If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 986 - Chapter 986 Chapter 986 I Want a Baby

Chapter 986: Chapter 986 I Want a Baby Chapter 986: Chapter 986 I Want a Baby Xu Chaomu put away her smile and nodded, “Yeah, there’s something I need to talk to you about.”

“Then… Can you talk to me about it now?” Xiao Mo asked.

“Let’s wait a bit, I’ll tell you slowly, I’ve thought about this for quite some time.”

“How long is quite some time?”

“Since I found out my baby was gone…” Xu Chaomu lowered her head, her tone filled with sorrow.

Xiao Mo didn’t intend to probe her wound, he simply nodded, “Okay…”

By evening, Xiao Mo had already tidied everything up, he even helped Xu Chaomu stick couplets on the door and cleaned up the house a bit.

“Xiao Mo, do you have plans tonight, any dates that I’m holding you up from?”

“Have you ever seen someone who doesn’t have dates normally, but has them on Chinese New Year’s Eve?” Xiao Mo retorted.

Xu Chaomu understood and smiled.

“I still don’t know how old you are.” Xu Chaomu asked.

“Age is a secret.”

“It’s a woman’s age that is a secret.” Xu Chaomu snorted.

“Same age as President Shen.”

“Oh, quite old then,” Xu Chaomu said on purpose.

“…” Xiao Mo’s face was covered in imaginary black lines.

By this time, the sun in Jin City had already started to set, slowly sinking below the horizon. As soon as the sun vanished, the temperature on the ground dropped a few more degrees. Luckily, the wind wasn’t strong today, and stars could still be seen in the sky, promising good weather for tomorrow.

Xu Chaomu had already heard the sound of firecrackers, “crackle and pop”, so clear even with the windows shut.

As the sky darkened, the outside world became lit with decorative lights, with large red lanterns adding to the festive atmosphere.

Far off, several tourist spots had hung lanterns, fiery red, and looking very joyous from a distance.

“Did you buy any firecrackers?” Xiao Mo asked.

“Hm?” Xu Chaomu turned her head from the window.

“Firecrackers.”

“Uh… no,” Xu Chaomu said truthfully.

“Let’s forget it then.” Xiao Mo brought the hot pot to the table and waved her over, “Eat earlier, I still need to rush back to C City after.”

“Xiao Mo, thank you for your trouble.”

“I should be the one thanking you for inviting me over for dinner.”

Xu Chaomu sat down, she hadn’t offered Xiao Mo any wine today because she was afraid he might drink too much and not be able to drive, and she couldn’t let him stay the night either.

She went and made a glass of orange juice, slightly warmed it, and handed him a cup, keeping one for herself.

Sitting face to face, Xu Chaomu’s face clearly took on an extra bit of seriousness and composure.

Outside the firecrackers were bursting in a cacophony of sound, while the living room was much quieter, only disturbed by the “sizzling” sound of the hot pot heating up.

“It’s rare to invite Secretary Xiao for a meal, you know, ordinary people can’t usually afford to treat Secretary Xiao,” Xu Chaomu said with a smile.

“Yeah, you’re right, I wouldn’t go if it were just anybody,” Xiao Mo said deliberately.

Xu Chaomu laughed, “I also think I’m not just anybody.”

“You are quite extraordinary,” Xiao Mo laughed.

“Come on, let’s eat, it looks really good. We can chat while we eat,” Xu Chaomu said.

“Okay.”

On Chinese New Year’s Eve, Xiao Mo had never thought that he would be sitting in the living room, having dinner face to face with Xu Chaomu, just the two of them.

Fireworks lit up the sky outside, and inside the steam filled the room, he was somewhat in a daze, as if in a dream.

Through the steam, Xu Chaomu’s face seemed a bit blurred, and sometimes when he looked up, he would catch a glimpse of her bright eyes.

Xu Chaomu started chatting with him about some gossip, like how she saw an old person fallen on the ground yesterday and nobody dared to help, because she was with Chuqing, they went to help.

Also, she witnessed several children fighting in the neighborhood yesterday, it was quite fierce, and then she ran over and scolded them a couple of times, and nobody dared to fight anymore.

Xu Chaomu was very happy telling these stories, while Xiao Mo silently listened.

“Xiao Mo, don’t you have any interesting stories to tell me?” Xu Chaomu asked.

“…” Xiao Mo thought for a moment, then seriously said, “No.”

Indeed, his life consisted of work and social obligations; it truly wasn’t as colorful as Xu Chaomu’s.

“Then I’ll tell you a few more.” Xu Chaomu continued with a few more amusing stories.

Xiao Mo listened attentively, feeling that the Xu Chaomu of the moment was truly happy.

For the past while, all her happiness and carelessness were masked.

It was good for her to stay in Jin City, at least, she was genuinely more relaxed than in C City, where the pressure she needed to endure was too great, some of it even deadly.

Such pressures were not meant for her to bear, she had a lively nature and was inherently simple, those schemes and conspiracies didn’t suit her.

But, he also knew that the freedom she gained came at the cost of love.

She loved Shen Chi, but she was just too exhausted, her courage slowly drained away, and that child, it was the deadliest blow.

Through the rising steam, he saw her smile, and the corners of his lips also curved into a slight upward arc.

It was best to let her be happy and live a simple, joyful life.

Halfway through the meal, Xu Chaomu, propping her head, bit on her straw and looked towards Xiao Mo.

“Xiao Mo, we were just joking around, now, I want to have a serious talk with you,” Xu Chaomu said.

“Go ahead, I’m listening.”

Xiao Mo saw the rare seriousness and sincerity on Xu Chaomu’s face, he guessed several times but couldn’t figure it out.

“I want to have a baby,” Xu Chaomu said earnestly, with not a hint of jest on her face, her big eyes glittering with hope.

Xiao Mo’s hand, which was holding the chopsticks, paused, first in shock, then he smiled and said, “I can’t help you with that.”

“Be serious, I’m very serious about this,” Xu Chaomu patted the table.

“Even so, I can’t help you, if you want to have a baby… you can only have it with Mr. Shen.” Xiao Mo said, “If you dare have it with someone else, I’ll be the first to object.”

“As expected, men’s minds are full of messy things,” Xu Chaomu pursed her lips.

“Am I wrong?”

“So, according to what you’ve said, I can’t even get married in the future?” Xu Chaomu retorted.

“Unless, as you said, Mr. Shen gets married,” Xiao Mo replied with a hint of warning in his voice, “If Mr. Shen doesn’t marry a day before you do, and you dare to get married first, I will immediately let Mr. Shen take you back.”

“You’re truly his loyal secretary, so supportive of him, if you keep speaking up for him like this, I’ll hardly believe you don’t like him.”

Xiao Mo laughed, mimicking her tone, “Women’s minds are also full of messy things.”

“You don’t know… how much I miss my baby…” Xu Chaomu’s head dropped, and tears welled in the corners of her eyes.

Speaking of this, the bitterness in her heart surged up all at once, overwhelming, flooding all the way to her throat.

Her throat was filled with a sour taste, her nose tingled, and she almost cried.

Only when she thought of her baby did she feel very sad…

This feeling was something only those who had lost a child could understand.

For a period before, she had kept this sadness suppressed in her heart, not mentioning it to anyone, afraid that her sorrow would affect others, preferring to lick her wounds in silence.