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    Chapter 87

    “Are you ready?”

    When he returned to the table, Xu Zhiyi was slightly surprised when he caught a glimpse of the steaming coffee and the exquisite pastries on the table.

    She only said two or three words to Pei Qingyan, and kissed her a few times uncontrollably. It probably didn’t take that long…

    But out of the corner of her eye, she saw her friend’s expression of despair, and she was a little unsure.

    “Well, I come here often. I choose all the signature brands.” Fan Lu paused and asked tentatively, “How is it? Have you picked the right coffee machine?”

    Xu Zhiyi shook his head, suddenly feeling that such a serious friend was a bit strange.In her memory, the other party liked to joke very much and didn’t care about the scale.

    “Lulu, actually I asked you out today to discuss something.”

    After much thought, she decided to get straight to the point and ask about the projects the other party was operating in the country.Unexpectedly, as soon as the conversation started, Fan Lu rushed to answer the words in a very polite manner:

    “I naturally dream of having such an opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Pei. Not only domestically, but also abroad. This is my business card. If you have any questions, just contact me directly.”

    “Huh?” Xu Zhiyi was startled, and secretly glanced at the woman beside him. Seeing that her expression was calm and she didn’t seem to be very interested in it, she quickly patted her under the table.

    “Well, we’ll find time to communicate after we figure out the specific plan. Today is mainly about catching up with old classmates.”

    Only then did Pei Qingyan come back to his senses. He calmly grabbed his wife’s hand, stuffed it into his palm, and rubbed it with his fingertips.

    The heat gradually spread along the blood.Xu Zhiyi didn’t dare to look at her and sipped her coffee covertly.The sweet vanilla smell didn’t suppress her pounding heart. She took a deep breath and tried to pretend nothing happened while chatting with her friends:

    “We haven’t seen each other for many years, right? Four years, or five years?”

    “It’s a full five years.” Fan Lu smacked her lips and said with some emotion, “If I hadn’t postponed my graduation, I might not have met you. Alas, it was the most comfortable time to hang around without having to worry about anything. It’s not like now, where there are seniors and juniors.”

    “You have children?”

    A sensitive nerve in his mind was touched, and Xu Zhiyi couldn’t help but ask.

    She looked at the other party in confusion, and she could not imagine that the young lady who spent so much money in those days would choose the old path of getting married and having children in a broad sense.

    “I thought you would play for another two years.” She truthfully stated her thoughts. Sure enough, the other party couldn’t stop laughing and almost fell off the stool.

    “I did think so at the time…but I won’t delay having children.”

    Fan Lu found the picture from her phone with great interest and handed it to her, “This is my daughter, she is two years old. She has a follow-up personality and makes the family’s chickens and dogs restless every day. When she was learning to walk, she used the family’s Chihuahua as a horse and almost killed her.”

    “So cute.” Xu Zhiyi was immediately attracted by the clean and clear amber eyes. The text on the photo was quiet, and it was hard to imagine that it was the “little devil” that his friends said was causing destruction everywhere.

    She asked for a few more photos to look at, and she looked at each one longer.

    “Don’t be envious, you can also have a baby.” Fan Lu counted on her fingers enthusiastically, “Look, firstly, you don’t have to worry about the money for milk powder, and secondly, there is a nanny to help take care of you, so there is not much pressure. If I must say, pregnancy in October is more difficult than postpartum depression.”

    “Well, is that so…”

    Xu Zhiyi lowered his eyes, focused his wandering eyes on one place, and said softly, “I don’t have any thoughts of having children yet. After all, I have just entered a new unit and there are students under me. It would not be good to have a child so soon.”

    The main reason was that she was unwilling to do so. What she didn’t say was the underlying reason.

    ——If having children affects her promotion, she is afraid that she will be angry with her children or her partner. This is an outcome she does not want to see.

    “Understood.”

    Fan Lu nodded in agreement, with a flash of reminiscence in her eyes, “I remember that when we graduated, only you among us international students received the title of ‘Outstanding Graduate’, and only a few people in the school received this honor. At that time, I was still bragging to those second-generation ancestors that the negative impact we had caused in the local area in recent years could finally be offset by part of it -”

    Seeing that the topic had gone too far, she quickly changed the topic, “Anyway, you are young now, your career is more important, and your children are not urgent.”

    Xu Zhiyi said “hmm” and asked if several famous scenic spots near the school were still there.

    “Some have been renovated, but most of them have many tourists coming to take photos every day. Specifically -”

    Before he finished speaking, his cell phone kept buzzing.Fan Lu impatiently asked the other party not to disturb her at first, but after listening to a few words, her face gradually became serious.

    “I’m sorry, I have to go back first. The nanny is helpless now. So, if you spend money here, remember it on me. It’s a small favor from an old classmate. Don’t be polite.”

    She left in such a hurry that she almost forgot to take her bag, just like in the past.

    The engine roared and the noise was so loud that passers-by turned their attention.

    Xu Zhiyi watched him speed away at a racing speed and exhaled slowly without realizing it.

    “What’s wrong? Wife.” The woman who had been acting as an air of support finally spoke and naturally put her arm around her waist.

    “I just suddenly felt that she has changed a lot compared to the past. Time has a great impact on a person.”

    “Part of the factor is the child.” The woman lowered her head and licked her earlobe. The aroma of sandalwood mixed with the bitter taste of coffee enveloped her airtightly, “Wife, I still say that the decision to give birth or not is up to you.”

    “There’s no need to feel any pressure, as long as I’m here, you don’t have to worry about anything.”

    The tone was slightly aggravated, but still gentle, and the affection he inadvertently revealed almost overflowed.

    Xu Zhiyi tried to take his hand out, but was restrained even tighter.After several attempts to no avail, she gave up and let the woman drag her into her arms little by little, “Ayan, actually we have discussed this issue before.”

    “Reason tells me to wait, but every time I see those little girls being led by their parents, I can’t help but wonder what our daughters will look like… Sometimes, I can’t control myself at all.”

    She didn’t know if this emotion was envy, or an extremely longing worry.

    “Also, I’m afraid of some, um, changes after having children.”

    After deliberation for a long time, she finally chose the word “change”.Privately, she was not as optimistic as she showed, but was very troubled.

    “I’m very satisfied with my current life, A-Yan.”

    ——Don’t really want to change.Who knows whether the baby will be a little angel that promotes close relationships, or a little bomb that frequently causes quarrels?

    In a daze, she felt the woman begin to gently rub her neck with her teeth again, as if she would never be satisfied.

    “You didn’t even listen carefully…”

    As soon as her grievances came out, the woman blocked her mouth forcefully, not even giving her a chance to complain.

    “I don’t want to endure it for ten months, wife.”

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