the things that they teach in school are so boring because I’ve already learned all of it. I don’t want to learn it again, Mommy. I don’t need to go to school actually.”

From the sidelines, Ye Moxuan let out a few chuckles inside. Before he could open his mouth, Old Master Yuchi spoke in a deep voice, “You can’t do that. You still need to experience life with a group of people somehow. A kid should have the life of a kid. At this age, you should be hanging out with other kids who are of the same age as you. How can you live your life sticking with us all the time?”

Ye Moxuan had been indifferent toward Old Master Yuchi at first. After listening to Old Master Yuchi’s words, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help but glance at his grandfather. Suddenly, he became much fonder of this grandfather of his.

The moment Little Bean heard Old Master Yuchi, the former widened his eyes and whined, “Great-Grandfather, I know all of the contents being taught. I don’t want to go to school. I want to stay at home with Mommy, plus, I’ll have the time to accompany you too.”

Little Bean started to use his own tactics. The moment Yuchi Jin heard the little brat saying that he wanted to stay with him, he was instantly moved by the gesture. As such, Yuchi Jin even ignored the part where Little Bean said that he wanted to stay at home with his mommy. “If that’s the case—”

“No,” Ye Moxuan immediately interrupted his grandfather. “If you don’t want to live in a group, are you planning to be a lone ranger for the rest of your life? Even though you really want to stay at home with your great-grandfather, it doesn’t mean you can stay at home forever.”

“Great-Grandfather…” Little Bean stared at his b*stard father fiercely before running to Yuchi Jin’s arms while whining.

Yuchi Jin could no longer bear seeing Little Bean like this, so he glanced at Ye Moxuan and discussed with him, “Why don’t we let him attend two days of school a week?”

This time, before Ye Moxuan had the chance to open his mouth, Han Muzi couldn’t listen to them anymore, so she took the initiative to speak out, “If he is going to school, he needs to follow the rules.” She then turned her stern face toward Little Bean. “Little Bean, I know that you are clever and you have your own thoughts. Even if you know everything in school, why can’t you learn it again to strengthen your knowledge even more? Besides, you can’t be arrogant just because you are smart. There is still more to learn in school than just knowledge.”

Little Bean still needed to learn about dealing with problems and people. He had always been by her side since he was a child, so he never had the chance to interact with many people. Not only that, he hadn’t been in contact with kids of his age at all. This wasn’t the life a kid should have. Instead, Little Bean’s world should be filled with innocence since he was just a kid. He should be going to school and hanging out with other innocent children who knew nothing about the truth of the world.

Little Bean pursed his lips. “Mommy…”

“Don’t whine. It’s time to be serious, so no joking.” Han Muzi’s face was still stern and she looked like she wasn’t one to be messed with.

Seeing her this way, Little Bean suddenly lacked the courage to speak. All he did was sat there pitifully with his mouth flat. In fact, Han Muzi couldn’t bear seeing him like this. After all, he was a part of her, but she realized that all children needed to walk down this path after giving it a thought. Everyone goes through the same thing. I used to do it when I was a child. What’s there to pity?

“Fine, but Mommy, can I not stay in school?”

“Yes.” Han Muzi nodded. “You can just go to school and socialize with the other kids. You don’t need to stay there. I will let the driver send you to and from school. However, you can’t be naughty in school and you must be focused during your classes. Can you learn to get along with others?”

“Yes. Don’t worry, Mommy. I will get along well with the other kids.”

Finally, Ye Moxuan got what he wished as he quirked up his thin lips slightly. I’ve finally driven this little brat away. Little Bean was well-behaved in front of Han Muzi, but right after she left, he glared at Ye Moxuan.

As Ye Moxuan returned Little Bean’s glare, the latter thought to himself, It’s never too late to have my revenge. I’ll just have to bear with it.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1303

A while later, the receptionist pouted as she felt a strange feeling inside her—even to the point where she was being disdainful toward Xu Yanwan. Who is she pretending for? If she really doesn’t know Yan, then why was she staring at Yan for so long? As she thought about it, the receptionist hurried to her position and took out her phone to start gossiping in her social media group. ‘Breaking news! Breaking news!’

‘Woman, don’t you think you’re a little annoying? You always give us bad news every day. What do you have to say this time?’

‘I think you should shut up now. Can the admin block the receptionist now? I don’t want to be exposed to her displays of affection anymore.’

The receptionist immediately typed her words in reply. ‘No! No! This time, it is really a huge news. Didn’t I tell you all that there’s a woman who claims to be President Han’s fiancée? I saw her again in the building today and she has become a staff member in our company. When I returned to my seat just now, I saw her standing there, staring at our President Han’s girlfriend!’

Everyone was silent for a moment.

‘Oh my God!!’

‘What???’

‘Damn! This is really a huge bombshell. Are you saying that President Han’s fiancée is now in our company? Is she trying to stand up against his girlfriend? Who is the genuine lover?’

‘Do we even need to guess? If she’s his fiancée, then they must have received the consent from both families to be engaged. The true lover is definitely the fiancée.’

‘Are you saying that the girlfriend is the mistress?’

The receptionist quickly explained, ‘Don’t talk nonsense. How do we know for sure that the fiancée is not fake? She says that she is his fiancée, but it might not be necessarily true.’

‘By the looks of it, I think it’s true. Think about it. Why has our President Han remained single for so long? He has always been alone and I think it’s because he already has a fiancée, so he wants to keep himself clean. However, no one expected another girl to snatch Han Qing away all of a sudden. Now that the fiancée knows about it, she came back to fight for herself because she won’t be defeated.’

Seeing the text, the receptionist couldn’t help but sigh inside. What a big idiot.

‘Hahahaha, why do I think that this is possible? If the fiancée is real, isn’t President Han letting his girlfriend become the lover?’

The group started to boil with rumors as everyone gave their own opinions on the matter.

…

Time always flew past quickly. After a huge storm in North City, the weather became colder while the air became chilly. Even a breeze was enough to cause goosebumps for anyone. Little Bean had always fought with Ye Moxuan at home over Han Muzi, so the man decided to send the kid to school.

Little Bean could have gone directly to elementary school with his high IQ, but because of the age limit and his father’s conviction to keep him away, he was thrown straight into a noble school. Ye Moxuan also paid for all of Little Bean’s meals in the school because he wanted the latter to stay there for the entire day. Later on, Ye Moxuan even wanted Little Bean to live in the school compound.

Little Bean immediately rejected the idea. “Mommy, I don’t want to live in the school compound. All the things that they teach in school are so boring because I’ve already learned all of it. I don’t want to learn it again, Mommy. I don’t need to go to school actually.”

From the sidelines, Ye Moxuan let out a few chuckles inside. Before he could open his mouth, Old Master Yuchi spoke in a deep voice, “You can’t do that. You still need to experience life with a group of people somehow. A kid should have the life of a kid. At this age, you should be hanging out with other kids who are of the same age as you. How can you live your life sticking with us all the time?”

Ye Moxuan had been indifferent toward Old Master Yuchi at first. After listening to Old Master Yuchi’s words, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help but glance at his grandfather. Suddenly, he became much fonder of this grandfather of his.

The moment Little Bean heard Old Master Yuchi, the former widened his eyes and whined, “Great-Grandfather, I know all of the contents being taught. I don’t want to go to school. I want to stay at home with Mommy, plus, I’ll have the time to accompany you too.”

Little Bean started to use his own tactics. The moment Yuchi Jin heard the little brat saying that he wanted to stay with him, he was instantly moved by the gesture. As such, Yuchi Jin even ignored the part where Little Bean said that he wanted to stay at home with his mommy. “If that’s the case—”

“No,” Ye Moxuan immediately interrupted his grandfather. “If you don’t want to live in a group, are you planning to be a lone ranger for the rest of your life? Even though you really want to stay at home with your great-grandfather, it doesn’t mean you can stay at home forever.”

“Great-Grandfather…” Little Bean stared at his b*stard father fiercely before running to Yuchi Jin’s arms while whining.

Yuchi Jin could no longer bear seeing Little Bean like this, so he glanced at Ye Moxuan and discussed with him, “Why don’t we let him attend two days of school a week?”

This time, before Ye Moxuan had the chance to open his mouth, Han Muzi couldn’t listen to them anymore, so she took the initiative to speak out, “If he is going to school, he needs to follow the rules.” She then turned her stern face toward Little Bean. “Little Bean, I know that you are clever and you have your own thoughts. Even if you know everything in school, why can’t you learn it again to strengthen your knowledge even more? Besides, you can’t be arrogant just because you are smart. There is still more to learn in school than just knowledge.”

Little Bean still needed to learn about dealing with problems and people. He had always been by her side since he was a child, so he never had the chance to interact with many people. Not only that, he hadn’t been in contact with kids of his age at all. This wasn’t the life a kid should have. Instead, Little Bean’s world should be filled with innocence since he was just a kid. He should be going to school and hanging out with other innocent children who knew nothing about the truth of the world.

Little Bean pursed his lips. “Mommy…”

“Don’t whine. It’s time to be serious, so no joking.” Han Muzi’s face was still stern and she looked like she wasn’t one to be messed with.

Seeing her this way, Little Bean suddenly lacked the courage to speak. All he did was sat there pitifully with his mouth flat. In fact, Han Muzi couldn’t bear seeing him like this. After all, he was a part of her, but she realized that all children needed to walk down this path after giving it a thought. Everyone goes through the same thing. I used to do it when I was a child. What’s there to pity?

“Fine, but Mommy, can I not stay in school?”

“Yes.” Han Muzi nodded. “You can just go to school and socialize with the other kids. You don’t need to stay there. I will let the driver send you to and from school. However, you can’t be naughty in school and you must be focused during your classes. Can you learn to get along with others?”

“Yes. Don’t worry, Mommy. I will get along well with the other kids.”

Finally, Ye Moxuan got what he wished as he quirked up his thin lips slightly. I’ve finally driven this little brat away. Little Bean was well-behaved in front of Han Muzi, but right after she left, he glared at Ye Moxuan.

As Ye Moxuan returned Little Bean’s glare, the latter thought to himself, It’s never too late to have my revenge. I’ll just have to bear with it.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1304

She bought a few pregnancy test kits and tried to shove them all into her pocket, but she realized that she might be presumed as a thief. Therefore, she only held the pregnancy test kits in her hand as she wobbled her way to the checkout counter to pay for it. Along the way, she looked to her left and right, so she never noticed someone walking toward her when she approached the checkout counter. Just like that, she slammed into the person.

Crash! All the items in Yan’s hands fell onto the ground. She was completely shocked by the impact and because of her nervousness, she immediately dropped all of the items onto the ground.

However, the impact between the two of them wasn’t powerful, so she was fine. When she saw that everything was on the ground, she instantly squatted to pick it up before she heard a familiar voice coming from above. “Are you alright?”

This voice… Just as she was about to collect her stuff, she stopped right away. This voice seems like it belongs to… someone I know. Yan slowly raised her head and realized that it was Lin Xuzheng. However, he had lowered his head now that he helped her to pick up her stuff, so he hadn’t seen her.

He is picking up my stuff… As she looked at the items he was picking up, the blood on her face was drained of color. Before she could react, she threw away the things in her hands and ran off.

Lin Xuzheng came to the pharmacy to purchase some health products, but unexpectedly collided with a reckless girl before all of their items fell to the floor. The sound of items falling to the ground initially drew his attention. Then, he noticed that the reckless girl squatted to collect her items as if they were significantly important to her, yet now he had knocked them down to the ground. Therefore, he bent down with her to help her and he even greeted her.

When he picked up the item on the ground, he clearly saw what was written on it. His expression froze for a moment before his face stiffened. No wonder this girl is acting so reckless. The item she’s holding is actually a…

Before he even reacted to it, the reckless girl suddenly dropped what was in her hand and hurriedly dashed out. “Hey…” Lin Xuzheng tried to stop her, but he realized that she was running at a high speed as if she had rockets for legs. In mere seconds, she was gone.

What’s that for? Am I that scary? Lin Xuzheng frowned his eyebrows while he leaned over to pick up everything again. Suddenly, he thought of something as he squinted his eyes toward the direction the reckless girl ran to. Why do I feel that… her back looks a bit familiar? Where have I seen it before? When he stared at the pregnancy test kits in his hand again, he connected it to the reckless girl who ran away. Instantly, a smile crossed his thin lips. I think I’ve just discovered a secret.

“Sir, about these…” the cashier asked him awkwardly. The incident happened not far away from the checkout counter, so she had witnessed everything just now. With her bare eyes, she saw a girl running away because she was scared of this tall handsome man. Then, the man picked up a bunch of pregnancy test kits and smiled as he stood there. This is such a weird scene.

After Lin Xuzheng heard her voice, he came back to his senses and placed the kits on the counter. The cashier thought he was trying to return them to her, but just as she was about to put them away, he suddenly said to her, “Please take more of it and wrap it all up for me.”

The cashier was confused. Did I hear him wrong? Why did the man in front ask me to wrap it all up? What’s going on? “About that… I don’t think I heard you correctly. Sir, are you saying…”

Lin Xuzheng reiterated to her, “Wrap it all up.”

“But these…”

“That lady is my friend. I’m buying it for her.”

So that’s why. The cashier let out a sigh of relief before helping him to wrap everything up.

A few minutes later, Lin Xuzheng carried the bags and his car keys out of the pharmacy. Then, he gradually walked toward his car. In the car, he had a look at the nearby buildings. Isn’t the ramen shop right on this street? Looks like I need to go to the ramen shop.

After Yan ran away, she hurried back to the ramen shop without stopping. When she returned, Luo Huimei just came out with something and the latter was curious to see the former. “Yan? Why are you back? Didn’t you say that you’re going to the hospital? Why are you back so soon…”

“Mom, I need to go upstairs!” Yan left a few words for Luo Humei before rushing up the stairs. She was so quick that Luo Huimei couldn’t even catch up to her. “This little girl is really…” However, seeing Yan running this fast with anger, Luo Huimei reckoned that her daughter was fine, so she didn’t delve too deep into it.

As soon as Yan went upstairs, she locked herself in the room. Finally, she could sit down and catch her breath while her heartbeat raced. Surprisingly, I was able to meet Lin Xuzheng just by going to a pharmacy to buy something. It is fine if it was someone else, but it’s Lin Xuzheng! He is Han Qing’s friend and they have a good relationship! Did he actually recognize me? Will he report it to Han Qing? Yan was getting insane!

I was too reckless. The more nervous I get, the more mistakes I make. She then wailed before lifelessly lying on the table while gazing forward. What should I do? What should I do? Did he recognize me? How is this even possible? He went to the pharmacy at the same time as me and we both met each other in the end. Not only that, I even left the things I wanted to buy in there. I really am…

Meanwhile, Lin Xuzheng had arrived downstairs. After he parked his car, he brought the things inside with him. Luo Huimei was excited when she saw him coming. “Mr. Lin? How did you manage to have the time to come today?”

Lin Xuzheng felt uncomfortable being called ‘Mr. Lin’, so he rubbed his nose awkwardly and corrected her, “Mrs. Zhou, you can just call me Xu.” Lin Xuzheng and Han Qing were good friends and their relationship was as strong as steel. If Han Qing and Yan really became a couple in the end, his position was now the same as her, even though he was much older than her.

“Xu?” Luo Huimei rolled her eyes. “How can I call you that? You are—”

“Mrs. Zhou, you can just call me Xu. You are an elder. If you keep on calling me Mr. Lin, I won’t be able to handle it.”

“I see. Alright. Did you come to have some ramen today? Yan just hurriedly ran upstairs. I’ll call her to come down now.” After that, Luo Huimei cleared her throat and shouted upstairs, “Yan, hurry up and come down to work. Mr. Lin is here!”

Yan was lying lifelessly on the table when she heard her mother. Immediately, she stood up straight while her mind was completely alert all of a sudden. Lin Xuzheng is here? Why is he here? Did he recognize me? Is that the reason why he came over? She panicked and stood up while wondering what to do, but she soon returned to her senses. If he didn’t see my face when I escaped, how could he recognize who I am?

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1305

He probably came here to have some ramen. I shouldn’t panic yet. Before I’ve understood everything, I need to remain calm. Yan calmed down after she convinced herself. She then took a deep breath and headed downstairs. As she came down the stairs, she tried to remain composed and she greeted Lin Xuzheng as usual after facing him. Then, she entered the kitchen.

As soon as she got into the kitchen, she started to cook the ramen. She remembered Lin Xuzheng’s face when they met. His eyes and facial expression don’t seem odd to me. I don’t think he knows that girl was me. That’s a relief. If he knows about it, what nonsense will he tell Han Qing? She had no idea whether she was actually pregnant or not, so she wanted to use the pregnancy test kit to test it. If this incident turns out to be false, it’d be very awkward for me. Therefore, I must only keep it to myself before making sure of it. When I head to the pharmacy later on, I can’t be as reckless as today.

Meanwhile, Lin Xuzheng was in the private room, looking playfully at the bag he placed next to him. No one was able to tell from his face whether he was laughing or not. He knew that this time, his good friend had landed himself in a sticky situation. I never expected the two of them to progress this fast. I wonder what my steadfast friend would look like in this situation, and what will his expression be when he realizes that he is about to be a father?

If possible, Lin Xuzheng wanted to bring this bag of pregnancy test kits to Han Qing and mock him a few times to see the changes on his friend’s face. Just the thought of it was enough to amuse Lin Xuzheng. Sadly, I took these from Yan. Since she is a girl, it’s better for me to keep it as a secret for her.

When Yan brought the ramen into the private room, she let out a soft cough to suppress her guilt. After that, she placed the bowl of ramen in front of Lin Xuzheng. “Xuzheng.”

Lin Xuzheng gave her a glance and realized that the young lady avoided eye contact with him. It was obvious that she lacked the courage to look into his eyes. Am I that scary? She has already recognized me as a good friend, so why doesn’t she dare to look at me now? “Alright, have a seat.”

Yan sat in front of him. She probably still felt guilty because her breathing was so low that it seemed she was trying her best to reduce her presence in the scene. Meanwhile, Lin Xuzheng calmly picked up a pair of chopsticks and started to eat gently in front of her. Usually, she would have a lot to talk about with him, but she remained silent today.

“What is it?” He suddenly raised his head to look at her.

“Huh?” Yan stared at his eyes like a frightened bird. “Xuzheng, what is it?”

“Shouldn’t I be asking you that?” Lin Xuzheng felt amused as he glanced at her. “Why are you so quiet today? Don’t you have anything to tell me?”

“Ah, no.” She kept on waving her hands in denial. “I’m just thinking of something else. It’s not that I don’t want to talk to you.”

“Oh?” Lin Xuzheng raised his brows. “What are you thinking of? Can you tell me?”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea. You are still eating, so I’m afraid of disturbing you.”

“I’m bored anyway. You can just come out with it.” With that, Lin Xuzheng lowered his head again to eat the ramen. Yan felt embarrassed about the situation. “It’s nothing. I’m just thinking whether to hire an extra person in the shop.”

Hire an extra person? “Eh? Is there not enough employees in the shop now? Are you preparing to step down?” Is she trying to make way for her pregnancy later on?

Hearing him asking her whether she wanted to step down, she immediately had goosebumps all over her, becoming vigilant. “N-No. I’m just… thinking that my parents are a bit busy, so I’m considering hiring an extra person.”

“I see. Your parents are not young anymore and they shouldn’t be this busy, so it’s quite nice of you to hire a few more people. Do you have a preference? Do you need me to choose for you?”

“No need for that. I’m not in a hurry. We can take it slowly till we find the right choice.”

“That works too.”

After a moment of silence, Yan felt that she couldn’t stay here for long, so she found an excuse to leave. “Xuzheng, it’s a bit busy downstairs. Is it alright if I leave you here alone today?”

“It’s fine. I noticed that your business is good when I came in. You can head down and continue with your work.”

“I’m so sorry, Xuzheng. I’ll accompany you next time!” After that, she quickly stood up as if she was in a hurry to escape. However, just as she took two steps after turning away, Lin Xuzheng suddenly called her, “Oh, Yan~”

“Huh?” Yan turned and looked at him with a confused expression.

“I forgot to return your stuff.” Lin Xuzheng gave a slight smile as he placed the bag next to him on the table.

At first, Yan was still shocked. “My stuff?”

“Yes, your stuff.”

She was bewildered when she went over to pick up the bag, but she didn’t think much of it, so she opened it up straight away in front of Lin Xuzheng. After she had a clear look of what was inside the bag, her face changed drastically. “T-This…”

What!? Her eyes widened in disbelief. The bag contained all of the pregnancy test kits she bought at the pharmacy and now, they were all delivered to her in this bag. Why would Lin Xuzheng bring all of these to me? Could it be that… he has recognized me back at the pharmacy?

“What is it?” Lin Xuzheng was amused by her shocked expression. “Aren’t these yours?”

She regained her senses and instinctively released the bag before quirking up the corners of her lips, smiling awkwardly. “Xuzheng, are you joking? How could… these be mine?”

“These aren’t yours? But I saw you holding these back at the pharmacy.”

At this point, Yan could no longer hold on to her smile. As she took a serious look at Lin Xuzheng, it was obvious from the joy in his eyes and lips that he toyed with her. Thinking about it, Yan felt a little angry while she questioned him, “Xuzheng, you’ve seen me from the start, right?”

Lin Xuzheng kept on smiling without uttering a word. Seeing him this way, Yan realized that her guess was right. He recognized me then, so he bought everything and came to the shop to give me all these. “Xuzheng, how could you do this? You!”

Just when she was about to burst into rage, Lin Xuzheng quickly spoke, “Alright. Don’t blame me. I was just buying something else when I bumped into you. I brought these over to you because I saw you dropped everything on the floor earlier. I don’t mean anything else.”

“If you don’t mean anything else, then why didn’t you tell me directly when you came? Why do you need to wait until now?”

Lin Xuzheng felt resigned. “I’m just trying to mess with you, but I’m surprised to see you this serious. Alright, don’t get mad at me. I’ve sent everything here to you and I’ve even paid the bill.” It would have been better if he didn’t mention this, for it made Yan feel even more embarrassed now.

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“Xuzheng, please don’t say it anymore. The more you say it, the more embarrassed I’ll get.”

Yan really didn’t expect to meet Lin Xuzheng when she simply went into a pharmacy. Not only that, she was surprised that he would send the stuff she left in the store over to her, and he even tried to toy with her.

“Silly little girl. What’s the big deal with this? Isn’t this just a pregnancy test kit?”

Hearing him mentioning those three words, Yan felt uncomfortable all over. Does he know that he is a man? Why does he need to keep on mentioning that in front of a girl? Won’t he feel awkward? She really felt that she was going insane since she didn’t know how to stop him. However, this wasn’t what she worried the most. Instead, she was worried that Lin Xuzheng might tell Han Qing about it right in front of him. If Han Qing knows about this, he will definitely ask me.

She felt that no matter what, she must make her words clear with Lin Xuzheng. After a moment of thought, she sat down facing him. “Xuzheng, I’ll just take it as a good intention for you to send these over to me, but I hope that there won’t be a third person who knows what happened today. Do you know what I mean?”

“Why is that? Don’t you want to tell him such an important matter?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell him. Actually, you might not know this, but I didn’t buy those for myself. I bought it for a friend.” Yan was starting to lie to him. In fact, she felt that she could take care of the situation just by fooling around, but it was obvious that he didn’t believe her.

“Your friend? Can you tell me who is this friend of yours?”

“Ugh, Xuzheng, why are you asking me this? I bought it for my friend because she doesn’t want anyone else to know about it. If she wants others to know, she could have just bought it herself. Am I right, Xuzheng?”

Listening to her, Lin Xuzheng raised his brows. “You seem to be right, but why do I feel that something is wrong?”

“What’s wrong? There’s nothing wrong here. Xuzheng, you need to stop asking about it.”

Alright. He could see that she didn’t want to mention this anymore, so he changed his tone. “Then, do you know why this friend of yours doesn’t want others to know?”

Yan let out a sigh of relief. Does he believe me now? Otherwise, why would he ask me this? She had no reason to refuse such a question, so she answered, “Maybe it’s because she is uncertain. It could also be because she has something that she wants to keep a secret. I can understand her.” However, she was more concerned about whether he would tell Han Qing about this. If Lin Xuzheng couldn’t control himself or wasn’t able to understand the meaning in her words, then she was screwed. “I can understand her, so can you too?”

Lin Xuzheng smiled profoundly. “Who knows? Maybe I can?”

His answer had instead rendered her even more anxious. It’s either you can or you can’t. What does he mean by ‘maybe he can’? Why is he talking in riddles?

“Yan, it looks like you really care for this friend of yours. Don’t worry. Seeing how anxious you are now, I will help you to keep your friend’s secret,” he assured her.

“Really?” Yan let out a sigh of relief. I’ve finally dealt with Lin Xuzheng. I don’t think he’ll talk any nonsense from now on. After agreeing with him, Yan brought the bag downstairs. When Luo Huimei was coming up, Yan had already stuffed the items into her own bag. Then, she pretended as if nothing had happened before continuing her work.

As soon as Lin Xuzheng was about to leave after finishing his ramen, Yan went to send him off in person because she was still worried. She kept on reminding him and he couldn’t help but rub her head when he looked at her nervous face. “Alright, alright! How can I break my promise to you? Don’t worry. Even if it’s you and not your friend, I will still keep it a secret for you.”

She refuted with a flushed face and in a weak voice, “It’s not me.”

“Okay, I know it isn’t you. Go back now. You don’t need to be worried.”

“About that…”

“I won’t tell anyone.”

After more promises from Lin Xuzheng, Yan went back to the shop and he finally found the chance to leave. He didn’t hesitate when he got into his car and left the ramen shop immediately because he was afraid that she might chase after him again. Yan is really stubborn. Not only is she stubborn, she is so innocent. Does she think that I’m that easily fooled? Actually, everybody saw it clearly, but since Yan wanted to act stupid, he never bothered to expose her. However, the moment he thought of a certain someone, he felt rather intrigued, so he drove straight to Han Group.

Even though Lin Xuzheng rarely visited the Han Group, his dashing looks and wide reputation were enough for everyone to know him. They also knew of his relationship with President Han, which was why when he went in the place, the receptionist greeted him once and allowed him to take the elevator. However, he didn’t take the exclusive elevator up. Instead, he took the one that was normally used by the employees.

At the moment, he still thought about the matter, so a faint smile dangled on the corners of his lips. When the elevator opened, someone came out from inside. Lin Xuzheng inadvertently glanced at her and paused.

Xu Yanwan was exiting with documents in her hands. Then, she also unintentionally raised her head and she became face to face with the person outside. The both of them stared at each other for three seconds before she twitched her lips as if she was in shock. “Lin Xuzheng?”

Her voice brought him back to his senses. At first, he thought that he mistook her for someone else, but after hearing her voice, he knew that he was right. “Xu Yanwan? Is it really you?” Lin Xuzheng squinted his eyes as he gave the person in front of him a thorough look. He rarely saw her in such a formal, simple and natural outfit. Back then, she always wore a dress, making her look gentle and heart-warming.

Xu Yanwan smiled at him softly before getting out of the elevator. Just as the door was closing, Lin Xuzheng reached out to block the door with his hand and he entered the elevator afterward. “Why are you here? By the looks of your outfit, are you here to look for Han Qing? Are you working here now?” As he bombarded her with questions, he pressed the button for the floor where the president’s office was located.

Seeing him pressed that number, Xu Yanwan didn’t understand what she felt inside her. During her time working here, she really wanted to go up and see what he was doing whenever she took the elevator, but… she didn’t dare to. However, today…

“Yes, I work here now.”

“Oh?” Lin Xuzheng raised his brows while listening to her. “When has the Young Lady of the Xu Family fallen so low that she needs to work in the Han Group? Xu Yanwan, did you come here for Han Qing?”

Upon hearing his words, her expressions changed slightly. “Of course not.”

“Then, why did you show up here?”

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Why did I show up here? Xu Yanwan’s face remained calm. “Didn’t I just tell you? I work here now. As for that question, I can only tell you that the Xu Family is broke, my parents are dead, and I have nothing now. I’m no longer the Young Lady of the Xu Family.”

After hearing the last part of her words, Lin Xuzheng’s smile slowly faded away from his lips as he gazed at her. It was really hard for him to digest this news, so he remained silent for a while.

“You don’t need to show me that face. I’m not sad anymore, so you don’t need to pity me because I don’t need that right now.” After saying that, Xu Yanwan straightened her back as if nothing mattered to her anymore.

A moment of silence later, Lin Xuzheng let out a huge sigh. “I’m sorry. I didn’t expect things to be like this. I didn’t mean to say those words just now. My apologies.”

“You don’t need to apologize. You didn’t know about my past and this is the way you usually speak, so I won’t blame you for it. But if you speak to me like this even after knowing about the truth, I may really be mad at you.”

The two of them looked at each other for a moment and laughed together.

“Why didn’t you tell us sooner that such a huge thing happened to you?”

Truth be told, Xu Yanwan wasn’t just Han Qing’s childhood sweetheart; they also grew up together with Lin Xuzheng. The relationship that the three of them had was quite nice. However, between the families, the Han Family and the Xu Family were much closer as compared to the Lin Family.

“I don’t like to talk about it. Besides, when it all happened back then, I was in such a mess that I didn’t have the time to bother about anything else.” As she shared her tragic past, her emotions were still very dispirited and gloomy, but she easily controlled her emotions now, so she composed herself and smiled at Lin Xuzheng. “All of it has passed anyway. We don’t need to mention it again. However, from then onward, the Young Lady of the Xu Family has gone forever. Now, there is only Xu Yanwan left. It’s quite nice for me to be a small clerk here.”

“Han Qing doesn’t know about this, right?” Lin Xuzheng asked her.

She was startled for a second before she shook her head. “I didn’t tell him.”

“I see.”

Judging from their childhood relationship, if Han Qing knew that Xu Yanwan worked in the company, there was no reason for her to be a small clerk thanks to their friendship. Not only that, it didn’t make sense for her to be a small clerk based on her ability—she was a capable and smart woman. After all, she was the only daughter of her family and she would follow her father when he managed his company back then.

“I think you should tell him. You need to work your way up anyway,” Lin Xuzheng advised her.

“No need for that. The reason why I didn’t want to tell you all is because I want to work hard by myself instead of—”

Lin Xuzheng suddenly interrupted her. “I don’t think you need to prove yourself with your hard work because you’ve proven yourself a long time ago. It’s not easy to be the lady of the Xu Group. You’ve already proven yourself when you silenced those who underestimate you under your control. Now—”

“Things are different now.” Xu Yanwan tightened both her fists beside her. Then, she seemed to murmur, “The past is the past and now is the present… Back then, I have the support of the Xu Group. Do you know how many people are under my command at that time? But now… I’m alone. What can I use to prove myself?”

Ding! The elevator arrived at its destination and the door opened subsequently. Lin Xuzheng didn’t walk out of the elevator. Instead, he gazed at her. When she noticed which floor this was, she was startled for a moment before coming back to her senses. Then, she took a few steps backward and leaned her back against the wall. “You came for him, right? You can go out now.”

“Aren’t you coming with me?”

“No.” Xu Yanwan shook her head. Han Qing now had a girlfriend, so what was the use of her seeing him? Basically, she still loved him inside. If Han Qing didn’t have a girlfriend, she could probably try to win him back, but her proud personality prevented her from doing so. She was scared that if she saw him multiple times, she would not be able to hold herself back—just like when she entered this company.

When she first submitted her resume, she clearly didn’t want to submit it to the Han Group, but when she saw the company, her hands couldn’t help but to submit it anyway. After the submission, she started to regret her actions. She felt that she was being too impulsive. I’d just had a good conversation with his little sister, but I still submitted it in the end. Then, Xu Yanwan comforted herself by saying that she was only working there without any other intentions. Even if his little sister knows about it, she can’t do much about me. Since I’m here, I need to have my full attention on my work instead of seeing him.

“You really don’t plan to see him? Although you’re a small clerk now, you should know that the friendship between the three of us is not like this—”

Lin Xuzheng wanted to continue his words, but Xu Yanwan interrupted him straight away. “I have reasons not to visit him. You should stop asking me about it. Don’t talk about it anymore. Get out.” In the end, she even reached out to pull his sleeves and dragged him out.

After Lin Xuzheng was pushed out of the elevator, the elevator door happened to be closing. Therefore, he didn’t have the chance to say anything. He stood in front of the elevator door for a few seconds before slowly turning around and leaving.

As Xu Yanwan watched the elevator descending floor by floor, her heart also sunk along with it. Suddenly, she was a little upset. Lin Xuzheng’s appearance seems to be reminding me that everyone has changed. We are no longer the same people back when the three of us were together. All of them had their own goals and happiness to achieve. We will never be the same as who we once were. Why? Why is there so much imperfection in this world?

Ding! The elevator stopped at a floor and Xu Yanwan went out to send the documents. After sending all of it, she felt dispirited, so she contacted her superior to ask for leave, saying that she wanted to go to the hospital because she was feeling uncomfortable.

When Jiang Wenwen saw Xu Yanwan’s pale face, the former permitted a half-day leave and the latter took the elevator down afterward.

Just as Xu Yanwan was about to leave the company, the receptionist saw her walking past the counter, so she quickly caught up to the former. “Hey, you. Wait for a while!”

As soon as Xu Yanwan saw the receptionist, a trace of impatience flashed through her eyes. Why does this receptionist keep on pestering me? When I saw her before, she already asked me a lot of strange questions. What does she want now? Xu Yanwan furrowed her eyebrows as she picked up her pace and even pretended that she didn’t hear the receptionist’s calls.

Seeing Xu Yanwan rushing off, the receptionist only ran along with her before stopping the former in the end. “Why did you run away when you saw me? Do you see me as a cannibalistic monster?”

Xu Yanwan scolded inside her heart, Even though you are not some cannibalistic monster, you are still annoying! “What is it? I’m in a hurry to go home.”

“Ugh, I’m just trying to ask you something. The last time you told me that you’re engaged with our President Han at a young age, is that true?”

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Xu Yanwan was rendered speechless. What a direct question! She really doesn’t see me as an outsider. She stared at the receptionist with vague eyes and didn’t utter a word. The receptionist even felt her head itching after being stared at in this manner. “W-Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? I remember when you first came to Han Group, you asked me for President Han. I asked you whether you were engaged with him and you said yes.”

Xu Yanwan had a look at the receptionist to guess her motives for asking these questions. Judging from her position, she would not be so curious to know about my engagement with Han Qing unless she herself is interested in him. Otherwise, she could just be a person who loves to gossip and that’s why she’s asking me. However, no matter whatever reason the receptionist had, Xu Yanwan was reluctant to answer the former’s question.

“Just say it. Are you our President Han’s fiancée?” the receptionist asked again.

Upon hearing the receptionist’s words, Xu Yanwan slowly quirked up the corner of her lips and gazed at her indifferently. “So what if it’s true and so what if it’s not? What are you trying to do by asking me this?”

The receptionist’s eyes lit up after listening to her. “So, you admit it?”

“Did I admit it?” Xu Yanwan let out a soft laugh. “Did I admit it just now?”

“Then, are you denying it?”

“Who knows? What do you think?”

The receptionist was rendered speechless. This woman is so hard to deal with. She won’t admit nor deny it. What does she actually mean?

“My time is precious. If you have nothing else to say, I’ll leave now.” With that, Xu Yanwan walked around the receptionist and left the company.

After Xu Yanwan left, the receptionist stood there and thought about it for a long while. In the end, she just couldn’t figure it out, so she quickly returned to her seat and sent a text to the group. ‘My dear sisters, I’ve just met President Han’s fiancée again!”

‘What are you actually trying to do? You only talk about fiancées and girlfriends everyday. Can you consider our feelings for a moment?’

‘Is she really his fiancée? Are you sure?’

The receptionist wrote, ‘I’m not sure. I’ve asked her just now, but she didn’t admit or deny it. What does she mean? I don’t quite get it.’

‘She didn’t admit or deny it? Pfft, don’t you all think that this woman is from the higher ranks? Listen to me. Don’t try to ask her again. You’re just insulting yourself.’

The receptionist was rendered speechless at first before she replied, ‘What do you mean that I’m insulting myself? I think you should mind your words!’

‘Isn’t it so? You’re so stupid for asking a question like this straight away. It’s obvious from the way she talks that she is at a higher rank than you. She won’t admit nor deny it, which shows that she wants you to guess it for yourself. Don’t you think you’re insulting yourself like this?’

‘I agree with the person above me. I also think that this receptionist is a bit foolish and cowardly. Not only that, she loves to gossip a lot.’

‘Let’s not allow this gossip to burn too much, but hearing from you all, this woman seems to be from a high rank. First, she works in the company. Then, she remains quiet. What do you think she is trying to do?’

‘What else is she trying to do? There is definitely only one purpose. Do I even need to mention?’

‘You’re right. She is President Han’s fiancée, so her target is surely President Han…’

‘Then, what about President Han’s girlfriend?’

‘If the fiancée has a strong position, there’s nothing his lover can do.’

‘The one in a higher rank is making her move. Do you all want to bet on it?’

‘Bet on what?’

‘Let’s bet on when the fiancée brings down the lover.’

‘Damn! This bet seems ruthless, but I like it! How will we bet?’

A bunch of people started betting in the group. The receptionist felt dizzy after looking at all of them, and after giving it a thought, she texted them seriously, ‘I want to give my vote to President Han’s girlfriend!’

Everyone else was immediately confused.

‘Whoa, are you kidding us? You are actually siding with President Han’s girlfriend instead of his fiancée? Aren’t you the one who told us this news? Could it be that it’s fake?’

The receptionist quickly made herself clear. ‘It’s not. What I’ve said is the truth, but this is how I think of the situation. The sudden appearance of the fiancée will definitely stir things up, right? However, President Han’s girlfriend is certainly not that easy to mess with. If she is really that innocent and naive, how was she able to win our President Han’s heart? Furthermore, we have never seen him with a girlfriend before, but now, he suddenly has one and his girlfriend comes to the company every day just to look for him.’

‘You are actually making a bit sense, but… I will still vote for the fiancée. After all, I’ve always hated mistresses.’

‘Then, I’ll also vote for the fiancée since I don’t like mistresses too.’

‘I think the word ‘mistress’ is a little harsh. Since we can’t see the clear picture yet, nobody knows who is the actual lover and no one knows whether his girlfriend is the mistress or not.’

Just when everybody discussed the topic in full swing, Yan locked herself in the washroom at that moment. She secretly took out a box of pregnancy test kits and read the instructions. Erm… Since it was her first time using it, she couldn’t fully understand it. Therefore, she looked at the instructions for a long while. She was about to give it a try when a knock on the door suddenly came from outside. Knock! Knock! Knock!

She was so scared that the kit fell on the floor. “Who is it?”

“It’s me, Miss Yan!”

Yan recognized that the voice belonged to her shop assistant. Why is she knocking on my door? “What do you want?”

“Miss Yan, you’ve been in there for a long time. When are you coming out? My stomach is killing me!”

Yan remained silent. The person outside even frantically banged on the door while howling to show Yan how much pain he endured.

Meanwhile, Yan was rendered speechless by his actions, so she lowered her guard and leaned over to pick up the pregnancy test kit on the floor. The hurdles just keep on coming and coming. I think I’ll do the test when I get home. If I do it in the shop, I will definitely get a heart attack when someone knocks on the door again. Thinking about it, she stuffed everything into her bag and the person outside started wailing again, “Miss Yan, are you done yet? I really can’t hold back much longer… Can you be quicker?”

Yan felt that she was numb in her head after being pestered by his calls, so she said to him, “Alright. Alright. I’m coming out now. Just hold back for a second.” She quickly packed up her stuff before opening the door to go out.

Immediately, the person outside squeezed past her and rushed into the washroom. Then, the door was shut with a bang. If Yan had taken her time to exit, she would have been slammed by the door. She felt quite speechless, but she still needed to wipe away her sweat and left with the bag afterward.

When Yan came out, Luo Huimei stared at her with suspicion. “Didn’t you just say that you’re going to the hospital? Why are you back so soon? And why did you stay in the washroom for so long?”

Yan twitched her brows as she explained, “I had diarrhea, so I stayed in the washroom. As for why I didn’t go to the hospital, it’s because I suddenly felt better. Mom, why are you asking me this?”

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“You little rascal. Don’t you know that I’m asking you all these because I’m concerned about you? Look at what you’re saying.”

Yan stuck her tongue out while having a look at the flow of customers today. Then, she suggested to her mother, “Today’s business seems normal. Why don’t I head off first?”

“Yes, you should head home.”

After getting Luo Huimei’s permission, Yan quickly packed up her stuff and went home.

At the moment, Lin Xuzheng was sitting on the couch and talking non-stop to Han Qing inside the president’s office of Han Group. However, Lin Xuzheng wasn’t being serious in his words. Han Qing now dealt with his work, but Lin Xuzheng continuously talked and sometimes interrupted the former’s thoughts. After Lin Xuzheng interrupted Han Qing twice, the latter lifted his head and glared at the former with displeasure.

Lin Xuzheng smiled immediately. “You don’t need to mind me. You can continue with your work. I’ll talk about my stuff and you can continue with your work.”

Han Qing didn’t reply to him. How can I work if he stays here to talk and interrupt my thoughts? Lin Xuzheng rarely comes here to see me unless he has something important to tell me. As the idea came to Han Qing’s mind, he put the pen in his hand down and leaned his back against the chair with his cold eyes staring at Lin Xuzheng. “Why did you suddenly come to my office? Is there something you want to tell me?” He kept on tapping the desk gently with his fingertips, showing his impatience.

Lin Xuzheng noticed Han Qing as the former raised his brows. “What’s the problem? We’ve been good friends for so many years. Can’t I come to the company just to visit you? Or you only allow your young woman to visit you?”

Han Qing was rendered speechless. After that, he reached out to rub his forehead while feeling impatient. “What do you want to tell me actually? Just spit it out. I still need to work afterward.”

“Pfft, look at you… It’s alright if you are concerned about working back when you were single, but now, even after having a girlfriend, you’re still a workaholic. Can’t you just care more about your girlfriend?” If he cared more about her, he might have realized that something was wrong and Yan wouldn’t need to secretly run to the pharmacy to buy some pregnancy test kits. Sadly, I’ve recognized her as my own little sister and she has requested me, as her older brother, to keep it a secret. Lin Xuzheng was able to promise to keep Yan’s secret, but his mouth now itched.

He felt that he had found out something incredible and it would be a waste not to share it, so he thought that he should say something even if he had already promised Yan to keep it a secret. Therefore, he tried to point it out to Han Qing since saying it directly wasn’t an option. After all, this involves the two of them. If Yan doesn’t have the courage to say anything and Han Qing is unaware about it, won’t it cause her to feel wronged? Anyway… It would be easier if things were just that simple. Most importantly, he even met Xu Yanwan in the company today. Xu Yanwan… She is Han Qing’s childhood sweetheart, so her position cannot be questioned. It’s better if she does nothing at all, but if she… Lin Xuzheng lacked the courage to consider the consequences because he didn’t want to imagine his old friend as a despicable person.

“There is a lot to handle in the company and I didn’t ignore her. As for you… Why did you suddenly bring this up?” Han Qing glanced at Lin Xuzheng with a few question marks in his eyes.

Lin Xuzheng smiled at him. “I have nothing to do today, so I gave the ramen shop a visit. The business there is booming and your young woman was so busy that she ran all over the place. When I saw her running like that, I assumed that she must have been very tired. Yet, you, as her boyfriend, don’t know when to help her. Han Qing, I must tell you this. If it’s not for her liking you, she would just kick you aside for being such a boyfriend.”

Upon hearing Lin Xuzheng’s words, Han Qing paused for a moment while images of Yan running in the shop surfaced in his mind. Not only that, she often came to the company to deliver his food to him. However, he was too busy to notice all of these.

Now, after being called out by Lin Xuzheng, Han Qing, too, felt that he didn’t take on the responsibility of a boyfriend properly. Although he already tried his best to do what a boyfriend should do, he had never been in a relationship before—at most times, he really didn’t know what to do.

“What is it? Am I right? Are you now speechless?”

When Han Qing regained his senses, he pressed his lips and said to him, “I’ve never done this before, so I’m not sure.” With that, he thought about it for a while before closing his laptop shut.

Seeing Han Qing’s actions, Lin Xuzheng raised his brows. “What are you doing?”

Han Qing already rose to his full height and wore his coat while grabbing his car key. “What do you think?”

“Don’t tell me you’re going to look for her now,” Lin Xuzheng said to him out of curiosity, never expecting Han Qing to actually stand up after his mere few words. However, since Lin Xuzheng had already recognized Yan as his little sister, he needed to say something for her sake.

Despite being in love with Yan, it is true that Han Qing didn’t do much for her. If he had cared more about her, he would definitely have realized Yan’s strange actions with his intelligence. Nonetheless, Lin Xuzheng was surprised to discover that Han Qing was going to look for Yan at this time just because of his words. Before Lin Xuzheng could leave the office, Han Qing was already one step ahead of him to look for Yan. Will Yan panic because of this and expose herself? If that’s the case, then this will be interesting… “Fine. If you want to look for her, go ahead. You are her boyfriend anyway. It’s your freedom to look for her whenever you like.”

Han Qing didn’t speak much and he went out soon after. As Lin Xuzheng saw Han Qing’s back, he wanted to say something to him, but he stopped himself. While Lin Xuzheng hesitated on whether he should inform Han Qing that Xu Yanwan was working in the company, he had already left. Therefore, Lin Xuzheng shoved his words back into his mouth. Fine. Since Xu Yanwan doesn’t want Han Qing to know about her, why should I butt in? Besides, based on the current situation, it’s better for Han Qing not to know about it, right?

…

At home, just as Yan was about to sneakily take out the pregnancy test kit and hide in the washroom, she received a call from Luo Huimei. “Yan, have you reached home?”

Yan was silent at first. “Yes, Mom. What is it?” What day is today? Is it an unlucky day? I just want to do the test. Why is everyone out to stop me?

“Your boyfriend is in the shop looking for you.”

Yan was confused. “What?” She thought that she mistakenly heard Luo Huimei’s words. Otherwise, why would Han Qing suddenly come over to my shop? Why is he even at the shop?

“I said that your boyfriend came looking for you. Can’t you hear me clearly? Silly girl, why are you so unsettled today? Are you really that uncomfortable? Why don’t I ask your boyfriend to go to our house and bring you to the hospital for a check?”

After hearing about going to the hospital for a check, it felt like someone had just stepped on Yan’s tail, so she immediately rejected Luo Huimei’s suggestion. “Of course not. A-Ask him to stay in the shop. I-I’ll go over there!” With that, Yan ended the call and shoved everything into her bag before going out in a hurry.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1310

When she ran downstairs, she hurried back into her home and stuffed her bag into her drawer. It was filled with pregnancy test kits, so if Han Qing found out about it, it would be bad news for her. Something’s not right. Yan paused for a moment as she stared blankly at her bag. Why would Han Qing come to the shop to find me at this time? Therefore, she thought about Lin Xuzheng looking for her not long ago. Could it be that? But… Xuzheng clearly promised me that he will keep it a secret. Why would he tell him right after?

Just as she was thinking about it, the phone in her pocket started to vibrate. The vibration gave her a shock in such a quiet surrounding, so she quickly took it out to have a look. Then, she felt that her breathing almost stopped because the person calling her was Han Qing. She took a deep breath to calm her breathing before answering the call, “Hello?”

“I’ll go to your place.” Han Qing called her after hearing what Luo Huimei said to him—she even shared with him about Yan’s weird actions today.

“No need for that. I’m going out now. You wait for me while I go and look for you.” With that, Yan turned around to leave, but Han Qing’s firm voice came through the phone. “Listen to me. Stay at home and wait for me. Don’t move.”

Yan was rendered speechless.

“I’m your boyfriend. This is what I should do. I don’t know much, so you can order me around instead of following me everywhere. Do you understand?”

Usually, she would be deeply touched when she heard such gentle words, but today, she was more frightened hearing it from Han Qing because he never behaved like this. Why is he suddenly so thoughtful? Is it because he thinks I’m pregnant? Is that why he’s treating me like this?

Yan bit her lower lip. “About that… Do you know about…”

“What?”

“N-Nothing. Are you really coming over here?”

“Yes. Stay there quietly. Your mom says that you’re not feeling comfortable today, so I’ll bring you to the hospital for a checkup.”

After that, Han Qing ended the call. He said that he was coming over and Yan was also too lazy to run out again, so she just stayed at home. Now, she thought of a question. Did Han Qing come here because Lin Xuzheng told him something? Not only that, he has also become more thoughtful. What should I do if he thinks that I’m pregnant? How can I explain to him?

Before the test, she had no idea on whether she was pregnant or not. After all, her period was only late for two days and it was never this accurate anyway. She was now nervous and excited—if it turned out to be nothing, her excitement would just go to waste.

Following that, she changed her outfit and sat quietly in the living room. Before Han Qing arrived, she kept on wondering how she would explain this to him later on. Just like that, the time passed. When her phone rang, she answered it—it was Han Qing’s voice. “Open the door. I’m outside.”

Yan got up to open the door, and sure enough, it was him. She bit on her lower lip unconsciously. “Why are you suddenly here? Shouldn’t you be working at your company at this time? Is it because… Xuzheng went to see you?” At this point, her tone obviously became weaker as she gazed at Han Qing timidly. “Is it because Xuzheng told you something?”

Han Qing went in afterward. He initially wanted to take off his shoes, but when he realized that he was going to bring her to the hospital, he kept them on. He only stared at her and replied, “There are some things you should tell me yourself.”

Upon hearing him, she felt a jump in her heart. “W-What do you mean…” She was so nervous that her lips started to tremble a bit. Does he know about it? Did Lin Xuzheng really tell him everything? But… he clearly promised me! That liar! He’s a big liar! For some reason, she felt that she was seriously deceived while her heart was angry and furious.

Just when her emotions were changing drastically, Han Qing approached her. He then swept the side of her hair to the back of her ear before holding the side of her fair, tender face with his warm hand. “How can I be a good boyfriend?”

Huh? Yan’s eyes turned to him. “I don’t get it. What do you mean…”

“Lin Xuzheng told me that you’ve been running around the shop because you were busy. He said that I don’t know how to care for you.”

She was still confused. What? “That’s all?” She widened her eyes since she was nearly scared to death earlier. “I thought—”

“What were you thinking?” Han Qing glanced at her carefully. “Are you hiding something from me?”

“N-No!” She denied in a flash while smiling awkwardly. “How could I hide something from you? You don’t need to take Xuzheng’s words to heart. It’s always busy to run a shop and you’re so busy with your work in the company too. You’re already so busy, so how could you have the time to—”

Before she could finish her words, the man in front of her leaned over to wrap her inside his arms. Then, his warm breath was all over the back of her neck. “Stupid. Asking your boyfriend for something, acting like a child and being willful—these are the things that you should be doing. You don’t need to be well-behaved in front of me. If you’re busy, you can choose not to send me the soup. Why do you need to tire yourself?”

At first, both of Yan’s hands dangled by her side, but now, she slowly lifted them up as she carefully hugged Han Qing. Then, she told him softly, “I-I just wanted to see you. I won’t feel tired. Instead, I’m happy about it.” She was able to see him once on a daily basis. Every time she saw him drinking her soup and eating her food, she felt her body being reenergized. Why would I be tired?

After listening to her words, Han Qing remained silent for a while. If Yan didn’t take the initiative, maybe he could be the one who took the initiative first. However, when she took the plunge, he became very passive instead. Maybe… this is my fault.

If Lin Xuzheng hadn’t reminded Han Qing, the latter might not have known about this at all and Yan would foolishly come to his office everyday without saying a word. She is stupid. She really is stupid. But the more innocent and naive she was about investing in the relationship without asking for something in return, the more guilt Han Qing felt and the more he liked her. My Yan… He used his strength to hold her tight in his arms.

Meanwhile, Yan had no idea what he was thinking; she only found his hug very warm. “About that…” She gently poked his back with her finger. “Did you come here because of this?”

“Yes, I heard your mom saying that you’re not feeling comfortable. Should we go to the hospital now?”

“No, I’m just a bit tired. My mom misunderstood me.”

“You’re tired? Do you need me to accompany you as you rest?” At that moment, Han Qing’s phone rang, so he released her from his embrace and answered his phone. “President Han, there is a document waiting for you to sign. May I ask you now—”

“Just leave it. I’ll sign it tomorrow.”

Su Jiu said to him, “But we need this document this evening. President Han—”

“Push it to tomorrow. That will be all.”

After that, Han Qing ended the call without hesitation while Yan stood aside with her widened eyes and gaping mouth. “Did you come here without finishing your work?”