Chapter 3: He does not want me to bother him

Qin Zhiai is in the dining room. She is alone, enjoying her breakfast. The butler approaches her.

“Miss…”.

Qin Zhiai stops eating. She can predict what will happen next.

“Is there any oral contraceptive at home? If there is any, please bring me some”, she tells the butler.

It will be such an embarrassment if she becomes pregnant with Gu Yusheng’s child. Other people do not know that they are married. So, they might spread false rumours saying that she is the mistress of Gu Yusheng who is pregnant out of wedlock. Who doesn’t want to get near to Gu Yusheng, a handsome and successful man? At least she can choose to retain her dignity by not having his child.

The butler gives a box of contraceptive pills to Qin Zhiai. Qin Zhiai tries to swallow one of the pills. She closes her eyes so that she will forget about this soon. After that, she goes to wash her own dishes. She is used to this although the house has many maids to do that for her.

“Miss….”, the butler tries to stop her because she is about to go to her room.

“What?”, Qin Zhiai turns toward the butler.

“Miss, Mr Gu said….the old master has gone to Hainan tonight...you don’t have your patron around. He also asked you not to bother him”, the butler said.

Qin Zhiai is hoping for good news. Turns out it is a warning not to go to meet her father-in-law. She trembles because she cannot hold her feeling. Seems like Gu Yusheng does not care about her at all. He does not ask about her conditions, whether she is healthy or not. She quickly turns and walks toward her room. Suddenly, she stops halfway.

“Anything else?”, she asks the butler.

“No”.

Qin Zhiai never thought that her husband is so determined. He does not want others to know about the coldness between them, including his own father.

* One month later *

Qin Zhiai is looking at her phone, waiting for any messages from Gu Yusheng. But, sadly there is none. It is already 10 o’clock in the morning. Probably he will not come back tonight.

“It has been a whole month. He has not called me at throughout the month, not to mention meeting with me”, she murmurs.

Ring---Ring---Ring---

The telephone beside her bed rings. It is a call from the old house, the house that belongs to her father-in-law.

“Young mistress, I’m so sorry…for calling you at this late hour”, Auntie Zhang said.

Auntie Zhang is the housekeeper at the old house.

“Auntie Zhang. What’s up?”, Qin Zhiai asks.

“The old master just called. He said he will take the earliest flight this morning to return home. He also told you to come over for dinner at the old house. And the young master as well. Don’t forget to tell him”, Auntie Zhang said with her croaky voice. She seems to have a sore throat.

Qin Zhiai is about to call Gu Yusheng. But, she stops when the memory of the incident this morning gets into her mind. The butler told her not to bother Gu Yusheng.

“Should I call him?”, she murmurs.

Qin Zhiai is having a dilemma about whether to call or not to call him.

* to be continued *

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